Into the Shadows: Macomb Paranormal Investigations

Six people joined hands in the dark on Halloween night. When the lights came back on 91 seconds later, one of them was dead. In this special episode of Into The Shadows, Don Alter takes you inside The Last Séance, a Detective Mara Calehart case file set in an old Victorian house on Halloween night. A paid medium. A family with secrets. A skeptical neighbor who swears he watched the planchette spel...

Inside the old Stimson Hospital in Eaton Rapids, Michigan, our team recorded a voice-like sound that seems to say "Get out of my way." What was it? We don't call it proof. We'll let you decide. Don Alter spent 25 years with the Detroit Police Department. Today he is an author and paranormal investigator who writes about the places he investigates, and in this episode he takes you inside all of it:...

Before asking whether the Provencal–Weir House is haunted, we need to know its story. In this episode of Into the Shadows , Don Alter explores the house’s history in Grosse Pointe Farms: the Provencal family, the children they cared for, the Weir family, and the moves and changes that shaped the house we see today. With a history spanning two centuries, could the house also hold paranormal activit...

Before Macomb Paranormal Investigations and Research enters the former Stimson Hospital, we step back into its long and complicated history. Built as a private residence in the 1870s, the building was later transformed into the Harriet Chapman Hospital by nurse Harriet Chapman and Doctors Charles Stimson and Francis Blanchard. It became an important part of Eaton Rapids, Michigan, but its history...

You return home from a paranormal investigation at 2:00 AM in the morning. The house is quiet—until a hallway light turns on by itself and three slow knocks come from inside the wall. Did something follow you home, or has fear changed the way you are interpreting what is happening around you? In this episode of Into the Shadows, Don Alter examines one of the most disturbing questions in paranormal...

Start the Detective Mara Calehart series and receive the first three chapters free: https://donalter.com/start-the-detective-mara-calehart-series A scientist dies alone inside a secure laboratory. The doors were locked, the systems were monitored, and the evidence appeared contained. Then his credentials logged back in after his death. In this special video episode of Into the Shadows, author and...

The Smurl family haunting became one of America’s most disturbing and controversial paranormal cases. The family claimed their Pennsylvania home was plagued by unexplained noises, terrible odors, shadowy figures, violent attacks, and an increasingly powerful presence they believed was demonic. Join Don and Jake from Macomb Paranormal Investigations for a special live edition of Into the Shadows ....

Step inside one of America’s most frightening and controversial paranormal cases—the haunting of the Smurl family. After moving into a duplex in West Pittston, Pennsylvania, Jack and Janet Smurl claimed their family was terrorized by unexplained pounding, foul odors, moving objects, shadow figures, violent attacks, and a dark presence that appeared to grow stronger with time. Their desperate searc...

Welcome back to Into the Shadows with Macomb Paranormal Investigations and Research! After taking a short break, Don Alter and the Macomb Paranormal team are returning for an exciting new season filled with chilling true paranormal stories, haunted locations, unexplained encounters, historical mysteries, and evidence from actual investigations. This season will also feature live podcast discussion...

Podcast Description: In this episode of Into The Shadows , we explore the dark history and haunted legends of the old Ursuline Convent in Toledo, Ohio , now known as the Collingwood Arts Center . Once a place of faith, education, prayer, and discipline, this massive Gothic-style building has stood for generations. It served as home to the Ursuline Sisters, St. Ursula Academy, and Mary Manse Colleg...

Step into the world of paranormal investigation as takes a hard look at one of the most debated tools in ghost hunting — the EMF meter. Are investigators truly detecting spirits trying to communicate, or are they simply picking up hidden electrical interference from wiring, appliances, power lines, and environmental contamination? In this episode of Into The Shadows , retired police officer and le...

At Macomb Paranormal Investigations and Research, we want to make it clear that we did not conduct a paranormal investigation at River Raisin National Battlefield Park. Paranormal investigations, ghost hunting, ghost tours, or similar activities are not permitted within National Park Battlefield areas, and we fully respect those rules. We also recognize that this land carries deep historical, cult...

On May 8th, 2026, Macomb Paranormal Investigations and Research investigated Mortuary Manor, and what we found was more than what we expected.

