The Grave Talks | Haunted, Paranormal & Supernatural

In 1985, a teenager in Dodge City, Kansas, thought an ordinary night of curiosity couldn’t hurt. His sister owned a Ouija board—something to joke about, a party trick for bored teens. But what happened that night would make sure he never touched one again.

When he and his sister placed their hands on the planchette, it moved with deliberate slowness, spelling out a single name: David. They laughed, asking lighthearted questions—until he asked what the word goodbye at the bottom of the board meant.

The board spelled it out clearly: It’s for my mother.<...

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The paranormal world knows the names Ed and Lorraine Warren—but few know what it was like to grow up inside their shadow, inside their legacy, and sometimes, inside their battles with real darkness. Christopher McKinnell does.

As the grandson of the most famous demonologists in modern history, Christopher didn’t just hear the stories… he lived beside them. He witnessed the aftermath of cases Hollywood could only hint at. He saw objects in the Warrens’ occult museum that radiated with something so heavy, so wrong, even seasoned investigators refused...

Some hauntings never stay inside the walls they began in. This story follows a girl raised in the shadows of New Orleans — a place where the ground itself breathes history and the dead are never truly gone. Her childhood home wasn’t just unstable because of the violent man who lived there; it was alive with something older, something watching.

It started with whispered voices calling her name, objects moving when no one was near, and the unmistakable feeling of being studied. But the night she saw a shimmering man in the hallway — a figure that sprinted through the ai...

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The paranormal world knows the names Ed and Lorraine Warren—but few know what it was like to grow up inside their shadow, inside their legacy, and sometimes, inside their battles with real darkness. Christopher McKinnell does.

As the grandson of the most famous demonologists in modern history, Christopher didn’t just hear the stories… he lived beside them. He witnessed the aftermath of cases Hollywood could only hint at. He saw objects in the Warrens’ occult museum that radiated with something so heavy, so wrong, even seasoned investigators refused...

Beneath Tulsa’s modern surface lies a history scarred by violence and loss, the kind that leaves stories behind… and sometimes, something more.

The 1921 Race Massacre remains one of the darkest moments in American history, its devastation still felt in the foundations of the city. And at the Tulsa Theatre—once linked to the very men who helped ignite that tragedy—people still experience paranormal activity tied to the building’s painful past. Some even believe the famed tenor Enrico Caruso left more than an echo behind after his ill-fated visit to the city.

At Cain’s Ballroom...

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Some people grow into the paranormal slowly. Tory Smith Westhoff never had that luxury. Her first brush with the unexplained struck when she was barely old enough to tie her shoes—an age when most children fear the dark, but Tory learned the dark could fear her back. In a house where everyone else slept soundly, she saw the things that moved when the lights went out. She felt the cold brushes of unseen hands. She heard what no one else could hear.

And because no one believed her… she...

At just eleven years old, she should’ve been thinking about school and summer plans—not life and death. But when a sudden illness sent her into emergency surgery, everything changed.

Doctors fought to save her as her body gave out on the table. But while they worked, she was watching… from above.

Then came the music: angelic voices rising in harmony, filling the room with warmth and radiance. One by one, the figures of light turned toward her and spoke: It isn’t your time.

When she woke, her words stunned everyone in the room...

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Some people grow into the paranormal slowly. Tory Smith Westhoff never had that luxury. Her first brush with the unexplained struck when she was barely old enough to tie her shoes—an age when most children fear the dark, but Tory learned the dark could fear her back. In a house where everyone else slept soundly, she saw the things that moved when the lights went out. She felt the cold brushes of unseen hands. She heard what no one else could hear.

And because no one believed her… she...

Some people grow up haunted by memories. Others grow up haunted, period.

For one military family, every move should have been a fresh start—Pennsylvania, Colorado, and beyond. But for their son, the darkness always unpacked right beside him. Footsteps charging down hallways, warm breath on his face when no one was there, and laughter that bled through walls long after midnight. Each house offered a brief peace before the pattern began again: the lights clicking on and off by unseen hands, shadows moving with purpose, and a pale face grinning from the porch outside his window.

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Long before Hollywood turned it into a franchise, the Conjuring house had a reputation that made even seasoned investigators hesitate at the front door. Ed and Lorraine Warren felt it instantly—an energy so charged, so undeniably alive, that Ed once joked their entire career could be defined by that single, sinister farmhouse.

But the Conjuring house isn’t folklore. It isn’t fiction. And according to those who walk its floors today, whatever stirred there decades ago… never left.

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Beneath Tulsa’s modern surface lies a history scarred by violence and loss, the kind that leaves stories behind… and sometimes, something more.

