Chasing Spirits Paranormal

A little visit to Iceland and a peek into their lore. We talk about the Yule cat and Yule lads. Those guys have unique dietary needs along with their mother, Gryla. Their pet, the Yule Cat is interesting.  Jeff attempted to pronounce the names of the Yule Lads, and well, please forgive his pronunciations. Like I said he 'attempted'. But please feel free to correct him. Even though he could've...

Krampus Nacht! Krampus is St Nick's evil sidekick or as I like to think of him-St Nick's punisher. Krampus has been around a bit in the Alps and Bavarian areas of Europe. Krampus is a half goat, half man demon looking figure who punishes naughty children by either beating them with birch switches or put in a bag or basket and taken to Hell to be eaten. Krampus walks or runs are popular in  Au...

Drum roll, please! We did a video of this episode, which will be released on YouTube later this week, hopefully—just waiting on our video man to finish the editing.   Please excuse the editing on this episode, I tried to remove as much unnecessary stuff as I could like rustling leaves, walking between hot spots and extraneous chat. Grayhaven Winery, this week's sponsor, is one of our favorite...

On this episode we talk about missing or dead hikers in Russia and on the Appalachian Trail. It may get gruesome—a bit of mystery with unproven theories. Cattle mutilations were brought up in comparison to the injuries sustained by the Russian hikers.  We were recording outside at Grayhaven Winery so you'll hear background noise like other customers, horses, dogs, fire crackling, wind, and on...

Disclaimer: it may get a bit graphic, the topic is somewhat gruesome. So, you have been warned.  We talked about the different theories and of course, came to no real conclusion, or maybe we did. Listen and find out. As usual, find us on Facebook, Twitter, and Patreon. And we have merch! on teespring  https://lovewine-pirates.creator-spring.com

The infamous Crystal Skulls and what they mean or what we think they mean. This time we went off on a few tangents but we got back on track, somewhat.  Today's cocktail is what I call the  Bleeding Skull-vanilla ice cream, Godiva White Chocolate liqueur, rum, vodka, ice. Throw it in a blender, serve it up. Garnish it with a skull ice cube made with pomegranate juice. As the red skull mel...

Sorry for the delay in publishing, unforeseen circumstances. This week is all about living again and again and again. It's simply a brief exploration of reincarnation. Remember where to find us-Facebook, Twitter, and Patreon where you can buy us a drink, a book, or gas for a field trip. And we have merch!  lovewine-pirates.creator-spring.com

In the charming town of Niagra-on-the-Lake, Ontario, Canada is an old inn called 'The Olde Angel Inn'. It's a British-style pub with British pub grub and of course beverages. It's also haunted by Capt Colin Swayze who was killed there one night hiding from American soldiers. He was there for one last rendezvous with his lady love. It's a charming inn with delicious food and good drinks.  Acro...

Announcement: We have MERCH!!! Use the code PODCAST  for 15% off https://dashboard.teespring.com/listings/120202868/admin Hopefully, we'll get more designs soon or as we get ideas. Tonight we have our first guest-Helen Marie Powell. She's our good friend and agreed to do a witchy episode with us. It's something she's interested in & it was a chance to educate Henry and Jeff on the not-so-...

 We thought we would start off the spooky season with a bit of the history of a favorite holiday-Halloween! Halloween has a long history as Henry found out when doing research for this episode. It predates Christianity. Trick or Treating,  pranks, and wearing costumes or disguises, are all traditional Halloween activities that we enjoy. We explore the origins of these pastimes in this ep...

Once again we discuss the American Civil War and a haunting related to it. There are a lot of Civil War ghosts and hauntings, some more famous than others. In honor of the Autumnal Equinox, tonight's cocktail is The Great White Pumpkin made with vodka, cream, and Maggie's Farm pumpkin spice coffee rum. Maggie's Farm Rum is made in Pittsburgh, PA. I discovered it when I was on assignment in Pittsbu...

