Real Life Vampires, the First Serial Killer, and the Ghosts of Austin | HORRORble Podcast

Askia sits down with Austin ghost tour guide David to to talk haunted history, military trauma, America's first serial killer, and whether vampires are walking among us. From the Servant Girl Annihilator murders to hallucinating the devil during a 100-mile ultra run — this one goes deep. ______________________________ Book a haunted tour with David: https://ghostcitytours.com/austin Get Yumwoof, the healthiest food for dogs, for 20% with our code HORRORBLE https://yumwoof.com/HORRORble Go check out Warming Trends, the company that built the amazing fire centerpiece on our set! https://www.warming-trends.com Produced by Q6 Media https://q6.media ______________________________ David isn't your typical ghost tour guide. He's a Marine Corps veteran, Army chaplain, ultramarathoner, and a guy who genuinely felt the presence of LBJ in a hotel lobby. This episode covers the dark corners of human nature — from Austin's first serial killer case (the Servant Girl Annihilator) and early criminal profiling, to moral injury in the military, the insanity defense, and why the scariest thing on earth isn't a monster — it's a person. They get into the concept of ghosts as grief, what happens when trauma goes unbelieved, modern-day vampires (yes, really), and what David saw when he nearly died in a spinning helicopter over Baghdad. Plus — his 11-year-old son won't go in one room of their house. Make of that what you will. If you're into horror, history, the paranormal, military stories, or just want to hear someone talk honestly about war, death, and the afterlife — this episode delivers. ______________________________ Timestamps: 00:00 - Introducing David from Ghost City Tours 03:41 - Superstitions and ghosts in the military 04:56 - The living history of Austin 06:54 - America's first serial killer (Servant Girl Annihilator) 09:24 - What makes a murderer? 14:32 - How violence affects the soul 19:59 - The horror of disbelief 24:40 - Paranormal experiences on tours 26:44 - David's ghost encounters 27:54 - David's Satan hallucination 35:17 - Why do we love ghost stories? 37:31 - The ghosts of Austin 40:06 - The haunted Driskill Hotel 41:58 - Dark ghosts and energy on tours 46:49 - The military training you to die 53:22 - How war traumatizes you 57:06 - Being a noncombatant in the army 59:40 - The horrors of war 1:01:39 - David's helicopter near-death experience 1:03:43 - Human cruelty 1:06:28 - Real life vampires 1:12:52 - What happens when we die? #Paranormal #DemonicEncounters #ParanormalInvestigation #HorrorPodcast #GhostStories #horrorblepodcast #exorcism #exorcist #HORRORblePodcast #GhostTour #Austin #TrueCrime