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Former NASA robotics engineer Bill Vaile was a skeptic, a problem-solver, and a guy who probably trusted math more than mysterious bumps in the night. Then he took one very weird water-treatment service call in Arlington, Texas, walked up to a house where a woman appeared to be commanding something to “leave” several young men in the name of Jesus Christ, and allegedly brought home the worst unpaid internship in demon management history.This week we dig into the chilling and bizarre claims of Bill Vaile's alleged demonic infestation: the strange exorcism-like house call, the fried bacon smell, the bed shaking, the phone calls hijacked by growling unknown voices, the flying water bottle, the shadow figures, the cat-like familiar, the paranormal investigators, and the fedora-wearing black figure that Vaile believed was the big boss of the whole haunted house staff meeting.Was Bill Vaile the victim of a genuine demonic attachment? Did he accidentally become the spiritual baggage claim for someone else's exorcism? Or is this a case of stress, sleep deprivation, suggestion, and paranormal TV turning one man's nightmare into a full-blown demonic casserole? Grab your holy water, check your closet for flying boxes, and never trust a Saturday work appointment again. Batton down your seamen, 'cause this demon be screamin', this week on this week on Hysteria 51.Sources We ConsultedSYFY: Life After Paranormals – Season 3, Episode 17https://www.syfy.com/paranormal-witness/season-3/blogs/life-after-paranormals-season-3-episode-17SYFY: Paranormal Witness Episode Recap – The Visitorshttps://www.syfy.com/paranormal-witness/season-3/blogs/episode-recap-the-visitorsSYFY: Paranormal Witness – The Visitorshttps://www.syfy.com/paranormal-witness/season-3/episode-17/the-visitorsSYFY: The Visitors Photo Galleryhttps://www.syfy.com/paranormal-witness/photos/the-visitors-season-3-episode-17Apple TV: Paranormal Witness – The Visitorshttps://tv.apple.com/ca/episode/the-visitors/umc.cmc.4b2h6dng3zothc0rmvz1c4r14IMDb: Paranormal Witness – The Visitorshttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt3241892/Rotten Tomatoes: Paranormal Witness – Season 3, Episode 17https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/paranormal-witness/s03/e17Google Books: Satanic Warfare: Tactics of the Demonic: Lessons Learnedhttps://books.google.com/books/about/Satanic_Warfare_Tactics_of_the_Demonic.html?id=WnYtzwEACAAJAmazon: Satanic Warfare: Tactics of the Demonic: Lessons Learnedhttps://www.amazon.com/Satanic-Warfare-Tactics-Demonic-Lessons/dp/B0B1Z2DR65Goodreads: Satanic Warfare: Tactics of the Demonichttps://www.goodreads.com/book/show/61281619-satanic-warfareCoast to Coast AM: Bill Vaile Guest Pagehttps://www.coasttocoastam.com/guest/vaile-bill-66594/Coast to Coast AM: Demonic Impshttps://www.coasttocoastam.com/show/2014-02-15-show/Island Ghost Radio: Bill Vaile / United Paranormal Internationalhttps://islandghostradio.blogspot.com/Reel Life With Jane: Paranormal Witness Recap – The Visitorshttps://www.reellifewithjane.com/2013/11/paranormal-witness-recap-visitors-3x17/The Dark Paranormal: The Haunting of Bill Vailehttps://open.spotify.com/episode/7zHPtpXmg9OqWIrnlmAeVZMystery Archives: The REAL Bill Vaile Storyhttps://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-real-bill-vaile-story-the-man-who-fought-for/id1648096715?i=1000670520810Email your Contest Entries to:ForthHandmedia@gmail.comEmail us your favorite WEIRD news stories:weird@hysteria51.comSupport the ShowGet exclusive content & perks as well as an ad and sponsor free experience at https://www.patreon.com/Hysteria51 from just $1ShopBe the Best Dressed at your Cult Meeting!https://www.teepublic.com/stores/hysteria51?ref_id=9022See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
A broke private eye rides south to explain away a little girl's imaginary friend, and walks out of a pine-country farmhouse convinced the old man pushing her on the swing has been dead for years.EPISODE PAGE (includes list of sources): https://weirddarkness.com/noir-oldmanonsutterlaneTRANSCRIPT: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/2p84f78kTHE REAL CASE BEHIND THIS STORY: In February 1989, Andy and Lisa Wyrick moved into a brick ranch house on Swint Loop in Ellerslie, Georgia, a small town in Harris County about a hundred miles south of Atlanta. The land had once been an antebellum plantation, and the previous owners had walked off and left the house abandoned long enough for it to go to auction. The following month, the Wyricks' three-year-old daughter Heidi began describing visits from an elderly man she called Mr. Gordy — silver-gray hair, dark suit, top hat, shiny black shoes — who pushed her on the backyard swing. Not long after, a wounded man she called Con appeared at the front door, a bloody bandage on his arm and blood soaking his shirt.Both were eventually tied to deceased local figures. James S. Gordy had run a real estate company in Columbus, Georgia, served for years as Sunday school superintendent at Ellison Methodist Church, and was connected to the Swint Loop property as executor and caretaker before his death. (His death year appears inconsistently across sources, with some citing 1972 and most citing 1974; either way, he died well over a decade before Heidi was born.) Lon "Con" Batchelor had lost his hand in a cotton gin accident as a teenager, returned home in bloodied clothing with his arm in bandages, and died of cancer in 1957. Heidi, who could not yet read, picked Gordy out of a blind photo lineup and walked directly to his grave among hundreds of headstones in a local cemetery. She identified Batchelor — whose name she'd heard as "Con" — from a family photograph brought to the house by Catherine Ledford, who had previously owned the adjacent property and knew the family history.Beginning in 1993, the activity escalated sharply. Heidi and other family members began seeing a black, hooded, faceless figure that moved through the house, stood in Heidi's closet, and appeared at the foot of her bed. Objects moved on their own; a kitchen chair pulled itself from the table in front of two witnesses; scratches appeared on Heidi and her father Andy across consecutive nights. The Wyricks' second daughter, Jordan, born February 3, 1994, later began reporting interactions with an unseen child. Parapsychologist Dr. William Roll — an Oxford-educated psychologist who had spent eight years researching at Oxford before building a scientific reputation studying haunting phenomena — investigated the case. He recorded an electromagnetic field spike to over forty milligauss in the parents' bedroom against a residential baseline near one-tenth of a milligauss, found elevated positive ion concentrations near Heidi's room, and tied her perceptions to environmental sensitivity and documented seismic activity in the Columbus region. He could not explain the scratches. Roll also traced a reported family history of psychic sensitivity across several generations, extending back to Lisa's mother and to land in north Georgia along the Trail of Tears route.Roll brought in medium Amy Allan — later known to television audiences through The Dead Files — who walked the property under blind conditions and identified three entities in the back rooms: two older men and a faceless dark presence. A second psychic, brought in separately by the family, named the same three entities in the same locations and identified the fireplace as a portal. Years of mounting medical bills kept the Wyricks in the house long after they wanted to leave. After Heidi was found suspended upside down above her bed by an unseen force, they sold the property when she reached her mid-teens. She reported seeing apparitions in the homes that followed.Andy Wyrick died in 2012 at age 45; no cause of death has been widely reported. Dr. William Roll died the same year, in February 2012. Heidi Wyrick married a man named Aaron, relocated to Columbus, and built a career in the medical field. She stopped seeing Mr. Gordy around age eight but still reports seeing the dark figure, and has said in interviews across many years that not a day passes when she doesn't wish the events had never happened. The case was featured on Unsolved Mysteries in 1994, profiled in the Discovery Channel's 2002 documentary A Haunting in Georgia, and served as source material for the 2013 film The Haunting in Connecticut 2: Ghosts of Georgia. Heidi's aunt Joyce Cathey published a firsthand account in The Veil: Heidi Wyrick's Story.WeirdDarkness® is a registered trademark. Copyright ©2026, Weird Darkness.Originally aired: June 28, 2026
This is a Grave Talks CLASSIC EPISODE! PART TWOFor Jacinda Rearick, the struggle didn't end when she returned home—it only began.After years of medical challenges, she found herself facing something entirely different inside her own house. What started as unexplained activity quickly escalated into a series of experiences that affected not just her, but her entire family.From shadowy figures and unexplained sounds to moments that were difficult to rationalize, the activity became persistent and impossible to ignore. Attempts to find answers brought in investigators and clergy, but the experiences continued, raising questions about what was happening—and why it wouldn't stop.Jacinda shares what it's like to live with ongoing paranormal activity, how it has impacted daily life, and the ways her family has learned to cope with something they can't easily explain.It's a look at what happens when the paranormal isn't a single experience—but something you have to live with.#paranormal #hauntedhouse #paranormalactivity #spiritattachment #darkentities #ghostencounters #supernatural #realghoststories #hauntedhome #paranormalinvestigation #paranormalpodcast #thegravetalks Love real ghost stories? Want even more?Become a supporter and unlock exclusive extras, ad-free episodes, and advanced access:
