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Hosts Ryan and Jordan deliver terrifying tales of the paranormal and break them down for your listening pleasure.

Fireside Chats: Magickal Practice with Stephanie Quick

This week, we sat down with blogger and lifelong Fortean, Stephanie Quick. We discussed the influence of growing up in the midst of the Bay Area’s early-80s art scene, some of her early paranormal experiences, her near-death experience, and the meeting place between Western spiritualism and ritual magick. Stephanie is a brilliant and intoxicating person….

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81: Episode 81 – Pale Crawlers and the Rake

The Rake is a creature believed to be a humanoid in appearance, with several references in folklore and horrific urban legends, originally appearing on the internet as a Creepypasta. The creature reportedly attacks humans for unknown reasons and often causes its victims great psychological trauma. Several theories as to its development Rake point towards internet…

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Fireside Chats: Strange Sweden with Fred Andersson

This week, we had the absolute pleasure of sitting down with Fred Andersson. He is the head editor of Sweden’s most streamed show, Spökjakt (Ghost Hunt), and takes a special interest in rarely discussed Swedish UFO sightings. In this episode, we really just wanted to find out what makes Fred tick. Turns out that may…

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80: Episode 80 – Edward Mordrake: The Man with Two Faces

Edward Mordrake is the subject of an urban legend who was born in the 19th century as the heir to an English peerage who was born with a rare form of Craniopagus parasiticus called Diprosopus. He was born with a fully formed additional face on the back of his head. According to legend, unlike confirmed instances…

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2022 Year In Review

Happy New Year! 2021 has been an incredible year for us, so we decided to take a little time to look back on the ups and downs, the experience of making the show, and the progress we’ve made throughout. Thanks so much for your love and support. Here’s to another fantastic year!  Campfire: Tales of…

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Friday Night Fright 7

Tonight’s first story deals with death, mediumship, automatic writing, and the ethical considerations within each, from a perspective rarely explored.  Our second tale is a deep dive into the joys and dangers of lucid dreaming. Is an ability like precognitive dreaming a blessing or a curse? In this story, we explore the line between reality…

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79: Episode 79 – Black Eyed Kids

Black Eyed Kids are a legend of paranormal creatures that resemble children between the ages of six and sixteen. These creatures with pale skin and black eyes have reportedly been seen hitchhiking, panhandling, or at the doorsteps of residential homes. That’s just the beginning of the terror. Join us as we discuss one of the…

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Fireside Chats: Premonitions, Astral Projection, and Elvis with AP Strange

This week, we had the pleasure of sitting down with writer and true Fortean, AP Strange. We discuss some of the most formative moments from his childhood, a few of his experiences with precognitive dreams, and his general outlook on Forteana. Enjoy!  Campfire: Tales of the Strange and Unsettling is created for adult audiences only….

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78: Episode 78 – The Kelly Cahill Encounter

As detailed in her in 1996 book Encounter, Ms Cahill’s case had all the hallmarks of the classic alien abduction story of the era: lost time, strange spaceships, bright lights, inhuman creatures and inexplicable marks on her body. But her story had something other alien visitations didn’t. Independent witnesses who could back up her story….

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Fireside Chats: Gone Dogman Huntin’ with Aaron Deese

This week, we have another favorite guest of the show; new father, author, podcaster, and editor-in-chief at Paranormality Magazine, Aaron Deese. We talk Dogman, authorship, the future of Paranormality Magazine, and the joys of fatherhood. This was a fantastic chat with an old friend. Please go and support him in everything that he does, but…

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