Maybe it’s Spiritual

El Silbón, is a Venezuelan legend about a spoiled son who brutally murders his father and is cursed to wander for eternity with his fathers remains on his back. (The tame version) The whistle of El Silbón is the warning sign that he may be on his way to pay you a visit you’ll never forget. This week we tell some state sides tales of the whistling Spector and the history and folklore surrounding it...

Sometimes when family members pass away we are left without the closure we want at the time. After losing both of her Italian grandparents at different times, Jessica began to notice the similarities. Dreams, seeing people who resembled them and the lights flickering whenever her grandparents were mentioned. Jessica’s experiences have followed her throughout her life, each time little nods remindi...

Live recording from the Dark Matters 2023 podcast festival. As podcast we have discovered a dark thread that makes its way through a majority of our guests stories, The Hatman. If you're new to the game, The Hatman is a tall solid black shadow entity that appears in peoples rooms at night invoking paralyzing fear, dread and sometimes giving an ominous message. We tell the stories from previous gue...

Clinton, a church planter and artist shares his experiences with the supernatural as a kid growing up in Wisconsin and beyond. Floating ghost lanterns, a little green monster throwing apples and even a ghost farmer in a kohls are just some of the weirdness Clinton has seen. We take you on a journey through his experiences and discuss the ideas of how the unexplained can trigger the fight or flight...

On this weeks surprise attack, I talk about the flying phantom manta ray from West Virginia as well as a bonus cryptid from the creepy state. Matt enlightens us on the predictions that The Simpsons have become famous for. Why is West Virginia so creepy? Are the writers of The Simpsons time travers? Find all this and more on this week’s episode.

Jim Markell returns to discuss the infamous, elusive and possibly made up El Chupacabra. In the 90’s the island of Puerto Rico was terrorized by a four foot tall reptilian creature with red eyes, sharp spikes, large teeth and claws. This creature was said to be killing and draining the blood of the locals live stock. Soon the media got wind of this terrifying story and it became national news. Tab...

Alex Mathews went down the rabbit hole and his findings were conclusive…we are in an alternate universe. Many call this the Mandela effect. Alex shares his own memories of the previous time line and explores the idea that the infamous Cern hadron collider has something to do with it. Join us as we venture into the multiverse.

In 2015 Matt from Ohio called into Monsters Among Us podcast to tell his story of three men moving in unison and his loss of time. After the show was released, story after story began flooding in with tales of these mysterious men and the time loss they caused. The odd and creepy phenomenon of the mirrored men was born. In 1971 a man boarded a plan flying from Portland to Seattle. He revealed to t...

*Trigger Warning* mention of suicide. This week we welcome Robin Jackson from Classic Wolf Podcast. Robin shares his wild experiences, folklore and his real life encounters with the supernatural while living on a Reservation in Arizona. From Deer Woman to The Little People, Oklahoma clowns and even an encounter with a satanic cult. He also shares his gripping story of how he found God in the midst...

In November of 1975, Travis Walton and his logging crew were on their way home when a bright light from the woods led them off the road. What the crew witnessed would change their lives forever. Travis’s story has become one of the most detailed and compelling alien abduction accounts to this day. His encounter has inspired books, movies and baffled many skeptics for 47 years. This week we tell hi...

In 1776 a group of men fed up with the suppression of free thought began a secret society in the darkness of the woods. This group headed by Adam Weishaupt would become what we know as The Illuminati. Celebrities, world leaders, billionaires, musicians and influencers are all thought to be apart of this society in our modern world. Are they influencing our lives, purchases, thoughts and worldviews...

After Julia and her son Charlie moved into their new house in the North End neighborhood of Rockford, they began to realize that they were far from alone. Soon after, they started experiencing what Julie would refer to as “the train station”. Loud footsteps, shadow people and animals, horrible nightmares and disturbing visions were just the start of their experiences on the north end. After consul...

While working at an old Methodist church, both Matt Wandell and Julia Schade separately experienced unexplained phenomena. As the custodian, Matt would see light orbs, shadow figures and disembodied voices while working over night alone. Julia, the church’s organ player, would also see the shadow figures, hear voices and growling, loud banging and unaccompanied foot steps. Julia was even followed...

