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Ecto Portal #46 Haunted Mausoleums

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 17, 2020 53:12


ANTHONY ANDERSON and VERNA WILSON share HAUNTED MAUSOLEUMS.  At one time it was a sign of great stature to have a family crypt or mausoleum built to house your loved ones, once they passed away.  Whether it be rich families or even more modest folks, having the right place and structure to gather all of your dead loved ones in one place, was of high importance.  Of course, with older family mausoleums, comes legends of GHOST SIGHTINGS around them and in connection with those hidden away inside.  We unearthed some of these tales to share with you and give you a new perspective on life... err... death.

Ecto Portal Classic - The Curse of Jayne Mansfield

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 13, 2020 44:38


ANTHONY ANDERSON and VERNA WILSON present the BIZARRE and TRAGIC story surrounding actress, JAYNE MANSFIELD and a CURSE that is said to be connected with her. Did she mock ANTON LAVEY, FAMED SATANIST? Did fate take a hand, as Mansfield had survived 7 car crashes prior to the 8th and final one that took her life? We reveal the whole story and share it with you so you can make up your own mind, if there was indeed, a CURSE!

Ecto Portal #45 The Curse of Voo Doo Queen Julia Brown

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 9, 2020 29:05


ANTHONY ANDERSON and VERNA WILSON explore the Manchac wetlands, about a half hour from New Orleans.  Legend has it, this is the home of VOODOO QUEEN, JULIA BROWN.  Was this mysterious PRIESTESS responsible for CURSING A WHOLE TOWN?  Do the SPIRITS OF THE DEAD still roam the swampland of their former home looking for her? Could be...

Ecto Portal Classic - Mothman and Harbingers of Death

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 7, 2020 47:14


ANTHONY ANDERSON and LINDA WALKER (filling in for VERNA WILSON), take to the skies of Point Pleasant West Virginia, as we examine the realities of MOTHMAN AND HARBINGERS OF DEATH.  Is this creature real? Sightings date back for decades, and the descriptions are all very similar in nature.  Join us as we explore what these sightings mean and other premonitions of death.

Ecto Portal Classic - It Came From Beneath The Sea

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 7, 2020 49:22


ANTHONY ANDERSON and VERNA WILSON go UNDER THE SEA to explore the STRANGE AND UNUSUAL CRYPTIDS that live in the depths below.  Besides the LOCH NESS MONSTER, you will be amazed at how many unusual and undiscovered creatures are around us. Put on your wet suit and join us and LINDA WALKER as we explore IT CAME FROM BENEATH THE SEA.

Ecto Portal #44 Haunting Legends of the Santa Paula Cemetery

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 2, 2020 22:48


ANTHONY ANDERSON and VERNA WILSON wander through the 1848 HAUNTED CEMETERY of SANTA PAULA and share the GHOSTLY TALES and STORIES that time has gathered there. Located in Guadalajara, Mexico the cemetery is home to stories of swashbuckling GHOST PIRATES and GHOSTS OF SMALL CHILDREN!  Dare you enter it's gates after dark? We will!

Ecto Portal #43 People Who Sold Their Soul To The Devil

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 26, 2020 44:03


ANTHONY ANDERSON and VERNA WILSON discuss the stories of PEOPLE WHO HAVE SOLD THEIR SOULS TO THE DEVIL.  Would you sell your sour if you were offered whatever you wished?  What are the realities of these people, and did they really believe they sold their souls to LUCIFER? The stories surprise and astound as we ponder this scary and practical thought.

Ecto Portal #42 Ghosts of the Andrew Low House

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 19, 2020 34:40


ANTHONY ANDERSON and VERNA WILSON share the tale of a true SOUTHERN HAUNTED HOME, that of the ANDREW LOW HOUSE. Built in 1843, the home has been visited by ROBERT E. LEE (WHO STILL HAUNTED THE HOME) and those of some of the servants.  Footsteps are heard and even a ROCKING CHAIR GHOST! Who wouldn't like to live in a HAUNTED SOUTHERN STATELY HOME?

