Here are 5 hair-raising podcast episodes that take place in River City to add to your October listening list.

Tune in + freak out to these stories covering everything from the the most crowded cemetery in the country to the 1993 UFO showdown with the Jefferson County Police.

“Withering Heights” | Lore

This award-winning, non-fiction podcast with an Amazon TV series shares the tale of Waverly Hills Sanatorium.

Kentucky ranked ninth for the most haunted locations in the country at 412 — Waverly Hills Sanatorium among them. | Photo by @theghoulguide + @ayeitzkinedy

“Eastern Cemetery in Louisville, Kentucky” | The Ordinary, Extraordinary Cemetery

Hear the extraordinary story of Eastern Cemetery, located on Baxter Avenue next to the famous Cave Hill Cemetery, and how it became the most over-buried commercial cemetery in America.

“Mechanical Monsters!” | The Past and The Curious History

On this episode of Louisvillan Mick Sullivan’s kid-friendly podcast, Louisville museum educator Heather Gotlib shares her original story about Mary Shelley + Sullivan tells the story of a chess-playing robot.

"Taxi Cabs, ScareFest, and a Female Van Helsing?" | VampChat

Hosted by two Kentucky authors, this podcast covers all things vampiric. This episode features an interview with another author, an overview of Lexington's ScareFest, and a trip with the great-grandnephew of Bram Stoker.

“Aliens Over Kentucky” | UFO Chronicles Podcast

Listen to Louisville natives Jacob and Jenny Floyd — aka the Frightening Floyds — recount extraterrestrial events + encounters from their book, “Aliens Over Kentucky,” including a story about the 1993 showdown between Jefferson County Police + a UFO.