Demons have haunted human imagination for millennia, appearing in religious texts, folklore, and modern media. From protective spirits in Mesopotamia to fallen angels in Christianity, from the asuras and rakshasas of Hinduism to Mara in Buddhism, demons have taken countless forms—and served countless roles. In this episode, we explore their history, their cultural impact, and why they continue to captivate our fears and imaginations today.

Episode Highlights

• 🔮 Across Cultures – Explore how demons are portrayed in Mesopotamia, Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, and Buddhism.
• 👻 Folklore & Witchcraft – Learn about incubi, succubi, oni, dybbuks, and how modern witchcraft interprets demons today.
• 🕯️ Satanic Panic – How fear of demons fueled mass hysteria in the 1980s and 90s.
• 🎬 Pop Culture – Demons on the big screen, in music, and online, including creators like @stanzipotenza, @flickerspark_, @bmoprince, and @the_doodle_demon.
• 👁️ Paranormal Encounters – Famous cases like the Enfield Poltergeist and Latoya Ammons possession.
• ⚡ Modern Paranormal Investigators – Why so many investigations jump to “demonic activity” and how mean ghosts might actually explain the phenomena.

So grab your sage, your journal, and maybe a flashlight… it’s time to explore the dark corners of human belief and imagination.

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🔗 Check out the sources we used for this episode:

• Black, J. & Green, A. (1992). Gods, Demons and Symbols of Ancient Mesopotamia: An Illustrated Dictionary. University of Texas Press.
• Russell, J. B. (1981). The Devil: Perceptions of Evil from Antiquity to Primitive Christianity. Cornell University Press.
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Association_of_Exorcists
• https://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/psychology-exorcism-demonic-possession-0308137
• https://www.indystar.com/story/news/2014/01/25/the-disposession-of-latoya-ammons/4892553/

This episode of Paranormal Postcards delivers a mix of strange encounters, eerie happenings, and unexpected hauntings — all shared straight from our listeners’ lives. From quick scares to lingering mysteries, these postcards prove that the paranormal shows up when you least expect it.

Episode highlights

• 📺 A Quickie ;D (Birdie): A haunted TV that insists on flipping channels
• 🕊️ What the Hell is that in my Chimney?! (Emily Dare, Do You Dare Podcast): Nighttime scratching reveals an unexpected intruder.
• 🔮 The Necromancer’s Portal (Jenndi): A sleepover séance blurs the line between game and gateway.
• 👻 Spooky Stories (Bri, Something Strange Podcast): Shadows and spirits stir both at home and on historic ground.

So grab your headphones, dim the lights, and get ready for a collection of quick chills that linger long after the stories end.

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Join Jen, Kelly, and special guest Don—an experienced paranormal investigator and old friend—as they take you on a chilling journey through some of America’s most haunted historic sites.

In this episode, Don shares stories from his investigations at iconic locations steeped in tragedy and mystery:

🕯️ Point Lookout Lighthouse, Maryland

🏡 Dr. Samuel Mudd House, Maryland

🏛️ Eastern State Penitentiary, Philadelphia

Plus:

• Don reflects on his paranormal investigation career and how he came to meet Kelly during her haunted house experience.
• Insight into what it’s like to explore places layered with history, tragedy, and restless spirits.
• Behind-the-scenes stories from investigations

So grab your flashlight, your EVP recorder, and your sense of history—because we’re stepping into some of the most haunted places on the East Coast with Don.

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Before the silver bullets, before Hollywood howls, the legend of the werewolf was already lurking in our oldest myths. From ancient Mesopotamian curses to medieval witch trials, from Navajo skinwalkers to the Beast of Bray Road—this creature has stalked our nightmares for thousands of years. But what do these stories really say about us?

In this episode, we track the werewolf across time, culture, psychology, and pop culture—because the beast inside us never really goes away.

Episode Highlights:

✨ Ancient Origins – Gilgamesh, King Lycaon, and Norse ulfhednar

🔥 Medieval Europe – Witch hunts, trials, and werewolf hysteria

🌍 Global Legends – Skinwalkers, lobisón, rakshasa, were-hyenas & more

🎬 Hollywood Howls – The Wolf Man, An American Werewolf in London, Twilight, and Teen Wolf

🔪 How to Kill a Werewolf – From silver bullets to exorcisms

🧠 Psychology of the Werewolf – Jung’s shadow self, projection, and clinical lycanthropy

👀 Modern Sightings – Beast of Bray Road, Michigan Dogman, UK encounters, and viral 2025 reports

The werewolf is more than just a monster—it’s a mirror. What happens when we lose control? When the beast inside us breaks free?

