Quite Unusual

Where were you on October 15th, 2009? Were you like Nicole, probably tuned into MTV’s Real World/Road Rules Challenge? Or like Noelle (and the rest of America), glued to the news, holding your breath as a silver, UFO-shaped balloon floated over Colorado with a child supposedly inside? Noelle brings us the story of the Heene family’s bizarre grab for fame that floated straight into infamy.  

Sources

https://time.com/7302213/trainwreck-balloon-boy-netflix/

https://people.com/where-is-the-balloon-boy-now-11770596

https://www.5280.com/the-balloon-boy-hoax-solved/

https://www.npr.org/2020/12/24/950074173/balloon-boy-parents-pardoned-by-colorado-governor-for-2009-hoax

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In this unscripted episode, we recap our wild and wonderful time at Windy City Parafest, listen to hear all of our eerie encounters and unforgettable moments. 

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In Part Two of the Enfield Poltergeist, we unravel the bizarre final chapter of the haunting that captivated the world. We explore the unsettling family history of paranormal investigator Maurice Grosse and the eerie emergence of "Bill Wilkinson," the disembodied voice that chilled even the most skeptical minds. As the activity fades, we’re left questioning what was real, what was imagined, and what may still linger.

Sources

The Enfield Poltergeist - Documentary on Apple+

https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20231026-the-enfield-poltergeist-why-the-unexplained-mystery-that-shocked-1970s-britain-continues-to-disturb

https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20231026-the-enfield-poltergeist-why-the-unexplained-mystery-that-shocked-1970s-britain-continues-to-disturb

https://www.hauntedrooms.co.uk/enfield-poltergeist-true-story-enfield-haunting

https://allthatsinteresting.com/the-enfield-haunting

https://www.historicmysteries.com/unexplained-mysteries/enfield-haunting/22457/

https://people.com/movies/inside-the-real-story-that-inspired-the-conjuring-2

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What began as an ordinary, semi-detached council house at 284 Green Street in Enfield, London, would soon become one of the most infamous haunted locations in the UK.  In part 1 we uncover the eerie beginnings of the haunting that shook a quiet London suburb in 1977. Mysterious knocks, levitating furniture, and terrified witnesses set the stage for one of the most famous paranormal cases in history. 

Sources

The Enfield Poltergeist - Documentary on Apple+

https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20231026-the-enfield-poltergeist-why-the-unexplained-mystery-that-shocked-1970s-britain-continues-to-disturb

https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20231026-the-enfield-poltergeist-why-the-unexplained-mystery-that-shocked-1970s-britain-continues-to-disturb

https://www.hauntedrooms.co.uk/enfield-poltergeist-true-story-enfield-haunting

https://allthatsinteresting.com/the-enfield-haunting

https://www.historicmysteries.com/unexplained-mysteries/enfield-haunting/22457/

https://people.com/movies/inside-the-real-story-that-inspired-the-conjuring-2

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We did it! We got Unscripted again! On this episode we chat about our time in The Roff House, a horror con where we learned William Shatner's beauty secrets, True Crime news, our home town Chicago Pope, the difference between a hot dog and a polish sausage, our favorite M. Night Shyamalan movies, and so much more that we honestly can't list it all here! 

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This week, Noelle shares a story from 1943, when four young boys entered the woods in a small town near Birmingham, England, and discovered something horrific wedged inside the trunk of a tree. A year later, incriminating graffiti appeared, reading “Who Put Bella in the Wych Elm?”—a haunting question tied to a mystery that remains unsolved to this day. 

Sources

https://medium.com/curiosity-chronicles-extended/who-put-bella-in-wych-elm-6b5ed7b881a3

https://www.bbc.com/reel/video/p0g26yr4/the-80-year-old-mystery-of-the-skeleton-found-in-a-wych-elm

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-04-07/mystery-over-who-put-bella-down-the-wych-elm-/102171844 

https://brian-haughton.com/ancient-mysteries-articles/bella_in_the_wych-elm/  

https://crimereads.com/who-put-bella-in-the-wych-elm/ 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hand_of_Glory 

https://josefjakobs.info/2018/01/bella-in-wych-elm-mysterious-anna-from.html 

Books: Who Put Bella In The Wych Elm?: Volume 1 & 2: The Crime scene Revisited 

by Alex Merrill

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Welcome to our 200th episode! ...sort of... This week we're taking a trip up north to CANADA, eh, as we dive into the mysterious Shag Harbour UFO incident of 1967. Canada’s most compelling and well-documented UFO case and what some call Canada's Roswell. From eyewitness accounts and official RCMP reports to military searches and deep-sea anomalies, we unravel the layers of this unexplained event. 

Sources

https://www.ufocasebook.com/Shagharbor.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shag_Harbour_UFO_incident

http://www.ufoevidence.org/cases/case166.htm

http://www.ufoevidence.org/Cases/CaseSubarticle.asp?ID=168

https://timefordisclosure.com/the-shag-harbour-ufo-crash/

http://www.ufoevidence.org/cases/case166.htm

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In this episode, Noelle brings us the eerie and unsettling phenomenon known as "The Call of The Void"—that strange impulse to jump when standing near a cliff or bridge. We explore the psychology behind this paradoxical urge and discuss why it's more common than you might think. Join us as we discuss the mysteries of this haunting yet fascinating aspect of the human mind. 

Sources

https://www.livescience.com/what-is-call-of-the-void

https://www.forbes.com/sites/traversmark/2024/11/20/2-reasons-behind-the-eerie-call-of-the-void-effect-by-a-psychologist/ 

https://www.healthline.com/health/call-of-the-void

https://science.howstuffworks.com/life/inside-the-mind/human-brain/call-of-the-void.htm?s1sid=s0zyx632yz5hyf7z9yp9478k&srch_tag=rkjzi3djexvgpg2t63y5vp3u2tqjlezj 

https://medium.com/swlh/the-call-of-the-void-high-place-phenomenon-and-being-in-love-with-oblivion-c364c8a198e8 

https://nuvomagazine.com/magazine/autumn-2021/the-call-of-the-void?srsltid=AfmBOopYDzdG45C0igBTVs81_O0rmkby_hEX7ohyO5EY-tpQKmpm2rCs 

https://poestories.com/read/imp 

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Oops we did it again! We got Unscripted AND went live with it. From a man who did not know what a potato is, to ghost hunting with our  newest REM Pod - Big Mouth Billy Bass, we chat about all of the weyward moments our lives have to offer. 

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This week Nicole brings us a paranormal parallel to the Colleen Stan episode. We discuss the prophetic and psychic dreams of Jodi Foster (not that Jodi Foster) and the strange synchronicities that lead to a breakthrough in the Marliz Spannhake disappearance at the hands of the Hookers. 

Sources

https://unsolvedmysteries.fandom.com/wiki/Marliz_Spannhake

Forgotten Burial: A Cry for Justice rom Beyond the Grave By: Jodi Foster

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