Talking Strange Paranormal Show

We kick off the new year by talking to Holly Frey and Payne Lindsey. This is a bit of a lost episode because we recorded this interview live at DragonCon September 2022, but the audio went missing, and we recently acquired a third-party's audio of the talk.

If you don't know our guests, Holly Frey has been a host of the award-winning podcast Stuff You Missed in History Class for 10 years and created and hosts the historical true crime podcast Criminalia which is a joint production of iHeartRadio and Shondaland Audio. She has executive produced numerous other shows for iHeartRadio Podcast Network, including Dressed: The History of Fashion.

Payne Lindsey is a director, and award-winning documentary filmmaker. The Atlanta area native founded Tenderfoot TV in 2016, co-creating and hosting the company’s flagship show “Up and Vanished,” which spawned Tenderfoot’s first television series by the same name. Payne would also host the critically acclaimed “Atlanta Monster” and the anthology series “Radio Rental.”

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Writer/Director/Actor Mark Gatiss, best known for his work on Doctor Who, Sherlock, Dracula talks about his TV film Count Magnus, and the English tradition of ghost stories at Christmas, and he fascination of true ghost stories.

When it comes to the English tradition of telling ghosts stories during Christmas, Charles Dickens still reigns supreme, with medieval scholar M.R. James in a very close second place. But in recent years Mark Gatiss has quickly earned mention alongside those two by reinvigorating the United Kingdom’s heritage of holiday horror.

Best known for his work on Doctor Who, Sherlock, Dracula and the comedy troupe League of Gentlemen, Gatiss has become the force behind the BBC’s revival of A Ghost Story for Christmas series of television films. The original run of annuals was largely helmed by Lawrence Gordon Clark, and aired from 1971 until ’78, before returning sporadically in 2005. Gatiss made his directorial debut in 2013 with The Tractate Middoth, the Ghost Story adaptation of James’s work. He has since written and directed three more for the series — James adaptations Martin’s Close and The Mezzotint, and the original story The Dead Room — along with writing mini-series Crooked House (2008) and writing and directing The Amazing Mr. Blunden (2021) TV film, which both aired at Christmas.

Now he is back as writer and director for “Count Magnus,” the long-anticipated adaptation of M.R. James’ 1904 work, which airs December 23 on BBC Two, and drops the same day on streaming service BritBox. In this interview Gatiss speaks about his collection of real-life ghost stories, and his love for season’s screamings.

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It's a giant-sized Talking Strange with our star-studded Paranormal Boo-Nanza Holiday Variety Show where we discuss holiday origins, monsters, myths, and miracles with ghost stories and music.

Joining host Aaron Sagers (28 Days Haunted; Paranormal Caught On Camera) to talk about holiday monsters, ghosts, Norse and pagan origins, and even miracles are guests: "Ghost Magnet" Bridget Marquardt (The Girls Next Door), Katrine Weidman (Portals to Hell), influencer Beckie-Ann Galentine, Greg and Dana Newkirk (Hellier; Haunted Objects Podcast) , John E.L. Tenney and Jessica Knapik (What's Up Weirdo podcast), Jeff Belanger (New England Legends podcast), author Richard Estep (Haunted Healthcare). There is music and stories by Dustin Pari (Ghost Hunters), Dave Schrader (The Holzer Files, The Paranormal 60 podcast), the band Sunspot, The Ghost Maidens. PLUS: Guest appearances by Amy Bruni (Kindred Spirits), Cindy Kaza (The Holzer Files), Dakota Laden and Alex Schroeder (Destination Fear), Brian J. Cano (Paranormal Caught On Camera) and David L. Sloan with Robert The Doll.

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The cast of Destination Fear talks about their horror movie level Season Four, how the total darkness experiment impacted them and the attachment that might be following them.

