The Paranormal 60 Network

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By: Dave Schrader

Welcome to The Paranormal 60 Network—where the unexplained meets unforgettable storytelling. From ghosts to UAPs, aliens to angels, demons, monsters, myths, legends, true crime, and unsolved mysteries—each day of the week brings something strange, surprising, and supernatural. Mondays – New England Legends with Jeff Belanger and Ray Auger, exploring the weird history and folklore of the Northeast. Tuesdays – The Paranormal 60 with Dave Schrader, featuring chilling encounters, expert guests, and the mysteries that defy explanation. Thursdays – The Paranormal 60 News, a worldwide roundup of the week’s strangest headlines with Dave Schrader, Greg Lawson, The Colonel and Chachi. Fridays – True Hauntings with Anne Rzechowic...

Reality Slips: Unusual Encounters - The Paranormal 60
Today at 5:00 AM

From eerie personal stories and impossible coincidences to discussions about consciousness, residual hauntings, spiritual energy, and what mediums experience when connecting with the other side, this episode of The Paranormal 60 explores the mysteries that continue to fascinate paranormal fans, ghost hunters, and seekers of the unknown.

Host, Dave Schrader welcomes back fan favorites, Sarah Lemos, (https://www.mediumsarahlemos.com/) and Scotty Davis, (https://www.facebook.com/scott.davis.31) to answer your questions!

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Doomsday Island - A New England Legends Podcast
Yesterday at 5:00 AM

History set a date… and over 100 people showed up to watch the world end.

In this episode, Jeff Belanger and Ray Auger uncover the eerie true story of Kings Island in Suffield, Connecticut—where DeWitt Terry’s failed 1873 apocalypse prophecy drew a devoted crowd… and left behind lingering questions, strange energy, and a legend that refuses to fade.

Doomsday Island - A New England Legends Podcast

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Deadly Yellowstone: Ghosts & True Horror - A True Hauntings Podcast
Last Friday at 5:00 AM

Yellowstone’s beauty hides a brutal truth… not everyone who enters, leaves.

In this nightmare episode of True Hauntings Podcast with Anne & Renata, uncover the real deaths, restless spirits, and terrifying encounters lurking inside Yellowstone National Park—where boiling thermal pools, deadly wildlife, and shadowy figures blur the line between natural danger and something far more sinister. As night falls, the wilderness goes silent… and the stories begin.

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Cryptids, Consciousness & Creeping Fear Edition - The Paranormal 60 News
Last Thursday at 5:00 AM

Bigfoot screams in Ohio. Shadow figures in Spain. Goldie Hawn’s chilling alien encounter. Haunted houses, vampire psyops, near-death revelations, and a growing battle over whether UFOs are extraterrestrials… or something demonic.

Dave Schrader and Greg Lawson uncover the week’s strangest paranormal news stories involving cryptids, ghosts, UFO disclosure, demonic entities, CIA psychological warfare, near-death experiences, and unexplained encounters that continue to terrify witnesses around the world.

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Lost Souls of Gettysburg - The Paranormal 60
05/05/2026

Gettysburg isn’t just haunted—it may be replaying history for those lucky enough to stop, wait and watch.

On this gripping episode of The Paranormal 60, Kevin Lynn takes host Dave Schrader deep into Gettysburg—ground zero of the Battle of Gettysburg—where more than 50,000 lives were lost and something unexplainable may still remain. From chilling eyewitness encounters to residual hauntings that defy logic, we explore whether trauma can imprint itself onto the land… and refuse to let go.

Are these ghost stories… or echoes of a nation’s darkest moment still bleeding into the present?

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The Curse of Frozen Charlotte - A New England Legends Podcast
05/04/2026

A doll born from a death… and a warning that froze its way into legend in Benson—a story so unsettling it refused to stay buried.

