Talking Strange Paranormal Show

'Sasquatch Sunset' stars Jesse Eisenberg, Christophe Zajac-Denek, and Nathan Zellner — who co-directed with brother and writer David Zellner — join the show to discuss this weird, absurd, surprisingly moving and beautiful film about a family of Sasquatches trying to survive the year in a changing world. And since they filmed the production in Bigfoot country of Willow Creek, California, they also...

Longtime paranormal investigators Brad & Barry Klinge (TV's Ghost Lab, and Everyday Paranormal) team with actor/comedian Debra Wilson (MADtv, Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, Rick & Morty) to launch a new story-driven podcast based on the Klinge's real-life experience hosted by Wilson. A full audio production, Ominous draws you into each episode and entice your morbid curiosity with tales of ghosts,...

Writer Patton Oswalt and artist Scott Hepburn join host Aaron Sagers to talk the major comic Minor Threats. In a world of superheroes, sometimes the minor league villains can become queens. And the benchwarmer heroes can become legends. Created by Patton Oswalt, Jordan Blum and artist Scott Hepburn, and published by Dark Horse Comics, Minor Threats made an impact in the superhero comic world last...

Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire Writer/Director Gil Kenan talks getting Bill Murray back (again) as Venkman, new ghost rules of Ghostbusters, the real lore of villain Garraka discovered in the British Museum, the evolution into a family franchise, and where the ghostbustin' story is headed with writing partner/producer Jason Reitman. PLUS: He shares a never-before-told ghost story. ___________________...

Actress and producer Sydney Sweeney joins the show at SXSW to talk her religious horror film Immaculate, alongside castmates Simona Tabasco, Benedetta Porcaroli, Álvaro Morte & director Michael Mohan. Sweeney talks about how the film fits within the genre as an evil sibling to Rosemary’s Baby & The Omen, and she shares what scares her! Immaculate synopsis: An American nun embarks on a new journey...

Have you encountered The Bloody Bones Man? Or had run-ins with black-eyed Children, aliens, timeslip entities, or plain old ghosts? Well, in his new book Theater of the Mind: Tales from the Darkness, paranormal radio and TV host Dave Schrader compiles some of his favorite true-story accounts of the strange and unusual from more than 20 years in the field. The book is filled with creepy, weird, uns...

A mass UFO sighting took place in Muskegon Michigan 30 years ago, and the mystery remains. This episode we talk to a key witness of the event. On March 8, 1994, more than 300 people across 42 counties of Michigan — and as far away as 200 Miles — saw strange lights above Lake Michigan for a period of several hours. Along with police officers, documented 911 calls, FAA operators, and other reliable...

Are there strange beings out there who look like humans, but don't quite fit in? And if so, why might they be at an old-timey saloon in Wyoming? In this mini-episode, we read a couple listener submitted stories of the strange and unusual — including a tale about "Salt People," and a Civil War Ghost. _______________________________________________________________ Talking Strange Paranormal Podcast...

In a bit of a slight departure from the paranormal, this week Aaron takes a drive through history (thanks to the support of the Reno-Tahoe Territory). Phil MacDougall, president of the National Automobile Museum in Reno, Nevada, joins the show to discuss the landmark's 240 cars, their history, and some of the spooky stories connected to them. From cars owned by Elvis and Frank Sinatra, to a potent...

In the new Dark Horse Comic — in partnership with Second Sight Publishing — Shook! A Black Horror Anthology assembles a "dream team" of Black horror writers and comic creators in a comic trade paperback, available Jan. 31. The book combines zombies, comic book heroes, folk horror, and more in a scary, gory, creepy, and fund comic collection. This week's guests are Bradley Golden, Marcus H. Roberts...

For 30 years, The X-Files has made us want to believe the truth is out there, and now, two superfans-turned-filmmakers have assembled David Duchovny, Gillian Anderson, Chris Carter and 100 interviews with the cast, crew, and fellow fans to tell a story about the impact of the iconic sci-fi series with The X-Files Fan Retrospective. The X-Files Fan Retrospective explores the legacy The X-Files has...

Who were the Victorians, why were they so fascinated with the paranormal, and how are they continuing to influence our notions of the unexplained? Séances, paranormal investigations, fortune telling, and other spiritualist practices helped define the Victorian era and continue to shape our world today. In the time of Jack the Ripper, A Christmas Carol, Dracula, and Edgar Allan Poe, spiritualism an...

