Para(normal)

This week on Para(normal), the girls are joined by Artie Hoffman – a master-level psychic, comedium and spiritual advisor for over three decades. They talk about all things psychic, Artie shares his stories about turning skeptics into a believers, Nicolina sheds some tears after Artie makes an astute observation about her, and Marie finally gets some answers about just who was haunting her back at...

Back by popular demand, Marie and Nicolina share two more stories from the reddit r/ghost stories community. Nicolina details one redditors' horrifying encounter with a driverless car and the ghost of a dead girl who was killed on her college campus. While Marie shares the story of another redditor who accidentally recorded a strange and sinister voice through her sleep app.

Can the devil really drive someone to commit murder? Well, according to these cases it can. On this episode of Para(normal), the girls tell two chilling stories of those who blamed the devil for the unspeakable crimes they committed. Nicolina shares the story of Arne Cheyenne Johnson who, by firsthand accounts by demonologists Ed and Lorraine Warren, claim he was possessed by a demon when he kille...

"I dare you to come for me demon." – Cody Crain In this week's hometown haunts episode the girls invite fellow podcasters, Cody Crain and Damien Doepping from the show Spooked! to get their horoscopes read, share their own haunts, and play a creepy game of "Would You Rather." Naturally, Damien considers a career in writing horoscopes, while trying to debunk all things paranormal, and Cody tries to...

This week's episode is all about haunted hospitals and asylums. Marie shares the hauntings of numerous ghosts that are said to walk the halls of Rolling Hills Asylum in Bethany, NY. Nicolina shares the stories and EVPs of those who died, but never left the Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum in Weston, VA. The girls share big news about their upcoming live show on Monday, May 31st, 2021 at 8:30PM EST....

If you've never gone down the rabbit hole of the "Paranormal Encounters" subreddit, then you're in for a treat. In this hometown haunts episode Nicolina and Marie travel down the deep dark thread of ghostly experiences by Redditors. They include a Mormon skeptic turned "paranormie," residents of a nursing home being welcomed into heaven (and sometimes into hell), shadow people, a creepy grey faced...

Have you ever visited a psychic? Did they tell you things no one else could know, or was it just vague intuition? On this week's episode of Para(normal), Marie and Nicolina share the stories of two fraudulent psychics, Rose Marks and Sylvia Brown, and how they preyed on the vulnerable to gain fame and fortune.

Do the lies we tell come from some version of the truth? Usually. The girls dive into stories from those who may not be able to tell the difference between reality or fantasy, but needless to say, whatever it is seems pretty darn spooky. Marie shares the second submission from a listener with a *very* haunted basement, while Nicolina follows up on a previous hometown haunt that turned out not to b...

The girls are back with some spooky tales that involve some spooky tails! That is, paranormal animals of course. Marie covers the creepy yet somewhat humorous story of "Gef" the Talking Mongoose that occurred in the 1930s. Nicolina then takes us down memory lane to discuss the tainted reputation of the black cat, and some of the most prolific paranormal events where black cats had serious main cha...

This week the girls read a few hometown haunts from listeners Morgan Watson and Stevie Hawley. Each share their own horrifying tales of being haunted by dark ghostly figures including a creepy doppelgänger, and those who have a penchant for ankle grabbing. So, gird your ankles and listen to these real accounts of the paranormal.

We've just entered another month long lockdown, and we miss gathering and getting dressed up to eat, drink, and be merry in the company of friends and family. So, why not dedicate an episode all about haunted restaurants and bars? Nicolina shares over half a dozen first-hand experiences from patrons of the Keg Mansion in Toronto, Ontario. While Marie *finally* tells the story of the Winking Judge...

The girls take a little break from guest haunts, and go back to their roots with some listener submitted stories. This week, Marie shares a story from Jamie Weyhe about her experience with a loud growl that crept up on her and her coworker in her office building's washroom. Nicolina then tells a terrifying experience from listener, Jennie Stout, whose 8-year old son appears to have encountered a s...

On this episode of Para(normal) Marie and Nicolina tell the stories of two famous exorcisms from the early-1900s. Marie explores the exorcism of Anna Ecklund, whose alleged demonic possession occurred over several decades, culminating in an extensive exorcism that lasted from August 18 to December 23, 1928 in Earling, Iowa. While Nicolina shares the story of a 16-year old Catholic girl named Clara...

