Podcast appearances and mentions of tim prasil

  Did the Victorians invent ghost hunting? Tim Prasil, author of Certain Nocturnal Disturbances: Ghost Hunting Before the Victorians and the familiar voice of Spectral Edition segments, returns to the Big Seance with the answer! Plus nocturnal surveillance, the legendary story of Athenodorus, centuries of rattling chains, Hinton Ampner, and the purposeless ghost! Visit BigSeance.com/220 for more info. Other Listening Options Direct Download Link   In this episode: Episode Teaser :00 Intro :50 Tim Prasil writes ghostly mysteries; he anthologizes quirky, mostly 19th-century fiction, and explores historical ghostlore. He's also been known to scribble a limerick. Once upon a time, he had a career in radio broadcasting that took him from announcing to copywriting — and from Illinois to Mississippi, back to Illinois, to Wisconsin, and finally to South Carolina. He then moved to Boston and earned an M.A. in English, taught in upstate New York, and moved to Milwaukee to earn a Ph.D. in English. After thirty years of teaching at the university level in Wisconsin and Oklahoma, he's now focusing on his books. Some of those titles include Help for the Haunted: A Decade of Vera Van Slyke Mysteries (from 1899-1909), The Victorian Ghost Hunter's Casebook, Entranced by Eyes of Evil: Tales of Mesmerism and Mystery, and The Lost Limericks of Edgar Allan Poe. 1:26 Did the Victorians invent Ghost Hunting? Spoiler Alert! No they didn't. What led up to Tim writing Certain Nocturnal Disturbances: Ghost Hunting Before the Victorians. 4:19 Nocturnal surveillance and the legendary story of Athenodorus. 10:41 The trend of ghosts with rattling chains. “I'm hoping that some of my readers are ghost hunters, and maybe they're a member of an investigation team, and they see that that tradition goes back to the 1500s and they say, ‘That's cool! I am part of this very long legacy.'” 16:55 The legend of Antoinette Deshoulieres 19:17 Joseph Glanvill, the Drummer of Tedworth, and other historical ghost hunts. Plus the practice of interviewing witnesses. 23:18 “One thing I've learned about history is that it's often a mistake to ask, ‘What did people believe back then?' The better question is, ‘What did people disagree about back then?'” 28:53 What will the future say about our ways of ghost hunting and researching the paranormal? 30:24 Hinton Ampner and the Purposeless Ghost 32:00 Tim and superstitions 37:18 What time in history would Tim like to go back to? And who would he be? 39:05 Tim's experiences with a theatre ghost! 40:21 Ghost hunting was very leisurely in the Victorian period. You let the ghosts come to you. 42:19 Tim Prasil's most treasured possession 44:28 The tradition of sharing ghost stories by a fire and Tim's Tales Told When the Windows Rattle YouTube series 47:44 More on Tim's Spectral Edition segments. 51:29 A special THANK YOU to Patreon supporters at the Super Paranerd and Parlor Guest level! 53:10 Outro 55:48 Easter egg 57:05   Tim's Previous Interviews and Spectral Edition Segments Episode 111 - Interview on the book, Spectral Edition: Ghost Reports from U.S. Newspapers, 1865-1917 Episode 22 - Tim's first appearance and interview on the book, Help for the Haunted: A Decade of Vera Van Slyke Ghostly Mysteries (1899-1909)  Tim's Spectral Edition segments: Episodes 47 thru 95 and episodes 198 and 200.   For more on Tim Prasil BromBonesBooks.com Tim's Books on Amazon Facebook: @BromBonesBooks Twitter: @TimPrasil     The Big Seance Podcast can be found right here, on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Pandora, Spotify, TuneIn Radio, Stitcher, Amazon Music, and iHeart Radio. Please subscribe and share with a fellow paranerd! Do you have any comments or feedback? Please contact me at Patrick@BigSeance.com. Consider recording your voice feedback directly from your device on my SpeakPipe page! You can also call the show and leave feedback at (775) 583-5563 (or 7755-TELL-ME). I would love to include your voice feedback in a future show. The candles are already lit, so come on in and join the séance!  

  In this special 200th episode, Patrick finally got to talk to UK parapsychologist, Dr. Callum E. Cooper. Topics include Parapsychology as a study and a career, Dr. Cooper's research and book on Telephone Calls from the Dead, three must-read books, bereavement and recovery, clearing up misinformation on the discovery of EVP, inducing After Death Communication, and the truth about the “Estes Method.” Plus the second installment of the return of Tim Prasil's Spectral Edition. Visit BigSeance.com/200 for more info.   Other Listening Options Direct Download Link   In this episode: Episode Teaser :00 Intro 1:49 It's the 200th episode, and we're also approaching the 10-year anniversary of BigSeance.com! 2:30 Dr. Callum E. Cooper's Bio 3:17 Callum is such a kind gentleman! 5:25 Dr. Cooper's Telephone Calls from the Dead and the work of Raymond Bayless and D. Scott Rogo. 7:11 Some background on Patrick's spiritual shift that began around twelve years ago around the time he discovered Callum's book, Telephone Calls from the Dead. 9:47 Discovering books and a love of reading on paranormal topics was a gateway to parapsychology for Callum. 11:53 Three must-read books recommended by Callum: Parapsychology: The Controversial Science by Richard S. Broughton Ph. D,  Unbelievable: Investigations into Ghosts, Poltergeists, Telepathy, and Other Unseen Phenomena, from the Duke Parapsychology Laboratory by Stacy Horn, and Mediumship and Survival by Alan Gauld. 15:44 The field and study of parapsychology. 18:50 The struggle of funding parapsychology programs. 24:18 A voicemail from Charlotte on her experiences with receiving telephone calls from the dead. 26:45 Callum responds to Charlotte. 31:30 “I must confess that I am ninety-eight per cent sceptical when it comes to anything in the field of EVP.” 33:05 Raymond Bayless, Jurgenson, Raudive, and clearing up misinformation about the discovery of Electronic Voice Phenomena (EVP). 34:11 More stories from Callum's research into telephone calls from the dead. 37:57 Stop being fascinated by one-syllable “EVP”! 41:13 Uhoh! Patrick brought up the Estes Method. What does Dr. Cooper have to say about it? Spoiler Alert - It's the Ganzfeld or Noise Reduction Method. 42:30 The problem with TV portrayals of ghost hunting. 46:28 “Sometimes it's just really hard to get groups of ghost hunters to listen. They're not interested in someone being deemed a professional expert, because they believe there is no such thing.” 50:16 What really is a skeptic? Where some movements of skepticism went wrong. 53:15 Callum's work with Bereavement and Recovery. 55:24 How has the pandemic affected work with bereavement and recovery? 1:02:20 Inducing an After Death Communication (ADC) through Scrying and the Psychomanteum. 1:04:53 Final thoughts, including more on skepticism, and where to find Dr. Callum E. Cooper. 1:08:22 Railroad EXTRA #2 – A brand NEW Spectral Edition with Tim Prasil! 1:11:28 A special THANK YOU to Patreon supporters at the Super Paranerd and Parlor Guest level! 1:21:09 Outro 1:23:21    For more on Callum E. Cooper CallumECooper.com Twitter: @CallumECooper Callum's Amazon Author Page   The Big Seance Podcast can be found right here, on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Pandora, Spotify, TuneIn Radio, Stitcher, Amazon Music, and iHeart Radio. Please subscribe and share with a fellow paranerd! Do you have any comments or feedback? Please contact me at Patrick@BigSeance.com. Consider recording your voice feedback directly from your device on my SpeakPipe page! You can also call the show and leave feedback at (775) 583-5563 (or 7755-TELL-ME). I would love to include your voice feedback in a future show. The candles are already lit, so come on in and join the séance!  

