Unlocking The Paranormal

For this Halloween Special of Unlocking the Paranormal, I’m opening the door to stories submitted by listeners and these encounters get seriously creepy!

First, we hear from Hanna, whose experiences span her grandparents' home, her own home in rural Tennessee, and her boyfriend's house. Her stories include shadow figures, unexplained voices, objects moving on their own, a little girl in a white dress, strange footprints that suddenly disappear, unexplained scratches, and something lurking outside in the darkness. But as her stories continue, one question starts to stand out: What if Hanna herself is the common connection? Could something be attached to her?

Then Cody from Echoes Unseen shares the experiences that first led him into the paranormal. What began with a leaf blower mysteriously running without being plugged in eventually turned into years of investigating haunted and historic locations. Cody shares experiences involving sleep paralysis, unexplained figures, scratches, voices, strange physical sensations, and investigations at locations including the Garnett House, Nevada State Prison, a farmhouse, and the Kellogg House. And after years of strange experiences across different locations, Cody is left with one unsettling question: What if something is following him?

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Finally, we go down the rabbit hole of homemade Ouija boards. One listener shares what happened after making a Ouija board at school, which leads me to revisit my own experience creating a homemade spirit board. Why does a planchette appear to move and produce seemingly intelligent responses? Is it the people using it, the intention behind it, the letters themselves or could something else be happening?

This Halloween, we're exploring true scary stories, shadow figures, haunted homes, paranormal investigations, unexplained phenomena, Ouija boards, and the experiences that challenge what we think we know about the paranormal.

Turn off the lights, put on your headphones, and join me for a very special Halloween episode. Then head over to Instagram and vote for who you think is the most haunted!

🎃 Happy Halloween.

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In this episode of Unlocking the Paranormal, I’m taking you on another Paranormal Pen Pals journey, where I share firsthand paranormal encounters from listeners or stories I’ve discovered online.

The theme for today's episode is hauntings that happen outside of the home and in the workplace.

I’m taking you offshore with a crew of oil and gas workers who begin experiencing disturbing episodes of sleep paralysis, strange noises, and unexplained activity aboard their vessel. Things become even more unsettling when one crew member witnesses something moving through the dark water surrounding the ship.

From there, I’m heading to a hospital dating back to 1867, where employees have reported hearing unexplained tapping, seeing shadowy figures, and witnessing strange activity in the building’s attic and basement.

And finally, I’m taking you deep into rural Northern England, where one musician decides to spend the night alone inside an old converted pig barn to work on his music. What starts as a quiet night of mixing quickly turns terrifying when he begins feeling something touching and poking him.

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School is back in session! In this episode of Unlocking the Paranormal, I'm diving into the spooky, unexplained folklore of my own alma mater, the University of Northern Iowa.

Join me as I explore the chilling tales of UNI's infamous ghosts: Augie, the phantom of Lawther Hall known for phantom footsteps, disembodied ceiling faces, running faucets, and radios that just won't stop playing; and Zelda, the mischievous spirit who calls Lang Hall and Strayerwood Theater home.

Plus, I share a batch of terrifying real-life paranormal encounters from college campuses across the country; from shadowy figures in empty theaters to late-night encounters that will make you double-check your dorm lock.

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Season three of Unlocking the Paranormal begins with a very personal episode: I’m finally sharing some of my own paranormal experiences!

I’ve spent years talking about other people’s encounters with the unexplained, but I’ve rarely talked about the strange things that have happened to me. Looking back, I’ve had far more experiences than I originally realized, and some of them have left me questioning exactly what I experienced.

In this season three premiere, I’m taking you through my history with the paranormal, from experiences I had growing up to some of the unexplained activity I’ve encountered more recently.

Are these experiences evidence of something paranormal? Are there rational explanations for what happened? And have I somehow attracted this activity into my life?

You decide.

Join me for a very personal look at my own encounters with the unexplained as we kick off season three of Unlocking the Paranormal.

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In this Spooky Summer Series mini episode of Unlocking the Paranormal, I’m sharing three unsettling stories from people who encountered something strange while exploring unfamiliar places.

First, I’m taking you to an Airbnb in Salem, Massachusetts, where one traveler believes a spirit manipulated what she could see and hear while her friends experienced something much more terrifying inside the house.