Most people expect a few strange stories when they work in a historic building.Jennifer expected stories too. What she didn't expect was how quickly those stories would stop feeling like rumors.The downtown Austin law office had a reputation that stretched back decades. Employees talked about odd experiences, unexplained sounds, and rooms that made people uneasy for reasons they couldn't explain. Some laughed it off. Others didn't stay long.The longer Jennifer worked there, the more she found herself questioning what was really happening inside the old building.One encounter in particular still stands out years later—a moment that forced her to stop and wonder whether the stories attached to the property existed for a reason. When enough people witness something unusual in the same place, at what point does it stop being coincidence?#RealGhostStories #HauntedOffice #ParanormalPodcast #GhostStory #HauntedAustin #HistoricBuilding #TrueGhostStories #SupernaturalEncounter #WorkplaceHaunting #UnexplainedMysteries Love real ghost stories? Want even more?Become a supporter and unlock exclusive extras, ad-free episodes, and advanced access:
This is a Grave Talks CLASSIC EPISODE!For Jacinda Rearick, the struggle didn't end when she returned home—it only began.After years of medical challenges, she found herself facing something entirely different inside her own house. What started as unexplained activity quickly escalated into a series of experiences that affected not just her, but her entire family.From shadowy figures and unexplained sounds to moments that were difficult to rationalize, the activity became persistent and impossible to ignore. Attempts to find answers brought in investigators and clergy, but the experiences continued, raising questions about what was happening—and why it wouldn't stop.Jacinda shares what it's like to live with ongoing paranormal activity, how it has impacted daily life, and the ways her family has learned to cope with something they can't easily explain.It's a look at what happens when the paranormal isn't a single experience—but something you have to live with.#paranormal #hauntedhouse #paranormalactivity #spiritattachment #darkentities #ghostencounters #supernatural #realghoststories #hauntedhome #paranormalinvestigation #paranormalpodcast #thegravetalks Love real ghost stories? Want even more?Become a supporter and unlock exclusive extras, ad-free episodes, and advanced access:
It started with a simple antique table.A couple brought it home from a small, unsettling antique shop and thought nothing of it. Then objects began moving on their own. Furniture appeared in places no one had left it. A young child started describing things nobody else could see.At first, each incident seemed easy to dismiss. But the strange activity kept building, and one detail became impossible to ignore: every unexplained event seemed connected to a single piece of furniture.When the family finally decided to get rid of the table, the story took an even stranger turn. The activity didn't stop—it followed the table wherever it went.By the time the final owner decided he had seen enough, everyone involved had reached the same conclusion.Whatever was happening wasn't attached to the house. It came with the table.#RealGhostStories #HauntedObject #HauntedAntiques #ParanormalPodcast #GhostStory #SupernaturalEncounter #HauntedHouse #PoltergeistActivity #ScaryStories #TrueGhostStory Love real ghost stories? Want even more?Become a supporter and unlock exclusive extras, ad-free episodes, and advanced access:
The Experimental Haunting of Wuthering Heights. Guest: Deborah Lutz. Lutz explores the Gothic structure and experimental narrative frames of Wuthering Heights. She suggests Heathcliff is an extension of Emily's own fierce imagination. The segment concludes with the tragic deaths of Branwell, Emily, and Anne from tuberculosis, leaving Patrick as the family's sole survivor. 111825 BRUSSELS
Nature can be just as haunted as any old house, and this week we're venturing into the wilderness. Unseen beasts circle tents in the night and mimics, not-deer, flesh pedestrians and creatures we've never heard of before all emerge from the darkness. Whether you're an avid camper or an ‘indoor cat,' these camping and hiking encounters might make you think twice before your next trip into the forest. Stories Include: • A protection spell may have summoned a mysterious guardian outside two campers' tents. • A possibly haunted vibrator becomes an unexpected paranormal alarm clock. • Mimics take the form of a listener's parents during a terrifying night of house-sitting. • A camping trip is plagued by a scarred deer, distant screams, and unseen visitors in the dark. • A bizarre humanoid creature contorts itself and disappears into the hollow of a tree. See the Zillow Gone Wild images mentioned here. Watch the video version here. Have ghost stories of your own? E-mail them to us at twogirlsoneghostpodcast@gmail.com New Episodes are released every Thursday and Sunday at 12am PST/3am EST (the witching hour, of course). Corinne and Sabrina hand select a couple of paranormal encounters from our inbox to read in each episode, from demons, to cryptids, to aliens, to creepy kids... the list goes on and on. If you have a story of your own that you'd like us to share on an upcoming episode, we invite you to email them to us! If you enjoy our show, please consider joining our Patreon, rating and reviewing on iTunes & Spotify and following us on social media! Youtube, Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, and Discord. Edited and produced by Jaimi Ryan. Original music by Arms Akimbo! Disclaimer: the use of white sage and smudging is a closed practice. If you're looking to cleanse your space, here are some great alternatives! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
When Karen and her husband brought home a beautiful antique table from a rural antique store, they never imagined it would become the center of a growing mystery.At first, the strange incidents were easy to dismiss. Objects appeared where they shouldn't be. Furniture seemed to move on its own. Family members occasionally reported seeing figures in the house. None of it was dramatic enough to prove anything, but it was enough to leave them uneasy.The real turning point came when Karen's skeptical brother offered to take the table home. Certain the family was blaming an innocent antique for a series of coincidences, he happily added it to his own house.Then the same unexplained activity started happening there.As the strange events followed the antique from one family to another, both households found themselves asking the same unsettling question: was the haunting attached to the house—or had something come home with the table?#HauntedObject #HauntedAntique #ParanormalPodcast #RealGhostStories #HauntedFurniture #GhostStory #ParanormalEncounter #UnexplainedActivity #HauntedItems #TrueParanormalStories Love real ghost stories? Want even more?Become a supporter and unlock exclusive extras, ad-free episodes, and advanced access:
When Karen and her husband brought home a beautiful antique table from a rural antique store, they never imagined it would become the center of a growing mystery.At first, the strange incidents were easy to dismiss. Objects appeared where they shouldn't be. Furniture seemed to move on its own. Family members occasionally reported seeing figures in the house. None of it was dramatic enough to prove anything, but it was enough to leave them uneasy.The real turning point came when Karen's skeptical brother offered to take the table home. Certain the family was blaming an innocent antique for a series of coincidences, he happily added it to his own house.Then the same unexplained activity started happening there.As the strange events followed the antique from one family to another, both households found themselves asking the same unsettling question: was the haunting attached to the house—or had something come home with the table?#HauntedObject #HauntedAntique #ParanormalPodcast #RealGhostStories #HauntedFurniture #GhostStory #ParanormalEncounter #UnexplainedActivity #HauntedItems #TrueParanormalStoriesLove real ghost stories? Want even more?Become a supporter and unlock exclusive extras, ad-free episodes, and advanced access:
This is Part Two of our conversation.Few places in America sit at the crossroads of true crime and the paranormal quite like the Lizzie Borden House.On August 4, 1892, Andrew and Abby Borden were brutally murdered inside their Fall River, Massachusetts home. The shocking crime captivated the nation, led to one of America's most famous murder trials, and created a mystery that remains unsolved more than 130 years later. To this day, people still debate the question that has never gone away: was Lizzie Borden responsible?Today, the house is known not only for its infamous history but also as one of America's most haunted homes. As the Lizzie Borden House celebrates 30 Years of Hauntings as a bed-and-breakfast and paranormal destination, reports of footsteps, voices, apparitions, and unexplained encounters continue to draw visitors from around the world.Ryk McIntyre, the house's longest-serving tour guide, shares the history behind the murders and his own experiences inside a place where true crime and the paranormal intersect. Whether visitors arrive seeking answers about the murders or hoping to encounter something unexplained, many leave wondering if something still remains inside one of America's most notorious homes.For more information and bookings, visit lizzie-borden.com.#TheGraveTalks #LizzieBorden #LizzieBordenHouse #HauntedHouse #TrueCrimeandParanormal #HauntedHistory #HistoryandHauntings #Paranormal #ParanormalActivity #Hauntings #GhostStories #ParanormalPodcastLove real ghost stories? Want even more?Become a supporter and unlock exclusive extras, ad-free episodes, and advanced access:
