Real Chills

Season 3 starts off with our friend Dan Vetrano! Raised by a ghost-hunting mom, Dan shares a paranormal story with a real M. Night Shyamalan twist! We talk about the best and so far only queer ghost hunting show and play a game of spooky MASH.

In this Shiver episode, Meg and Alyssa talk about closing out 2020 and TIME TRAVEL. In true Real Chills fashion, we also touch on aliens. Y’ALL. WE MADE IT. Cheers to 2021 and our future alien overlords.

Eric Todd dreams big. Like, so big that he's connected to things he can’t explain. He shares some of his stories including one that took place on Christmas morning! We got you covered if you need ideas for creepy Christmas celebrations. Then, we close things out with a game of Would You Rather- Christmas Ghosts Edition!

On this Shiver episode, Meg and Alyssa gear up for the holidays and talk about the wintery band of Icelandic Santas known as the Yule Lads! It’s like Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, except the horrible troll-ogre mom has thirteen weird sons that terrorize children in December. We love a creepy Christmas and you’ll love this episode.

Rusty Wright joins us to tell us about his teenage ghost encounter and how his dad almost got scammed by paranormal investigators-- but really turned things around! We talk about what drives us to believe in the paranormal and discuss how technology might be ruining all our fun. We learn who the real ruler of the animal kingdom is in a game of MONSTERFIGHT. 

In this episode we sit down with our good friend Cassandra Dee and talk about the cursed object she received in Atlantic City. Then Meg shares some stories about other cursed objects, revealing that all used jewelry is probably cursed. Finally we finish the episode with one of our favorite games: Haunt, Marry, Kill.

Happy Thanksgiving for those of you in the US who celebrate! Like 99% of holidays, its roots are problematic but its foods are delicious! We chit chat a bit and do a dive into the famed bird church (honestly, IS it a chicken? listen to find out) and we add Plymouth, Massachusetts to our bucket list of spooky New England towns we need to drink in. Have a great holiday, stay home, and make sure you'...

Our friend, Josh Machiz, joins us to share three paranormal stories. We're talking forest spirits, clairvoyance, and an important message from beyond the grave!! We dive into original stories we sourced from REDDIT about drugs and paranormal experiences. We play a new game in honor of Josh's Movie Flash Mob on Twitter, which happens every Tuesday based on movies that take place at camp. Spooky! Si...

Zoe August has always lived in haunted houses. She shares just some of her stories, including the time she and her family banished a malevolent energy from their home.  Honestly, we're low-key jealous-- and terrified. We talk about both problematic and chill ways to cleanse your spaces and play a game of Fiction or F'Real: Exorcism Edition!

This episode, we talk to Matt Ag about living in a haunted house in San Angelo. Did you know there are tons of spooky places to visit throughout the west Texas city BESIDES Matt's old house? We're setting up our pop-up ghost tour business as we speak. We also play a rousing game of MONSTER FIGHT (shoutout Brian Durkin of the Full Belly Laughs podcast.)

It's our HALLOWEEN episode and wowie, are you in for a treat! We have Josh Cirre on to talk about an absolutely WILD story that has so many threads, we didn't know which one was the most incredible! One thing's for sure-- Flagstaff, AZ is one of the weirdest cities in America, perfect for a romantic honeymoon. We talk about the history of resurrection men and the skeletons hiding in Benjamin Frank...

In this episode, Soo Lin sits with us to talk about the MANY haunts she's experienced here and in her home country of England. We then talk about England's most famous vampire, the Highgate vampire. We finish off by playing a Real Chills classic -  Haunt, Marry, Kill.

This week, we have our friend and music artist, Caisy Falzone, on the to do a tarot reading and talk about how she tapped into her psychic abilities. We were prepared to be READ TO FILTH but it was totally lovely, insightful, and we learned a whole bunch about her process. Caisy's new single, STAY is out and her new EP drops soon. Follow her (and book a reading!) on Instagram @caisylikedais and li...

