Otherworld

Following her college graduation, Liz spent two years traveling the U.S., working on farms and communal living spaces as part of the WWOOF program. During a stay in Boulder, CO, she attended a school focused on psychic techniques, where she was trained in visualization exercises and energy work. Surprisingly, this is not where Liz had her otherworldly encounter. The main story centers on a period...

Phoebe in Utah and Pat in Ohio both share their experiences of witnessing deer-like creatures while driving about their town. Strangest to them, was how uncannily they resembled actual human beings and what their origins or existence might mean for the towns they live in. Check out our Merch⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow us on:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

Soleil from our recent two Folly Beach series joins me to discuss another wild experience she had while growing up that starts when her mom takes a small Civil War relic that she found in the ruins of an old fort on Folly Beach. Listen to the full thing, and Folly Beach Pt 1 & 2 on The Otherworld Patreon

After the separation of her parents, Nina's father, Mike, bought and moved into an old 1950s house in Austin, Texas. From the start, Nina immediately felt something very off in the house as if another presence already lived there. Mike's attempts to quell her fears so that she wouldn't be too afraid to visit him were thwarted when Nina finally saw what was too great and too real to ignore. After,...

In August 2023, Soleil went to Folly Beach in South Carolina with her husband and two friends to catch the end of the Perseid meteor shower. While stargazing, Soleil noticed a light in the sky that transitioned from a blue triangle to a vivid, flashing "rainbow" strobe that appeared to respond to her thoughts. This moment began a profound shared experience between the group of friends on the beach...

After Jake's spiritually healing and transcendent journey through another realm with the medicinal use of Ibogaine, he is now prepared to undergo another journey with 5meo DMT where he discovers more about the reality of this existence, and afterwards, comes to terms with the pain he has been dealt. Find more information about the retreat at: ⁠The Mission Within⁠ Find free therapy tailored to Vete...

Jake is a Navy veteran who sustained a traumatic brain injury (TBI) while operating a .50-caliber machine gun during his 10 years as a SWCC. The symptoms of the TBI were debilitating and impacted all areas of his life. As Jake’s condition continued to worsen over time, he began to believe the only way out of his pain might be ending it all, until his doctor introduced him to the ancient healing me...

This is a short preview of a patreon bonus episode, to hear the full thing and last week's patreon episode "Grand Canyon Orbs" you can sign up for the Otherworld Patreon In this episode our producer Haley Pehrson interviews two people with short stories that both take place in antique stores. The first one may not necessarily be paranormal... but it's an extreme case of coincidence with several la...

In the first part of this episode, Beau, an audio engineer and music producer, agrees to record a few singles with their roommate’s band at an old converted barn turned recording studio, and what begins as an unexplained whispering soon escalates into the manifestation of a tall, cloaked figure appearing directly before them. In the second part, Xavier and Connor are crashing at a noise house fill...

After craving a night away from the kids and the city, Jerry and his wife, Chelsea, drove out to the backroads near Heyburn Lake in northeastern Oklahoma. The rural landscape was deeply familiar to Jerry, who had grown up in the area. As they slowly drove down the dark roads, something completely unidentifiable emerged in front of them, a large, iridescent, four-legged creature crossing their path...

Chris Nasrallah, a Palestinian-American raised in Sleepy Hollow, New York, was troubled by a recurring nightmare throughout his childhood taking place near the overpass of where he grew up. 20 years later, he came to experience the truth of this dream. The Kullective Check out our Merch⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow us on:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠,⁠...

During the holidays at the height of the pandemic, Andrea traveled to Yuba County, California to visit her family. Desperate for a proper bed instead of sleeping on her parent's couch, she booked a cheap nearby hotel for the night. From the moment she entered the room, something felt off, but she chalked it up to the hotel's dinky conditions and went on with her night, until she found herself ambu...

