Odd Trails: True Paranormal Stories

By Brandon LanierSociety & Culture True Crime

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Odd Trails: True Paranormal Stories episodes

April 07 My Mom’s Encounter with the Men in Black – Ep. 227
Men in Black encounters, a haunted Georgia house, a terrifying Bigfoot sighting in the Florida mudflats, a prophetic vision of a fatal plane crash, a headless humanoid lurking on England’s Malvern Hills, and more.
Stories in this episode:
- 2 Close Calls, by poorandbrokeperson
- Haunted in Georgia, by Meredith
- My Mom's Encounter with the Men in Black, by Ginger
- What Was Haunting My Family? by Meghan
- We Saw Bigfoot, by JillyB3
- My Soulmate Visited Me in My Dreams, by DreamGirl94
- Anyone else seen anything like this before?, by Suitable_Bug_5226
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51 min
March 31 Something Tried Luring Me into the Ruins – Ep. 226
A camping trip in British Columbia takes a terrifying turn, a youth mission leaves three girls traumatized, a castle hunting excursion in Ireland reveals a malevolent force, a nightmarish solo retreat in the Catskills, and a visit to an ancient Turkish city triggers a dream so vivid it feels like a lifetime lost.
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Stories in this episode:
- Something in the Tree Line, by The Tech Tutor
- The Mission, by A. A. Vacco
- Something Tried Luring Me into the Ruins, by James A. Drayton
- The Catskills, by V
- My Second Life, by Scared_Ad5011
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54 min
March 24 Weird Creature in Ladakhi Mountains – Ep. 225
A father encounters an angry, child-sized humanoid in rural Minnesota, a family hears footsteps from a previous owner, a child recalls a man watching from impossible windows, a chilling creature with human eyes appears in the mountains of Ladakh, and a cautious little Beagle doggo.
Stories in this episode:
- Weird Creature in Ladakhi Mountains, by em
- The Corner in my Room, by Denise
- Strange Encounter in Minnesota, by Anonymous
- I Lived in a Haunted House? by Purple Appa
- A Story From When I Lived in the Forest, by Anonymous
- The Canal in My Memory, by Meredith
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49 min
March 17 Saved by a Ghost! – Ep. 224
A group of girls are guided to safety by an unknown force, strange objects in the sky, a pair of ghosts, and more.
Stories in this episode:
- Saved By a Ghost, by Sarungasie22
- Gerald's Thermostat, by Alex
- Weird Encounters in Big Bend, by exloringtheworld
- Footsteps in the Hall, by Renata
- Weird Object in the Sky, by Other-Flamingo-3503
- Something Was in the Field, Jim
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52 min
March 10 Skinwalker Experience! – Ep. 223
A story from Skinwalker Ranch, urban exploration in an abandoned school, a bizarre sense of intuition, and more!
Stories in this episode:
- Night Lights, by Anonymous
- The Beehive School, by Genevieve
- Have You Felt The Click?, by StormySeas24
- My Basement Room, by Kiara
- Skinwalker Experience, by Anne H.
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47 min
March 03 Haunted Airbnb – Ep. 222
A haunted Airbnb in Jacksonville, a reality-warping encounter in Mount Hood National Forest, a child’s chilling apparitions rooted in Filipino folklore, and a lifetime of alien abduction and non-human contact experiences.
Stories in this episode:
- My Brother Could See Ghosts, by Zoe
- My Wife and I Met a Non-Human, by Choir
- Haunted Airbnb, by Tao
- Twin Peaks in Mt. Hood by Forsaken-Hornet-2909
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49 min
February 25 Losing Three Hours to a UFO – Ep. 221
Prophetic dreams that predict fatal car crashes, a massive UFO sighting with missing time and possible alien abduction, a haunted cottage stalked by unseen footsteps, a mysteriously reappearing ring, and a terrifying night of exorcism-triggered disturbances.
- Did I Jump Dimensions? by Sterling
- The Night the Frogs Went Silent, by Anonymous
- Know When to Let Go, by MiniCurist
- Something Circling My Cabin, by Petfrome88
- I Know I Don't Have This Ring, by Jess
- I Shouldn't Have Listened to Those Exorcism Tapes, by Anonymous
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45 min
February 17 I Accidentally Scared an ET – Ep. 220
This episode features an alien encounter, a glitch in the matrix with physical evidence, high strangeness at Garner State Park and the Frio River, Jinn activity in an apartment, cryptid-like Little People, a doppelgänger sighting, and an Appalachian death omen.
- Paranormal Family Stories, by Important_Banana4521
- The Ghost of My Son, by Abbey
- The Little People of the Frio, by Tripoli1
- I Was Chasing After a Ghost, by AJ
- The Mystery Egg, by BlunderedInOne
- Weird Little Creatures Playing Beside My Bed, by Zealousideal-Job6959
- I Accidentally Scared an ET, by OL
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52 min
February 10 The Owl & The Three Hooded Figures – Ep. 219
This episode features a strange white owl encounter, missing time, a haunted newspaper office, a shapeshifter in rural India, a protective shadow figure in a Minnesota farmhouse, and more.
Stories in this episode:
- The Laugh, by Handheldmirror
- The Hallway, by Eric
- The Owl and the 3 Hooded Figures, by Anonymous
- Weretiger, by M. Benedict
- The Time Everything Slowed Down, by Cai
- Meeting the Shadow, by Kathleen
- Odd Life Event, by Character-Ad6260
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52 min
February 03 The Phantom Phone – Ep. 218
Stories in this episode:
- The Phantom Phone, by Clara
- I Can See The Future, by sbbs2006
- Handprints on My Mirror, by Kristine
- The Green Figure, by Kasije
- The Frog Disappeared, by Vincent
- My Dad and Aunt Saw Something As Kids, by st4rkburnh4m
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46 min

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Real ghost stories and true paranormal encounters. Join Brandon Lanier every week on Odd Trails for firsthand accounts of hauntings, shadow people, cryptids, aliens, UFO sightings, and other unexplained supernatural mysteries.