Paranormal Experience with Melissa and Mandi

The Exorcist and the Exorcism of Roland Doe

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/

 

 

 

 

 

 

All About Paranormal Equipment

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/

Dolls: Haunted and otherwise

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

 

 

 

Children Who Rememeber Their Past Lives

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

Urban Legends

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

 

The Ghosts of the Alamo

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/

 

Mel's Hole Fact or Fiction

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

 

 

 

 

Shadow Figures

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/

The History of Ouija

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/

 

 

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