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On this Monday Bonus episode of Paranormal Lens: We're taking a look back at our scariest public ghost hunt to date.

Following last year's after-hours ghost hunt at the annual Haunting In ReoTown Marketplace, we immediately got on the phone with Brienna to recount everything that had just happened. Full bodied apparitions. Mimics. Poltergeist activity. Strange synchronicities. Guests dropping like flies. All culminating in an event that made Ben and Angela literally run out of the room in terror.

Now, one year later, we're returning to the scene of the crime for the 5th annual Haunting In ReoTown Marketplace on Saturday, June 6. Before we step back into the building for another after-hours ghost hunt, we're re-releasing this chilling conversation as a reminder of what happened the last time we investigated there, and a potential preview of what may be waiting for us when we return.

Will history repeat itself? There's only one way to find out. Limited tickets for this year's after-hours public ghost hunt are available at: https://form.jotform.com/voodoosoddtiques/Hauntinginreo

GEMINI SUMMARY: This Monday Bonus episode of Paranormal Lens serves as a retrospective, recounting the hosts' most intense and frightening public ghost hunt from the 2025 Haunting in ReoTown Marketplace in Lansing, Michigan (0:00-3:30).

Key takeaways from the investigation:

Structured Setup: The event featured a highly organized, small-group format (16 guests total, split into four rotating teams) designed to prevent cross-contamination of energy and evidence (7:10-8:50).

Escalating Activity: The investigation began with relatively quiet, controlled experiments but gradually escalated throughout the night as different teams began experiencing distinct yet correlating phenomena, including physical interactions and electronic voice phenomena (EVP) (21:00-28:30).

Terrifying Climax: During the final hour, the hosts and their remaining group experienced an intense, collective sighting of a black mass or shadow figure manifesting near a curtained area. The group felt an overwhelming sense of dread, leading them to abandon the room in terror (32:00-37:30).

Uncanny Photographic Evidence: The investigators discuss a photograph captured by a guest during the same timeframe as the shadow figure sighting. The image shows a distorted, non-human-like figure wearing what appears to be a top hat, which the hosts describe as deeply unsettling and impossible to debunk as a simple human presence (39:45-45:30).

The Aftermath: The hosts emphasize that this experience was unlike any they had encountered in eight years of investigating, with nearly half of the guests ultimately demanding cleansings due to the intense negative energy (9:00-9:50; 31:40).

The hosts conclude by using this chilling account as a lead-up to their return to the venue for the 5th annual Haunting in ReoTown Marketplace on June 6, 2026, inviting listeners to see if history repeats itself (0:15-1:00; 48:00).

On this special Halfway to Hallowchristmas episode of Paranormal Lens: Are we being FOLLOWED by ghosts? After our “Yes or No” episode revealed that one of the few things we all agree on is that people themselves can be haunted, we dive deeper into the idea of paranormal attachments. From lingering spirits to past investigations where we believe we may have been interacting with our own ghosts as opposed to the location’s... this episode explores what happens when the haunting comes home with you.

PS: Towards the end of the episode, Ben makes a joke about Santa Claus that spirals into a cringy bit that might just cost you your sanity. You've been warned.

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GEMINI SUMMARY: This episode of Paranormal Lens explores the concept of paranormal attachments and whether spirits can travel with investigators from one location to another. The hosts delve into their own experiences with potential attachments and discuss the challenges of distinguishing between spirits tethered to a location and those that might be following them.

Key Discussion Points:

Human Hauntings: Building episode 39, the hosts affirm their belief that humans themselves can be haunted (1:05-1:19).

Investigation Experiences:

The hosts recount a session at the Doherty Hotel where they felt they were interacting with a spirit from their own apartment rather than the location's resident ghosts (7:29-9:02).

They discuss the protective nature of certain spirits, like Jacques, who frequently intervenes during dangerous situations, such as a tense encounter at a cemetery in Grand Haven (10:52-14:40).

