Paranormal Experience with Melissa and Mandi

This episode has a trigger warning for sexual assault and murder. Also I want to note that I have an echo when speaking during this episode, I don't know why and I'm no audio wizard and cant fix it.  I did have to get a new audio interface after this episode was recorded. I apologize in advance and hope you still listen.  Key Words: psychic Premonition medium spiritualist channeler telepath channel clairvoyant spiritist mind reader mentalist sensitive   References: https://unsolved.com/gallery/katherine-hobbs/ https://unsolvedmysteries.fandom.com/wiki/Kathy_Hobbs https://vocal.media/criminal/the-unsolved-mystery-of-kathy-hobbs https://saffronheadech.wordpress.com/2020/06/07/the-strange-case-of-kathy-hobbs/ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/172139465/katherine_marie-hobbs/photo  

Have you heard of the Ghostbuster ruling?  If you lived in a haunted house would you disclose it to a potential buyer?  If you answered no then this episode may make you change your mind.    References:   https://blogs.loc.gov/law/2024/10/how-a-house-becomes-legally-haunted-stambovsky-v-ackley-the-ghostbuster-ruling/ https://home.heinonline.org/blog/2019/10/something-strange-in-the-neighborhood-the-ghostbusters-ruling/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stambovsky_v._Ackley https://blog.pia.org/2024/10/28/buyer-beware-the-haunting-case-of-ackley-manor/ https://www.rd.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Our_Haunted_House_on_the_Hudson_May_1977-1.pdf

Do you believe that animals have souls? If you do then you might believe in ghost animals. In this episode Mandi tells us about some unique instances of animal spirits.    References: https://wwmt.com/news/nation-world/where-are-all-of-the-animal-ghosts-spook-yourself-with-10-tales-of-nonhuman-hauntings https://www.athelhampton.com/ghosts https://laghosttour.com/the-old-zoo-at-griffith-park/ https://www.whitehousehistory.org/demon-cat https://inkopious.com/blogs/articles/ghost-dogs-preston-the-boxer?srsltid=AfmBOorAv8yX5z5WJBt1ckNlSNn0ppDPoftvmZamblraf7gtcYXTaKJI https://evidenceofanimalafterlife.com/animal-ghosts/ http://www.real-british-ghosts.com/highgate-chicken-ghost.html https://burialsandbeyond.com/2018/12/27/francis-bacons-ghost-chicken/ https://medium.com/woodworkers-of-the-world-unite/haunted-north-carolina-part-1-885aaa63aa8b https://jimharold.com/animal-ghosts-paranormal-pets-theresa-argies-occult-kitchen/    

In this episode Kelly give us information about Psychic powers and we get a little silly talking about it.     References: https://www.psychiclight.com/a-guide-to-different-psychic-abilities/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_psychic_abilities     medium spiritualist channeler telepath channel clairvoyant spiritist mind reader mentalist sensitive

We love a FUN episode and hearing celebrity ghost stories is ALWAYS FUN. Listen with us and Mandi tells us about the paranormal experiences of the celebrities below.  Vince Neil Courtney Cox Miley Cyrus Lady Gaga Oprah  Keanu Reeves Dolly Parton       references: https://abcnews.go.com/blogs/entertainment/2014/10/keanu-reeves-shares-real-life-ghost-story https://blabbermouth.net/news/vince-neil-says-he-was-visited-by-deceased-daughter https://www.cheatsheet.com/news/dolly-parton-screamed-horror-frightening-experience-home.html/ https://www.mytalk1071.com/courteney-cox-recounts-creepy-ghost-encounter-at-los-angeles-home/ https://klaq.com/rock-star-experiences-paranormal-ghost/ https://www.oprah.com/own-oprahshow/oprahs-spine-tingling-ghostly-encounter https://mysteriouschicago.com/the-hauntings-of-harpo-studios/ https://songbirdsisters.tripod.com/harpo.html https://www.thefader.com/2018/10/17/lady-gaga-irish-seance-ghost-ryan https://www.eonline.com/news/416439/miley-cyrus-shares-london-ghost-story-it-was-seriously-so-terrifying https://www.imdb.com/news/ni63066559/ https://www.insideedition.com/20176-dollywood-employee-finds-burned-bible-page-with-haunting-message https://www.aetv.com/shows/celebrity-ghost-stories Celebrity Ghost Stories, Season 2, episode 2, 12   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iIX-IIPU1dI https://www.mentalfloss.com/posts/amityville-horror-book-facts https://alexmatsuo.com/johnny-depp-has-a-secret-paranormal-life/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Celebrity_Ghost_Stories https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iIX-IIPU1dI  

