⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Get ad-free episodes, early release, and bonus shows⁠⁠  We've been wanting to cover a full-on poltergeist case for a while and now here it is! Me and Paul dive into the 1960 Leuthold Poltergeist in Maschwanden, Switzerland, as well as a 1956 UFO sighting in Altadena, CA by W.E. Dickensheetz (for real). Also on this episode: Tom Waits down on the farm, making fun of Italians is okay, and one of our patrons passed Stephen King

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Get ad-free episodes, early release, and bonus shows⁠⁠  Invisible forces turning on the water, a message from beyond the grave, the dangers of arm wrestling, and the only thing scarier than rats in James Herbert's "Rats" series - that's right, it's time to Talk Spooky.  Check out Brett Manning's Etsy store here: ⁠https://www.etsy.com/shop/brettisagirl⁠  Our musical feature on this episode is "The Beach Boys Were Full of It"

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Get ad-free episodes, early release, and bonus shows⁠⁠  On this episode we dive into stories from UK folklorist and friend of the show Ruth Roper Wylde's "These Haunted Times, Volume 6" available in ⁠paperback⁠, ⁠Kindle⁠, and ⁠audiobook⁠. Also on this episode: nerdy synchronicities, Paul surviving the World Cup, and the nightmare that is James Herbert's "The Rats" Main Theme: "Radio (Into the Darkness We Go)" by Podzontommusic

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Get ad-free episodes, early release, and bonus shows⁠⁠  What kind of high strangeness lurks at Hanging Rock? Is there a plasmoid theory of poltergeist activity that will blow your everloving mind? Is a giant owl fit to be a babysitter? All these questions and more are answered when we talk spooky. Our musical guests on this episode are the Lot Lizards, with "Doomsday Kegger" off their latest collection, "First Two LPs", provide

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Get ad-free episodes, early release, and bonus shows⁠⁠ Brennan's most striking encounter with the paranormal in years kicks off our exploration into high strangeness in those most liminal of places - shopping malls. From the former Puente Hills Mall in Industry, CA to Cincinnati Mills to The Shire's in Trowbridge, it turns out that while these malls may look empty, you're never really alone Also on this episode: ass-trology, Bigfoot in

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Get ad-free episodes, early release, and bonus shows⁠⁠ Haunted houses that won't stay clean? Nerding out about the newly discovered cut of 1958's "Dracula"? Making out with Green Day? All while Paul desperately fights the heat? That's right, it's time to Talk Spooky! Our musical guest on this episode is ‪@podzontommusic‬ with his latest beat, "Motown." Main Theme: "Radio (Into the Darkness We Go)" by Podzontommusic "Radio", & "The Futu

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Get ad-free episodes, early release, and bonus shows⁠⁠ This one represents a first for GSG - never before have we recorded an episode while my phone is blowing up with tornado warnings! The only thing scarier than that is the collection of listener stories we told while the wind was blowing - three never-before-heard-in-English tales of German poltergeists, spirits next to the bed, presences in the basement, and more, all of which are

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Get ad-free episodes, early release, and bonus shows⁠⁠ The tragic tale of the girl in the bathroom, Bagheera & Barnabus, a Hawaiian knuckle sandwich, the Westall UFO, and more haunting in Bren's apartment. That's right, it's time to Talk Spooky. Our musical guest on this episode is Misha Bower with her latest single, "Surrender." Keep an eye on Misha's ⁠Instagram⁠ and ⁠Bandcamp⁠ page for the release of her next track, "Eclipse," coming

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Get ad-free episodes, early release, and bonus shows⁠⁠  At long last, we dive into stories of high strangeness from South Africa, with check-ins from our buddies the Tokoloshe, the Djinn, and a whole bunch of house spirits who insist on being impossible to explain by conventional means. Also on this episode: Bren finally watches "Thrash", Paul is challenged to a fistfight, and a terrible new character is born Main Theme: "Radio (In

