Christmas Special #12 – Smee by A. M. Burrage

One of the most “Christmas Ghost Story” ghost stories for Christmas that I’ve ever come across. Smee tells of a night of holiday revelry turned chilling and mysterious by the appearance of an unexpected attendee at the festivities. You can read along with the ebook by purchasing it here. (affiliate Link) Read more about A. M. Burrage if you like. (Wikipedia) Art for […]

S03E49 – Richard Hatem’s Paranormal Bookshelf: pt 2 (Explicit)

In this episode Blake continues his conversation with Richard Hatem (Mothman Prophecies, Titans, Under Siege 2) about his new podcast.  Karen was away during this episode but will be back next week. Additional Links:Spiricom via Encyclopedia.comSpiricom – by Kenny Biddle via Skeptical InquirerRecording of a Spiricom Session (YouTube) The Mothman Prophecies (amz affiliate link) Titans (amz affiliate link) Miracles (amz affiliate link – to […]

S03E40 – Silver Cliff Cemetery Ghost Lights

Karen Stollznow and Matt Baxter recount their journey to solve the mystery of the ghost lights of Silver Cliff Cemetery, in Colorado. Silver Cliff Cemetery Prisoner’s Cinema History Colorado Karen’s book Haunting America (Amz affiliate link) Announcing the release of Karen’s latest title: bitch: The Journey of a Word Photos of Silver Cliff cemetery courtesy Matt Baxter. One of the newspapers […]

304 – Omens

For the next two episodes we’ll be in conversation with Chris Woodyard, an author and researcher whose work will likely be of interest to many of our listeners. This week we’re discussing omens and it turns omens can be almost anything we find symbolic or evocative – and they’re not all bad. Have a listen! Links for this episode (Omens): […]

298 – Richard Estep

Richard Estep is a paramedic by day, paranormal investigator by night. Author of Grifters, Frauds, and Crooks: True Stories of American Corruption, he’s written more than 30 books on topics as diverse as serial killers, demons, UFOs, and haunted hospitals. Richard Estep (Amazon Author’s Page) Haunted Hospitals (Amazon Streaming) Haunted Case FIles (Amazon Streaming)

287 – The Demon House of Gary, Indiana

Matt Baxter joins Blake & Karen to discuss the case of the allegedly “demon haunted” house of Gary, Indiana. There will be a companion video to this focusing on Zak Bagans’ film of the same location in the very near future.  You can see a lot of the characters in this story in this Inside Edition clip. Joe Nickell’s investigation into […]

Christmas Special #010: The Signal-Man

Apologies for my voice – but despite a nasty cold (NOT COVID!) I’ve done my best to bring you a spooky Christmas Ghost Story – this time from the mind of Charles Dickens! You can read the tale yourself online for free. According to the Dickens Museum, this story was likely influenced by an actual train tragedy.  You can read […]

267 – What the Dickens?

You may know Charles Dickens used ghosts in A Christmas Carol – but did you know his work also included many other weird and quasi-paranormal elements? We discuss this lesser known aspect of the famous English author with Dr. Liz Savage. Seven Ghost Stories by Dickens that aren’t A Christmas Carol. Spontaneous Human Combustion (Wikipedia) A fiery death: Murder or […]

266 – Fisher’s Ghost (Part 2)

We continue our look at the Australian legend of Fisher’s Ghost, and how the community has responded to the story over the next two centuries. Official legend of Fisher’s Ghost – from Campbelltown Government Site, Australia Indigenous Trackers (Australia) (Wikipedia) Ghost Riots (British Newspaper Archive) The Greenbrier Ghost (wiki) The Red Barn Murder (wiki) Indigenous Trackers in Australia Additional: Karen’s […]