Talking Strange Paranormal Show

HBO’s True Blood is to date one of the most popular vampire shows on television, and you can now go behind-the-scenes by following a new podcast called Truest Blood, hosted by Deborah Ann Woll, who played Jessica Hamby on the show, and Kristin Bauer, who played Pam. The podcast is produced by Safe Haven Productions, the company run by Janina Gavankar, who played Luna Garza. Deborah, Kristin, and J...

David Dastmalchian, actor and creator of the Count Crowley comic book series, has appeared in several movies and TV shows including The Dark Knight, The Flash, the Ant-Man movies, and Suicide Squad. His love for monsters and comic books led him to create his own character: Jerri Bartman featured in Count Crowley: Reluctant Midnight Monster Hunter. Aaron Sagers (Travel Channel's Paranormal Caught o...

Expedition Bigfoot returns for Season Three (on Travel Channel and discovery+) and kicks off their exploration for the cryptic in Washington State a year after devastating wildfires forced them to evacuate the Olympic Peninsula. Encouraged by an incredible eDNA discovery from the previous expedition, the team devises a new plan to rouse a Bigfoot from hiding and prove these elusive creatures are n...

This year marks both the 125th anniversary of Bram Stoker's Dracula, as well as the 100th anniversary of its unauthorized film adaptation Nosferatu. Stoker's 1897 work of Gothic horror introduced one of the world's most recognized fictional characters Count Dracula, and altered vampire lore. Meanwhile, the 1922 German expressionist film by F.W. Murnau, changed aspects of Dracula, contributed furth...

Rhys Darby, the comedian known for Flight of the Conchords, What We Do In The Shadows, Jumanji, is an obvious choice as a Talking Strange guest because of his long-running paranormal podcast The Cryptid Factor. But he is also starring in the new comedy Our Flag Means Death, premiering on HBO Max March 3, produced and co-starring his mate Taika Waititi (Thor: Ragnarok, What We Do In The Shadows). T...

The first Ghosts interview was so popular, we decided to revisit the CBS hit show to talk to some of the spirits that haunt the B&B. Sheila Carrasco, Brandon Scott Jones, Rebecca Wisocky, Richie Moriarty, Asher Grodman, and Devan Chandler Long talk about their roles, what it is like playing a supernatural entity, and what they expect from their character’s future in the show. This episode is also...

The Adams family is the creative team behind Shudder’s new occult coming of age horror Hellbender. The film tells the story of 16-year-old Izzy (Zelda Adams), who suffers from a rare illness that has kept her isolated on a mountaintop with her Mother (Toby Poser) her whole life. After she eats a live worm as part of a juvenile game with Amber (Lulu Adams), she finds a violent hunger awakened withi...

Two of the most well-known cases of supposed alien abduction are the experiences of Betty and Barney Hill (1961), and Travis Walton (1975). And this week, our guest Ben Hansen discusses what makes these strange tales so fascinating decades later, and why they are the focus of two new discovery+ "Shock Docs." This episode is also viewable on YouTube. Read Aaron's take here: Alien Abduction Unveils...

Scream was a hit in movie theaters, and there are even talks of a sixth entry in the franchise. But where did the idea for the meta-slasher series come from in the first place? Paranormal journalist Aaron Sagers discusses the real-world brutal crimes behind the movie with paranormal investigator Steve Shippy, who is pursuing ghosts and demons in the new documentary on discovery+ called Scream: The...

Aaron chats with the minds behind CBS’s hit TV show ‘Ghosts.’ Producers Joe Port and Joe Wiseman talk about how they came up with the backstory of each ghost. Stars Rose McIver and Utkarsh Ambudkar share their experiences on the set and discuss what makes their roles so attractive to the audience. There is romance, comedy, and a whole lot of supernatural in this American take on the BBC sitcom 'Gh...

On the 20th anniversary of The Mothman Prophecies film, starring Richard Gere, Aaron speaks with author and researcher of strange phenomena John E. L. Tenney (co-host of the "What's Up, Weirdo?" podcast) about John A. Keel's book of the same name on the 1966-67 sightings, the facts behind the legend, and why Mothy has made a comeback. Read Aaron's take here: The Enduring Legacy of The Mothman Prop...