OFF TO THE WITCH with Christopher Garetano

EPISODE #38 What is truly happening? It's as if the science fiction of the 20th century has now become our reality. Are there visitors from other worlds watching us? Are they preparing to make contact or perhaps invade our planet? Could it be something much more sinister? Is it all an elaborate hoax to distract us? Get ready for the next episode of Off To The Witch! John Brandenburg is a scientist...

EPISODE #37 Bri McSherry traveled to worlds, beautiful and bizzare, since she was a child. First thought to be vivid dreams, Brianna soon realized her contact with the Astral Plane was very real. Join us, beginning Wednesday night at 8:00 pm ET, and learn her very detailed account of her Astral projection to realms beyond. Subscribe to Off To The Witch now, wherever you find your podcasts, and cat...

EPISODE #36 They have been written about in fiction, folklore as well true accounts and documented encounters. Demons or entities from some other realm are said to influence and sometimes invade the lives human beings. Our special guest, Ashley Renee Kellum has experienced mysterious dark forces since she was a child. A battle between light and dark is occurring and Ashley claims to be in the fron...

EPISODE #35 Foxx Nolte grew-up having an obsession with not only ghost stories but the greatest most elaborate, spooky-funhouse on earth; Walt Disney's The Haunted Mansion. Foxx later moved to Florida, USA to specifically work at Disney World, only to feed the urge to know the mansion's inner workings. The result is a 340 page book titled "Boundless Realm." It's one of my many favorites as it's th...

EPISODE #34 Josh Turner (host of The Paranormal Round Table) was inspired by his real life encounters with the unknown, and became a dedicated explorer of things that cannot be explained by modern science. On Wednesday, we'll talk about his experiences, his spiritual beliefs and what lead him to hold a lantern to dark and mysterious subjects, from beyond. The new episode premieres this Wednesday n...

EPISODE #33 Before horror movies, macabre cinema and slasher films there was "Le Theatre Du Grand-Guignol." Originally founded in 1897, in Paris; The Grand Guignol was a grisly display and a reflection of the darkness within the human mind and of an ill society. The theater was officially closed in 1962. My special guest, Gianfilippo Falsina is a performer and the creative genius behind the reviva...

EPISODE # 32 Would you take a life to save your own, in self-defense? Many people do not know the harsh reality of a violent crime and how there are very few effective choices to protect yourself, if you're attacked. My special guest this week is the writer of the controversial, Medusa Edged Weapons martial arts, self-defense system. Jason Schultz is a life-long martial artist that knows the reali...

EPISODE #31 Get ready to bring in the new year with Off To The Witch! Our final episode of 2022 explores moments from the best OTTW episodes of the entire year. Not just a typical "best of" episode, I explore each conversation and reveal my after thoughts. So join us for a new year's celebration of all things bizarre, arcane and macabre. The new episode premieres on Wednesday night at 8:00pm ET. C...

EPISODE #30 Joe Stewart was hunting with his father, in the 1960s, when he suddenly saw an ape-like creature staring at him from the deep wilderness of Michigan. As time went on, Joe realized that what he saw was an enigmatic and elusive hominid, known as Bigfoot, Sasquatch and The Wild Man. Joe dedicated his entire life searching for the mysterious being and collected a variety of artifacts, reco...

EPISODE# 29 Long Island, New York is the home of endless ghost stories, serial killers, urban legends, government conspiracies and other enigmatic, unexplained mysteries. Everything from the Amityville Horror, The Curse of Sayville, The Montauk Project to the Long Island Serial Killer are only a few of the dark tales that originated on the island. My special guest this week Bob Brodmerkel is a lon...

EPISODE #28 From the dawn of human history to our modern times there have been tales and warnings of forbidden lands. Stories of locations with "Bad Ground." From entire towns to dark forests, deep within the wilderness. Written in folklore and fiction for centuries, its truth is even more terrifying than legend. Join us for the premiere of our new episode, where special guests Serenity Jenny and...

EPISODE #27 While we go about our normal lives, is there something happening beneath our feet? Facilities, secretly buried below our societies, have existed for many decades. In some cases there is proof of horrific, brutal and bizarre experiments, underground. Join is this Wednesday night at 8:00pm ET as Paul Richard Price returns to share his knowledge of the darkness below the surface. Paul als...

