A crying boy in a painting. Surrounded by flames. Yet he always survives. The question is, did he cause the fires or does he just survive them? Or perhaps both? This week we dive into the Crying Boy Paintings! The mysterious fire-proof painting that took 1980s England by storm. Was this another instance of mass hysteria, a super fire-proof paint varnish finish, or a truly haunted painting of a boy who died in a fire long ago? Let us know what you think!PHENOMANNOUNCEMENTS: Follow @paolagladys_ on Instagram! You'll be glad you did, she's an amazing singer and artist from Italia that I saw live at a friend's jazz show and let me tell ya, she can really sing! She's a great follow regardless :)

Have you seen this episode before? It might feel like you have, or maybe you're just experiencing Deja Vu. But I swear this is the first time we're covering it on Phenomena! Is it just a memory glitch or some kind of memory from a previous reincarnation? Or maybe it's just your brain mislabeling a memory as long-term when really it's just short-term? Let us know what you think Deja Vu is!PHENOMANNOUNCEMENTS: Check out @on1dontknows_ on Instagram! He makes amazing art that really brings surrealism to a modern audience. Highly recommended follow.

Have you ever heard of a Bunyip? A creature said to snatch its prey, drag them down into the Australian swamps, never to be heard from again. Though noone can agree on its features. Some say it has a beak, others swear it has smooth fur like a seal, or maybe teeth like a jungle cat. The only thing they seem to agree on is the billowing sound it makes across the swamp at night. Either a warning or a luring call. One thing's for sure, don't go to the Aussie swamps at night, lest the Bunyip grabs ya cus once it latches on, the only place you're going is down into the swampy billabongs. PHENOMANNOUNCEMENTS: Check out  @MiladyConfetti  on YouTube and Instagram! She makes really fun watchable content, especially her Magical Girls series, which I love oh so very much.

Have you ever heard a familiar voice calling to you from another room, only to realize it couldn’t have been who you thought it was? A disembodied voice somewhere in another room yelling “Hey! Come here!”, but you know the person whose voice it seems to be isn’t home? Today we’re talking about #mimics, the eerie creepy paranormal entity that copies everything about a person except its essence, so you know something is ever so slightly off. This #entity feeds on #fear and spooks people not with an unfamiliar, new sound or figure, but with one you’re so familiar with, you wouldn’t even really think twice about replying. It preys on autopilot reactions. Perhaps even to gain permission to enter. Which, for the record you should NOT reply. In fact, you should pretend as if you didn’t hear or see anything at all…PHENOMANNOUNCEMENTS: Follow @shell.t.art on instagram! She's an amazing artist who posts videos of her sketching and drawing process and it reminds me that real art is alive and well :) And she's really talented!!

Y'ALL THE WAY I TRIED TO UPLOAD THIS VIDEO SEVERAL TIMES TO NO AVAIL shows the spirit of La Zona Del Silencio is at play. I swear. Here was what I WANTED to upload but couldn't for the last however many hours:Imagine an area that draws literal space to it, an area that makes tech and radio signals go haywire. An area that has oddly large flora & fauna and it's eerily easy to get lost in. This week we're covering The Zone of Silence (or La Zona Del Silencio, as it's known in Mexico, seeing as that's where the zone is! Join us as we explore the lore, theories and SCIENCE behind what makes this zone so attractive to meteorites, visitors and even a strange trio if blonde humanoids?PHENOMANNOUNCEMENTS: Check out @aandmenterprises on instagram! It's where I got my wedding dress and I couldn't be happier. It was everything I could have hoped for and more! ▶︎Want to help support? Join our Phenomena Podcast Patreon! For as little as $2 a month, you can help support Phenomena and ensure new episodes continue to come out every week: https://www.patreon.com/c/phenomenapodcast/membership ▶︎You can also join our Patreon for FREE and get access to our Discord (pinned at the top of our Patreon)! Where we talk more about the episodes, pokepics and share our favorite gifs 😊01:15 Topic: Zone of Silence02:55 Intro04:57 Phenomennouncements: @aandmenterprises09:55 The Lore 18:52 The Theories25:15 The Science28:02 Outro31:14 This week’s pokepic is…35:41 Next week's episode Topic🔔 Don’t forget to subscribe for more spine-tingling stories and hit the notification bell so you never miss an episode! https://www.youtube.com/@phenomenapodcast?sub_confirmation=1Follow Us on all platforms:Twitch: https://twitch.tv/phenomenapodcastSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1JradwdJNzIqb3HR0pRpFo?si=5a373f1108c9424aApple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/phenomena/id1794691496Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/phenomenapodcast_Use our Expedia affiliate link at expedia.com/affiliates/phenomena/podcast (same for all seasons moving forward!) if YOU'RE brave enough to go to La Zona Del Silencio.Drop your theories in the comments or join our Discord (available on our Patreon)!

For the Season 6 FANomena Episode we go over Nick's crazy encounter with pale ghost children in a Kyoto Shrine in Japan. It's WILD! I've never heard of anyone having an experience like this but if you have, definitely let me know! Also who/what do you think they were? Are there any Japanese kaidan tied to these children?? Ahh ▶︎Rate us on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or wherever else you heard this episode! It helps a ton. Thank you!

id you feel that? Someone just poked your shoulder. Wait which side did it come from? Turns out your brain can mix touch signals up pretty easily! Let's dive into Phantom Touch and Phantom Limbs, a phenomenon that involves both ghosts playing tricks on people and a large quantity of limbs lost, leading to an epidemic (so to speak) of Phantom Limb Pain. We packed a lot in this one! This one really sent me spiraling the more I thought about it. Let me know how you're doing!PHENOMANNOUNCEMENTS: Check out  @ashleighizienicki /@missupacey on YouTube and Instagram! She's an amazing artist that will really make you stop and admire her art for all its beauty and intricacies!

Why are #mummies such a staple Halloween costume? Is it because they truly horrified and haunted people for centuries after they saw what remained of mummified bodies? Some might even say, #cursed? Let’s talk about mummy curses! What the history and science says happened and how the #mummycurse made such an impression on people’s minds that there are books, movies and even video games about it (Does Lara Croft ever actually see a #mummy?). PHENOMANNOUNCEMENTS: Follow and support  @silvisolosilvi  on YouTube, Instagram and Spotify! She's an INCREDIBLE singer from Colombia AND she just dropped an incredible album. What are you waiting for?? Go stream it ASAP! Her voice could truly lull a reanimated mummy back to sleep it's so good.

01:00 Topic: Mummy’s Curse03:51 Intro05:35 Phenomennouncements: @silvisolosilvi08:00 The Lore 23:38 The Theories29:50 Outro33:07 This week’s pokepic is…36:04 Next week's episode Topic

You’re out on the Great American Plains, the fire is dying down and sunlight is creeping up above the horizon. The song you sang last night by the campfire is being reverberated back to you by some #unknown entity, both near and far at the same time, behind you and in front. You feel something poke your foot and it’s a #jackalope. The totally real very much 100% not fictional animals who roam the wild Midwest plains! Legend has it, if you want to attract one you leave some #whiskey in a bowl. Come day break that whiskey will be drunk and that jackalope will be dizzily hopping away. Let’s learn more about these silly little drunkards.PHENOMANNOUNCEMENTS: Check out @thewitchscottage1111 on instagram and in-person if you're in or ever around the LA area! It's huge and lovely and I have indeed been there since I recorded this episode and I can safely say it is as lovely and whimsical and magical as you think it would be :)

A manuscript with chapters about things such as Herbal, Astrological, Zodiac, Biological, Pharmaceutical, and Recipes, though no one can decipher the language it's in or what it actually means. The #voynichmanuscript is something that has continued to #confound those who try to #decode it. In fact, it has yet to be decoded and I wonder if it'll get easier or harder as time passes and we get further and further away from the reality that brought us this book. PHENOMANNOUNCEMENTS: Check out @justbeingjace on Instagram! He has awesome improv jazz shows all around LA and it's a great time if you're looking for some easy listening and a chill hang. I promise you won't be disappointed!