The Lighthouse - Classic

This special episode of 'Spooked' takes listeners on a chilling field trip to the Hesita Lighthouse Bed and Breakfast, a remote coastal inn in Oregon built next to a historic lighthouse. Host Zoe Fregno explores the haunting legend of 'Rue,' a ghost believed to be the spirit of Jenny, a lightkeeper's wife who lived in isolation and struggled with loneliness and unfulfilled longing for motherhood. Through interviews with staff, guests, and historians, the episode weaves together personal encounters with unexplained phenomena—levitating dishes, sudden door slams, phantom footsteps, and spectral reflections—while questioning whether these events are manifestations of a protective or unsettled spirit. The narrative deepens as Jennifer Chaney, a former employee, recounts her own eerie experiences, including seeing a woman in a mirror who matched a historical photo, and later being chased out of the house by inexplicable disturbances. The episode suggests that the house’s energy may respond to disruption, interpreting the ghostly activity not as malevolence but as a form of caretaking or emotional reaction to change. Ultimately, the story becomes a meditation on place, memory, and the emotional residue left behind by those who once lived in solitude.