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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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21:30

Dark Minisode: Wicker Man

The Dark Paranormal ·

2025/09/30

Welcome, to this weeks Dark Minisode.Today, our listener and Patreon Lee from Weston-super-Mare, shares his account of the only truly unexplained events he’s ever experienced. Even after a lifetime of fascination with the paranormal. What begins as a fresh start in a dream home, soon becomes the setting for a series of increasingly baffling moments that shake his certainty about the unseen. With Lee’s willingness to tell his story with full transparency, we get an intimate, atmospheric glimpse into

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18:49

Dark Realms: St. Augustine, Florida

The Dark Paranormal ·

2025/09/28

Welcome, to this weeks Dark Realm.Today, we uncover the haunted heart of St. Augustine, Florida. With a legacy stretching back to 1565, this historic coastal settlement is drenched in blood-soaked battles, pirate raids, and tragic tales that have left behind more than just history. From a lighthouse echoing with phantom footsteps, to a notorious jail steeped in torment, to a fortress said to conceal the restless spirit of a betrayed lover, St. Augustine is alive with legends that blur the line

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40:32

Chained To A Darkness

The Dark Paranormal ·

2025/09/25

Welcome back to The Dark Paranormal,Today, one listener bravely shares a lifetime of encounters that defy reason — from childhood moments that still haunt their memory, to unsettling dreams that blurred the line between life and death, and finally, a terrifying modern experience that left them and their partner shaken to their core. Each moment in their story builds a picture of something more than coincidence: a series of presences that seem to follow, to watch, and to wait for the perfect

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18:47

Dark Minisode: The Not Mother

The Dark Paranormal ·

2025/09/23

Welcome, to this weeks Dark Minisode.Today, Jasmín walks us through a lifetime threaded with the supernatural — a childhood shadowed in Hispanic Brujería, and a house that refused to be ordinary. Her experiences aren't filled with jump scares, these...encounters... are quiet, intimate and suffused with the uncanny. It’s the slow, persistent strangeness that lingers in doorways and under mattresses, told with the calm clarity of someone who’s lived with the paranormal for decades, that makes this

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20:12

Dark Realms: The Hartz Mountains - Germany

The Dark Paranormal ·

2025/09/21

Welcome, to another Dark Realm.Today we step into the mist-shrouded Harz Mountains of Germany, a landscape steeped in centuries of witchcraft, pagan refuge, and chilling folklore. Through this episode, we explore the eerie legends that cling to its crags and forests – from spectral beings who travel via storms, to cursed nuns, whose cries echo like owls in the night, and the terrifying tale of a church demon, that left a deadly mark on one unsuspecting villager. Blending history, myth, and

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38:31

A Demon Of The Night

The Dark Paranormal ·

2025/09/18

Welcome back, to The Dark Paranormal.Today, our listener, Tim, a 30-year-old trucker from Texas, tells two chilling episodes that blur the line between nightmare and reality. First, a childhood night terror leaves him with a real injury from something seemingly demonic...but was it a dream or reality? The injury certainly points a certain way. Years later, while living with friends, a disturbing dream leads him to discover a hidden secret — and with it, an evil that turns the house cold... and a

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17:58

Dark Minisode: He Clung To The Ceiling

The Dark Paranormal ·

2025/09/16

Welcome back, to this weeks Dark Minisode.For today’s Minisode, our listener Chloe shares a lifetime of eerie and unsettling encounters. From playful yet disturbing childhood visions to terrifying roadside apparitions, her story unfolds across different stages of her life, revealing how the paranormal has shadowed her through moves, struggles, and moments of vulnerability. This is not just one ghostly tale, but a tapestry of unexplained events that hints, perhaps, at something darker always lurking

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16:47

Dark Realms: Hoia Baciu Forest

The Dark Paranormal ·

2025/09/14

Welcome back...to Dark Realms.Today, we wander inside the haunted heart of Transylvania, as we explore the terrifying legends of the Dark Realm of Hoia Baciu Forest, Romania’s so-called “Bermuda Triangle.” From areas that seem to have the ability to control reality itself, to chilling ghost encounters where unseen voices beg to be let in, and the infamous "Dead Zone" clearing, where nothing grows, devices fail, and apparitions are caught on camera. Hoia Baciu’s lore is as dark as it is

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35:14

The Stain Of Evil

The Dark Paranormal ·

2025/09/11

Welcome back, to The Dark Paranormal.For our first step in to the second half of Season21, we hear from a woman in Canada who, after years of silence, finally opens up about the haunting experiences that shaped her childhood and early adulthood.What began with something that was easily explained away, soon unfolded into a series of unnerving encounters that blurred the line between dream and reality. Now, years later, she reflects on the lasting impact of these events, the frightening common ground

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19:48

Dark Minisode: The Endless Crying

The Dark Paranormal ·

2025/09/09

Welcome, to this week's Dark Minisode.In this experience, a listener shares the chilling memories of growing up in a family where the paranormal was woven into everyday life. From eerie noises and shadowy figures to the unnerving sound of phantom crying behind closed doors, the story reveals how one house seemed to feed on the psychic sensitivities passed down through generations. Decades later, the lingering presence still returns in dreams, hinting that what once haunted them has not let

