Loreplay

In 1950s England, tragedy struck the Pollock family when their two young daughters, Joanna and Jacqueline, were killed in a horrific car accident. A year later, Florence Pollock gave birth to twin girls — and that’s when things got weird. The twins, Gillian and Jennifer, began recalling memories, places, and experiences they couldn’t possibly have known. They recognized landmarks in a town they’d...

When the hangman fails, history gets juicy.  This week on Loreplay , host Dayna Pereira dives into the true, twisted, and totally unbelievable 18th-century story of Maggie Dickson — the Scottish fishwife who was hanged… and then walked away alive . From the gallows of Edinburgh’s Grassmarket to the birth of her legend as “Half-Hangit Maggie,” this episode blends dark history with gallows humor (li...

In this episode of Loreplay , Dayna Pereira dives deep into the real-life horror story that inspired The Exorcist. Forget the spinning heads and pea soup—this is the true 1949 case of Roland Doe , the boy whose alleged demonic possession terrified priests, shook the Church, and changed how America viewed exorcisms forever. From Cottage City, Maryland to St. Louis, Missouri , follow the chilling (a...

Amityville Horror: Haunted House or Hoax? What really happened inside the most famous haunted house in America? In this episode of Loreplay , host Dayna Pereira digs into the chilling story of the Amityville Horror—where true crime meets the paranormal. First, we revisit the shocking 1974 DeFeo family murders that left six dead inside 112 Ocean Avenue in Amityville, New York. Then we dive into the...

West Virginia, 1966. Four terrified teenagers tear down a dark back road in a Chevy Bel Air with something massive chasing them through the sky — glowing red eyes, a ten-foot wingspan, and a story that would forever haunt Point Pleasant. Over the next thirteen months, dozens of locals reported the same winged figure, strange lights in the sky, prophetic dreams, and even creepy Men in Black knockin...

In this chilling episode of Loreplay , host Dayna Pereira dives deep into the terrifying urban legend of the Black Eyed Children — the mysterious paranormal figures with solid black eyes who knock on doors and beg to be let inside. From journalist Brian Bethel’s 1996 encounter in Abilene, Texas to spine-tingling reports in Portland, Oregon , Vermont , and the UK , we explore the most infamous Blac...

Step inside one of America’s strangest and most haunted mansions—the Winchester Mystery House . Built by Sarah Winchester, the widow of the heir to the Winchester Repeating Arms fortune, this sprawling, bizarre labyrinth in San Jose, California is filled with staircases that lead to nowhere, doors that open into walls, and enough ghostly legends to keep paranormal investigators buzzing for over a...

Welcome to Loreplay —the comedy-paranormal podcast where haunted history meets hot takes. In this episode, host Dayna Pereira dives deep into one of America’s most infamous ghost stories: The Bell Witch of Adams, Tennessee. From John Bell Sr.’s mysterious illness to Lucy Bell’s eerie protection , and from Kate Batts’ petty neighbor drama to the witchy shenanigans that terrified Andrew Jackson hims...

Host Dayna Pereira investigates the true story behind Annabelle, the infamous Raggedy Ann doll blamed for terrorizing two nurses in the 1970s. With humor and historical context, Pereira explores the Warrens’ paranormal intervention, the Catholic demonology that fueled the case, and the cultural explosion that turned a stuffed toy into a horror icon. 🔗 Sources & References Warren, Ed & Lor...