The 1921 Race Massacre remains one of the darkest moments in American history, its devastation still felt in the foundations of the city. And at the Tulsa Theatre—once linked to the very men who helped ignite that tragedy—people still experience paranormal activity tied to the building’s painful past. Some even believe the famed tenor Enrico Caruso left more than an echo behind after his ill-fated visit to the city.

At Cain’s Ballroom...

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Long before Hollywood turned it into a franchise, the Conjuring house had a reputation that made even seasoned investigators hesitate at the front door. Ed and Lorraine Warren felt it instantly—an energy so charged, so undeniably alive, that Ed once joked their entire career could be defined by that single, sinister farmhouse.

But the Conjuring house isn’t folklore.
 It isn’t fiction.
 And according to those who walk its floors today, whatever stirred there decades ago… never left.

This episode of The Grave Talks feat...

What if one night, someone saw you walking away… while you were still inside?
And what if years later, your own child started talking to someone who shouldn’t exist anymore?

First, a young girl named Madeline steps out of a small-town Kansas movie theater, or so her father and sister think. They watch her cross toward the train tracks — same clothes, same hair, same movements. But the real Madeline was still in the restroom. When she emerged minutes later, they realized they had seen something that looked exactly like her vanish into thin air. A doppelganger, a glit...

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For Christina Westervelt, the paranormal wasn’t just a passing interest—it was part of her upbringing. With a father deeply passionate about the supernatural, Christina’s childhood was filled with ghost stories, late-night investigations, and a sense that the world held far more than what met the eye. What began as innocent curiosity soon became an unshakable pursuit of truth.

Christina reflects on her lifelong journey from an intrigued observer to a dedicated investigator. Each haunting she studies brings her closer to understanding the energy, history, and humanity behind...

It began with an apartment overlooking a cemetery in Iowa City—a small place, young couple, cheap rent. What followed was years of escalating terror that refused to stay contained within four walls. Curtains that opened on their own. A porcelain doll staring toward the graves. Voices caught on answering machines. A priest who admitted the darkness was beyond his training.

But moving didn’t stop it. It only gave it new walls to inhabit. From the coastal apartment where a child laughed at something called “the witch”—to a new house where even the dog obeyed a voice that...

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For Christina Westervelt, the paranormal wasn’t just a passing interest—it was part of her upbringing. With a father deeply passionate about the supernatural, Christina’s childhood was filled with ghost stories, late-night investigations, and a sense that the world held far more than what met the eye. What began as innocent curiosity soon became an unshakable pursuit of truth.

Christina reflects on her lifelong journey from an intrigued observer to a dedicated investigator. Each haunting she studies brings her closer to understanding the energy, history, and humanity behind...

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Few people read the language of the dead quite like Tui Snider. A bestselling author, speaker, and Texas-based expert on cemetery symbolism and haunted history, Tui uncovers the forgotten stories carved into gravestones and written into the soil of America’s past. Her acclaimed books—Understanding Cemetery Symbols, 6 Feet Under Texas, and Paranormal Texas—shine light on the mysteries that linger in graveyards, ghost towns, and beyond.

In this episode of The Grave Talks, Tui shares her insights into the myths and meanings hidden in cemetery symbols, offers valuable advice...

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Few people read the language of the dead quite like Tui Snider. A bestselling author, speaker, and Texas-based expert on cemetery symbolism and haunted history, Tui uncovers the forgotten stories carved into gravestones and written into the soil of America’s past. Her acclaimed books—Understanding Cemetery Symbols, 6 Feet Under Texas, and Paranormal Texas—shine light on the mysteries that linger in graveyards, ghost towns, and beyond.

In this episode of The Grave Talks, Tui shares her insights into the myths and meanings hidden in cemetery symbols, offers valuable advice...

It looked like the perfect starter home — a quiet split-level in rural Pennsylvania with beige siding, a maple tree in the yard, and no history to speak of. But from the moment they moved in, the family felt something was off.

It started small: lights switching themselves on, a faucet running full blast in the middle of the night, a radio hissing to life even after being unplugged. Then came the sightings — a young boy in the hallway, an old man sitting at the basement stairs — and the feeling of unseen footsteps following them up from the dark.

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When Jill Shelly, owner of the infamous Boyd House, finds a new haunted property, the spirits don’t take long to introduce themselves. Her latest acquisition—the 1861 Masonic Lodge in Keithsburg, Illinois—carries a history as layered as its walls. Once a gathering place for Freemasons, it later served as a hotel and, some say, a brothel. Now, it’s home to voices, shadows, and unexplained energy that refuses to rest.

Jill returns to share the chilling discoveries within the lodge: EVPs of unseen children, shadow figures slipping through hallways...