Then, we’re heading into the woods of New Hampshire, where two people exploring abandoned ruins begin hearing a very deliberate pattern of seven knocks...and the sound seems to follow them as they try to leave.

And finally, we’re traveling across the country to Big Sur, California, where a camping trip takes a terrifying turn after a normally calm dog suddenly bolts into the woods. What happens next involves strange cackling, sobbing, and screams that sound disturbingly human.

Were these encounters paranormal? Could there be a natural explanation? Or did these people encounter something they simply can't explain?

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In this episode of the Spooky Summer Series, we’re traveling far from home for three unsettling encounters that happened in unfamiliar places.

A family staying at a boarding house in Bar Harbor, Maine, is kept awake by unexplained footsteps and banging from an empty floor, only to learn from the owner that the house may have a resident who died years ago.

Then, deep in Wyoming's remote Red Desert, a hunter witnesses a strange, silent, reflective object moving across the landscape at an impossible speed.

Finally, a couple sleeping in their camper van near a forest in northern France are startled by mysterious pounding outside and later hear from a local that the forest has a reputation for unexplained encounters.

Three trips. Three strange encounters. And three reminders that sometimes the creepiest part of a vacation isn't where you're going, but what might be waiting for you when you get there.

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Vacations are supposed to be relaxing...but sometimes they become the setting for the unexplained.

In this installment of the Spooky Summer Series, I'll be sharing three firsthand paranormal accounts that were posted online by the people who say they experienced them. From a mysterious voice in a remote Airbnb, to terrifying footsteps outside an isolated mountain home in Colorado, to unexplained activity aboard a cruise ship rumored to be haunted, each story raises the same unsettling question: what if the place you're staying isn't as empty as it seems?

So, before you check into your next vacation rental or set sail on your next adventure, you may want to ask yourself...who, or what, might already be there?

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Summer vacations are supposed to leave you with great memories, but sometimes they leave you with something much stranger.

In this installment of the Spooky Summer Series, we're diving into two unsettling stories that prove the paranormal doesn't always wait for a ghost tour. One traveler checks into a Gettysburg hotel only to spend the night hearing unexplained knocking, flickering lights, and feeling an overwhelming presence watching them. Another story, shared on Reddit just weeks ago, follows a North Carolina truck driver whose late-night restroom stop turns into a terrifying encounter with a mysterious creature whispering, "Let me in."

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Spooky Summer Series returns with two terrifying true paranormal stories that will leave you questioning what really exists in the dark.

In this episode, we travel to a remote summer camp in Fishkill, New York, where a camp counselor comes face-to-face with a mysterious three-foot-tall humanoid creature deep in the woods. The bizarre encounter is one of the most unsettling sightings I've featured.

Then, we revisit one of our most chilling stories with an update from the girlfriend who believes a dark entity may still be attached to her. She shares new paranormal experiences, including loud unexplained knocks on her window, hearing her name called, terrifying shadow figure sightings, and the overwhelming feeling that something unseen is following her. Has the haunting intensified, or is there another explanation?

If you love true paranormal stories, cryptid encounters, shadow people, haunted travel stories, unexplained mysteries, supernatural experiences, and real listener submissions, this episode is for you.

Subscribe so you never miss a new episode of the Spooky Summer Series, and if you have a real paranormal experience or creepy travel story you'd like featured on the podcast, send it in you might hear it in an upcoming episode. Email to [email protected] or call the HAUNTline at 314-884-8367!

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A restless night in a Dublin hotel. A silent bellboy who appears... and then vanishes. This week's mini episode begins with a chilling firsthand account from a Reddit user who insists he was fully awake when he encountered a mysterious teenage bellboy sitting in his hotel room in the early hours of the morning. But that's only the beginning.

The second story takes us to a seemingly ordinary Airbnb in rural Indiana, where a couple experiences unsettling dreams, shadow figures, unexplained voices, and an overwhelming sense that something is watching them. Even more disturbing? The strange activity doesn't end when they leave, it follows them home.

Could these experiences be explained by sleep paralysis, heightened stress, or coincidence? Or did they unknowingly bring something back with them?

Turn down the lights, put on your headphones, and decide for yourself.

New episodes of the Spooky Summer Series drop regularly throughout the summer. If you enjoy real paranormal encounters, eerie Reddit stories, and unexplained mysteries, be sure to follow so you don't miss the next installment.

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