While many of us have heard about "Annabelle, the cursed doll" from the popular 2014 horror movie, few know that the film is actually based on a REAL story that dates all the way back to the 1970's. Imagine being so EVIL that they base an entire horror franchise off of you. What's next? a horror trilogy about my ex wife Susan? Now THERE'S a movie that'll scare you to death. it's got a run time of 15 years and ends abruptly with no resolution. Enjoy the podcast or whatever.

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What would you do if you accidentally invented a time machine? Go back in time to avert both world wars? Stop James Corden from entering a career in television? Well one man, Mike Marcum, was faced with that predicament as a young engineering student in the 1990s. Several guinea pigs later, not to mention millions of dollars of technological equipment and late night appearances on Coast to Coast AM - Mike 'successfully' travelled time, changing history forever. But is there any truth to the story? It's time for Kit and Rory to find out!

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In 1998, Tiger Electronics released the must-buy toy of the year - Furby. It was a cuddly little robot buddy that could talk, play and even learn english over time! But as the toy spread across the world, the horror stories started to pour in... It's time for Rory and Kit to investigate one of mankind's most cursed creation - Furbies.

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When a young couple moved into a remote Welsh farmhouse, they were expecting a life of blissful tranquility... but they couldn't have been more WRONG. For they had just moved into 'Heol Fanog', also known as HELLFIRE FARM, a location riddled with ghosts, poltergeists, an Egyptian God and even a pig that went insane.

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Here on This Paranormal Life, you know we LOVE a good UFO story. However, this week we're not looking up at the night sky, we're looking down. Down into the frozen wilderness of Siberia, where for hundreds of years, the locals have reported seeing huge metal caldrons slowly sinking into the swamps. What are these bizarre metal objects? Perhaps a caldron for some sort of GIANT WITCH? It's time for Rory and Kit to investigate.

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The story of India's most haunted location is one of wizards, love potions, beautiful princesses, crushing boulders, Indiana Jones-style temples, and a giant ancient fort said to curse anyone who sets foot inside it. But is there any evidence to back up the paranormal claims? There's only one way to find out. Time for Kit and Rory to investigate.

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In 1967, strange glowing lights were seen in the sky above Shag Harbour, Nova Scotia. It wasn't long before multiple witness claimed they had witnessed a large object CRASH into the ocean just off the coast and sink into the water. When the local police arrived at the scene to investigate... things only got stranger...

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What makes Chuck E. Cheese so disturbing? Is it the food? the fact that it's mascot is a rat? Or is it that in the most derelict and cursed locations of this family dining establishment there may exist a portal to a paranormal realm known as The Backrooms. The Backrooms started as a thread on 4Chan but it has come to mean so much more - on this week's episode Kit and Rory dive deep into the lore, and the physical evidence, to determine what exactly is going on inside this terrifying liminal space. Will they make it out alive?

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Grave robbing is one of mankind's oldest professions. It's like taking candy from a baby, if the baby was an ancient Egyptian Pharaoh and the candy was all the cool sh*t they were buried with. But 33 years ago, a team of Italian archeologists dug up a little more than they could handle. They discovered a hidden necropolis, where those who were buried inside had been NAILED to the earth. Why? It's time for Rory and Kit to investigate...

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Camping is an inherently paranormal experience: sleeping in the wilderness, navigating the pitch black of night, pooping without access to a toilet let alone a bidet. But your camping experience could be ten times more paranormal if you are unlucky enough to encounter a Not Deer. Not Deer are a disturbing creature native to Appalachia, which look just like a deer but behave in a horrible unnatural way which cement it's status as a paranormal cryptid. Time for Rory and Kit to pack their tents and TP, and investigate.

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