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The Dark Paranormal

The Dark Paranormal

True Stories, from terrified people. The darkest unexplained stories, direct from the source. Keep one eye open, or you may end up on the show.

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38:49

The Field Of The Fae

The Dark Paranormal ·

2026/02/20

Welcome back to The Dark Paranormal.During a summer workaway trip in rural Ireland, a listener finds themselves living on an isolated homestead surrounded by ancient sites, abandoned spiritual retreats and Bronze Age ringforts. What began with a storm-torn caravan door, evolves into a series of increasingly unsettling encounters — from oppressive shifts in atmosphere and strange lightning strikes to experiences at a fairy field long fearfully respected by locals. As folklore, geography and personal

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19:11

Closet Of Secrets

The Dark Paranormal ·

2026/02/18

Welcome, to a Dark Minisode.In this eerie listener Dark Minisode, a university apartment once owned by a lonely old man becomes the backdrop for subtle but deeply unsettling events. What begins as an uncomfortable atmosphere in a narrow corridor slowly unfolds into subtle but chilling unexplained phenomena — leaving lasting questions about what may have lingered there. Was it imagination, stress… or something that refused to be ignored?Stay safe,Kevin.We’re giving a full weeks trial of our Patreon

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35:48

The Living Frequency

The Dark Paranormal ·

2026/02/13

Welcome back to The Dark Paranormal.What if some hauntings aren’t about fear — but about being heard? In this deeply personal account, a listener shares a lifetime of encounters with the unseen, beginning with an extraordinary experience at the bedside of a dying parent and unfolding into years of unexplained activity, unsettling encounters, and moments of unexpected protection. As the story moves through grief, disbelief, and reluctant awareness, it raises unsettling questions about why some

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24:33

Dark Minisode: Where Evil Feeds

The Dark Paranormal ·

2026/02/11

Welcome, to a Dark Minisode.Today, a care worker shares an ongoing experience from an old residential facility with a deeply troubling history, where unexplained activity has become part of the nightly routine. From unsettling sounds and oppressive atmospheres to recordings that raise more questions than answers, this account explores the emotional toll of facing something you can’t rationalise — especially when vulnerable people still live within those walls. This episode invites us to consider

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24:28

Dark Realms: Guy Lyon Playfair - Beyond Enfield

The Dark Paranormal ·

2026/02/09

Welcome back, to Dark Realms.In this episode, we look beyond the Enfield headlines to explore the extraordinary wider career of Guy Lyon Playfair, the Cambridge-educated journalist and psychical researcher most famously associated with the Enfield poltergeist. However, long before Enfield, Playfair was immersed in some of the most violent and disturbing poltergeist cases ever recorded during his investigations in Brazil in the early 1970s, where first hand encounters with rapping sounds, flying

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42:39

The Bedroom

The Dark Paranormal ·

2026/02/06

Welcome back, to The Dark Paranormal.Today, we hear from a retired couple who finally achieve their long-held dream of starting a new life in southern Spain—only to discover that their idyllic villa holds a deeply unsettling secret once night falls. What begins as a warm, welcoming home slowly gives way to a pattern of strange disturbances, shared experiences, and an eerie nightly ritual that defies logic and reason. This account explores the terror of not being believed, the danger of rationalising

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21:29

Dark Minisode: Haunted By Disbelief

The Dark Paranormal ·

2026/02/04

Welcome, To A Dark Minisode.On Today's Minisode, a lifelong sceptic recounts how a series of increasingly disturbing incidents inside a shared home slowly eroded his relationship, his certainty, and ultimately his sense of reality. What began as whispered sounds and strange coincidences escalated into moments that challenged everything he thought he understood about grief, love, and the unseen. This is not a story about chasing ghosts, but about what happens when belief is dismissed.Stay

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41:49

Beyond The Gate

The Dark Paranormal ·

2026/01/29

Welcome back, to The Dark Paranomal.Today, a firefighter from Northwest Indiana shares the true account of a place so steeped in violence, ritual, and tragedy that merely entering it felt like crossing into something else entirely. What begins as a daytime exploration of a notorious road quickly becomes an experience that refuses to stay contained—spilling into dreams, relationships, grief, and the deepest corners of the mind. This is a story about thresholds, unseen presences, and the terrifying

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21:00

Dark Minisode: The Nun

The Dark Paranormal ·

2026/01/28

Welcome, to your Debut Dark Minisode of this season.On your debut Dark Minisode for today, a retired police officer shares a chilling true account from his time working at a Victorian-era police station in the northwest of England—an active station with a long-standing reputation among staff for something they rarely discuss openly. What begins as harmless workplace folklore soon gives way to a series of unsettling encounters centred around a forbidden stairwell, a recurring apparition, and an

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19:23

Rose Hall Great House - Jamaica

The Dark Paranormal ·

2026/01/26

Welcome, to Dark Realms,Perched above the Caribbean Sea, Rose Hall Great House is one of Jamaica’s most infamous historic landmarks, where beauty, brutality, and legend collide. In this episode of Dark Realms, we explore the shadowed history of Rose Hall Great House—a grand Georgian mansion built in the 18th century and forever marked by tales of cruelty, rebellion, and dark folklore. From whispered accounts of restless spirits and unfinished rituals to enduring rumours of black magic and vengeance,

