Two Girls One Ghost – "Encounters x300 – Curses & Haunted Houses"

Hosts: Corinne Vien & Sabrina Deana-Roga
Date: September 25, 2025

Episode Overview

In this chilling episode, Corinne and Sabrina lean deep into the essence of spooky season by tackling stories of curses, haunted houses, and generational hexes, all submitted by listeners. With their signature humor, banter, and genuine empathy, the duo dives into harrowing tales of cursed family names, haunted properties that ruin lives, poltergeists that follow you from childhood, and the strange, cursed coincidences that defy logic. This round of stories has them—and listeners—questioning just what it takes to break a curse and how some homes (and people) seem to attract the darkest of entities.

Main Themes

• Personal accounts of generational and familial curses
• Deeply haunted homes and the impact on occupants’ lives
• Distinctions between curses, hauntings, and psychological impacts
• Listeners’ encounters with mysterious, aggressive, or protective spirits
• Patterns of misfortune linked to places and family histories
• The role of skepticism and “reluctant believers”
• The cultural differences in interpreting and dealing with curses/spirits

Key Stories & Segment Timestamps

Opening Banter and Setup [01:16–03:56]

• Corinne and Sabrina greet listeners and riff on the arrival of spooky season with playful mentions of "spooky toes" and themed apparel.
• They set the stage: “But our brain is also going somewhere dark today… this week we are visiting curses.” (Corinne, 02:05)
• They muse on the ethics of curses and hexes: “We’re not against magic. We’re against malevolent ill intentions against other people.” (Sabrina, 03:16)

Story 1: Haunted Grandparents and a Generational Curse [03:44–10:57]

Submitted by Yannet

Highlights:

• Yannet shares terrifying phenomena at both maternal and paternal grandparents’ houses in Mexico: phantom trucks, whistling, chains dragging, spectral whispering, and mattresses moving on their own ([04:18–07:04]).
• Encounters with a "woman in white,” suspected to be La Llorona, and recurring apparitions and noises ([07:04–08:53]).
• Introduction of a possible familial curse—anyone named "Carlos" in her father’s family dies young; Yannet herself nearly died as an infant, possibly saved by a name change ([08:53–09:57]).
• Corinne and Sabrina reflect: “It feels like the curse is also hauntings; you’ve got multiple curses traveling through this.” (Corinne, 09:57)

Notable Quotes:

• “You have cursed people. ... Don’t be hex happy. If you’re mad at us for saying don’t hex people, I’m questioning you.” (Sabrina, 02:55)
• “How many ghosts are here?” (Corinne, 07:04)

Story 2: The House That Eats (and Destroys) Its Inhabitants [12:00–38:17]

Submitted by Elizabeth

A lengthy, multi-generational account of a South African farmhouse that seems to generate misery, hauntings, and destruction across every family or tenant who enters:

• Beautifully described house becomes a nexus of occult activities when first renters turn out to be involved in witchcraft, threats, child endangerment ([14:44–16:29]).
• Successive renters experience invisible “child” hauntings, discord, and eventually strife tearing families apart; handprints that can’t be washed away, spectral presences, repeated poltergeist outbursts, and even deaths ([16:30–22:56, 25:26–28:04]).
• The house itself physically decays in ways that seem unnatural and resistant to repairs; accidents, health crises, and mental breakdowns ensue ([27:42–28:04]).
• A stranger once tells Elizabeth: “The house you live in is cursed. The little boy who lives there is sent to guard over the children... Beware of anger, it feeds the house.” ([32:09])
• Corinne and Sabrina: “No one’s supposed to live there. Humans aren’t supposed to be there. ... Knock it down.” (Corinne, 36:42)

Memorable Moment:

“I feel it looking at me, waiting for me to return.” – Elizabeth ([33:18])

Story 3: Cursed New Builds and The Boxer’s Ghost [38:27–50:02]

