Late one night in rural Iowa, a driver on a routine trip found himself stalked by strange lights that morphed into otherworldly shapes and seemed to close in on his car. In this eerie episode we explore how a simple journey turned into a night of fear as luminous orbs and towering figures appeared out of the darkness, hinting at something far beyond ordinary understanding. We talk about the unsettling dangers of UFO encounters, the unnerving sense of being pursued by something unknown, and what such incidents might reveal about forces that can reach into our world without warning.

Then for our Plus+ Members we journey into the mist covered Pyrenees and follow hidden Cathar trails, encounter eerie hooded figures, phantom plasma hands and castles that glow with an unearthly light.

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Something strange lingers at the far reaches of the UFO and abduction mystery, a place where the familiar turns uncanny and control seems to slip from human hands. In this episode, we venture into the bizarre realm of contact encounters that feel more like tests than chance meetings. We trace patterns of manipulation, strange authority figures, and moments so calculated they raise the question of whether someone or something is orchestrating it all for reasons we can barely comprehend.

Then for our Plus+ Members we peel back the layers further to ask if these tactics are truly alien in nature or part of something even stranger hiding behind the mask. What are the voices calling out from the edges of perception? Are they tricks, deceptions, or glimpses into a hidden reality that refuses to be named?

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Tony Cornell stands out as one of the most remarkable investigators to ever work with the UK’s Society for Psychical Research, and this episode follows his extraordinary life and career. Drawing on long lost archives uncovered at the University of Cambridge, author Ben Machell resurrects Cornell’s world through unpublished memoirs, tapes, and case files, revealing a man determined to probe the mysteries of haunted houses, phantom hounds, and baffling manifestations while keeping a sceptic’s eye. In the Plus+ extension we travel to the mist shrouded shores of Maryland’s Eastern waterfronts with Mysterious Middle River, where Joshua and Dolores Bell recount decades of chilling encounters filled with spectral visitations, ghostly apparitions, and otherworldly forces that linger at the edge of the supernatural.

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Strange beings appear in the dead of night. Some say they’re aliens, others aren’t so sure. In this episode, we explore unsettling encounters that seem extraterrestrial but may be something far stranger. Through the research of Nigel Watson, we uncover bizarre contact reports and ask whether these visitors come from the stars or from deep within the human mind.

Then, coming up for our Plus+ members, we dig into eerie outlier cases including ghostly visitations tied to UFO phenomena and the chilling account of Betty Hill’s paranormal experiences that began even before her famous abduction. The deeper you look, the stranger it gets.

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They’re often dismissed as harmless lights in the sky, but the glowing orbs that haunt the edges of our reality may be far more than they appear. In the quiet fields near crop circles and the forgotten corners of the world, witnesses report beings emerging from these luminous spheres. Others speak of noxious vapors, choking fog, and the sense of something watching, something intelligent. Are these orbs alive? Are they scouts, probes, or entities themselves, cloaked in shimmering disguise?

For our Plus+ members, we trace the unsettling journey of a woman whose natural psychic abilities cracked open the veil. Drawn from a quiet life as a cat Reiki practitioner into a realm of spirit attachments and unseen intrusions, her world transforms into one of hidden battles and shadowy forces. Guided by intuition and haunted by the unknown, she steps deeper into the strange.

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New Age communities often promote "love and light", but many hide darker influences. This episode explores clairvoyant Maya Zahira’s claims of false-light entities manipulating spiritual groups through energy healing and channeling. She describes encounters with shapeshifting beings, demonic attachments, and energy-draining cords, revealing unseen dangers in these practices. From a plasma entity posing as a divine force in a church to predatory healers exploiting trust, her experiences highlight the serious pitfalls facing spiritual seekers. We also discuss broader patterns tying these entities to concepts like the djinn.

For Plus+ Members, we cover how Maya escapes these forces, her ongoing struggles after relocating, and her exposés of deceptive spiritual leaders.

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Despite the fierce efforts of skeptics to dismiss the supernatural, a persistent truth emerges: countless ordinary people continue to report chilling encounters with the unknown. In this episode, we explore unsettling tales of crisis apparitions, haunted landscapes, and bizarre energies that seem to seep through the fabric of our everyday world. From phantom hands that grope in the darkness to strange portals opening in suburban homes, the phenomena refuse to be ignored. We also delve into the enduring work of psychical researchers and examine the patterns behind these mysterious intrusions into normal life.

Then, for our Plus+ Members, we uncover the strange histories of lightning strike survivors, individuals who not only lived through multiple bolts from the blue but were forever changed. Some report heightened sensitivities and psychic perceptions, while others bear physical anomalies, including one man who developed an inexplicable religious image etched into his back, a mark science has yet to explain.

