Obscure Reference with Joel Janecek
Oct 30, 2026 · 52 min · 10 segments
In a special Halloween episode, Joel's guest is Jim Rowe, Sr. Investigator/Case Mgr. for the Paranormal Research Society of Nebraska. Topics also include the most haunted cities in the U.S., the worst…
Joel JanecekHost
And while we're on the topic of haunting, a new study from the website Vivint.com ranked the most haunted towns in America based on their spookiness index.
Now, for the spookiness index, they looked at factors like reported ghost sightings, haunted locations, haunted house attractions, psychic and spiritual businesses, funeral services, and spooky Google searches.
The top ten most haunted cities in the U.S. coming in at number ten, Weston, West Virginia.
Of course, you know, all the people that fought and died there, of course, the Civil War.
And plus, with a name like Tombstone, it should be haunted, right? But according to Vivint.com, the most haunted city in the United States is Virginia City, Nevada.
It's a former mining town with the spooky past and a whole lot of paranormal businesses nearby.
New Orleans was number 22, which is kind of surprising that New Orleans didn't crack the top 20 because you kind of associate a lot of voodoo, death celebrations, things like that.
And while we're on the topic of haunting, a new study from the website Vivint.com ranked the most haunted towns in America based on their spookiness index.
Now, for the spookiness index, they looked at factors like reported ghost sightings, haunted locations, haunted house attractions, psychic and spiritual businesses, funeral services, and spooky Google searches.
The top ten most haunted cities in the U.S. coming in at number ten, Weston, West Virginia.
Of course, you know, all the people that fought and died there, of course, the Civil War.
And plus, with a name like Tombstone, it should be haunted, right? But according to Vivint.com, the most haunted city in the United States is Virginia City, Nevada.
It's a former mining town with the spooky past and a whole lot of paranormal businesses nearby.
New Orleans was number 22, which is kind of surprising that New Orleans didn't crack the top 20 because you kind of associate a lot of voodoo, death celebrations, things like that.
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