Submitted by Aaron, South Wales

• Family builds a house on the site of a repeatedly burned down pub-turned-ballroom; the village is uneasy about new structures on the land ([38:27–39:18]).
• Almost immediately, troubling phenomena—phantom footsteps, freezing spots, a full-body apparition of a dying boxer, followed by mother’s mental breakdown, seizure with a vision of a sunken-cheeked man, and repeated health/family disasters ([39:18–43:56]).
• Throughout the years, every family member’s mental and physical health declines, but drastically improves upon moving out ([49:07–50:02]).
• “My mom and dad got divorced. I developed epilepsy. My brother developed a drug problem. ... I moved out. I haven’t had one seizure. My mom moved out. Her mental health is so much better.” – Aaron ([49:06])

Story 4: Childhood Ghosts and the “Hand-Me-Down” Poltergeist [54:16–61:32]

Submitted by Chrissy

• Recounts being “tortured” by a shadow entity named “George,” moving from house to house through life.
• Paranormal activity follows her into adulthood; culminates as George attaches himself to Chrissy’s ex-wife when the marriage deteriorates ([58:11–61:32]).
• A psychic friend affirms: “He’s laughing at me. ... He has been with you since you were a child” ([60:14]).
• “Thankfully, I haven’t heard from him in five years, which is the exact amount of time that my ex-wife and I have been divorced.” – Chrissy ([61:15])

Story 5: A Family Curse, a Witch, and the Podcast Coincidence [62:18–67:23]

Submitted by Emily

• The family legend says a bruja cursed Emily’s uncle’s line; for years, just an odd family secret but multiple misfortunes follow her family ([62:18–66:04]).
• Emily has a car accident while listening to TGOG’s "Casa de Brujas" episode; her phone randomly captures a screenshot at the exact moment of collision showing “dead” and “witch” in the podcast’s display ([66:03–67:23]).
• Corinne: “That feels like the universe being like, what the heck, Emily? It’s about damn time.” ([67:26])
• Emily ponders the odds: “It’s when things are too coincidental that I’m like, it has to be something larger...” (Sabrina, 67:31)

Deep Dives & Reflections

Discussion: What Makes a Curse? [36:38–38:08]

• Sabrina wonders if some curses simply exist without a perpetrator—if a land, person, or even a house can foster its own curse (“I mean, do curses just sometimes just exist?” – Sabrina, 37:38).
• The hosts debate the power of belief and how entities seem to specifically call to people in need, or those already vulnerable.

Discussion: Skepticism vs. Denial [62:19–64:02]

• The distinction between “skeptics” and “reluctant believers” is explored (“I think we need to rebrand skeptic ... what’s the word that encompasses ‘I’ve had so much shit happen to me, I’m terrified... I don’t want to believe’?” – Sabrina, 62:52)
• Corinne references Greg and Dana Newkirk as examples of believing, but always seeking a logical answer first.

Notable Quotes & Moments

• “If you’re mad at us for saying don’t hex people, I’m questioning you.” – Sabrina ([02:58])
• “It’s literally treat people the way you want to be treated.” – Sabrina ([03:20])
• “Chains being dragged and, like, a mystery man just walking around ... is this like a time slip thing?” – Corinne ([10:25])
• “That house nearly destroyed me... I feel it looking at me, waiting for me to return.” – Elizabeth ([33:18])
• “No one’s supposed to live there. Humans aren’t supposed to be there. ... Something else, far older and evil, has made claim to the space.” – Corinne ([36:45])
• “[After moving out] her mental health got so much better. ... It’s the house.” – Corinne ([49:07–50:04])

Timestamps for Important Segments

• [03:44] Haunted House & Generational Curse (Yannet)
• [12:00] Elizabeth’s Haunting, Cursed House Saga
• [38:27] The Welsh Empire Pub Curse (Aaron)
• [54:16] Chrissy and the Haunted Childhood Poltergeist
• [62:18] Emily, the Witch’s Curse, and the Podcast Coincidence

Closing Thoughts

Corinne and Sabrina return to what they do best: validating haunted listeners, riffing with dark wit, and wrestling with the big questions—what if some places or people are simply fated for misfortune? When is a “curse” just bad luck, and when is your only option to knock the whole damn house down? This episode is a must-listen for anyone fascinated by the intersection of folklore, personal trial, and the psychology of haunting.

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Next up: More encounters, more hauntings—see you on the other side!