Our guest this episode is the hilarious Matt Stanton. He tells us about his unexplainable cryptid sighting in Kentucky. We talk about recent dinosaur sightings. Then end the episode by learning if we're werewolves or vampires.

Our guest this episode is the mystifying Sapphire Sandalo. She recounts the story of a family member that was groomed by an evil spirit. Then we talk about haunted museums. We also get into Sapphire's experiences as a podcast host (Stories with Sapphire), and an expert on the paranormal for the Travel Channel series "Paranormal Caught on Camera". Finally, we end with a competitive game of Monster...

Our guest this episode is the magical Ellie Summerling, we talk about growing up in a family that is possibly a magnet for paranormal activity. We then talk about one of Hollywood's famous haunts and the famous people that haunt it. We end the show by playing an exhilarating game of paranormal M.A.S.H., and cannot wait for these future predictions to come true.

On this Shiver-minisode, Meg and Alyssa talk about the upcoming spooky season! We dive into paranormal tales about the US Capitol building and share some suggestions on how you can prepare to for the upcoming US Election.  There's less than 50 days left, people! There's so much still to do like getting a costume; buying tiny candy bars; drinking out of decorative gourds; and most important: v...

This episode, our guest is Josue Sanchez! He tells us a family story about an exorcism in Mexico —and we are RIVETED. We also talk about Star Seeds and take a quiz to see if we’re actually slacker-Star Seeds who just need to tap into our true potential.

This episode we talk our friend, Seamus Millar, about growing up in a haunted house unexplainable experinces while meditating! In preparation for SPOOKY SEASON, we talk about the folklore behind will-o'-the-wisp and jack-o-lanterns. If you want to play along with our game of WOULD YOU RATHER, you'll need to make some tough descions about how you'll spend the rest of eternity/the remainder of the p...

This episode we have our Friend-Of-The-Pod, BRIAN DURKIN joining us! Brian hosts the long-running podcast and humor/food site Full Belly Laughs. We talk about some of the ghosts from his teenage years (like, actual ghosts, not emotional ones); we touch on some cults Meg wants to join; and discuss ways folks can cross the veil. Plus, we play a rousing game of Bearfight- MONSTERS EDITION! Check out...

Our guest this episode is Anna Rispoli! She shares how, after the loss of her friend, she’s literally haunted by him and their love of Culture Club. We find Anna’s in good company when we goss about celebrities who’ve had encounters with ghost and other spirits. Sticking with the theme, we play 20 Questions — movie ghost edition!

On this episode, we talk to Nate Jones about times he's seen UFOs, felt dark energies, and that one time he was alone in his high school and saw the family ghost. Meg shares a story about El Paso High, one of the most haunted high schools in America. Alyssa shares a throwback game with a twist, MASH: GHOSTHUNTING EDITION. This episode was recorded pre-pandemic so pleased be charmed by us learning...

After we recorded this episode-- like a WHILE afterwards, Meg found a Glitch in the Matrix story that is so low-key, yet awful and unforgettable that both hosts can't stop thinking about it. If you want to be cursed with the same story, slide into our DMs or check out our show notes on our website. This episode, we're talking about the subreddit Glitch_In_The_Matrix. If you read it, you might slid...

We talk about the creepy imaginary friends children have...And how creepy kids are, in general. We debated even posting an episode but we wanted to spend a small amount of time together doing something that makes us happy, as friends. Do what you can. We are recommending the Okra Project (https://www.theokraproject.com/) and the Equal Justice Initiative (eji.org) as just two of the causes you shou...

In this minisode, we talk about our TV habits, how lumberjacks are forest pirates, and THE SQUONK. Hear our late-takes on Tiger King, some Instagrams you should be following, and how all of our teenage boyfriends were probably descendants of the Pennsylvania cryptid, the Squonk: a being that mopes around, crying in the woods.