  Kaleb Higgins purchased a three-story 1889 Second Empire home in Saint Louis. It needed lots of love and many repairs, but has a spectacular mansard roof! It was originally built by Charles S. Brown, who co-owned the Hall and Brown Woodworking Machine Company. Kaleb started The 2nd Empire Strikes Back YouTube channel to document the whole restoration, and it has become incredibly popular! In this episode he shares his passion for the history of the home, learning about the original family who occupied it, and how you can help him bring the house back to life! And is it possible that a viewer discovered a ghost in the home? Plus, this episode marks the return of Tim Prasil with a brand NEW installment of Spectral Edition! Visit BigSeance.com/198 for more info.   Other Listening Options Direct Download Link   In this episode: Episode Teaser :00 Intro :54 Remember our friend Tim Prasil and the Spectral Edition? Stay tuned after the interview for a brand new installment! 1:37 Some background on Kaleb Higgins and his popular YouTube channel, The Second Empire Strikes Back. 2:13 What drew Kaleb to purchasing this 1889 Second Empire house in the Saint Louis Place neighborhood? 6:11 The house's current condition and what goes into restoring it. 8:27 The Charles S. Brown family, the Hall and Brown Woodworking Machine Company, historic dog tags, and the history of the house. 10:50 Kaleb is truly bringing something back to life. A home that has a history, a history connected to humans who had their own lives and passions, and their own legacies. Kaleb is doing this with passion and empathy, and he's sharing it with the world by letting us hang out with him while he does his magic. 14:03 How do you balance time and work in the house with creating the content? 15:06 Getting feedback and support from viewers. 17:14 Finding and returning letters from World War II. 19:15 The search for Hall and Brown machinery and historic interior photos from the home. 20:51 “Good bones” and a great historic photo of the Brown family in front of the house! 24:40 The beauty and purpose of a mansard roof! 26:37 Making a connection with the past. 28:25 "It's always been more than a house." 32:04 Does a ghost reside in the home? 33:19 Kim's Second Empire Strikes Back Vlogs 38:11 Wallpaper, contractors, financing, and when will we get to see the finished product? 40:25 How can you support Kaleb and the Second Empire Strikes Back Project? 45:16 Kaleb Higgins the Artist 47:25 Kaleb's final thoughts and where to find Second Empire Strikes Back! 51:49 Railroad EXTRA #1 - A brand NEW Spectral Edition with Tim Prasil! 55:34 A special THANK YOU to Patreon supporters at the Super Paranerd and Parlor Guest level! 1:05:25 Outro 1:07:39   For more on The Second Empire Strikes Back YouTube Kim's YouTube Patreon Facebook Instagram Twitter   The Big Seance Podcast can be found right here, on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Pandora, Spotify, TuneIn Radio, Stitcher, Amazon Music, and iHeart Radio. Please subscribe and share with a fellow paranerd! Do you have any comments or feedback? Please contact me at Patrick@BigSeance.com. Consider recording your voice feedback directly from your device on my SpeakPipe page! You can also call the show and leave feedback at (775) 583-5563 (or 7755-TELL-ME). I would love to include your voice feedback in a future show. The candles are already lit, so come on in and join the séance!

  Lisa Morton, Halloween expert and author of Trick or Treat: A History of Halloween, joins Patrick in the parlor to discuss our favorite holiday! Topics include Dennison’s Bogie Books, yard haunts, common misconceptions, bobbing for apples, candy, movies, music, and the question of whether we can save Halloween in 2020! Visit BigSeance.com/175 for more info.   Other Listening Options Direct Download Link   In this episode: Episode Teaser :00 Intro 1:02 Meth Hazel makes a special return to the podcast! (And a BIG shoutout to the very creative Tim Prasil for giving Meth Hazel the right words to say! Check out Tim at his website, BromBonesBooks.com.) 1:45 A special Halloween greeting from Leslie and Kat from the Living Dead Girls Podcast! 7:45 Welcome back to the parlor, Lisa Morton! 9:33 Lisa’s Bio 10:15 Lisa Morton has no problem nerding out on Halloween all the time! 11:20 Accidentally becoming a Halloween expert! 13:53 Dennison’s Bogie Books 16:16 Patrick displays reprints of pages from the Bogie Books on his Halloween Altar. 16:49 The amazing yard haunts in Los Angeles! 18:45 Halloween on the West Coast. 22:50 Will Halloween survive 2020? Will it go virtual? 25:14 Halloween Candy 29:48 The most misunderstood of all the holidays. Common misconceptions: The lord of death, razors in apples, and the anonymous psycho! 31:25 Lisa loves John Carpenter’s Halloween films, plus the Trick ‘r Treat film. 39:44 Halloween music 43:10 Bobbing for apples! 45:38 If anyone asks you to play Snap Dragon, say NO! 46:45 Other Victorian traditions, like parties and divination 47:40 Check out Lisa’s book, Trick or Treat: A History of Halloween! 53:18 Where to find Lisa Morton and new books that are out right now! 53:40 A special THANK YOU to Patreon supporters at the Super Paranerd and Parlor Guest level! 56:08 Outro 58:17 Blooper 59:55   For more on Lisa Morton:  Lisa's previous appearance on Episode 170 of the Big Seance! LisaMorton.com Trick or Treat: A History of Halloween on Amazon Twitter: @cinriter   The Big Seance Podcast can be found right here, on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Pandora, Spotify, TuneIn Radio, Stitcher, Amazon Music, and iHeart Radio. Please subscribe and share with a fellow paranerd! Do you have any comments or feedback? Please contact me at Patrick@BigSeance.com. Consider recording your voice feedback directly from your device on my SpeakPipe page! You can also call the show and leave feedback at (775) 583-5563 (or 7755-TELL-ME). I would love to include your voice feedback in a future show. The candles are already lit, so come on in and join the séance!   

A familiar voice returns to the show! Tim Prasil shares more ghost reports from the project that is now the book, Spectral Edition: Ghost Reports from U.S. Newspapers, 1865-1917. For more info visit BigSeance.com.   In this episode: Episode Teaser :00 Intro :42 Welcome back, Tim Prasil! 1:15 Tim’s first appearance on the podcast was Episode #22 in 2014.  More background on Tim and how the audio versions of his Spectral Edition reports became a regular segment here on The Big Seance Podcast for a few years. 1:50 The book! Spectral Edition: Ghost Reports from U.S. Newspapers, 1865-1917. 3:00 More background on how Tim’s work and how he and Patrick met. 4:29 The Stickney House. Can ghosts hide in rounded corners? 6:05 Ghost Stories 101! (Professor Prasil gets to teach a new class!) 10:43 The story of how the whole Spectral Edition project came about. 12:08 The straight forward way that ghost reports were often written in this time period. 16:45 The period around the Civil War opened a lot of minds about the possibility of ghosts. 18:48 The three reasons why ghost reports were common in this period: The “good death”/Civil War/Spiritualism, a change in the perception of distance, American journalism was young. 21:00 With the absurd death toll of the Civil War along with its influence on Spiritualism, why did the ghost reports rarely mention or involve dead soldiers? 31:13 Tim begins sharing some of the ghost reports from the book. 36:33 After a collection of over 300 articles, does Tim continue to find undiscovered ghost reports? 40:18 Researching the people behind the reports. A grisly murder and the haunting at the Southern Hotel in St. Louis. 41:30 More ghost reports from the book 48:55 Natural Explanations 52:20 The Brinkley College Ghost 1:03:38 Will there be a sequel? 1:08:05 Has this Spectral Edition project confirmed or changed Tim Prasil’s opinion on ghosts? 1:09:40 Final thoughts and where to find Tim Prasil! 1:12:40 Outro 1:14:56 #Paranerd Hashtag 1:16:31   For more on Tim Prasil Spectral Edition: Ghost Reports from U.S. Newspapers, 1865-1917 (Amazon) Tim's Site, The Merry Ghosthunter  Tim Prasil on Facebook Twitter: @TimPrasil   Record your voice feedback directly from your device on my SpeakPipe page! Call the show at (775) 583-5563 (or 7755-TELL-ME). I would love to include your voice feedback in a future show. Visit BigSéance.com for more information. Please help The Big Séance Podcast by subscribing to the show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, TuneIn Radio, Stitcher, Google Play Music, and iHeart Radio.  

