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Episode Date: March 24, 2026In August of 1944, residents of Mattoon, Illinois began waking up in the middle of night to a strange, sweet smell floating in the room. When they tri...
Every Tuesday, comedians Rory Powers and Kit Grier investigate a different paranormal case and find the truth inside the mystery. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
471 episodes transcribedIn August of 1944, residents of Mattoon, Illinois began waking up in the middle of night to a strange, sweet smell floating in the room. When they tri...
When Tim Cullen went to the doctor for a simple x-ray in 1998, he discovered something unbelievable - there was a strange metal object implanted in hi...
From smart speakers to AI-powered TVs — in 2026 we are used to inanimate objects talking to us. But in the early 20th century if you told someone your...
If you don’t believe in ghosts, you will be the end of this episode. In the summer of 1989, Jackie Hernandez started to experience bizarre paranormal...
This week we dive into the incredible claims made by US marines deployed in the US-Afghan war in the early 2000s, that they witnessed real paranormal...
If you’re ever outside on a snowy night and come across a mysterious woman luring you deeper into the woods, make sure you check what shape her footpr...
Who doesn’t love receiving mail? — a letter from a loved one, a cool eBay purchase, or illicit substances from the dark web — it can be such a fun tre...
In most cases of alien abduction, the victims live a long and peaceful life, prior to the butt probing - but today, we’re investigating the case of Ja...
In most cases of alien abduction, the victims live a long and peaceful life, prior to the butt probing - but today, we’re investigating the case of Ja...
This week Kit and Rory investigate the huge and hidden world of online witches selling spells on platforms such as Etsy, Craigslist, and eBay. We disc...
Every year on the 10th of May, UFO enthusiasts from all over the world journey to a small village in Poland to gather around a mysterious monument in...
While horror movies are usually a fun escape into a fictional parallel world, some are rooted in real events even more disturbing than any film’s plot...
Leicester is famous for many things; it’s football club… cheese… OK that’s pretty much it. But what about HUMAN SACRIFICE? It sounds far-fetched and y...
One November evening in 1974, a group of children spotted a mysterious light streaming across the sky. The kids watched as it jetted from the clouds a...
History is fun to read — it teaches us about our collective past and what life was like through human history. But occasionally the events threaten to...
In 2025 we’re used to being surveilled, it’s just part of the modern world. But that doesn’t mean surveillance wasn’t happening in the past, too. And...
On This Paranormal Life, we spend a lot of time investigating the darkest and creepiest corners of the world, and today is no exception! We’re journey...
When Anthropologists were exploring the rural villages of South Africa, they noticed something strange... In every home they visited, the beds were ra...
Phantom of the Opera, The Curse of the Ninth, the play about a Scottish king that we mustn't mention by name — we’ve all heard the stories. Theaters a...
When we usually dive into a UFO case, it’s a miracle if we have even 1 reliable witness. Well, back in 1977 on the Brazilian island of Colares, UFO’s...