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00:00 - Intro to Mysterious Universe Season 34, Episode 5

00:13 - Episode Preview and Hosts Introduction

00:24 - The Lightning Rod: Cleveland Sullivan's Seven Strikes

01:10 - Lightning's Lasting Impact: Life-Destroying Effects

02:42 - Debunking Myths: Lightning Survivors' Struggles

04:08 - Supernormal Abilities: Rare Lightning Miracles

05:25 - Predatory Phenomena: Clouds and Intelligent Orbs

07:28 - Strange Paranormal Realities: Book Overview

09:09 - Cynicism vs. Paranormal: The Skeptic's Dilemma

11:22 - Personal Stories: Everyday Paranormal Encounters

13:15 - Skeptics at Lectures: Confronting Paranormal Evidence

15:30 - X-Files Reboot Discussion

16:29 - Crop Circles: Transformative Paranormal Experiences

18:42 - Paranormal Top 10: Ghosts, UFOs, and Creatures

20:23 - Ghostly Children in Trailer Parks

23:12 - Sentient Ghosts: The Queen Mary Encounter

25:00 - Poltergeist Activity at Arthur Conan Doyle Centre

26:59 - Crisis Apparitions: Visits at the Moment of Death

28:31 - Awkward Relatives: Ghosts of Ex-Husbands

30:01 - Spectral Faces and Hands: Recurring Phenomena

46:24 - Haunted Beams: Victorian Ghosts in Modern Homes

47:36 - Ghostly Smoke: Addicted Spirits Lingering

48:40 - Astral Travel Dangers: Dark Souls and Attachments

49:10 - Haunted Chimneys: Ghostly Smoke Manifestations

51:37 - Sentient Wall Walkers: Ghosts Acknowledging Witnesses

55:50 - Roman Soldiers and Time Slips: Historical Hauntings

57:13 - Interactive Ghosts: Library Spirits Helping Patrons

01:02:11 - Hospital Hauntings: Ghostly Figures Comforting Patients

01:03:29 - Book Review: Five Smoking Chimneys for Strange Realities

01:04:15 - Malevolent Hands: Terrifying Hotel Encounters

01:10:02 - Portals in Homes: Hands from Other Dimensions

01:11:49 - UFO Obsession: Alien Arms Through Rifts

01:13:22 - Outro and Plus Extension Preview

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The mystery of the Loch Ness Monster is far from settled. This episode dives deep into the legends and firsthand accounts of strange beings not only in Loch Ness but in surrounding bodies of water—creatures described as black-skinned beasts, spectral water horses, and other mythic entities that seem deeply tied to the land itself. Are these guardians of the landscape? Spirits of place? We revisit the curious investigations of Ted Holiday, whose search for the monster led him into a tangled web of high strangeness and encounters with dark, paranormal forces.

Then, for our Plus+ members, we follow the remarkable journey of T.C. Lethbridge and his evolving research into the hidden energies of the Earth. After a powerful induction experience, Lethbridge claimed to glimpse what lies behind the veil—an invisible world that shapes ghost sightings, psychic phenomena, and even physical boundaries. His exploration of a haunted landscape led him to an invisible force field that defied logic and deepened the mystery of what truly haunts our world.

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In this episode, we dive into the radical theories of parapsychologist D. Scott Rogo, who suggested that many hauntings, abductions, and even poltergeist phenomena might not come from outside forces, but from within ourselves. Could we be unknowingly manifesting our own paranormal experiences? And what if some forms of mental illness or multiple personality disorder are actually cases of spirit obsession or full-blown possession?

We also journey through the hidden chambers and forbidden tunnels of a world-famous institution, where ancient relics and human remains seem to stir with unrest. Staff and psychics alike report ghostly voices, locked doors opening on their own, and encounters with entities that cling to artifacts like shadows. Are these echoes of colonial violence, or the spirits of the dead refusing to be forgotten?

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Eric Nanstiel lived an ordinary life as a graphic designer and single father. But buried beneath that normalcy were decades of terrifying experiences: glowing orbs emerging from closets, unexplained blackouts, and chilling encounters with beings that defy explanation. When his memories resurfaced they revealed a disturbing truth: a life entangled with non-human entities conducting invasive experiments, extracting genetic material, and showing him children he never knew he fathered. Who are they? Why do they hide underground? And what is their endgame for humanity?

For our Plus+ members, we descend into the eerie folklore of Latin America, where tales of phantom black dogs and flying humanoid canines erupt from the shadows. Are they mythical guardians or manifestations linked to deeper, hidden forces? We explore their strange overlap with UFO encounters and uncover new threads in the global tapestry of high strangeness.

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