Hardly Paranormal

In honor of Lacey's birthday we discuss the most famous cryptid of them all, Bigfoot. We take a firm stance on whether or not the big guy is real and talk about some of our favorite incarnations of him, bigfoot shows we love (and love to loathe), and some of our favorite bigfoot anecdotes.

Hey! We're back and we are talking about Vampires, films about vampires, Bram Stoker, and our absolute favorite podcast about movies!

Would you like to drink cocktails and talk about ghosts? How about drink...ghosts...and talk about cocktails? Maybe? This week we take a look at the murky history of the Myrtles Plantation and pay our respects to the lovely Poisoner's Cabinet! We drink a bizarre cocktail, talk about ghosts, clothes, and the subtle difference between scones and skulls.

We take a look at the paranormal reality show, Paranormal Pornstars, starring Haley B., Tindra Frost, and Lee and Mike Greenaway. Together they conduct and investigation of the film studio they work at, trying once and for all to find proof of life after death.

This week we take a look at some silly and spooky ghost stories from across the USA! From a haunted highschool, to a goblin infested bridge with a silly name, to the only ghost story we've ever heard about a ghost ship! We also get to talk about the amazing podcast The Ghost Story guys!

We review the paranormal reality show Ghost Asylum! Starring Chris Smith, Brannon Smith, Scott Porter, Chasey Ray McKnight, and Steven McDougal who are members of the investigation team known as the Tennessee Wraith Chasers. Each episode they investigate a haunted asylum, sanitarium, or mental hospital and create an invention in the hopes of catching a ghost.  

This week we talk about one of our first loves; The Loch Ness Monster Nessie. Is she a surviving plesiosaur? Maybe just some otters? Or is the hunt for the monster more important than finding it? Listen to us talk about this megastar of the cryptid world and what she means to us.

We take a look at paranormal reality show Portals to Hell starring Katrina Weidman of Paranormal State and Paranormal Lockdown fame and Jack Osbourne, the son of Ozzy Osbourne. Do they find evidence of the paranormal? What is a ghost portal? And have you ever seen the end of an episode? Listen and find out!

This week we review the paranormal reality show, Paranormal Home Inspectors starring intuitive healer Nadine Mercey, and Home Inspector extraordinaire Brian Daley. Are these homes plagued by poltergeists? Or is it just a cat?

This week we review A Haunting, the paranormal reality show that uses interviews, dramatizations, and spooky Unsolved Mysteries-esque narration to tell the stories about victims of the strange and spiritual.

This week we take a look at the haunting of the Borley Rectory! From flying nuns to headless horsemen to insurance fraud this historic rectory has had it's share of colorful incidents. But are the things people claim to have witnessed real, or are they hardly paranormal?

This week we review Ghost Brothers, the paranormal reality show that asks two important questions: Are ghosts for real? and Why is everybody white?

This week we talk about the most popular tools in a paranormal investigator's Pelican case! Do these tools bring us closer to understanding life after death? Or, are they just pseudo-scientific props? Listen and find out!

This week we review the paranormal reality show, The Dead Files starring Amy Allan, Steve DiSchiavi, and Matt Anderson. Steve is a retired NYC homicide detective, Amy is a physical medium, and Matt has a camcorder. Join us as we give our take on this spooky show!

This week we talk about celebrity cryptid, The Mothman! Is he an ominous harbinger whose appearance portends doom, or is he simply a menace to your outdoor laundry? Is he a crane? An alien? A secret government experiment gone wrong? Or a tourist attraction? We dive in to find out; just who is the Mothman?

This week we take a brief look at some of the weirder ghosts of Japanese folklore. Some have no legs and some are dedicated mothers but they are all spooky and strange and right up our alley!

This week we finally take a look at the Leprechaun! Is it a cryptid? A myth? Or a marketing tool? We talk about the weird history of this American icon. Also we have a special promo from the amazing Superduperstitious Podcast! And, also, additionally be sure to check out: https://www.instagram.com/carlotadiazart/

Did you know there really was an old MacDonald who had a farm? Did you also know that it was haunted by a poltergeist who harassed the animals and started fires? In this episode we take a look at the case of the Caledonia Mills Fire Spook!

We take a look at some of America's weirder cryptids, from an axe-wielding goat monster to a giant earthworm in part one of our series about everything red, white, and spooky!

We talk about the Black Monk of Pontefract! Renown for being the "most violent poltergeist in the world" this 1966 haunting of a Yorkshire family raises a lot of questions about how spooky evidence should be viewed and the nature of paranormal phenomenons.

We take a closer look at the mystical and mysterious Jinn of Islamic folklore! While most people Jinn as genies and associate them with Robin Williams and wishes, I can assure you, you ain't never had a friend like these!

In this very special tenth episode we pay tribute to those who helped us get to where we are by examining the creepy story of a dream that may have been more than a dream, and a few spooky locales that host some ghostly children.

This episode we talk about the wild and strange tale of Gef the Talking Mongoose. Is he a friend? Does he come in peace? Or is he a hand and feet having holy ghost from the 5th dimension? You decide while we digest this insane story.

This episode we tell the tragic story of the Iroquois Theater fire of 1903 and it's role in the origins of Death Alley, the supposedly haunted, historic alleyway in Chicago.