Jeff Belanger and Ray Auger unravel the eerie origins of the Frozen Charlotte dolls, where a tragic winter tale transformed into something tangible—small, silent figures that carry a chilling message: some legends don’t fade… they linger, watching from the past.

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Oxford Castle's Darkest Spirits - A True Hauntings Podcast
05/03/2026

A thousand years of blood, betrayal, and confinement—and something still stalks the corridors of Oxford Castle & Prison.

Named one of the UK’s most haunted locations by the BBC, investigators report chilling encounters with spirits that never escaped—lingering from centuries of war, torture, and human suffering that may have left something far more sinister behind.

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A Sleeping Dog & Silenced Psychic Edition - The Paranormal 60 News
04/30/2026

Something is moving—through the woods, across farmland, and into people’s lives—and nobody’s stopping it. From a bipedal creature in Louisiana to livestock killings in Brazil, a death note in Kenya, and technology that can extinguish fire without a trace… this week’s stories demand to be heard, here, on The Paranormal 60 News with Dave & Greg.

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Legends of The Ladd Observatory - A New England Legends Podcast
04/28/2026

A quiet hilltop observatory… a clock that once controlled time itself… and a presence that may still linger in the shadows.

Join Jeff Belanger and Ray Auger as they step inside Ladd Observatory—where whispers of a legendary literary figure refuse to fade, and the same mechanism that kept Providence running on time for 80 years may have left behind something far more unsettling than precision.

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Something is Creeping in Zvikov Castle - A True Hauntings Podcast
04/24/2026

A castle built for kings… whispered to be ruled by something far less human.

Anne and Renata explore Zvíkov Castle—one of the most breathtaking fortresses in Europe, towering above the rivers of the Czech Republic—where centuries of power, violence, and legend have left a darker imprint. From restless spirits in its corridors to the chilling tales of a demonic imp said to haunt its halls, this isn’t just history… it’s something that may still be watching.

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Dark Secrets Edition - The Paranormal 60 News
04/23/2026

Dave Schrader and Greg “The Paranormal Detective” Lawson take aim at the stories that are resurfacing from darkened corners of  buried files and hidden agendas—from whispers of a the TRUE dark UFO agenda to unsettling new angles surrounding the Kennedy assassination, and the chilling connections no one’s talking about. The deeper you look, the darker it gets… and some secrets were never meant to surface.

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Creepy Canada: BC's Haunted History - The Paranormal 60
04/21/2026

Ghosts. Haunted locations. Paranormal investigations. Real encounters.
Dave Schrader welcomes Gina Armstrong and Victoria Vancek of Haunted History BC to explore Creepy Canada—uncovering British Columbia’s most chilling hauntings, unexplained activity, and true paranormal cases still unfolding today.

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The Metal Man of Talcott Mountain - A New England Legends Podcast
04/20/2026

A figure no one could explain stepped out of the darkness and directly into the headlights… metallic, unnatural… and trying to stop passing cars in the dead of night.

In 1967, multiple drivers—and even police—reported a bizarre “spaceman” along Route 44 in Avon, Connecticut. Jeff Belanger and Ray Auger chase down the legend of the Talcott Mountain Robot, where eyewitness accounts blur the line between hoax, encounter, and something far harder to explain.

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Alls Not Well at Ashwell Prison UK - A True Hauntings Podcast
04/17/2026

An abandoned prison in the English countryside… where the living may be gone, but the dead are still serving their sentences.

Anne and Renata investigate Ashwell Prison in Oakham, Rutland—a former men’s facility built atop a WWII U.S. Army base once home to the 82nd Airborne Division. Decades of violence, death, and unrest may have left more than memories behind. Visitors report shadow figures moving through derelict halls, footsteps that follow too closely, and an unseen force that seems determined to drive the living back out… as if some former inmates never accepted their release...