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32:06

The Watchers At Blackwater

The Dark Paranormal ·

2026/01/23

Welcome back, to The Dark Paranormal.For our Season debut, a listener shares an unsettling true experience rooted in isolation, family history, and a place with a reputation few locals will discuss openly. What begins as a quiet retreat near a long-forgotten reservoir slowly becomes something far more disturbing, as strange patterns emerge and an unseen presence makes itself known. This episode explores the thin line between rational explanation and lived experience, and the lasting psychological

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31:20

Pre Season: The Curtained Demon

The Dark Paranormal ·

2026/01/16

Welcome to our Pre=season episode,For our Pres-season episode, Jacqui shares a lifetime of unsettling encounters that span multiple homes, generations, and deeply personal moments. From a childhood house steeped in death and tragedy, to recurring sleep paralysis, shadowy figures, unseen presences, and experiences involving her children that defy easy explanation, this story unfolds as a slow, creeping accumulation of fear rather than a single event. Told with honesty, reflection, and lingering

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35:22

The Over Attachment

The Dark Paranormal ·

2026/01/02

Welcome, to the Dark Paranormal Finale for Season 22.In our season 22 finale, a listener shares a deeply unsettling, life-altering account that defies easy explanation and refuses sensationalism. What begins as a seemingly harmless visit to a cemetery, spirals into an overwhelming series of events that blur the boundaries between mental health, faith, and the paranormal, leading to desperate searches for answers in both sacred and clinical spaces. Told with raw honesty and careful self-reflection,

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23:08

Dark Minisode: Grave Attachments

The Dark Paranormal ·

2025/12/31

Welcome, to the Dark Minisode FInale for Season 22.For our Minisode Finale, an anonymous listener from Utah recounts a lifetime shaped by the paranormal, beginning with an innocent childhood visit to an abandoned cemetery and evolving into years of terrifying nighttime encounters. What starts as an introduction to ghost stories within a believing family soon turns deeply personal, as sleep becomes a battleground, this episode explores what happens when a moment of curiosity opens a door that may

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18:59

Dark Realms: Raynham Hall

The Dark Paranormal ·

2025/12/29

Welcome back, to Dark Realms,In our final Dark Realms of season 22, we journey to Raynham Hall, an elegant English country house whose beauty masks centuries of whispered tragedy and fear. Steeped in aristocratic intrigue, scandal, and unexplained sightings, Raynham has long been regarded as one of Britain’s most unsettling historic homes. This episode explores three of its most disturbing legends, each rooted in sorrow, secrecy, and encounters that defy reason. From hushed corridors to shadowed

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33:56

Something With Evil Intent

The Dark Paranormal ·

2025/12/26

Welcome back, to The Dark Paranormal.In our penultimate episode of Season 22 of The Dark Paranormal, a lifetime of unsettling experiences is revisited through the eyes of an adult who believed the darkness of childhood had finally been left behind. Their seemingly ordinary family home slowly reveals a pattern of disturbing encounters witnessed not just by one person, but across an entire household — shadows, presences, and moments that defy easy explanation. Years later, after marriage, education,

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21:02

Dark Minisode: Paranormal Patterns

The Dark Paranormal ·

2025/12/22

Welcome to our penultimate Dark Minisode for Season 22Today, an anonymous listener shares a lifetime of deeply personal experiences that blur the line between empathy, the supernatural, and something far more disturbing. From an eerie childhood encounter that left a lasting imprint, to years spent in homes where unseen presences made themselves known through voices, shadows, and an overwhelming sense of being watched, this story quietly builds toward a series of events that feel anything but

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17:24

Dark Realms: Rockwood Asylum - Ontario

The Dark Paranormal ·

2025/12/22

Welcome back, to Dark Realms,On this episode, we uncover the deeply unsettling history of Rockwood Asylum, a long-abandoned institution on the shores of Lake Ontario whose legacy is steeped in cruelty, secrecy, and unexplained phenomena. Built by prisoners and plagued from its earliest days by corruption, violence, and suffering, Rockwood’s dark past has fuelled decades of chilling accounts that refuse to fade with time. Drawing on documented history and enduring legend, this episode explores why

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37:18

Evil Noticed

The Dark Paranormal ·

2025/12/19

Welcome back to The Dark ParanormalToday, a devoted listener shares a deeply personal account of unexplained experiences spanning childhood through early adulthood, each marked by a persistent struggle to rationalise what she’s encountered. From eerie voices heard in familiar places, shadowy figures glimpsed in moments of quiet, and unsettling events witnessed alongside family members, to encounters that blur the line between coincidence, perception, and something far more disturbing, this episode

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20:53

Dark Minisode: Red Light, Spells Danger

The Dark Paranormal ·

2025/12/17

Welcome, to this weeks Dark Minisode, Today, our long-time listener Marie shares a deeply personal account of what happens when a lifelong desire for paranormal proof finally answers back. What begins with a poignant childhood loss, evolves into decades of searching for connection beyond the veil...but finding the dangerous line between curiosity and invitation, the psychological and physical impact of fear, and the sobering realisation that not everything responding to a call is what we hope to

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