Few places in America sit at the crossroads of true crime and the paranormal quite like the Lizzie Borden House.On August 4, 1892, Andrew and Abby Borden were brutally murdered inside their Fall River, Massachusetts home. The shocking crime captivated the nation, led to one of America's most famous murder trials, and created a mystery that remains unsolved more than 130 years later. To this day, people still debate the question that has never gone away: was Lizzie Borden responsible?Today, the house is known not only for its infamous history but also as one of America's most haunted homes. As the Lizzie Borden House celebrates 30 Years of Hauntings as a bed-and-breakfast and paranormal destination, reports of footsteps, voices, apparitions, and unexplained encounters continue to draw visitors from around the world.Ryk McIntyre, the house's longest-serving tour guide, shares the history behind the murders and his own experiences inside a place where true crime and the paranormal intersect. Whether visitors arrive seeking answers about the murders or hoping to encounter something unexplained, many leave wondering if something still remains inside one of America's most notorious homes.For more information and bookings, visit lizzie-borden.com. #TheGraveTalks #LizzieBorden #LizzieBordenHouse #HauntedHouse #TrueCrimeandParanormal #HauntedHistory #HistoryandHauntings #Paranormal #ParanormalActivity #Hauntings #GhostStories #ParanormalPodcast Love real ghost stories? Want even more?Become a supporter and unlock exclusive extras, ad-free episodes, and advanced access:
With a little help from filmmaker Ben Wheatley, our 2000 AD obsession kicks into high gear this week. The filmmaker behind such brutally banger movies as Kill List, A Field in England, High-Rise, and this year's Bob Odenkirk actioner, Normal, joins the podcast to discuss his eight-chaptered 2000 AD comic, Judge Dee, which recently wrapped in Prog 2487. Even better, Judge Dee is a sequel to an iconic Judge Dredd story from forty-two years ago, The Haunting of Sector House 9, which encouraged us to dig deep in the franchise's history. It's only fitting that Wheatley layers his 2000 AD tale with a classic, 80s-era cinematic sub-genre, the buddy-cop adventure. It's a little Lethal Weapon, but maybe even more Heart Condition, for those that can recall that complicated (ie problematic) Denzel Washington/Bob Hoskins ghost cop comedy. Ya see, PSI Judge Dee carries a secret. Wherever she travels, she's got a demonic passenger with her, Klato. However, this is not a case of a filmmaker making their way to comics for a little fun. Wheatley is a lifelong Prog reader. It's been his dream to finally scrounge around Mega-City One and add a little lore to this massive universe. Given the opportunity, he knew he wanted to springboard from The Haunting of Sector House 9, pick up where that horror left off, only decades later, and deliver his unique, grotesque, and funky perspective. This week, we're talking Judge Dredd, binary thinking, buddy cops, and surviving the dystopian present with Ben Wheatley. Judge Dee is written by Wheatley, illustrated by Simon Coleby, colored by Jack Davies, and lettered by Simon Bowland. Judge Dee chapters one through five can be found in Progs 2467 - 2471, and Judge Dee chapters six through eight can be found in Progs 2485 - 2487. You can find them all on 2000AD's website. You can follow Ben Wheatley on Instagram. This Week's Sponsors The Future is Calling! 2000 AD is the Galaxy's Greatest Comic, with new issues published every single week! Every 32-page issue of 2000 AD brings you the best in sci-fi and horror, featuring characters like Judge Dredd, Rogue Trooper, and more. Get a print subscription to 2000 AD and it'll arrive to your mailbox every week - and your first issue is free! Or subscribe digitally, and you can download DRM-free copies of each issue for only $9 a month. That's 128 pages of incredible comics every month for less than $10! Head to 2000AD.com and click on ‘subscribe' now – or download the 2000 AD app and start reading today! This June, Top Shelf Productions is bringing you unforgettable stories from the deeply personal to the absolutely colossal. On June 2nd, discover We Are Pan, the powerful historical graphic novel from writer Andre Frattino and illustrator Yasmin Flores Montanez. Inspired by the true story of Operación Pedro Pan, the secret mission that evacuated over 14,000 Cuban children to the United States during Fidel Castro's rise to power. Then, on June 23rd, buckle up for Minnie Pouches in the MicroRealm! From Caleb Goellner and Eric Lide comes a wildly imaginative all-ages adventure about a super-anxious super-strong girl battling pizza dinosaurs, laser robots, and floating nightmares across bizarre dimensions to rescue her pets and save her family. The charming town of Orchard has everything you could ever need: walkable streets, friendly residents, and no escape. But why would you want to leave? The world outside is a nuclear wasteland! It's much better to stay in the warm confines of Orchard and ignore the deep secrets it holds. After all, it's a safe place to live. Free on Webtoon, Winston Gambro's A Safe Place to Live is the dystopian horror comic you've been waiting for. It's Severance meets Archie. Support human-made art!. Other Relevant Links to This Week's Episode: Subscribe to the Comic Book Couples Counseling YouTube Channel Watch The Stacks, Comic Creators Name Their Favorite Comics Watch Matt Fraction in The Stacks Previously on CBCC: Kyle Starks and Chris Schweizer Live From HeroesCon Comic Book Film Club: Supergirl at the Alamo Drafthouse in Winchester, Virginia on 6/27 at 11:00 AM. Co-Sponsored by Four Color Fantasies. Comic Book Club: The Complete Persepolis at Meanwhile...Coffee in Herndon, Virginia, on 7/5 at 3:30 PM Final Round of Plugs (PHEW): Support the Podcast by Joining OUR PATREON COMMUNITY. And, of course, follow Comic Book Couples Counseling on Facebook, on Instagram, and on Bluesky @CBCCPodcast, and you can follow hosts Brad Gullickson @MouthDork & Lisa Gullickson @sidewalksiren. Send us your Words of Affirmation by leaving us a 5-star Review on Apple Podcasts. Continue your conversation with CBCC by hopping over to our website, where we have reviews, essays, and numerous interviews with comic book creators. Podcast logo by Jesse Lonergan and Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou.
This Postmodern Realities episode is a conversation with JOURNAL author Cole Burgett about his article, “American Alien: The Mythology of ‘Disclosure Day'“.Note: This is a Feature Film Review and Social Commentary[Editor's Note: This review contains spoilers for Disclosure Day.] This is also part of Cole's ongoing Cultural Apologetics Column. https://www.equip.org/articles/american-alien-the-mythology-of-disclosure-day/One way you can support our online articles and podcasts is by leaving us a tip. A tip is just a small amount, like $3, $5, or $10, which is the cost of a latte, lunch out, or coffee drink. To leave a tip, click here.Please see related articles and podcasts belowEpisode 502: By the Power of Nostalgia: ‘Masters of the Universe' and the Haunting of Popular Culture“By the Power of Nostalgia: ‘Masters of the Universe' and the Haunting of Popular Culture”.Episode 501: The Man Beneath the Beskar: Fatherhood and Masculinity in ‘Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu'“The Man Beneath the Beskar: Fatherhood and Masculinity in ‘Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu‘”.Episode 494: Before Baker Street: An Evaluation of Amazon Prime's ‘Young Sherlock'Before Baker Street: An Evaluation of Amazon Prime's ‘Young Sherlock'Don't miss an episode; please subscribe to the Postmodern Realities podcast wherever you get your favorite podcasts. Please help spread the word about Postmodern Realities by giving us a rating and review when you subscribe to the podcast. The more ratings and reviews we have, the more new listeners can discover our content.
Before Amityville, before the Warrens, and long before famous hauntings became part of pop culture, there was the Wizard Clip haunting. Dr. Stan Williams joins Jim to dig into this strange and deeply historic case from the 1790s, where a farmer named Adam Livingston found himself at the center of unexplained poltergeist activity, mysterious fabrics cut into crescent shapes, and a haunting that shook an entire community. Dr. Williams, author of the Wizard Clip Haunting trilogy, shares how a possible film project turned into years of research through courthouse records, church archives, old accounts, and one surprising discovery about a key priest in the story. It is part ghost story, part historical mystery, and part spiritual battle, centered on what just might be America's greatest haunting you've never heard of. You can find Dr. William's books on Wizard Clip at Amazon: https://amzn.to/4gHmxPY Thanks Dr. Williams! This post contains Amazon affiliate links that benefit Jim Harold Media when you make a qualifying purchase. Thank you for your support! -- VIRTUAL CAMPFIRE GROUPJoin our FREE online community at https://virtualcampfiregroup.com YOUTUBE CHANNELBe sure to subscribe to Jim's YouTube channel at: https://youtube.com/jimharold MERCHGo to https://jimharold.com/merch to get your Jim Harold T's, sweatshirts, mugs, hats and more! BOOKSGet all SIX of Jim's Campfire books here: https://jimharold.com/campfirebooks/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Robin, Adam, & Bismarck proudly present Episode 332 of Scary(ish)! Bismarck completes his personal Storytime episode be telling a story of his travels to South America and how he managed to be in the wrong place at the wrong time. Listen, Share, Subscribe, and Review!
Many of us cannot get free because the memory of our past is tormenting us. Shame grows in secrecy and it cannot survive when we shine a light on it!