So grab your wolfsbane, keep an eye on the moon, and join us as we track the history, the sightings, and the strange truths behind the legend of the werewolf.

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🔗 Check out the sources we used for this episode:

• Carl Jung’s Shadow Self:Jung, C.G. The Archetypes and The Collective Unconscious. Princeton University Press, 1981.
• Clinical Lycanthropy:Blom, Jan Dirk. “When Doctors Cry Wolf: A Review of the Cases of Lycanthropy.” History of Psychiatry, vol. 21, no. 1, 2010.
• The Werewolf in Lore and Legend by Montague Summers (1933) – A comprehensive (though dramatized) look at historical werewolf trials and folklore in Europe.
• The Book of Werewolves by Sabine Baring-Gould (1865) – One of the earliest major surveys of werewolf lore and its psychological implications.

Have you ever wondered why two people can witness the same paranormal event but describe completely different experiences? It’s not just the spirits playing tricks—it’s how our brains interpret the unknown. In this episode, we explore how different thinking styles shape the way we perceive and experience the paranormal.

From hearing whispered voices and seeing flickering shadows, to feeling sudden emotions or inexplicable bodily sensations, your unique cognitive style colors what kind of phenomena you notice—and how you make sense of it.

Episode Highlights:

👂 How inner monologue thinkers hear “messages” in ambiguous sounds and interpret EVP recordings differently

👁️ Why visual thinkers often see vivid apparitions or symbolic imagery that others miss

💓 How emotional thinkers experience paranormal energy as waves of intense feeling

🧠 What unsymbolized thinkers “just know” without words or images

🤲 How kinesthetic thinkers feel ghosts through chills, pressure, or touch

🔗 The pattern-spotting nature of associative thinkers and their meaningful synchronicities

🧩 How neurodivergent brains process sensory input differently, making paranormal experiences more intense or overwhelming

⚖️ The believer and skeptic perspectives on how cognition shapes paranormal perception

So grab your thought journal, your ghost hunting kit, and your keenest intuition, and get ready to dive deeper into the psychology of thought.

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🔗 Check out the sources we used for this episode:

• https://www.apa.org
• https://www.psychologytoday.com
• https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/psychology
• https://www.nimh.nih.gov
• https://www.bps.org.uk
• https://www.scientificamerican.com
• https://psychcentral.com
• https://www.verywellmind.com
• https://theconversation.com

Have you ever wondered why paranormal encounters feel so different from person to person? It might not just be the spirits—it could be your brain. In this episode, we dive deep into the psychology of thought and explore the many ways people think: inner monologues, vivid mental imagery, emotional reasoning, gut instincts, and more.

We unpack how these different cognitive styles shape how we perceive the world around us—and why paranormal experiences can look, feel, and sound so unique depending on the way your brain processes information.

Episode Highlights:

🧠 The variety of cognitive styles—from constant inner speech to wordless knowing

🖼️ Why some people think almost entirely in images, while others process emotions or bodily sensations

💓 How emotional thinkers interpret paranormal energy as feelings rather than visuals or words

🔄 The role of associative and non-linear thinking in spotting patterns and synchronicities

👻 How neurodivergence like ADHD and autism can heighten or alter paranormal perception

⚖️ The believer vs skeptic perspectives on why people perceive paranormal events differently

So grab your thought journal, ghost hunting kit, and your weirdest intrusive thought, and get ready to explore the psychology of thought.

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🔗 Check out the sources we used for this episode:

• https://www.apa.org
• https://www.psychologytoday.com
• https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/psychology
• https://www.nimh.nih.gov
• https://www.bps.org.uk
• https://www.scientificamerican.com
• https://psychcentral.com
• https://www.verywellmind.com
• https://theconversation.com

From eerie lookalikes to spirits that won’t let go, our listeners have sent us their most chilling, heartfelt, and mysterious encounters. In this Paranormal Postcards episode, we share tales that blur the line between coincidence, the supernatural, and something much deeper.

✨ Episode Highlights:

👶 A family surrounded by twins… even without genetics to explain it.

🦋 Subtle but powerful signs from a loved one who’s passed.

😱 A night when something dark tried to take control.

🍽️ A spirit that just might have joined a lunch date.

💌 An unexpected message on a first Mother’s Day without mom.

🔄 A journey through hypnotic regression that revealed an ancient connection.

