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Turn down the lights and join Sandman for Tales from the Darkness, ParaReality’s 2026 Halloween Special—a journey into vintage radio horror, where every shadow has a story. Tonight’s collection features four chilling plays: The Blackness of Terror from The Hermit’s Cave, The Shadow People from The Hall of Fantasy, Arch Oboler’s The Dark, and Those Who Walk in Darkness from Creeps by Night, starring Boris Karloff. From disturbing family secrets and figures lurking in the shadows to an inexplicable terror and the vulnerability of trusting another person, each story explores a different kind of darkness. Sandman introduces each play and shares his reflections along the way. Settle in for an evening of eerie voices, unsettling sound effects, and stories that let your imagination supply the scares. Just keep the light switch within reach. About ParaRealityHosted by Sandman, ParaReality is an award-winning investigative podcast exploring ghosts and hauntings, cryptids, UFOs and alien encounters, conspiracy theories, occult history, spiritual phenomena, and the unexplained. Through carefully researched episodes and compelling conversations with investigators, researchers, authors, witnesses, and experiencers, ParaReality examines the evidence, considers competing explanations, and leaves the final judgment to you. New episodes are released every Friday at 8:00 PM Central Time. Visit ParaReality.com for episodes, articles, appearances, and more. Follow ParaReality on social media, subscribe on your favorite podcast platform, and share the show with someone who isn’t afraid to question the accepted narrative. Turn On, Tune In, & Find Out.

What does it mean to channel a consciousness beyond your own—and who might be speaking? Steve Rother returns to ParaReality to discuss his experiences channeling the collective he calls the Group of 9. Sandman explores Steve’s account of Lilith, the group’s ninth member, and the message of equality and empowerment presented in The Order of the Red Winged Angels. The conversation also explores multidimensionality, ghosts and hauntings, fragmented souls, and what the Group’s teachings suggest about life, death, and the challenges we face. How does Steve understand these experiences, and what practical meaning might listeners find in his message? Join us for a thoughtful exploration of channeling, consciousness, and spiritual belief. Listen with curiosity, consider the claims, and decide for yourself. Turn On, Tune In, & Find Out. About ParaRealityHosted by Sandman, ParaReality is an award-winning investigative podcast exploring ghosts and hauntings, cryptids, UFOs and alien encounters, conspiracy theories, occult history, spiritual phenomena, and the unexplained. Through carefully researched episodes and compelling conversations with investigators, researchers, authors, witnesses, and experiencers, ParaReality examines the evidence, considers competing explanations, and leaves the final judgment to you. New episodes are released every Friday at 8:00 PM Central Time. Visit ParaReality.com for episodes, articles, appearances, and more. Follow ParaReality on social media, subscribe on your favorite podcast platform, and share the show with someone who isn’t afraid to question the accepted narrative. Turn On, Tune In, & Find Out.

In Part One, we examined the cases that helped establish the modern alien-abduction phenomenon. Now, the investigation turns inward. In Part Two: Inside the Experience, Sandman explores what could cause an abduction experience without a person being physically taken by extraterrestrial beings. Could some accounts be deliberate hoaxes or stories that became more elaborate over time? Can hypnosis uncover a hidden memory—or unintentionally create one? How closely do bedroom abductions resemble sleep paralysis, and how much has popular culture influenced the beings, examinations, and spacecraft people remember? This episode also examines whether several people can genuinely share a hallucination, how witnesses can influence one another’s memories, and why sincere belief does not necessarily establish that an event occurred exactly as remembered. The answer may not be real, hoax, or hallucination. Different cases may have entirely different causes—and some may remain unexplained. This is Alien Abductions: Real, Hoax, or Shared Hallucinations? Part Two—Inside the Experience. Turn On, Tune In, & Find Out! About ParaRealityHosted by Sandman, ParaReality is an award-winning investigative podcast exploring ghosts and hauntings, cryptids, UFOs and alien encounters, conspiracy theories, occult history, spiritual phenomena, and the unexplained. Through carefully researched episodes and compelling conversations with investigators, researchers, authors, witnesses, and experiencers, ParaReality examines the evidence, considers competing explanations, and leaves the final judgment to you. New episodes are released every Friday at 8:00 PM Central Time. Visit ParaReality.com for episodes, articles, appearances, and more. Follow ParaReality on social media, subscribe on your favorite podcast platform, and share the show with someone who isn’t afraid to question the accepted narrative. Turn On, Tune In, & Find Out.

Thousands of people claim to have been taken by beings from somewhere beyond our world—but what evidence suggests that alien abductions are physical events rather than dreams, hallucinations, false memories, or carefully constructed hoaxes? In Part One of this two-part investigation, Sandman examines the cases that helped define the modern alien-abduction phenomenon. From Antônio Villas Boas and Betty and Barney Hill to the Pascagoula encounter, the Allagash incident, and the mysterious five-day disappearance of Travis Walton, each case presents its own combination of unusual testimony, missing time, multiple witnesses, disputed evidence, and unanswered questions. Are the similarities between these accounts evidence of a genuine phenomenon, or have decades of media coverage and cultural influence created a recognizable abduction narrative? Do alleged scars, implants, polygraph results, and witness reactions provide physical evidence—or only deepen the mystery? This is Part One: Taken. Turn On, Tune In, & Find Out! About ParaRealityHosted by Sandman, ParaReality is an award-winning investigative podcast exploring ghosts and hauntings, cryptids, UFOs and alien encounters, conspiracy theories, occult history, spiritual phenomena, and the unexplained. Through carefully researched episodes and compelling conversations with investigators, researchers, authors, witnesses, and experiencers, ParaReality examines the evidence, considers competing explanations, and leaves the final judgment to you. New episodes are released every Friday at 8:00 PM Central Time. Visit ParaReality.com for episodes, articles, appearances, and more. Follow ParaReality on social media, subscribe on your favorite podcast platform, and share the show with someone who isn’t afraid to question the accepted narrative. Turn On, Tune In, & Find Out.

Originally aired May 7, 2004 Have you ever walked away from someone feeling completely drained? In this Flashback episode, we return to the early days of ParaReality to explore the idea of psychic vampires: people believed to feed on the energy of others rather than their blood. What might it feel like to encounter one? Could someone take your energy without you knowing it, or are there more familiar explanations for that exhausted feeling? Listen to the original 2004 episode and decide for yourself. Turn On, Tune In, & Find Out. About ParaRealityHosted by Sandman, ParaReality is an award-winning investigative podcast exploring ghosts and hauntings, cryptids, UFOs and alien encounters, conspiracy theories, occult history, spiritual phenomena, and the unexplained. Through carefully researched episodes and compelling conversations with investigators, researchers, authors, witnesses, and experiencers, ParaReality examines the evidence, considers competing explanations, and leaves the final judgment to you. New episodes are released every Friday at 8:00 PM Central Time. Visit ParaReality.com for episodes, articles, appearances, and more. Follow ParaReality on social media, subscribe on your favorite podcast platform, and share the show with someone who isn’t afraid to question the accepted narrative. Turn On, Tune In, & Find Out.

What if the UFO phenomenon is connected to something far greater than extraterrestrial visitation? In this episode of ParaReality, Sandman and Eric welcome Sabina Qureshi, a longtime student of the Ageless Wisdom teachings, to explore the predicted reappearance of Maitreya and the Masters of Wisdom. According to the teachings presented by the late British esotericist Benjamin Creme, Maitreya is the World Teacher for all humanity, and his emergence could mark the beginning of a new era based upon sharing, justice, cooperation, and peace. But where do UFOs fit into this extraordinary story? Sabina discusses the beings known as the Space Brothers and Sisters, their alleged spiritual mission on Earth, their reported presence near nuclear facilities and disaster sites, and the claim that they operate on normally invisible levels of matter known as the etheric planes. The conversation also examines humanity’s transition into the Age of Aquarius, the future Technology of Light, and why advanced beings may assist us without interfering with our free will. Are we witnessing civilization’s decline—or the difficult birth of a new age? Turn On, Tune In, & Find Out! About ParaRealityHosted by Sandman, ParaReality is an award-winning investigative podcast exploring ghosts and hauntings, cryptids, UFOs and alien encounters, conspiracy theories, occult history, spiritual phenomena, and the unexplained. Through carefully researched episodes and compelling conversations with investigators, researchers, authors, witnesses, and experiencers, ParaReality examines the evidence, considers competing explanations, and leaves the final judgment to you. New episodes are released every Friday at 8:00 PM Central Time. Visit ParaReality.com for episodes, articles, appearances, and more. Follow ParaReality on social media, subscribe on your favorite podcast platform, and share the show with someone who isn’t afraid to question the accepted narrative. Turn On, Tune In, & Find Out.

