Jack flies to Chicago to interview Sean Johns and Gina in person and find out exactly what exactly these Gnomes are all about. They explain that anything can happen when people turn ordinary things into objects of worship, and that anything could be behind the facade of an innocent garden decoration. 
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Episode 11: Obscure Gods (Gnomes)

Otherworld tells real stories of people who have experienced something paranormal or unexplainable. Host Jack Wagner takes an open minded and journalistic approach to the subject matter and aims to uncover some of the biggest mysteries of the world and how people react to it.

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Shannon Taggart is an American photographer and artist known for her work exploring themes of spirituality, mysticism, and the supernatural. She is particularly recognized for her book Séance which documents the practice of Spiritualism, a religious movement that believes in the possibility of communication with the spirits of the dead.
Although she originally began as an artist with no interest in the paranormal, Taggart's fascination with Spiritualism began in 2001 when she started photographing in Lily Dale, New York, a town known for its psychic community.
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War reporter, author, and Academy Award-nominated filmmaker Sebastian Junger tells the story of his near-death-experience and reflects on how it changed his beliefs in the afterlife.
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Episode 81: The Front Line

While visiting his father as a teenager, William witnesses three green lights emerge from the forest and come towards him. He describes the feeling of being stalked and overcome like prey by these lights. Years later, he thinks this may have something to do with the dark emotional state he was going through at the time of this experience.
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Episode 80: Three Green Lights

In this follow up to the chicken whackers series, we speak to a reporter from the Grand Junction Daily Sentinel about her research. Then we speak to a woman from Grand Junction named Alex who became homeless along with her brother at the age of 15. She learned about the Chicken Whackers the very first night she spent living on the streets.
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Chicken Whackers Pt 3 [Patreon Preview]

In part 2 of Keegan’s story, he and his friend Grant attempt to leave Grand Junction by hopping a train with the help of a stranger they just met. During this attempt, they begin experiencing a bizarre set of events that they believe may be connected to a group they heard rumors about called "The Chicken Whackers".
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Episode 11: Obscure Gods (Gnomes)

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