“I feel that it hates me sometimes. It can move objects. I heard it speak once, or try to speak. It sounded like somebody underneath the water. It’s never really touched me and I don’t want to see what it actually looks like. I was afraid it was going to look like a corpse.”  -- Tom Ross, poltergeist experiencer. 

Have you ever heard someone describe what it’s really like to live with a poltergeist?  Today you will.  When Tom Ross was thirteen, he spent four terrifying days in what seemed to be a haunted condo in the Mammoth Ski Valley.  Years later, he and author Jenny Ashford met, fell in love – and ended up writing about his experiences in a book I covered in Season 2 of RHPB – The Mammoth Mountain Poltergeist.  

In this fascinating interview, Tom Ross and Jenny Ashford share stories from the front lines of the boundary between this world and the next.  We talk about everything from how Tom and Jenny met, to The Shining, to Tom’s poltergeist theory, to Ed & Lorraine Warren, to The Enfield Poltergeist, to flying remote controls, to Mad Max: Fury Road, to “Case Managers from the Afterlife” and finally: what do you do with a poltergeist with unlimited strength -- that wants to kill you?

Go to Jenny Ashford’s website to buy The Mammoth Mountain Poltergeist and all her books: http://www.jennyashford.com/books.html 

Check out Jenny’s Amazon Author Page here: https://www.amazon.com/stores/Jenny-Ashford/author/B003WN5M32?ref=ap_rdr&isDramIntegrated=true&shoppingPortalEnabled=true&ccs_id=537b3ef0-a46b-436d-bfa3-f61ee4bcd411 

Visit Tom & Jenny’s Youtube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/@13OClockPodcast 

“When I was six years old, on Christmas Eve, I had an encounter with a little gnome that walked into my bedroom. I don’t recall any fear.  But after that, I don’t remember anything.” – Rob Kristoffersen

Rob Kristoffersen is not only an expert on UFOs and UFO cases and host of the Our Strange Skies podcast – he’s also one of my best friends.  In this wide-ranging interview we get progressively weirder and wilder, touching on everything from Bigfoot to elves to ghosts to crop circles to UFO cults to alien abductions – and all the way to the mysterious creature Rob saw on his neighbor’s lawn that completely changed his life.

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“They’re demons.  You’re talking to demons.  And I don’t like the sound of it one bit.” -- The Siren Call of Hungry Ghosts

Joe Fisher falls further into darkness as he attempts to prove the earthly existences of his spirit guides.  But once he realizes that his otherworldly lover Filipa has lied to him, all bets are off.  A late-night meeting with a friend who warns Joe about “the other side of the spirit guides” puts the communications he’s been receiving in a new -- and terrifying -- light.  The only remaining question is: can Joe get out in time to save himself?

Meanwhile, Richard makes some discoveries of his own about his best friend Michael Principato.  Can a friendship survive betrayal?  And can you ever really go back to high school, reclaim the past, and fix something that seems forever broken? Something that you yourself broke?  

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“Here, in an ordinary suburban living room in Toronto, a cynical, 42-year-old mother of three was giving voice to disembodied humans who were testifying to the fact that we do not die. And that we are never truly alone.” -- Joe Fisher, The Siren Call of Hungry Ghosts

On July 20th, 1984, journalist and paranormal researcher Joe Fisher witnesses the phenomenon of channeling for the first time -- and his life changes forever.  What if spirit guides really do exist?  What if we all have people on the other side who watch us, love us and silently guide us in ways we cannot even begin to imagine?  Joe sets out to prove this very thing.  But as he embarks on this strange journey, his objectivity falters when his own personal spirit guide introduces herself: her name is Filipa -- and 300 years ago in Greece, the two of them were lovers.  But as his obsession with her grows, Joe begins to suspect she might not be exactly who -- or what -- she says she is.

Richard’s life changes forever, too -- on his first day of high school.  That’s when he meets the legendary Michael Principato.  Michael is everything Richard wants to be: popular, talented, funny -- and effortlessly creative.  Richard and Michael soon become best friends and for one magical year it’s a relationship like nothing Richard’s ever experienced before.  But something happens that first summer after freshman year and suddenly Richard finds himself wondering: do I really know Michael Principato at all? 

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Richard & Susan’s adventure continues as they make their way from Point Pleasant, WV to Washington, DC -- where they meet up with fellow RHPB super-stars Scott Philbrook, Tess Pfeifle and Kayla Lord!  Then it's on to New York City and a visit with “Uh,Dad?” (Owen Gerber-Hatem) -- and finally, an absolutely legendary show at the home of Haunted Hallways creators Janice & Leo Bartoldus! Join us for more stories, more fan love, more pancakes -- and more french fries!

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LEARN MORE ABOUT THE PLACES RICHARD & SUSAN WENT AND THE PEOPLE THEY MET BELOW!