Join Patrick as we look back on over 3 years and 100 episodes of The Big Seance Podcast. Plus bloopers, funny moments, and the top 6 all-time most popular episodes. Visit BigSeance.com for more info.    In this episode: (more detailed show notes coming soon) Listener feedback from Susan :00 Intro :15 Have a cheesecake with Patrick, just like the Golden Girls! :50 How Patrick became a paranerd. 2:47 Marilyn Painter 7:55 ATransC, EVP, and Randall Keller 16:30 Jim Harold - Patrick Shifted his focus and energy into podcasting 20:18 Mary Homick 23:00 Annie Wilder 27:35 Sara Wiseman 32:00 Edwin F. Becker 34:39 Karen A. Dahlman’s first appearance on the show. 37:23 Tim Prasil 42:25 Karen Burton 45:57 Meeting Rick and Daniel 49:58 Cemetery Confessions 56:50 Trip to New Orleans. Natchez Cemetery and Myrtles Plantation. 58:37 Mediumship in the UK. Claire Broad and Marion Hover. 1:02:19 Kristy Robinett 1:07:43 Another road trip to the Milton Schoolhouse in Alton, Illinois. 1:09:17 Lana Carbon and John Lilies of Carbon Lilies. The Enfield Poltergeist. 1:11:20 Listener Feedback from Lana and John. 1:15:40 Guy Lyon Playfair and the Enfield Poltergeist. 1:16:45 More moments from great guests! 1:19:25 Troy Taylor Rosemary Ellen Guiley Dena DeCastro Tim Stevens April Claxton Marla Martenson Amy Bruni & Adam Berry Listener Feedback from Paula Mitchell 1:22:50 Highlights from the 2017 LIVE Halloween Ouija Seance with Karen A. Dahlman. 1:23:20 More looking back. 1:24:33  Theresa Cheung Greg Newkirk and Dana Matthews Uri Geller 1:22:52 Chip Coffey 1:27:14 The Chip Coffey Laugh Track. 1:28:20 Ty and Katie from the Haunt ME Web Series. 1:28:50 Danielle M. Holdman  Ash Riley Andrea Perron 1:31:58 Listener Feedback from Jason! 1:33:19 More Listener Feedback. 1:34:20 Arthur Conan Doyle Video The Top 6 All Time Big Seance Podcast episodes! 1:40:50 Outro 1:42:50 Bloopers and Funny Moments 1:43:51   Record your voice feedback directly from your device on my SpeakPipe page! Call the show at (775) 583-5563 (or 7755-TELL-ME). I would love to include your voice feedback in a future show. Visit BigSéance.com for more information. Please help The Big Séance Podcast by subscribing to the show on Apple Podcasts, TuneIn Radio, Stitcher, Google Play Music, and iHeart Radio.

Author Crystal Hope Reed discusses the many challenges that one might deal with when learning to live with a developing psychic, plus her book, How to Live with a Psychic: Your Guide for Maintaining a Happy Relationship when Someone You Love Gets Weird, which may be one of the only books written from this perspective. Visit BigSeance.com for more info.   In this episode: Episode Teaser :00 Intro 1:40 Voice Feedback from Amber 2:14 Welcome, Crystal Hope Reed! 2:53 Crystal’s Bio 4:00 Patrick’s confession, Plus Crystal’s book, How to Live with a Psychic: Your Guide for Maintaining a Happy Relationship when Someone You Love Gets Weird, which may just be the first from this perspective. 6:05 Crystal and her husband are both psychic (HOW FUN!), but she refers to him as the “major psychic”. 9:20 Common Challenges, such as illnesses 13:37 “Until it becomes integrated into their life, your partner might seem obsessed with the idea of the paranormal.” --Crystal Hope Reed. The challenge of redirection of focus and interest 16:07 When unexplainable things start to happen around the house. 20:15 Opting out of the relationship, or going all in. 23:12 When paranormal activity happens, you shouldn’t be afraid, BUT… 25:50 Patrick once again recounts the story of being grabbed by a spirit in the middle of the night. 29:09 Developing secret hand signals or sign language for you and your partner. 31:38 The sensitive topic of mental health and differentiating between being “psychic” and being “psychotic”. 36:20 The importance of being open to and accepting of the experience 42:35 “The new standard is to incorporate metaphysical work into an otherwise normal life.” -- Crystal Hope Reed. Getting clear about the lifestyle of modern day mystics, and considering giving up the day job for a new psychic career. 44:17 Question from Lana and John from the Big Seance Parlor: Do you ever use your abilities while in, or to avoid, an argument? Plus, what is “thought sharing?" 29:40 Everyone has psychic ability! 53:25 How to find and contact Crystal 54:18 The last of Tim Prasil’s Spectral Edition on The Big Seance Podcast (Ghosts Known and Unknown). All 4 collections of Tim’s Spectral Editions can be found at The Merry Ghosthunter. Thank you so much for all the stories, Tim! 55:23 Listener Feedback! 1:02:00 Will I see you at this year's Haunted America Conference in just a few days? 1:03:00 Outro 1:03:59 Outtakes 1:05:34   For more on Crystal Hope Reed: CrystalHopeReed.com Crystal Hope Reed on Facebook @AnimalPsychic on Twitter Amazon link to Crystal's book, How to Live with a Psychic: Your Guide for Maintaining a Happy Relationship when Someone You Love Gets Weird   Record your voice feedback directly from your device on my SpeakPipe page! Call the show at (775) 583-5563 (or 7755-TELL-ME). I would love to include your voice feedback in a future show. Visit BigSéance.com for more information. Please help The Big Séance Podcast by subscribing, rating, and reviewing the show on iTunes, TuneIn Radio, Stitcher, Google Play Music, and iHeart Radio.     

Whidbey Island sits along Puget Sound and has a long history dating back to the 1800s. The island is the largest of all the islands making up Island County in Washington. It is a picturesque location that stretches for 55 miles making it the fourth longest and largest island in the contiguous United States. It is home to the Naval Air Station Whidbey Island. The island also is home to Fort Casey, Ebey's Landing, Admiralty Head Lighthouse and a few legends and stories of hauntings, that include The Lurker. Join us as we explore the history and hauntings of Whidbey Island. We also have the seventh installment in the third series of Tim Prasil's Spectral Edition! The Moment in Oddity was suggested by Ronda Borgen and features killer clothing and This Day in History features the ratification of the Bill of Rights. Our location was suggested by Marjorie Sneed. Check out the website: http://historygoesbump.com Show notes can be found here: http://historygoesbump.blogspot.com/2016/12/hgb-ep-170-whidbey-island.html Become an Executive Producer: http://patreon.com/historygoesbump Tim Prasil: http://merryghosthunter.wordpress.com    

The town of Salem, Massachusetts carries a mystique that can be traced back to what has made this location infamous and that are the witch trials that began in 1692. One of the prominent figures in those trials was a man named Jonathan Corwin. When another judge was reluctant to continue forward with the trials, Jonathan stepped in, signing arrest warrants and taking part in hearings. The result of these trials would be the deaths of nineteen people. Corwin owned one of the few mansions in town and it would come to be known as the Witch House. Legends have cropped up around the house that the souls of those convicted of witchcraft haunt the home and other tales claim that women were tortured there to get their confessions. None of these are true. But something is haunting the former home of Jonathan Corwin. Join us and our special guest, Amanda Prouty who has given tours in Salem, as we explore the history and hauntings of the Witch House. Moment in Oddity features the history behind the electric chair as suggested by listener Karen Hubbard and This Day in History is by Richard Schaffer and features PeterFechter shot at the Berlin Wall. Our location was suggested by our listener and guest Amanda Prouty! We also have the first in a series of Spectral Edition by Tim Prasil! Check out the website: http://historygoesbump.com Show notes can be found here: http://historygoesbump.blogspot.com/2016/08/hgb-ep-143-witch-house-in-salem.html Become and Executive producer: http://patreon.com/historygoesbump Tim Prasil site: http://themerryghosthunter.wordpress.com    

