ParaBabble

There’s a new Conjuring movie out — and since it’s Halloween, you know we couldn’t resist digging into the real story behind it. This time, we’re talking about the Smurl family haunting, the true events that inspired The Conjuring: Last Rites. Was their home really terrorized by demonic forces, or was it something far more ordinary blown out of proportion? Join us as we separate Hollywood horror from haunted reality, question what really happened in West Pittston, and, of course, take our best guesses at how exaggerated this one will be (spoiler: probably a lot).

In this episode of ParaBabble, we step into the courtroom for Law and Order: Paranormal Victims Unit — where the witnesses are ghosts and the evidence is... supernatural. We dive into two eerie cases where the paranormal made it onto the witness stand: the Greenbrier Ghost, the Hammersmith Ghost. Justice meets the unexplained in this spine-chilling legal drama only the paranormal could inspire.

This week on ParaBabble, we explore cursed games said to open doors to the unknown. From the Midnight Game and Elevator Game, to the ghostly Telephone Game and the terrifying Japanese ritual Daruma-san, we dig into the rules, the risks, and the eerie stories behind them. We also discuss many more of these chilling challenges—rating each one on just how willing we’d be to play.

You've probably seen images of the Flatwoods Monster before. A giant 10-12 foot alien-humanoid creature with glowing eyes, large claws, a spade-shaped helmet (or head?) that floats? It sounds awesome, but can Flatwoods compete with the other infamous West Virginia monster/alien; Mothman?! Find out as we put on our 1950s tin foil hat and dig into an iconic monster.

On one particularly snowy and cold February in 1855, the Devil took a stroll through a small village in Devon, England. This disturbed and frightened the villagers for some reason. You end up with one set of hooven snow prints on your  roof and it's enough to cause a panic. 

Welcome to the first episode of ParaBabble.... is something you might hear if you time slipped. Have you ever been walking down the street (probably on Bold Street in Liverpool to be more specific), and found yourself accidently in the 1950s? You're apparently not alone. Just try not to get stuck there. Or maybe do. I guess it's up to you. Maybe you want to pull a reverse Back to the Future Part 2 and make some sports bets. 

*ParaBabble will not be held responsible for any time paradoxes caused by this episode.

Have you ever wanted to stay at an AirBnB hosted by Bigfoot? Of course you have, we all do. The ParaBabble team sets out to find the strangest AirBnB's they can find. They definitely wish this was a more popular thing back when they were ghost hunting every weekend.

To finish up the 10 year ParaBabble celebration, Alison and Rob go through their list of their 10 least favorite episodes. In an attempt to not be so negative, they also bring a list of some of the episodes they feel are underrated. 

Somehow we have been doing this for 10 years. In this very special episode, we go over our top 10 most listened to episodes over the past 10 years to try and figure out what everyone is interested in. 

Was a 1980s school computer used to send messages through time? In this episode of ParaBabble, we explore the strange case of the Dodleston Messages—alleged communications from the 16th century (and maybe the future?) typed out on a BBC Micro in a quiet English village. Time travel, ghosts, hoax, or something weirder? Tune in as we dig into one of the strangest digital mysteries ever—and ask the question: could a haunted floppy disk be the future of paranormal communication?