The Midnight Archives

The first of our witchcraft series, in this episode, we dive into the chilling history of witch trials that plagued Scotland with the influence demon obsessed King James the 6th (1st of England).

Olivia and Lauren discuss the beliefs, both religious and cultural, politics and social dynamics that fueled suspicions and led to the persecution of countless individuals accused of practicing witchcraft.

In this episode dedicated to the Peebles Witch Trials, we narrow our focus to a specific region, delving into the local dynamics that played a role in these tragic events. Unearth the stories of those accused, the methods of interrogation, and the trials that often ended in tragedy.

Resources:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Borders-Witch-Hunt-Witchcraft-Scottish/dp/1804250090

https://witches.hca.ed.ac.uk/

https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/education/resources/early-modern-witch-trials/scottish-witches/

https://www.gla.ac.uk/myglasgow/archivespecialcollections/digitisedcollections/damnedart/scotland/

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Join us as we journey through near death experiences, often referred to as NDEs. We discuss commonalities between people who have experience death before and the ten common factors in NDEs. There have been countless, well-known NDEs which we also chat about! This was such an interesting topic with so much information out there, that we plan to do another NDE episode in some form.

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Thanks for listening!

Trigger warnings: there are discussions of death, dying and suicide attempts.

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This week, the ever-lovely Andy from Spooky Island Radio joins Olivia to chat all things paranormal! We discuss demonic possession and whether this overlaps with mental illness, and also about the secrets that The Vatican are keeping. Did you know they have hired 250 ordained exorcists recently?!

We also talk about The Amityville Horror and the creepy circumstances the bodies were found. There is also alien chat. You don't wanna miss it!

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Casper, eat your heart out. This week, we decided to focus on a happier paranormal vibe and look into friendly ghosts. Olivia takes us through more heartwarming spooky visits that people have had at various times throughout their life. We have life saving from the other side, spirit cuddles and fat ghost cats. Thank you for all the people who shared their story below!

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Resources:

https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/agtm02/we_always_read_about_malicious_ghost_stories/

https://www.ranker.com/list/people-share-their-wholesome-ghost-stories/linda-meyers

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On top of the Scotland's (and the UK's) second tallest mountain within the Cairngorms resides a beast like cryptoid who stalks unsuspecting mountain climbers on their walk to the peak. Walking alone in the midst down the stoney path the sounds of monstrous footsteps and heavy breathing is never far from you. Dare you climb Ben MacDhui and encounter the Am Fear Liath Mòr (Scottish Gaelic - Big Grey Man).

Tune in this week!

Resources:

The Big Grey Man of Ben MacDhui (Sean's hikes and stuff - YouTube)

The big grey man of Ben Macdhui - Affleck Gray

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TRIGGER WARNING: THIS EPISODE CONTAINS DESCRIPTION OF MURDER, SUICIDE AND SEXUAL ASSAULT.

In part two of our first True Crime Tangent, Olivia talks us through suspects in the Black Dahlia case and who is the most likely killer. We also discuss ghostly sightings of Elizabeth seen in LA, which may also point to one of the suspects…

Elizabeth Short deserved justice and this episode has been made with the utmost respect to her and her loved ones.

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TRIGGER WARNING: this episode contains descriptions of suicide, sexual assault, torture and murder

You asked, we listened. Our first True Crime special is based on the tragic death of Elizabeth Short, known infamously as The Black Dahlia. 22-year-old Elizabeth's body was found horrendously mutilated by a passerby and her 3-year-old daughter. It was completely severed in half and her face had been carved into a 'Glasgow smile'. This horrifically violent murder remains unsolved to this day.

In part one of this topic, Olivia talks through Elizabeth's life, her last known movements and the details of her gristly death. Join us next week where we will talk suspects, and the ghostly sightings of Elizabeth still seen to this day.

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Deep within the bowels of the Old Town of the city of Edinburgh lie the underground vaults. It's one of the UK's most notoriously haunted locations, with thousands of ghostly experiences documented every year. Having been used as a subterranean slum in the late 1700s, the environment bred the worst of the human condition including robbery, rape and murder.

Tune in this week for our ghostly tales of the Edinburgh vaults.

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This week, Olivia takes us through two of the most infamous haunted dolls: Robert the Doll and Annabelle. We talk through what makes both of them so prolific in the paranormal community and why they remain so feared today.

Then, learn about the haunted dolls you can buy for yourself. That's right, buy a possessed doll, if that's something you desire. To finish, we discuss true personal tales from those who have had haunted dolls or teddy bears.

We wouldn't listen to this episode in the dark guys. Going to go on a limb and say this is one of, if not the scariest episode we have done yet - we were so creeped out after!

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Resources

https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/1389252834/haunted-doll-please-read-neutral-energy?ga_order=most_relevant&ga_search_type=all&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_search_query=haunted+doll&ref=sr_gallery-1-4&cns=1&organic_search_click=1

https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/1408276701/haunted-doll-louise-active-bewitcheryuk?ga_order=most_relevant&ga_search_type=all&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_search_query=haunted+doll&ref=sr_gallery-1-6&organic_search_click=1

https://www.hauntedrooms.co.uk/the-real-annabelle-doll-story-conjuring

https://www.historyvshollywood.com/reelfaces/annabelle/

https://www.reddit.com/r/Paranormal/comments/1vkv43/what_was_the_weirdest_experience_you_guys_have/

The Story Behind the World's Most Terrifying Haunted Dollhttps://www.atlasobscura.com › articles › story-behind-r...

https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/story-behind-robert-the-doll

The Story of Eugene Otto and his Enchanted Dollhttps://www.hauntedrooms.co.uk › robert-doll-story-eu...

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