Believing the Bizarre: Paranormal Podcast

Top 10 Horror Comedy Movies - Blind RankingsIt's time for another Blind Rankings. This month, we rank our top 10 horror comedy movies (without knowing what film comes next).From Shaun of the Dead and Scary Movie to Lake Placid, we discuss a bunch of great hilarious scary films. What would your list look like? Patreon: Support Believing the Bizarre and get tons of extra content by joining our Patre...

The Goblins in the FieldsIt's listener submission time again and we have 3 chilling tales for you. The first story comes from Davis, who experienced paranormal activity throughout his life before encountering a mysterious shadow woman after hitting puberty. In a story from Brazil, Kelvin shares an unsettling late-night experience involving sleep paralysis, a mysteriously moving fork, and an inexpl...

Paranormal investigators and content creators Audrey and Bella, who met in high school through their shared love of K-pop and ghost hunting shows, have grown their YouTube and TikTok following by documenting their investigations at haunted locations. In this interview, Audrey and Bella discuss their investigation process, which includes extensive planning via Google Docs, using equipment like spir...

It is listener submission time again! The first story follows Emma and her family in Colorado, where unexplained phenomena escalate from mysteriously stacked pots and pans to a child being repeatedly thrown from his bed, leading her coal miner father to make a difficult decision. Strange shadows with skeletal features and long fingers begin appearing in doorways, while scratching sounds and unexpl...

The Manhattan Alien AbductionIn a 1989 case known as the Manhattan Alien Abduction, Linda Napolitano claimed she was lifted through her apartment window in a blue-white beam of light and taken aboard a UFO, with 23 witnesses reportedly observing the incident from various locations including the Brooklyn Bridge. UFO researcher Budd Hopkins, known for his regression therapy work and theories about a...

It's time for December 2024's Bizarre News! This month, we discuss four strange news stories. Phantom Neuro, an Austin-based startup, is developing a groundbreaking muscle implant that allows amputees to control prosthetic limbs through thought alone, with clinical trials planned for 2025 showing 94% accuracy across different gestures. Multiple oarfish, rare deep-sea creatures typically found 3,00...

New Jersey Drone SightingsSince November 2024, residents across the northeastern United States have reported mysterious large drones, approximately 6 feet in diameter, appearing in coordinated formations at night over populated areas and military installations. These unidentified drones possess unusual characteristics: they're undetectable by radar, demonstrate advanced evasive capabilities when p...

The Lingering Shadow IsaacSasha's story began when she moved into a house with her father and brother, instantly sensing an overwhelming, oppressive energy. Over time, a shadowy figure emerged—a towering presence she called Isaac. Its intentions were a mystery, but it seemed to grow more intrusive, hovering near her and leaving her with scratches and unsettling encounters. Seeking help from family...

In this month's interview, we talk to Steph and Alex from 13 Degrees of Screams.13 Degrees of Screams is a horror movie review podcast hosted by Alex and Stephanie, where they rate films on a 13-point scale ranging from family-friendly to extremely terrifying, with Alex bringing extensive horror genre knowledge while Stephanie offers fresh perspectives as someone newer to horror. In this interview...

In this week’s episode, we have four chilling encounters. In Tennessee, two friends encountered a deer-like entity that was twisted and deformed, almost like it was drawn by a child. In Arizona, a camping trip turned terrifying when something mimicked a friend's voice, trying to lure a friend into the darkness. A Vermont teenager was stalked by a grey-skinned creature with empty eye sockets, forci...

Could the terrifying predator Megalodon still lurk in the ocean’s depths, or did it vanish millions of years ago? In this episode, we dive into the evidence surrounding the legendary giant shark. From a 1918 lobster fisherman’s account of a 300-foot shark to modern TikTok conspiracies, the possibility of Megalodon’s survival is greatly debated. While the Megalodon, the largest shark, likely became...

It's time for another Blind Rankings with Producer Ben. This month, we blind rank the scariest movies to watch after Midnight. From The Exorcist and The Conjuring to newer films like Talk To Me, see where we blind rank these horror movies. What would your list be? Note - with the Holidays, we did not have time to add a Bizarre News. Hopefully, our November UAP Congressional Hearing Recap will suff...