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In 1901, legendary author Edith Wharton built The Mount—a grand summer estate meant to be her personal retreat from the world. Yet more than a century later, her words still ring true: “I don’t believe in ghosts, but I’m afraid of them.” Over the years, the mansion’s beauty has been shadowed by stories of disembodied voices, footsteps echoing through empty halls, and an unshakable presence that lingers long after the guests have gone.

From its transformation into a girls’ school to a theater troupe’s residence, The Mount has ac...

Tulare, California isn’t known for hauntings—but one man’s entire life became proof that some ghosts don’t need places; they need people.

It began when he was five, screaming about “snakes in the corner” no one else could see. Night terrors gave way to waking horrors: a vision of his dead grandmother glowing by his mother’s dresser, a radio shutting off on its own, pounding footsteps that shook the walls. When he left that house, the haunting followed.

As the experiences grew darker, his mother confessed she’d heard whispers, too—two voices breathing n...

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When Jill Shelly, owner of the infamous Boyd House, finds a new haunted property, the spirits don’t take long to introduce themselves. Her latest acquisition—the 1861 Masonic Lodge in Keithsburg, Illinois—carries a history as layered as its walls. Once a gathering place for Freemasons, it later served as a hotel and, some say, a brothel. Now, it’s home to voices, shadows, and unexplained energy that refuses to rest.

Jill returns to share the chilling discoveries within the lodge: EVPs of unseen children, shadow figures slipping through hallways...

This is a Grave Talks CLASSIC EPISODE!

In 1901, legendary author Edith Wharton built The Mount—a grand summer estate meant to be her personal retreat from the world. Yet more than a century later, her words still ring true: “I don’t believe in ghosts, but I’m afraid of them.” Over the years, the mansion’s beauty has been shadowed by stories of disembodied voices, footsteps echoing through empty halls, and an unshakable presence that lingers long after the guests have gone.

From its transformation into a girls’ school to a theater troupe’s residence, The Mount has ac...

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Built in 1774, Tuckahoe Plantation stands as a monument to both grandeur and grief—a place where the walls have absorbed centuries of ambition, tragedy, and unrest. Once a single-room dwelling, it grew into one of Virginia’s most prominent plantations, housing both free and enslaved souls whose lives were forever bound to its land. But not all who lived there ever truly left.\

Historian and storyteller Holt Saulsgiver takes listeners through the plantation’s storied halls, where the echoes of the past linger like the scent of old wood and to...

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Built in 1774, Tuckahoe Plantation stands as a monument to both grandeur and grief—a place where the walls have absorbed centuries of ambition, tragedy, and unrest. Once a single-room dwelling, it grew into one of Virginia’s most prominent plantations, housing both free and enslaved souls whose lives were forever bound to its land. But not all who lived there ever truly left.\

Historian and storyteller Holt Saulsgiver takes listeners through the plantation’s storied halls, where the echoes of the past linger like the scent of old wood and to...

When you move into an old pre-war apartment, you expect creaky floors and flickering lights… not the sound of someone furiously typing in the middle of the night. This chilling true ghost story follows a tenant who began hearing the unmistakable click-clack of keys echoing through the halls — and sometimes right from inside their own apartment. The neighbors called it “the office man working late,” a nod to the long-gone manager who once kept meticulous ledgers in the building’s early boarding-house days.

But when the desk chair rolled back on its own, the dust showed a ghostly disturbanc...

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The Mothman first spread its wings over Point Pleasant, West Virginia, in the 1960s—an era of fear, mystery, and tragedy. After a wave of sightings and supernatural panic, the terror culminated in the catastrophic collapse of the Silver Bridge, cementing Mothman as one of America’s most chilling legends. For decades, the creature vanished—until whispers of its return began to surface near Lake Michigan in 2017.

Researcher and investigator Tobias Wayland joins the conversation to uncover the truth behind this winged enigma. Are the modern-day encounters with Mothman mere f...

Before she understood ghosts, she understood fear. At five, her new bedroom was in the basement—a cold, waiting space that seemed to breathe when she didn’t. The first night she saw them, two white-blue orbs darted across her open doorway, bright as electricity, silent as thought. They came again and again, hovering like curious fish in air too still for comfort. Her mother said it was imagination. But the girl knew better.

Upstairs was safety. Downstairs was presence. The air pressed close, humming with attention that felt almost intelligent. Outside, the unease followed her to the back...

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The Mothman first spread its wings over Point Pleasant, West Virginia, in the 1960s—an era of fear, mystery, and tragedy. After a wave of sightings and supernatural panic, the terror culminated in the catastrophic collapse of the Silver Bridge, cementing Mothman as one of America’s most chilling legends. For decades, the creature vanished—until whispers of its return began to surface near Lake Michigan in 2017.

