The Grave Podcast

It... is... alive. The finale of season two is finally upon us! I had a couple different options on how to close out this season of The Grave. But as I looked back, I felt it was only right at this point, to make an episode that lets all our listeners know where I stand on certain subjects. It seemed unfair that I ask my guests to come on and put their beliefs out there for everyone else to judge while I merely sit back and listen. It won't do, I say! Which is why, in this episode, Colin and I go in depth into my own personal beliefs about a great many topics concerning the paranormal. We also get into some of Colin's personal experiences and where he stands on the issues presented. The intent of this episode is to let everyone know where I stand on these issues and where I'm at so far in my spiritual journey. With that said, I hope you all enjoyed this season and enjoy this episode! I do fully intend to launch season three but as to when that will actually happen is anyone's guess at this point. So, if you are a loyal listener or someone just stopping by, if you or someone you know has had a run in with the paranormal, I want to talk to you! Email me at podcastthegrave@gmail.com or reach out on IG or Facebook!

After a bit of a hiatus, we are back with the second to last episode of this season! This week I chat with my friends Felicia and Barnett about their experiences with sleep paralysis.  Sleep paralysis has been a fascination of mine for a while now and while it may seem outside the realm of the paranormal to some. It is my hypothesis that the two may be more connected than mainstream science gives credit for... Felicia starts off our first course of creepy sleepy stories chatting about her encounters with a shadow figure as well as an unseen force that decided to take a nap with her. After that, Barnett serves up some of his own shadow figure experiences and caps off our morbid meal with a little haunted house story of his own.  I hope you enjoy this weeks discussion and stay tuned for updated on the season finale! 

Another week, another creepy tale for all of you! This week I'm chatting with Megan.  Megan and I went through the same school system. I actually posed as her boyfriend for 30 minutes or so during a basketball game once to keep some dude from hitting on her... one of my prouder moments. But apart from our (very) brief time spent together, we never spent too much time in the same social circles. So you can imagine my surprise when she reached out to say that she had some things to say on the paranormal. And folks... she brought the heat! In this episode, we discuss her children and their sensitivity to things beyond the veil. We also delve into her own stories and experiences with what she calls spirit guides and how they have lead her to where she is in her life today. I don't want to give too much away, but Megan certainly delivered with her stories. Plus she's just a genuinely nice person. So I hope you are in a nice dark room or driving alone at night and enjoy Megan's episode as much as I did!

This week we are back with part two of Maggi's story! Last week we heard about how Maggi was being visited at night by things that may very well come from beyond the veil... She has experienced shadow men standing outside of her window, watching her in her bed. She has also endured the image of an old woman staring at her from the other room. And while some may simply attribute these entities to her insomnia, I firmly believe that these encounters are more supernatural than scientific in nature.  In this weeks episode, we touch on one more presence that Maggi has repeatedly seen in her new apartment as well as a phantom knocking at her door. This episode also furthers a working theory I have concerning sleep paralysis and entities seen before sleep and after you wake. So sit back, relax, and enjoy the startling conclusion or Maggi's stories. 

Welcome back to the second half of season two... After a brief hiatus for the holidays, we are back with the creepy stuff! This week I introduce you to Maggi.  Maggi is my wife's best friend and also happens to be dating my best friend (weird, I know). But let it be known that I don't give preferential treatment depending on how well I know someone. On the contrary, I had initially planned to give Maggi a slot on the upcoming sleep paralysis episode. But as we got talking, I realized there seemed to be something a little more sinister going on than I think she wants to give credit for.  Maggi and I discuss her sleep troubles and her thoughts on the paranormal coming from her scientific background as an audiologist before getting into the things that seem to haunt her after the sun goes down... This is part one of Maggi's two part episode, so please sit back and enjoy all the chills that she has to deliver!

This week we are talking to Deb Gowrie. Deb is the mother of one of my sister's good friends and has lived in a haunted house for many years. My sister and brother had told me stories of The Gowrie home for a while now and have continually told me to have her on the podcast... Well, ask and you shall receive! Deb's experiences in the home include drums playing on their own, a shadow man who seems to have taken an interest in her as well as premonitions of ill-fated events that haven't happened yet. She also tells a story from the former owner on Christmas day that shook me to my core! So buckle up baby birds, for a hometown haunting...

