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PODCAST

Para(normal)

The Sonar Network

Para(normal) is a weekly entertainment, comedy, and non-investigative paranormal podcast where hosts, Marie Adoranti & Nicolina Savelli share tales of ghostly experiences – from famous hauntings to listener submitted hometown haunts, and special guest encounters – it’s like listening to spooky stories at a slumber party with your best friends.

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All Episodes

39:08

Hexes, Mediums & Zero Tolerance

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2026/01/12

Between fiery banter and astrological check-ins, the episode explores two haunting stories: the unsolved Hex Murder of Charles Walton, a ritualistic killing steeped in English folklore and fear, and the controversial work of Alison DuBois, the real-life medium whose alleged involvement in police investigations — including the era of Phoenix’s Baseline Killer — blurs the line between the living and the dead.Support Para(normal) Brought to you By: The Sonar Network https://thesonarnetwork.com/

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43:48

The Lost Voices of Saint-Jean-de-Dieu & The New York...

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2026/01/05

The girls are back from a holiday hiatus. In this episode we dive into two dark stories: the haunted asylum of Saint-Jean-de-Dieu in Montreal and the chilling case of the New York Zodiac, a killer who claimed to target victims by astrological sign.Support Para(normal) Brought to you By: The Sonar Network https://thesonarnetwork.com/

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43:10

10 Days in a Madhouse & The Screaming House

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2025/12/15

This week, we cover Nellie Bly’s undercover visit to Blackwell’s Island Insane Asylum, a brutal look at abuse, inhumane conditions, and how her exposé helped spark reform. Then we dive into Union, Missouri’s "Screaming House," a rented duplex where a single father’s family reports escalating paranormal activity, from foul smells and violent noises to shadows, scratches, and terrifying screams.Support Para(normal) Brought to you By: The Sonar Network https://thesonarnetwork.com/

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38:29

Haunted House Murdered Me & MKUltra

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2025/12/08

First is “This House Murdered Me,” the real haunting of April Miller’s family in a Victorian Salt Lake City home filled with whispers, moving objects, a child’s unseen “friend,” a bathtub attack, and a hidden basement room revealing the house’s dark past.Then Marie uncovers the disturbing reality of MKUltra, the CIA’s mind-control program involving secret LSD dosing, sensory deprivation, hypnosis, and illegal experiments in both the U.S. and Canada. Support Para(normal) Brought to you By: The

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38:04

Bleeding Walls & The Kobe Cannibal

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2025/12/01

In this episode, Marie tells the terrifying story of Julie Weinstein’s haunted Ontario farmhouse—complete with footsteps, whispers, bleeding walls, and a violent entity tied to the land’s dark past. Nicolina follows with the true-crime case of Issei Sagawa, the “Kobe Cannibal,” exploring his unsettling crime, the international legal loopholes that set him free, and the importance of remembering victim Renee Hartevelt.Support Para(normal) Brought to you By: The Sonar Network

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32:55

Ancient Ghost Cities & The San Pedro Strangler

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2025/11/24

This week, Marie and Nicolina dive into a 4,500-year-old mystery at Mohenjo-daro and the terrifying San Pedro haunting. Ancient engineering, vanished civilizations, floating heads, and a cameraman nearly hanged by a ghost — it’s a lot.Support Para(normal) Brought to you By: The Sonar Network https://thesonarnetwork.com/

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29:28

Heaven’s Gate & The Florida Exorcism: Cults, Comets,...

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2025/11/17

Trigger Warning: This episode includes discussions of suicide, child abuse, death, and religious violence. This week, Marie and Nicolina bring a bizarre yet deeply heavy episode. First, Marie revisits Heaven’s Gate, the 1997 cult whose 39 members died believing they were boarding a UFO behind the Hale-Bopp comet. Then, Nicolina covers a devastating 2025 case from Fort Pierce, Florida, where a six-year-old boy, Ramil, was found dead after his mother attempted what she believed was a divinely

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29:27

The House in Between & The Lead Masks Mystery

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2025/11/07

In this episode of Para(normal), Nicolina and Marie unravel two of the most perplexing true stories ever investigated — where science, spirit, and secrecy collide. From the House in Between’s decades of paranormal footage to the eerie “Lead Masks” deaths of 1966, we explore what happens when the truth is stranger than fiction.Support Para(normal) Brought to you By: The Sonar Network https://thesonarnetwork.com/

