Talking Strange Paranormal Show

Edinburgh is a paranormal city with haunted tales the Greyfriar’s Kirkyard & “Bloody”George Mackenzie’s poltergeist; Vast underground vaults where specters and serial killers roam; A headless drummer boy in the castle, and murdered witches. In this episode, host we’re joined by Charlie Guy —ghost tour guide with City of the Dead Tours in Edinburgh, a researcher with a focus on 19th century death t...

Author Jaime Green discusses the questions of — not “Are We Alone?” — but “What If We’re Alone?” and explores both science and culture’s search for kinship in the cosmos. Science writer Jaime Green’s new book is The Possibility of Life: Science, Imagination and Our Quest for Kinship in the Cosmos. Weaving in expert interviews, cutting-edge astronomy research, philosophical inquiry and pop culture...

Harvard's Avi Loeb is on a quest for technosignatures through the Galileo Project he launched at the university in 2021. In conversation with Aaron Sagers, he discusses why this work is important, and what separates him from other studies into UFOs/UAPs. He also shares stories about his time with Dr. Stephen Hawking. More about Avi Loeb: Dr. Avi Loeb is a professor of science at Harvard University...

In the Talking Strange Small Talk mini-episode, host Aaron Sagers takes a break from listener submitted to share a story from this week involving security camera footage with a shadow figure that looks uncannily like him. _______________________________________________________________ Talking Strange Paranormal Podcast with Aaron Sagers is a weekly paranormal pop culture show featuring celebrity a...

Harold Perrineau returns to the show to chat about Season Two of FROM, the horror mystery box show (with elements of fantasy and sci-fi) airing Sundays on MGM+. He chats with host Aaron Sagers about the second season of FROM, the overall “plan” of the show, more about what scares him, and how introducing new characters to a show can be tricky. Plus, we chat about his character Boyd’s potential for...

It's Evil Dead Rise week at Talking Strange because host Aaron Sagers is so in love with this new horror flick. In the main episode, we speak to the stars Alyssa Sutherland and Lily Sullivan, as well as writer/director Lee Cronin about the fifth installment of the Evil Dead franchise. Those interviews took place in February 2023, but we couldn't get enough of Lee, so we brought him back for more t...

This week it's all about Evil Dead Rise, the fifth installment of the Evil Dead franchise. We speak with director Lee Cronin, and stars Alyssa Sutherland and Lily Sullivan about this bloody good flick opening April 21. Although Evil Dead Rise stands alone from the Sam Raimi/Bruce Campbell/Rob Tapert projects (Evil Dead '78, The Evil Dead, Army of Darkness and Ash vs. Evil Dead) and from 2013's Evi...

In this Small Talk mini episode of Talking Strange, host Aaron Sagers shares listener submitted stories of Creepy A.I. and gives away digital codes to M3GAN UNRAT3D. Also, he discusses the new movie Renfield’s connections to an interconnected Universal Monster verse. _______________________________________________________________ Talking Strange Paranormal Podcast with Aaron Sagers is a weekly par...

In the new horror comedy monster movie Renfield, Nicolas Cage plays the iconic Count Dracula, and Nicholas Hoult plays his long suffering assistant/familiar Renfield. When Renfield decides to enter codependency therapy, the movie explores what it's like working for the world's worst boss for centuries. In this episode, producer Kirkman talks about the gory humor, and the Universal Monster-verse, a...

In this Talking Strange mini-sode, Aaron Sagers shares a listener story about a spooky Spidey Sense at Lemp Mansion, which then prompts him to delve into his own past and he tells a tale about a figure in red encountered at the Necropolis in Glasgow, Scotland. Also, Talking Strange is giving away a limited number of digital codes for M3GAN UNRAT3D. to be considered, send in stories about your cree...

The new Cornish Folk Horror Enys Men, is a deliberate, unsettling film about an unnamed Volunteer on an uninhabited island whose existence seems routine, until it begins to spiral with fluctuations in time, encounters with phantoms, and strange lichens that start appearing everywhere. In this episode, director Mark Jenkin discusses the concept of Cornish Folk Horror, and the nature of time within...

In this episode of the Talking Strange "Small Talk" mini-episode, I share some thoughts about the new movie Renfield, and about going to the premiere party in NYC, where I got to see Nicolas Cage in full-on Cage mode. Also, I read a story from David — from our Geeky Creepy Tiki Travels Patreon — and ask the question: Can you be addicted to a haunted location. Finally, I share details on the M3GAN...