For this week's hometown haunt, Marie and Nicolina invite their good friend – comedian, writer, producer and actor – Mike Mitchell to the show. They chat about his upcoming television series This Is The Thing (TITT), and about some of the creepy occurrences he and his staff experienced while filming at The Cotton Factory – an old cotton mill – located in Hamilton, Ontario. Marie then shares the hi...

What happens when you get a homewrecker, a narcissistic alcoholic, and a bunch of dead inmates together? You get a lot of unrest in the paranormal world. In this episode of Para(normal), Nicolina shares the hauntings of The Empress Hotel in Victoria, BC designed by renouned architect, Francis Rattenbury, who met his demise at the hands of his wife's lover. Meanwhile, Marie tells us about the HI Ho...

Famous TikToker, Evan Kail aka Pawn Man, joins Marie and Nicolina on this week's Hometown Haunts episode for the scariest guest haunting yet. Evan shares wildly frightening experiences from his childhood home in Edina, Minnesota that tormented his family for decades. His stories include sounds and sightings of what his father called "the shadow people," and a possible demon entity that he accident...

In this episode of Para(normal) we cover the theme of "ghost lovers" or the "deadly beloved" where both girls share stories about romantic experiences between women and the spirits who captured their hearts. Marie explains how Amanda Large Teague fell in love with and married a Haitian pirate, who inspired the character, Jack Sparrow, in Pirates of the Caribbean. Nicolina then tells the experience...

The girls welcome patron, Katherine Perakis to the show, read her horoscope, and chat with her about the wild paranormal experiences she's had, which include a potential demon in her college dorm in Salem, Massachusetts, her creepy childhood home, and her grandmother's ghost.

No, these stories are not about why your father left you as a child. As much as we'd like to cover that, the girls look at some curious disappearances that have serious paranormal undertones. Nicolina uncovers the mysteries of the Bennington Triangle where 5 people vanished in Glastenbury Mountain, Vermont during 1945 - 1950. Marie then tells us the story of Travis Walton, a world-famous 1975 alie...

We invite loyal listener and Patron, Mari, on the show for a horoscope reading and have her share some spooky experiences from her house in the U.K. Marie also shares a genuinely horrifying story from listener, Stevie, about an entity that physically assaulted her. Dun dun dun...

This week's episode is all about reincarnation. After watching the Netflix series "Surviving Death" Marie shares the story of a 3-year old boy who believes he is a deceased pilot named James Leininger. Nicolina then shares a story about 9-year-old Shanti Devi from Dehli, who got the attention of Mahatma Gandhi, and a committee of scholars, for her vivid remembering of a past life as a mother and w...

The girls are kicking off a new year, and a new season of Para(normal), with a few hometown haunts. First off, Nicolina recounts experiences with what her mother believes are visitations from her Nonna over the holidays. Meanwhile, Marie shares a sighting from Witch Level patron, Courtney, about what seems to be a creepy warp in time. Finally, Nicolina retells the incredibly terrifying events of n...

It's been an interesting 2020 to say the least, and although it's one of those years we'd probably all like to forget, the girls braced themselves for a look back at the ghosts of episodes past. The good, the bad, and the ugly. Some of them will haunt us forevermore, but when all is said and done, this year was our best year yet. We joined Never Sleeps Network, we learned a lot, we laughed a lot,...

For the last full episode of the year, Marie and Nicolina take a deep dive into paranormal events that have inspired movies. Nicolina tells the legend of "Robert the Doll," who not only looks lifelike in size, but begins to show signs of demonic possession, and inspired Child's Play the movie series, as well as his own movie. Marie then reveals the events that occurred in "The Pantry Ghost Documen...

Only three short weeks ago, we had to wait and watch – uncertain of the fate of America – and if orange man would be re-elected. To distract us from potential impending doom, we decided to Zoom call our new bff Debra DiGiovanni, a veteran stand-up comedian who you may recognize from the likes of Video On Trial (MuchMusic),and the fifth season of Last Comic Standing. In this episode we reminisce ab...