The Mortals

The Mortals

The Mortals shares true stories of near-death experiences, miraculous rescues, unexplained phenomena, and life after loss. Host Nathan Morris—musician, mortician, and storyteller—guides you through powerful accounts that blur the line between life, death, and the unknown. Tune in for gripping, emotional, and mysterious episodes every Tuesday and Thursday. #TrueStories #NearDeath #Unexplained #Podcast

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September 25, 2025 27 mins

What if you were declared dead—only to wake up alive? In this haunting episode of The Mortals, I’m Nathan Morris, your guide through life’s darkest edges, uncovering a true story that defies logic. Dive into the chilling mystery of a person pronounced deceased, placed in a coffin, and then shockingly revived, as if pulled back by an unseen force. As a mortician, I’ve seen death’s finality, and as a musician, I’ve felt its echoes in...

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💀 What happens when death isn’t the end? In this chilling episode of The Mortals, we dive into two true, unexplainable near-death stories that defy science. First, meet Brian Miller, a man who was dead for 45 minutes, only to return with a haunting vision of a room he’d never seen. Then, uncover the horrifying case of Maria de Jesus Arroyo, who may have woken up in a morgue freezer—after being declared dead. How did they come back...

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Two people died... and came back with chilling stories of ghostly voices guiding them from the brink. In this gripping episode of The Mortals, we dive into the terrifying near-death experiences of Monique Garrett, a nurse who collapsed in a haunted hospital basement in Detroit, and Luis Benavidez, a chef trapped in a deadly kitchen fire in San Antonio. Both were clinically dead for minutes—Monique for 7, Luis for over 4—yet survive...

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September 14, 2025 25 mins

🔥 Two Unbelievable Near-Death Stories That Defy Explanation! 🔥
Welcome to The Mortals, where we tear down the walls between life, death, and the eerie in-between. In this chilling episode, "The Pause Between Heartbeats," host Nathan Morris dives into two lesser-known, true near-death experiences that will leave you questioning reality itself.

💀 Story 1: The Elevator Man Who 'Died' Between Floors
In 2004, B...

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Welcome to a chilling episode of The Mortals, where we dive into the raw edges of life, death, and the unexplainable. In "Whispers in the Silence," host Nathan Morris uncovers two true near-death experiences that will leave you questioning reality. First, meet Zack Clements, a teenage athlete whose heart stopped for 20 minutes—only to return with a haunting vision. Then, follow firefighter Jake White, trapped in a burning...

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Welcome to a chilling double feature on The Mortals with Nathan Morris, where we dive into the raw, unexplainable edges of life and death. In this episode, 'Whispers from Beyond: Two Lives Returned,' we uncover two true stories of near-death experiences that defy science. First, travel to Soviet Georgia in 1976, where Dr. George Rodonaia died for over 45 minutes after a tragic accident, only to return with a message from hi...

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Dive into the shadows of life’s rawest moments with The Mortals. In this gripping episode, we uncover the haunting true stories of two men—Franz Reichelt and Walter Griggs—who faced death in extraordinary ways. In 1912 Paris, Franz, a grief-driven tailor, leaps from the Eiffel Tower with a self-made parachute suit, desperate to defy gravity and honor a lost brother, only to meet a tragic fate. Decades later, in 1991 Miami, Walter, ...

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Welcome to The Mortals, where we tear down the walls between life, death, and the chilling unknown. In this haunting episode, "Frozen, Forgotten... and Still Breathing," we dive into two true, lesser-known survival stories that defy all logic. First, journey to a frozen creek bed in Utah, 1981, where a young woman is found frozen solid—legally dead—yet somehow breathes again. Then, venture into the shadowy forests of Brit...

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Welcome to a chilling episode of The Mortals, where we tear down the walls between life and death to uncover real stories of survival against impossible odds. In "Jaws of the Wild & Sands of Fate," we dive into two harrowing tales that will leave you questioning the forces that decide who lives and who doesn’t. First, journey to the gator-infested swamps of Florida, where a wildlife photographer faces a nightmare atta...