What if haunted locations do more than hold memories? What if they store and amplify energy? On this episode of ParaReality, Sandman sits down with veteran paranormal investigator Kent M. Wilson, founder and lead investigator of KenTenn Paranormal and host of the Paranormal Addicts Podcast. Drawing from more than three decades and hundreds of investigations, Kent discusses mediumship, demonology, paranormal evidence, and his Resonance Energy Theory—an attempt to explain how emotion, consciousness, environmental conditions, and energetic frequencies may influence unexplained activity. Kent also takes us behind the scenes of the annual West Kentucky Paranormal Expo in Mayfield, Kentucky, where Sandman will be appearing as a featured presenter on September 26. Turn On, Tune In, and Find Out! About ParaRealityHosted by Sandman, ParaReality is an award-winning investigative podcast exploring ghosts and hauntings, cryptids, UFOs and alien encounters, conspiracy theories, occult history, spiritual phenomena, and the unexplained. Through carefully researched episodes and compelling conversations with investigators, researchers, authors, witnesses, and experiencers, ParaReality examines the evidence, considers competing explanations, and leaves the final judgment to you. New episodes are released every Friday at 8:00 PM Central Time. Visit ParaReality.com for episodes, articles, appearances, and more. Follow ParaReality on social media, subscribe on your favorite podcast platform, and share the show with someone who isn’t afraid to question the accepted narrative. Turn On, Tune In, & Find Out.

Season 1, Episode 10 — Originally Aired April 23, 2004 Diplomat. Adventurer. Alchemist. Occultist. Immortal? In this edition of ParaReality Flashback, we travel back to April 23, 2004, and one of the earliest mysteries explored on the podcast: the extraordinary legend of the Count of Saint Germain. Appearing among the royal courts and aristocracy of 18th-century Europe, Saint Germain was said to possess remarkable knowledge of languages, music, chemistry, diplomacy, and the occult. His origins were mysterious, his wealth seemed almost limitless, and perhaps most strangely of all, those who encountered him claimed that the man simply didn't seem to age. But Saint Germain's legend didn't end with his reported death in 1784. Stories of encounters with the mysterious Count continued, eventually transforming him from an enigmatic historical figure into one of the most fascinating characters in Western occult tradition. Was Saint Germain an extraordinarily talented adventurer whose exploits grew into legend? A brilliant confidence man? A master alchemist who discovered something others could not? Or could there be something behind the centuries-old claims that the "Immortal Count" somehow conquered time itself? More than twenty-two years after this episode first aired, return with Sandman to the early days of ParaReality and rediscover the enduring mystery of Saint Germain. About ParaRealityHosted by Sandman, ParaReality is an award-winning investigative podcast exploring ghosts and hauntings, cryptids, UFOs and alien encounters, conspiracy theories, occult history, spiritual phenomena, and the unexplained. Through carefully researched episodes and compelling conversations with investigators, researchers, authors, witnesses, and experiencers, ParaReality examines the evidence, considers competing explanations, and leaves the final judgment to you. New episodes are released every Friday at 8:00 PM Central Time. Visit ParaReality.com for episodes, articles, appearances, and more. Follow ParaReality on social media, subscribe on your favorite podcast platform, and share the show with someone who isn’t afraid to question the accepted narrative. Turn On, Tune In, & Find Out.