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19:35

Dark Realms: Lake Lanier

The Dark Paranormal ·

2025/09/07

Hello everyone, and welcome, to this weeks Dark Realm.On this episode of Dark Realms, we explore three of the most terrifying legends tied to Lake Lanier’s shadowy depths.Georgia's beautiful man made lake may look like a peaceful retreat by day, but its dark history and chilling legends have earned it a reputation as one of the most haunted lakes in America. Beneath its waters lie forgotten towns, disturbed graves, and the echoes of countless tragedies, fuelling tales of restless spirits and

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49:57

A Demon At The Door

The Dark Paranormal ·

2025/09/04

Welcome back, the midpoint of Season 21 of The Dark Paranormal.For our mid-season episode, we explore the true account of a listener whose life has been marked by terrifying encounters stretching from childhood closets to a centuries-old home filled with oppressive energy. When unsettling visions, phantom sounds, and a heavy presence at night converge, one moment leaves them convinced they have come face to face with something far darker than a mere haunting.Stay safe,Kevin.We’re giving a full weeks

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23:13

Dark Minisode: The Darkest Yet?

The Dark Paranormal ·

2025/09/02

Welcome to this weeks Dark Minisdode,Today, on potentially the darkest minisode we’ve ever covered, a listener shares their chilling experiences from a workplace steeped in violence, abuse and tragedy. Haunted by its past, and plagued by unsettling activity, our submitter and her fellow staff know they are not alone. But when this team of security guards decide to investigate, to say they “meet with darkness” would be the understatement of the century.Stay safe,Kevin.We’re giving a full weeks trial

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18:40

Dark Realms: The Swedish Farmhouse Of Pure Evil

The Dark Paranormal ·

2025/08/31

Welcome back, to Dark Realms.Today, thanks to our listener Kim, we journey deep into the forests of Värmland, Sweden, to uncover the chilling legends of Frammegården — a centuries-old farmhouse long regarded as one of the nation’s most haunted places. With a past steeped in witch trials, unexplained deaths, and whispered tales of restless spirits, this eerie location has terrified visitors for generations. Join us as we explore the history, the hauntings, and the dark energy that continues to draw

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35:38

Summoned By The Dead

The Dark Paranormal ·

2025/08/28

Welcome back, to The Dark Paranormal.On today's episode, we hear from a listener who bravely shares a lifetime of encounters that began in childhood and seemed to follow him into his teenage years and beyond. From unsettling whispers that called his name, to a mysterious figure watching in silence, to a terrifying beckoning that blurred the line between memory and menace—these stories reveal the haunting persistence of something that never stopped trying to draw him closer.Stay safe,Kevin.We’re

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17:50

Dark Minisode: Lessons In Darkness

The Dark Paranormal ·

2025/08/26

Welcome, to this weeks Dark Minisode,For today’s Dark Minisode, we step inside the quiet halls of a century-old primary school where strange voices, eerie phone calls, and unexplained movements turn everyday cleaning shifts into something far darker. From unsettling presences to moments that defy all logic, the experiences shared here remind us how easily our pleasant and familiar surroundings, can become a terrifying place filled with uncertainty.Stay safe,Kevin.We’re giving a full weeks trial of

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19:15

Dark Realms: Castel Sant'Angelo

The Dark Paranormal ·

2025/08/24

Welcome back to Dark Realms,Today, we journey to the shadowed heart of Rome, where Castel Sant’Angelo has stood for nearly two thousand years. Once an imperial mausoleum, later a papal fortress and prison, its walls have witnessed countless executions and betrayals. But what lingers in the silence after dark is far more unsettling. Join us as we uncover the chilling legends and ghostly figures said to haunt its bridge and dungeons, in one of the Eternal City’s most infamous sites of sorrow and

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33:23

When Angels Turn Their Back

The Dark Paranormal ·

2025/08/21

Welcome back, to The Dark Paranormal.For our third episode, we hear from Anastasia in rural Oregon, whose lifelong connection to the spirit world has led to some of the most unsettling encounters imaginable. Raised in a family sensitive to the supernatural, rooted in Russian Orthodox faith, Anastasia shares how vivid dreams, intuition, and terrifying confrontations with unseen forces shaped her journey. Be it benevolent presences, or darker entities that sought only to instil fear, her story offers

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17:51

Dark Minisode: Dark David

The Dark Paranormal ·

2025/08/19

Welcome to this weeks Dark Minisode,In today's episode, a self-proclaimed skeptic shares how a seemingly ordinary student house in Bangor, North Wales, became the setting for a series of unnerving and escalating events. What began as a simple sense of unease soon spiraled into night terrors, strange noises, and experiences that blurred the line between an easily explained bout of sleep paralysis... and something far darker.Stay safe,Kevin.We’re giving a full weeks trial of our Patreon away! Just

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17:15

Dark Realms: The Westerfeld House

The Dark Paranormal ·

2025/08/17

Welcome back, to our first Dark Realm of Season 21.Behind the ornate façade of one of San Francisco’s most striking Victorian mansions lies a history steeped in tragedy, violence, and whispers of the occult. Today, we explore the dark legends surrounding three of the most feared spirits said to haunt its halls – each with their own sinister backstory and unsettling encounters reported by those who dared to stay. From sorrow that refuses to fade, to rage that refuses to die, to a malevolent presence

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