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Obscurata | True Scary, Paranormal, Ghost, Supernatural & Mysterious Stories

True Crime, Mysteries, Paranormal, Unexplained, True Scary Stories

Step into the shadows with Obscurata, the latest podcast from The Whispering Woods Studio.Here, we unravel the darkest corners of the human experience—exploring unsolved mysteries, true crime, paranormal encounters, and tales of the occult. Obscurata dares you to question the boundaries of what we believe to be true… and what we fear may be lurking in the dark.Each episode delves into mysterious events, blending atmospheric storytelling with a touch of the unexplainable. Whether it’s an intriguing

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25:18

POSSESSED BY FAITH : The Michael Taylor Exorcism...

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2025/06/02

Content WarningThis episode contains discussion of graphic violence, mental illness, religious rituals including exorcism, and the murder of a family member. Listener discretion is strongly advised, especially for those sensitive to themes of domestic violence or spiritual trauma.October 6th, 1974. In a quiet West Yorkshire town, a butcher named Michael Taylor is subjected to an all-night exorcism. Clergy claim to cast out more than 40 demons, but say three — violence, insanity, and murder — remain

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40:33

THE PROPHECY OF BLACK FRIDAY : The Aberfan Disaster |...

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2025/05/28

On October 21, 1966, a coal waste tip collapsed onto the Welsh village of Aberfan, burying a school and killing 144 people — most of them children. But in the days and weeks before the tragedy, strange warnings surfaced: a little girl’s dream of blackness engulfing her classroom, eerie drawings, and letters describing disaster. This is the haunting true story of the Aberfan disaster — a devastating man-made tragedy, and the chilling claims that some saw it coming before the mountain gave

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36:12

THE CREATURE OF THE BLACKOUT : Delhi’s Monkey Man...

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2025/05/26

In May 2001, the city of New Delhi was seized by fear. Hundreds of residents reported attacks by a mysterious, simian-like creature with glowing red eyes and metallic claws. It leapt across rooftops, vanished in the darkness, and left scratch marks and panic in its wake. As rumours spread, vigilantes took to the streets, and people died trying to escape a monster that may never have existed. SURVEYObscurata Discussed FACEBOOK GROUPThe BOOKBY US A COFFEESubscribe to our PATREONEMAIL us your

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28:03

Part 2 of 2 | THE SATANIST KILLER : The Sean Sellers...

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2025/05/21

In 1986, 16-year-old Sean Sellers shocked the nation when he murdered his parents as they slept—just six months after killing a convenience store clerk in what he claimed was a Satanic ritual. Sellers insisted he was possessed by a demon named Ezurate and under the influence of devil worship, role-playing games, and occult teachings. His case became a lightning rod during the height of the Satanic Panic, raising disturbing questions about belief, mental illness, and the justice system. This is the

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29:11

Part 1 of 2 | THE SATANIST KILLER : The Sean Sellers...

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2025/05/19

In 1986, 16-year-old Sean Sellers shocked the nation when he murdered his parents as they slept—just six months after killing a convenience store clerk in what he claimed was a Satanic ritual. Sellers insisted he was possessed by a demon named Ezurate and under the influence of devil worship, role-playing games, and occult teachings. His case became a lightning rod during the height of the Satanic Panic, raising disturbing questions about belief, mental illness, and the justice system. This is the

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25:41

Part 2 of 2 | THE STRANGER ON THE LINE : The Gary...

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2025/05/14

In February 1993, Air Force officer Gary Sudbrink received a series of eerie phone calls at his parents’ home in New York. The voice on the line—mechanical, distorted—seemed to know intimate details about Gary’s life and warned him of hidden dangers. The calls came shortly after a UFO sighting and left behind a chilling mystery: who, or what, was really on the other end of the line? This is the unsettling true story of the Gary Sudbrink case—a tale of strange voices, unexplained knowledge, and the

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39:56

Part 1 of 2 | THE STRANGER ON THE LINE : The Gary...