What if the demons aren't the villains? On this episode of ParaReality, Sandman sits down with independent comic creator and publisher Austin Light, the mind behind American Demon Comics and the supernatural comic series Envy. At the center of Envy is Belial, a fallen angel and demon king whose story challenges traditional ideas about good and evil, Heaven and Hell, and the roles we've assigned to angels and demons. Austin discusses the inspiration behind the series, his approach to demonology and religious philosophy, and how mythology, theology, and the paranormal influence the world he's creating. But Austin's connection to the unexplained doesn't end on the comic page. He's also a paranormal investigator with the HSVPara team and has a deep interest in UFOs and UAP phenomena. Sandman and Austin explore the connections between his creative work and real-world paranormal investigation—and venture into the intriguing possibility that some of the entities humanity has called angels, demons, spirits, and even extraterrestrials might not fit as neatly into separate categories as we think. Austin also talks about independent publishing, American Demon Comics, and what's coming next for Envy. Plus, Austin and Sandman will both be appearing at GoblinCon in Hopkinsville, Kentucky, August 22–23, where you'll have the chance to meet them in person. Enter the world of Envy—where demons have stories of their own, morality isn't always black and white, and the boundary between fiction and the unexplained can become surprisingly thin. Envy is available at AmericanDemonComics.com. About ParaRealityHosted by Sandman, ParaReality is an award-winning investigative podcast exploring ghosts and hauntings, cryptids, UFOs and alien encounters, conspiracy theories, occult history, spiritual phenomena, and the unexplained. Through carefully researched episodes and compelling conversations with investigators, researchers, authors, witnesses, and experiencers, ParaReality examines the evidence, considers competing explanations, and leaves the final judgment to you. New episodes are released every Friday at 8:00 PM Central Time. Visit ParaReality.com for episodes, articles, appearances, and more. Follow ParaReality on social media, subscribe on your favorite podcast platform, and share the show with someone who isn’t afraid to question the accepted narrative. Turn On, Tune In, & Find Out.

In 1977, the quiet coastal community of Broad Haven, Wales, became the center of one of Britain’s most mysterious UFO flaps. It began when a group of schoolchildren reported seeing a cigar-shaped craft—and, according to some witnesses, a tall, silver-suited figure—in a field near their playground. Soon, reports of glowing objects, faceless humanoids, electrical disturbances, frightened animals, and strange activity spread across the Pembrokeshire countryside, creating what the press called the Welsh Triangle. In this episode of the ParaReality Podcast, Sandman and Eric revisit the famous Broad Haven school sighting, the Haven Fort Hotel encounter, the disturbing events at Ripperston Farm, and the British military’s discreet inquiry into the reports. They also examine the competing explanations, including mistaken identity, secret military activity, media influence, and an admitted silver-suited prankster. Did something truly unknown visit the Welsh coast, or did one mysterious sighting ignite a chain reaction of rumor, fear, folklore, and hoax? Step inside the Broad Haven Triangle, where nearly fifty years later, the truth remains hidden somewhere between credible testimony and enduring legend. About ParaRealityHosted by Sandman, ParaReality is an award-winning investigative podcast exploring ghosts and hauntings, cryptids, UFOs and alien encounters, conspiracy theories, occult history, spiritual phenomena, and the unexplained. Through carefully researched episodes and compelling conversations with investigators, researchers, authors, witnesses, and experiencers, ParaReality examines the evidence, considers competing explanations, and leaves the final judgment to you. New episodes are released every Friday at 8:00 PM Central Time. Visit ParaReality.com for episodes, articles, appearances, and more. Follow ParaReality on social media, subscribe on your favorite podcast platform, and share the show with someone who isn’t afraid to question the accepted narrative. Turn On, Tune In, & Find Out.