In the newest episode of Talking Strange, the cast of Destination Fear (Dakota Laden, Chelsea Laden, Alex Schroeder and Tanner Wiseman) join Aaron Sagers (Netflix’s 28 Days Haunted; Paranormal Caught on Camera) to discuss their epic Season Four of the Travel Channel/Discovery+ series. This season Dakota introduces the total darkness, no flashlight experiment, and each of them reveals how this terrifying approach impacted them. Plus, they share the scariest moments of the season, such as Alex hearing a disembodied voice in the Defiance Jr. High School, and Chelseas being alone in the woods at Norwich State Hospital. Additionally, the team discusses hopes to investigate more globally and… Aliens??

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Greg Nicotero deserves a victory lap fresh off of completing 177 episodes, 12 years, and 11 seasons on The Walking Dead as a longtime director, producer, and effects guru. But the horror master is also working on the next season of Shudder's Creepshow, as well as the Daryl Dixon TWD spinoff. He joins Talking Strange to discuss the end of The Walking Dead, Creepshow's new "From Script to Screams" behind the scenes book, and about his dedication to George Romero.

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Felicia Day and Rebecca Hanson of MST3K join Talking Strange to talk turkey — The Mystery Science Theater 3000 Turkey Day Surgically Enhanced Marathon 2022, that is. The Mads of Kinga and Synthia Forrester join host Aaron Sagers (Netflix's 28 Days Haunted) to discuss why Thanksgiving is a great holiday to watch, and riff on, movies of questionable quality. They also dish out heaping helpings of family gossip (such as Rebecca's Dad's pumpkin pie sabotage), and what their characters will be doing on this holiday of sharing, and gluttony.

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Vanessa Michel is a French paranormal investigator, TV personality, and adventurer who also owns the paranormal tourism company Les Voyages Extraordinaires, where she takes visitors on a unique exploration into France's paranormal epicenter, the Perigord Noir in the South of France. In this Talking Strange, she discusses the ghosts of Disneyland Paris, and her goal to show American tourists areas they rarely visit. Vanessa and Aaron Sagers also chat about leading tourists into the black forest of France, home to the infamous cryptid tale of the Beast of Gevaudan — which is historically documented, and some believe it was either a cryptid or a serial killer that claimed 500 lives. Additionally, Perigord Noir is where French witches pursued their magick, and where fairies and trolls dwell (and has prehistoric caves comeplete with paintings, that she'll likewise tour).

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In the latest Talking Strange, Mali Elfman discusses her directorial debut "Next Exit," wherein a scientist (Karen Gillan) has scientific proof of ghosts, and wants to further investigate the afterlife -- but needs volunteers. Also joining the interview is Rahul Kohli ("Midnight Mass," "I, Zombie") who stars with Katie Parker star as cross-country travelers seeking to "die" for the pursuit, but for very different reasons. In this interview about the horror-adjacent drama, Elfman and Kohli discuss their opinions about the afterlife, Elfman's haunted house, and how the existence of ghosts would change the world with host Aaron Sagers (Netflix's 28 Days Haunted, Discovery+/Travel Channel's Paranormal Caught on Camera).

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The cast of Netflix's 28 Days Haunted reunites for the first time since the premiere of the hit paranormal investigative show for a special Talking Strange episode. Led by 28 Days Haunted host Aaron Sagers (also currently on Travel Channel/Discovery+ Paranormal Caught on Camera), the teams reveal what they wish audiences had seen, the harsh living conditions (and physical/emotional fatigue), address interpersonal conflicts (and accusations of bullying), and discuss theories of ghosts and demons at the locations. Joining Aaron Sagers are Tony Spera; Shane Pittman, Ray Causey, Amy Parks of Lumber Baron Inn; Jereme Leonard and Brandy Miller of Madison Dry Goods; Sean Austin, Aaron G. Thompson, and Nick Simons of Captain Grant's Inn.

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Día de Muertos is NOT Mexican Halloween. But the holiday celebrated in Mexico and Latin America has a lot of connections with both the Celtic Samhain, Halloween, and Mesoamerican traditions. Plus, the days of the dead have a lot of rituals and elements that continue to evolve. Jaime Gironés, author of Llewellyn's Little Book of the Day of the Dead, joins Talking Strange host Aaron Sagers (28 Days Haunted, Paranormal Caught on Camera) to explore the origins of Día de los Muertos — and offer tips on celebrating.

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