This week’s episode is all about DREAMS. We welcome back Tristan and Megan to talk about their uniquely wild and vivid dreams. After falling asleep, both Tristan and Megan feel as though they are being transported to another dimension. Their dreams feel like alternate lives, with the details resembling actual memory. From mass shootings, ghost hunts, apocalyptic worlds, death, and even dreams within dreams, we discuss ideas about what they’re experiencing and the possible deeper meanings behind ...
Jul 22, 2023•1 hr 27 min•Season 4Ep. 14
Matt and Raph are back with the surprise attack! The Elevator Game: In the mid 2000’s a story was posted on Korean social media platform about a game played in an elevator that could take the player to another dimension. Soon this story turned into a internet crazy. Many people have posted stories about this game and their terrify experiences with the other dimension! Come with us to find what’s really on the 10th floor. Brittany Spears clone: We dive into the conspiracy and mystery of whether o...
Jul 12, 2023•1 hr 12 min•Season 4Ep. 13
We welcome fellow podcaster Adam Bush to MIS this week. Adam tells the story of his spiritual awakening in our supernaturally charged town of Rockford. We go down the rabbit hole of dreams, spiritual beings leaking into our reality, the arcane arts, portals, generational curses, demons, psychedelics and so much more. Adams parting gift was to love yourself, discover who you are, stay true to who you are and not to be afraid of the discovery of deeper knowledge.
Jun 29, 2023•1 hr 50 min•Season 4Ep. 12
Where do we go when we dream? Dreams come to us every night, whether we remember them or not. This week we discuss the theories and science behind dream study and meaning. Dreams are something we all experience and wonder about. Are dreams just our minds collecting data and processing it or are we taken to another dimension and give a glimpse into another world? Join us as we figure out what happens to us while we dream.
Jun 14, 2023•1 hr 15 min•Season 4Ep. 11
Nick from the crew spent his anniversary in the The Zack Bagins Haunted Museum in Las Vegas. He tells his experiences with the museum and what is was like being the same room with many of the objects we have talked about on this show. Being face to face with objects that have created so much terror was a experience he will not forget. Join us as we discuss these objects, their history and the affects of gathering things with so much negative energy in one place.
May 25, 2023•53 min•Season 4Ep. 10
This week we welcome Podcaster, Comedian and Paranormal Investigator, Russell Sun Eagle. Russ is the host of Okie Podcast a life style podcast about music, art, film and comedy representing Native American artists. He also co-hosts Unsolved Mysteries of The Reservation a podcast about folklore and legends of the supernatural from the reservation and Turtle Island Boys Podcast a podcast about life, entertainment and personal life from the perspective of close friends in the native community and b...
May 04, 2023•1 hr 48 min•Season 4Ep. 9
Surprise attack is back this week with two stories of the strange, weird and unexplained. On August 21, 1955 a panicking family of eight rushed into the Hopkinsville police station late one night with wild claims of a battle between them and little metallic men from space! This incident has become know as The Kelly-Hopkinsville Encounter and one of the strangest documented cases of extraterrestrial interaction. Elaborate hoax or true encounter you decide. In 1906 Dr. Clark and his wife wanted to...
Apr 25, 2023•51 min•Season 4Ep. 8
The Chaneques, or Duende, are tiny sprite like creatures in Mexican/Aztec folklore. They are said to guard parts of the forest, and also the land of those that give them gifts. These creatures are mischievous and can be dangerous if not appeased by offerings. The name Chaneques translates to "those who inhabit dangerous places" or "owners of the house" and that's where our story begins. Jose and his friend decided to move out when they were 18, but little did they know that the house they were r...
Apr 06, 2023•1 hr 12 min•Season 4Ep. 6
Megan grew up in a haunted house. Her childhood home was over one hundred years old in Houston Texas. As a child she seemed to be the target of the entity in the home and it did not like Megan. She would be woken up in the middle of the night to sounds of her music box playing and dolls moving. Her room was the old play room and that seemed to be the focus of the activity. Her family would hear doors opening and closing, see flickering lights and even a tall shadow entity. As an adult Megan had ...
Mar 30, 2023•49 min•Season 4Ep. 5
El Silbón, is a Venezuelan legend about a spoiled son who brutally murders his father and is cursed to wander for eternity with his fathers remains on his back. (The tame version) The whistle of El Silbón is the warning sign that he may be on his way to pay you a visit you’ll never forget. This week we tell some state sides tales of the whistling Spector and the history and folklore surrounding it. We leave you with a warning, if you hear the quite whistle of El Silbón at night it just be the la...