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2025/05/12

In February 1993, Air Force officer Gary Sudbrink received a series of eerie phone calls at his parents’ home in New York. The voice on the line—mechanical, distorted—seemed to know intimate details about Gary’s life and warned him of hidden dangers. The calls came shortly after a UFO sighting and left behind a chilling mystery: who, or what, was really on the other end of the line? This is the unsettling true story of the Gary Sudbrink case—a tale of strange voices, unexplained knowledge, and the

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24:32

Part 2 of 2 | THE BLACK COAST VANISHINGS : Piha’s...

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2025/05/07

In the shadow of Lion Rock, the seaside village of Piha has become the setting for one of New Zealand’s most unsettling mysteries. Since 1992, six people have vanished without a trace along its black-sand beaches and windswept cliffs — including a young woman last seen speaking to a streetlight before walking into the night. Some cases hint at tragic missteps, others at something far more sinister. With theories ranging from mental illness to murder to Māori legend, the Black Coast Vanishings have

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26:33

Part 1 of 2 | THE BLACK COAST VANISHINGS : Piha’s...

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2025/05/05

In the shadow of Lion Rock, the seaside village of Piha has become the setting for one of New Zealand’s most unsettling mysteries. Since 1992, six people have vanished without a trace along its black-sand beaches and windswept cliffs — including a young woman last seen speaking to a streetlight before walking into the night. Some cases hint at tragic missteps, others at something far more sinister. With theories ranging from mental illness to murder to Māori legend, the Black Coast Vanishings have

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37:47

A TOWN UNDER WATCH : The Circleville Letters Mystery...

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2025/04/30

In 1976, the small town of Circleville, Ohio began receiving anonymous letters - threatening, accusing, and frightening in their knowledge of the private lives of the community. Over the next two decades, the mysterious writer exposed secrets, predicted tragedies, and turned neighbour against neighbour. When a deadly trap was discovered and a man went to prison, the letters continued, raising the question: was the real author ever caught? This is the story of the Circleville Letters - a case where

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25:56

Part 2 of 2 | A CURSE IN PENNSYLVANIA : The Hex...

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2025/04/28

In November 1928, a quiet Pennsylvania farming community was shaken to its core when a respected local man was brutally murdered in his own home—stabbed, beaten, and set on fire. His killers claimed he was a witch, casting spells that had cursed their lives. What followed was a chilling descent into superstition, folk magic, and fear — a murder born not of greed or hatred, but of a deep belief in hexes, curses, and dark rural lore. This is the story of the Hex Hollow Witch Murder.SURVEYObscurata

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28:30

Part 1 of 2 | A CURSE IN PENNSYLVANIA : The Hex...

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2025/04/23

In November 1928, a quiet Pennsylvania farming community was shaken to its core when a respected local man was brutally murdered in his own home—stabbed, beaten, and set on fire. His killers claimed he was a witch, casting spells that had cursed their lives. What followed was a chilling descent into superstition, folk magic, and fear — a murder born not of greed or hatred, but of a deep belief in hexes, curses, and dark rural lore. This is the story of the Hex Hollow Witch Murder.SURVEYObscurata

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27:29

Part 2 of 2 | A ROAD TO MADNESS : The Tromp Family...

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2025/04/21

In August 2016, an ordinary Australian family of five vanished without warning, abandoning their phones, passports, and sense of reality. What began as a quiet road trip spiralled into a bizarre journey of fear, paranoia, and confusion — a mass psychosis that would leave one missing, one hospitalized, and a nation asking: what happened to the Tromps?SURVEYObscurata Discussed FACEBOOK GROUPThe BOOKBY US A COFFEESubscribe to our PATREONEMAIL us your storiesJoin us on INSTAGRAMJoin us on TWITTERJoin us

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38:28

Part 1 of 2 | A ROAD TO MADNESS : The Tromp Family...

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2025/04/16

In August 2016, an ordinary Australian family of five vanished without warning, abandoning their phones, passports, and sense of reality. What began as a quiet road trip spiralled into a bizarre journey of fear, paranoia, and confusion — a mass psychosis that would leave one missing, one hospitalized, and a nation asking: what happened to the Tromps?SURVEYObscurata Discussed FACEBOOK GROUPThe BOOKBY US A COFFEESubscribe to our PATREONEMAIL us your storiesJoin us on INSTAGRAMJoin us on TWITTERJoin us

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25:30

Part 3 | THE DYATLOV PASS INCIDENT : Mystery in the...

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2025/04/14

Part 3. In 1959, the icy slopes of Russia’s Ural Mountains became the stage for one of the most chilling cold-case mysteries in modern history when nine experienced hikers vanished in the dead of winter. What rescuers found weeks later—bodies scattered, tents shredded from within, and strange injuries defying logic—hinted at a night of terror shaped by forces neither natural nor entirely understood.SURVEYObscurata Discussed FACEBOOK GROUPThe BOOKBY US A COFFEESubscribe to our PATREONEMAIL us your

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27:12

Part 2 | THE DYATLOV PASS INCIDENT : Mystery in the...

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2025/04/09

Part 2. In 1959, the icy slopes of Russia’s Ural Mountains became the stage for one of the most chilling cold-case mysteries in modern history when nine experienced hikers vanished in the dead of winter. What rescuers found weeks later—bodies scattered, tents shredded from within, and strange injuries defying logic—hinted at a night of terror shaped by forces neither natural nor entirely understood.SURVEYObscurata Discussed FACEBOOK GROUPThe BOOKBY US A COFFEESubscribe to our PATREONEMAIL us your

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27:29

Part 1 | THE DYATLOV PASS INCIDENT : Mystery in the...

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2025/04/07

In 1959, the icy slopes of Russia’s Ural Mountains became the stage for one of the most chilling cold-case mysteries in modern history when nine experienced hikers vanished in the dead of winter. What rescuers found weeks later—bodies scattered, tents shredded from within, and strange injuries defying logic—hinted at a night of terror shaped by forces neither natural nor entirely understood.Obscurata Discussed FACEBOOK GROUPThe BOOKBY US A COFFEESubscribe to our PATREONEMAIL us your storiesJoin us

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Part 2 of 2 | THE CECIL HOTEL : The Mysterious Death...

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2025/04/02

In 2013, the corridors of Los Angeles’ infamous Cecil Hotel became the backdrop for one of the most perplexing mysteries of our time when Elisa Lam, a young Canadian tourist, vanished under suspicious circumstances. Her disappearance, captured in bizarre elevator surveillance footage, hinted at a surreal struggle with forces both human and otherworldly.Obscurata Discussed FACEBOOK GROUPThe BOOKBY US A COFFEESubscribe to our PATREONEMAIL us your storiesJoin us on INSTAGRAMJoin us on TWITTERJoin us on

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27:48

Part 1 of 2 | THE CECIL HOTEL : The Mysterious Death...

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2025/03/31

In 2013, the corridors of Los Angeles’ infamous Cecil Hotel became the backdrop for one of the most perplexing mysteries of our time when Elisa Lam, a young Canadian tourist, vanished under suspicious circumstances. Her disappearance, captured in bizarre elevator surveillance footage, hinted at a surreal struggle with forces both human and otherworldly.Obscurata Discussed FACEBOOK GROUPThe BOOKBY US A COFFEESubscribe to our PATREONEMAIL us your storiesJoin us on INSTAGRAMJoin us on TWITTERJoin us on

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28:47

A HOUSE OF HORROR : The Hello Kitty Murder Case |...

Obscurata | True Scary, Paranormal, Ghost,... ·

2025/03/27

CONTENT WARNING: This episode contains discussions of extreme violence, torture, and murder. Listener discretion is strongly advised.In 1999, inside a small apartment in Hong Kong, a nightmare unfolded behind closed doors. A young woman, Fan Man-yee, vanished—her fate unknown until investigators uncovered something horrifying. A plush Hello Kitty doll. A decaying human skull. And a story so brutal it defied belief.Obscurata Discussed FACEBOOK GROUPThe BOOKBY US A COFFEESubscribe to our PATREONEMAIL

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