My family and I had the fortunate pleasure of taking a walking tour through the city of Charleston with Mike Brown, and I’m so glad we did because I discovered this podcast through that tour! Mike’s research and storytelling are spot on! His style and genre appealed both to history buffs and followers of the macabre. If you like either, you’re in for a treat!

I’m so glad you’re back!!! The way you tell these stories is incredible. Love your content and you you blend everything together. I was worried you weren’t making episodes anymore…

Whenever I listen to one of Mike Brown s stories I fell like I ve been on an incredible journey through the past— through alley ways and along the shore, down a cobble stone street in the moonlight — all the while filling my senses with both the humanity of the time and those from the other side. A great weaver of historical tales.

This is one of the best podcasts out there of its genre give it a listen!

Wonderful story telling, background music, and facts! Love!

OMG BEST podcast ever! I’ve went to your tours and their amazing also! Best podcast!

Mike Brown is the most seasoned ghost tour guide in Charleston. His understated but masterful delivery of ghost stories is intoxicating. I was on one of his tours recently, and was so glad I could share the Lavinia Fisher story in Mike’s words instead of my own. (And holy heck, what a twist!) If you love shows like Lore, you need to give this podcast a try.

Mikes addictive storytelling has me glued! He knows how to get your attention and keep it for hours at a time! I’ve listened to all the Pleasing Terrors episodes more than 4 times! Update- I am currently listening to it again for the 6th time! I just can get enough of his storytelling! It is my favorite podcast to listen too!

Favorite podcast ever. Sets the bar so high for me that I can’t quite get into other pods as much as this one. I hope he never stops producing content.

My favorite podcast I have ever run across. Got hooked after taking Mike’s ghost tour and have listened to the entire thing over and over again. This is my #1 podcast to recommend to everyone that asks. I would recommend the ghost tour to anyone around Charleston as well- Mike’s surpasses every other tour by a mile

I got hooked on his podcast,Pleasing Terrors, early on. Then Mike had a terrible car accident and was unable to continue at that time. He is back now and, as a huge fan of his style, voice, and wordsmithing, I am thrilled! I hope to get to Charleston one day to see the city and take his acclaimed walking ghost tour!

In my opinion this podcast surpasses everything that I have listened to. Mike Brown’s storytelling is next level. I would recommend this to anyone who is a fan of this genre.

These are so interesting!

Love this podcast and so glad to have a new story. Just listened to the old ones again… they are great even second time around

Glad he is back

Thank you for all you do. So glad my number one story teller is back! I have listened to all of your episodes at least 10 times each.

I took one on his tours in Charleston. It was so good that it got me to listen to his podcasts. Mike is a great storyteller. And I am enjoying listening to all his podcasts.

Mike has a great way of weaving various lore and stories together as well as exploring logical and supernatural explanations for the events he shares. If you are ever in Charleston, SC check out his ghost tours too!

Mike has a wonderful storytelling voice and his writing and research is exceptional. This podcast has topped my list of favorites. Thanks for all your hard work!

What a storyteller. Masterfully done.

Thanks Mike Brown for these spellbinding stories. They're so well researched and produced. They are so intriguing Ive listened to them multiple times. I would love to see more! J Helm, MA, MBA

Thanks to Gen Why I found this amazing podcast. A wonderful twist of history, folklore, and origin information for a wonderful half hour. My only fault of this show is there aren’t enough and I wish they were longer because it leaves me wanting more!

I’ve listened to Mike for yearssss. His storytelling has been one of my most sought after in all podcast for lore, legends and all things ghosts. Finally, I was able to take his tour in Charleston, SC. And it was everything I expected and more. Mike is as gripping a storyteller in person as he is on a mic into your ear on podcast. Enjoy in a dark room or a dark alley. These are the tales that chill you and thrill you. These are the tales that make you question what is real. The podcast is a must listen and the tour is a must walk. Enjoy.

Thank you for a great, fun and haunting Podcast!

This is such a great podcast! I’m dying to hear more stories, and I keep checking back for more. Please don’t stop releasing content. This is excellent content without extraneous distractions. I can really focus and get into the stories. Awesome escape!

Drawing a comparison between drug addict felony Floyd and a good man like Duncan is far reaching and absurd ! Very political and bias. There was no reason for the riots that destroyed countless lives of families of all colors in so many cities . While the police got convicted , and 2 were black, that should have been the end of all. If Floyd had been white or Asian would you have mentioned him? I had lots of respect for the facts and details the author put in his stories. But making it political? And racists? No. And for the record I am of mixed racial heritage , and feel as MLK said, “ all should be judged by their actions , not the color of their skin.”

