Things Are About To Get Weird

A true supernatural phenomenon or a decades-long hoax? In this episode, join Chyaz as she explores the incredible strange case of the Bélmez Faces. In 1971, when marks resembling human faces started appearing on the kitchen floor of a Spanish family’s home, both paranormal investigators and sceptics alike flocked to try and understand what on earth was happening. This is one mystery that’s as baff...

In 1977, several residents of the small city of Circleville, Ohio began receiving sinister, anonymous letters detailing the alleged indiscretions of some members of the community. Join Chyaz Samuel as she looks into the dark and disturbing chain of events that followed, in this story that features twist after bizarre twist... Mental health resources UK: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.mind.org.uk/ ⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠ Menta...

In the final episode of 2022, Chyaz Samuel explores some of the most astonishing literary coincidences in history, diving into some of the strangest examples of authors predicting real-life events decades (or even centuries) before they happen, including a particularly disturbing one by Edgar Allan Poe... Mental health resources UK: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.mind.org.uk/ ⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠ Mental health resources Gl...

Season’s Greetings, fans of all-things-weird! Join Chyaz Samuel for the first ever Things Are About To Get Weird Christmas Special episode, featuring a look into the strange but true stories behind some of our favourite festive traditions, bizarre news stories, listener emails and more... Mental health resources UK: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.mind.org.uk/ ⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Mental health resources Global:...

For the past few years, residents of the village of Holmfield, West Yorkshire have been plagued by a mysterious, continuous sound referred to as ‘The Hum’. This bizarre phenomenon has been experienced all around the world for decades, but remains unexplained to this day…will the truth behind The Hum ever be revealed? Mental health resources UK: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.mind.org.uk/ ⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Ment...

On the 2nd March 2010, 18 year old Russell Bohling vanished without a trace after leaving his family home in the East Riding of Yorkshire. The more you learn about this unsolved disappearance, the stranger the story becomes. Was Russell alone when he went missing? Did he meet with foul play? Join Chyaz Samuel as she dives deep into this mysterious case… Mental health resources UK: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https:...

In today’s episode, Chyaz Samuel tells the astonishing life story of Nellie Bly, the journalist who went undercover to expose the dire conditions of the late-1800s New York ‘Women’s Lunatic Asylum’. Find out how this trailblazing young woman infiltrated the secretive institution and helped bring about reforms in mental health treatments towards the end of the 19th century. Mental health resources...

In the city of Beatrice, Nebraska, the West Side Baptist Church choir were scheduled to begin their weekly session at 7.20pm sharp. At 7.27pm, an explosion tore through the church building, reducing it to rubble. Yet all 15 members of the choir survived without a single scratch. How? Prepare for one of the strangest stories you’re ever likely to hear… Mental health resources UK: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://...

Just days before Christmas in 1900, a ship passing the Flannan Isles off the west coast of Scotland notices the isles’ lighthouse is unlit. When a team is sent to investigate, they find that the three keepers taking care of the remote lighthouse have vanished without a trace… Mental health resources UK: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.mind.org.uk/ ⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Mental health resources Global: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠https...

In today’s episode, Chyaz Samuel dives deep into the strange but true life story of D. Gary Young, the founder and former CEO of one of the biggest Multi-Level Marketing companies in the world: Young Living. MLMs are notoriously controversial…something Gary Young was no stranger to. Is the world of essential oils really as wholesome as it first appears? Mental health resources UK: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https:...

Looking for a heart-warming, strange but true story full of unbelievable coincidences? Allow Chyaz Samuel to introduce you to the Jim Twins. Separated at birth and reunited as adults, Jim Lewis and Jim Springer were about to discover that they had far more in common than just being given the same first name by their adoptive families. If you love a good plot twist, this episode is not to be missed...

Who was the Angel of the Meadow…and who is responsible for her murder? Join Chyaz Samuel as she explores one of Manchester’s strangest true crime stories, from a look at the dark history of the area to the most recent developments in this decades-old cold case. If you or anyone you know has any information which could help in this case, please call police on 0161 856 5978 or 101. You can also make...