Each story is a reminder that the veil between worlds is thinner than we imagine. Are these coincidences… or something more?

👻 So grab your ghost stories, light your candles, and settle in for another night of ghostly tales.

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Step into the haunting history of Sweet Springs Sanitarium, a place where the bubbling mineral waters once promised healing and luxury—and where restless spirits now linger. From its origins as a glamorous 18th-century resort frequented by presidents and nobility, to its somber days as a tuberculosis hospital and nursing home, Sweet Springs is a site layered with stories of grandeur, hardship, and memory.

Episode Highlights:

🏛️ Founded in 1760 as a luxurious mineral spring resort

🩺 Tuberculosis hospital and nursing home in the 1900s

⛓️ Enslaved labor built and maintained the resort grounds

👻 Shadow figures, disembodied voices, and unexplained knocks

🎙️ Firsthand paranormal encounters from visitors and investigators

🏚️ Heavy energy in the former slave quarters and basement areas

So grab your IV bag, your holy water, and a flashlight. Sweet springs was for the dying, the discarded, and now the dead.

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🔗 Check out the sources we used for this episode:

• https://theghostguild.weebly.com/sweet-springs.html?utm_source=chatgpt.com
• https://sweetspringssanitarium.wordpress.com/
• https://abandonedonline.net/location/sweet-springs-resort/
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sweet_Springs_Resort

🕯️ The Aftermath: Hauntings, Theories & Ghosts That Won’t Rest (Part 2)

She may have been found not guilty—but Lizzie Borden never walked free from suspicion. In Part 2 of our chilling two-part dive, we explore what happened after the courtroom doors closed… and what may still be lingering in the shadows of that infamous house on Second Street.

Justice was served—but was it the right verdict? And who—or what—is still haunting Fall River today?

🪦 The lonely life of Lizzie Borden after the trial

🖤 A family torn apart: Emma’s mysterious exit and lifelong silence

🔍 Theories about other suspects, from the maid to an unknown intruder

👻 The haunted legacy: cold spots, phantom footsteps, and a bed that breathes

🧸 Ghost children, disembodied voices, and unexplained phenomena

📺 What paranormal investigators have uncovered—and the questions they can’t answer

So grab your parasol, your séance candles, and maybe don’t look too closely at that shadow in the corner—because in Part 2, we’re stepping into the aftermath, the suspects, and the spirits that never left Second Street.

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🔗 Check out the sources we used for this episode:

https://lizzieandrewborden.com/primary-source-documents-borden-case.htm

https://www.ebsco.com/research-starters/history/lizzie-borden

https://trueghosttales.com/lizzie-borden-bb-hauntings

https://lizziebordenwarpsandwefts.com/2021/03/17/alice-russell-lizzies-turncoat-friend-2/

https://usghostadventures.com/haunted-stories/the-lizzie-borden-house/

https://lizzie-borden.com/history/

🪓 The Borden Family: Blood, Secrets & Second Street Tensions (Part 1)

Before hatchets and hauntings, there was a family bound by wealth—and fractured by resentment. In Part 1 of our two-part dive into the infamous Lizzie Borden case, we peel back the wallpaper on the people inside the Second Street house long before the murders ever happened.

Behind every ghost story is a human story—and this one is complicated.

👨‍👩‍👧‍👧 Meet the entire Borden household: the stern father, the unwanted stepmother, the loyal sister, and the woman at the center of it all—Lizzie

🧤 The signs of long-simmering resentment and toxic family dynamics

🍖 Spoiled mutton, suspicious behavior, and a heatwave that made everything worse

🕰️ A detailed timeline of what happened the morning of the murders

🔍 The early investigation: strange behavior, sketchy alibis, and a burned dress

⚖️ The first cracks in Lizzie’s story that made the police—and the public—start asking questions

Whether you're team "She did it" or team "Set up!", this case will leave you questioning what we think we know—and what might still be lingering behind locked doors. So grab your hatchet—metaphorically speaking—and prepare to slice through the layers of this dark and twisted tale.

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🔗 Check out the sources we used for this episode:

https://lizzieandrewborden.com/primary-source-documents-borden-case.htm

https://www.ebsco.com/research-starters/history/lizzie-borden

https://trueghosttales.com/lizzie-borden-bb-hauntings

https://lizziebordenwarpsandwefts.com/2021/03/17/alice-russell-lizzies-turncoat-friend-2/

https://usghostadventures.com/haunted-stories/the-lizzie-borden-house/

https://lizzie-borden.com/history/