Have you heard the story of Roland Doe.  Well you have seen a story based on it if you have seen the Exorcist (1973).  the move that made us all fear Captain Howdy and the Ouija board. Listen and Melissa, Mandi and Kelly recap the movie and the supposed real life exorcism.    References: https://fox4kc.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/16/2020/10/Bishop-Diary-Of-Stl-Exorcism.pdf https://www.slu.edu/universitas/archive/2014/exorcism.php https://allthatsinteresting.com/roland-doe-the-exorcist-true-story https://skepticalinquirer.org/2021/10/demoniac-who-is-roland-doe-the-boy-who-inspired-the-exorcist/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Exorcist_(novel) https://allthatsinteresting.com/history-uncovered/roland-doe https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exorcism_of_Roland_Doe https://www.ozarksfirst.com/top-stories/read-the-st-louis-diary-that-inspired-the-exorcist/            

Join us as Kelly explains the different types of paranormal investigation equipment that investigators use.      References; https://roadtrippers.com/magazine/ghost-hunting-gear-guide/   https://products.bestreviews.com/best-ghost-hunting-equipment-kit?cid=17571377514&aid=136528076325&eid=&tid=dsa-19959388920&ul=9016828&mt=&n=g&d=c&dm=&dt&sn&adid=606195798650&k=&p=&pc=&ap=&brprdct=1&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=17571377514&gbraid=0AAAAADEonuAvEvoXehuOahkEe_XwHQ8n1&gclid=Cj0KCQjwrPHABhCIARIsAFW2XBN94Fww49aYpopQuUaXj4Ys3lf5oT9AZ9-7wtEK29ZUMSXYV_vl_OwaAm4XEALw_wcB   https://www.hauntscout.com/articles/ghost-hunting-equipment-checklist/

Join us as we talk about the history of dolls and Dolls that are believed to be haunted.  Island of the dolls Ventriloquism and Ventriloquist dummies' Letta short for Letta me out Annabelle Lilly the doll Robert the Doll Okiku Ruby the doll   References: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_(doll) https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/590952 https://www.joseflebovicgallery.com/pages/books/CL194-20/japanese-ningyo-dolls https://www.discovery.com/exploration/the-island-of-the-dolls-has-a-murky-and-terrifying-history https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edgar_Bergen https://theghostinmymachine.com/2024/09/09/encyclopaedia-of-the-impossible-letta-the-haunted-doll-letta-me-out/ https://robertthedoll.org/story/ https://www.verywellhealth.com/what-is-fear-of-dolls-5206662 https://horrorfacts.com/the-obsession-with-haunted-dolls/ https://ew.com/annabelle-true-story-about-real-doll-8723806 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Annabelle_(doll) https://www.curiousarchive.com/okiku-haunted-japanese-doll/ https://moonmausoleum.com/ruby-the-haunted-doll/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bone_china      

Today Kelly takes us on a journey through children who remember their past lives.      References:   The Boy who lived before-Youtube The Ghost Inside My Child-Prime Video S1E3 Surviving Death –Netflix Med.virginia.edu Netflix Surviving Death Ep 6

In this episode Mandi teaches us the history of Urban Legends as well as some popular Lore.  The babysitter and the man upstairs Candyman   The killer in the back seat The licked hand Pop Rocks Poisoned Halloween candy Bloody Mary The hook Chain Letters The body under the bed Organ transplants/Kidney Thieves       References:   https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/649385/urban-legends-origins https://www.livescience.com/7107-urban-legends-start-persist.html https://www.asuprepdigital.org/student_blog/i-heard-it-from-a-friend-of-a-friend-the-history-of-urban-legends-2/ https://www.cityliveglasgow.com/journalism/2022/5/5/the-candyman-the-urban-legend-and-true-story https://investigatingurbanlegends.quora.com/What-is-the-urban-legend-about-the-Candyman?top_ans=40065716 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_babysitter_and_the_man_upstairs https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Licked_Hand https://www.thrillist.com/entertainment/nation/humans-can-lick-too-how-urban-legends-spread https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killer_in_the_backseat https://www.thrillist.com/eat/nation/pop-rocks-urban-legend-mikey-death https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poisoned_candy_myths https://www.today.com/parents/family/poison-halloween-candy-myth-rcna121984 https://abc13.com/1974-candyman-turned-halloween-terrifying-pasadena-texas/375883/ https://www.pcsb.org/site/default.aspx?PageType=3&DomainID=5837&ModuleInstanceID=27652&ViewID=6446EE88-D30C-497E-9316-3F8874B3E108&RenderLoc=0&FlexDataID=28107&PageID=14981 https://www.hauntedrooms.co.uk/the-bloody-mary-legend https://collective.world/this-is-the-dark-origin-of-bloody-mary-your-favorite-childhood-superstition/ https://www.americanfolklore.net/the-hook/ http://www.supernaturalwiki.com/Hook_Man_Legend https://nerdbot.com/2023/05/30/urban-legend-fact-or-fiction-the-hook-hand-killer/ https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/the-bawdy-under-the-bed/ https://www.dazeddigital.com/life-culture/article/59730/1/interact-4x-to-claim-chain-letters-are-taking-over-tiktok https://slate.com/culture/2010/10/the-curious-history-of-chain-letters.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chain_letter https://theexodusroad.com/organ-trafficking-facts/ https://www.cbsnews.com/news/transplant-myths-urban-legends/ https://paranormaldailynews.com/kidney-thieves-the-urban-legend/2158/ https://astonishinglegends.com/astonishing-legends/2023/10/1/the-legend-of-cropsey  