Ecto Portal #41 The Nun The True Story (Haunted Borley Rectory)

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 12, 2020 39:22


ANTHONY ANDERSON and VERNA WILSON present the history and mystery of BRITAIN'S MOST HAUNTED HOUSE THE BORLEY RECTORY. The house has an amazing history and is the TRUE LIFE INSPIRATION for the horror film, THE NUN.  A very famous case from ED AND LORRAINE WARREN and PARANORMAL GRANDFATHER, HARRY PRICE. Which part of the history is true and used in THE NUN? Tune in and find out!

Ecto Portal #40 True and Freaky Stories

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 5, 2020 29:20


ANTHONY ANDERSON and VERNA WILSON present a batch of TRUE STORIES that may both SHOCK and SCARE YOU!  Is there really a TELEPHONE USED TO KILL PRISONERS?  How did the US use SPIRITS OF DEAD to scare their enemies in the VIETNAM WAR? What if your CELL PHONE NUMBER was CURSED? These and more on this weeks BAG OF BIZARRE!

Ecto Portal #39 The Quiet Ones The True Story (The Philip Experiment)

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 29, 2020 32:31


ANTHONY ANDERSON and VERNA WILSON explore the 1972 study performed in Toronto Canada, where a group of chosen individuals, created, fabricated and then proceeded to communicate with a GHOST NAMED PHILIP AYLESFORD,  CAN A GHOST BE MANIFESTED with the sheer will and determination of a group of like-minded individuals? How did this fascinating story inspire the motion picture, THE QUIET ONES? We present the TRUE STORY that inspired the film.

Ecto Portal Classic - Butch Patrick (from TV's THE MUNSTERS)

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 25, 2020 67:15


ANTHONY ANDERSON and VERNA WILSON welcome special guest JILLIAN ELIZABETH as we all geek out talking to none other than BUTCH PATRICK from TV's THE MUNSTERS! We discuss American's favorite family fright sitcom and also the HAUNTED HOUSE that Butch purchased and the story behind it all!

Ecto Portal #38 The Mysterious Death Of Netta Fornario

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 22, 2020 29:54


ANTHONY ANDERSON and VERNA WILSON unravel the peculiar and fascinating story of THE MYSTERIOUS DEATH OF NETTA FORNARIO.  November 17, 1929, NETTA FORNARIO, aged 32, a practicing Golden Dawn magician, was FOUND DEAD on Iona.  Naked, wearing only a silver necklace, she was lying on a CROSS CUT FROM THE SHORE, with a knife nearby, and no other injuries except an odd pattern of cuts on her heels.  Tightly clenched in her hand was a packet of unrecognizable letters from an unidentified stranger.  How did she die? Was she responsible for her own death or were there others involved?

Ecto Portal #37 The Mysterious Hag of Woodside NY

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 15, 2020 33:09


ANTHONY ANDERSON and VERNA WILSON share an unusual story from Long Island New York, in 1894 in the area then known as WOODSIDE.  Within a span of four months a series of unexplained and terrorizing events took place in the small town of WOODSIDE. Residents were baffled with many more afraid to leave their homes after dark. The following story is based on the events that happened one fall in WOODSIDE. Who was this MYSTERIOUS HAG that frightened so many and instilled terror into the community?

Ecto Portal #36 John Dee Conjurer to Queen Elizabeth I

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 9, 2020 32:05


 ANTHONY ANDERSON and VERNA WILSON explore the man who stood beside ELIZABETH I, as he sight into both SCIENCE AND MAGIC.  JOHN DEE was both a respected ASTRONOMER and NAVIGATOR. DEE claimed that he could converse with the ANGELS and this direction took him later life down unusual and unpredictable paths.