We are back with part two of Jessica's story... We are getting right back into Jessica's experiences as she details how she helped a family find the body of a young family member... Not by joining a search party, but by getting clues form the dead girl's spirit that had attached itself to Jessica. She then details how she helps a father communicate with his deceased son and discovers the secret gift one gave to the other.  I can only hope that Jessica's spiritual gifts impress you as much as they impressed me!

This week we are jumping into the world of a spiritualist... Jessica was introduced to me via Stacy Christine from the first season of this podcast. I had initially expressed my hesitation about psychics/mediums/spiritualists etc. but figured it couldn't hurt to have a chat with her... and I'll say this, she did not disappoint! Jessica is not only an amazing person but, in my estimation, is an amazing spiritualist as well. She's a no BS lady who left me baffled as she recounted some of her experiences. Her and I discuss her early run-ins with the paranormal before moving on to her gift and some of her first experiences using them. These include finding a missing woman, channeling the Pope and her encounters with some darker forces. Part two of Jessica's story will be coming next week and trust me when I say, she has saved the best for last...

Tammy is back with her spine-tingling conclusion to last week's episode! To summarize part one of Tammy's story, she has been dealing with the paranormal since she was a little girl. A family curse has caused a dark entity to cling to her. And no matter where she goes, it always follows. Different houses, different states, it doesn't matter. Whatever this force is, it's not going down without a fight...  In this weeks episode, Tammy delves deeper into some of her work as a paranormal investigator. She discusses some of the haunted locations she's investigated and the ghosts she's encountered there. But she got into investigating the paranormal to help people, and tells the story of a troubled mother and son who seem to be dealing with something demonic. But what Tammy discovers while in their home will chill even the most seasoned paranormal enthusiast to their core... Be sure to stop by Tammy's IG and TikTok accounts to stay up to date on all of her paranormal activity. You can find her @screamqueen36 and @thehauntedone36.

We are back and creepier than ever! Starting us off for season two is a wonderful woman I met through Instagram named Tammy. Tammy is not only a paranormal investigator but has also been haunted for the majority of her life. A family history of dark magic has seemingly cursed her and caused a malevolent presence to attach itself to her.  No matter where she goes, it always follows. But instead of succumbing to the entity, she is fighting for herself and using what she has learned in her personal experiences to help others.  In part one of this two part interview, Tammy and I discuss those personal experiences. From seeing ghosts as a child to the apparent demonic force that has plagued her since she was a teenager, I think we can all agree she has had to deal with more than her fair share of spirits...  Be sure to stop by Tammy's IG and TikTok accounts to stay up to date on all of her paranormal activity.  You can find her @screamqueen36 and @thehauntedone36.    You can also check out some of her incredible paranormal videos on my blog: https://abridgetoland.wordpress.com/category/the-grave-podcast/ And with that, please enjoy part one of Tammy's two part episode! 

In this episode, I talk to the people I've spent my entire life with. When I first ventured out into the world of podcasting, I knew two things for certain. The first was that I wanted to bring a new awareness and perhaps even an enlightenment to the realm of the paranormal. And the second was that I wanted a common thread to loosely tie my first season up in a nice little bow. So for my final episode of season one, I turn to my family to bring our story full circle. I talk about an experience my father had at our family home before talking with both my brothers and sister about their own encounters and thoughts on life beyond The Grave... There's haunted houses, poltergeist activity, a possible female demon and the ghosts of Gettysburg.  Thank you to all who have come this far on my journey and until season two... I hope to have you all back, for some more scary stories!

In this episode, we get two for the price of one! Ryan Maynard is an old hometown friend of mine who reached out to me after listening to several previous episodes to discuss his own paranormal experiences. But as we discussed his own trials with the paranormal, it came to light that his then girlfriend (now fiancé) not only had her own encounters, but that she grew up in not one but two haunted houses. So, while Ryan and I talk about a ghost dog and a spirit that likes to run up stairs, Bekkah was able to paint our ghoulish portrait a little further. Her and I chat about the ghost of a little girl that would wake her up at night, shadow figures in her bathroom and even angels! This week, we are circling back around to the tales of haunted houses that this terror train initially embarked on. 

