The Tape Library - Archive of the Paranormal & the Unexplained

Playback | The Terrifying True Story of Sam The Clown

The Tape Library - Archive of the Paranormal & the Unexplained

Show Notes

Dive into the eerie past with the mysterious encounter of two children who stumbled upon Sam, a peculiar figure in the fields of Sandown during the 1970s. Join us as we piece together the chilling details and explore whether Sam was a ghost, an alien, or something else entirely. This is the story of Sam The Sandown Clown

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Archive of the Paranormal, the strange and the unexplained. The Tape Library brings you the creepiest stories, to keep you horror junkies up all night. True scary stories of ghosts, cryptids, UFOs and true crime.

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CHAPTERS

00:00 Welcome to Playback

02:06 Lights in the Sea

07:20 Welcome

08:11 All Colours Sam

17:13 Sams Hut

19:46 Mr Y

28:37 What really Happened? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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