Ecto Portal Classic - Ghosts of The 5th of July

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 5, 2020 46:40


ANTHONY ANDERSON and VERNA WILSON extend your PATRIOTIC HOLIDAY and share GHOSTS OF THE 5TH OF JULY! Just who saw the ghost in Lincoln's bedroom that night? What did Teddy Roosevelt experience in the White House? What dark and morbid secret does BENJAMIN FRANKLIN have? It seems the Clinton's cat Socks, was not the only feline to roam the halls of the most famous house in American. Finish off those hot dogs and grab a cold one, as we present all of the GHOST STORIES connected with the White House and more!

Ecto Portal #35 Haunted Boyd House of Minneosta with Jill Shelley

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 1, 2020 64:59


ANTHONY ANDERSON and VERNA WILSON are joined by special guest, JILL SHELLEY, Founder of ST CROIX PARANORMAL in Minnesota.  She is the new owner of a REAL HAUNTED HOUSE! She shares with us her experience as a PARANORMAL INVESTIGATOR, PARANORMAL GROUP Founder and now OWNER OF THE HAUNTED BOYD HOUSE. What is it like to own a haunted house? What paranormal happenings have occurred since she bought the home, built in the 1800's? Join us and find out as we talk the field and also share some of her EVPs of the VILLISCA MURDER HOUSE captured on an investigation with her group, ST CROIX PARANORMAL.

Ecto Portal #34 The Philadephia Experiment and Al Bielek

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 24, 2020 43:37


ANTHONY ANDERSON and VERNA WILSON review the incredible case of THE PHILADELPHIA EXPERIMENT, a story from 1943 in which the Navy did unusual experimentation and may have cloaked an entire battleship, the USS Eldridge for several hours. Did the ship disappear from the harbor?  One man claims to have been aboard named AL BIELEK. Did he travel through time during this experiment? Did he move to 2 different points into our future?

Ecto Portal Classic - Ghost Hunting Equipment

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 21, 2020 49:26


ANTHONY ANDERSON and VERNA WILSON are joined by Paranormal Investigators, LINDA WALKER and TOMMY NETZBAND as they discuss the best PARANORMAL EQUIPMENT for those starting out or those who are seasoned in the field.  We takes some SPECIAL CALLS from Investigators ANNE and SHARON LEONG as well to discuss the best and cost-efficient ways to develop new tools to use while investigating that special location.

Ecto Portal #33 Native American Spirit Guides

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 17, 2020 31:44


ANTHONY ANDERSON and VERNA WILSON share thoughts and discoveries about early AMERICAN SPIRITUALISM and its connection to NATIVE AMERICAN SPIRIT GUIDES.  Why did so many adopters of SPIRITUALISM seem to see NATIVE AMERICAN SPIRITS during seances or otherworldly practices? Was the NATIVE AMERICAN really in such connection with their havoc-wreaking visitors that they often visited them to bestow guidance and wisdom?

Ecto Portal Classic - Music From The Spirits with Jill Tracy

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 14, 2020 67:41


ANTHONY ANDERSON and VERNA WILSON welcome Pianist and musician, JILL TRACY!  Jill Tracy is a San Francisco-based singer/pianist, storyteller, and “sonic archeologist” who has garnered multiple awards and a passionate following for her beautifully haunting, cinematic music, sophisticated lyrics, old-world glamour—and curious passion for strange tales. Jill shares with us her experiences in LILY DALE while recording her new album and the journey this opportunity has brought her and the results as they inspire her work. For great music and more please visit: www.jilltracy.com

Ecto Portal Classic - Bloody Attack of Spring Heeled Jack

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 14, 2020 39:57


ANTHONY ANDERSON and VERNA WILSON delve into the bizarre history of a per-cursor to JACK THE RIPPER, known only as SPRING-HEELED JACK! Eyes like fireballs and clawed hands, he breathed blue and white flames and was a think gentleman.  His sightings began in 1837 and reached as far away as Scotland! Who was this STRANGE BOUNCING DEMON and who met the fate of the BLOODY ATTACK OF SPRING-HEELED JACK?