In this episode, I talk to a man of the cloth.  I was put in touch with Geoff after a childhood friend reached out to tell me his dad had actually performed an exorcism. Now, as a paranormal podcast, what Geoff has to say on the subject is right up any horror enthusiast's alley. But this episode takes on much more than just possession... Geoff and I discuss many major aspects of religion like heaven and hell, angels and demons, and God and Jesus among other topics. And whether you are someone who subscribes to the Christian ideology or are a devout atheist in the vein of the late Christopher Hitchens, this episode should have plenty for everyone. 

In this episode, I talk with Stacy. Stacy is a life coach and hypnotist who reached out to me after her friend Nikki Fontaine came on to discuss her paranormal experiences in episode three. Stacy has seen her fair share of hard times and has had to deal with the deaths of several members of her family. But it seems that through all of this hardship, she has been able to establish a connection with the other side...  Stacy and I discuss the trauma she suffered in her earlier years, her transformation from makeup artist to life-coach/hypnotist, and her thoughts on how she is able to talk or "tap into" the spirit world.  So, whether you're in need of life advice or just came to hear some scary stuff, Stacy has something to offer everyone...

In this episode, I talk to my friend and atheist, Jeff. Jeff and I went to high school together and spent many hazy nights discussing religion (among other things). As stated above, Jeff is an atheist. Which simply put means that he asserts there is no God, soul, afterlife etc. Anything outside the material realm is unconvincing to him. And as I've progressed with this first season, I realized that the discussion has been very one-sided. And I suppose as a "paranormal podcast," it should be. But I would be remiss if I didn't acknowledge the other side of the aisle.  Jeff and I discuss his experience with a Ouija board and his subsequent feelings as to why he now believes that experience, along with all other supernatural encounters, are likely false. 

In this episode, I talk to my friend Kevin.  Kevin is a childhood friend of mine who grew up in a haunted house. Some of the things he told me as kids that occurred in his home scared me to the point where I would avoid sleepovers there. As a young boy, what Kevin told me terrified me. And now as an adult, I thought back to those tales Kevin had shared all those years ago and I immediately added him to the top of my guest list. From a Native American in his basement to the apparition of a man appearing in his bedroom, Kevin certainly has enough experience to qualify him for this podcast.  A qualification I'm quite sure he never wanted...

In this episode, I talk to my good friend and nationally known scared person, Kyle Trobman. As stated above, Kyle is not the biggest fan of the paranormal. In fact, it terrifies him. It's highly probable he would never wish to experience another creepy thing for as long as he lives. But alas, spooky things seem to keep happening to my dear friend... From an invisible intruder at a friend's upstate NY home to an apparent encounter with a spirit during an Ouija board session, Kyle has had more interactions with the paranormal than most would care to have... And that's exactly why I had to have him on the show.  

In this episode of The Grave, I talk to my friend Nikki Fontaine.  Nikki initially told me some of her stories while out one night when we both lived in New York years ago. But when I began thinking about people I wanted to have on this podcast years later, Nikki's stories were some of the first that came to my mind. We delve into some of her family's bizarre tales as well as work through her experiences with the paranormal that she had growing up in her childhood home, including a couple visits from her deceased relatives.  She enlightens us on how she perceived and "downloaded" energy as a child while also discussing how she was able to shut it down later in life.

Welcome back! In this episode, I talk to my friend and fellow paranormal enthusiast, Nick Damore. We get into our views on the afterlife, discuss heaven and hell as well as tackle the topic of suicide within the realm of religion. Of course, we also dig on into Nick's experiences with the paranormal and his ongoing search for answers to the afterlife question. Nick shares supernatural events from his childhood all the way up to present day and the female spirit that seems to have formed a bond with his young son...

In the first episode of The Grave you will hear from me, your host, Josh King. I wanted to start things off in the hopes that people hear some of my paranormal experiences and not only feel safe but comfortable enough to discuss their own. In this first episode, I detail what I believe was my first supernatural encounter as a child and chronicle several other experiences throughout my life. The last of which describes my confrontation with the apparition of a young woman in my hotel room in Madrid, Spain.  I hope you enjoy and come back for some more scary stories....