Encounters x334 - Haunted New Orleans | Voodoo, the Rougarou & French Quarter Frights

Two Girls One Ghost1h 8mJune 4, 2026
AI-Generated Summary

New Orleans isn't just a city—it's a living, breathing nexus of spectral energy, where time warps, spirits manifest in the corner of your eye, and even your coffee can become a battleground. In this gripping Encounters episode, Two Girls One Ghost dive into a cascade of chilling listener stories that expose the city's supernatural undercurrents. From a woman who saw a demonic, horned entity in her North Carolina bedroom after visiting a voodoo museum—only to later discover it matched a TV show's depiction of a Native American spirit—to a couple whose phone captured a ghostly figure resembling Samara emerging from a cemetery tour, the evidence is both eerie and undeniable. A college student’s Ouija board outing ended with a homophobic spirit outing her as gay to strangers, while another tripped on shrooms and witnessed the Rougarou—Louisiana’s swamp werewolf—stalking her from the corner of her vision. Even the city’s infrastructure seems haunted: a woman’s keys vanished and reappeared near a cursed closet, a slug boiled in her kettle, and a ghostly child turned on her Saints game. The Omni Hotel in the French Quarter, built atop a former slave auction site, hosted a ghostly housekeeper who walked into the bathroom at 3 a.m., triggering a full-blown panic. These aren’t just spooky tales—they’re evidence of a city where history, trauma, and folklore have fused into something tangible, where the veil is thin, and the spirits aren’t just watching—they’re actively interacting.

Key Takeaways
1

The Rougarou in Louisiana folklore is not just a myth—it’s a real, stalking presence that manifests during altered states, especially when you avoid looking directly at it.

2

Voodoo dolls were originally medical records for illiterate healers, not tools of evil—white colonizers twisted the practice into something sinister.

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A ghostly housekeeper at the Omni Hotel in New Orleans is known to turn on bathroom lights and water, a haunting tied to the site’s history as a slave auction ground.

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Photos from a cemetery tour captured a ghostly figure with glowing red eyes and a motion-like gait, appearing only in the background and defying all logical explanation.

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Ouija boards can reveal hidden truths—like a spirit outing a listener as gay to strangers, proving that spirits may know more than we do about our inner lives.

…and 3 more takeaways available in PodZeus

Chapters
0:00
1 min

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1:24
1 min

The Tragic Story of Fabio Sementilli

A haunting tale of a beloved hairstylist murdered in his own backyard, with no rational explanation and lingering trauma from the unsolved crime.

2:26
1 min

Welcome to Two Girls, One Ghost

The hosts introduce the episode, setting the stage for a deep dive into New Orleans’ haunted legacy and the theme of listener-submitted ghost stories.

3:45
1 min

The Spiritual Energy of New Orleans

Sabrina and Corinne discuss how New Orleans uniquely amplifies spiritual energy, drawing in witches, mystics, and those sensitive to the unseen.

5:00
2 min

Vicky’s Voodoo Altar Experience

I awoke to the sight of something huge and dark. next to my bed. I knew I wasn't dreaming and this thing had a human-like body with a huge chest, like a bodybuilder's chest. It had a giant head with horns. Like it truly reminded me of a character from Where the Wild Things Are but if they were evil.

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High-Impact Quotes
Apparently, the Omni is built on the ground of the old city exchange, which is a nice way to say slave auctions. Then the original hotel burnt down and it's said to have a famous ghost. The ghost of a housekeeper who comes in and will go to the bathroom.
Hannah65:16
There's like a creature. It looks like Samara. It does. Oh my God, it looks like she's smiling. Ooh, I have the chills. Oh. But you can so clearly see everyone else. She looks like she's in motion towards them.
Corinne15:53
He remained there in the corner of my vision clear as day as long as I didn't directly look at him. When I would turn to look at him face on, Nothing. Just a house and my truck.
Minnie39:53
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SabrinaCorinne
Topics Discussed
rougarou95%new orleans haunted hotels92%voodoo dolls90%time glitches88%cemetery ghost photos85%ouija board experiences80%haunted schools78%ghostly housekeepers75%
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