Fireside Phantoms

Episode 103: Grimm’s Rapunzel - Holly adds a few hairy twists and turns to the classic fairytale Rapunzel. Credits: Campanula rapunculus - Wikipedia | The Complete Grimm's Fairy Tales Paperback – January 6, 2018 |  

Episode 102 : Paranormal Abilities Part 2- Carol explores the ancient powers of Madame Blavatsky and the healing super power of Rasputin’s penis.  Credits: Madame Blavatsky | Initiatic School | James Gallant on Madame Blavatsky | Fortnightly Review | The Bizarre Adventures of the Mystical Madame Blavatsky | Mysterious Universe | Madame Blavatsky Tells Us of the Possibility of Levitating | Faena |...

Episode 101: Paranormal Abilities Part 1 - Holly explores what it's like to catch a killer, using nothing but her mind.  Credits: Psychic Investigators S02E14 Vision Of Murder (Full Episode) Reality, Crime |  List of psychic abilities - Wikipedia | https://nancyorlenweber.com/psychic-detective/ | James Koedatich - Wikipedia | 20 Mysteries Actually Solved by Psychics | Watch Through the Eyes of...

Episode 100: A Grimm Retelling of Little Red Riding Hood - Carol recreates the classic children’s fairytale, inspired by Grimm’s version of events.  Credits: Amazon-CompleteFairyTales-Grimm Wisehouse Classics | Shadow and Evil in Fairy Tales - Marie-Louise von Franz - Google Books | Grimm's Fairy Tales: 64 Dark Original Tales - With Accompanying Facts and 35 Illustrations. by Jacob Grimm, Wilh...

Episode 99: Reincarnation Stories: Carol and Holly review other people’s past lives, while trying to remember their own.  Credits: 9 Reincarnation Stories That Will Give You Goosebumps |  Scientific Proof of Reincarnation Dr. Ian Stevenson's Life Work | Is There Evidence of Reincarnation? | 15 Reasons Why I Believe in Reincarnation – MANY PAST LIVES | REQUIRED READING: Why is Reincarnation Imp...

Episode 98: 2022 Predictions - In their season 3 debut, Carol and Holly review some psychic predictions for our world in 2022 and make a few predictions of their own. Credits: 2022 Predictions - Judy Hevenly | Forget the Psychics — This Almanac May Have the Most Accurate Predictions for 2022 | Mysterious Universe | Nostradamus predicts: What's in store for 2022? | Sky HISTORY TV Channel | http...

Episode 97: The Abominable Snowman and Krampus - Holly searches the Himalayas for a new furry friend while Carol gets herself on the naughty list to meet Santa’s alter ego.  Credits: Abominable Snowman- 1951, November 8: The Shipton Photograph | Anomalies: the Strange & Unexplained | 10 Yeti Reports Involving More Than Footprints - Listverse | 2019, April 9: The Indian Army Finds Yeti Prints |...

Episode 96: Paranormal & Paranoid News #25 - Carol searches for the perfect evil Christmas tree, explores how animated TV shows predict future events and how marketers tap into your subconscious mind while you sleep at night.  Credits: O tödliche Baum! O tödliche Baum! | The Victorian Book of the Dead (The Ghosts of the Past 4) | My Family's Christmas Curse | Upside Down Christmas Tree Mea...

Episode 95: Evil Elves & Scary Christmas - Carol decorates her tree with some creepy little helpers while Holly seeks some mistletoe kisses from the ghosts of Christmas past.  Credits:  Evil Elves-  Ghost Stories of Christmas: A chilling Victorian tradition | A History of Elves | The Origin of Christmas Elves | Where Did They Come From? | The History Of Christmas Elves Explained | 60 Festive F...

Episode 94: Paranormal & Paranoid News #24 - Holly explores a new UFO themed tarot deck, gives an update on the afterlife essay contest, and recounts numerous stories of strange, otherworldly sightings on the island of Vieques.   Credits: Why UFO tarot cards are mesmerizing the art world | Las Vegas billionaire pays $1.8M in prize money for winning essays on life after death | Scientific Repor...

Episode 93: Haunted Plymouth & Hotel Del Coronado - Holly remembers the ghosts of Plymouth’s past while Carol enjoys her Thanksgiving feast at Hotel Del Coronado! Credits: Metacom | Biography, War, & Facts | Hauntings of Plymouth | 16 haunted and weird places in the Brockton area you can visit this Halloween | Haunted places in Plymouth, Massachusetts - Wikipedia | Plymouth: America's...

Episode 92- Paranormal & Paranoid News #23 Summary: Carol freezes time, contemplates divine retribution and hires a wizard to build her version of Hogwarts castle in the new virtual space of meta. Credits: Haunted Lily Doll | Time standing still: Your amazing experiences | The world stopped for 12 seconds... Biggest matrix glitch ever. : r/Glitch_in_the_Matrix | Time perception | How to Stop T...