EPISODE #26 Legend has it, that in the early 1980s there was an arcade game (Polybius) that was covertly placed with the sole purpose to control the mind of the player. Polybius was celebrated as modern oral folklore for decades. Regardless of the game, gone without a trace, there are those who swear that it exists. I originally explored the legend of Polybius in my 2019 (Travel/Discovery Channel)...

EPISODE # 25 Is there a conspiracy preventing us from not only confirming the paranormal as real but analyzing it properly? Are historical facts and data, regarding supernatural events, being withheld, in secret, by the powers that be? Join us, with special guest Brittany Barbieri, who has spent her entire life exploring realms unknown. Brittany appeared on network TV shows authentically as hersel...

EPISODE #24 Get ready for the next episode of Off To The Witch!  UFOs From Hell? Author, Paul (Richard) Price claims to have had a family encounter with not only strange lights in the sky, but a bizzare group of beings that invaded his home in the 1970s. His theory is that "they" are not simply a technologically advanced species, but are actually demons from an alternate dimension. The new episode...

EPISODE #23: Have you ever wondered how spells actually work? Is there a science behind it? Can energy be manipulated by witchcraft on a subatomic level? Or is it all in the mind? Join us tomorrow night (beginning at 8:00 pm ET) for a conversation with a practicing "witch" Krista Brown, as she tells us her story and perspective on the art and science of witches magic. Off To The Witch (with Christ...

EPISODE #22 Get ready for the Off To The Witch, Halloween Special! This episode was recorded inside the haunted May-Stringer house, with Special Guest, Bonnie LeTourneau. I spent many months shooting and documenting the May-Stringer house for my forthcoming documentary, A Haunting We Will Go. What better way to celebrate the most wonderful time of the year than within the walls of a haunted mansio...

Episode #21 It's that time of year when the veil between the living and the dead is thin. Have you ever seen a ghost? Heard whispers in the night? Perhaps it wasn't just the house settling or the cold wind. There are those who spend their lives seeking the answers and some are compelled because of their first-hand encounters with things beyond the grave. Join us (beginning this Wednesday night at...

Get ready for the new (Off To The Witch) episode: The second part of my two-part episode, exploring the primordial, fantastic and magnificently macabre world of my favorite illustrator/comic book artist, the mighty Stephen Bissette When I was a kid I would fixate on Steve's artwork (DC's Swamp Thing, Taboo, Gore Shriek) - the textures, creatures and nightmares brought to life on each page. I alway...

EPISODE #19 Get ready for the new episode of Off To The Witch! This chapter begins part-one of my two-part episode exploring the primordial, fantastic and magnificently macabre world of my favorite illustrator/comic book artist, the mighty Stephen Bissette When I was a kid I would fixate on Steve's artwork (DC's Swamp Thing, Taboo, Gore Shriek) - the textures, creatures and nightmares brought to l...

EPISODE #18 Let's dive into the mystical world of the Tarot. What is in the cards that allows us to see deeper into ourselves, our past or even the future? My special guest is Tarot reader, Tammy Chattaway @witchylittleghostgirl Join us as we discuss the history, misconceptions and complexities of the enigmatic cards. Off To Witch is available wherever you find your podcasts, including Spotify, Ap...

EPISODE #17 Tonight, I return to Montauk to honor the life and legacy of one of the few original Camp Hero explorers, Paul Nathan Fagan Paul left our world only one week ago but his legend and magnificent obsession with Camp Hero lives on. My special guest this week is Brian Minnick another original Camp Hero explorer and we celebrate Paul's life as we discuss the enigmatic and sometimes disturbin...

EPISODE #16 This episode concludes our two-part series on the birth, rise and future of modern Satanism. And what better person to discuss the subject with than the grandson of its creator, Anton LaVey. Stanton LaVey is my guest and he has an incredible life story. He tells us about his birth and life in the infamous "Black House" and what his grandfather (and grandmother) taught him for the futur...

EPISODE #15 Off To The Witch! PART ONE of our two-part series on the birth, rise and future of modern Satanism. And what better person to discuss the subject with than the grandson of its creator, Anton LaVey. Stanton LaVey @szlavey is my guest and he has an incredible life story. He tells us about his birth and life in the infamous "Black House" and what his grandfather (and grandmother) taught h...

EPISODE#14 Throughout human history, certain individuals with a fever to communicate with the beyond have forged tomes of instruction, to be a lasting road-map for conjuring entities and dark spirits. Others wish to someday be visited by beings from unknown worlds. But what about those who are plagued by the uninvited? Join us this Wednesday (at 8:00 PM ET) where our special guest, NK Kranda tells...