Episode 14: "The Holy Rollers' Sex Cult"

The date when a shaft of divine light came down from the heavens and transformed Franz Edmund Creffield from an obscure, backwater evangelist into Prophet Joshua the Second remains a mystery. We also don’t know the exact spot where the spiritual ordination occurred but – we do know that it occurred in 1903 in Corvallis, Oregon. History has shown us that trouble tends to follow in the wake of modern-day prophets and if the prophet come with an Old Testament beard and a desperate need to chase after the skirts of young women, then the trouble is sure to be multiplied and, of course, lurid and salacious, too. This particular backwoods prophet had both the beard and the taste for women, but it was said that he also had tremendous power. In fact, when he raised his voice in holy anger, as he did on one memorable occasion, the city of San Francisco shook horribly, then fell, trembling and smoking into ruin, becoming one of the greatest disasters America has ever known. Our Sponsors: * Check out Shopify: Advertising Inquiries: Privacy & Opt-Out:

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Episode 14: "The Holy Rollers' Sex Cult" is an episode from American Hauntings Podcast by Cody Beck and Troy Taylor.

This episode is 47:52 long.

This episode was published on Mar 6, 2026.

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