House Of Horrors, Haunting On The Hill & Three KnocksEpisode 481 | June 22, 2026INFO & CONTACTWebsite: https://paranormalmysteriespodcast.comTell Your Story: https://paranormalmysteriespodcast.com/tell-your-storySUPPORT THE SHOWPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/cw/paranormalmysteriesBuy Me A Coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/paranormalPayPal: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=MG24QCZBAWRRNFOLLOW & SUBSCRIBEYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ParanormalMysteriesPodcastPodcast Source: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/paranormal-mysteries--2321086
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This episode, Keepers Bridgett & Evan unpack the best ways to begin a scenario! We're going to define what the means, things to consider, best practices, worst practices, and even provide you with some recommendations on authors who truly stuck the landing on a strong opener! Patreon Plug & Update Hey listeners! Did you know that MUP has a Patreon? That's right! We do! You can directly support the show, and our surrounding community, by becoming a Patreon! “Dr Weir’s Optometry and Travel Agency: Where you’re going, you won’t need eyes to see.” Submitted by iPwned Head over to patreon.com/MUP or click the patreon icon on the sidebar of our website. If you're able to support us, we'd appreciate it! Patreon, we offer everything from exclusive backer only bonus content, Patreon only episodes, backer only hangouts, access to our backer only portal on Discord, and more! The Discord Plug Our MUP Discord and we are all there! We invite all of our listeners to come and enjoy the community of horror gaming and cute pet pics. Link in the show notes: MU Discord server invite link: https://discord.gg/vNjEv9D And thank you to our editor NATE for editing this episode. Bridgett's Pet Pick Shout Out Tonight, I'd like to shout out friend of the show, GroucyLenny and their cats, Lily and Camille, who are captured here with the caption– nefarious plan is to absorb all of the sun's energy to destroy humankind. Wait. You guys are getting sun? I'm in Ohio. I haven't seen the sun since October 2025. Can I join this plan?? Thanks for sharing with us, GroucyLenny! Main Topic Hello, everyone, and welcome to the Main Topic! Tonight, we're going to unpack the best ways to begin a scenario! We're going to define what the means, things to consider, best practices, worst practices, and even provide you with some recommendations on authors who truly stuck the landing on a strong opener! From a storytelling perspective and from a game design standpoint, this is such an important topic that I don't believe it is getting enough affection. It needs some love, so I'm happy that we're slowing down to really explore the impact that introductory scenes and onboarding have on the rest of your game and storytelling experience! What is the beginning of the scenario? Is this… a roundtable of character introductions? What do you look like, name, occupation? Is this an opening scene? Is this worldbuilding? Why do we care about this topic? Arguably, the introduction, climax, and conclusion are the most essential and vital points of storytelling Essential things to establish? The world The vibe/genre/tone/expectation Your PC's place and impact in the world Character connection Level of buy-in/care Good Examples: Sorrow in Tsvao by Bridgett Jeffries (begins with a team meeting) buff.ly/3AvlvAr Taken for Granite by Jade Griffin's (begins with a car crash) https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/379700/taken-for-granite Graham Walmsley's Cosmic Dark Opening scenes for a campaign: Two-Headed Serpent drops you right in the action and sprays your face with blood, while setting up the central mystery of the campaign. HotOE lets you fool around at a party with some characters who later become important but it doesn't do much to establish the plot. [As a counter-example, the start of The Haunting often flops because it's geared towards new players and doesn't immediately put them in the action.] Homework Dear listener, tell us of your favorite scenario start!
This episode, Keepers Bridgett & Evan unpack the best ways to begin a scenario! We're going to define what the means, things to consider, best practices, worst practices, and even provide you with some recommendations on authors who truly stuck the landing on a strong opener! Patreon Plug & Update Hey listeners! Did you know that MUP has a Patreon? That's right! We do! You can directly support the show, and our surrounding community, by becoming a Patreon! “Dr Weir’s Optometry and Travel Agency: Where you’re going, you won’t need eyes to see.” Submitted by iPwned Head over to patreon.com/MUP or click the patreon icon on the sidebar of our website. If you're able to support us, we'd appreciate it! Patreon, we offer everything from exclusive backer only bonus content, Patreon only episodes, backer only hangouts, access to our backer only portal on Discord, and more! The Discord Plug Our MUP Discord and we are all there! We invite all of our listeners to come and enjoy the community of horror gaming and cute pet pics. Link in the show notes: MU Discord server invite link: https://discord.gg/vNjEv9D And thank you to our editor NATE for editing this episode. Bridgett's Pet Pick Shout Out Tonight, I'd like to shout out friend of the show, GroucyLenny and their cats, Lily and Camille, who are captured here with the caption– nefarious plan is to absorb all of the sun's energy to destroy humankind. Wait. You guys are getting sun? I'm in Ohio. I haven't seen the sun since October 2025. Can I join this plan?? Thanks for sharing with us, GroucyLenny! Main Topic Hello, everyone, and welcome to the Main Topic! Tonight, we're going to unpack the best ways to begin a scenario! We're going to define what the means, things to consider, best practices, worst practices, and even provide you with some recommendations on authors who truly stuck the landing on a strong opener! From a storytelling perspective and from a game design standpoint, this is such an important topic that I don't believe it is getting enough affection. It needs some love, so I'm happy that we're slowing down to really explore the impact that introductory scenes and onboarding have on the rest of your game and storytelling experience! What is the beginning of the scenario? Is this… a roundtable of character introductions? What do you look like, name, occupation? Is this an opening scene? Is this worldbuilding? Why do we care about this topic? Arguably, the introduction, climax, and conclusion are the most essential and vital points of storytelling Essential things to establish? The world The vibe/genre/tone/expectation Your PC's place and impact in the world Character connection Level of buy-in/care Good Examples: Sorrow in Tsvao by Bridgett Jeffries (begins with a team meeting) buff.ly/3AvlvAr Taken for Granite by Jade Griffin's (begins with a car crash) https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/379700/taken-for-granite Graham Walmsley's Cosmic Dark Opening scenes for a campaign: Two-Headed Serpent drops you right in the action and sprays your face with blood, while setting up the central mystery of the campaign. HotOE lets you fool around at a party with some characters who later become important but it doesn't do much to establish the plot. [As a counter-example, the start of The Haunting often flops because it's geared towards new players and doesn't immediately put them in the action.] Homework Dear listener, tell us of your favorite scenario start!
Tonight, Nick joins us to share unexplained experiences that began in early childhood. From memories of a possible past life and a strange encounter in his great-grandparents' home, to witnessing an unusual craft with neighbors across the street, Nick's story spans decades. He also discusses dreams that appear to predict future conversations, and the ongoing paranormal activity that his family experiences in the very home where many of these events first began.More information on this episode on the podcast website:https://ufochroniclespodcast.com/2026-2/If you enjoy this podcast, please support the show with a virtual coffee:https://ko-fi.com/ufochroniclespodcastFollow and Subscribe on X to get ad-free episodesX: https://x.com/UFOchronpodcast/Want to share your encounter on the show?Email: UFOChronicles@gmail.comOr Fill out Guest Form:https://forms.gle/uGQ8PTVRkcjy4nxS7Podcast Merchandise:https://www.teepublic.com/user/ufo-chronicles-podcastHelp Support UFO CHRONICLES by becoming a Patron:https://patreon.com/UFOChroniclespodcastAll Links for Podcast:https://linktr.ee/UFOChroniclesPodcastThank you for listening!Like share and subscribe it really helps me when people share the show on social media, it means we can reach more people and more witnesses and without your amazing support, it wouldn't be possible.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/ufo-chronicles-podcast--3395068/support.
Liebe Hörerinnen und Hörer, wir richten den Suchscheinwerfer des frisch und neu gestarteten Horror-Formats "Gänsehaut" auf das nächste Genre: Haunted House Horror. Dom und Nils analysieren, wie Filme und Spiele jeweils diese Spielart des Grusels interpretieren, welche Stilmittel sie nutzen und was sie unterschlagen. Dafür haben sie je Medium ein Anschauungsbeispiel vorbereitet - und ein leichtes Déjà-vu. Viel Spaß damit wünschen, Dom & Nils Timecodes: 00:00:00 - Einleitung 00:08:15 - Über das Subgenre 00:30:18 - The Haunting 00:48:09 - Visage In dieser Folge zu hören: Dom Schott, Nils Ehring
Tonight, Nick joins us to share unexplained experiences that began in early childhood. From memories of a possible past life and a strange encounter in his great-grandparents' home, to witnessing an unusual craft with neighbors across the street, Nick's story spans decades. He also discusses dreams that appear to predict future conversations, and the ongoing paranormal activity that his family experiences in the very home where many of these events first began.More information on this episode on the podcast website:https://ufochroniclespodcast.com/2026-2/If you enjoy this podcast, please support the show with a virtual coffee:https://ko-fi.com/ufochroniclespodcastFollow and Subscribe on X to get ad-free episodesX: https://x.com/UFOchronpodcast/Want to share your encounter on the show?Email: UFOChronicles@gmail.comOr Fill out Guest Form:https://forms.gle/uGQ8PTVRkcjy4nxS7Podcast Merchandise:https://www.teepublic.com/user/ufo-chronicles-podcastHelp Support UFO CHRONICLES by becoming a Patron:https://patreon.com/UFOChroniclespodcastAll Links for Podcast:https://linktr.ee/UFOChroniclesPodcastThank you for listening!Like share and subscribe it really helps me when people share the show on social media, it means we can reach more people and more witnesses and without your amazing support, it wouldn't be possible.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/ufo-chronicles-podcast--3395068/support.