Get ad-free episodes, early release, and bonus shows⁠⁠ A murder suspect tormented by dreams from beyond the grave? Justice for Lake Doo-Ron-Ron? Paul still absolutely furious he watched "Thrash"? Loving with your whole heart, just not at the bus station? It sure sounds like a Talk Spooky episode to me! Our musical guest on this episode is ⁠Darko Richards ⁠with his latest single, "Like Gravity", featuring Jamie Wiltshire Main Theme: "Radio (Into the Darkness We Go)" by Podzon

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Get ad-free episodes, early release, and bonus shows⁠⁠ Your home is your castle, so what do you do when your castle is haunted? You leave. The answer is you leave, but in the two stories we have for you on this show, it takes our victims a LONG time to figure that out. We also talk about the world record for "Ferret legging", the great Montgomery County Cocaine Explosion of 1985, and the Massapequa Monster! Main Theme: "Radio (Into the

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Get ad-free episodes, early release, and bonus shows⁠⁠ Has a Bigfoot travelled from Ohio to Ontario? What is walking across one of our listener's house in the dead of night, only to stop when they get out of bed? Is there chaos in the collective unconscious? Why does Paul know so much about the shape of various animals bathing suit areas? Yes, it's time to Talk Spooky. Also on this episode: we declare victory when our speculation about

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Get ad-free episodes, early release, and bonus shows⁠⁠  When the house next door starts screaming, who do you call? On this episode, we hear stories from listeners who have responded to emergency calls from the other side and come away with mysteries which quite simply cannot be solved. Main Theme: "Radio (Into the Darkness We Go)" by Podzontommusic "Radio", & "The Future Belongs to Them Now" are used with permission. All other music

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Get ad-free episodes, early release, and bonus shows⁠⁠  Giant cats in England, a crash course in agave beverages, and my stereo turning on by itself, mid-show - yep, it's a Talk Spooky, and a it's weird one.  Our musical guest on this episode is ⁠Eliot Wilder⁠ with "See That My Grave is Kept Clean" from his latest album, "Non Playable Character." Main Theme: "Radio (Into the Darkness We Go)" by Podzontommusic "Radio", & "The Future Be

Get ad-free episodes, early release, and bonus shows⁠⁠ We all know Pennsylvania is strange - but how strange, exactly? According to this collection of listener emails, strange enough to keep you up nights, should you listen to this in the dark. We also dig into stories from the LeHigh Valley, where things wait in crawlspaces and empty amusement parks, hopefully convincing you to avoid both in future Main Theme: "Radio (Into the Darkness We Go)" by Podzontommusic "Radio", & "

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Get ad-free episodes, early release, and bonus shows⁠⁠  What does the world look like when you're astrally projecting and not seeing it with your eyes? What horrors await us in the featureless backrooms of LinkedIn? Find out the answers to these questions and more in our most recent trip through the mailbag. Also, Bren raves about "Undertone" Our musical guest on this episode is ⁠Tired of Fighting⁠, with their latest single "Just For Me

Get ad-free episodes, early release, and bonus shows⁠⁠ Sometimes ghosts take stuff, but what about when they start taking knives? Would you believe they were trying to protect you? That's one of the questions asked by a listener on our latest collection of stories. We also get an update on a not-so-cursed house in Delaware, definitely haunted houses in South Africa, and Paul gets to meet the BPT. You'll have to listen to find out what that is... Links: The Delaware "Cult Hous

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Get ad-free episodes, early release, and bonus shows⁠⁠⁠⁠  Ghost kittens, strange men disappearing in the rain, and a voice that warns someone in the nick of time - that's just a few of the stories you'll hear as we dive into the mailbag!  Also: Bren says the "Spawn" soundtrack can kick rocks, Paul flexes his psychic muscles, and we present further proof that the hosts both have AND are conundrums.  Our musical guest on this episode is

Our listener David has shared with us his lifetime of paranormal experiences from both South Dakota and Connecticut, including a life-saving shove from an unseen force, a cursed childhood bedroom, and so much more! Also in this episode: Brennan accidentally annoys The Youth, Paul is called upon to help them, and we learn a little bit about the magic of Anel. Criss Anel, that is Main Theme: "Radio (Into the Darkness We Go)" by Podzontommusic "Radio", & "The Future Belongs to T

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