Ecto Portal #32 The 1942 UFO Battle of Los Angeles

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 10, 2020 35:27


ANTHONY ANDERSON and VERNA WILSON present the amazing story of THE UFO BATTLE OF LOS ANGELES, a rumored attack on the mainland United States by Japan but very possibly a UFO VISITATION in 1942! Nothing the military fired seemed to remove it from the skies above the CITY OF ANGELS. What was it? What does the government say? Another WEATHER BALLOON?

Ecto Portal #31 The Haunting of Gladstone Villa

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 3, 2020 21:33


ANTHONY ANDERSON and VERNA WILSON share he tale of ANDREW DEXTER's experiences living in an 1890's Villa in the former mining town of Bargoed, South Wales, near Caerphilly and Cardiff, that was very much HAUNTED! The building and its purposes have changed over the years, but make no mistake, the things that happened in this Villa were very much real! Currently the location is PERMANENTLY CLOSED. Had the SPIRITS HAD ENOUGH? Join us on FACEBOOK

Ecto Portal #30 Eerie Eddy Brothers

Play Episode Listen Later May 27, 2020 44:10


ANTHONY ANDERSON and VERNA WILSON explore and debate the another team from the Victorian SPIRITUALIST ERA, the EDDY BROTHERS who were William and Horatio Eddy, two American mediums best known in the 1870s, who claimed psychic powers. Did they both really have a gift and could their cruel and unusual upbringing have sparked such powers? Join us on FACEBOOK

Ecto Portal Classic - EVP Voices Of The Other Side

Play Episode Listen Later May 25, 2020 57:30


ANTHONY ANDERSON and VERNA WILSON are joined by special guest LINDA WALKER as we discuss and share some EVPs (Electronic Voice Phenomena) recorded on various investigations. We will discuss the history of the practice and its use in the field for those looking for a solid foundation while GHOST HUNTING. If you are willing to commit to the strict guidelines, YOU WILL GET RESULTS!  These recordings might creep some of you out, if so, BEWARE!

Ecto Portal #29 Las Pasculita The Corpse Bride

Play Episode Listen Later May 21, 2020 26:36


 ANTHONY ANDERSON and VERNA WILSON go window shopping in CHIHUAHUA MEXICO to visit the legendary BRIDAL SHOP that houses LA PASCUALITA in her wedding gown as she lures shoppers in.  LA PASCUALITA has been around for over 86 years and the real question is around the store mannequin herself, is she a REAL MUMMIFIED BRIDE? Shoppers claim that the mannequin's eyes follow them around the store. Employees can not get over the realism of her hands as they change the gowns weekly. Is she real? What is the story behind this LEGENDARY BRIDE? Join us as we talk BRIDAL SHOP!

Ecto Portal #28 Haunted House On The Hudson

Play Episode Listen Later May 13, 2020 17:22


ANTHONY ANDERSON and VERNA WILSON invite you to explore a very HAUNTED HOUSE ON THE HUDSON RIVER!  Did the owners know the place was HAUNTED when they moved there in 1989?  Did the previous owners share this important fact when giving the walk-thru?  How does a legal mess factor into this haunting? Why do they owners claim they were both VICTIMS OF ECTOPLASMIC FRAUD???!?  A truly modern GHOST STORY and we present it to you this week!

ECTO PORTAL LIVE #01 Apparitions 5-10-20

Play Episode Listen Later May 10, 2020 104:05


ANTHONY ANDERSON and VERNA WILSON welcome back GLENN STECKLING from the GEORGE ADAMSKI FOUNDATION for a discussion on APPARITIONS and what they might be.  We also discuss the popular trend of creating answers for things we may have no clear understanding for that surround us. Join us for our first ever LIVE SHOW which we hope to make EVERY SUNDAY at 12 NOON PACIFIC TIME on PODBEAN! Check it out!