Coverage of the gathering of America's original paranormal community: Troy Taylor's Haunted America Conference 2016 in Alton, Illinois. Hear from Sherri Brake, Greg Newkirk, Barb Huyser, Kari Bergen, Steve Litteral, Keith Age, and History Goes Bump! Visit BigSeance.com for more information.  Pssst... Want to leave voice feedback? Use the SpeakPipe Link!     In this episode: Intro :00 Join me on a field trip the the Haunted America Conference! :40 More about the conference, the speakers and personalities, and the friends I met! 1:34 Troy Taylor’s welcome, a reflection on the history of the paranormal community, and the speaker’s panel. Speakers not mentioned specifically in the rest of the episode are Rosemary Ellen Guiley, Rene Kruse, Scotty Roberts, Alan Brown, Len Adams & Luke Naliborski, and April Slaughter. 4:35 My interview tour through the exhibit room begins with Barb Huyser, who has been to every single conference in the last 20 years. Barb looks back at the growth of the conference and the community. You can find more about Barb and her team at SmallTownGhosts.com. 6:59 Sherri Brake is an author and is the owner and founder of Haunted Heartland Tours. Visit HauntedHistory.net for more info. 11:07 Kari Bergen has been coming to the conference since 2003, but this is her first year having a table in the exhibit room. She was selling her mixed media artwork inspired by antique and vintage pieces. She repurposes interesting materials in her art! You can find her store, EphemeraObscura on Etsy. 14:29 Greg Newkirk, Director of Planet Weird’s Traveling Museum of the Paranormal and the Occult talks about the haunted and cursed items in the museum. Some of the items include a plank from the Amityville horror house, a piece of a haunted mine, a haunted doll (more on that later), and a mysterious crone that has been causing a stir lately. Some of their items can be checked out on a 24/7 live surveillance camera. Visit paramuseum.com. 15:49 After the conference wrapped up, Troy Taylor shared the strange and unexplained encounter of the haunted doll named Ruby from traveling museum. Find the Facebook page of the Traveling Museum of the Paranormal and the Occult to see a screenshot of the mysterious photo of Ruby at the center of the story. 21:27 I ran into Steve Litteral of the Tinker Swiss Cottage Museum in Rockford Illinois. This mansion was featured on one of my favorite Ghost Hunters episodes a few years back. 23:56 Keith Age, host and associate producer of the Booth Brothers’ “Spooked TV” documentary series on the Syfy and Chiller Channels. He is also the founder of the Louisville Ghost Hunters Society. 25:50 Some of the presentations and speakers that went on in the main room at the conference included Alan Brown with a presentation on haunted Bed and Breakfasts, Scotty Roberts and his paranormal adventures in Egypt, and Rosemary Ellen Guiley on the Djinn, Shadow People, ETs, and the Black Eyed People phenomenon. Sherri Brake had her talk on the Trans Allegheny Lunatic Asylum. Luke Naliborski, who does a great job leading tours, talked about “Strange Stuff”. Troy Taylor came back with Rene Kruse to talk about some of their experiences in the paranormal. And Sarah Soderlund, who is a forensic psychologist, had a presentation that really resonated with me. She studies neurolinguistic programming, profiling and also specializes in psychopathy. So she talked about the Psychology of the Paranormal. 27:34 Saying my goodbyes to Diane and Denise of History Goes Bump! 29:12 Tim Prasil’s Spectral Edition (Married - with Ghosts) 31:31 I received an awesome e-mail with compliments, but also some great suggestions on research with after death communication! afterlifeinstitute.org 35:30 Voice Feedback #1 - Guitar player hears himself play a song in a dream and then wakes up able to play the same song! 39:21 Voice Feedback #2 - A question about Annabelle, the famous haunted doll now featured in a movie of the same name and The Conjuring and The Conjuring 2. 41:17 Go to BigSeance.com/contact to learn how to leave feedback for the show! On the next episode, we’ll talk to Tim Stevens, a paranerd and independent film director. 42:55 Outro 43:08   Record your voice feedback directly from your device on my SpeakPipe page! Call the show at (775) 583-5563 (or 7755-TELL-ME). I would love to include your voice feedback in a future show. Visit BigSéance.com for more information.   Please help The Big Séance Podcast by subscribing, rating, and reviewing the show on iTunes, TuneIn Radio, Stitcher, or Google Play Music.         

What's in store for your summer and beyond? Dena DeCastro shares wisdom on Mars Retrograde, the Summer Solstice, the Saturn-Neptune Square, and the upcoming New and Full Moons! Also, Tim Prasil and Something Other than a Ghost. PLUS! Jason Hawes says no more Ghost Hunters on Syfy?! Visit BigSeance.com for more! Pssst... Want to leave voice feedback? Use the SpeakPipe Link!     In this episode:  Episode Preview :00 Intro 1:35 Thank you for your support with voting for The Big Séance Podcast at PodcastAwards.com. 2:09 Exciting discussion happening in the Big Séance Parlor on Facebook! Have you watched Houdini and Doyle on FOX? 3:28 Welcome back, Dena DeCastro! 6:45 Dena continues to study the mandolin! 10:15 Mars Retrograde continues until the end of June. 11:23 Challenged relationships and conflict 15:05 Are some of the aspects of astrology, like retrogrades, unfairly judged? Can they be beneficial? 16:30 The Summer Solstice and the difference between Astrology and Astronomy. 19:20 Belief and reality - More of the Saturn-Neptune Square  23:55Mentioned Blog Post: Saturn Square Neptune: Creating a Spiritual Practice Patrick's manic decision to research getting a Master’s degree in Parapsychology! Thanks, New Moon! 26:53 “How are we already living our dreams and we don’t even acknowledge it?” 29:28 New and Full Moons coming up! 31:33 Talismans, cleansing and charging crystals under the moon, and the power of ritual! 37:38 How often should you have your forecast read? 41:23 Can pareidolia or matrixing happen in astrology? 44:59 Upcoming projects and following Dena! 51:50   Spectral Edition with Tim Prasil (Something Other than a Ghost) 54:22 No more Ghost Hunters? According to Jason Hawes, Season 11 will be the last on Syfy. What’s the scoop? Plus! Amy Bruni and Adam Berry began production on their new show today! 59:55 Future episode on Being able to read in your dreams, the most popular post at BigSeance.com. 1:02:09 Outro 1:03:02   For More on Dena DeCastro: DenaDeCastro.com Mentioned Blog Post: Saturn Square Neptune: Creating a Spiritual Practice  Twitter:@siriusastrology Sirius Astrology Podcast   Record your voice feedback directly from your device on my SpeakPipe page! Call the show at (775) 583-5563 (or 7755-TELL-ME). I would love to include your voice feedback in a future show. Visit BigSéance.com for more information.   Please help The Big Séance Podcast by subscribing, rating, and reviewing the show on iTunes, TuneIn Radio, Stitcher, or Google Play Music.   

