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Episode 251: Haunted By Disaster
Get ad-free episodes, early release, and bonus shows A Florida journalist dreams of tomorrow's fire. A poltergeist ties a Montreal family - and their clothes - into knots. The sad story of Elsie Hulk (no relation to the Incredible one). A child's premonition of disaster. All this, plus strange rains, a Chicago man who claims he can bribe God and the power of Lady Zeus, because this is Ghost Story Guys, after all. Main Theme: "Radio (Into the Darkness We Go)" by Podzont
3 days ago


Eighteen Inch Frog | Talk Spooky to Me
Get ad-free episodes, early release, and bonus shows How much frog is too much? What's your favorite concept of a potato chip? How good is the South Korean action horror flick "Colony"? All those questions and more are answered when Bren & Paul talk spooky Our musical guests on this episode are Curse Words with their latest single, "Crime of the Sentry", from the upcoming album, "Hyperdrive Overkill", from Punkerton Records Main Theme: "Radio (Into the Darkness We
Oct 6


Episode 250: 250 Feral Doppelgangers
Get ad-free episodes, early release, and bonus shows On our 250th story show, we dive into two of our favorite spooky topics - mimics and doppelgangers! Also this week: Paul is now raving in the daytime, Bren has his third-least embarrassing barroom singalong, and someone sent in an apport story which defies all conventional logic. Links Brett Manning's Store [Etsy] "Wyrd TV", by Diane A Rogers [Bloomsbury] Main Theme: "Radio (Into the Darkness We Go)" by Podzontom
Sep 28


Look At This Photograph | Talk SPooky to Me
Get ad-free episodes, early release, and bonus shows Haunted roads in Scotland, reflections on our episode with Tim Renner, Paul survives another birthday and Bren survives Zack Snyder fans at the premiere of "The Last Photograph" - that's right, it's a mailbag episode! Our musical guest on this episode is Ruby Tingle, with her latest single, "Eating Out of My Hand" from the upcoming EP "Wildings", available October 9th. Main Theme: "Radio (Into the Darkness We Go
Sep 21


Episode 249: Pennsylvania's Haunted Wilds
Get ad-free episodes, early release, and bonus shows This week we're joined by podcaster and author Timothy Renner, host of "Strange Familiars" to read stories from his latest book, "The Keystone Hagstone: Faeries and Other Mysterious Entities of Pennsylvania"! We cover a TON of ground, from haunting inside and out, to green bigfoot, to dreams, salvia experimentation, and so much more Get autographed copies of "The Keystone Hagstone" from Tim's Etsy store, Lost Gr
Sep 14


Try Not to Die on Werewolf Island, with Steve Stred | Ghost Story Guys & Friends
Get ad-free episodes, early release, and bonus shows Friend of the show and Canadian extreme horror maestro Steve Stred returns! We talk about "Kaiju Killers, Part 1 & 2" the recently released sequels to his hit novel, "Mastodon", as well as his upcoming instalment in Mark Tullius' adult Choose Your Own Adventure-style series, "Try Not to Die: On Werewolf Island" Get your copy of "Try Not to Die on Werewolf Island": https://mybook.to/onwerewolfisland Check out th
Sep 7


Episode 248: Fate of the Strange
A poltergeist in Oakland? A housekeeper for a ghost? Even a Christmas curse? This week, the pages of Fate Magazine offer up some truly bizarre tales of the paranormal as well as a deeply strange - and still unsolved - case of the twins who, it seems, willed themselves to death. You can also subscribe to our YouTube channel! "Radio", & "The Future Belongs to Them Now" are used with permission. All other music is licensed via Epidemic Sound. Want more show AND ad-free episodes?
Aug 31


Unhinged Scone Behavior | Talk Spooky To Me
Get ad-free episodes, early release, and bonus shows! Brennan talks about taking the Ghosts of the Don Valley haunted walk, which was plenty creepy but has nothing on a listener who writes in to tell us about a groping ghost at Waverly Hills. We also have a sweet story of someone's grandfather coming to say goodbye, a series of suggestions for more whacked-out animal movies (MDMAlien, anyone?), the Smiley Face Killer, and whole bunch more! Our musical guests on this e
Aug 24


Episode 247: Where Ghosts Walk
Haunted airports, train stations, and moorland are just a few of the locations where, according to legendary paranormal researcher Peter Underwood, ghosts are said to walk. We share not only those stories but also newspaper accounts of giant beasts, a quarry that shouldn't exist, and a Cornish folk song that's... well, it's real gross Links: "Try Not to Die on Werewolf Island" giveaway [https://vincerepress.com/giveaway] Main Theme: "Radio (Into the Darkness We Go)" by Podzo
Aug 18


Send in the Sharks | Talk Spooky to Me
Get ad-free episodes, early release, and bonus shows Yet another shark movie has hit the tower...I mean scene! We also uncover listener emails about prophetic dreams of death, photos coming to life, and learn that Paul's Greek pronunciation was, shall we say, a little off. Or maybe it wasn't, we're not sure... Our musical guest on this episode is the legendary Vampire Step-Dad with his latest single, "Late at Night" Main Theme: "Radio (Into the Darkness We Go)" by Podzo
Aug 11


It's a Strange World, Isn't It?
Get ad-free episodes, early release, and bonus shows The world has always been weird, and for proof we're going back to stories from an April 1957 edition of Fate Magazine. Get ready for Tesla's laser-eyed pigeon, warnings from beyond the grave, psychic mediums who may (or may not) have travelled through the ether, the music of the storm, and so much more. Main Theme: "Radio (Into the Darkness We Go)" by Podzontommusic "Radio", & "The Future Belongs to Them Now" are used w
Aug 3


An Odyssey of Shadows: Haunted Greece
Get ad-free episodes, early release, and bonus shows What haunts the land of the Gods? Turns out it's a lot of shadow people and they're real jerks about the whole thing. On this episode, Greece reveals some of its high strangeness, both ancient and modern Also: Paul expresses his love of Kefalonia, there is some debate as to which installment of Valerius Maximus' 1st century series "Factorum ac dictorum memorabilium libri"
Jul 20


Crack Attack | Talk Spooky to Me
Get ad-free episodes, early release, and bonus shows Misheard Springsteen lyrics, dreams in which people explore the path not taken, sweet grifter tears, and a listener tale of crack attack: that's right, it's time to Talk Spooky. Our musical guests on this episode are the pop country band Shimmer Road with their single, "Ring" Main Theme: "Radio (Into the Darkness We Go)" by Podzontommusic "Radio", & "The Future Belongs
Jul 13


Episode 244: The Poltergeist Files, Vol. 1
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
Jul 7


Snake Island Blues | Talk Spooky to Me
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"
Jun 30


Episode 243: England's Most Haunted
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
Jun 23


One Powerful Owl | Talk Spooky to Me
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
Jun 16


Episode 242: Lost in the Backrooms - Haunted Malls
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
Jun 9


Heat Strokin' It | Talk Spooky to Me
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
Jun 1
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