This week on Campfire, the line between coincidence and something much stranger gets awfully thin. A devastating accident is followed months later by an eerie cemetery encounter that raises unsettling questions about what might have been. We also hear from someone working alone when an unseen presence suddenly seems determined to make itself known, turning…
Read MorePlease join us for our next SPOOKY STUDIO NET on Thursday, August 13, 2026 at 7pm ET! Think of it as a friendly, low-pressure “net” for Plus Club members, inspired by the rhythm of ham radio check-ins. We’ll gather on Zoom for a casual roundtable where each person gets a moment to say hello, share…
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What happens when a veteran criminal investigator turns his attention to the paranormal? Lawrence Lawson joins me to talk about the experiences that took him from a long career in law enforcement into serious paranormal research, beginning with a full-bodied apparition he witnessed as a young correctional officer in Miami. We get into how his…
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A little boy shares a supernatural encounter and what turns up later seems to confirm his story. This week’s Campfire also takes us inside a beautiful house with a horrifying past and years of unexplained activity. We also hear about a mysterious girl who keeps appearing to one witness, an enormous silent object hovering above…
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Paranormal investigator, television personality, podcaster and bestselling author Amy Bruni returns to The Paranormal Podcast to discuss her new book, Cuisine to Kill For: Recipes and True Crime Stories from the World’s Most Haunted Places. Amy explains how the success of Food to Die For led to this follow-up, which features 60 recipes connected to…
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A terrifying encounter during sleep paralysis opens the door to a Campfire episode filled with unsettling presences, strange figures, and moments that blur the line between the explainable and the impossible. From eerie experiences in hospitals with running ghosts to something enormous and silent moving through the night sky, these stories stay with you long…
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For the 21st anniversary of The Paranormal Podcast, Jim welcomes Bridget Marquardt, host of Ghost Bunny and longtime paranormal aficionado, for a special conversation recorded at Spotify Studios. Bridget traces her fascination with the unexplained back to a frightening childhood experience with the supernatural. She also shares stories from her time at the Playboy Mansion,…
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Ordinary places turn strange without warning. A passing glance, a familiar room, or a quiet street suddenly feels like a doorway into something else. The stories in this episode leave behind the same uneasy question: did these people encounter a ghost, a piece of the past, or something we do not yet have a name…
Read MoreJoin us TONIGHT Friday, July 24th at 7pm ET for our annual Summerween Livestream! We’ll have giveaways, trivia, recipes and much more fun and frivolity with Jim, Dar and Cassandra! OPTION 1: WATCH LIVE ON YOUTUBE BELOW YOUTUBE (view only): https://www.youtube.com/live/3K7R-HH0FB4?si=EVvMKCYVmRyoRDCs OPTION 2: JOIN US ON THE LIVESTREAM VIA ZOOM (YOU WILL BE SHOWN ON…
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What happens when neuroscience, psychology, and the paranormal meet? Dr. Melissa Maffeo, author of Science of the Supernatural: Critical Thinking for the Mind and Brain, joins Jim to explore how fear, expectation, sleep paralysis, infrasound, and the quirks of human memory can shape experiences that feel unmistakably supernatural. They also dig into near-death experiences, alien…
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