This week’s Encounters is all about the kind of paranormal experiences that happen when the veil is thinnest — during sleep — and what might be waiting there to deliver a message… or something much darker. From recurring childhood nightmares to messages from deceased loved ones, these stories blur the line between dreams, hauntings, and spiritual connection.

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A childhood sleep paralysis demon — who looked like a Muppet — returns years later… with kids.

A grandmother’s spirit delivers a chilling goodbye… hours before passing away.

A terrifying nightmare links two girls who didn’t even know each other — featuring the same Grim Reaper.

A listener wakes up in a cemetery with no memory of how she got there — and the bed she left behind is perfectly made.

A long-haunting demon with baby-like features is finally banished (maybe).

Whether it’s shared nightmares, ghostly goodbyes, or entities lurking in dream-realms, these stories will make you wonder what really happens when you fall asleep — and who might be waiting for you on the other side. 

Watch the video version here.

Have ghost stories of your own? E-mail them to us at [email protected]

New Episodes are released every Thursday and Sunday at 12am PST/3am EST (the witching hour, of course). Corinne and Sabrina hand select a couple of paranormal encounters from our inbox to read in each episode, from demons, to cryptids, to aliens, to creepy kids... the list goes on and on. If you have a story of your own that you'd like us to share on an upcoming episode, we invite you to email them to us! 

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Edited and produced by Jaimi Ryan, original music by Arms Akimbo!

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