ParanormalPerception
NOT the same 'ole paranormal.
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After eight seasons, Paranormal Perception comes to an end. Henry plays back some ghost stories from past seasons (it is Halloween, after all.), then he gives special recognition to those who shaped the sound of the show & very much gave Henry a new perception of the paranormal.
Happy Halloween & thank you all for listening to Paranormal Perception for the last eight years.
On the final Women in the Paranormal, Amanda Ashley welcomes Ann Selene as the final guest. Ann Selene is an author, researcher and psychological essayist devoted to exploring the unseen architechtures of the human experience. Her work lives at the crossroads of trauma and transformation, folklore and neuroscience, ancestral memory and modern mysticism. With a background steeped in psychology, metaphysics and historical inquiry, A...
On this episode, Amanda Ashley welcomes Darcy Staniforth, an academic, writer, performer and paranormal investigator. She has been interested in the paranormal since she was very young and that interest has carried into both her personal and professional life. Darcy holds a B.A. and a M.A. in American Studies and in addition to the paranormal, her research areas include race and ethnicity, gender and sexuality, ideals and instituti...
Amanda Ashley welcomes Varla Ventura to this episode. Varla is an author, investigator & lover of all things strange. She talks to Amanda about how she was born into that interest, her love of writing & how that became her career and other topics, including her newest book: Enchanted Plants: A Treasury of Botanical Folklore & Magic. Find out more about Varla and get her books at her website: www.varlaventura.net
After no episodes for the last two months, Henry more than makes up for his absence with a super-sized episode! First, he begins with an announcement concerning OC ParaCon 2025 and beyond. Then, he welcomes author J.D. Barker to talk about his new book, Something I Keep Upstairs. It's a story that was inspired by a real-life haunted house. By the way, you could spend a night in that very house...if you enter the promotion attached ...
Amanda Ashley speaks to Tresa & Sabrina, a mother & daughter paranormal investigative team known as 2Realm Paranormal.
On this month's all-new & super-sized episode, you'll hear from author C.L. Thomas introducing her new magazine, Eerie Expeditions Magazine. C.L. & Henry also introduce the Eerie Expeditions Word of the Month give-away. Listen for the Word of the Month, send it by email to eerieexpeditions@gmx.com and one random winner will be selected to win a year-long subscription to Eerie Expeditions Magazine. Then, Shanclen returns to the show...
Introducing a Paranormal Perception spin-off: Women in the Paranormal! Once a month, this podcast will put the spotlight on a woman(or women) and their contributions to the paranormal field and community. For the first episode, host Amanda Ashley (@thespookystoryteller on IG) speaks to Nicole Strickland. Nicole has many contributions to the paranormal field, as a researcher, author, speaker, show host and, of course, experiencer. S...
Paranormal Perception returns for its final season! Henry announces this as the show's final season and then welcomes Joel Skousen to the show. Joel talks about the mysterious drones that were reported around major cities at the end of 2024...then disappeared. They also discuss what's on the horizon for 2025...as if the first two weeks haven't given us enough. The show ends with a few more announcements, including a new spin-off sh...
The final episode of Paranormal Perception. For 2024.
This year's collection of Christmas ghost stories. Enjoy and, of course, have a Merry Christmas!
On the final regular episode for 2024, it's an early Christmas gift for all of our listeners. First, you'll hear an episode from the very first version of what would turn into Paranormal Perception: A paranormal podcast from 2014 called Worlds Unknown. Henry and his co-host discussed demons and whether reports of possession were possesion or simply a mental disorder. Then, Shanclen from Shanclen Shadow Productions joins Henry for t...
In this replay from September 2022, author Vicki Joy Anderson talks about her book, They Only Come Out At Night: Exposing The Dark Weapon of Sleep Paralysis. Vicki talks about how sleep paralysis is actually a form of demonic attack and what victims can do to protect themselves from these attacks.
If you watch any paranormal TV show or if you follow paranormal content creators, it seems like they live in a paranormal wonderland no matter where they go. But what if you've visited known haunted locations...and you come away with nothing? No experiences, no evidence, no nothing. It's not as unheard of as you might think. In fact, it's more normal than the paranormal stuff you see. Henry welcomes Amanda Ashley back to the show a...
On this all-new episode, writer Dona Masi joins the show to talk about her upcoming book, The Taking. Although a fictional novel, The Taking includes Dona's research & interest in alien abduction cases. The Taking will be released on January 2, 2025 and is available for pre-order at www.donamasi.com
This year, the Halloween Episode was recorded live during OC ParaCon. You'll hear ghost stories from Shanclen from Shanclen Shadow Productions, Kassie Askin from Tell Me Your Ghost Story and a few more stories from OC ParaCon attendees. You'll even get some of Henry's experiences at haunted radio stations!
Paranormal Perception will return on Black Friday (11/29/24) with all-new episodes.
While Henry recovers from OC ParaCon, this week's episode goes back in time to when Clete Keith visited the show to talk about his book, Ghosts Of Greystone - Beverly Hills. Clete spent two decades as an employee with an office in Greystone Mansion, the filmimng location for many iconic Hollywood films. This book is a collection of experiences from fellow employees, guests and Hollywood actors and directors while they spent time at...
This week, Henry welcomes Tony Harris, host of History's The Proof Is Out There. As a new season premieres tonight (Oct.4), Tony gives us a preview of what we'll see on this season's episodes and also talks about how his interest in these unexplained phenomena began and what drives his curiosity about these topics. Then, Amanda Ashley visits the show. Amanda runs @TheSpookyStoryteller on Instagram and she talks about how her intere...
Author C.L. Thomas returns to the show in her new role: Paranormal magazine editor-in-chief. She just launched a digital and print paranormal magazine called Eerie Expeditions and she talks all about it and what you'll find in the debut issue. Then, Angel Nuñez joins Henry in the studio to talk about her experiences aboard the RMS Queen Mary during The Grey Ghost Project investigations.
With three weeks to go until OC ParaCon 2024, this week's episode is a preview of what attendees will experience on October 12th.
Henry welcomes some of this year's guest speakers to tease their panels, starting with Jerry Buteyn & Chris Turner from TAPS West Coast. The members of Paranormal Triage drop in to tease what their panel will be about, followed by Dr. Jean-Pierre Giagnoli, co-founder & lead investigator for the Southern...
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