Apparently good ol' George Washington gets around as a ghost. He's even been sited at Gettysburg.  This episode's drink is Specter-Kahlua, Amaretto, and Godiva White Chocolate, equal parts. There's a picture of it on Twitter and our Facebook page. Remember to buy us a drink on Patreon Cheers!

The wild story of General 'Mad' Anthony Wayne, Revolutionary War hero and his bones.  This episode's cocktail is the classic Pina Colada. The colonists drank rum so we thought we would partake in something that was available at the time. The rum we drank was Viargo Four Port Rum, a luscious dark rum distilled in Richmond VA. We do our best to support local small businesses. Remember to find u...

We decided to go down a different path and talk about dreams. Interesting? Can be. Prophetic? Perhaps. Or maybe it's your mind's way of processing what is going on with your daily life. I can't remember what we were drinking in that episode! It's been a rough week. The current assignment I'm on can't end soon enough! 9 more working days and I am done!!!

This time we're going to Perryville,KY the site of one of the bloodiest Civil War battles. Yes, we realize all battles are bloody but this one was particularly bad. Most of the hauntings center around one particular house which was a field hospital but the whole town seems to be haunted. Sam, a dead soldier, is seen somewhat frequently. Remember to find us on Facebook, Twitter, and if you want to...

She's everywhere! By everywhere I mean global. The Lady in White aka The White Lady. Always dressed in a white dress, long hair, walking along a lonely stretch of road by herself. A ghostly hitchhiker if you will. Her story always involves some sort of tragedy or heartbreak.  Oh! notice our new cover art! A catsitter, graphic arts student we know. We hired her to cat sit and found out she's s...

One of my favorite topics-vampires, nosferatu, shtriga, vrykolakas, strigoi, and a few other names from other parts of the world. It seems that vampires are global. Today we're discussing a little bit about lore and modern vampire culture. Yes, there are people who think they are vampires, more psychic energy vampires than anything else. But a few out there indulge in blood consumption but keep it...

We did this unprepared and just started talking about exorcism, and untrained exorcists, and let the conversation lead the way. Our drink for the night was Formerly Known As from Funktastic Mead in Midlothian, VA. If you're in the area, we highly recommend them. These guys have something new every time we visit. The label on this bottle has Prince's symbol as part of the art and purple, of course....

Different direction today, going with alien abductions. Going to discuss a few well known cases and not so well known. Trying to figure this one out. Today’s cocktail is what we call an Alien Probe served in lab glassware. As always the cocktail pic & recipe is on Facebook and Twitter. FYI: you can help us out by giving us some support on Patreon where we have a few perks.

Getting into demonic possession this time around with an appropriately named cocktail-Demon Possession. We discuss the Catholic church's take on the phenomenon along with other faiths or religions like the Buddahist.  We don't go too, too deep into it, I mean there's a lot out there on this topic but bring up some interesting points. Remember to follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and now (drum r...

Just a brief dive into the rabbit hole of demons and angels. Paradise Lost is the cocktail of the show. 7Up with Devils Due Peach moonshine. Remember catch us on Twitter and Facebook where we post pics & updates, & other interesting things.

Today we’re taking a look at the urban legend of Black Eyed Kids aka BEK. We’ve been intrigued by them ever since we heard about them but we weren’t sure what to make of them. Because of that we decided to do a show & see what we can figure out if anything. The cocktail of the hour or less is a BEK made with blackberry lemonade moonshine from Country Hammer, made in Pennsylvania. Mix that with a l...

We’re delving into a few historical UFO/UAP sightings-Ancient Rome, the Renaissance and Puritans. Some of these I haven’t heard of before now. So listen while these 2 tell a few tales

Tonight we’re going to visit the infamous Annabelle doll that was made famous by the Conjuring movies and the also famous Robert the Doll. A little dive into their backstories. Forgive my botchy editing. Remember to find us on Facebook and Twitter.