Ecto Portal Classic - The Legend of BBC's GHOSTWATCH

Play Episode Listen Later May 9, 2020 43:39


ANTHONY ANDERSON and VERNA WILSON share thoughts on a GROUND-BREAKING DocuDrama that is the PIONEER of PARANORMAL INVESTIGATION TELEVISION SHOWS!  We discuss GHOSTWATCH a Halloween special aired originally by the BBC on October 31, 1992.  In many respects like WAR OF THE WORLDS, viewers who tuned in a little after it started, were glued to their screens as the REAL LIFE PARANORMAL unfolded before their eyes! Besides this amazing film we also discuss the aftermath it had on viewers and even LEAD SOME TO KILL THEMSELVES! Intrigued yet? You can currently view GHOSTWATCH if you DARE on the streaming horror channel, SHUDDER.

Ecto Portal #27 The House With The Bleeding Walls

Play Episode Listen Later May 6, 2020 26:59


ANTHONY ANDERSON and VERNA WILSON take a close look at the horror cliche of BLEEDING WALLS. We have seen it in THE AMITYVILLE HORROR and in many other movies and television shows, including THE SIMPSONS. Surely this STRANGE PHENOMENA is based on actual facts? The results might actually SURPRISE YOU! There are real cases of this happening and to ordinary people and we will discuss the STRANGEST and MOST UNBELIEVABLE of them all!

Ecto Portal Classic - The Ghosts of Flight 401

Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2020 34:07


ANTHONY ANDERSON and VERNA WILSON share the chilling tale of a GHOSTLY PLANE CRASH. On December of 1972, Eastern Airlines Tri-Star jetliner, Flight 401, crashed into the Florida Everglades. Pilot, Bob Loft and flight engineer Don Repo both perished in the air crash. Before long the GHOSTS OF THE TWO MEN were SEEN AT LEAST 20 DIFFERENT TIMES on other Eastern flights,

Ecto Portal Classic - The Mysterious Death of Elisa Lam

Play Episode Listen Later May 2, 2020 39:46


ANTHONY ANDERSON and VERNA WILSON unravel a TRUE PARANORMAL MYSTERY of Canadian student ELISA LAM who was FOUND DEAD, naked and locked inside the water tower atop the CECIL HOTEL in downtown Los Angeles, CA.  Did someone MURDER ELISA LAM?  Why was she acting so strangely and was captured on the hotel security cameras? Did she meet her end with another hotel guest?  Perhaps she had an encounter with the GHOST OF A FORMER CECIL HOTEL GUEST, THE BLACK DAHLIA? Tune in as we discuss and work through this most bizarre and unusual story.

Ecto Portal #26 Glenn Steckling from the George Adamski Foundation IV

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 29, 2020 91:12


ANTHONY ANDERSON and VERNA WILSON welcome back GLENN STECKLING, Director of the GEORGE ADAMSKI FOUNDATION. We discuss the current COVID 19 climate in relationship to our planet and how we deal with the realities of our world and either learn to adapt to the changes or live to regret them. We also discuss the comparisons between Science-fact vs Science-fiction and how UFOlogy and the current generations sometimes blur the two together. A great conversation we think you find most interesting and compelling. THE GEORGE ADAMSKI FOUNDATION Founded in 1965 with the passing of George Adamski, the Foundation represents data, materials and evidence representing UFO's and Extraterrestrial Visitations dating well back into the beginning of the 20th century.

Ecto Portal #25 Emilie Sagee and Her Invisible Twin

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 22, 2020 27:23


ANTHONY ANDERSON and VERNA WILSON present the STRANGE TALE OF EMILIE SAGEE.  Ever have the odd experience where other people tell you: "Wait, I swear I just saw you walk by a minute ago!" and yet you explain you have only just arrived.  Now imagine your entire existence being engulfed by such a phenomena,  that what poor EMILIE SAGEE had experiences as a young teacher in 1845. Are DOPPELGANGERS real? Do we each have another almost perfect replica of ourselves roaming about?  What if that double was EVIL, as with EMILIE SAGEE?  Find out what happened to her and be careful when you look over your shoulder, you just might be staring back at yourself.