Episode 91: Shadow People - Carol and Holly cast light on the dark and mysterious shadow people, and debate if they are supernatural friends or sinister enemies.  Credits:   Terror in the Shadows | The Dead Files | What Are Shadow People? These Supernatural Entities Are Scarier Than Any Horror Movie | Explanations for the "Shadow People" Phenomenon | Shadow person | Shadow People, the Terr...

Episode 90: Paranormal & Paranoid News #22 - Holly considers dating the dead, reveals the origins of Michael Jackson’s “Smooth Criminal” and goes searching for the mysterious Ogua River Monster.  Credits: Watch: Eerie Viral Video Shows 'Ghost' Removing Collar From Dog's Neck | "I'm in love with a ghost": woman claims to be in a relationship with a ghost | Scooby Doo Dog...

Episode 89: Decapitation and A Victorian Vampire- Holly loses her head over stories of decapitation while Carol sips goblets of blood with a Victorian Vampire. Credits: Congelier House | Can Severed Heads Live On? | Decapitated Head Speaks | Ghosts in Bengali culture | Head's up: Brains found to survive decapitation   | Scientists can now keep brains alive without a body | The Best Vampire Sto...

Episode 88: Paranormal & Paranoid News #21 - Carol reviews the coolest Halloween traditions from around the world, followed by creepy stories from new homeowners.  Credits : 16 Strangest Halloween Traditions From Around the World | 12 Unique Halloween Traditions Around The World | Interpro | 10 Spooky Halloween Traditions From Around The World | Man ‘shocked’ to discover hair poking out of 100...

Episode 87 Stephen King and Ann Rule: Carol salutes the king of horror, while Holly hacks her way through the best true crime book of all time.  Credits:  Stephen King: Stephen King - Wikipediahttps://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_King | The Troubled Life of Stephen King | Why Carrie Defined Stephen King's Career | Who was (were?) the inspiration for Carrie? | 'Pet Sematary' Exhumed:...

Episode 86: Paranormal & Paranoid News #20 - Holly investigates China’s time travel tunnel, confirms the existence of life after death and gets ready for Halloween with some horrifying contests!  Credits: A mysterious "portal" appeared over a Chinese city   | China Denies It's Building a Time Tunnel — Does That Mean It Is?   | New research supplies evidence of “life after death” in...

Episode 85 Black River Falls & Bridgend - Holly watches a storm of madness sweep over the town of Black River Falls, Wisconsin, while Carol racks up a high suicide count in the town of Bridgend, England.  Credits:  The Most Horrifying Things That Happened In Black River Falls, Wisconsin | Chilling `Death Trip' | The Story Of Black River Falls, Wisconsin | Wisconsin Death Trip | 10 Creepies...

Episode 84 Paranormal & Paranoid News #19: Carol reviews the best and most disappointing Halloween treats, great “tricks” to try on your neighbors; warns Eastern Oregon ranchers of another cow mutilation, presents a theory that can explain haunted houses and explores creepy technology that resurrects the dead. Credits: A cow, a missing tongue, and a mystery in eastern Oregon I Single Lightning...

Episode 83 White House Ghosts and Gettysburg: Holly elects to spend time with dead presidents, while Carol goes to battle with the spirits of the Civil War. Credits:  Top 10 Scary Ghosts That Haunt The White House | Demon Cat | The First Ladies Who Brought the Occult to the White House | President Lincoln and the White House séances – Almost History   | Ghosts in the White House - HISTORY | White...

Episode 82: Paranormal & Paranoid News #18- Holly reviews some creepy mental disorders and begins the countdown to Halloween 2021! Credits: Rare Mental Disorders | Cotard Syndrome: The Walking Corpse | Autocannibalism: About, Types, Symptoms, Treatment | 9 Gut-Churning Cases Of Self-Cannibalism | Reduplicative paramnesia | Capgras delusion - Wikipedia | Your Halloween Tradition May Be Changing...

Episode 81: Martha’s Vineyard and New Orleans - Carol tours the celebrity-filled seaside town of Martha’s Vineyard, while Holly haunts the VooDoo City of New Orleans!  Credits: Haunted Island: True Ghost Stories from Martha's Vineyard | Vineyard Supernatural: True Ghost Stories from America's Most Haunted Island | Ghosts of Martha's Vineyard by Tom Dresser, Foreword by Holly Nadler | T...

Episode 80 Paranormal & Paranoid News #17: Carol explores creepy stories as told by children, chucks her new pair of Satan shoes, and boards the doomed Titanic with Kate Winslet, Anne Hathaway, Shakespeare, and half a dozen other celebrities.  Credits: The 22 Creepy Things These Kids Told Their Parents Will Definitely Make You Lose Sleep | Sheriff investigates reported ghost-like sighting in C...

Episode 79 The Werewolf of Southern England and Annabelle: Holly develops canine fever when barking at the moon while Carol plays with a harmless Raggedy Ann doll.  Credits: SEEKERS: The WEREWOLF OF LONDON! The case of Bill Ramsey from London, England!  | The Bizarre True Story of the Southend Werewolf |   Sightings ... The Southend Werewolf (1992) |  True or False ... The Southend Werewolf (1990)...