In this Episode Kelly educates Mandi and Melissa about the history of the Alamo and it's ghostly claims.    References:   https://www.thealamo.org/remember/battle-and-revolution/defenders#:~:text=Many%20know%20the%20famous%20names,Who%20were%20they%3F https://www.legendsofamerica.com/tx-alamoghosts/#:~:text=Today%2C%20apparitions%20continue%20to%20appear,final%20assault%20on%20the%20fort. https://www.legendsofamerica.com/tx-alamoghosts/ https://usghostadventures.com/haunted-stories/the-alamo/ https://www.legendsofamerica.com/tx-alamo/  

Have you ever heard the Legend of Mel's Hole? A bottomless pit in Washington? I was the only one, neither Mandi or Kelly had.  Let me to tell you, I had heard of it, but it was a saga with turns I never expected. Just in time for Aril fools day, join us as we dive deep into Mels' hole...Real or hoax... Trigger warnings: Childish humor and Animal abuse.   References: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yYAQ9YIRJS8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Bc8WMqVUog https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lj5fz3NBqWk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CcYkniMSrVc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wIHKmUIYkkY   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kola_Superdeep_Borehole https://www.gi.alaska.edu/alaska-science-forum/hollow-earth-theory https://www.8newsnow.com/news/local-news/coast-to-coast-am-radio-host-art-bell-died-of-drug-overdose/ https://www.dailyrecordnews.com/news/getting-to-the-bottom-of-mels-hole/article_d72b6a68-7ac2-11e1-b3ce-001a4bcf887a.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earth%27s_crust https://www.nwlegendsmuseum.com/Mel_Hole_Transcripts.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kola_Superdeep_Borehole https://www.spreaker.com/episode/exclusive-art-bell-and-the-story-of-mel-s-hole--63146007        

Have you ever seen a shadow figure? There are different types and different names for these entities from different cultures.  Join us while we discuss and learn about them all.    References: https://bloody-disgusting.com/editorials/3788890/shadows-of-ourselves-the-unexplained-phenomena-of-shadow-people-dead-time/ https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slender_Man https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Choctaw_mythology#Shadow-like_beings https://www.ranker.com/list/different-classes-of-shadow-people/maggie-clendenin https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shadow_People_(film) https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/shadow-boxing/201307/shadow-people https://thehatmanproject.com/

Do you know the history of Ouija? If the answer is no, I didn't either, until this episode.    https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-ouija-board-cant-connect-us-to-paranormal-forces-but-it-can-tell-us-a-lot-about-psychology-grief-and-uncertainty-5860627/ https://www.rd.com/article/nike-just-do-it-origin/ https://www.rd.com/list/chilling-crimes-involving-ouija-boards/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Fuld https://horroraddicts.wordpress.com/2024/02/04/odds-and-dead-ends-a-brief-history-of-the-ouija-board/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ouija https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-ouija-board-cant-connect-us-to-paranormal-forces-but-it-can-tell-us-a-lot-about-psychology-grief-and-uncertainty-5860627/    

We love to dig into the history of old asylums and the Athens Lunatic Asylum is unique because some of the buildings are still used today to house college students. There are numerous stories of hauntings at the college to this day.  We hope you enjoy.   References: https://www.hercampus.com/life/haunted-campus-stories-ohio-university-dorm-room-ghosts/ https://www.oklahoman.com/story/news/2010/10/26/ghosts-roam-halls-of-ohio-university-greek-houses/61204474007/ https://hauntedathensohio.com/wilson-hall-room-428/ https://www.ohiohauntedhouses.com/real-haunt/ohio- university.html#:~:text=Claimed%20by%20some%20to%20be,treatment%20of%20the%20patie nts%20within. https://hauntsandhistory.blogspot.com/2009/08/ohio-university-of-haunts.html https://misteriopress.com/2021/10/true-ghost-stories-an-encore/ https://prezi.com/ljh0iwimfo-g/wilson-hall-room-428/ https://www.athensnews.com/news/family-of-deceased-ou-student-suing-university-in-wrongful- death-case/article_b3d8bd0a-8385-11ec-8e95-33bc6e03af4a.html https://www.imdb.com/news/ni56847445/ https://thelittlehouseofhorrors.com/the-athens-lunatic-asylum-the-ridges/ https://www.uphs.upenn.edu/paharc/timeline/1801/tline14.html#:~:text=Kirkbride%20was%20a%20strong%20advocate,greater%20freedom%20with%20better%20behavior. https://www.npr.org/2005/11/16/5014594/walter-freemans-lobotomies-oral-histories ps://woub.org/2019/10/29/the-legends-behind-the-ghosts-of-athens/ https://www.neh.gov/humanities/2018/summer/statement/the-athens-asylum-was-the-forefront-treatment-in-the-19th-century https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Athens_Lunatic_Asylum https://www.ohio.edu/ridges/history      