Ecto Portal Classic - Titanic Conspiracy Theories

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 18, 2020 42:41


ANTHONY ANDERSON and VERNA WILSON explore the far out concepts related to the sinking of the RMS TITANIC.  Could it all have been an elaborate plan within a secret business order? Was JP Morgan (who founded CHASE bank) have been behind the massive, deadly undertaking in order to remove his competition? Was it the TITANIC that went down that fateful night (this week over 108 years ago!) on April 14, 1912, or another ship in her place?  Was the lack of life boats in fact on purpose? What about the pending FIRE that burned inside her belly even before she set sail? Join us as we unearth the SECRETS and CONSPIRACY THEORIES OF THE TITANIC!

Ecto Portal #24 Helen Duncan The Blitz Witch

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 15, 2020 37:49


ANTHONY ANDERSON and VERNA WILSON will discuss the unusual case of HELEN DUNCAN, a Scottish, Spiritualist, medium and the last person in Britain to be tried and sentenced under the 1735 Witchcraft Act. Could there possibly have been a LIVING WITCH in existence during WORLD WAR II?  Who was HELEN DUNCAN and was she the real thing, or merely a CON-ARTIST of the times? We will debate and break down her life, experiences and abilities that she claimed to have had.

Ecto Portal Classic - Pendle Witch Child

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 12, 2020 37:45


ANTHONY ANDERSON and VERNA WILSON discuss the TRUE STORY of the most UNSETTLING WITCH TRIAL in British history that resulted in a young girl's testimony that sent her mother, brother, sister and many of her neighbors to the GALLOWS! We often attribute young children as being innocent and an example of naivete, but with this story it is SHOCKING to see just how far one child will go to SURVIVE! You recall the recent episode of DOCTOR WHO's Season 11, "The Witchfinders" which explores themes of this story.

Ecto Portal Classic - The Haunting of Lizzie Borden

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 11, 2020 49:24


ANTHONY ANDERSON and VERNA WILSON (and special guest LINDA WALKER!) discuss and unravel the famous 1892 MURDER involving LIZZIE BORDEN! We present the story and its details, along with various theories and even STORIES OF ITS CURRENT HAUNTINGS! Did LIZZIE BORDEN really tax and AXE and MURDER HER PARENTS? Maybe it was the FAMILY MAID? Perhaps it was a drifter? Let's find out!

Ecto Portal #23 The Ghosts of 455a Sackett Street, Brooklyn NY

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2020 24:41


ANTHONY ANDERSON and VERNA WILSON visit an UNASSUMING BROOKLYN BROWNSTONE with a dark past.  When you see the front it does have a different look than the rest of the townhouses on the same block.  It's history is that of MYSTERIOUS FIRES, DISEMBODIED CHILDREN'S VOICES, and DEVASTATING PERSONAL HISTORIES!  We explore what we know of the buildings past and present and possibly it's future. If you are looking for a spacious, renovated haunted brownstone, this might be the one for you!

Ecto Portal #22 The Ammons Haunting - Zak Bagan's DEMON HOUSE

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2020 56:23


ANTHONY ANDERSON and VERNA WILSON explore the controversial case that happened in GARY,INDIANA in 2011 of DEMONIC POSSESSION and HAUNTING! Did all of these things that happened in the home of LATOYA AMMONS, HER MOTHER ROSA CAMPBELL AND HER THREE CHILDREN really occur? Footsteps, doors creaking, shadow figures and it even involved Child Protective Services! Why did ZAK BAGANS from GHOST ADVENTURES purchase the house? What has he done with it since? Tune in and find out! JOIN US ON FACEBOOK FOR ALL THE LATEST ON PARANORMAL NEWS AND FEATURES

Ecto Portal Classic - Ghosts of the 1911 Triangle Factory Fire

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 25, 2020 45:02


ANTHONY ANDERSON and VERNA WILSON reveal the TRAGIC story of THE TRIANGLE SHIRTWAIST FACTORY FIRE in New York City on March 25, 1911. With 146 DEAD and 71 INJURED, this was sure to leave some LINGERING SPIRITS behind, right? Yes it did! TUNE IN and FIND OUT!   