Dying Is Cringe: Jim has figured it out! The most embarrassing thing that you can do is dying. Can you imagine people outliving you? Cringe.James Franco: James Franco made a fake schizo TikTok to come back to the limelight. He doesn't get how to properly be a schizo but he has the conspiracy nuts going wild.Real Schizo: We wash away the fake schizo of James Franco with the real deal in WildJoker aka Melvin who is ranting about Jennifer Aniston, The Rock and much more.WIDOW'S BAY!, DEAD BABY!, RETARDS!, JUGGERNAUT!, BAPTIZED BY FIRE!, JESSE BLAZE SNIDER!, MOST EMBARRASSING THING YOU CAN DO!, EPIPHANY!, PATREON!, ADDITIONAL FUNDS!, GIFTED MEMBERSHIP!, DYING IS CRINGE!, PLASMA DONATION!, TATTOOS!, EXPLANATION!, FINAL FANTASY!, DYING!, CAN YOU IMAGINE?!, HIDING THINGS!, DMS!, EVERYONE IS STILL ALIVE!, CHECKING OUT!, DUMBASS!, OLD LADY!, OTHER PEOPLE ALIVE!, HAUNTING!, OUTLIVED!, TUPAC VIDEO GAME!, SNOOP DOGG!, JUMANJI!, BIGGIE!, TUPAC!, CHRIS FARLEY!, ALIENS!, GRANDPARENTS!, DON'T RESPECT!, LOVING YOUR GRANDMA IS CRINGE!, JAMES FRANCO!, TIKTOK!, COMEBACK!, SCHIZO!, CONSPIRACY!, MONSTER'S INC!, FILM PROMOTION!, 2319!, CHILD DETECTION AGENCY!, CDA!, MONSTER!, SPERGING!, SCHIZO MAXXING!, WILDJOKER42082!, MELVIN!, TOURIST!, BRAIN ROT!, HEAD UPSIDE DOWN!, GAME OF THRONES!, EXTRA!, JENNIFER!, BRAD!, THE ROCK!, TUTU!, CUNT!, BITCH!, RIPPING BUTTS!, VINYL COLLECTION!, MEDS!You can find the videos from this episode at our Discord RIGHT HERE!
This is a Grave Talks CLASSIC EPISODE! PART TWOGreystone Mansion stands as one of the most iconic estates in Beverly Hills—built on wealth, ambition, and a legacy that quickly turned tragic.Constructed in the 1920s during California's oil boom, the mansion became a symbol of luxury and influence. But that legacy was forever altered in 1929, when a mysterious murder-suicide unfolded within its walls—an event that continues to shape the stories surrounding the estate today.Author and Greystone docent Clete Keith takes us through the history of the mansion, from its rise during Hollywood's golden era to the tragedy that left a lasting mark on the property. Alongside that history are ongoing reports of paranormal activity, with visitors and staff describing unexplained sounds, shadowy figures, and moments that are difficult to explain.It's a look at a location where history and the unexplained seem to intersect—and where the past may still be present.#paranormal #greystonemansion #beverlyhills #hauntedmansion #paranormalinvestigation #ghosthunting #hauntedlocations #hollywoodhistory #supernatural #ghostevidence #paranormalactivity #hauntedhistory #truecrimehistory #paranormalpodcast #thegravetalksLove real ghost stories? Want even more?Become a supporter and unlock exclusive extras, ad-free episodes, and advanced access:
Send us a text or a voicemailA horror podcast visits an Irish inn to scatter the ashes of their former co-hosts, unaware the property is said to be haunted by a witch with a penchant for humans with black lungs. On Episode 725 of Trick or Treat Radio our feature film discussion is Hokum from director Damian McCarthy! We also talk about the prospect of an Evil Dead prequel, how successful horror films build dread, and what we have in common with Wilfred Brimley. So grab your witch repellent spray, ring the bell for the Honeymoon Suite, and strap on for the world's most dangerous podcast!Stuff we talk about: The Evil Dead, Army of Darkness, Evil Dead Wrath, prequels, grindhouse, AARP, Wilfred Brimley, Rocking a Mel Gibson, grey jaw temples, Al Pacino, Masters of the Universe, House of Usher, The Mummy's Shroud, Eye of the Cat, Willard, Frankenstein Created Woman, Food of the Gods, Aliens, Lake Mungo, Nightfall, Bitter Feast, Dark Souls, Zombie Beach, The Haunting of Helena, Blood Spirit, Kristina Klebe, Killer Mermaid, Patrick Melton, Feast, Saw IV, Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark, Fear of the Walking Dead, The Gift, Ken Burns, Kevin Burns, Steve Minor, Lake Placid, Friday the 13th, Day of the Dead, House, Halloween H2O, Carol Kane, Adams Family Values, Roger Ebert, I Bury the Living, The Last Dinosaur, The Mummy's Hand, The Mummy's Tomb, E.G. Marshall, Creepshow, Two Evil Eyes, Jared Leto, Morbius, Brian May, Hokum, Damian McCarthy, Adam Scott, Florence Ordesh, Severance, Conquistador, Step Brothers, destiny vs. personal choice, Forbidden Fruits, Widow's Bay, folk horror, scary Irish woods, witching and bitching, Diablo Cody, Lisa Frankenstein, Jennifer's Body, Jack the Jackass, raging assholes, a moment on the lips a lifetime on the hips, and Witches Get Stitches.Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/trickortreatradioJoin our Discord Community: discord.trickortreatradio.comSend Email/Voicemail: mailto:podcast@trickortreatradio.comVisit our website: http://trickortreatradio.comStart your own podcast: https://www.buzzsprout.com/?referrer_id=386Use our Amazon link: http://amzn.to/2CTdZzKFB Group: http://www.facebook.com/groups/trickortreatradioTwitter: http://twitter.com/TrickTreatRadioFacebook: http://facebook.com/TrickOrTreatRadioYouTube: http://youtube.com/TrickOrTreatRadioInstagram: http://instagram.com/TrickorTreatRadioSupport the show
In this episode we will be delving into a new topic we have yet to explore. When real people have real paranoia, is it all in their head or is there something substantial there? TimestampsIntro : (00:00)Story 1: (00:21)Story 2: (05:53)Story 3: (12:33) Story 4: (19:25) Story 5: (25:56) Story 6: (30:32) Story 7: (34:54) SUBMIT YOUR SCARY STORYsubmityourownscarystory@gmail.comPatreon : https://www.patreon.com/c/BoozeAndBoos?vanity=userJoin My Discord! https://discord.gg/sMUtpDwJAD Stories Found & Edited By : Zack Graham SUPPORT HIM & BUY HIS BOOKS :) Mogollon Monsters - https://a.co/d/d2BHQCPGhosts of Gravsmith - https://a.co/d/ahThYHA ►[ Intro & Background Ambience] - @GenSen & @Binadra3D ►[《 Background Music
Sometimes all it takes is one question.When we sat down with Azazel, we expected to talk about haunting, characters, scares, and the road that brought him from Savannah, Georgia into the haunt world. We got all of that. What we didn't expect was a moment that hit every one of us right in the chest.One question.One answer.And suddenly the conversation became something much bigger.This episode dives into the passion behind the paint, the friendships built along the way, the struggles, the victories, and the reason so many of us keep coming back to this crazy world year after year. It's about entertaining people, creating memories, and finding a place where you truly belong.Whether you've been haunting for decades or you've never stepped behind a mask, Azazel's story is a reminder that passion isn't something you find overnight. It's something you fight for, build, and carry with you through every chapter of your life.This was more than a conversation about a character.This was a conversation about heart.Sometimes the mask tells a story. Sometimes the person underneath tells an even better one.