Mar 21, 2023•1 hr 3 min•Season 4Ep. 4
Sometimes when family members pass away we are left without the closure we want at the time. After losing both of her Italian grandparents at different times, Jessica began to notice the similarities. Dreams, seeing people who resembled them and the lights flickering whenever her grandparents were mentioned. Jessica’s experiences have followed her throughout her life, each time little nods reminding her that her family was close.
Mar 08, 2023•1 hr 16 min•Season 4Ep. 3
Live recording from the Dark Matters 2023 podcast festival. As podcast we have discovered a dark thread that makes its way through a majority of our guests stories, The Hatman. If you're new to the game, The Hatman is a tall solid black shadow entity that appears in peoples rooms at night invoking paralyzing fear, dread and sometimes giving an ominous message. We tell the stories from previous guests, emails, and some documented stories from around the world.
Mar 01, 2023•58 min•Season 4Ep. 2
Clinton, a church planter and artist shares his experiences with the supernatural as a kid growing up in Wisconsin and beyond. Floating ghost lanterns, a little green monster throwing apples and even a ghost farmer in a kohls are just some of the weirdness Clinton has seen. We take you on a journey through his experiences and discuss the ideas of how the unexplained can trigger the fight or flight in a person. For Clinton it was the fear he felt that lead him to fight back and not let it take ov...
Feb 16, 2023•1 hr 49 min•Season 4Ep. 1
On this weeks surprise attack, I talk about the flying phantom manta ray from West Virginia as well as a bonus cryptid from the creepy state. Matt enlightens us on the predictions that The Simpsons have become famous for. Why is West Virginia so creepy? Are the writers of The Simpsons time travers? Find all this and more on this week’s episode.
Jan 26, 2023•1 hr 9 min•Season 3Ep. 26
Jim Markell returns to discuss the infamous, elusive and possibly made up El Chupacabra. In the 90’s the island of Puerto Rico was terrorized by a four foot tall reptilian creature with red eyes, sharp spikes, large teeth and claws. This creature was said to be killing and draining the blood of the locals live stock. Soon the media got wind of this terrifying story and it became national news. Tabloid’s, news reports and talk shows were flooded with eye witness accounts and even some claims of p...
Jan 18, 2023•1 hr 20 min•Season 3Ep. 25
Alex Mathews went down the rabbit hole and his findings were conclusive…we are in an alternate universe. Many call this the Mandela effect. Alex shares his own memories of the previous time line and explores the idea that the infamous Cern hadron collider has something to do with it. Join us as we venture into the multiverse.
Jan 04, 2023•1 hr 17 min•Season 3Ep. 24
In 2015 Matt from Ohio called into Monsters Among Us podcast to tell his story of three men moving in unison and his loss of time. After the show was released, story after story began flooding in with tales of these mysterious men and the time loss they caused. The odd and creepy phenomenon of the mirrored men was born. In 1971 a man boarded a plan flying from Portland to Seattle. He revealed to the fly attendant he was carrying a bomb and demanded a 200,000 ransom. His demand was the money and ...
Dec 15, 2022•1 hr 27 min•Season 3Ep. 23
*Trigger Warning* mention of suicide. This week we welcome Robin Jackson from Classic Wolf Podcast. Robin shares his wild experiences, folklore and his real life encounters with the supernatural while living on a Reservation in Arizona. From Deer Woman to The Little People, Oklahoma clowns and even an encounter with a satanic cult. He also shares his gripping story of how he found God in the midst of the darkness that surrounded his life. Robin let’s us in on the do’s and don’t’s of Reservation ...
Nov 23, 2022•1 hr 15 min•Season 3Ep. 22
In November of 1975, Travis Walton and his logging crew were on their way home when a bright light from the woods led them off the road. What the crew witnessed would change their lives forever. Travis’s story has become one of the most detailed and compelling alien abduction accounts to this day. His encounter has inspired books, movies and baffled many skeptics for 47 years. This week we tell his story and discuss the possibility that we truly aren’t alone in the universe.
Nov 16, 2022•1 hr 13 min•Season 3Ep. 21
In 1776 a group of men fed up with the suppression of free thought began a secret society in the darkness of the woods. This group headed by Adam Weishaupt would become what we know as The Illuminati. Celebrities, world leaders, billionaires, musicians and influencers are all thought to be apart of this society in our modern world. Are they influencing our lives, purchases, thoughts and worldviews? Join us as we tell the history of the highly influential group and it’s impact on the world around...