Ecto Portal #21 Peter Sellars - Criminal Desecration of the Odd Fellows Colma Graveyard

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 25, 2020 65:56


ANTHONY ANDERSON and VERNA WILSON welcome guest PETER V. SELLARS as we discuss the LEGENDARY SECRET society of the International Order of the Odd Fellows and how the old San Francisco Odd Fellows cemetery was relocated in the 1930's to Colma, and today the site has been CRIMINALLY IGNORED and REPURPOSED as a retail flowerbed and dump yard with grave markers BEING TOSSED IN THE TRASH AND BUILT ON TOP OF! PETER V. SELLARS is a recognized historian in the Independent Order Of Odd Fellows. His first two history books, The Independent Order Of Odd Fellows In The City of San Francisco and Calling Out From The Past: The First Odd Fellows Home in California, were well received. In 2005, he established a fraternal museum in San Francisco to maintain books and other items unique to the Odd Fellows. The offices that he has held in the order have given him greater access to sources, materials, and contacts throughout the United States, which led to the creation of his most recent book relating the Odd Fellows the American Civil War.  Sellars holds a BS degree from California State University, Hayward, (East Bay) and is retired from the U.S. Marine Corps. He and his wife live in the San Francisco Bay Area. KEEP UPDATED ON THIS CURRENT SITUATION WITH THE ODD FELLOWS COLMA CEMETERY DESECRATION

Ecto Portal Classic - Street Hoodoo With Professor Charles Porterfield

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 21, 2020 77:41


ANTHONY ANDERSON and VERNA WILSON present a special guest tonight, PROFESSOR CHARLES PORTERFIELD as he present the secrets to THE SPORTING LIFE of  the MAGIC AND SPIRITUALITY of STREET HOODOO from the PIMPS, PROSTITUTES AND SPEAKEASIES!  Professor Charles Porterfield is an old-fashioned, no-nonsense, Old Testament reader and rootworker. He is the co-author of Hoodoo Bible Magic: Sacred Secrets of Scriptural Sorcery, and author of A Deck of Spells: Hoodoo Playing Card Magic in Rootwork and Conjure and The Sporting Life: How to Help Yourself with Hoodoo from the Streets to the Sheets. He writes, teaches, and lectures on hoodoo and conjure to help preserve and pass on the roots of the work as well as consults, prescribes, and divines for those in need. He currently lives in Denton, Texas with his wife, children, and grandchildren. He can be found at http://www.professorporterfield.com/

Ecto Portal Classic - Betty and Barney Hill UFO Incident

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 21, 2020 45:49


ANTHONY ANDERSON and VERNA WILSON will explore the story of BETTY AND BARNEY HILL, an interracial couple from New Hampshire, that had the first ever ALIEN ABDUCTION in 1961 in the United States!  Did their story really happen as they say it did?  Are the vivid details of the aliens and their craft to be believed? Tune in and discover the whole story with us!

Ecto Portal #20 Old Union Brewery (as seen on Ghost Adventures) with Jackie Kleeb of Parakleeeb on YouTube

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 18, 2020 62:13


This Wednesday 8am Pacific. ANTHONY ANDERSON and VERNA WILSON welcome Paranormal Investigator, JACKIE KLEEB (from YouTube's Parakleeb) as we discuss our own investigations and experiences over the years at THE OLD UNION BREWERY in Virginia City, NV. Featured this week on GHOST ADVENTURES, the boys encountered the evil force that resides at the old saloon first hand. JACKIE will discuss her own encounters in the building and we also present some EXCLUSIVE EVP's captured inside as well as some additional UNKNOWN HAUNTED HISTORY of the old building! Tune in if you DARE! EctoPortal on Podbean Join us on FACEBOOK