This is a Grave Talks CLASSIC EPISODE!Greystone Mansion stands as one of the most iconic estates in Beverly Hills—built on wealth, ambition, and a legacy that quickly turned tragic.Constructed in the 1920s during California's oil boom, the mansion became a symbol of luxury and influence. But that legacy was forever altered in 1929, when a mysterious murder-suicide unfolded within its walls—an event that continues to shape the stories surrounding the estate today.Author and Greystone docent Clete Keith takes us through the history of the mansion, from its rise during Hollywood's golden era to the tragedy that left a lasting mark on the property. Alongside that history are ongoing reports of paranormal activity, with visitors and staff describing unexplained sounds, shadowy figures, and moments that are difficult to explain.It's a look at a location where history and the unexplained seem to intersect—and where the past may still be present.#paranormal #greystonemansion #beverlyhills #hauntedmansion #paranormalinvestigation #ghosthunting #hauntedlocations #hollywoodhistory #supernatural #ghostevidence #paranormalactivity #hauntedhistory #truecrimehistory #paranormalpodcast #thegravetalksLove real ghost stories? Want even more?Become a supporter and unlock exclusive extras, ad-free episodes, and advanced access:
A haunted house. A voodoo preacher. A string of mysterious deaths. In this episode of Avery After Dark, we travel to Rockford, Alabama to uncover the terrifying legend of the Rockford Voodoo House and the dark mystery surrounding Reverend Willie Maxwell. This is one eerie episode you don't want to miss...Avery After Dark is a real human hosted podcast that began in 2022. Every episode is hosted and narrated by Avery Ross, a real human and always will be. Never artificial. Enjoy!Watch this podcast episode! Click HERE to check it out & subscribe to the Avery After Dark Youtube Channel!Business Inquires | averyannross@gmail.comJoin the PATREON or Youtube Memberships for BONUS episodes of Avery After Dark! Thank you for your support :)Make sure you are following along for all the latest!TIKTOKINSTAGRAMFACEBOOK
In this episode we explore some True Terrifying Tales From South Dakota. Personal experiences and some more related to creepy old lore within the state itself. TimestampsIntro : (00:00)Story 1: (05:11) Story 2: (11:13) Story 3: (17:28) Story 4: (21:59) Story 5: (28:25) Story 6: (34:27) SUBMIT YOUR SCARY STORYsubmityourownscarystory@gmail.comPatreon : https://www.patreon.com/c/BoozeAndBoos?vanity=userJoin My Discord! https://discord.gg/sMUtpDwJAD Stories Found & Edited By : Zack Graham SUPPORT HIM & BUY HIS BOOKS :) Mogollon Monsters - https://a.co/d/d2BHQCPGhosts of Gravsmith - https://a.co/d/ahThYHA ►[ Intro & Background Ambience] - Bindra3D►[《 Background Music
Season 6 | Episode 7 — Fan Submission SeriesSomething didn't stay at the school. It followed her.This week on Fallen Hour, we feature a chilling fan submission from Sharmynee LaForge — who shares firsthand experiences from her childhood at Pretty Eagle Catholic School in St. Xavier, Montana. The activity wasn't confined to one room or one hallway. It moved. It shifted. And for some, it didn't stop when they left.This submission is now part of our ongoing research into paranormal patterns in and around Pretty Eagle Catholic School — a location that keeps coming up in community accounts.
If you enjoy gothic fiction, Victorian mysteries, haunted houses, ghost stories, and true crime from the gaslight era, we invite you to check out our new podcast, Gaslight Ghost Stories and Victorian Murders on AudioIron.com.Each week, we bring you chilling tales of restless spirits, dark secrets, notorious crimes, and mysterious happenings from the Victorian age. Some stories are inspired by real events, while others are original works of gothic horror and suspense.Recent and upcoming episodes include The Gallows and the Glittering Watch, Burke and Hare, Mutton Stew, Wandering Spirits Part One and Part Two, The Horror of Rabie Hall, The Confession of the Cursed Mrs. B, and The Haunting at Aston Abbey.New episodes are added every week, so there is always a new mystery to uncover and a new ghost story waiting in the shadows.If you love atmospheric storytelling, Victorian crime, supernatural suspense, and dark historical fiction, search for Gaslight Ghost Stories and Victorian Murders on your favorite podcast platform and subscribe today. You can also visit AudioIron.com to find the new podcast and many others. We hope to see you there.
Writing is more than just putting words on paper. It's a journey filled with challenges, perseverance, and growth. Many aspiring authors often wonder what it truly takes to publish a book. In this episode, author Nancy Tandon shares her journey and the ups and downs of writing for middle grade. Join us as we explore her experiences, insights, and the lessons learned along the way.For bonus content and info on upcoming episodes, subscribe to the Middle Grade Matters newsletter here: Newsletter, and follow us on Instagram, Threads, and Twitter.I love audiobooks! If you do, too, consider switching to Libro.fm, a platform that supports indy bookstores.If you're enjoying this podcast, please leave a rating and review (thank you!).
LONDON LIVE SHOW https://www.tickettailor.com/events/cheerfulearful/2084541 How many Human Bones is too many to have in your home? If you answered anything other than ‘one', take yourself straight to jail because that was a trick question. And yet for one curious homeowner in Northumberland, England, even getting to the bathroom in the middle of the night is almost impossible without also tripping over a human femur. That's because Chillingham Castle, one of Britain's most haunted buildings, has a dark medieval paranormal history of death, torture, and deceit. And while the house has been restored over the years, they have made sure to leave its bone pit intact...Time for Kit and Rory to investigate! Become a commune member to get access to bonus episodes: https://thisparanormallife.com Follow us on Twitter, Instagram, and YouTube Join our Secret Society Facebook Community Buy Official TPL Merch! Edited by Philip Shacklady Researched by Ewen Friers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
This is a Grave Talks CLASSIC EPISODE!Sometimes, the biggest fear doesn't come from the encounter itself — but from the questions that linger afterward. Why did this happen? Why me? What does it mean?For Michelle Jennings and Dawn Martin, curiosity about the paranormal didn't fade after the experiences stopped. If anything, it grew stronger. Each unexplained sound, shadow, or haunting memory only deepened their need for answers. Together, they step into the world of the supernatural, determined to explore what lies beyond and uncover the truth about the paranormal phenomena that shaped their lives.Michelle and Dawn share how their lives were touched by the unexplainable and why they continue seeking clarity through paranormal exploration. Their journey is not only about chasing ghosts but also about searching for meaning — about trying to understand the why behind the supernatural.Join us as we dive into the beginning of their path, where curiosity meets courage, and where the search for truth in the world of hauntings begins.#ParanormalEncounters #TrueGhostStory #Haunted #RealHaunting #ParanormalInvestigation #GhostStories #Supernatural #HauntedPlaces #MichelleJennings #DawnMartin #ParanormalJourney #AfterlifeLove real ghost stories? Want even more?Become a supporter and unlock exclusive extras, ad-free episodes, and advanced access:
This is a Grave Talks CLASSIC EPISODE! PART TWOSometimes, the biggest fear doesn't come from the encounter itself — but from the questions that linger afterward. Why did this happen? Why me? What does it mean?For Michelle Jennings and Dawn Martin, curiosity about the paranormal didn't fade after the experiences stopped. If anything, it grew stronger. Each unexplained sound, shadow, or haunting memory only deepened their need for answers. Together, they step into the world of the supernatural, determined to explore what lies beyond and uncover the truth about the paranormal phenomena that shaped their lives.Michelle and Dawn share how their lives were touched by the unexplainable and why they continue seeking clarity through paranormal exploration. Their journey is not only about chasing ghosts but also about searching for meaning — about trying to understand the why behind the supernatural.Join us as we dive into the beginning of their path, where curiosity meets courage, and where the search for truth in the world of hauntings begins.#ParanormalEncounters #TrueGhostStory #Haunted #RealHaunting #ParanormalInvestigation #GhostStories #Supernatural #HauntedPlaces #MichelleJennings #DawnMartin #ParanormalJourney #AfterlifeLove real ghost stories? Want even more?Become a supporter and unlock exclusive extras, ad-free episodes, and advanced access:
Episode 1027 Jason Interviews James Aquilone - Creepshow Anthology - Monstrous BooksCreepshow: 13 Tales of Terror features original stories by Steve Niles (30 Days of Night), David Avallone (Elvira: Mistress of the Dark), Nancy A. Collins (Swamp Thing, Blade Runner, Sonja Blue), Dennis Crosby (Weird Tales), Keith R.A. DeCandido (Supernatural Crimes Unit, Star Trek, Buffy the Vampire Slayer), Gwendolyn Kriste (2024 Bram Stoker Award for Best Novel for The Haunting of Velkwood), Jonathan Maberry (V-Wars) Lisa Morton (The Best American Mystery Stories 2020), Nick Roberts (The Exorcist's House), Thomas E. Sniegoski (Hellboy, Vampirella), Tim Waggoner (Terrifier, Halloween Kills novelizations), Simon Bestwick (Best Horror of the Year), and James Aquilone (Kolchak: The Night Stalker). Creepshow: 13 Tales of Terror is a macabre celebration of the series' legacy — twisting morality tales of terror, justice, and cosmic retribution, told through the Creep's ghoulish grin. Available June 23Buy It: https://www.monstrousverse.com/creepshowTheme Songs by Drew: Tales of Terror & 13 GrinsLinks: https://beacons.ai/comicsfunprofit Listen: https://comcsforfunandprofit.podomatic.com/