Oct 27, 2022•1 hr 13 min•Season 3Ep. 20
After Julia and her son Charlie moved into their new house in the North End neighborhood of Rockford, they began to realize that they were far from alone. Soon after, they started experiencing what Julie would refer to as “the train station”. Loud footsteps, shadow people and animals, horrible nightmares and disturbing visions were just the start of their experiences on the north end. After consulting with a psychic Julia was informed they had a spiritual portal in their home. In fact the psychi...
Oct 06, 2022•1 hr 54 min•Season 3Ep. 19
While working at an old Methodist church, both Matt Wandell and Julia Schade separately experienced unexplained phenomena. As the custodian, Matt would see light orbs, shadow figures and disembodied voices while working over night alone. Julia, the church’s organ player, would also see the shadow figures, hear voices and growling, loud banging and unaccompanied foot steps. Julia was even followed into her car by a full bodied apparition with the intent to go home with her. This week we hear thei...
Sep 14, 2022•1 hr 13 min•Season 3Ep. 18
This week we welcome Travis and Chad from Mission Terror aka The GRAGG team (The Greater Rockford Apparition And Ghost Group). Mission Terror aired on the American Horrors channel on Roku, the guys are now re-launching their adventures on YouTube. Friends since childhood, they have been ghost hunting together for the last 12 years. On this episode, they share some of their craziest paranormal stories from haunted asylums and other investigations. As self proclaimed skeptics, their mission is to ...
Aug 24, 2022•1 hr 31 min•Season 3Ep. 17
Stories of giants and Nephilim go beyond the Bible and appear in other cultures history and folklore. This week we discuss the giants of other non-biblical literature. Why were they created? Are they still being created today? We share some modern theories and connections to the Nephilim as well as a modern account of a alleged giant.
Aug 11, 2022•1 hr 26 min•Season 3Ep. 16
This week we discuss the controversial topic of The Nephilim. What is a Nephilim, you ask? The Nephilim were a race of giants that were created from the union of fallen angels and mortal women. The controversy comes from the interpretation of the verse from the Genesis 6:1-4 from Christian Bible. In part 1 we cover, who the Nephilim were, why were they created, what they did and where did they go? Many other cultures from around the world make mention of giants and have similar stories of these ...
Jul 27, 2022•1 hr 24 min•Season 3Ep. 15
This week we talk about the Dogman, a cryptid that seems to be on the rise. The Dogman has been described as a half man, half canine creature that walks on two legs and leaves its onlookers with an overwhelming sense of fear and dread. Dogman sightings mostly occur in remote wooded areas, with occasional sightings in residential areas as well. Some believe it to be an unknown species of canine, while others are convinced it’s a creature not of this world. On this episode we dive into personal ac...
Jul 14, 2022•1 hr 30 min•Season 3Ep. 14
When you think vampires, what comes to mind? Long capes, sharp teeth, gorgeous people that sparkle, 80’s new waves punks that hang from bridges? According to one 2020 documentary there are hundreds of vampires in North America waiting in shipping containers for an invasion. So, we decided to find out just how many vampire stories their are in our continent. This week we dive into vampire lore and see just how far back the idea of vampires go as well as tell the creepy real life stories of men an...
Jun 14, 2022•1 hr 29 min•Season 3Ep. 13
This week we welcome Alex from Screw City Production Podcast. Alex has experienced a wide variety of the paranormal over the coarse of his life. As a kid the activity began after his neighbor was murdered and his parents got divorced. Soon a dark shadow figure appeared and the nightmare began. Sleep paralysis, a tall dark figure, sleep walking, and disembodied faces in the wall are just some of his early experiences. Throughout his life Alex believes he had two opposing forces behind his experie...
Jun 02, 2022•2 hr 1 min•Season 3Ep. 12
Since early childhood Artist Devin Gonzalez has experienced the paranormal both in out of her waking moments. For Devin the night has been a time of restless sleep, shadowy beings, sleepwalking ,sleep paralysis and visions of the dream world superimposed on her waking reality. We explore the possibilities that the spiritual realm may play a part in her experiences as well as entertain the idea that some of these occurrences may be the subconscious mind working out its fears, worries and deepest ...
May 19, 2022•1 hr 5 min•Season 3Ep. 11
Abby and Tyler from the YouTube channel “Mysteries of The Past & Present” return with more stories from their travels into the paranormal. We get into a haunted college, witch’s graves, prophetic dreams, corrupted hard drives, the devils chair, portals, satanic rituals and much more. To watch more of their stories and investigations check out their YouTube channel.
May 04, 2022•1 hr 27 min•Season 3Ep. 10