The Summer Series concludes with its most unsettling chapter yet. For decades, experiencers have reported encounters with towering insect-like beings unlike anything else in UFO lore. Often referred to as Mantids or Insectoids, these mysterious entities are frequently described as possessing immense intelligence, communicating through telepathy, and silently observing encounters involving both Greys and Nordics. In this episode, Sandman takes a deep dive into the history of the Insectoid phenomenon, examining eyewitness accounts, the research of Budd Hopkins, Dr. John Mack, David Jacobs, and Jacques Vallée, and the competing theories surrounding these enigmatic beings. Are the Mantids extraterrestrial visitors, interdimensional intelligences, symbolic archetypes, or something beyond our current understanding? We'll also explore the controversial Overseer Theory, the debate surrounding hypnotic regression and false memories, the ancient symbolism of insect-like beings throughout history, and why so many witnesses describe the Insectoids as the most intelligent—and perhaps the most unsettling—entities they've ever encountered. Join Sandman as the ParaReality Summer Series reaches its thought-provoking conclusion, bringing together the Greys, the Nordics, and the Insectoids in an exploration of one of the greatest mysteries of our time. Keep questioning. Keep searching. And keep your eyes on the skies. About ParaRealityHosted by Sandman, ParaReality is an award-winning investigative podcast exploring ghosts and hauntings, cryptids, UFOs and alien encounters, conspiracy theories, occult history, spiritual phenomena, and the unexplained. Through carefully researched episodes and compelling conversations with investigators, researchers, authors, witnesses, and experiencers, ParaReality examines the evidence, considers competing explanations, and leaves the final judgment to you. New episodes are released every Friday at 8:00 PM Central Time. Visit ParaReality.com for episodes, articles, appearances, and more. Follow ParaReality on social media, subscribe on your favorite podcast platform, and share the show with someone who isn’t afraid to question the accepted narrative. Turn On, Tune In, & Find Out.

Not every ghost is terrifying. Some seem more interested in playing tricks than striking fear. In this Flashback episode of ParaReality, we travel back to one of the show's earliest broadcasts from 2004 to explore the curious phenomenon of mischievous hauntings. Why do some spirits move objects, make unexplained noises, hide personal belongings, or play harmless pranks on the living? Are these encounters evidence of intelligent hauntings, poltergeist activity, or something else entirely? Join Sandman as he examines why these "pesky ghosts" behave the way they do and shares practical suggestions that have been used to calm—or even end—these unusual paranormal disturbances. Whether you're revisiting this classic episode or hearing it for the first time, you'll discover that while paranormal investigation has evolved dramatically over the past two decades, the mystery surrounding haunted homes remains as fascinating as ever. About ParaRealityHosted by Sandman, ParaReality is an award-winning investigative podcast exploring ghosts and hauntings, cryptids, UFOs and alien encounters, conspiracy theories, occult history, spiritual phenomena, and the unexplained. Through carefully researched episodes and compelling conversations with investigators, researchers, authors, witnesses, and experiencers, ParaReality examines the evidence, considers competing explanations, and leaves the final judgment to you. New episodes are released every Friday at 8:00 PM Central Time. Visit ParaReality.com for episodes, articles, appearances, and more. Follow ParaReality on social media, subscribe on your favorite podcast platform, and share the show with someone who isn’t afraid to question the accepted narrative. Turn On, Tune In, & Find Out.

For nearly eight decades, the Roswell Incident has remained one of the most enduring mysteries in modern history. On July 8, 1947, the U.S. military announced the recovery of a "flying disc" near Roswell, New Mexico—only to reverse its story hours later. What followed was a controversy that continues to spark debate to this day. In this special 79th Anniversary episode of ParaReality, Sandman and Eric "Easy E" Patterson take a deep dive into the case that launched a thousand conspiracy theories. Together, they examine the discovery of the debris field, the military's announcement and retraction, the testimony of Major Jesse Marcel, Project Mogul, Glenn Dennis and the alien body claims, the second crash site theory, Hangar 84, Majestic-12, and Nick Redfern's disturbing alternative explanation involving Cold War psychological warfare and human experimentation. Was Roswell the crash of an extraterrestrial spacecraft? A top-secret military project? A Soviet operation? Or has decades of speculation transformed a misunderstood event into modern mythology? Seventy-nine years later, the questions remain—and the mystery refuses to die. Join us as we revisit the evidence, the witnesses, the theories, and the controversy surrounding the most famous UFO case of all time. About ParaRealityHosted by Sandman, ParaReality is an award-winning investigative podcast exploring ghosts and hauntings, cryptids, UFOs and alien encounters, conspiracy theories, occult history, spiritual phenomena, and the unexplained. Through carefully researched episodes and compelling conversations with investigators, researchers, authors, witnesses, and experiencers, ParaReality examines the evidence, considers competing explanations, and leaves the final judgment to you. New episodes are released every Friday at 8:00 PM Central Time. Visit ParaReality.com for episodes, articles, appearances, and more. Follow ParaReality on social media, subscribe on your favorite podcast platform, and share the show with someone who isn’t afraid to question the accepted narrative. Turn On, Tune In, & Find Out.