In October 2001, a peaceful evening in Australia turned surreal when 22-year-old Amy vanished from her living room sofa. Her friend Petra claimed to witness Amy being lifted through a window by a beam of light into a hovering disc-shaped craft. Remarkably, Amy reappeared just hours later at a gas station 500 miles away, showing signs of weeks' worth of body hair growth and mysterious triangular ma...

This week on Believing the Bizarre we have 3 creepy listener submitted stories. First, Jared and his sister experienced recurring supernatural events in their Indiana home. Then, Ryan and his girlfriend faced strange scratches and noises in a remote Scottish cottage, fleeing in fear. Finally, sensitive to spirits, Sophia encountered both gentle and malevolent entities, including a demon named Otis...

Here is our interview with the awesome and super talented Kaydra Brannan of the Perplexity: A Mystery Podcast. Kedra created Perplexity: A Mystery Podcast as a creative outlet during pandemic burnout from her healthcare career, drawing inspiration from her childhood love of mysteries and true crime. When covering true crime cases, she emphasizes victim-first storytelling and thorough research, whi...

It is listener submission time again and we can a couple of wild stories for you! Over several years, Yasmin experienced a series of inexplicable encounters that began in 2011 when she and her family witnessed a triangular UFO near their grandmother's house, followed by sensing an invisible presence in her bed, feeling supernatural forces under a mattress, and observing strange lights and streetla...

This week, we explore the Day of the Dead (Día de los Muertos), a Mexican holiday celebrated on November 1st and 2nd when the gates of heaven are believed to open, allowing children's spirits to return on the first day and adults' spirits on the second day. We discuss how the holiday originated from a combination of Mesoamerican rituals, European religion, and Spanish culture, including an ancient...

Here is our live Halloween special from Weston, West Virginia where we visited the very haunted Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum. The Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum, North America's largest hand-cut stone masonry building, stands as a Gothic monument to both healing and horror in West Virginia. Built in 1858 following Thomas Kirkbride's revolutionary design principles, which emphasized therapeutic s...

It is Bizarre News and Blind Rankings time again! This week, we cover:Story 1 - A mysterious rectangular structure resembling a door was spotted via Google Maps on an Antarctic mountainside, sparking widespread speculation about potential hidden bases, ancient civilizations, or extraterrestrial activity. While skeptics suggest the formation is likely a natural geological feature or satellite imagi...

It's Listener Submission Collection time again and we are on volume 8! We have 5 creepy stories for you this week:Story 1 - Three young people explore a fenced wooded area at night and see a shadowy figure, causing them to flee in fear. Stort 2 - A woman encounters a terrifying demonic entity in her bedroom, describing its horrifying appearance in vivid detail. Story 3 - Children are chased by a s...

In this episode, we dive into the paranormal experiences of Jayd from California and Abby from Missouri. Jayd's story begins in childhood, where she encounters shadow figures and communicates with spirits, including her late great-grandfather. Her experiences intensify after using an Ouija board, leading to terrifying encounters with malevolent entities and sleep paralysis. Abby's tale spans sever...

It is interview time again and we are thrilled to chat with our podcasting besties, Aly and Nat from Let's Get Haunted! In this interview, Aly and Nat, hosts of the Let's Get Haunted podcast, discuss their journey into paranormal podcasting, including their early experiences and how they've grown over the years. They share insights on creating content, managing listener feedback, and the challenge...

We're on a highway to..haunted roads! This week, we talk about a handful of allegedly haunted roads. In this likely first installment, we discuss the following four potentially haunted roads: Dice Road in Michigan Route 2A in Vermont, Uristock County Prospector Road in Garden Valley, California Clinton Road in West Milford, New Jersey Make sure to check out the new podcast SIGHTINGS. Tune in each...

In the quiet of the night, when exhausted parents finally sink into their chairs, baby monitors can sometimes become more than just a tool for childcare—they can transform into portals to the unexplained. This week, we dive into the world of mysterious voices, ghostly apparitions, and inexplicable phenomena captured by baby monitors. From disembodied whispers to spectral hands reaching into cribs,...

It is Bizarre News and Blind Rankings time again!**Trigger Warning: Child Abuse**This month on Bizarre News, we cover:Story 1 - A photograph taken over 50 years ago in Costa Rica, dubbed "the most convincing UFO photo ever," has resurfaced, showing a metallic disc floating above Lake Cote. The image, captured by aerial photographer Sergio Loaiza during a land survey mission, has puzzled experts fo...