Has Mars Retrograde affected your productivity and inspiration? It has affected this podcaster this week! We talk to Dena DeCastro about the astrological side effects. Also, Tim Prasil tells the extra special story of A Failed Ghost Hunt. Visit BigSeance.com for more info!  Pssst... Want to leave voice feedback? Use the SpeakPipe Link!   In this episode: Intro :00 Have you ever just had one of those weeks where your creative energy and inspiration just can't be found? :37 Mars Retrograde and a clip from ShePodcats 2:20  Some help and advice with Internal Resistance, Mars Retrograde, and the upcoming Mercury Retrograde from astrologer, Dena DeCastro 4:36 I reached out to the Big Séance paranerd community for help! 10:32 Proposed Topics: A super cool and creepy tree An East London memorial statue Wrath Entities and crossing spirits over How to put on a proper seance Part 1 - Communicating with Great Pioneers through Séance Part 2 - Communicating with Great Pioneers through Séance Victorian Ghost Stories Child Spirits Troubling paranormal activity in your home? Woman of Ouija and exploring the myths of Ouija Maritime Hauntings and The Ghost Ship (Lyrics by Michael Perry) 16:48 Spirit Release, Shamanism, Ancestral Healing Lesley Flint and Dr. Julie Beishel Psychic Surgeons, Trance Mediumship Haunted Toys! Doppelgängers D. Scott Rogo and Telephone Calls from the Dead An extra special Spectral Edition from Tim Prasil (A Failed Ghost Hunt) 22:23 Will you consider nominating The Big Séance Podcast for the People's Choice Podcast Awards? 34:36  Nominations close on April 30th, 2016. We're shooting for the Science & Medicine category For the URL, please enter BigSeance.com New Outro! 37:51 YOU. ALL. ROCK.    Record your voice feedback directly from your device on my SpeakPipe page! Call the show at (775) 583-5563 (or 7755-TELL-ME). I would love to include your voice feedback in a future show. Visit BigSéance.com for more information.   Please help The Big Séance Podcast by subscribing, rating, and reviewing the show on iTunes, TuneIn Radio, Stitcher, or Google Play Music.   

Troy Taylor shares his journey from writing the first of 118 books in 1993 to his successful Haunted America Tours and the upcoming 20th Anniversary Haunted America Conference on June 24th - 25th 2016! Visit BigSeance.com for more info! Pssst... Want to leave voice feedback? Use the SpeakPipe Link!   In this episode:  Episode Preview :00 Intro 1:49 I’m headed to Troy Taylor's Haunted America Conference this summer! 2:23 Meet Troy Taylor! 3:33 What led to Troy writing the first of 118 books in 1993, his website in 1995, the Haunted America Tours, and how the first Haunted America conference got started back in 1997. 5:31 What can we expect from the 20th Anniversary Haunted America Conference in Alton, Illinois this summer! (Rene Kruse, Rosemary Ellen Guiley, Sarah Soderlund, Scotty Roberts, Sherri Brake, Alan Brown, Luke Naliborski, April Slaughter, Keith Age)  14:06 After Hours Activities at the conference (The Necromanteum: Black Mirror Scrying to Contact the Dead, Psychic Protection, Speaking with the Dead Séance, Alton Hauntings Tours, Ghost Hunt at McPike Mansion, Ghost Hunt at the First Unitarian Church, Masquerade Ball) 15:48 Some of Troy’s favorite haunted spots in Alton, Illinois. 18:31 Tickets for the conference are still available! 24:46 Other projects and events coming up! 25:37 What Troy thinks about spirit communication and some of the popular tools used in paranormal investigation. 26:53 Outside of history and the paranormal, what kind of nerd is Troy Taylor? 32:56 Are you planning on attending the conference this summer? Let me know! 35:02   A brand new audio issue of Tim Prasil’s Spectral Edition (Two Railroad Ghosts) 35:38 Some Shoutouts and Listener Feedback! 40:19 Have you subscribed? Could you please help to introduce the show to a few new paranerds? 42:00 Outro 42:43 Easter Egg Outtake (An accident, I promise.) 44:20 #Paranerd Hashtag! 44:31   For more on Troy Taylor and the Haunted America Conference: AmericanSpookshows.com AmericanHauntings.net Twitter: @TroyTaylor13   Record your voice feedback directly from your device on my SpeakPipe page! Call the show at (775) 583-5563 (or 7755-TELL-ME). I would love to include your voice feedback in a future show. Visit BigSéance.com for more information.   Please help The Big Séance Podcast by subscribing, rating, and reviewing the show on iTunes, TuneIn Radio, or Stitcher!   

Do you meditate? If so, do you struggle with things like focus, finding the time, or falling asleep? Are you interested in learning how to meditate? Morgan Dix of AboutMeditation.com and the OneMind Meditation Podcast shares some of his experiences and offers tips! Visit BigSeance.com for more info! Pssst... Want to leave voice feedback? Use the SpeakPipe Link!   In this episode: Episode Preview :00 Intro 1:49 Some Listener Feedback! 2:23 Thanks to Carrie, Jenn, Paul Prosperie, Jenny, and Jaclyn for reaching out! Some shoutouts go out to the Twitterverse to Madhuri, Chris, and Jana! Also, through Twitter I found out that Heather from the popular CraftLit Podcast has been listening to The Big Séance. Thank you, Heather! Big thanks goes to Cheesy_dork and Kpappo for the kind reviews in iTunes!  Meet Morgan Dix! 6:10 Morgan and I connected through Harry Duran and his Podcast Junkies podcast. Please check out Harry’s great interview with Morgan. 7:47 Death, transition, and how meditation relates to the paranormal and the spiritual. 8:55 As a little kid, Morgan remembers trying to imagine non-existence or not being. 15:15 Patrick’s “spiritual shift” and when he moved on from fearing death. 17:25 The FAQs of meditation. How do we know if we’re doing it right? How do I quiet my mind? What should be happening? What technique should I use? 18:58 What exactly is happening when we meditate? Are we communicating with our Higher Self? Awareness and meditation with and without an anchor. 24:14   A brief break for a new audio issue of Tim Prasil’s Spectral Edition! (Spoofing the Spooks) 37:43   Back to our conversation with Morgan Dix.  Being able to meditate without falling asleep! It took Morgan 8 years to master it! 42:25 What are the ways we meditate without even knowing it? 48:16 Meditation using Binaural Beats - Episode 39 of the OneMind Meditation Podcast - Can Brainwave Entrainment Meditation Accelerate Your Growth? 50:13 Podcasts and books inspire Morgan! 41:47 Morgan's OneMind Meditation Podcast and AboutMeditation.com 56:25 Just starting your meditation journey? Check out episode 8 of the OneMind Meditation Podcast - How To Turn Meditation Into A Keystone Habit 59:52 Outro 1:01:20   For more on Morgan and Meditation, visit: AboutMeditation.com Twitter:@ModernMeditator     Record your voice feedback directly from your device on my SpeakPipe page! Call the show at (775) 583-5563 (or 7755-TELL-ME). I would love to include your voice feedback in a future show. Visit BigSéance.com for more information.   Please help The Big Séance Podcast by subscribing, rating, and reviewing the show on iTunes, TuneIn Radio, or Stitcher!   

Lana and John of Carbon Lilies join me to discuss the questions many have brought up about the upcoming Conjuring 2 movie and whether Ed and Lorraine Warren were ever really involved in the case. Visit BigSeance.com for more info! Pssst... Are you looking for the SpeakPipe Link?   In this episode:  The following items and media are discussed in this episode: The previous episode of The Big Séance PodcastThis House is Haunted: The True Story of the Enfield Poltergeist by Guy Lyon Playfair The Demonologist: The Extraordinary Career of Ed and Lorraine Warren by Gerald Brittle The Enfield Haunting, the 2015 BBC Miniseries  Ed and Lorraine Warren and the Enfield 'Demon' by Tom Ruffles The Conjuring 2 (History vs. Hollywood) A discussion in the Big Séance Parlor on Facebook led to this follow-up episode!   Intro :00 Recap of the last episode: The Enfield Poltergeist story, Conjuring 2, Guy Lyon Playfair and “This House is Haunted”, the Ed and Lorraine Warren and Gerald Brittle’s “The Demonologist”, the BBCs 2015 mini series, “The Poltergeist Haunting”, and an article by Tom Ruffles of the SPR. :39 REMINDER! Our LIVE episode of the Big Séance Podcast, featuring Karen A. Dahlman and a LIVE Ouija session, is this Friday, February 26, 2016 at 8pm CST! Go to BigSeance.com/LIVE to watch, or to get more information! 4:24 I had the amazing opportunity to interview researcher and author, Guy Lyon Playfair! That interview will be the next episode! 6:46 What is the truth? I invited Lana and John of Carbon Lilies into the parlor to chat about our questions regarding the details of Enfield. 8:26 What’s happening over at the Carbon Lilies blog? 49:45 This week’s Spectral Edition from Tim Prasil fits right in with today's topic! (Hell Hath No Fury Like a Ghost Scorned) 54:49 Will you please subscribe and/or write a review in iTunes or Stitcher? You ROCK! 59:59 Sneak Peak of my next episode with THE Guy Lyon Playfair! 1:00:54 Outro 1:03:35 John's Amazing Enfield Timeline of Events!  For more on Carbon Lilies:Lana and John's previous appearance on The Big Séance PodcastThe Carbon Lilies BlogThe Carbon Lilies Facebook PageTwitter: @carbonlilies   Record your voice feedback directly from your device on my SpeakPipe page! Call the show at (775) 583-5563 (or 7755-TELL-ME). I would love to include your voice feedback in a future show. Visit BigSéance.com for more information.   Please help The Big Séance Podcast by subscribing, rating, and reviewing the show on iTunes, TuneIn Radio, or Stitcher!     