In the new film Destroy All Neighbors, starring Alex Winter (Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure) and Jonah Ray Rodrigues (Mystery Science Theater 3000), a self-absorbed prog-rock musician runs afoul of his new neighbor which leads to a lot of undead corpses and becomes a "twisted splatter-comedy about a deranged journey of self-discovery." Directed by Josh Forbes and written by Jared Logan, Charles...

We are back for a new season, and for a new year. To kick off 2024, Aaron Sagers reads some listener submitted tales he has been gathering. Although purely unintentional, this randomly selected collection of stories has a theme of creepy kids, as well as some strange lights in the sky. Listen in, and share what you think about these encounters. And remember: To submit your own stories of the unusu...

Seasons Greetings, or rather Season’s Screamings because today we’re talking about the ghouls, monsters, and creepy creatures of Christmas covered in the new book The Fright Before Christmas: Surviving Krampus an other Yuletide Monsters, by Jeff Belanger. According to the book synopsis: "Christmas time is truly the darkest and creepiest time of the year filled with devilish creatures lurking in th...

Authors Joseph Laycock and Eric Harrelson discuss with host Aaron Sagers their new book The Exorcist Effect: Horror, Religion, and Demonic Belief on the 50th anniversary of the iconic film that changed the horror genre, and impacted belief in demons and possession. On Dec. 26, 1973, The Exorcist — directed by William Friedkin, based on the book by William Peter Blatty — debuted in theaters. Releas...

Talking Strange records Live at the Ethereal Horror Fest in Austin, Texas, to ask the question, “How has horror influenced paranormal beliefs, and how has the paranormal changed horror?” What role has The Exorcist played in reshaping beliefs and the genre? what films have forced people to stretch theories? And how does paranormal reality-TV fit in the picture? Joining host Aaron Sagers for this ep...

Author Marc Hartzman joins the show to discuss his new book We Are Not Alone: A History of UFOs and Aliens Invading Our Hopes, Fears, and Fantasies. Marc Hartzman is “one of America's leading connoisseurs of the bizarre” (ABCNews.com) and is the author of several books, including The Big Book of Mars (Quirk, 2020) and Chasing Ghosts (Quirk, 2021). More of his love for the unusual can be found on h...

On Nov. 23, 1953, an Air Force jet was scrambled from Kinross air base in Michigan's Upper Peninsula to intercept an unknown object in restricted airspace over the Great Lakes, and near the Canadian Border. After a dogged pursuit, the jet containing Airmen Felix Moncla and Robert L. Wilson disappeared. And what ensued was a brief search yielding no wreckage, and 70 years later, no answers. The Ame...

What is Bigfoot? An ape man? A relic hominid and bipedal cryptic? Is it an interdimensional being? An elemental that can cloak? Or something else? In this Talking Strange episode, host Aaron Sagers talks to filmmakers Tobe Johnson and Brett Eichenberger about their new film A Flash of Beauty: Paranormal Bigfoot. In the documentar — which features new and shocking footage of a potential cloaking Bi...

Joe Bob Briggs is the lovable, irascible redneck host of Shudder's The Last Drive-In where the drive-in movie expert shows eclectic horror movie double features, expounding upon their merits, histories and significance to genre cinema, along with Darcy the Mail Girl. Joe Bob aka John Bloom joined Talking Strange to chat about his love of horror, as well as those early days as a satirical movie col...

Legendary director, writer, composer and avid video gamer John Carpenter joins to talk about Storm King comic books, his Anthology II album, and the new John Carpenter's Suburban Screams show on Peacock. Plus, he shares his thoughts about working again with Kurt Russell, maybe doing another The Thing, and his own creepy urban legend from childhood. _________________________________________________...

Director Jerry Rothwell discusses re-investigating the case of The Enfield Poltergeist, one of the most famous alleged hauntings of modern times — for the new four-part "hybrid docuseries" on AppleTV+, available Oct. 27. The director also discusses his own fascination with hauntings, and why this case continues to capture people's attention. The Enfield Poltergeist inspired the film The Conjuring...

What are the beginnings of Halloween, and how have they evolved over the millennia from Samhain to trick-or-treating for kids — to being associated with Michael Myers? And what makes John Carpenter's "The Shape" stalking the suburbs so scary from a folkloric and sociological perspective? Fear sociologist Dr. Margee Kerr and folklorist Dr. Lynne S. McNeill join Talking Strange host Aaron Sagers for...

Directing team of Kailey Spear and Sam Spear, aka The Spear Sisters, talk about directing two stories in the same episode of Creepshow's new season on Shudder, and AMC — and their background of horror in British Columbia. The Spear Sisters have previously directed the short film Alien: Ore set in the Alien universe as part of the franchise’s 40th anniversary. They also directed three episodes of T...