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32:00

The Loretto Possession & The Killer Who Inspired Scream

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2025/10/31

In 1864, the Sisters of Loretto built a girls’ school on the Denver frontier—and met something dark. Decades later, a Florida killer inspired Scream. Two true stories, one chilling theme: when faith and fear collide, monsters—real or imagined—come alive.Support Para(normal) Brought to you By: The Sonar Network https://thesonarnetwork.com/

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31:50

Dream Demons & The Devil’s Sea

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2025/10/23

Uncover the real horrors behind A Nightmare on Elm Street and Japan’s mysterious Devil’s Triangle. Discover how true reports inspired Freddy Krueger and how Japan’s “Dragon’s Triangle" mirrors humanity’s deepest fears of the unknown. Support Para(normal) Brought to you By: The Sonar Network https://thesonarnetwork.com/

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34:30

Ed Gein & The Alaska Triangle

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2025/10/16

Ed Gein: the butcher who inspired Psycho. The Alaska Triangle: where people vanish without a trace. Marie & Nicolina uncover two of history’s darkest, most chilling mysteries.Support Para(normal) Brought to you By: The Sonar Network https://thesonarnetwork.com/

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40:31

Frankenstein’s Castle & the OSHO Cult

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2025/10/09

In this episode of Para(normal), Nicolina uncovers the eerie history of Johann Conrad Dippel, an alchemist said to have inspired Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein. Marie investigates the rise and fall of Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh and his commune in Oregon.Support Para(normal) Brought to you By: The Sonar Network https://thesonarnetwork.com/

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30:41

War of the Worlds Panic & The Truth About the Men in...

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2025/10/02

Discover the 1938 War of the Worlds broadcast that sparked alien panic and uncover the mysterious origins of the Men in Black. Hosts Marie and Nicolina explore UFO myths, government secrecy, and the stories that shaped modern paranormal lore.Support Para(normal) Brought to you By: The Sonar Network https://thesonarnetwork.com/

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43:00

Resurrection: Under the Banner of Heaven & Dear David…

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2025/09/25

After a two-year hiatus, Para(normal) is finally back.Support Para(normal) Brought to you By: The Sonar Network https://thesonarnetwork.com/

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39:23

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2025/07/30

Fantasy brought to you by late-stage capitalism. Starring Bobby Moynihan & Rhea Seehorn, with Jon Hamm, John Waters and more!Support Para(normal) Brought to you By: The Sonar Network https://thesonarnetwork.com/

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50:08

Introducing The Funny Thing About Ghosts

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2023/10/27

Hey gabaghouls! You already love Para(normal), so you're gonna love this new show from The Sonar Network, The Funny Thing About Ghosts!Brought to you By: The Sonar Network https://thesonarnetwork.com/

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50:50

The Devil Made Me Do It Re-Release

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2023/04/04

Can the devil really drive someone to commit murder? Well, according to these cases it can. Brought to you By: The Sonar Network https://thesonarnetwork.com/

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49:32

Disaster Ghosts: Halifax Explosion & Tōhoku Tsunami...

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2023/03/23

On this week's episode of Para(normal), Marie and Nicolina are back with a theme: disaster ghosts. Marie shares ghost sightings since the Halifax explosion in 1917. Nicolina shares the tales of the ghosts that haunt Japan after the Tōhoku tsunami in 2011. Brought to you By: The Sonar Network https://thesonarnetwork.com/

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56:42

There Was A Lot Of Arson In The ’80s (Episode 164)

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2023/02/28

Let Para(normal) take you to school with an episode all about haunted universities. Nicolina tells us the stories of the extremely haunted University of Toronto. Marie talks about the confederate ghosts of Montevallo University. Brought to you By: The Sonar Network https://thesonarnetwork.com/

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Ghost Stories Of Those We’ve Loved & Lost (Episode 163)

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2023/02/14

Nicolina does her first solo episode for Valentine's Day. She shares a heartfelt story of a women who lost her husband suddenly in his 30s and a collection of locations where spirits who have loved and lost come back to remind us of their tragic tales. Brought to you By: The Sonar Network https://thesonarnetwork.com/

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