In this episode we’re talking about the book “The Black Guy Dies First: Black Horror Cinema From Fodder to Oscar" by Dr. Robin R. Means Coleman and Mark H. Harris The book explores the journey of Black actors and creators in modern horror cinema, from the fodder epitomized by night of the Living Dead to Get Out. It delves into themes, tropes, and traits that have come to characterize Black roles i...

In this minisode, we hear from listener Kirsty, who shares a story from 2009 about a trip to an English castle, a haunted bathroom and armoire, and the potential ghost of the Lady of the Castle caught on camera. PLUS host Aaron Sagers shares his own recent strange experience from a trip to a restaurant at the Universal Studios Orlando theme park, which was witnessed by several people. ____________...

In the Dark Horse Comics book Blue Book, artist Michael Avon Oeming, writer, James Tynion IV, and editor Greg Lockard retell some of the most popular UFO and alien encounter accounts starting with the infamous Betty and Barney Hill abduction. Issue One of the book is available now, with Issue Two dropping March 22, 2023. Oeming and Lockard join host Aaron Sagers to discuss their interest in the UF...

In this minisode of Talking Strange, we tell the story of Marla Cartin, the so-called Spiritual Misfit who believes there's a break-in at her home in a bad neighborhood, but instead, she makes eye contact with an eyeless shadow figure wearing a hat. _______________________________________________________________ Talking Strange Paranormal Podcast with Aaron Sagers is a weekly paranormal pop cultur...

Actor David Dastmalchian has become known as one the busier guys working in Hollywood thanks to roles in The Suicide Squad, Dune, MCU's Ant-Man franchise, The Dark Knight, and more. But he's also the creator and writer behind Count Crowley: Amateur Midnight Monster Hunter, which revolves around late-night horror host Jerri Bartman who discovers her job also entails real-life supernatural threats....

In this video minisode of Talking Strange, we tell the story of Billy Peck, who has an extensive action figure collection — which he suspects might be being moved by the ghost of a previous occupant in his home. We also hear from Dawn who saw a ghost holding a doll at Waverly Hills. Plus, we talk a little about the movie Unwelcome, and the folklore of Red Caps, and about Robert the Doll and spooky...

Move over, Annabelle. We've got some spooky true tales of dolls. From Robert the Doll's supposed curse, to a clown doll who tries to strangle its child, and one found in a trunk at an AirBnB that follows guests home. These toys ain't child's play. Author David L. Sloan (Robert the Doll, Haunted Key West), the "doll-tender" one of the most famous haunted dolls, Robert — and occult researcher Heathe...

In the new folk horror movie Unwelcome, an English couple moves to the Irish countryside only to discover that goblins called Redcaps live behind their garden, and demand to be fed daily, or else they become hungry, and ornery. Director Jon Wright (Grabbers, Robot Overlords) joins Talking Strange to discuss Unwelcome, the film that's both a creature feature as well as something of a home invasion...

In this Small Talk mini-sode, I share some feedback about last week's "Ghosts Ghosted Me" email, and then read a story about a haunted Spider-Man remote control car (which seems to coincide with me wearing a lot of Spidey clothing). Plus, I offer some additional thoughts about my recent Talking Strange interview with Viva Farris of Hidden Marietta, and her Crown Heights Brooklyn ghosts. And I chat...

Hidden Marietta co-owner Melisa "Viva" Farris is a fresh voice in the paranormal world. The 33-year-old African American woman grew up in a haunted apartment building in Brooklyn, New York, and now helps run the tourism and ghost-hunting company in Marietta, Ohio, complete with movie nights and an oddities shop. She joins Talking Strange to discuss her interesting background, philosophies around t...

In this Talking Strange "Small Talk" mini-sode, host Aaron Sagers reads listener mail from a young woman in the United Kingdom who would see ghosts as a child, then they faded — only to return as she got older, but could only sense them this time. She doesn't think they are evil, and instead thinks they may be protectors, but wonders what to do about it. Also, Aaron tells the story about when he f...

For three seasons, paranormal TV star and producer Nick Groff (Ghost Adventures, Paranormal Lockdown) has been the Death Walker, on the Discovery+ UK series. Now Death Walker is finally available for U.S. audiences on the free on the FilmRise app, the FilmRise True Crime YouTube channel and The Roku Channel. Groff joins the Talking Strange paranormal pop culture show with host Aaron Sagers to disc...

In this Talking Strange "Small Talk" mini-sode, host Aaron Sagers reads listener mail from a man who lived in an old cabin in the woods with his wife, when they began encountering numerous spirits, including one who brushed his hair, interrupted TV time, and began playing ball upstairs when they were downstairs. Also, Aaron reads feedback and advice for a woman who says she recently married the gh...