Researcher and investigator Tobias Wayland joins the conversation to uncover the truth behind this winged enigma. Are the modern-day encounters with Mothman mere f...

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For Miranda Young, the open road is more than freedom—it’s an invitation to the unknown. As the creator, rider, and investigator behind Ghost Biker Explorations, Miranda travels solo across America on her motorcycle, exploring forgotten towns, abandoned buildings, and legendary haunts that most people drive right past without a second glance.

In this episode of The Grave Talks, Miranda opens up about the early days of her paranormal journey, what drew her to investigate alone, and how every ride becomes an intimate encounter with both history and the...

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For Miranda Young, the open road is more than freedom—it’s an invitation to the unknown. As the creator, rider, and investigator behind Ghost Biker Explorations, Miranda travels solo across America on her motorcycle, exploring forgotten towns, abandoned buildings, and legendary haunts that most people drive right past without a second glance.

In this episode of The Grave Talks, Miranda opens up about the early days of her paranormal journey, what drew her to investigate alone, and how every ride becomes an intimate encounter with both history and the...

Nick from Wisconsin, who grew up in a home where the basement was never quiet. It started with footsteps—slow, deliberate, climbing the stairs when no one was there. One night the basement door swung open on its own, sending him running for his life. But the haunting didn’t end there. Years later, after naming the unseen presence “Sam,” Nick discovered a terrifying message typed onto his phone by unseen hands—a full paragraph of nonsense with one clear phrase: “I wish I could not go home.”

Then, another listener shares a ghost story passed down from 1997—a mother alone i...

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For Timothy Shaw, the world of spirits was never distant—it was home. Raised in a family where communication with the dead was part of daily life, he grew up blurring the boundary between the living and the beyond. Over time, those quiet whispers from the other side became a calling, leading him to embrace his own psychic and mediumistic gifts.

In this episode of The Grave Talks, Timothy shares his extraordinary journey—from his childhood surrounded by spirituality to the moment he realized he could bridge both worlds. But...

Some hauntings crash in with bangs and footsteps. Others arrive like an eclipse—quietly, blocking the light. At twelve, she watched her VCR clock go dark as a human-shaped shadow slid across the screen. In that rented Memphis condo, the air learned her name: pressure on the stairs, a corner that felt occupied, and a blinding burst of white filled with a thousand screaming voices—and a man in a brimmed hat shouting louder than them all.

Sometimes he came as full height; sometimes as slices of shadow that slid between shelves. Always off-center. Always watching. Was he omen...

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For Timothy Shaw, the world of spirits was never distant—it was home. Raised in a family where communication with the dead was part of daily life, he grew up blurring the boundary between the living and the beyond. Over time, those quiet whispers from the other side became a calling, leading him to embrace his own psychic and mediumistic gifts.

In this episode of The Grave Talks, Timothy shares his extraordinary journey—from his childhood surrounded by spirituality to the moment he realized he could bridge both worlds. But...

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Jo and Faye, the investigators behind The Ghost Trail, have encountered more than just spirits—they’ve stumbled through time itself. From eerie moments where the air shifted and history seemed to replay before their eyes, to encounters that blurred the line between the living and the long gone, their experiences challenge everything we think we know about reality.

In this episode of The Grave Talks, they explore the phenomenon of Time Slips—those mysterious glitches where the past briefly bleeds into the present. Are these fleeting visions just echoes...

Some hauntings chase you through the dark. Others crawl right into your room.

First, we head to Edison, New Jersey — home to one of the state’s most infamous legends: Jake’s Branch Road, an abandoned Nike missile base turned ghost town. When a group of friends decided to explore its decaying homes and eerie playground, they found far more than graffiti and cold air. And when the doors began slamming shut—trapping five grown men inside—they realized something was alive in that place… something that didn’t want them to leave.

Another listener recounts a horrifying e...

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Jo and Faye, the investigators behind The Ghost Trail, have encountered more than just spirits—they’ve stumbled through time itself. From eerie moments where the air shifted and history seemed to replay before their eyes, to encounters that blurred the line between the living and the long gone, their experiences challenge everything we think we know about reality.

In this episode of The Grave Talks, they explore the phenomenon of Time Slips—those mysterious glitches where the past briefly bleeds into the present. Are these fleeting visions just echoes...

Some hauntings don’t crash through doors or scream in the night. Some begin quietly—with a voice that already knows your name.

For her, it started while folding laundry in an old house filled with light and silence. A man’s voice whispered her name from just behind her shoulder—low, calm, and close enough to feel the breath of it. That was only the beginning. Over the weeks that followed, it returned: a cool hand brushing her cheek, invisible fingers threading through her hair, the air thickening until it seemed to breathe with her.

At first...