In Plain Sight: UFOs, Bigfoot & Strange Encounters Edition - The Paranormal 60 News
04/16/2026

Brewing just beneath the surface of known reality is a world that goes mostly unnoticed, Black eyed children, craft that run silent and deep...in the sky, defiant disclosure, mourning of cultural characters, eyewitnesses to the strange and unusual whose voices are lost in the noise of the NORMAL world.

The Paranormal 60 News Crew sifts through the static of distraction and hones in on the only news you need to know, and tonight, The Colonel, The Paranormal Detective and host Dave Schrader report on those stories and more.

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When the Strange, Gets Stranger - The Paranormal 60
04/14/2026

What if it’s true—and that feeling of not belonging isn’t imagination, but memory?
A controversial book—Alien Interview, attributed to Matilda MacElroy—didn’t just tell a story… it stirred something deeper than belief.

Join Dave Schrader with Sarah Lemos and Scotty Davis as they explore the question most people are afraid to ask. And what part of tonight reveals, may challenge you to question a religion you have grown to believe is nonsense.

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The Cannibal Witch of Maine - A New England Legends Podcast
04/13/2026

Something ancient is still whispered about in the deep woods of Maine—and it’s not just a legend. Jeff Belanger and Ray Auger track the terrifying tale of the Skudakumooch, a cannibalistic ghost witch from Wabanaki lore that refuses to fade, no matter how much time passes.

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Medium Margery vs. Houdini - A True Hauntings Podcast
04/12/2026

Boston, 1924—one woman ignites a national firestorm over speaking with the dead. Known as “Margery,” she’s hailed as a powerful medium by believers and exposed as a fraud by skeptics, with Harry Houdini leading the charge against her.

The so-called “Margery case” became one of the most explosive clashes in Spiritualism history. Anne & Renata unravel the truth, the controversy, and the woman at the center of it all.

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Mysteries, Murder & Military Secrets Edition - The Paranormal 60 News
04/09/2026

As we say goodbye to Major Ed Dames and Nick Pope, we examine a series of real-world cases—from violent mystery to unexplained encounters—that remind us how often the paranormal isn’t theory… it’s something people live through without answers.

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Sins of the Parents with Greg Lawson - Mysteries, Mayhem & Merlot
04/08/2026

Two school shootings. Two sets of parents. And a justice system drawing a new line in the sand.

From the tragedy at Oxford High School involving Jennifer Crumbley and James Crumbley… to the deadly events at Apalachee High School and the conviction of Colin Gray—a pattern emerges that can’t be ignored.

Warning signs.
Access to weapons.
Missed opportunities to intervene.

In both cases, prosecutors didn’t just focus on the shooters—they went after the parents. The result? Landmark convictions that are redefining parental responsibility, criminal negligence, and gun access in...


Death & Spirituality - The Paranormal 60
04/07/2026

Death doesn’t look the same everywhere—and what Cindy Kaza discovered across the world may challenge everything you think you know about it. From cultures that live alongside their dead to spiritual traditions that never lost the connection, this episode of The Paranormal 60 with Dave Schrader explores a reality where death isn’t the end of our relationship with those we love.

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The Wood Devils of New Hampshire - A New England Legends Podcast
04/06/2026

For over a century, something has been stalking the remote forests of northern New Hampshire—and witnesses swear it’s no ordinary animal—and it’s not supposed to be there.

Jeff Belanger and Ray Auger trek deep into Coos County to hunt the legend of the Wood Devil—an eight-foot-tall, grey-haired creature tied to chilling encounters that refuse to fade.

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The Mysterious Michelham Priory - A True Haunting Podcast
04/04/2026

Hidden on a secluded island in Sussex, Michelham Priory has stood for centuries—scarred by violence, stripped during the reign of King Henry VIII, and never truly at rest.

In this week’s True Hauntings with Anne and Renata, we uncover the chilling encounters and relentless activity that still haunts its walls—so intense, it became the very first case ever investigated on Most Haunted.

Some places remember. This one won’t let go.

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No Foolin' Edition - Paranormal 60 News
04/02/2026

It’s April Fools Day… but none of these stories are a joke.

The Paranormal 60 News Crew delivers the goods. From a killer claiming a ghost forced his confession, to a mid-air “possession,” a ritual package at an international airport, and a woman who says death changed what she can see—this is a No Foolin’ edition of the Paranormal 60 News. Plus, Aaron Sagers joins us to break down the controversy surrounding Capturing Bigfoot.

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Kassim: Gateway of the Dead - A True Hauntings Podcast.
04/01/2026

A burial ground steeped in history… and something far darker. Singapore’s Kubur Kassim Cemetery has long been tied to chilling encounters, where shadowy figures and restless spirits are said to gather after dark.

Anne and Renata uncover why this sacred ground has become one of the country’s most feared supernatural hotspots—and what may still be waiting there.

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Still So Many Questions - The Paranormal 60
03/31/2026

You saw it. You felt it. You know it happened—so why are you still trying to explain it away?

Dave Schrader takes on the shifting, unreliable nature of the paranormal—where  encounters change over time, and the deeper you go, the less anything holds steady. At what point do you stop questioning the phenomenon… and start questioning yourself?

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Mystery in the Sky: Worcester UFO - A New England Legends Podcast
03/30/2026

A city on edge. A light in the sky that refused to behave. Just days before Christmas 1909, thousands in Worcester looked up—and saw something they couldn’t explain.

Jeff Belanger and Ray Auger trace the night a glowing craft circled the city, igniting one of New England’s earliest mass UFO sightings… and a mystery that still hasn’t landed.

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THE CLINTONS, COVER-UPS & QUESTIONS: THE VINCE FOSTER CASE - MYSTERIES, MAYHEM & MERLOT
03/29/2026

The death of Vince Foster is one of the most controversial and debated cases in modern political history. Official reports ruled SELF-inflicted—but decades later, questions still surround what really happened inside the Bill Clinton White House.

Was this simply a personal tragedy… or something far worse? With connections to Monica Lewinsky, Linda Tripp, and a growing web of political tension, some believe Vince Foster may have known sensitive information that never reached the public.

From eyewitness inconsistencies to allegations of mishandled evidence, this case has fueled decades of speculation. And for some, the questions don’...


Stones, Signals, Signs, & Psychic Phenomena Edition - The Paranormal 60 News
03/26/2026

Signals don’t repeat. Messages don’t come with names. And the deeper we look, the more it feels like we’ve been filtering out what matters most. From distorted space transmissions to ancient designs and modern mediums, tonight’s stories don’t prove anything—but they refuse to go away.

Join the Paranormal 60 News Crew, Dave, The Colonel & Greg as they do their best to decode the answers,

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HAUNTED MINDS - The Paranormal 60
03/24/2026

Tonight, The Paranormal 60 with Dave Schrader and guests Scott Davis & Sarah Lemos, pushes past surface-level curiosity and into the deeper questions that challenge how we understand consciousness, reality, and what may exist beyond both. From the nature of the soul and non-human entities to interdimensional encounters, psychic connections, and the possibility that we may be misinterpreting the paranormal entirely—nothing stays off the table.

As the conversation turns more personal, the tone shifts. What begins as exploration starts to feel like experience… with moments that don’t quite follow the script, and a growing sense that something more t...


Haunting of the Equinox Hotel - A New England Legends Podcast
03/23/2026

A historic hotel that’s welcomed presidents… may still be hosting guests who never checked out.

Jeff Belanger and Ray Auger uncover the chilling legends of Vermont’s Equinox Hotel—where the spirit of Mary Todd Lincoln and a tragic death on the grounds may still linger in the halls.

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Armageddon by Design with Chris Bennett - Mysteries, Mayhem & Merlot
03/22/2026

What if the end of the world isn’t something we’re waiting for… but something being set in motion?

In this chilling episode, we explore disturbing claims that some leaders may be viewing modern conflict—especially tensions with Iran, ancient Persia—not just as war, but as prophecy unfolding in real time. If belief begins to shape policy, where does that leave the rest of us?

Joining us is Chris Bennett, a globally recognized author and researcher who has spent over three decades investigating the role of cannabis in ancient spirituality, religion, and sacred ritual. Fr...


The Historic Hudson Haunting - A True Hauntings Podcast
03/20/2026

A riverfront mansion in Nyack, NY isn’t just rumored to be haunted—it’s been legally declared that way.

Anne & Renata unravel the chilling true story behind New York’s infamous “Ghostbusters Ruling,” where the law itself had to acknowledge what was already inside the house.

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Weird, Wild & WOW Edition - The Paranormal 60 News
03/19/2026

A disappearance. A blast in the sky. Something moving in the woods. A moment that defies explanation—and a question science can’t ignore.

The Paranormal 60 News crew delivers a Weird, Wild and WOW edition packed with stories that don’t quite fit… and won’t be ignored.

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Unholy Silence - The Paranormal 60
03/17/2026

A quiet Idaho home erupts into a terrifying supernatural nightmare. Author and investigator Doug Owen joins Dave Schrader to share the shocking true events behind The Unholy Silence: poltergeist attacks, shadow figures, spiritual warfare, and a haunting that pushed one family to the edge.

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The Creepers of Kent County Jail - A New England Legends Podcast
03/16/2026

Inside a crumbling stone jail built in 1795, the echoes of prisoners may still linger. Jeff Belanger and Ray Auger travel to the former Kent County Jail in East Greenwich, Rhode Island—a place that once held drunks, debtors, and killers—and uncover chilling reports that some inmates may have never truly checked out. Locked doors. Lingering spirits. And a history that refuses to stay buried.

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The Elite Unchecked with Robert Eringer - Mysteries, Mayhem & Merlot
03/15/2026

From Epstein to Prince Albert of Monaco-Wealth & Power on immoral ground

The mystery surrounding Jeffrey Epstein continues—especially when it comes to Zorro Ranch, his secluded New Mexico compound that many believe never received the scrutiny it deserved. While other Epstein properties were heavily investigated, questions remain about what may have happened at the remote ranch and why it was largely overlooked.

In this episode, investigative journalist and former intelligence chief Robert Eringer joins the conversation. Having built Monaco’s first intelligence service for Albert II, Prince of Monaco, Eringer witnessed firsthand how powe...


Anything Goes Edition  The Paranormal 60 News
03/12/2026

Step into the strange with Paranormal 60 News, where Dave Schrader and Greg “The Paranormal Detective” Lawson dive into a night of anything-goes discussion on ghosts, UFOs, monsters, dreams, magic, and the unexplained. From chilling encounters to mind-bending mysteries, no paranormal topic is off limits—and the truth may be stranger than fiction.

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Monsters, Myths & Legendary Encounters - The Paranormal 60
03/10/2026

From glowing red-eyed winged humanoids and lake monsters to werewolves, chupacabras, and tommyknockers, we dive deep into the legends—and real experiences—that keep these creatures alive in our nightmares. Are these simply stories… or something far more real?

Tonight on The Paranormal 60, author and paranormal investigator Richard Estep joins us to explore the terrifying folklore and strange encounters featured in his new book.

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The Outlaw Mummy of Maine - A New England Legends Podcast
03/09/2026

What happens when a dead outlaw becomes a sideshow attraction? Jeff Belanger and Ray Auger travel to Washington, Maine, to trace the bizarre origin of Elmer J. McCurdy—a failed criminal whose story took a shocking turn after death.

Unclaimed and embalmed, his body began a decades-long journey through carnivals, sideshows, and roadside attractions. Over time, the attraction became so ordinary that people forgot the truth: the “prop” hanging in plain sight had once been a real human being. One of America’s strangest true tales of crime, death, and sideshow legend begins in small-town Maine.

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