The hosts describe a long-running, unexplained phenomenon involving Brienna and an entity that would repeatedly say her name during various investigations, regardless of the location (15:26-17:35).

Best Practices: The team emphasizes the importance of setting boundaries at the end of an investigation, explicitly telling spirits that they are not allowed to follow them home (20:36-21:05, 25:35-25:50).

Lighthearted Tangents: As is common for the show, the episode includes humorous tangents about Angela's interest in summoning Santa Claus or Bigfoot during investigations (4:07-5:15, 23:30-24:35), and Ben jokingly struggles with the concept of being possessed by the "Hallowchristmas spirit" (27:40-29:20).

HUGE NEWS! We're pleased to announce that our Remote Contact project was selected to be included in this year's Paranormal Research Symposium in historic Gettysburg, PA this August! Presented by the Association of Paranormal Study, the Symposium promises to foster "an atmosphere of rigorous academic discourse, where researchers, scholars, investigators, and enthusiasts converge to share their knowledge. Topics include methodologies, theories, research, emerging trends, and ethical considerations in the paranormal field."

Not only will we host a workshop/panel about our ongoing Remote Contact research (where we've been integrating VR in paranormal investigations and meditation) at the Symposium this August... our work and research will be published in a journal. Like, that's unheard of! And super cool!!

As they say on their site, "the Paranormal Research Symposium promises an intellectually stimulating and transformative experience for all who seek to unravel the mysteries that lie beyond the limits of conventional knowledge." This is right up our alley, and we can't wait to be a part of this year's conference!

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Last night, we hopped on a quick Zoom to record a podcast episode that celebrates and formally announces this exciting news. It's a shorter than usual episode, but we hope you enjoy nonetheless. And we hope our excitement surrounding the Symposium shines through!

GEMINI SUMMARY: In this podcast episode, the team from Crossroads of Curiosities shares exciting news about their project, Remote Contact, being selected for the annual Paranormal Research Symposium in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania this August (3:45 - 4:57).

Key Highlights:

Academic Recognition: Unlike typical paranormal conventions focused on celebrity appearances or vendor booths, this symposium prioritizes rigorous research, academic discourse, and collaboration (12:14 - 13:00, 17:23 - 18:10).

Project Spotlight: The team will present a workshop/panel on their Remote Contact project, which explores the integration of VR technology into paranormal investigation and meditation (5:26 - 6:15).

Journal Publication: A significant milestone for the team is that their research will be published in a journal alongside other contributors, a level of recognition they described as rare for their field (6:45 - 7:12, 9:50 - 10:20).

Event Expectations: The hosts expressed excitement about networking with deep thinkers and researchers in a structured, non-commercial environment (18:46 - 19:00). They also plan to capture 360-degree footage of the Gettysburg battlefields for future research (21:58 - 22:15).

Last month, we live-streamed one of our most iconic ghost hunts yet: an investigation at the State House, where Brienna “volunteered” to do a solo while handcuffed to a haunted bathtub.

In this special episode of Paranormal Lens, we break down the entire chaotic investigation and the experience behind it, which we just turned into a 20-minute short film "Beware The Haunted Bathtubs!" - now streaming on PARAFlixx: https://paraflixx.vhx.tv/beware-the-haunted-bathtubs-paraflixx-paranormal-plus

Best. Episode. Yet.

It only took 42 episodes, but we finally struck the balance between raw conversation, creepy paranormal theories with haunting implications, as well as a fair share of fun moments (including several callbacks to previous episodes.... cheese layers anyone?) Plus: at the end of the episode, one co-host reveals this very conversation might just change the way they view the paranormal forever.

What kind of topic can elicit such a reaction, you ask?

Mimics.

That's right, on this episode of Paranormal Lens we're talking about one of the most terrifying topics in the field. More specifically, we're breaking down and analyzing the relationship mimic encounters have with time. Past, present, and future. The Dweller on the Threshold also comes up a great deal, because of course it does.

