The Carriage Arrived at Midnight But No One Was Driving It

Welcome to another quiet night of Ghostly Tales. Tonight we travel along moonlit lanes and forgotten roads to meet phantom coaches, headless riders, and cursed journeys that never reach their end. From the midnight coach that heralds the dead to haunted trails that bend time itself, this episode collects folklore, first-hand hauntings, and theories that try to explain why some roads never forget. Light a candle, settle in, and listen close, the wheels may be closer than you think.

In this episode you will hear: ancient legends of the Cóiste Bodhar and Gwrach y Rhibyn, headless horsemen from moors and battlefields, passenger tales of carriage rides that loop into the lost, haunted roads that vanish underfoot, and the folkloric, psychological, and metaphysical theories that try to make sense of it all.

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Timestamps:
00:00 — The Midnight Coach
25:37 — Headless Riders and the Curse of the Road
53:07 — The Cursed Journey: Passengers Who Never Arrive
1:21:02 — Haunted Roads and Vanishing Trails
1:48:55 — Theories of the Spectral Riders


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