In this episode we take a tour around some of the creepiest and allegedly most haunted places you can visit. From a haunted floating museum to the literal opposite of an island paradise, you'll soon realize that there's no place like home.

We talk about some famous haunted and cursed items, including a vengeful vase, a box for spirits, and a treacherous chair! We also take a look at some shady eBay listings from weight loss jewelry to possessed dolls.

In this episode we read some eyewitness encounters with the legendary Michigan Dogman. From crashing a barbecue to staring in windows we uncover whether this dogman's bark is worse than his bite!

Want to know your future? When you'll get married? Who is trying to contact you from the beyond? Keep looking. This episode we take a look at psychic phenomena and the shady people who peddle it.

In this episode we examine the case of a fourteen year old boy known by the pseudonym "Roland Doe" who in 1949 began to exhibit some strange behavior that lead to his family eventually contacting an exorcist. His story would go on to inspire books and films, but was there any truth to it? 

This episode we talk about the history and mystery of New Jersey's very own home-grown legend, the Jersey Devil. From befriending a ghost pirate to cavorting with Napoleon's brother, the Devil is the strangest thing to come out of Garden State since fist-pumping.

This week we take a look at the Legend of Sleepy Hollow, the "town" of Sleep Hollow, New York, and the Irish inspiration for this story, The Dullahan! We had some technical issues with this episode, but don't lose your head, we think you'll enjoy it anyway!

We talk about mediums and the tricks they use to...well trick people. We also talk about weight loss, Dr. Oz, and the zodiac.

This week we invite special guest Lily to the show to talk with us about the Phoenix Lights incident of 1997. Almost 2,000 people witnessed strange lights over Phoenix, AZ in March of 1997 and no explanation has been provided. Is it Aliens? The government? Men in Black? Check it out!

This week we talk about one of the worst paranormal reality shows we have every seen; Paranormal Encounters on Amazon Prime. The show follows Clairvoyant Psychic Medium Cathy Roller and her team as they investigate potential hauntings in the tri-state area.

This week we talk about the urban legend tradition of haunted roads! We talk about some of the weirdest spooky road New Jersey has to offer and a very unique haunted road across the pond! We learn it's not about the debunking but the spookies we had along the way!

This week we triumph over adversity and celebrate our new theme song! We also get to talk about the our least favorite paranormal Youtube channel, Slapped Ham!

This week we talk about the paranormal Youtube channel Parabreakdown! The channel where everything isn't as it seems and the the narrator walks you through how he decides what's legit and what's Hardly Paranormal.

Its an episode of firsts! We celebrate our one year anniversary, make fools of ourselves with our very first sponsored episode, and do our first review of a paranormal Youtube channel: Chills! Join us as we find out way through this new era of Hardly Paranormal!

This week we talk about the Amityville Horror, from the real life true crime story that inspired the novel, to the claims made by the Lutz family and the film franchise based on their experiences.

This episode we talk about buyer's remorse and the fun and funny digital psychic readings we bought on Etsy! Do you want to know your past lives? What your soulmate looks like? How you can improve your current situation? They have it all on Etsy, but buyer beware!

In this episode we sit down and have a lovely chat about f&$king ghosts. Not ghosts with extra expletives, we mean f%$king ghosts. Things that go bump in the night. Ghost sex. This episode is about people who have sex with ghosts. There, I said it.

In this episode we head over to our local new age store and get our palms read! Are we fated for greatness? Are we meant to be? We find out and so will you as we talk about palm reading!

We're back! After a nice long break we're back having a casual chat about our favorite Yuletide creatures from European folklore. We also talk about some of our future plans for the show, what we've been up to, and how being dragged to Hell on Christmas!

This week Lacey is missing! (she's on vacation) and taking over for her is our good buddy Zac! We talk about the Missing 411 series and it's author David Paulides. David Paulides has spent years researching over 1400 missing persons cases in the North American wilderness. Is it just a case of people getting lost in the woods, or is there something else going on?

This week just have a casual chat about the Occult, magic, Ouija Boards, Tarot and just what Sean Manchester and David Farrant were going on about.

This week we talk about the wacky and weird story of the Highgate Vampire! In 1970s London two rival gentleman magicians fought to rid the city of a vampire that stalked the historic Highgate Cemetery. We roll out this ridiculous story and talk a little bit about Jerry's favorite monster VAMPIRES!

This week we take a trip to the Cryptid Corner with Lily and hop into the Hopkinsville Goblin! Are they aliens? Ghosts? Monkeys? You'll find out as we dissect this story of close encounters in Kentucky in the 1950s.

This week we get back to our roots with a good old fashioned ghost story! We talk about Harry Martindale, a former plumber and policeman who in the 1950 claimed to have seen a platoon of Roman Soliders in the cellar of the Treasuerer's House in York.

This week we review the paranormal Youtube channel, Nuke's Top 5! We also talk about what we like and don't like about paranormal Youtube complication videos, the app Randonautica, and our future plans!

This week we talk about the documentary, A Race of Giants and the claims it makes about the existence of real life giants. From huge skeletons to humongous footprints to their origins in space and Atlantis, we discuss whether they're real or a big hoax!