I am joined by Wendy and Harmony for a brand new type of Patreon episode, one where we take calls from listeners about the great dilemmas they are facing and do our best to give advice. In this episode, we cover a mysterious moldy house, an anonymous warning letter, grandparents freebasing cocaine, and a mom hoping to help her 21 year old son. To listen to and watch the full two hour long episode,...

When Julia and John rented an unsuspecting Airbnb for a work trip to St. George, Utah, they expected a completely ordinary week. Almost immediately, Julia began to feel as though she was being watched inside the house. Unsure whether she was imagining these experiences, she kept it to herself. But when John found himself alone in the rental, he experienced something he absolutely couldn't explain...

Athena had just moved into her first rental with four roommates from college and was excited to start off her sophomore year in what she believed to be was the perfect house in the neighborhood she always dreamed of. It was only a few weeks into living there when Athena and her roommates began noticing strange occurrences, from unexplainable noises to electronics going off. When they all decide to...

In this two-part patreon only series about a 24 year old plant scientist named Michael whose life is turned upside down by a strange series of paranormal events and a chance encounter with a mysterious Italian-American man named Rafael. I am putting out an extra-long preview for all of you in hopes of luring you behind the paywall. If you like what you hear, both episodes are out this week! Listen...

After graduating college, Evelyn and Cassandra moved into an old house owned by Cassandra’s sister, sharing the space with a handful of friends. As they settled into the place, they soon all experienced strange occurrences of catching glimpses or hearing sounds they were certain came from one of their roommates, only to discover that person was out of the house, in a different room altogether, or...

A fisherman named Chris, deep in the Canadian wilderness, discovered a strange ring of footprints in the winter mud, including several impossibly small ones, far from anywhere a person could realistically be. When he posted about it online, a friend replied with an explanation that tied the encounter to both the supernatural and First Nations beliefs. To hear the full episode, sign up for the Othe...

Jessica Hundley is a writer, filmmaker, and creative director whose journalistic work spans music, film, and the arts. She is the creator, author, and series editor of Taschen’s ongoing multivolume project, The Library of Esoterica, an expansive anthology that traces esoteric philosophies, mystical practices, and occult traditions through the visual history of art and media. Each volume delves int...

When Alli’s father, a New York pilot, is furloughed in the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks, her family turns to a new Evangelical church in search of comfort and meaning. For pre-teen Alli, the sudden shift in faith and the strict new customs are disorienting as she is just trying to keep the peace and please her parents. But when a guest preacher comes into town to perform a "Slain in the Spirit" c...

When Tim is accepted into an arts residency in rural New York, he’s thrilled to finally have time to focus solely on his paintings. But that opportunity is taken from him when, during one of his first nights, what he initially believes is an intruder appears in his room. This sets off a dark depression in Tim's life and numerous other unexplainable encounters until he is finally offered help by wa...

In 1998, after Di and her friend play with a Ouija board, she starts noticing a male presence following her that she calls Max. She begins to feel like Max is stalking her. As the days pass, it becomes harder to ignore, until one terrifying night when his presence becomes undeniable after this entity crosses the line in a very serious way. Full Episode available at Patreon.com/Otherworld

When Mitch first notices the small, mysterious handprints of a child on the glass door to his basement bedroom he is immediately suspicious. He attempts to dismiss the strangeness of this phenomenon until one night, what starts off as a frightening dream, turns into a horrifying reality as he meets the source of his suspicions. What follows is an ongoing series of events in the house that seem to...

After Kacey’s departure, David and Steven find themselves in an escalating battle against this evil entity that refuses to let them go. As the entity’s power grows, it casts an ever-darkening cloud over their lives, manifesting in their relationships and tormenting their family. The brothers must find a way to exorcize this demon out of their lives for good. Check out our Merch⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

David is excited to hang out with his older brother, Steven, and Steven’s new girlfriend, Kacey, in their granny flat. But when he suddenly hears the anguished, disembodied scream of a young woman, Kacey notices his fearful confusion and reveals she can hear the lost spirit too. Soon, the brothers are forced to confront the dark, malevolent forces invading their lives. Check out our Merch⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...