The Tabard Inn https://www.tabardinn.com/ 

Kramer’s Books https://www.kramers.com/ 

Hart Bar https://www.hartbarnyc.com/ 

Learn about all the Cool stuff Cullen Gallagher does here!  https://www.cullengallagher.com/ 

Enjoy the truly amazing magic of Henry Bartoldus!  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fNfkaNrmkbc

Susan's Show! (80's TV Ladies!)

https://www.80stvladies.com/

Ten Days. Five Shows. Four Cities. One Mothman. No Regrets.  Join Richard and his featured guest Susan Lambert for all the behind-the-scenes stories of the first leg of the RHPB “Light In The Dark Tour”.  When did Richard freak-out?  When did Susan freak-out?  Which shows went the best?  What’s a Fuzzy Duck?  And what’s the deal with all those French fries?  Find out all this and more -- PLUS -- when will the tour resume and will it come to a city near you?

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CHECK OUT THE PLACES RICHARD & SUSAN VISITED BELOW!

The Bourbon on Main Restaurant in Frankfort, KY http://www.bourbononmain.com/ 

The Main Street Diner in Frankfort, KY  https://www.facebook.com/MainStreetDinerLLC/ 

The Buffalo Trace Distillery in Frankfort, KY  https://www.buffalotracedistillery.com/ 

 Fat Patty’s in Morehead, KY  https://fatpattys.com/ 

The Coffee Tree Bookstore & Fuzzy Duck in Morehead, KY  https://www.coffeetreebooks.com/

The Mothman Museum in Point Pleasant, WV https://www.mothmanmuseum.com/ 

The Colony Restaurant in Gallipolis, OH  https://visitgallia.com/the-colony/ 

 We met author Bryna Butler! Check out her books here: https://brynabutler.com/ 

We met actor and author Joey Madia -- check him out here: https://www.facebook.com/joeymadiacreative/ 

Bill & Jacqueline Kousoulas have written “Bridging The Tragedy”, a fascinating book about post-traumatic growth in the aftermath of Point Pleasant’s Silver Bridge collapse: https://www.facebook.com/bill.kousoulas.7 

“Haunted events are beyond our logic and occur in ways that challenge our perception of reality. But whether a place is haunted by ghosts, flying saucers, angels, demons, or some strange energy can be a matter of some debate...” -- Dennis William Hauck, The National Directory of Haunted Places.

Richard prepares for the biggest, most important and most personal pitch of his life.  It’s the one that could change everything -- if he doesn’t screw it up. And The National Directory of Haunted Places never leaves his side.  Richard scans the country, looking for something to believe in -- and even visits a haunted house in Michigan that just happens to be for sale!  Just when it seems like the spirits are on his side, reality throws a curve ball: it looks like his son Owen might be born prematurely.  Is there a middle ground between magic and the mundane? Is it possible to live with one foot in each?  And where do you turn when real life threatens to tear hope away completely?  

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Visit Case Vega -- but look out for those dark green margaritas! https://www.casavega.com/ 

“In almost every town in America, there are places where strange things happen...” -- Dennis William Hauck, The National Directory of Haunted Places.

When Richard found The National Directory of Haunted Places at a small bookstore in Taos, New Mexico, it was like finding an enchanted treasure map.  It seemed to promise a world filled with magic, all yours for the asking -- if you could find it.  Right now, Richard needs magic more than ever.  Under Siege 2: Dark Territory has come out -- but he still hasn’t sold anything on his own.  His options are fading fast -- and now there’s a baby on the way.  Maybe it’s time to grow up and leave childish things behind.  As Richard obsessively tears through The National Directory of Haunted Places, searching the country for ghosts, UFOs, Bigfoot -- and hope -- the walls start to close in on him.  Will cold, hard reality have the final word? Or will Richard somehow find the unmarked turn-off that leads to the shadowy land of dreams? 

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Astonishing Legends own Scott Philbrook joins Richard to find out everything you need to know about the upcoming RHPB “Light in the Dark Tour”!  Rich and Scott break it down for you: the cities, the shows -- everything you need to know.  PLUS -- Scott will be joining Richard live onstage in Washington, DC at Kramer’s Books!  Along the way Rich and Scott talk about Halloween, Haunted Houses, Happy Hour, heart attacks, how to pronounce “Long Island” -- and the Rocky Horror Picture Show’s “Time Warp” dance!  

THEN: Richard talks with Leo and Janice Bartoldus, the RHPB fans who are generously hosting the final RHPB live show in Centereach, Long Island at their very own annual Halloween Haunted House!  They’ll fill us in on all the thrills and chills -- and cocktails! -- you can expect when you arrive at this very special event!  

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“I became aware of an amazing world of hidden, outlaw forces. A world in which miracles were everyday occurrences.” Hamlin Garland, Forty Years of Psychic Research.

It started out as a simple challenge from a friend: travel the country testing psychic mediums and see if you can figure out what they’re doing.  Those words sent Pulitzer Prize-winning author Hamlin Garland on a 40-year quest to prove the existence of life after death.  But sometimes, no matter how hard you try, the most important answers have a funny way of staying just out of reach.

Richard struggles to finish his final semester at USC and nothing is going his way. His scripts aren’t selling, his girlfriend Michelle is dating some other guy -- hell, he can’t even pass basic algebra.  If Hamlin Garland can’t succeed in his quest after forty years, what makes Richard think he can achieve his meager dreams -- especially when all the evidence seems to prove otherwise?  But then a friend shows up and throws down a terrifying challenge -- and it will only take five minutes.  Will Richard accept?   And if he does, will it redeem him -- or lead to the worst failure of all?

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