Deep in Northern California stands Mount Shasta — a massive volcanic mountain surrounded by stories of UFO sightings, missing time, strange lights, unexplained voices, paranormal encounters, and one of the strangest psychological mysteries of all… the Mandela Effect. Why do so many people claim Mt. Shasta feels “different”? Why do witnesses report reality itself seeming distorted on the mountain?...

Some legends are just stories… but others leave behind questions nobody can answer. Deep in the wilderness near Ellensburg, Washington, lies one of the most disturbing paranormal mysteries in America — a bottomless pit known only as Mel’s Hole. Witnesses claimed the hole had no end. Animals refused to go near it. Dead creatures thrown inside were said to return alive. Then came the rumors of stran...

Deep within the forests and forgotten backroads of Michigan, a terrifying legend has survived for generations. Witnesses speak of pale humanoid creatures with massive heads, glowing eyes, and twisted smiles lurking just beyond the tree line. They are known only as… the Melon Heads. In this chilling episode of Into The Shadows – Macomb Paranormal Investigations and Research , we uncover the dark fo...

What if the most terrifying horror movie ever made was based on real events? In this chilling episode of Into The Shadows – Macomb Paranormal Investigations and Research , we uncover the disturbing true story that inspired The Exorcist. Long before the spinning heads, strange voices, and split pea soup made horror history, a real family claimed their child was tormented by an unseen force that doc...

What if the terrifying things people experience in haunted places are not always caused by ghosts… but by fear itself? In this chilling episode of Macomb Paranormal Investigations and Research, we explore the disturbing connection between fear and paranormal activity. Can intense emotions change the way we see the world? Can fear trigger hallucinations, shadow figures, and ghostly encounters… or c...

Beneath the peaceful beauty of Traverse City lies a hidden world most people never see… a network of dark, abandoned tunnels built beneath one of Michigan’s most infamous insane asylums. Once used to transport heat, supplies, and possibly even patients, these underground corridors have become the center of chilling legends, unexplained encounters, and terrifying whispers in the dark. In this episo...

Long before their cases inspired blockbuster films like The Conjuring , Ed and Lorraine Warren were already investigating some of the most terrifying and unexplained hauntings in American history. Ed, a self-taught demonologist, and Lorraine, a claimed clairvoyant and medium, dedicated their lives to investigating the paranormal—founding the New England Society for Psychic Research in the early 19...

Hidden deep in the forests of Michigan lies a place most people will never find… and those who do… wish they hadn’t. Pere Cheney, Michigan, was once a thriving logging town in the late 1800s—full of life, families, and opportunity. But within just a few short years, everything changed. Deadly disease spread through the town… Fires destroyed what remained… And one by one, the people vanished. But t...

Step inside one of Ohio’s most chilling locations… Mortuary Manor in Toledo. Once a real funeral home where countless final goodbyes were said, this historic building is now surrounded by stories of shadow figures, whispers in empty halls, unexplained footsteps, heavy energy, and spirits that may never have moved on. In this special episode, we uncover the dark history, tragic rumors, reported dea...

Why do spirits stay in cemeteries, funeral homes, and haunted locations if they are free to go where they choose? It’s one of the most common questions I get asked—and tonight we dive deep into the mystery. Are spirits trapped, revisiting loved ones, connected to their final resting place, or simply drawn to places filled with emotion and memory? Join Macomb Paranormal Investigations and Research...

Deep in Evart, Michigan, lies a cemetery wrapped in legend... where visitors claim certain headstones glow in the dead of night. Is it science, spirits, or something far darker tied to the tragic deaths during the railroad’s construction? In this episode of Macomb Paranormal Investigations , we uncover the haunted history of Forest Hills Cemetery, the eerie stories passed down for generations, and...

Hey there, folks, welcome back to another bone-chilling episode of Exploring the Unknown! I'm Don, Senior Investigator and Producer of Macomb Paranormal Investigations and Research. Today, we're diving headfirst into the world of paranormal activity and ghost hunting. Do we just cease to exist when we die or is there more to it? Get ready for some truly unsettling theories as we kick things off!