Happy Halloween! In honour of the spookiest time of year, Chyaz Samuel presents the first ever bonus episode of Things Are About To Get Weird, where she shares some of YOUR strange encounters and experiences. Prepare to get goosebumps… Mental health resources UK: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.mind.org.uk/ ⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Mental health resources Global: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://unitedgmh.org/support/ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Become a Pat...

In honour of Spooky Season, Chyaz Samuel dedicates the 10th episode of Things Are About To Get Weird to her own paranormal experience stories. From a shared ghost encounter in Lincolnshire to an unexplainable couple of nights in North Wales, prepare to venture into the spookier side of the strange but true genre… Mental health resources UK: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.mind.org.uk/ ⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Mental healt...

Was the real Avril Lavigne replaced by a clone in 2003? Join host (and Avril fan) Chyaz Samuel as she explores the truths behind the rumour that’s become one of the biggest pop culture conspiracy theories of the past decade… Mental health resources UK: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.mind.org.uk/ ⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Mental health resources Global: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://unitedgmh.org/support/ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Become a Patreon subscr...

The stunning Overtoun Estate in Dumbarton, Scotland is home to a grand house, beautiful grounds and…a very dark history. Since the 1950s, hundreds of dogs have jumped from the Overtoun Bridge, and whilst several scientific explanations have been presented, could the truth lie in something more paranormal? Chyaz Samuel investigates… Andy's website: https://www.andrewjamesmagic.com/ Mental healt...

Join Chyaz Samuel as she tells the astonishing strange-but-true life story of Violet Jessop, the sea stewardess known as ‘Miss Unsinkable’. Violet is best known as a survivor of the Titanic disaster…but that’s just the start of her incredible tale. Mental health resources UK: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.mind.org.uk/ ⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Mental health resources Global: ⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://unitedgmh.org/support/ ⁠⁠⁠⁠ Bec...

True crime cases rarely take as many bizarre twists and turns as the story of John and Mark. When a teenage boy is stabbed in a market town in Greater Manchester, his friend quickly becomes the main suspect…but as you’ll soon realise, nothing in this case is as straightforward as it first appears. Mental health resources UK: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.mind.org.uk/ ⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Mental health resources Global...

Spontaneous Human Combustion: the stuff of once-in-a-decade nightmares or more science fiction than fact? Join Chyaz Samuel as she explores this bizarre concept through the centuries in an episode full of stories and cases thought to be connected to SHC. Which theory will you land on to help make sense of these unexplained burnings? Mental health resources UK: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.mind.org.uk/ ⁠⁠⁠...

Get ready to learn about the strangest, most novel-worthy scam you’ve never heard of. Join Chyaz Samuel as she tells the story of Thierry Tilly, the man who conned an aristocratic French family out of almost everything they owned, using techniques so chilling this ends up feeling like the plot of a Dan Brown book. Mental health resources UK: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.mind.org.uk/ ⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Mental health...

What caused hundreds of children to collapse during a Nottinghamshire Marching Band Festival in the summer of 1980? Join Chyaz Samuel as she tells the story of the ominously-titled Hollinwell Incident, and explores the possibly explanations for this strange but true episode of apparent 'mass hysteria’. The more you know, the more questions you’ll have…will we ever know the truth about what hap...

In this episode, Chyaz Samuel explores the unbelievable survival story of Vesna Vulović, the flight attendant who holds the Guinness World Record for surviving the highest fall without a parachute: over 33,330 ft. From her early life to the incident and her experiences afterwards, this strange but true story is not to be missed. Listen until the end for three bonus stories about people who miracul...

In the very first episode of Things Are About To Get Weird, Chyaz Samuel tells the astonishing story of Ursula and Sabina Eriksson, and the events that unfolded in May 2008 as a result of the condition the twins were suffering from: Folie à Deux, otherwise known as shared psychosis or shared psychotic disorder. Mental health resources UK: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.mind.org.uk/ ⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠ Mental health resource...