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Paranormal Playback

The bAD Collective

Paranormal Playback is the ultimate recap podcast for paranormal reality TV, where haunted asylums, ghost-hunting bros, psychic house calls, and celebrity ghost stories get the snark-filled breakdown they deserve. Hosted by three award-winning ad industry creatives, Charlie Holley, Melanie Malone, and Lauren Sanders, we rewatch cult-favorite shows like Ghost Adventures, Kindred Spirits, and Celebrity Ghost Stories, with a mix of skepticism, comedy, and pop culture flair.Got a ghost story? Submit

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58:51

Part II - Breaking and Entering | Kindred Spirits Recap

Paranormal Playback ·

2025/08/13

[00:21] – Opening Banter[07:13] – Recap of Part 1: Breaking and Entering[08:02] – Night Two Investigation in the Basement[16:26] – Upstairs EVP Attempts & Frustrations[20:50] – Meeting Megan’s Family & Nana O’Connor’s Story[26:58] – Introducing Haunted Object Experts[38:59] – Night Three with Megan & the Geophone[45:14] – Final Findings & Recommendations[50:05] – Haunted or Hoax Segment[56:57] – Listener Appreciation & Sign-OffIn this episode of Paranormal Playback, the team

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1:21:15

Part I - Breaking & Entering | Kindred Spirits Recap

Paranormal Playback ·

2025/08/10

[00:00] – Intro[06:45] - Switching from Ghost Adventures to Kindred Spirits[13:30] - Meet Amy Bruni & Adam Berry[20:15] - Megan’s Haunted House Story[27:00] - First EVP & Walkie-Talkie Voice[33:45] - Basement Tour & Creepy Crawl Space[40:30] - The Ouija Board Above the Bed[47:15] - Dog’s Reaction & Nephew’s Room Incident[54:00] - Night One Investigation Begins[1:00:45] - EVPs in Spare and Master Bedroom[1:07:30] - History Hunt & Meeting the Historian[1:14:15] - Underground

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1:17:41

Part II - Idaho Prison Hauntings | Ghost Adventures...

Paranormal Playback ·

2025/08/06

In this episode ofParanormal Playback, the team wraps up season one ofGhost Adventureswith part two of the Old Idaho Penitentiary investigation. Char, Mel, and Lor dive deep into Zak’s dramatic tactics, Aaron’s solo shower room scare, and Nick’s attempt to play lead investigator. They explore the prison’s dark past, including death row executions and solitary confinement, while questioning the use of controversial tech like the infamous infinity loop. Along the way, they reflect on shadow figures,

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1:23:51

Part I - Spirits, Solitary and Snakes | Ghost...

Paranormal Playback ·

2025/08/03

[02:06] Ghost Adventures Season 1 Finale Begins[05:21] Kindred Spirits Plans for August[07:06] Zak’s Season 2 Hair & Hot Topic Style[11:16] This Old Haunt: History of Idaho State Pen[16:26] Mini Murder Moment: Idaho College Murders[27:51] Paranormal Claims: Solitary, Gallows & Ghosts[33:34] Commercial Break[36:08] Eyewitness Reports & Rose Garden Activity[46:10] The Gallows, Death Row & Ray Snowden[1:02:08] Commercial Break[1:03:15] Boots, Bars, and Cigar Shop Spirits[1:05:25]

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1:01:03

Part II - Zak Bagans vs Mr. Boots in Edinburgh |...

Paranormal Playback ·

2025/07/30

[01:33] Welcome Back & Quick Recap[04:33] The Lockdown Begins[09:33] The WB Cockroach Theory[14:33] Zak’s Flashlight Foreplay[19:33] EMF Spikes & Headaches[24:03] Commercial Break. Improv or Paranormal?[32:36]Mr. Boots: Zak’s Shadow Rival[38:00] Oysters, Wine Barrels & Ghost Dogs[48:14] Commercial Break[50:08] The Cobbler’s EVP & Child Spirit[57:08] Teddy Bear Moves & Final ThoughtsIn Part II of our Edinburgh Vaults recap, the Paranormal Playback crew returns to Ghost Adventures

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1:36:51

Part I - Edin-Bros in Edinburgh | Ghost Adventures Recap

Paranormal Playback ·

2025/07/27

[00:00] Welcome to Edinburgh & American Apologies[09:05] This Old Haunt[15:00] Vault History: Crime, Cobblers & Whiskey[23:00] Ghost Roll Call: Mr. Boots, Jack, and the Watcher[31:00] Dark Lore: Burke and Hare & The Pregnant Poltergeist[39:00] Ghost Adventures Breakdown: Gothic Fits & Fact-Checking[47:00] Merchants Out, Predators In[55:00] Candlelit Chaos & Candelabra Confessions[1:03:00] Cobbler Corners, Cold Spots & Camera Fails[1:11:00] Mr. Boots Gets Called Out[1:19:00]

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1:25:30

Part II - Screams from the Morgue: Overbrook Asylum |...

Paranormal Playback ·

2025/07/23

[01:31] Welcome Back to the Psych Ward[10:21] Ghost Jizz & The “Dark Light”[18:31] Voices, Shushing & EMF Readings[28:31] Straightjacket Soliloquy[36:04] Ghost Fart or Gurney Squeak?[44:04] Shadow Hand & Orb Evidence[51:04] Nick Locked in the Morgue[01:00:04] Panic, Paranoia & No Escape[01:09:04] Slapped by a Ghost?[01:16:04] Haunted or Hoax?[1:27:31]Tiptoe Through the Shadowverse 🌷👻n this hilarious and haunting part two recap of Ghost Adventures Season 1, Episode 6, the Paranormal

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1:24:59

Part I - The Haunted Tunnels of Overbrook Asylum |...

Paranormal Playback ·

2025/07/20

[00:00] – Welcome Back & Housekeeping[05:20] – This Old Haunt: Overbrook Asylum[12:42] – Frostbite Deaths & Disappearances[17:40] – Nurse Nellie and Haunted Morgue[20:10] – Gurney Whistles & Tunnel Hauntings[27:13] – Mental Health Missteps & Cult Chat[33:55] – Meet Mosaic Blur Lady[47:00] – LGBTQ+ & Experimental “Treatments”[1:00:24] – Tunnel Systems & Radiation Signs[1:09:15] – Zach the Hunchback & Grave Encounters Parallels[1:16:12] – Graffiti, Hazmat Humor & Final

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11:41

Ghosts and the Gilded Age | This Old Haunt

Paranormal Playback ·

2025/07/18

[00:00] Trigger Warning: Death, suicide, grief, and trauma[00:10] Welcome to This Old Haunt[00:19] Meet Mel[01:05] Houghton Mansion[01:25] The Industrialist’s Origin Story[04:50] The Scenic Drive Begins[08:15] From Mansion to Masonic Lodge[09:00] Pancakes or Portals?[11:45] Ghost or Grief?[12:45] Teaser: Freemasons & Templars Special IncomingA fatal car crash. A devoted chauffeur. A mansion full of sorrow. In this monthly minisode of This Old Haunt, host Melanie Malone takes you inside one of

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1:06:09

Part II | Sloss Furnace Slaps | Ghost Adventures Recap

Paranormal Playback ·

2025/07/15

[00:00] – Welcome Back & Part 1 Recap[04:08] – The Lockdown Begins[08:35] – Activity Already?![14:14] – The Tunnel EVP & Aaron’s “Slap”[21:04] – Glowing Lights & Paranormal Parkour[25:07] – The Mist, The Bang, The Thermal Cam[29:50] – Slag Roleplay & Pipe Noises[32:20] – Nerve Center Setup & Tech Nostalgia[43:15] – EVPs, Falls, and Unseen Forces[52:34] – PIMPS My Ghost & Final Evidence ReviewIn Part 2 ofParanormal Playback’sdeep dive intoGhost AdventuresSeason 1, Episode 5,

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1:22:59

Part I – Inside Sloss Furnace | Ghost Adventures Recap

Paranormal Playback ·

2025/07/13

[00:00] – Welcome Back from Hiatus[04:26] – Ghost Adventures: Sloss Furnace Recap Begins[13:00] – This Old Haunt: Sloss Furnace[21:00] – Slag Wormwood: Real or Myth?[27:22] – Ghost Reports and Shadow Figures[33:44] – Bloody Mary, But Make It “Lore Lore”[35:28] – Sloss Furnaces: Deaths, but No Paper Trail[40:04] – Eyewitnesses: Scogs, Brooke, Kevan[51:41] – Blower Rooms & Exploding Compressors[57:40] – Sarah’s Sloss Tramp Stamp[1:05:03] – Sightings of Slag and Paranormal Encounters[1:10:26] –

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44:53

Part II | Rosé & Readings | July Bonus Banter

Paranormal Playback ·

2025/07/09

[00:00] – Welcome Back to the Séance Circle[01:00] – The Come-Hither Curse: La Siguanaba[08:00] – The Face at Grandma’s Feet[10:30] – Childhood Horror Movie Trauma[12:30] – Mel and Buster[18:00] – Haunted House & Sleep Paralysis[21:00] – EVP with a Warning[27:00] – Paranormal Tea: Bagans & Madison[32:00] – Lore with Lor: Lizzie Borden[41:00] – Rosé Reviews & Closing CheersIn Part 2 of the debut episode of Rosé & Readings, the wine is flowing and the ghost stories get even spookier

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51:30

Part I | Rosé & Readings | Bonus Banter

Paranormal Playback ·

2025/07/06

[00:00] Haunted Disclaimer[01:18] Welcome to Rosé & Readings[02:00] Meet Planchetina & This Month’s Wine[05:15] Haunted Toast & Tarot Game Begins[08:06] First Tarot Pull: Chaos Ensues[10:30] Char's Religious Upbringing[20:25] The Woman in the Car[25:26] Tales from the Shadows #1: Haunted House[34:47] Summon, Séance, or Salt Game[42:10] Tales from the Shadows #2: Mimic in the Night[49:53] – Final Toast & Tease for Part 2In the first episode of Rosé & Readings, a new monthly bonus

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8:29

Ovilus | Charlie Checks the Tech

Paranormal Playback ·

2025/06/30

In this episode of Charlie Checks the Tech, part of the Paranormal Playback podcast, host Charlie dives into the Ovilus, a popular yet controversial tool seen in ghost hunting shows like Ghost Adventures and Kindred Spirits. Often touted as a way for spirits to speak through technology, the Ovilus generates words based on environmental changes like EMF, temperature, and pressure. Charlie explores its various modes (Dictionary, Phonetic, Touch/Thermal, and White Noise), and questions its scientific

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10:09

XLS Cameras | Charlie Checks the Tech

Paranormal Playback ·

2025/06/22

In this episode of Paranormal Playback, Charlie Checks the Tech takes a deep dive into XLS cameras—often seen on shows like Ghost Adventures—and explains how these stick-figure-producing devices actually work. Originally designed for Xbox Kinect gaming, XLS (or SLS) cameras use structured light sensors and infrared grids to map human shapes, but they often misidentify furniture, shadows, and reflections as ghosts. Charlie breaks down the science behind these false positives, explains when the tech

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15:56

This Old Haunt | The Murder That Haunted Kentucky:...

Paranormal Playback ·

2025/06/18

[00:00] Welcome, Shadowlings[00:47] New to This Old Haunt?[01:29] Content Warning[01:40] Honky Tonk Hell Portal (aka Bobby Mackey’s)[02:00] Cursed Clippings[03:10] Pearl Bryan’s Backstory[04:45] Enter: Scott Jackson, Human Red Flag[06:48] A Crime & A Coverup[10:19] The Legend of Johanna[12:28] Fact Check: Was Pearl ever there?[14:30] Wrap-Up & TeaserWelcome to This Old Haunt - Minisode Edition, the series where Paranormal Playback co-host Melanie Malone digs into the dark history behind your

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5:25

Charlie Checks the Tech - Spirit Boxes

Paranormal Playback ·

2025/06/15

In this episode of Charlie Checks the Tech on Paranormal Playback, Char takes a critical look at Spirit Boxes—popular ghost-hunting tools used to detect paranormal activity by scanning AM/FM radio frequencies. Also known as ghost boxes or polter pods, these devices create bursts of static and audio fragments that some believe allow spirits to communicate. Char explains the science and psychology behind why people hear voices, touching on audio pareidolia, confirmation bias, and radio interference

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9:43

Charlie Checks the Tech - EMF Meters

Paranormal Playback ·

2025/06/08

In this debut episode of “Charlie Checks the Tech” on Paranormal Playback, host Char (Charlie) dives into the science and skepticism behind electromagnetic field meters aka EMF—those blinking, beeping tools often seen in paranormal investigations. She explains what EMFs are, how EMF meters work, and why spikes in readings don’t necessarily mean paranormal activity. Char explores common environmental causes, the psychological effects of EMFs, and offers practical tips for using these devices

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1:04:53

Part II - Hollywood Secret Psychic Society | Ghost...

Paranormal Playback ·

2025/06/04

[00:00] Hollywood Bones Unearthed[03:31] Stir of Echoes Meets EMF Readings[06:31] Spirit Box Chaos Dissected[10:01] Char Checks the Tech Begins[14:01] Ghostly Singing from the Loft[18:31] Ghost Child Lured with Candy[23:01] Laughs, Orbs, Tech Doubts[29:01] Candy Community Theatre with the Ghoulies [34:01] Window Figure Under Scrutiny[42:01] Demons, Dental Drama, Conclusions[55:23] Haunted or Hoax with the Bonemaster[01:04:22] OutroIn this episode of Paranormal Playback, hosts Char, Mel, and Lor

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1:22:46

Part I – Hollywood Secret Psychic Society | Ghost...

Paranormal Playback ·

2025/06/02

[00:00] Intro: New Show Features + Ghost Biz Catch-Up[08:58] Recap Begins: Ghost Adventures Hits La Brea[12:27] The Real History of the Hollywood Women’s Club[15:30] This Old Haunt: Glamour, Graves & Ghost Girls[24:00] A Preacher, a Curse & the Club's Dark Past[33:18] Secret Society Energy + Patty Negri’s Return[39:15] Gardener Lisa & the Bones That Weren’t[45:40] Grave Theory, Cement Clues & Paranormal Confusion[51:36] Paranormal Side Quests: Patreon + Bonus Ideas[55:21] Rosemary

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