Who doesn't love a cryptid episode, were not sure but we do! In this episode Melissa, Mandi, and Kelly discuss the origins of the mysterious cryptid.  We hope you enjoy it as much as we did! Reference's: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mothman https://www.wboy.com/only-on-wboy-com/paranormal-w-va/the-legend-of-mothman-paranormal-w-va/ https://www.netflix.com/tudum/articles/unsolved-mysteries-volume-4-episode-5-mothman-revisited https://clutchmov.com/wild-wonderful-and-weird-the-mothman/index.html http://theresashauntedhistoryofthetri-state.blogspot.com/2022/11/mothman-in-st-albans.html?m=1 https://folklife.si.edu/magazine/mothman-point-pleasant-west-virginia https://maphub.net/wisconsincaps/mothman-sightings https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Point_Pleasant https://ssir.org/articles/entry/where_two_rivers_meet_the_water_is_never_calm https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-salina-journal-mothman-article-4/72515/ https://folklife.si.edu/magazine/mothman-point-pleasant-west-virginia https://uwm.edu/letters-science/in-focus-2021/history-student-tells-the-story-of-the-mothman/        

Hi,    This episode is our personal experiences that we consider paranormal. These are not our only paranormal experiences, they are simply the experiences we chose to speak of on the show.   Happy New Year! We hope you enjoy.    

  Melissa nd mandi discuss the Mysterious, Cursed, Lake Lanier in Forsyth county Georgia.    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1912_racial_conflict_in_Forsyth_County,_Georgia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forsyth_County,_Georgia https://www.11alive.com/article/news/history/lake-lanier-deadliest-day/85-ef100b07-7d2d-41f3-af44-158421ba9649 https://www.cnn.com/2020/10/31/us/lake-lanier-urban-legends-trnd/index.html https://nypost.com/2023/07/14/ushers-ex-tameka-foster-wants-to-drain-georgias-lake-lanier-where-son-kile-glover-died-in-2012/ https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3037663/College-student-disappeared-complaining-flu-symptoms-dead-lake-gunshot-wound-month-later.html https://www.newsweek.com/georgia-fisherman-van-submerged-lake-body-missing-man-inside-1473169 Please see the below for music credit and license: https://www.thedarkpiano.com/creepy-piano-music https://soundcloud.com/myuu Music credit and license: https://www.thedarkpiano.com/creepy-piano-music https://soundcloud.com/myuu http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0 https://www.FesliyanStudios.com This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License  

We decided to take the time to learn about some lesser known cryptids and share the information with you.  This is a lighthearted episode recorded in Mandi's backyard (Sound quality may be off, please forgive us :)   Kikimora Ivory billed woodpecker Megalodon, Luska The Loveland Frog The Dover Demon The Hopkinsville Goblins The Maryland Goatman.      References: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kikimora https://www.worldhistory.org/Kikimora/ https://theowlhouse.fandom.com/wiki/Kikimora https://www.ancient-origins.net/myths-legends/she-brings-bad-news-scary-slavic-household-spirit-called-kikimora-006776 https://meettheslavs.com/kikimora/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_cryptids https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Ivory-billed_Woodpecker/overview https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Megalodon https://kids.nationalgeographic.com/animals/fish/facts/megalodon https://southernmostghosts.com/monsters-of-the-deep-the-luscas/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lusca https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loveland_frog https://www.wlwt.com/article/the-loveland-frogman/37871711 https://charlestonterrors.com/the-loveland-frogman-ohios-most-famous-cryptid/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dover_Demon https://archive.boston.com/news/local/articles/2006/10/29/decades_later_the_dover_demon_still_haunts/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kelly%E2%80%93Hopkinsville_encounter https://www.courierpress.com/story/life/columnists/2017/08/21/history-lesson-goblins-hopkinsville/104796526/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goatman_(urban_legend) https://www.onlyinyourstate.com/maryland/goatman-md/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_Alton_Bridge     Please see the below for music credit and license: https://www.thedarkpiano.com/creepy-piano-music https://soundcloud.com/myuu Music credit and license: https://www.thedarkpiano.com/creepy-piano-music https://soundcloud.com/myuu http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0 https://www.FesliyanStudios.com This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License