Nuclear Secrets & Ghost Towns: Tales, Trails & Taverns | Joe Gelinas - After Dark Archives Ep.39
Welcome back to Shell's Spooky Stories - The After Dark Archives! 👻
This week I'm joined by Joe Gelinas from Tales, Trails and Taverns, a Marine Corps veteran with an incredible paranormal journey that began in childhood. Growing up as the fifth generation in a haunted family home, Joe's supernatural experiences shaped his unique approach to exploring the unknown.
What We Explore:
🏚️ Growing up in a generational haunted house
👻 An incredible broad-daylight Native American apparition encounter
🎖️ How military service and paranormal sensitivity coexist
🌲 Hidden histories lurking in everyday hiking trails
☢️ The shocking nuclear death at Carter Preserve
🏚️ Spending the night at the infamous Conjuring House
🏥 Dark medical histories in abandoned asylums
📚 Why folklore teaches us to reconnect with nature
Joe and his co-host Rob bring authentic firsthand experiences to paranormal investigation - they physically visit every location they discuss, providing genuine accounts rather than just retelling stories.
Key Quote: "We're not just telling stories. Every episode that we have about a place, one of us has been there, physically checked it out, we've seen it firsthand."
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🔗 Website: talestrailsandtaverns.com
CHAPTERS:
00:00 Welcome & Introductions
01:16 How Joe Got Into the Paranormal World
05:06 Growing Up in a Haunted House
09:02 Military Background vs Paranormal Openness
13:22 The Native American Apparition Encounter
18:40 UK vs US Paranormal Experiences
22:49 Tales, Trails & Taverns Mission
26:00 Hidden Histories in Hiking Trails
30:15 Carter Preserve Nuclear Facility Secret
34:28 UK's National Trust vs US Preservation
37:43 Cryptids vs Paranormal Preferences
39:41 The Bermuda Triangle Discussion
43:26 The Conjuring House Experience
47:59 Asylum Horrors & Medical History
52:43 Dreams & Spirit Visitations
56:28 This or That Quick Fire Round
59:57 Final Wisdom on Folklore & Humanity
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