Ecto Portal #19 Diana Elkins Paranormal and Bigfoot Researcher

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 11, 2020 79:46


ANTHONY ANDERSON and VERNA WILSON welcome guest DIANA ELKINS, a Paranormal Researcher (13+ Years) and a Bigfoot Researcher (5+ Years) who has recently explored Oklahoma, Arizona and Colorado looking for the elusive creature. We will discuss the creature itself, the possibilities, and hear Diana's thoughts first hand on looking in the wilderness for such an amazing cryptid. Join us! EVERY WEDNESDAY MORNING 8am Pacific at www.EctoPortal.Podbean.com (also on Spotify, YouTube and many others!) Join us on Facebook at Ecto Portal: https://www.facebook.com/EctoPortal/  

Ecto Portal #18 Haunted Disneyland

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2020 59:51


ANTHONY ANDERSON and VERNA WILSON take a paranormal trip to the HAPPIEST PLACE ON EARTH as we UNEARTH the CREEPY and FASCINATING HAUNTED WORLD OF DISNEY THEME PARKS! Does Walt Disney haunt the old Fire Station on Main Street? Are there REALLY GHOSTS that reside in the HAUNTED MANSION? And just where is that CRYING BOY heard in the park? Grab your MICKEY EARS and settle down as we share all the famous DISNEYLAND GHOST STORIES!

Ecto Portal Classic - Ghosts of the Winchester Mystery House

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2020 61:27


ANTHONY ANDERSON and VERNA WILSON welcome Special Guest ERIN GILLEY as we discuss the histories and mysteries of the famous landmark, and HAUNTED WINCHESTER MYSTERY HOUSE! Once the personal residence of SARAH WINCHESTER, the Widow of the firearm founder WILLIAM WIRT WINCHESTER (of the Winchester rifle fame) and now a landmark attraction for San Jose.  Did Sarah build the house to appease the spirits of all those killed by Winchester rifles? Does she still haunt the house? Was there a REAL SEANCE ROOM that Sarah used? Tune in and find out!  

Ecto Portal #17 Laurie McDonald Clinical Hypnotherapist and Abduction Researcher

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 26, 2020 101:30


ANTHONY ANDERSON and VERNA WILSON welcome special guest LAURIE MCDONALD, Clinical Hypnotherapist and Abduction Researcher.  We discuss Abductees, therapy, beings that are visiting our world and the work she has done with helping many people who suffer from these encounters. Laurie McDonald clinical hypnotherapist and abduction researcher is on eof 27 regression therapists listed on the MUFON mental health referral list for abduction regression. She and is a scientific consultant to the research committee FREE (The Edgar Mitchel Foundation for Research into Extraterrestrial Encounters)She is the Board President for OPUS (Organization for Paranormal Understanding and Support) and is the founder of the Sacramento Alien Abduction & Contactee Support Group, one of California’s largest UFO and abduction groups. Laurie has been the facilitator of a number of experiencer events and is has Hosted at Contact in the Desert. She is a lifelong experiencer. Her company True You Hypnotherapy has been the winner of Sacramento’s ‘Best of ’ seven years running by promoting mind body integration through one on one sessions, empowerment workshops, experiencer group events and Empowerment Retreats. She recently was awarded the, GHP Alternative Medicine & Holistic Health Awards 2018. She has appeared on a number of radio and TV shows including the Discovery and Travel Channel’s. Laurie speaks on using the extraterrestrial experience as a catalyst to an expanded consciousness through contact. She is in the editing stage of her new book entitled: The Extraterrestrial Interference. www.trueyouhypnotherapy.com info@trueyouhypnotherapy.com Treating Alien Abduction Victims with Hypnotherapy Topic: UFO Laurie McDonald CCHT Hypnotherapy and the Abduction Phenomenon

Ecto Portal #16 The Case of the South End Werewolf

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 19, 2020 27:14


Essex England, 1943 BILL RAMSEY was only 9-years old while playing in his family back garden, when something primitive overcame and changed his life forever! Incredible symptoms and experiences that continually followed Bill throughout his life lead many to believe he was actually a REAL WEREWOLF! ANTHONY ANDERSON and VERNA WILSON present what seems like fiction, but in fact actually took place!

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