This is an episode you don't want to miss.

GEMINI SUMMARY: This episode of Paranormal Lens serves as a deep dive into the phenomenon of mimics and their haunting relationship with time, residual energy, and the concept of the self. The hosts analyze their past experiences, questioning if these entities are singular beings or manifestations of their own consciousness interacting across time.

Key Discussion Points:

The Nature of Mimics: The hosts share personal encounters where their voices—and even their physical appearance (as in Angela's 70-year-old doppelganger)—were mimicked (3:46, 8:14, 11:03). They discuss the "uncanny valley" aspect of these voices, which often sound like the hosts but feel fundamentally "wrong" (12:23).

Time and Residual Hauntings: A major theory explored is that mimics may be manifestations of residual energy from different points in time—past, present, or future (13:54, 15:59). The hosts suggest that their process of creating non-linear films might be contributing to their frequent encounters with out-of-time phenomena (17:46-18:32).

The Dweller on the Threshold: The hosts tie these experiences to the Dweller on the Threshold (the shadow self), suggesting that the fear and insecurity associated with this concept can manifest as terrifying doppelgangers (21:23-22:06).

Shift in Perspective: The conversation leads the hosts to re-evaluate their beliefs about hauntings, moving away from the idea of "intelligent hauntings" toward the possibility that much of the paranormal activity they encounter is purely residual (31:32-31:49, 32:27).

This "ribbit-ing" episode of Paranormal Lens is not only timely... it's tipsy! Join us as we drink margaritas and talk about the BREAKING cryptozoology news: lawmakers in Ohio of all places are actively pushing to become the first state with an "official" cryptid, the Loveland Frogman. That's how the episode begins, at least. Drinks + Paranormal Lens = tangents! For an episode that starts off discussing the Frogman, and if it should be America's first "Official State Cryptid," we somehow end up talking about how Bigfoot may or may not be the Antichrist. You can't make this up...

Link to the Loveland Frogman article:

https://abc6onyourside.com/news/local/ohio-lawmaker-seeks-to-name-loveland-frogman-as-state-cryptid-amid-growing-fame-jean-schmidt-state-representative-april-22-little-miami-river

Link to the Bigfoot article:

https://thedebrief.org/new-legislation-aims-to-make-legendary-humanlike-creature-californias-official-cryptid/

On this electric episode of Paranormal Lens: we capture lightning in a bottle, as we have a candid conversation about thunderstorms and the paranormal. Can storms really increase paranormal activity? Does water retain spiritual energy? And... hold up, did Ben really just say he saw an alien in a mirror?

All that and more from your trusted paranormal news source, AccuWeather! Wait, no. I meant to type Paranormal Lens. Definitely Paranormal Lens. Please do not get your paranormal news from AccuWeather…

GEMINI Summary: This episode of Paranormal Lens explores whether thunderstorms and flowing water can trigger an increase in paranormal activity. The hosts critique an AccuWeather article that suggests these weather events are proven catalysts for spiritual manifestations, arguing that such claims lack scientific or factual basis (1:20-3:30).

Key takeaways from the discussion:

The Impact of Weather on Perception: The hosts emphasize that severe weather can physically and psychologically alter an investigator's environment. Factors like darkness, noise, wind, and the body's natural adrenaline response can make one more susceptible to feeling or seeing things that aren't there (9:42-10:10, 20:10-21:30).

Anecdotal Evidence: The hosts share personal experiences, including a terrifying encounter during a tornado warning where one host claims to have seen a blue, big-headed alien in a mirror (10:40-12:00) and an instance at Maple Hill Cemetery where an approaching storm seemed to shift the energy of the area (13:10-14:05).

The "Water Energy" Theory: They discuss the common belief in the paranormal community that water acts as a conduit for spiritual energy (16:15-16:50), similar to the "Stone Tape Theory," though they remain skeptical about whether these links can be definitively proven (28:15-29:10).

