On this episode I finally get a chance to speak with one of the most well known, experienced and thoughtful researchers in the fortean field as I welcome Steve Mera to the show. With a recent appearance on the last season of Unsolved Mysteries under his belt too, Steve has traveled the world chasing the weird.

With decades of research and investigation under his belt, Steve has conducted countless investigations in to strange phenomena across numerous fields throughout his career. We discuss a variety of topics from some of his cases, the blurring of the lines in the world of strange phenomena and why we need more collaboration across the different disciplines to achieve anything.

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The town of Bridgeport, Connecticut saw one of the most remarkable poltergiest cases in the USA back in late 1974 that caused pandemonium in the local community. Crowds flocked to the house after the word spread causing the police to close off access for the public.

Dismissed as a hoax by the Bridgeport Police Department after several days, the case seemingly solved and the crowds left. Yet, in his extensively investigated paid of books, author WIlliam Hall lays out the jaw dropping events witnessed by dozens, that defy explanation.

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On this episode I'm joined by horror author Clay McLeod Chapman to discuss his latest book, "Wake Up and Open Your Eyes". A chlling look at the potential for evil forces to be lurking in the electronic ether of social media and rolling news cycles, the book focuses us to comprehend just what could happen in this modern era of connectivity.

Clay shares some of his passions as well as his favourite horror stories along with a peek into his next book "Shiny Happy People" out later this year.

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In Coal Region Hoodoo, author and researcher Maxim Furek looks in to some of the Keystone's states strangest stories, events and legends.

Pennyslyvania is a state that seems to have real mixture of high strangeness, weird history and notorious locations within its borders.

From a notable UFO crash to a mine rescue with a difference, a town now sitting on burning earth to a serial kiler who helped inspire Silence of the Lambs, there is no end to to the strange stories in the region.

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The Garden State awaits us on this episode as I'm joined by Cara Cilento from New Jersey's Nine Lives Paranormal. 

Her new book, co-authored with Gail Gamble takes us to some of their favourite haunted locations in their state along with some of its more dubious history. 

From haunted asylums to colleges, fields to cinema's, it seems there's plenty to discover in New Jersey. 

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In his lastest book, Pascagoula Uncovered, Philip Mantle brings together a ream of newly published material in regards to one of the most striking alleged abduction cases of the late 20th century.

The whole book is almost like a look back through time to see what happened that night in Pascagoula and how the events unfolded thereafter. And in a stunning revelation Calvin Parker recounts a previously unknown encounter from 1992 which is published here for the first time.

Along with Darcy Weir's new documentary series, Pascagoula 73, available on Prime we can see just how many reports and witnesses there really are to this event!

Philip has also kindly allowed me to share Calvin's regressive hypnosis session recorded with the legendary Bud Hopkins from 1993, which is unnerving to say the least.

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I welcome back author and host of the Eerie Edinburgh You Tube channel, WJ Gilbert to dive in to some of the cases he has covered in the second volume of his hidden hauntes series, this time focussing on England.

We look in some overlooked and forgotten cases with poltergeists, ghostly monks, the terrifying appariton of a murdered smuggler and a a castle that once was known as the most haunted in the world due to it being the home of Britains nastiest ghost, the awful and murderous John Sage.

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Horror films have probably never been as popular at any point in the history of cinema as they are right now as the options to find them have increased massively. Yet for someone coming in to the genre, where on earth do you start from. It's a daunting prospect for someone completely fresh to the world of horror film.

Thankfully, in Emily C Hughes new book "Horror For Weenies", we're given a crash course in the most influential horror film of the last few decades and where those films can lead the viewer. With talking points, trivia and the killing of few urban myths, the book is a fantastic overview without the gatekeeping.

Emily's a renowned writer in the field of horror and her passion and love for the subject drips from every page and has written for numerous magazines, major newspapers and websites over the last few years.

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We've all heard or seen stories over the years that people will swear happened to them or a friend of a friend which on face value seem strange and often weird but if we dig a little deeper, the facts become blurry.

It seems it doesn't matter where you live in the world, you will have all heard an urban legend dressed up as a real incident, be it a spider living in your hair, to swallowing seeds means plants grow in your stomach to even murderers hiding in the wardrobe.

Joining me to look in to the history of these tales and some of our particular favourites is author, researcher and folklore expert Gail De Vos.

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This episode I welcome back Ruth Roper Wylde as her latest book, "These Haunted Times Volume 5: America" hits the shelves.

We look at how Ruth has found liaising with experiencers in America and locating stories across the country, meeting all kinds of people dealing with a variety of hauntings. From haunted cemetries, a haunted home with a varied history to a bridge with a disturbing reputation, there's something for everyone.

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