Wanna Hear Something Weird?

Do you believe it's possible to build a mirror that lets you peer into the past and future? This week, we dive into the bizarre story of the Kozyrev Mirror - a Russian scientist's theoretical time machine made from aluminum sheets. Volunteers who experimented with these mirrors in the 1990s reported seeing ancient symbols, UFOs, and even developing psychic abilities afterwards. Was this a revoluti...

Join us as we recount the chilling tale of the notorious Bell Witch which haunted the Bell family of Tennessee for years with supernatural occurrences, violence, and possible poisonings in the early 1800s; the story behind the entity remains a spine-tingling mystery. The horrifying haunting was witnessed by scores of locals and future president Andrew Jackson and continues to both thrill and confu...

Sometimes things go wrong and evil spirits inhabit dolls. It happens. From the infamous Robert the Doll to the unsettling Peggy, this week we’re exploring eerie histories, supernatural claims, and personal encounters with these cursed toys. Also, we discuss our visit to the La Isla de las Muñecas aka The Island of the Dolls. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Hosted on...

What would you do if you fell into a coma and woke up 2,000 years in the future? If you're Paul Amadeus Dienach, you spend a lot of time learning what happened during those in-between years on a futuristic iPad and then you write a book about it! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We discuss the wild claims of Andrew Basiago, who asserts that as a child in the late 1960s he was recruited by the CIA for Project Pegasus, a secret program that utilized technologies found in Nikola Tesla’s papers to achieve time travel and teleportation. Basiago insists he traveled multiple times to Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address as well as his assassination, and that he was photographed...

This week we’re exploring the legend of Houska Castle, a 13th century Gothic fortress in the Czech Republic said to contain a gateway to hell in its basement. We cover everything from the castle's origins, to its occupation by a supposed warlock named Oronto and later by the Nazis during WWII, as well as debates over the validity of urban legends about deep holes serving as portals to demonic real...

We dive into the fascinating and bizarre theory that Charles Harrelson, the father of actor Woody Harrelson, was involved in the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. We explore Charles's shady past as a contract killer and hitman, and examine the evidence that suggests he may have played a role in one of the most infamous crimes in American history. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit m...

In the 1930s, a 4-year-old girl named Shanti Devi claimed to have already lived a life 90 miles away with her husband and family. She even remembered her address! Soon, all of India was enthralled with her story. It even reached Mahatma Gandhi, who set up a 15-person commission to investigate. What followed was one of the most convincing cases of reincarnation in modern history. This episode is sp...

On the evening of January 25, 1967, Betty was at home in Massachusetts, with her seven children and parents, when four gray aliens phased through her front door, froze everyone else and took her on their space craft. After this incident, she started having hypnotherapist sessions done to uncover a lifetime of abductions, including a weird trip to the Museum of Time. Learn more about your ad choice...

In October 1957, three 15-year-old cadets experienced a possible "time slip" while on a map reading exercise near the village of Cursey in Suffolk, England. They entered the village to find it seemingly transported back in time, with no modern features and a butcher shop displaying green, moldy oxen carcasses. Was this time slip connected to the Black Death?  Also this week, a listener shares thei...

With temperatures as low as -128.6°F, 200 mph winds, and ice sheets up to 3 miles thick, Antarctica is truly one of the most extreme and little known about places on Earth. But does it actually hold the ruins of an ancient civilization under its ice? What about an alien base station that might be tens of thousands of years old? This week we explore Google Earth and the stories of former military s...

Did a gold miner take a vacation with a nice family of Bigfoots one hundred years ago? Did another guy shoot a Bigfoot off a cliff? This week we're talking about some of the earliest Bigfoot stories that came out of the Pacific Northwest. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Delve into the mystifying world of premonitions and future-telling with this captivating episode on Baba Vanga, the controversial blind mystic known as the "Nostradamus of the Balkans." Your hosts Tom and Laura go down a bizarre rabbit hole, unpacking Vanga's life story of gaining psychic abilities after a freak tornado accident as a child. From her ominous predictions of 9/11 and natural disaster...

We dive into the eerie legend of Spring Heeled Jack, a mysterious figure reported to have terrorized the streets of Victorian England with his supernatural jumping ability and terrifying attacks. Was Jack a paranormal being, an extraterrestrial, or simply a man in a suit? We also examine Spring Heeled Jack's evolution from a feared villain to a heroic character in Penny Dreadfuls, along with a dis...

This week we delve into the mysterious phenomenon of spontaneous human combustion (SHC).    From Charles Dickens' literary depictions to modern scientific investigations, there have been a range of explanations proposed over the years. Alongside discussing the role of alcohol, low-carb diets, and even poltergeist activity, we sift through the facts and fiction surrounding these inexplicable fiery...

Embark with us on a spectral journey aboard the legendary Queen Mary. Once a luxury ocean liner that surpassed even the Titanic in size and grandeur, the ship now serves as a haunting reminder of its vibrant past, docked permanently in Long Beach, California. From its wartime service to its transformation into a floating hotel and museum, the Queen Mary's walls echo with tales of the supernatural....

This week we dive into the eerie depths of the Rendlesham Forest incident, often dubbed Britain's Roswell. In December 1980, US Air Force personnel encountered unexplained lights and an otherworldly craft in Suffolk, England. We discuss the initial sightings and physical interactions with the craft, and the baffling aftermath involving time anomalies and binary codes.    Plus, a jaw-dropping voice...

From an early age, Ryan claimed to recall a previous existence in Hollywood, providing names, locations, and events that he had no apparent way of knowing. His story caught the attention of Dr. Jim Tucker, a psychiatrist from the University of Virginia, who specializes in children's past-life memories. Through Tucker's meticulous research, many of Ryan's memories were confirmed, including his iden...

In 1964, Donald Shrum climbed up a tree to sleep. He thought this would keep him safe from mountain lions, but it turned out there were other creatures in the forest that night. After a large UFO appeared 50 feet away, he was soon being harassed by two little aliens and their robot buddy. They spent the entire night trying to get him out of that tree, but did they succeed? Follow Us! IG:  WannaHea...

After his grandfather's death in 1983, Don experienced unexplainable indoor rain, baffling witnesses and defying physics. As rain manifested around him, theories swirled from supernatural causes like poltergeists and demonic possession to natural explanations and hoaxes. Despite skepticism from law enforcement and paranormal researchers, the phenomenon, which included reports of Don being thrown b...

Were they witnessing a supernatural phenomenon, a celestial battle, or was it something else entirely? Prepare for a journey back to the 16th century, filled with bizarre sightings of rods and spheres, humorous takes on historical life, and intriguing theories that might just challenge your view of the past. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast....

Welcome to Wanna Hear Something Weird?! Love unsolved mysteries and unexplained events? Join Laura Anderson and Tom Reynolds each week as they dive into the weird and wonderful universe of bizarre true tales, odd histories, ghosts, aliens, cryptids and all things peculiar on Wanna Hear Something Weird? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/pr...