For decades, reports of alien encounters have been dominated by one image: the Grey alien. But what if that's only half the story? In Part 2 of the ParaReality Summer Series, Sandman explores the mysterious world of the Nordics—tall, human-looking beings who are often described as intelligent, compassionate, and deeply concerned about humanity's future. From the Contactee Era of the 1950s and the stories of the Space Brothers to the Pleiadian connection, warning messages about war and environmental destruction, and theories suggesting humanity may be part of a larger cosmic family, this episode examines one of the most fascinating and controversial aspects of UFO lore. Are the Nordics extraterrestrial visitors? Spiritual messengers? Psychological archetypes? Or something else entirely? Join Sandman as he explores what many consider to be the other face of the UFO phenomenon. Keep questioning. Keep searching. And keep your eyes on the skies. About ParaRealityHosted by Sandman, ParaReality is an award-winning investigative podcast exploring ghosts and hauntings, cryptids, UFOs and alien encounters, conspiracy theories, occult history, spiritual phenomena, and the unexplained. Through carefully researched episodes and compelling conversations with investigators, researchers, authors, witnesses, and experiencers, ParaReality examines the evidence, considers competing explanations, and leaves the final judgment to you. New episodes are released every Friday at 8:00 PM Central Time. Visit ParaReality.com for episodes, articles, appearances, and more. Follow ParaReality on social media, subscribe on your favorite podcast platform, and share the show with someone who isn’t afraid to question the accepted narrative. Turn On, Tune In, & Find Out.

After more than two decades behind the microphone, Sandman takes a step back from the mysteries and reflects on one of the biggest years in the history of the ParaReality Podcast. Join us as we celebrate 350 episodes, the return of Eric as co-host, the move to weekly episodes, multiple Podcast Excellence Awards, international podcast rankings, the publication of two new books, and an exciting year of conference appearances across Tennessee and Kentucky. Sandman also discusses Season 20's deep dive into the UFO phenomenon, interviews with leading researchers including Brent Raynes, Brent Oldham, and Maxim Furek, the expansion of ParaReality into video, and what lies ahead for the future of the show. Whether you've been listening since the beginning or you're a new member of the ParaReality community, this special episode is a look back at how far we've come—and a look ahead at the mysteries still waiting to be explored. If you'll be attending the Smoky Mountain Bigfoot Conference, GoblinCon, or the West Kentucky Paranormal Expo, stop by, say hello, and share your story. It may become part of a future episode of ParaReality. The journey continues. About ParaRealityHosted by Sandman, ParaReality is an award-winning investigative podcast exploring ghosts and hauntings, cryptids, UFOs and alien encounters, conspiracy theories, occult history, spiritual phenomena, and the unexplained. Through carefully researched episodes and compelling conversations with investigators, researchers, authors, witnesses, and experiencers, ParaReality examines the evidence, considers competing explanations, and leaves the final judgment to you. New episodes are released every Friday at 8:00 PM Central Time. Visit ParaReality.com for episodes, articles, appearances, and more. Follow ParaReality on social media, subscribe on your favorite podcast platform, and share the show with someone who isn’t afraid to question the accepted narrative. Turn On, Tune In, & Find Out.