Deep in the Central Highlands, on the lonely shore of Loch Ericht, Ben Alder Cottage has held a haunted reputation for decades. Old newspaper clippings, bothy folklore, and modern overnight visitors tell the story of Joseph McCook, strange noises in the dark, doors crashing open, objects moving, and the uneasy feeling that this remote shelter is not always empty.The BOOKBY US A COFFEEJoin Sarah's new FACEBOOK GROUPSubscribe to our PATREONEMAIL us your storiesJoin us on INSTAGRAMJoin us on TWITTERJoin us on FACEBOOKVisit our WEBSITEResearch Links:Dundee Courier and Advertiser, Friday 20 January 1978The Courier and Advertiser, Friday 12 April 1985https://ben-alder.com/mccooks-bothy/https://ohwhataknight.co.uk/blog/a-night-alone-in-ben-alder-cottagehttps://www.alexroddie.com/2018/03/a-night-in-ben-alder-cottage/https://outdoorsmagic.com/article/britains-most-haunted-bothy/https://www.dailystar.co.uk/travel/travel-news/man-left-creeped-out-uks-31288955https://munromoonwalker.com/blog/bothy-ghosts-giant-mice-and-john-fordThanks so much for listening, and we'll catch up with you again on Thursday.Sarah and Tobie xx"Spacial Winds," Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licenced under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licencehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/SURVEY Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Long before true crime became an obsession, Jennie Garth took on one of the darkest roles of her career: a young woman who suffered years of abuse before being accused of orchestrating her husband's murder. Jennie revisits the controversial story and admits that even after all these years, she still has questions about where the truth begins and ends.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Welcome back to Crawlspace. This is part 2 of the conversation with filmmaker Barry Conrad. Barry and his film crew were front and center, capturing the disturbing happenings of the 1989 haunting of Jackie Hernandez in her San Pedro home. Barry tells the story from his perspective in part 2of 2. Check out part 1: https://open.spotify.com/episode/5bwdfZs47F0Lgb2x2cwHam?si=9413159ce25c4998 Check out our two previous episodes on the Jackie Hernandez & San Pedro haunting episodes: https://youtu.be/qQ0yzi88jns?si=xl0staWX7z8oOyTb https://youtu.be/n3HIJ_izcW4?si=7G-u2l2UXpq525Ws Check out Barry's work: https://www.barconvideoproductions.com/ The music for Crawlspace was produced by David Flajnik. Listen to his music here: https://www.pond5.com/artist/bigdsound. Follow Crawlspace: IG: https://www.instagram.com/Crawlspacepodcast. TT: https://www.tiktok.com/@crawlspacepodcast. FB: https://www.facebook.com/Crawlspacepodcast. X: https://twitter.com/crawlspacepod. Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7iSnqnCf27NODdz0pJ1GvJ. Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/crawlspace. Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/crawlspace-true-crime-mysteries/id1187326340. Follow Missing: IG: https://www.instagram.com/MissingCSM/. TT: https://www.tiktok.com/@missingcsm. FB: https://www.facebook.com/MissingCSM. X: https://twitter.com/MissingCSM. Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0yRXkJrZC85otfT7oXMcri. Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/missingcsm. Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/missing/id1006974447. Follow Private Investigations For the Missing Please donate if you can: https://investigationsforthemissing.org/. http://piftm.org/donate. https://twitter.com/PIFortheMissing. https://www.facebook.com/PIFortheMissing/. https://www.instagram.com/investigationsforthemissing/. Check out our entire network at http://crawlspace-media.com/. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Throwbacks are where I re-release old episodes from the archives. So don't worry if you have heard it already, as 'New episodes' will continue to come out on Sundays. To get some of the old episodes heard.~~~We start this episode off tonight with Cameron in South Australia, sharing a possible Grey Alien encounter. Then staying in the South of Australia, we hear from Bevan about some paranormal encounters he has experienced beginning back in the 1980s.More information on this episode on the podcast website:https://ufochroniclespodcast.com/ep-249-visions/Want to share your encounter on the show?Email: UFOChronicles@gmail.comOr Fill out Guest Form:https://forms.gle/uGQ8PTVRkcjy4nxS7Podcast Merchandise:https://www.teepublic.com/user/ufo-chronicles-podcastHelp Support UFO CHRONICLES by becoming a Patron:https://patreon.com/UFOChroniclespodcastX: https://x.com/UFOchronpodcastAll Links for Podcast:https://linktr.ee/UFOChroniclesPodcastThank you for listening!Like share and subscribe it really helps me when people share the show on social media, it means we can reach more people and more witnesses and without your amazing support, it wouldn't be possible.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/ufo-chronicles-podcast--3395068/support.
This week Kelly and Katai read THE HAUNTING OF FRANCES RAIN by Margaret Buffie, the story of a girl who sees ghosts whenever she puts on an old pair of glasses… in Canada! They talk compelling family drama, loving Toothy Tim, their love of DTF St Louis, absent mothers, underdeveloped ghosts, and more!Support BROTHER MANOR, Kelly's gothic romance miniseries, on Kickstarter! INFO AND DONATE!SUBSCRIBE ON PATREON for ad free and video eps, bonus eps, & more.DiscordInstagramMERCH!TEEN CREEPS IS AN INDEPENDENT PODCAST.*All creepy opinions expressed are those of the hosts and guests. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
In 1977, a calm, otherworldly voice broke into the British evening news across five transmitters at once, identified itself as an alien envoy, and warned humanity to abandon nuclear weapons before time ran out. Was it a hoax, or first contact?EPISODE BLOG PAGE (includes sources): https://weirddarkness.com/AlienVoicesOnTVAndRadioREAD or DOWNLOAD the full transcript of this episode: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/mrxcfak4FEATURED STORIES IN THIS EPISODE: While scientists at SETI are continually monitoring for extraterrestrial contact from the cosmos, ordinary people are already hearing from them – via radio and television. (Aliens Voices Over Radio and Television) *** The death of a Hollywood movie producer is still unsolved – and his spirit on the lot is still at unrest. (The Mysterious Death of Thomas Ince) *** A family moves into a new home, and it's not long before they begin hearing strange sounds coming from the home bar in their living room. (Something In That Part of the House) *** In years past, baby boys were dressed in pink. So why the change to the color blue for boys? The answer is a dark one. (Baby Blues) *** In just 30 seconds, 30 rounds were fired when the tension between a crew of thieving cowboys and vigilante lawmen came to an explosive head in the frontier town of Tombstone, Arizona. (The True Story Behind the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral)CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…00:00:00.000 = Klaatu's speech from “The Day The Earth Stood Still” (1951)00:02:45.959 = Show Open00:04:39.005 = Alien Voices Over Radio And Television00:16:13.874 = The Mysterious Death of Thomas Ince and the Haunting of Culver Studios00:33:04.222 = Something in That Part of the House ***00:39:31.873 = Baby Blues00:45:22.653 = The True Story Behind the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral ***00:54:32.710 = Show Close*** = Begins immediately after inserted ad breakLISTEN ON PODCAST APPS: Look for this podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeart Radio, Amazon Music, Pandora, TuneIn Radio, and other podcast apps. Get a list of free listening apps here: https://weirddarkness.com/wdapps*No AI Voices Are Used In The Narration Of This Podcast*SOURCES and RESOURCES:“The True Story Behind the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral” by Mark Oliver: http://ow.ly/RmAm30oaHWt“The Mysterious Death of Thomas Ince” by Troy Taylor: http://ow.ly/WVUu30oaHvS“Something In That Part of the House” by Haven: http://ow.ly/qMeU30oaHxn“Baby Blues” by Conny Waters: http://ow.ly/zcGj30oaI32“Alien Voices Over Radio and Television” posted at the Conspiracy Journal: https://tinyurl.com/y2ht47pt“Klaatu's Speech From ‘The Day The Earth Stood Still'”: (link no longer available)(Over time links may become invalid, disappear, or have different content. I always make sure to give authors credit for the material I use whenever possible. If I somehow overlooked doing so for a story, or if a credit is incorrect, please let me know and I will rectify it in these show notes immediately. Some links included above may benefit me financially through qualifying purchases.)WeirdDarkness® is a registered trademark. Copyright ©2026, Weird Darkness.Originally aired: November, 2021Weird Darkness moves across five unsettling true tales — alleged alien voices breaking into broadcast signals, the unexplained death of a Hollywood pioneer, a possessed home bar in Mexico, the superstitious roots of dressing infant boys in blue, and the bloody thirty seconds behind the O.K. Corral.It opens with the alleged extraterrestrial transmissions that have arrived through ordinary radios and televisions rather than from deep space. On November 26, 1977, at 5:12 PM, a deep, water-logged voice overrode five Southern Television transmitters across southern England, speaking over news reader Ivor Mills for five and a half minutes; the voice named itself Gramaha — also transcribed as Vrillon, Gillon, or Glon — a