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Dive into the chilling unknown with The Mortals as we uncover two true stories of survival against impossible odds. On July 7, 2005, a London commuter faces the terror of the 7/7 bombings deep underground, while on December 26, 2004, a fisherman in Aceh, Indonesia, battles the devastating Indian Ocean tsunami. How did they endure when everything seemed lost? These lesser-known accounts will leave you questioning the forces that gui...

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Dive into the shadows with The Mortals as we unravel two true stories of survival that defy all odds. From the fiery chaos of the 1996 Atlanta Olympics to the frozen depths of the Arctic tundra, witness near-death escapes that will leave you breathless. Were these survivors guided by something beyond our understanding? Join host Nathan Morris for chilling tales that question fate, purpose, and the unseen forces that might just be w...

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Join Nathan as he delves into the harrowing survival stories of Ivan Petrov and Hana Takahashi, set against the catastrophic backdrops of Chernobyl and Hiroshima. Explore the unimaginable odds, eerie voices, and miraculous events that spared their lives amidst nuclear disasters. Nathan also shares a cautionary tale and the latest tools that help create the compelling narratives featured in 'The Mortals.' Don't miss thes...

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Step into the chilling unknown with The Mortals as host Nathan Morris uncovers two true, lesser-known survival stories that will leave you questioning fate. First, a man in Missouri battles a deadly inferno in his own home, guided by a mysterious voice. Then, a young woman in Oregon survives a horrifying school shooting through an unexplainable intervention. What pulled them from the brink of death? Was it chance, or something grea...

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Step into the chilling unknown with The Mortals as host Nathan Morris uncovers two obscure, true survival stories that will leave you questioning forces beyond our grasp. In "Whispers of Fate," journey to the frozen tundra of Labrador, Canada, where a young hunter battles a deadly blizzard guided by a mysterious voice, and to the remote jungles of Papua New Guinea, where a mother survives a catastrophic landslide with une...

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Dive into the shadows with The Mortals, where host Nathan Morris uncovers chilling true stories of life, death, and the unexplainable. In this episode, "Echoes of the Unseen," we explore two harrowing near-death experiences of young people pushed to the brink. From a forgotten cellar in a cursed house to the eerie ruins of an abandoned carnival, Caleb and Lila face death head-on, only to be saved by mysterious voices that...

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Dive into the chilling unknown with 'Flukes of Fate,' a gripping episode of The Mortals Podcast. Host Nathan Morris uncovers three true near-death experiences that defy all odds—a factory inferno, a deadly carnival trap, and a violent urban ambush. Witness survival through bizarre flukes and mysterious twists that hint at something greater. From a forgotten tool in a blazing hell to a hidden escape in a dark alley, these st...

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Experience two haunting true stories of survival in 'Echoes of the Lost: Two Unforgettable Survivals' on The Mortals podcast. Uncover the Yarnell Hill Fire, a deadly 2013 wildfire in Arizona where one firefighter defied death amidst 19 losses, guided by an eerie, unexplainable voice. Then, delve into the forgotten Kibeho Massacre of 1995 in Rwanda, where a young woman escaped a brutal attack on thousands, saved by a mysteri...

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Dive into the chilling depths of survival with "Echoes of the Lost" on The Mortals Podcast. Host Nathan Morris uncovers two lesser-known, haunting true stories of tragedy and impossible survival. First, witness the forgotten 1983 ferry disaster on Bangladesh’s Buriganga River, where nearly 300 perished—except for one man who survived against all odds, guided by a mysterious voice from the water. Then, relive the devastati...

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Double Edge of Survival" on The Mortals reveals 2 chilling near-death stories. From a snakebite in the Amazon to a factory collapse, listen now!


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Dive into "Whispers in the Flood" on The Mortals. A chilling true story of survival during the 2013 Uttarakhand floods, with eerie mysteries.


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