This week we welcome Travis and Chad from Mission Terror aka The GRAGG team (The Greater Rockford Apparition And Ghost Group). Mission Terror aired on the American Horrors channel on Roku, the guys are now re-launching their adventures on YouTube. Friends since childhood, they have been ghost hunting together for the last 12 years. On this episode, they share some of their craziest paranormal stor...

Stories of giants and Nephilim go beyond the Bible and appear in other cultures history and folklore. This week we discuss the giants of other non-biblical literature. Why were they created? Are they still being created today? We share some modern theories and connections to the Nephilim as well as a modern account of a alleged giant.

This week we discuss the controversial topic of The Nephilim. What is a Nephilim, you ask? The Nephilim were a race of giants that were created from the union of fallen angels and mortal women. The controversy comes from the interpretation of the verse from the Genesis 6:1-4 from Christian Bible. In part 1 we cover, who the Nephilim were, why were they created, what they did and where did they go?...

This week we talk about the Dogman, a cryptid that seems to be on the rise. The Dogman has been described as a half man, half canine creature that walks on two legs and leaves its onlookers with an overwhelming sense of fear and dread. Dogman sightings mostly occur in remote wooded areas, with occasional sightings in residential areas as well. Some believe it to be an unknown species of canine, wh...

When you think vampires, what comes to mind? Long capes, sharp teeth, gorgeous people that sparkle, 80’s new waves punks that hang from bridges? According to one 2020 documentary there are hundreds of vampires in North America waiting in shipping containers for an invasion. So, we decided to find out just how many vampire stories their are in our continent. This week we dive into vampire lore and...

This week we welcome Alex from Screw City Production Podcast. Alex has experienced a wide variety of the paranormal over the coarse of his life. As a kid the activity began after his neighbor was murdered and his parents got divorced. Soon a dark shadow figure appeared and the nightmare began. Sleep paralysis, a tall dark figure, sleep walking, and disembodied faces in the wall are just some of hi...

Since early childhood Artist Devin Gonzalez has experienced the paranormal both in out of her waking moments. For Devin the night has been a time of restless sleep, shadowy beings, sleepwalking ,sleep paralysis and visions of the dream world superimposed on her waking reality. We explore the possibilities that the spiritual realm may play a part in her experiences as well as entertain the idea tha...

Abby and Tyler from the YouTube channel “Mysteries of The Past & Present” return with more stories from their travels into the paranormal. We get into a haunted college, witch’s graves, prophetic dreams, corrupted hard drives, the devils chair, portals, satanic rituals and much more. To watch more of their stories and investigations check out their YouTube channel.

This week we dedicate an entire episode to the phenomenon known as The Hatman. The Hatman is known in the paranormal community as the top shadow entity that looms in the dark corners of rooms, doorways and at the foot of peoples beds. The entity is very tall usually wearing a large brimmed hat and long trench coat. Described as darker than the darkness this being evokes horrible feelings of dread,...

This week we welcome back local artist Eamonn James to the show. After his cross country solo motorcycle trip Eamonn is here to share his weird and wild tales from the road and much more. We tackle everything from mysterious desert entities to time slips, simulated reality, close calls, synchronicities and a strange encounter at the infamous Cecil Hotel. Eamonn is a great story teller as well as a...

Join us for a round table discussion about how we all got into the paranormal and how it’s affected why we do this podcast. The crew shares our own paranormal experiences as kids and throughout our lives. Guardian angels, shadow beings, poltergeist activity are just some of the things we get into. All the things we have seen and experienced have brought us here to make a podcast for everyone who h...

Surgical Tech Zac Quick responded to a post we made and felt compelled to tell us about his encounters. Zac tells his stories of a marching white figure, misty shadow beings, mediums, and an audible experience that left him shook for years and much more! Zac became an avid paranormal enthusiast during his encounters at his childhood home. When he moved into his own home, he was concerned about the...