Patrick Keller discusses the upcoming Conjuring 2 movie, the Enfield Poltergeist, life in St. Louis in 1875, and the Spiritualist Movement. Plus, Tim Prasil shares the haunting report of a 10-Foot Ghost! Visit BigSeance.com for show notes!  Pssst... Are you looking for the SpeakPipe Link? In this episode:  Episode Preview :00 Intro :32 I wish I would have paid more attention in history class! 1:06 St. Louis Modern Exhibit at the St. Louis Art Museum 1:51 A Walk In 1875 St. Louis Exhibit at the Missouri History Museum 4:02 Where have all the houses gone? 6:51 The Spiritualist Movement in St. Louis 9:48 Pearl Curran, who channeled Patience Worth, wasn’t born yet in 1875. 10:37 What did the Big Séance Parlor look and feel like in 1875? 12:09 My Grandfather’s Clock (1874-1875, recorded 1905) 12:48 Mark your calendars for the LIVE Ouija Session with Karen A. Dahlman on Friday, February 26, at 8pm CST. 15:34 The Conjuring 2 and This House is Haunted: The True Story of the Enfield Poltergeist by Guy Lyon Playfair 17:31 Were Ed and Lorraine Warren really involved in the Enfield Poltergeist? 17:31 A clip from an early investigation of the Enfield Poltergeist 21:05 Another Spectral Edition by Tim Prasil (10-Foot Ghost!) 24:35 Thank you Traycee and Pat, and Lana and John for your support! 28:42 Outro 20:36   Record your voice feedback directly from your device on my SpeakPipe page! Call the show at (775) 583-5563 (or 7755-TELL-ME). I would love to include your voice feedback in a future show. Visit BigSéance.com for more information.   Please help The Big Séance Podcast by subscribing, rating, and reviewing the show on iTunes, TuneIn Radio, or Stitcher! 

What has been your favorite Big Séance Podcast episode so far? What do you think is the most popular episode? Plus, the interesting and hilarious search terms that bring people to BigSeance.com. Also learn to most popular blog posts were, the all-time biggest commenters, some listener feedback, my goals for 2016, and the latest audio issue of The Spectral Edition from Tim Prasil! Visit BigSeance.com for show notes! Pssst... Are you looking for the SpeakPipe Link?   In this Episode: Episode Preview :00 Intro 1:16 Welcome, paranerds, to the final episode of 2015! 1:49 I’ve set a few goals for 2016! 3:25 Shout out to Joey Bucheker of the Cocktails and Cream Puffs podcast, for inspiring my goal to get healthy! 4:09 Some Listener Feedback 6:32 Can anyone help L to find clairvoyant classes or training in the Tinley Park or Lombard, IL area? 6:32 Listener Denise Seah shares her thoughts on her favorite episode, demons, and negative energy. 8:23 Conrad posted a great video in the Big Seance Parlor on Facebook. You should check it out! 11:25 The Top 5 Most Popular Podcast Episodes! 12:53 #5 - Madame Delphine Lalaurie, the real life murderess portrayed in “American Horror Story: Coven” (episode 7 - Aug. 6, 2014) This was my first opportunity to have a friend of mine, Victoria Cosner, on the podcast. She’s author of Mad Madame Lalaurie: New Orleans’ Most Famous Murderess revealed. We chatted about the real life Delphine Lalaurie, portrayed by Kathy Bates in American Horror Story: Coven. A lot of talk about New Orleans in this episode. Plus we had a bonus discussion on cemeteries! Victoria is also author of Missouri’s Mad Doctor McDowell, a book she co-authored with Lorelei Shannon. And you may remember hearing them talk about this book on the show in a hilarious episode more recently. 13:15 #4 - Departing Visions & After Death Communication w/ Carla Wills-Brandon (episode 31 - Mar. 19, 2015) Carla Wills-Brandon, author and researcher, discusses Deathbed or Departing Visions and other After Death Communication. We also talk about Death Phobia as well as an exciting discussion about psychomanteums! Check out Carla’s book, Heavenly Hugs: Comfort, Support, and Hope from the Afterlife, which is also found on theBigSeance.com Recommended Reading list. 14:16 #3 - The Story of a True Haunting w/ Edwin F. Becker, Part 1 (episode 20 - Nov. 6, 2014) So this was part 1 of a 2-part episode. Mr. Becker shared his story of the very real haunting experiences that he and his family experienced in 1970. The story, which involves the very first televised exorcism by NBC, and was featured on an episode of Paranormal Witness, is told in his bestselling book, True Haunting. And one thing that I always hear that stands out with people in this episode… is Ed’s voice. He has a great voice for storytelling… particularly if it’s spooky. If you didn’t hear the 2nd half of the conversation, I would encourage you to check it out. 15:09 #2 - Psychic Predictions & Prophesies for 2015 (episode 24 - Dec. 23, 2014) This was actually THE most popular episode for nearly a year until the number 1 episode booted it out of it’s place. This was an episode in which I gathered Psychic Predictions and Prophecies for 2015 from people like Janice Carlson, Angela Thomas, Rob Gutro, Carole J. Obley, Karen A. Dahlman, Lee Allen Howard, and Marilyn Painter. And I have to tell you… it’s an interesting listen now that 2015 has come to an end. You might want to check it out again. 16:18 #1 - Ghost Hunters & the Ghosts of St. Charles: Over My Dead Body (episode 41 - Sept. 8, 2015) This last fall, Syfy aired an episode of Ghost Hunters where they highlighted and investigated several locations in a city I love and know well — St. Charles, Missouri. A lot of locals were very excited and waited patiently for this special episode in Ghost Hunter’s 10th season. So MY episode of the Big Seance Podcast came out ahead of the Ghost Hunters episode, and I gave some heads up on the locations and stories you’re likely to see. A lot of that information came from Ghosts of St. Charles, a great book by Michael Henry! 17:51 Top 5 BigSeance.com Blog Posts for 2015! 19:45 #5. The Conjuring Sequel and the Enfield Poltergeist 20:09 #4. Sony Nightshot: A Call for Advice from Paranormal Investigators (Actually the number 5 top post of all time, going back to 1012) 20:45 #3. A Funeral Home Ghost Story 21:39 #2. Do Spirits Reside at Papa Jacks Pizza in Lexington, Missouri? (Actually the number 3 top post of all time, going back to 2012) 22:11 #1. Being Able to Read in Your Dreams (Also the TOP most popular post at BigSeance.com, going back to 2012) 22:58 Funniest and Most Interesting Search Terms that have brought people to BigSeance.com 24:29 When you Google a search term, and you click on a link that takes you to BigSeance.com, Wordpress keeps track of what those search terms are. And it’s one of my favorite part of the stats that I have access to from Wordpress. I’ve done this kind of thing a few times in the early days of BigSeance.com, and so I picked up where I left off around two years ago. EVP Analysis and slowing down playback 36:00 Another Spectral Edition from Tim Prasil (Prospect Hill Cemetery Ghost) 39:37 What countries listen to the podcast the most? 42:46 All-Time Top Commenters at BigSeance.com! 43:57 #6 - Sally Bosco #5 - Diane from Paranormalogistically.wordpress.com #4 - Randall Keller, my distant cousin, the author and EVP researcher, and podcaster. Check out his Voices Podcast, if you haven’t already. #3 - Scoobyclue #2 - Renae Rude the Paranormalist #1 - Gary Leigh Outro 46:15 #Paranerd Hashtag 47:52   Record your voice feedback directly from your device on my SpeakPipe page! Call the show at (775) 583-5563 (or 7755-TELL-ME). I would love to include your voice feedback in a future show. Visit BigSéance.com for more information.   Please help The Big Séance Podcast by subscribing, rating, and reviewing the show on iTunes, TuneIn Radio, or Stitcher!       