I love American Hauntings podcast with Troy Taylor and Cody Beck. Since their current season is over, I was randomly searching podcasts and came across an episode of HillBilly Horror Stories where you did an interview. I was definitely intrigued and now I’m currently binging your episodes. I find that a lot of podcasts have excess chatter or the hosts talk so quickly that it’s difficult to follow, which is not the case here. I immediately hit the follow button after listening to one of your episodes. Awesome work. So glad I found it. Thank you for being amazing.

Love the stories but the narration and eloquent story telling is unparalleled. Creepy, interesting and that quality that makes you not able to stop.

The writer and narrator is one of the best creepy/good/scary/Haunting storytellers I’ve heard. Always excited to hear a new episode downloaded!!! Please come back. You have the most unique way to tell a story. It’s so good. Your stories are riveting; I really hope your writing new material or a book right now. Your seriously talented.

So good!!

I first heard of Mike through his ghost tour in Charleston and enjoyed it. I found his podcast and over the last few days have listened to the first 5 episodes. One while I was working late at night around my house and it had me looking behind my back and made me scared to look out the windows to a near by field. I am not usually into ghost stories but these are not just ghost stories but also some history to give the stories some context and I really enjoy that part.

I just listened to Here Are Dragons (29 Mar 2021 episode). All I can say is, wow. What a great story. Your research seems thorough. You present the information in a well thought out way. I kept wanting more on the story, and you just kept giving it. Totally transfixed. Great job and thank you. Highly recommended listening.

This ought to be much more popular ! Great stuff!

I recently took Mike’s ghost tour in Charleston, SC this past weekend. I thoroughly enjoyed hearing him speak. His tour and podcasts are a refreshing, accurate perspective. He keeps you engaged and intrigued in each episode. Definitely needs more attention! I highly recommend Mike’s podcasts.

Mike Brown takes you on a journey in every episode and gives an original twist to timeless lore. Both informative and entertaining, Pleasing Terrors is easily one of the best podcasts of its type!

The most impressive planning and writing I’ve ever heard in a Podcast. Would love to hear it more frequently, but it’s likely right that I wait.

Been listening to this podcast for a while, love it! Great stories, writing and delivery.

I listen to a lot of podcasts and your podcast is excellent. Great topics, great research and always interesting and entertaining. Hope more episodes are coming soon.

Mike, I love the show. It’s one of the first podcasts I started listening to. The intro makes me feel nostalgic and warm. Thanks! Always happy to hear from you.

Love this podcast, and the way Mike tells the stories. We went on his walking ghost tour this weekend in Charleston, SC, and it did not disappoint either. Highly recommend this pod, and his ghost tour.

its hard to get stay interested in this show becuase once i caught up a few monts ago it seems like the show ended then an episode will show up in my feed. hope everythings still ok with the host. he has a good voice i just wish it was a regular show

It’s all about how you tell a story that makes me sit still and listen, thank you 🙏🏽

The presentation, excellent, the elocution quite good & the history interesting! Didn’t know much about the pirate/s influence in profiteering via terror. That is, than what I had learned how the English reformation indeed also had their hands in the pot.

New episodes might not come out very often, but when they do, it is well worth the wait. I just finished the episode “Last Breath” and I am struck by the stunning combination of Mike’s powerful writing and his simple, understated presentation. His words have weight and he wields them beautifully. I am haunted by his words as much as his subject matter. His attention to detail is impeccable, his research obviously thorough, and he masters the historian’s trick of giving scope to a cultural epoch with specific and vivid details.

What Mike Brown does with this podcast is truly exceptional. I listen to a ton of horror/spooky/haunted history podcasts, and there are some incredible gems (Lore, Blurry Photos, Monsters Among Us), but Pleasing Terrors is the reigns supreme. Brown’s understanding os history offers great texture and depth to these terrifying stories — all of them historically based. I found this podcast three years ago on a long drive from northern to Southern California, and by the time I arrived home I was sufficiently spooked. I highly recommend starting from the beginning and working your way through, but some episodes I’ve found myself revising are: “The Labyrinth Parts 1

I get so excited when I see this show post! Never a disappointing one. I hope they keep coming. They are always a treat. A bright spot in my pandemic ridden day!! Thank you!!

I really love all these episodes and listening to your podcast.. I wish you would make more I really look forward to them! Thank You!

Beautifully crafted, well-written, gripping storytelling. Diverse material delivered in a way so accessible, yet never yields in spookiness. It’s here when we needed it the most. I wish there were more episodes.

With the spooky season upon us you couldn’t listen to a better podcast. It’s the only one that I’ve listened to the episodes multiple times. Thank you Mike for the excellent stories!

I just found your show and I love the way you tell your stories. Very interesting and intriguing. Please continue them I only see one for this year. I want to listen to more of them.