Conclusion: While they agree that storms might provide rare opportunities—such as lightning illuminating a shadow figure (25:25-25:50)—they conclude that there is no solid evidence to establish a direct causal link between weather and hauntings. They advocate for more anecdotal data to better understand these potential correlations (32:50-33:45).

On this exciting new episode of Paranormal Lens: We always talk about how, as a ghost hunting group, our 3 core members don't agree on anything. And how that's actually a GOOD thing. EVERYTHING in the paranormal is nuanced, and there's rarely a simple yes or no answer to many of the common questions we get asked.

So in this episode, we're proving it!

We’ve gathered a series of deceptively simple “yes or no” questions, covering everything from classic definitions and popular theories to the ultimate question: do we even believe in ghosts? There’s just one rule… the episode doesn’t end until all three of us can agree on something!

What starts as a straightforward exercise quickly unravels into debates, contradictions, and some unexpected moments of unified clarity.

And we invite YOU to play along with us: How many of these questions can you answer with a simple yes or no? And do you agree with any of our takes? Let us know in the comments!

Part 2 of our discussion asking if there are ANY risks in simply watching paranormal investigations, whether live-streamed or pre-recorded? Can something truly cross the threshold from screen to home, or is that fear rooted in suggestion and atmosphere? In this episode we turn to TikTok specifically, and the hoards of people that impulsively comment "sorry" and/or "I claim no negativity from this post" on anything even vaguely paranormal-related on the platform. Why do they do this? What are all these people on TikTok "sorry" for? And how do we respond?

We also react to a very well made and articulately stated TikTok by Paranormal Teej regarding all the "sorry" comments. Go give her a follow at https://www.tiktok.com/@paranormalteej

On this thought-provoking episode of Paranormal Lens: the team dives into a question sparked by their recent experiments with TikTok Lives: is there ANY real risk in simply watching paranormal investigations, whether live-streamed or pre-recorded? Can something truly cross the threshold from screen to home, or is that fear rooted in suggestion and atmosphere? The conversation pushes beyond the viewer experience and turns inward, asking a more uncomfortable question for creators themselves: does producing paranormal content come with a responsibility? From the ethics of broadcasting rituals and incantations to whether content advisories or even censorship should play a role, this episode explores the blurred line between entertainment, belief, and unintended consequences.

GEMINI Summary: This episode of Paranormal Lens explores the question of whether there are genuine risks to viewers when watching paranormal investigations, particularly those involving live-streaming or the potential for triggering hauntings. The team debates the boundary between entertainment, belief, and the ethics of content creation.

Key Discussion Points:

The Risk of Viewing (4:00 - 18:06): The team discusses if watching investigations can invite spirits into a viewer's home. They debate whether this is a genuine supernatural risk or if it stems from the viewer's psychological state, heightened awareness, or the power of collective intent during live broadcasts.

Live vs. Pre-recorded Content (19:00 - 20:25): There is a debate about whether live-streamed investigations carry more risk than pre-recorded videos, with some suggesting that live intent creates a more active "energetic" environment.

The Ethics of Rituals and Incantations (21:30 - 30:00): A significant portion of the episode focuses on whether creators have a responsibility to censor or warn viewers about rituals and incantations shown on screen. The team questions where to draw the line—is simply asking "is anyone there?" the same as performing a ritual?

Potential for Content Advisories (26:00 - 27:00): The hosts jokingly (but thoughtfully) propose a rating system for paranormal content, similar to movie ratings, to alert viewers about the presence of specific practices like EVP sessions or rituals.

Technology and The Paranormal (34:25 - 38:00): The team reflects on the "static on the TV" trope and the use of spirit boxes (which scan radio frequencies), contemplating if these tools themselves could facilitate unintended connections or simply be sources of coincidence.