Kevin O’Shea, host of Supernatural Japan, joins us for a fascinating look at how the paranormal is woven into everyday life in Japanese culture. Kevin shares how his journey from folklore-loving Canadian to longtime resident of Japan opened his eyes to a worldview where spirits, ancestors, and unseen forces are not fringe ideas but part…
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A man looks back on a childhood encounter with a family he still can’t make sense of, a moment so strange it’s followed him for decades. Another story takes us into a quiet house where a girl suddenly realizes she’s standing right next to a shadowy figure that shouldn’t be there. Elsewhere, the lines blur…
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Jim sits down with Steven Intermill, the manager of the Buckland Museum of Witchcraft in Cleveland, Ohio. Steven shares the unlikely path that led him from museum work of a very different kind to becoming the public steward of one of the most important collections of modern witchcraft artifacts in the United States. Along the…
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A Ouija board session comes back a year later in a way that feels anything but random, another story involves and encounter with something tall, pale, and deeply unsettling. That’s just the start of the spooky stories on this week’s edition of Jim Harold’s Campfire! FREE LIBRARY EVENT In the Cleveland area? Come join us…
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Jim talks with Julie McFadden, RN, known to millions as Hospice Nurse Julie, about death in a honest, open, and surprisingly comforting chat. Drawing on her years in hospice care, Julie shares what people experience at end of life, why talking openly about dying can actually bring relief, and how acknowledging our mortality can help…
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A late-night drive turns deeply unsettling at first, then terrifying. You’ll also hear chilling teases of ghostly children, a haunted Victorian mansion, an eerie Ouija board experience, and encounters tied to old homes, and objects with a past. Real people telling real stories. It’s a new year but still the same great Campfire experience to…
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We are joined by Graham Nicholls, a leading researcher and experiencer of out-of-body experiences, to explore what really happens when consciousness seems to separate from the physical body. Graham shares his own early, spontaneous OBEs and how they led him down a path that blends firsthand experience with serious scientific inquiry. We discuss what defines…
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We take a look back at some of the spookiest Campfire stories from 2025! Happy New Year everyone! Enjoy and Stay Spooky! — CALM We’re so happy to partner with Calm. Calm is the app designed to help you ease stress and get the best sleep of your life. Calm is offering Campfire listeners a…
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In this episode of The Paranormal Podcast, Jim is joined by journalist and author Ben Machell. His book Chasing the Dark explores more than a century of investigations by the Society for Psychical Research. Ben brings listeners inside a largely forgotten world of serious inquiry into the paranormal, long before ghost hunting became entertainment. We…
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This Christmas Campfire special is full of brand new strange, unsettling, and moving stories tied to the holiday season. Plus, there’s one classic story, my favorite Christmas Campfire story of all time, and it never fails to give me chills. Relax, grab some eggnog, and join us for this special Christmas Campfire. Merry Christmas and…
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