representative of the Ashtar Galactic Command, and warned humanity to abandon nuclear energy before the dawning New Age of Aquarius. The Independent Broadcasting Authority never logged the interruption and could not explain how its instant switch-off monitoring was bypassed. Years earlier, in July 1961, an eighteen-year-old ham radio operator named Robert P. Renaud had picked up a soft feminine voice high in the 25-meter band claiming to broadcast from a planet called Korendor, eventually trading images on his television's vidicon tube with a contact named Lin-Erri, an episode investigator Allen Griese found oddly free of showmanship or profit. A decade after Renaud, in January 1971, British UFO researcher Rex Dutta took a call on a radio talk show from a voice that registered no echo, no feedback, and no movement on the station's VU meter.From there the episode crosses to November 1924 and the death of Thomas Ince, the producer who founded Culver Studios in 1918 and earned the title Father of the Western. Ince died days after celebrating his birthday aboard William Randolph Hearst's yacht, the Oneida, on a weekend cruise to San Diego that also carried actress Marion Davies and, by rumor, Charlie Chaplin. The official account blamed acute indigestion, but Hollywood whispered that Hearst, jealous over Davies, fired a diamond-studded revolver in the dark and put a bullet meant for Chaplin into Ince's head instead. The body was cremated, no inquest was held, San Diego district attorney Chester Kemply closed the case after a single session, and gossip columnist Louella Parsons soon received a lifetime Hearst contract. Decades later, workers at Culver Studios reported a man in a bowler-type hat watching them from the catwalks during 1988 renovations, frowning, declaring that he disliked what they were doing to his studio, and walking through a wall.Next comes a listener's account of a house in Mexico, bought by the family about twenty years earlier, where a heavy tavern-style wooden bar in the living room became the source of growling, clinking glassware, and slamming cabinet doors that sounded like two animals fighting inside an empty cupboard. The housekeeper, Letty, threw the cabinet open to find nothing disturbed. Weeks later the mother and Letty dug up jars in the front yard containing rag dolls pierced with pins, buried directly on the other side of the wall behind the bar. A framed mirror reading BAR shattered at three in the morning during a housewarming party, a barred window slid open on its own after being latched, and a photograph of a single bar stool showed a clear horned, devil-like face the family begged to have deleted. Letty, it turned out, was a bruja — a witch.Color superstition drives the next story: infant boys, dressed in blue today, were once dressed in pink, and a June 1918 article in the trade journal Earnshaw's Infants' Department called pink the stronger, more decided color suited to boys and blue the daintier choice for girls. The return to blue revived a far older practice, since the ancient Egyptians and Greeks regarded blue as divine and used it to repel evil spirits, dressing pharaohs in it and, as author Douglas B. Smith recounts, painting nurseries to keep satanic spirits from slipping into young children's bodies. Boys received that protection because they were valued above girls, who were thought too unimportant for evil spirits to trouble. The same fear survives in the Evil Eye and in protective amulets like the Hamsa and the Turkish Nazar, hung in homes and cars and worked into jewelry across the Balkans and the Middle East.The episode closes behind the O.K. Corral on October 26, 1881, where thirty rounds were fired in roughly thirty seconds. Tombstone, Arizona had been founded in 1877 by prospector Ed Schieffelin, who struck a silver vein worth more than thirty-seven million dollars after being warned that all he would find out there was his own tombstone. Wyatt, Virgil, Morgan, and James Earp, joined by the gun-slinging ex-dentist Doc Holliday, clashed with the Cochise County Cowboys, a feud that hardened after Curly Bill Brocius accidentally killed city marshal Fred White in 1880 and Virgil took the post. The gunfight left Frank McLaury, Tom McLaury, and nineteen-year-old Billy Clanton dead while Ike Clanton and Billy Claiborne fled, and Judge Wells Spicer afterward released the Earps as having committed an unwise but not criminal act. The reckoning continued past the verdict, with Virgil shotgunned in the back, Morgan assassinated over a game of pool in a plot tied to Ike Clanton, and Wyatt Earp drifting west until his death in California in 1929 at the age of eighty.
This is a Grave Talks CLASSIC EPISODE!At just 15 years old, L. Sydney Fisher had a near-death experience that changed her life forever. She came back not only alive—but with a heightened sensitivity to the world beyond. Since that moment, she has lived with one foot in this world and the other in the spirit realm.Sydney's clairvoyance allows her to see the dead, a gift that has fueled her fascination with the paranormal and shaped her life's work. Today, she is not only a paranormal investigator but also the author of chilling books like The Haunting of Natalie Bradford, The Devil's Board, The Celestial Series, and The Haunted Series.L. Sydney Fisher shares the experiences that shaped her psychic abilities, her encounters with the dead, and the stories that inspired her books.You can find all of her books on Amazon or other booksellers, and you can get more information on her website – lsydneyfisher.com.#TheGraveTalks #NearDeathExperience #Clairvoyant #HauntedBooks #ParanormalInvestigator #RealGhostStories #PsychicMedium #ParanormalPodcast #TrueGhostStories #HauntedLove real ghost stories? Want even more?Become a supporter and unlock exclusive extras, ad-free episodes, and advanced access:
This is a Grave Talks CLASSIC EPISODE!Some places feel haunted the moment you step inside. The Old Paulding Jail in Paulding, Ohio, is one of them. Built in 1876, this Victorian-style landmark has stood for nearly 150 years, collecting not just history, but something else. Something unseen.Over the years, visitors have reported shadows sliding across the walls when no one is there, phantom footsteps pacing through the halls, and voices calling out from empty cells. Investigators have captured chilling EVPs, sudden equipment malfunctions, and unexplained cold spots that leave no doubt they're not alone. And then, of course, there's Charlie—the jail's most famous ghost. Said to be a former inmate who never truly left, Charlie is known for his playful pranks, sudden appearances, and the unsettling feeling that you're being watched.In this episode, we're joined by Shelly Robertson, owner of the Old Paulding Jail and first-hand witness to its many hauntings. Shelly takes us inside one of Ohio's most paranormally active locations. If you're brave enough, step beyond the bars and into the shadows of the Old Paulding Jail.#HauntedJail #OldPauldingJail #HauntedOhio #GhostHunters #ParanormalInvestigations #ParanormalActivity #TrueHaunting #EVPCaptured #GhostStories #HauntedPlacesLove real ghost stories? Want even more?Become a supporter and unlock exclusive extras, ad-free episodes, and advanced access:
This is a Grave Talks CLASSIC EPISODE! PART TWOSome places feel haunted the moment you step inside. The Old Paulding Jail in Paulding, Ohio, is one of them. Built in 1876, this Victorian-style landmark has stood for nearly 150 years, collecting not just history, but something else. Something unseen.Over the years, visitors have reported shadows sliding across the walls when no one is there, phantom footsteps pacing through the halls, and voices calling out from empty cells. Investigators have captured chilling EVPs, sudden equipment malfunctions, and unexplained cold spots that leave no doubt they're not alone. And then, of course, there's Charlie—the jail's most famous ghost. Said to be a former inmate who never truly left, Charlie is known for his playful pranks, sudden appearances, and the unsettling feeling that you're being watched.In this episode, we're joined by Shelly Robertson, owner of the Old Paulding Jail and first-hand witness to its many hauntings. Shelly takes us inside one of Ohio's most paranormally active locations. If you're brave enough, step beyond the bars and into the shadows of the Old Paulding Jail.#HauntedJail #OldPauldingJail #HauntedOhio #GhostHunters #ParanormalInvestigations #ParanormalActivity #TrueHaunting #EVPCaptured #GhostStories #HauntedPlacesLove real ghost stories? Want even more?Become a supporter and unlock exclusive extras, ad-free episodes, and advanced access:
This is a Grave Talks CLASSIC EPISODE! PART TWOAt just 15 years old, L. Sydney Fisher had a near-death experience that changed her life forever. She came back not only alive—but with a heightened sensitivity to the world beyond. Since that moment, she has lived with one foot in this world and the other in the spirit realm.Sydney's clairvoyance allows her to see the dead, a gift that has fueled her fascination with the paranormal and shaped her life's work. Today, she is not only a paranormal investigator but also the author of chilling books like The Haunting of Natalie Bradford, The Devil's Board, The Celestial Series, and The Haunted Series.L. Sydney Fisher shares the experiences that shaped her psychic abilities, her encounters with the dead, and the stories that inspired her books.You can find all of her books on Amazon or other booksellers, and you can get more information on her website – lsydneyfisher.com.#TheGraveTalks #NearDeathExperience #Clairvoyant #HauntedBooks #ParanormalInvestigator #RealGhostStories #PsychicMedium #ParanormalPodcast #TrueGhostStories #HauntedLove real ghost stories? Want even more?Become a supporter and unlock exclusive extras, ad-free episodes, and advanced access: