The Paranormal Lovers
Husband and wife duo from Western North Carolina who love all the spooky, alien, creepy things that go bump, night or day. Cryptids, Aliens, Conspiracies, we got it!
Episode 170: The Dyatlov Pass Incident:
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Welcome back friends after our little break for the kiddos birthday. The episode I have for you this week was supposed to be the very first episode of this podcast, but life happens ya know?
In February of 1959, when Igor Dyatlov and the 8 other members of his skiing/hiking group did not return or send a message that they were done with their trip, their families raised the alarm and demanded a search.
What would be found on the side of that mountain has been debated for decades, and w...
Re-release ROH EP 32: Slave or Samuria: Yasuke:
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Enjoy this episode from our history show as we did not have time to record a new one for you this week.
It seems there is a lot of vitrol and hate towards anything showcasing black excellence now adays on social media. This includes figures from history.
Known as the black Samurai we do not know much about the man known simply as Yasuke. But there was nothing simple about him. The very sight of this man sent communities into a frenzy and people lost their lives trying to c...
Episode 169: The Headless Horseman:
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We have a spooky tale for you guys this week. North of New York City is a town who's name conjures up an image of a headless man on a horse, holding a pumpkin head.
Sleep Hollow NY is the setting of the legend of the Headless Horseman, at least here in the US. Ichabod Crane is another name many of us know from this story, and Ian will take us into the history of this legend.
TPL EP 169 Source Notes:
https://www.samsonhistorical.com/blogs/reliving-history/th...
Episode 168: The Tsavo Man-Eaters:
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We have a bit of a different case for you guys this week. This is a historical case, but one that is literally the stuff of nightmares.
In the late 1800's colonial Britain was building a railroad from Uganda to the ocean. The camps were spread over 8 miles, which would become a serious problem when a pair of maneless lions began to hunt the workers.
Known as The Ghost and The Darkness, these brothers terrorized these camps for nine months, taking the lives of at least 25 men, possibly over 100.
<...Episode 167: The Trinity UFO Case:
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This week, we are going back a couple of years before the alleged UFO crash in Roswell to look at another claim of alien activity.
Just miles from where the US government was testing A-Bombs in the desert of New Mexico, two young boys claimed to have witnessed small creatures roaming around in a field.
There are many things about this story that just do not add up. Mainly, their story kept changing each time it was told.
TPL EP 167 Source Notes:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wik...
Episode 166: The Order of The Nine Angles Part 2:
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We are back this week with the second part of our look at the cult the Order of the Nine Angles. This group has been described by some as a subculture or a movement rather then a full fledged cult, but either way they do not have good intentions for us.
Whether the groups has it's roots in white supremacy is not really important. What is is the fact that they encourage their members to join these groups, as well as other extreme political and religious groups, to try to undermine s...
Episode 165: Giant Alaskan UFOs:
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This week Ian takes us to the great white north to look at a couple of cases of people who claim to have encounter gigantic UFOs, or UAPs.
His first story covers a man who witnessed something enormous over his home, while his second story covers an encounter pilots had while flying into Anchorage.
We have only "discovered" a small portion of our great state to the north. Who is to say there isn't a great alien civilization living there as well?
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Episode 164: The Order of the Nine Angles Part 1:
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We are back with another cult this week that can be best describe as a subculture or movement. This is yet another one that still lurks out there, and that we need to be vigilant against.
Supposedly founded in the 1960's the Order of the Nine Angles is a neo-nazi satanic group who's main goal is to create an Aryan utopia.
What makes this group stand out from others is there is no leader or central figure that people are following but rather a belief. And a belief is so...
Episode 163: Mad Mike Marcum:
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This week Ian has an interesting story for us, one that I myself am struggling to believe.
Back in 1995, when late-night talk radio was all the rage, Art Bell heard the story of a man who was allegedly trying to build a time machine. So of course Art reached out to this man and had him come on the show.
The story Mike told about his first failed experiment was an interesting one, but the real wild part comes after this initial interview, when Mike begins to work on an...
Episode 162: The Island Of The Dolls:
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In something that sounds straight out of a horror movie, this week we bring you the tale of the Island of the Dolls. About 70 years ago an older man moved onto one of the islands in the Aztec canals outside of Mexico City.
Whether real or not, he had what he believed was a traumatic experience that led him to devoting the rest of his life to filling this island with dolls. This island has been drawing visitors to the area for decades, and the death of it's care taker made t...
Episode 161: The Conjuring House:
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This week Ian takes us to the smallest state in the US. Made famous around the world by Ed and Lorrain Warren, this family home was the focus for the movie the Conjuring.
Known now by that name, this home was owned by the Perron family who claimed to have been visited by an entity. Once they got the Warrens involved, this being took on a life of it's own, propelling this property into fame.
TPL EP 161 Source Notes:
https://bostonghosts.com/the-conjuring-house/
https://allthatsinteresting.com/pe...
Episode 160: The Bunyip:
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Long before written history found it's way to the land down under natives had been passing down the oral history of a strange creature that may or may not have existed.
Descriptions of this creature are all over the board, some reports say it has a dog like face, while others say it has an emu like head, while other still claim it to be crocodilian in nature.
When colonizers showed up, they figured it was just another animal for them to discover in this new land. There were nu...
Episode 159: The Gray Man:
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Down on the South Carolina coast there are islands, and a lot of them. Many of them were rice plantations where the Gullah Geechee culture was born and floruished. While the enslaved were working, their captors took off to another island to avoid the mosquitos, Pawleys Island.
Here they spent their summers and to this day this island is a summer haven for people to escape the busy city life. And since then their have been tales of ghosts who walk those shores.
Most notably the Gray Man. There ar...
Episode 158: Strange Sounds Heard Across the Globe:
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I had planned to just cover the Taos Hum this week but it would have been a seriously short episode so I found a few more sounds to cover.
The Taos Hum is not the only strange sound that residents hear. Across the globe several areas have a hum that a small portion of the population can hear. It is a low droning noise that has even lead some people to end their lives.
Then we look at the ocean and forest to learn about what strange noises are sa...
Episode 157: A Conversation with Captain Adam Marrow:
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In this first episode of season 4 we had the privilege to chat with author, historian and pirate Adam Marrow.
Adam has spent several years researching the history around pirates and folklore. He now has several books to his name and spends the time he is not writing living as a pirate for festivals.
We discuss his book, his piracy, and his life outside of his Captain persona.
Where To Find Captain Marrow:
https://captainmarrowauthor.wixsite.com/captainmarrowauthor
https://www.facebook.com/shipwreckedwithcaptainmarrow2.0/
https://www.ama...
Episode 156: The Denver Airport:
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We are headed one mile above sea level this week as we head to Colorado to take a look at one of the most talked about airports in the world.
Said to be home to miles of underground tunnels, bunkers for the elite, even alien breeding programs, the Denver Airport does not shy away from the conspiracy theories. Instead they like to embrace the weird, even going so far as to become Supernatural Sister Airports with the one in Roswell NM.
From a demonic looking horse statue, to disturbing ar...
Episode 155: The Gundiah - Mackay Abduction:
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We are heading to the land down under to take a look at one of the most controversial claims of alien abduction.
While working on their new winery, Amy and Keith Rylance and their business partner Petra had just settled down for the evening when a bright light lit up the night.
Petra claims to have watched Amy fly out of the window in that beam of light, only for her to reappear over 500 miles away. And then, they all disappear.
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Episode 154: Waco:
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There are few cults that are as well known as the one we are talking about today. For those of us old enough to remember, hearing the word Waco brings up memories of seeing that fire rage on the evening news.
But things for the Branch Davidians started back in the 1930's. One man took a group of his followers to Waco Texas where he set up his own twisted version of the Seventh Day Adventist.
Some 50 years later, one Vernon Howell, AKA David Koresh would make his way t...
Episode 153: The Adze:
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Ian takes us to the mother land this week to tell us the legend of a spirit that takes a form most of us would not think twice about.
As summer sweeps across the US fireflies, or lightening bugs, are out light up the night. For many of us we have memories of going out to catch them and put them in jars to keep in our rooms over night.
This is probably not something they do in Togo and Benin, and Ghana, where they have a legend of a...
Episode 152: Operation Paperclip:
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One reason we have such a problem with racism today is that we did not punish the confederacy hard enough for their treason.
Another would be the 1,600 scientist, and technicians and their families that were brought over to the US from Nazi Germany. You read that right, the US government brought over 1600 of Germany's best and brightest, their spouses and their children, to the US.
Most of them did not have a hand in anything important, but those who did, well their names are still being spoken across the wo...
Episode 151: Moon River Brewing Company:
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Ian takes us down to Savannah this week to look at one of the most haunted buildings in the city.
Built as a hotel for travelers this building would be used for various things, including of course a hospital where dozens of people died, mainly children.
Even before she was opened as a brew pub reports of strange experiences in the building had been made. While it might be closed now, one can still walk by and try to spot an apparition in the window.
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Episode 150: Helen's Bridge:
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We have a short local urban legend for you folks today, the tale of Helen's Bridge in Asheville NC.
Built in the early 1900's to get to the Zealandia Mansion, this bridge is said to be the sight where a grieving mother took her own life. And now she haunts the bridge looking for her baby.
If you were to go up to the bridge it is said your car could stall, or you might even see Helen out looking for her baby.
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Episode 149: The Gallinipper:
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This week Ian is taking another look at a somewhat local cryptid. Local to us in that it seems to live in our state, albeit, on the other side. And I could not be happier about that!
We deal with our fair share of mosquitos in WNC, but in the swamp land of ENC there lives one that is said to be the size of a man, or at least a very large bird. Gallinipper is it's name and if it decides your blood should be it's next meal, that is...
ROH Rerelease: Episode 23: The Murder of Ruthie Mae McCoy
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Life has gotten a little chaotic lately, so we have not recorded in a couple weeks, but we wanted to let yall know we are not going anywhere, just life lifeing. Enjoy this episode from Rethinking Our History about the murder behind one of the most popular cult classics around.
In 1992 the cult classic movie Candyman made it's way to movie theaters, and more than a few people recognized the story line to be much more than just a nightmare. For folks living in the ABLA homes, the thought of someone b...
Episode 148: Hauntings At NYU:
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After our history episode about the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire I was interested to know how haunted the college campus that the building sits on is. Turns out it is quite haunted.
From the fire that killed 146 factory workers, to a graveyard of yellow fever patients buried under a beloved park, there are many spirits that roam the halls and campus of New York University.
TPL EP 148 Source Notes:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_New_York_University
https://meet.nyu.edu/academics/student-voices/spi...
Episode 147: The Mothman of Japan:
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The US is not the only place to have tales of a large humanoid bird like figure.
Even before the nuclear reactor meltdown at Fukushima, there had been reports of strange flying creatures across the islands. One such creature was even shot and killed, and reported to be a large bee.
But years later when the reactor melted down, there was a report of humanoid bird like figure in the area just before it happened.
Does Japan have her own Mothman, something else, or is Mothman one of...
Episode 146: The LaRouche Movement Part 3:
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We are ending our look at the LaRouche Movement this week with Part 3.
After getting out of jail LaRouche spiraled even deeper into paranoia. His followers were on the front lines of climate change deniers, and Obama haters, and had their safety threatened more than once.
The worst part of all this is even after he died, his followers are still pushing his ideals to the masses. From websites to local elections the LaRouche Movement did not died when Lyndon did, but lives on to promote his message.
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Episode 145: The Cisco Grove UFO Incident:
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Donald Shrum just wanted to go bow hunting with his friends in Cisco Grove in California on September 4th 1964. Having set off in different directions two of the three friends made it back to camp before night fall, but Donald was not so lucky.
Having found a tree to spend the night in Donald was settling down for a long night when a light caught his eye. What would happen over the next few hours is the stuff of movies.
But even as recent as 2005 Donald's claims remain the sa...
Rerelease: Episode 102: Percy Fawcett and the Lost City of Z:
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This past weekend was spend with family so were are rereleasing one of our favorite episodes for you to enjoy.
We are back this week to look at one of our favorite topics, Lost Cities. In particular we are looking at the search for the Lost City of Z that took the life of explorer Percy Fawcett, his son Jack, and a friend Raleigh.
Percy's life was one of adventure and service. He served many years in the military, even volunteering in his 50's when WW1 started.
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Episode 144: The LaRouche Movement Part 2:
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Now that I have remembered I was covering this topic we are back with part 2 of our look into the LaRouche Movement.
We look at how paranoid Lyndon LaRouche becomes, moving his followers to the middle of nowhere, hiring armed guards, etc.
We also take a look at his troubles with the law and his ongoing bid for a seat in the US government.
Next time we will look at his death and how the movement is doing today.
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Episode 143: Project Montauk:
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In the fifth and final Friends Don't Lie Files Ian takes us through the history of the Montauk Project. Well, the alleged history anyways.
While it might be a name many of us know, the government has never admitted to any projects named Montauk, and no records have been released that verify this project took place. But we do love a good conspiracy theory here on this show.
From psychic testing to opening tunnels between time, Project Montauk is said to have been one of the wildest Projects to ev...
Episode 142: Queens University Charlotte:
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This week we are headed to the Queen City right here in NC to look at one of the most haunted locations in what is said to be the most haunted city in the state.
Founded in the middle 1800's as an all girls school, it was ran by a couple who years later would come under fire for their cruelty towards their enslaved captives.
That would only be the beginning of the tragedy this school would see, there have been numerous deaths with many of the dead still re...
Episode 141: MKUltra Part 3:
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We are back with part 4 of The Friends Don't Lie Files and the conclusion of our MKUltra Series. And this week were are headed up north to look at how this project affected citizens of Canada.
It took much longer for the abuse of this project to come to an end outside of the US. In Canada at the Allan Memorial Institute, one doctor held experiments for years before he was found out. And his, if possible, were even worse than the ones people were put through here.
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Episode 140: The LaRouche Movement Part 1:
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We are back with another cult for you this week. This time it is a little different with the leader actually making a mark in US politics, as well as politics in other countries.
Lyndon LaRouche grew up Quaker before his father was kicked out of the church. But he kept their values of non violence through most of his life. That was, until he had followers under his control.
Like many cults there are tales of financial abuse, physical abuse, and brainwashing. Even more disturbing is how deep...
Re-Release: Episode 67: Stairs in The Woods Part 1:
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Due to medical things we got behind on notes this week so enjoy one of our favorite episodes re-released for your pleasure!
This week Ian is taking a dive into Reddit. While here he found some interesting stories of an alleged phenomenon that has been reported by search and recuse personal for years.
We are not sure where these stories allegedly took place, or even the validity of them, but the way it goes is that during training, SARs personal are given very firm instructions that should they ever c...
Episode 139: MKUltra Part 2:
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We are back this week with part 3 of the Friends Don't Lie Files, and Part 2 of MKUltra.
After Operation Artichoke started many more secret operations took place across the US. And the number of people dosed without their knowledge and consent also exploded.
From high ranking military officials, to hospital patients and prisoners, no one was excluded from being a test subject for the various chemicals the government wanted to test.
And if someone wanted out of this project, as was the case with Frank Olsen, they...
Episode 138: The Berkshire UFO Incident:
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On the night of September 1st 1969 dozens of people across Berkshire County had similar experiences. Many of them saw a large strange shape in the sky with lights. Some of them lost track of time, and the kids, well the kids had amazing experiences to tell.
Thought to be the first encounter of it's kind, this event has been debated by the residents of the area, and UFO enthusiast across the globe. Was this a true UFO encounter or a case of mass hysteria? The community has been and will continue t...
Episode 137: MKUltra Part 1:
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In this second installment of the Friends Don't Lie Files Ian takes us through the beginnings of one of the most infamous classified government experiments, and the one that is often mentioned in Stranger Things; MKUltra.
After the 2nd world war, to avoid prosecution, many scientist from Nazi Germany fled to the US in what we would later learned was called Operation Paperclip.
From these scientist, and their previous experiments for the Nazis, the US started various experiments to see what chemicals they could use to control someone. This b...
Episode 136: The Black Monk of Pontefract:
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We are back with another poltergeist this week, this time in West Yorkshire England.
Said to be one of the most haunted houses in the UK, the house at 30 East Drive has had reports of supernatural activity being made about it since the Pritchard family moved in in August of 1966.
But even after the family left the activity did not stop, and now the new owner has opened the house to over night investigations. These investigations have given us a plethora of new reports coming in from the house, an...
Episode 135: The Nina Kulagina Story
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In this first episode of The Friends Don't Lie Files we take a look at the real life Eleven: Nina Kulagina.
Born in raised in the Soviet Union Nina knew there was something different about her mother from a young age. But she had no idea she would also have this ability that her mother showed, telekinesis.
Nina joined the military at a young age but an injury saw the end of her military career. So Nina became a housewife and during that time began to hone her abilities. Th...