Are trapped ghosts inside the Milton Schoolhouse? Are there mysterious spirits, unrelated to the legend, that call the Milton home? Or perhaps there has never been a ghostly presence in the building. Join me as we chat with Milton co-owner, Meredith, as well as previous guest, Ginger Collins-Justus. Paranormal or not, you MUST visit the Milton and see its current reincarnation! Visit BigSeance.com for more info.   "The Milton Schoolhouse is a place for innovators, dreamers, bold visionaries, entrepreneurs, inventors, artists, daring pioneers- and renaissance people."   Pssst... Are you looking for the SpeakPipe Link?     In this episode: Episode Preview :00 Intro 1:51 Take a ride with me! We’re headed to Alton, Illinois for Maeva’s Coffee Shop at the Milton Schoolhouse! 2:24 The legend and history of the Milton Schoolhouse, which was featured on Syfy’s Ghost Hunters in 2010. 4:02 Troy Taylor’s article from AltonHauntings.com Ginger Collins-Justus and I sit down at Maeva’s with co-owner of the Milton Schoolhouse, Meredith. She introduces us to the Milton and gives a brief timeline of events and renovation since purchasing the building in 2009. 7:52 Patrick describes the Milton Schoolhouse and what you’ll find when you walk in. 9:49 I begin asking Meredith about the legend. And she gives us a cool behind the scenes look at Jason and Grant’s visit with T.A.P.S. 10:26 Is there any truth to the legend? 13:40 So what about the reports of hauntings? Is it haunted? And who is haunting it? And what about the evidence from the Ghost Hunters episode? 14:53 Riverbend Paranormal   Being a respectful landlord to the presence of both the physical and spiritual. (Not getting the answer I apparently was looking for, I kept pestering Meredith about activity in the building.) 15:56 I missed the cooler story. What’s the latest news from the Milton? 16:37 Templar Brewing Co is moving into the Milton. What does Ginger think? As an intuitive medium, does she sense a paranormal presence in the building? 17:28 Ginger is also the owner of Missouri History and Hauntings. Does she think there’s any truth to the Milton legend? 21:02 Schools hold lots of energy from decades of students coming and going, memories, experiences, and history. Is it that residual energy that people claim to feel and experience here?  22:51 Getting a brief tour of the building, meeting Buford, and stumbling into THE boiler room! 25:06 Leaving Maeva’s and feeling silly about focusing on the legend and the paranormal, when there is so much more to the Milton. And why is it that I sleep like a baby in “the most haunted” places? 26:44 If you have stories or have had paranormal experiences from the Milton Schoolhouse, please contact me! I’d love to hear about your experiences. 28:36 Another audio issue of Tim Prasil’s Spectral Edition! (Possessed Girl - Club House Ghost) 28:53 Catching up with Ginger Collins-Justus and talking about some upcoming events she’s planning. Be sure to listen to Ginger’s previous appearance on episode 23 of the podcast. 32:50 The Milton is SO much more than a place for paranerds to fantasize about! It’s a super cool community and a place for inspiration. Please visit the website for the Milton Schoolhouse! Visit the “news” link in the menu for a beautiful blog written by Meredith. I read nearly every blog entry. It chronicles the journey they’re taking at the Milton. Many of you might appreciate the post titled Paranormal Preservationists. 36:13 Look forward to an upcoming Milton Schoolhouse episode from our friends over at the History Goes Bump podcast! 38:29 Hey Meredith, can you repeat that? 39:03 Outro 40:06 Paranerdal Hashtag 41:41   Thank you, Meredith and Ginger!!   For more on the Milton Schoolhouse: The Milton Schoolhouse Website Milton Schoolhouse on Facebook The Website for Maeva's Coffee Shop Maeva's Coffee Shop on Facebook   Record your voice feedback directly from your device on my SpeakPipe page! Call the show at (775) 583-5563 (or 7755-TELL-ME). I would love to include your voice feedback in a future show. Visit BigSéance.com for more information.   Please help The Big Séance Podcast by subscribing, rating, and reviewing the show on iTunes, TuneIn Radio, or Stitcher!     

Body snatcher. Grave robber. Mad scientist. Brilliant surgeon. And did he really hang the corpse of his daughter in Mark Twain Cave? Plus the ghosts of the Gratiot Street Prison. Delve into the macabre world of St. Louis's Dr. Joseph Nash McDowell with Victoria Cosner and Lorelei Shannon, authors of Missouri's Mad Doctor McDowell.   Pssst... Are you looking for the SpeakPipe Link?     In this episode:  Episode Preview :00 The Halloween Crash! Happy “New Year!” (not really) 2:43 Introduction of Missouri’s Mad Doctor McDowell: Confederates, Cadavers and Macabre Medicine by today’s guests, authors Victoria Cosner and Lorelei Shannon 4:32 Victoria Cosner Bio 6:14 Victoria was previously on episode 7 of the podcast, where we chatted about their book, Mad Madame Lalaurie. Lorelei Shannon Bio 7:16 The conversation about Mad Dr. McDowell begins! 7:53 Who was the doctor? Was he a good person? 9:50 Where did he get his early medical fascination from? Dr. Ephraim McDowell – Uncle to Dr. Joseph Nash McDowell 13:21 McDowell’s medical students were expected to supply their own cadavers, forcing them to participate in grave robbing/bodysnatching. 16:24 The ghost of McDowell’s mother! 19:14 Union troops confiscated some crazy things from the McDowell Medical College. 20:24 The horrors of the Gratiot Street Prison, formally the McDowell Medical College. 23:40 How exactly does one “bodysnatch”? 24:34 What was Dr. McDowell up to between the years of 1827 and 1838? 27:05 Did the fact that he lost so many children at a young age lead to his fascination with body preservation? 28:51 McDowell hung the corpse of his daughter Amanda in Hannibal, Missouri’s Mark Twain Cave. 29:37 McDowell was a spiritualist and attended a demonstration by the famous Fox Sisters when they came through St. Louis. 35:27 More on the building, the stories of hauntings, and the Purina lot in St. Louis. 37:33 What about this story creeps Victoria and Lorelei out the most? 42:15 Has Dr. McDowell kind of been forgotten? 46:40 McDowell and surgery during the Civil War. 47:34 Paranerd hashtag No. 1! 51:05 Another audio issue of Tim Prasil’s Spectral Edition! (Coffin Mark – Changing Ghost – Big Frog) 51:45 Another iTunes review! This one from Darcy in Canada! Thank you! 56:10 Paranerd hashtag No. 2! 58:55 Easter Egg 59:42   For more on Victoria, Lorelei, and Mad Doctor McDowell: Mad Doctor McDowell Website Get the book on Amazon Mad Doctor McDowell on Facebook   Record your voice feedback directly from your device on my SpeakPipe page! Call the show at (775) 583-5563 (or 7755-TELL-ME). I would love to include your voice feedback in a future show. Visit BigSéance.com for more information.   Please help The Big Séance Podcast by subscribing, rating, and reviewing the show on iTunes, TuneIn Radio, or Stitcher!   

