Total Conundrum

Total Conundrum Podcast – Show Notes
Episode Title: The Haunted History of Tonopah
Episode Description:
Welcome to Total Conundrum, where we explore the weird, the eerie, and the downright bizarre! In this episode, we’re diving into Tonopah, Nevada—a town built on silver but haunted by its tragic past. From mine disasters to mystery plagues, haunted hotels, and, of course, the infamous Clown Motel, Tonopah has more ghosts per square mile than most horror movies!
Join Traci & Jeremy as they uncover:
The accidental silver discovery that turned a desert wasteland into a booming town
The 1902 mystery plague that only affected miners—and no one knows why
The tragic 1911 Belmont Mine Fire and the heroic sacrifice of Big Bill Murphy
The Clown Motel—because ghosts weren’t enough, so they added 3,200 clowns
The haunted Mizpah Hotel—where the Lady in Red still roams the halls
The Old Tonopah Cemetery—where restless spirits walk from their graves
The haunted mines—where disembodied voices and shadow figures still lurk underground
Why is Tonopah so haunted?—paranormal theories about ghost portals, cursed land, and the spirits of the past
Would you spend the night in one of Tonopah’s haunted hotspots? Or are you steering clear of clowns, ghosts, and underground whispers?