Lots of Halloween spooky goodness, with special guests, including Jim Harold of the Paranormal Podcast and Jim Harold's Campfire! This episode is jam packed with ghost stories and more! Visit BigSeance.com for show notes! Pssst... Are you looking for the SpeakPipe Link? In this episode: Intro :00 Welcome to the Halloween Episode for 2015! :49 Jim Harold of The Paranormal Podcast and Jim Harold’s Campfire joins me to share a few stories from his latest book, True Ghost Stories: Jim Harold’s Campfire 4. 2:58 Jim shares “A Kind of Hush” (A Karen Carpenter ghost story?) 5:30 Jim shares “A Physician Meets the Supernatural” 12:19 Jim previously appeared on episode #14.  Claire Broad tells a frightening story of an experience with a dark energy. Don’t worry. It has a good ending though! 19:44 Claire previously appeared on episode #38.  Edwin F. Becker, author of the popular book, True Haunting, tells us a very personal ghost story that he has never shared publicly. 25:54 Edwin previously appeared on both episodes #20 and #21. A spooktacular visit from Diane and Denise from The History Goes Bump Podcast! 30:30 Diane and Denise previously appeared on episode #40.  Carole J. Obley, author of Soul to Soul Connections: Comforting Messages from the Spirit World, recounts a few ghostly experiences with mysterious ectoplasm! 35:14 Carole previously appeared on episode #27.  No Halloween episode would be complete without a special visit from Karen A. Dahlman! She’s here with some great tips for some Halloween spirit communication! 42:55 Karen's most recent appearance was episode #39.  The premier of The Spectral Edition, the brand new regular segment brought to you by Tim Prasil, author of Help for the Haunted: A Decade of Vera Van Slyke Ghostly Mysteries. 47:55 Tim previously appeared on episode #22. Thank you to three spectacular paranerds (Cheri, Xang, and Denise) for their very nice iTunes reviews! 52:11 Big News for Google and Android users!! The Big Séance Podcast will soon be available in the Google Play store! Stay tuned! 53:57 The spooky music of Sam Haynes! Thank you, Sam! 54:45 Final send off! Have a Happy Halloween! You ALL Rock! 55:57   Spooky Music featured in this episode is from Sam Haynes. You can find more about Sam and his music at www.hauntmusic.co.uk. Thanks, Sam! Record your voice feedback directly from your device on my SpeakPipe page! Call the show at (775) 583-5563 (or 7755-TELL-ME). I would love to include your voice feedback in a future show. Visit BigSéance.com for more information.   Please help The Big Séance Podcast by subscribing, rating, and reviewing the show on iTunes, TuneIn Radio, or Stitcher!     

Call the show (775) 583-5563!   Tim Prasil, writer and author, shares how he inherited the stories of Vera Van Slyke, one of America’s earliest paranormal investigators, from an ancestor who chronicled them. Find these stories in his soon-to-be-published book, Help for the Haunted: A Decade of Vera Van Slyke Ghostly Mysteries (1899-1909) by Emby Press. Who is Finbar Kelly? Tim explains. We also spend a bit of time talking about our common love of cemetery photography.   Visit BigSeance.com for show notes.       Record your voice feedback directly from your device on my SpeakPipe page! Call the show at (775) 583-5563 (or 7755-TELL-ME). I would love to include your voice feedback in a future show. Visit BigSéance.com for more information.   For More on Tim Prasil, or for up-to-date release information about the book: Like Tim's Facebook page. Follow @TimPrasil on Twitter.  Visit TimPrasil.wordpress.com or GhostlyMysteries.wordpress.com.   Thanks, Tim!   Please help The Big Séance Podcast by subscribing, rating, and reviewing the show on iTunes or Stitcher! Also, check out BigSéance.com!  

Call the show (775) 583-5563!   Well it is finally here. It is the week of Halloween, and in this final Halloween episode, I invite several past guests to share their favorite Halloween memories and traditions! Hear contributions from Annie Wilder, Sara Wiseman, Lee Allen Howard, Karen A. Dahlman, Janice Carlson, Rob Gutro, and Jim Harold.    Visit BigSeance.com for show notes.     In this episode: A Halloween Housewarming in 1911 A special return visit from Meth Hazel Returning from episode 2 of the Big Séance Podcast, our next guest, Annie Wilder has a cool story from a Halloween night a few years ago. Now you have to remember that she lives in a haunted house, and when she mentions “the sisters” and “Leon”, those are spirits that are known to reside with her in the home. Sara Wiseman joined us on October 2, 2014. I really enjoyed that conversation. She may have the sweetest and most calming voice ever, but you might want to briefly turn the lights on for this recent memory. My friend Lee Allen Howard was with us for the September 11, 2014 episode. He is a medium and metaphysician, but he’s also an author, and he writes some horrifying things. And from his memories, it kind of makes you understand just where it all came from. Next up is Karen A. Dahlman, who has been on the show twice, July 23, and October 16, of 2014. I absolutely love her story, and as soon as you finish this episode, be sure to check out the show notes at BigSeance.com, because Karen was nice enough to send in a very special photo for all of us to enjoy after you hear the story. Karen A. Dahlman (right) and friend, Halloween 1977   Medium and psychic, Janice Carlson, joined us on August 27, 2014. She’s really fun to talk to, and she joins us again now to share this thought-provoking memory of a childhood Halloween. She also wanted to share an article she wrote about Halloween. Once again, when you’re all finished listening today, be sure to check the show notes, because Janice wanted to share the black and white line drawing that she had an artist create for the article, of what the first procession of Halloween trick-or-treaters in Ireland must have looked like. Thank you, Janice. **Janice's drawing coming soon!** On September 18, 2014, Rob Gutro joined us to talk about Pets and the Afterlife. Here’s a memory from Rob.   If you’re a regular listener of the Big Seance Podcast, you know just how much respect I have for our final guest tonight, a man who has influenced me greatly! I was so very honored to have Jim Harold, of the Paranormal Podcast, join me back on Sept 25, 2014. I invited him to come back to share his thoughts on a favorite tradition on Halloween. If you’re a parent, you’ll relate to this one. A special credit and "thank you" goes out to the incredibly talented Tim Prasil, for writing the really funny story for Meth Hazel’s appearance tonight. Thanks for playing along with us, and sharing your time and talent, Tim. You’ll actually be hearing from Tim, who is a writer, in a future episode of the podcast. You can learn more about him at timprasil.wordpress.com.   Don't forget!! Are you a regular listener? Please e-mail (or call, or SpeakPipe) with where you're listening from, and how you're listening! I'd appreciate it! Patrick@BigSeance.com   Spooky Music featured on this episode is from Sam Haynes. You can find more about Sam and his music at http://www.hauntmusic.co.uk/. Thanks, Sam!     Record your voice feedback directly from your device on my SpeakPipe page! Call the show at (775) 583-5563 (or 7755-TELL-ME). I would love to include your voice feedback in a future show. Visit BigSéance.com for more information. Please help The Big Séance Podcast by subscribing, rating, and reviewing the show on iTunes or Stitcher! Also, check out BigSéance.com!    

The second installment of author Tim Prasil's all-new athology series continues our tour of new worlds of the imagination. This week, a reminder that history is written by the victor, and that the strangest gladitorial arenas are often the ones that appear the most civilized. What will happen when we hear... Frozen Words Thawed?

The first in a six-part series from author Tim Prasil, presenting all-new anthology tales that take us on a tour of endless worlds of the imagination. This week, a remarkable new invention gives a chance for last goodbyes... but is that a blessing, or a curse? One family finds out as they meet... A Demon Once Removed.

And now, our Showcase presents The Crasher another chilling tale of suspense from a world just beyond the borders of our own. A young writer looking for a fresh start and a clean slate finds himself in the quiet town of Halfway. The perfect place to finish his novel and get his career back on track. But sometimes life has other plans for us. Another masterful script by Magic of the Movies author Tim Prasil

This week, the Summer Showcase is proud to present The Magic of the Movies by Tim Prasil. A tale of suspense told late at night around a Hollywood bar... A tale of fame and fortune lost, and a terrible secret found. The sad ramblings of a forgotten man? You be the judge...