ParaBabble
ParaBabble is a podcast where the hosts are 2 paranormal investigators who babble about everything from Ghosts, UFOs, Crypto, and more!
Episodes
There’s a new Conjuring movie out — and since it’s Halloween, you know we couldn’t resist digging into the real story behind it. This time, we’re talking about the Smurl family haunting, the true events that inspired The Conjuring: Last Rites. Was their home really terrorized by demonic forces, or was it something far more ordinary blown out of proportion? Join us as we separate Hollywood horror from haunted reality, questio...
In this episode of ParaBabble, we step into the courtroom for Law and Order: Paranormal Victims Unit — where the witnesses are ghosts and the evidence is... supernatural. We dive into two eerie cases where the paranormal made it onto the witness stand: the Greenbrier Ghost, the Hammersmith Ghost. Justice meets the unexplained in this spine-chilling legal drama only the paranormal could inspire.
This week on ParaBabble, we explore cursed games said to open doors to the unknown. From the Midnight Game and Elevator Game, to the ghostly Telephone Game and the terrifying Japanese ritual Daruma-san, we dig into the rules, the risks, and the eerie stories behind them. We also discuss many more of these chilling challenges—rating each one on just how willing we’d be to play.
You've probably seen images of the Flatwoods Monster before. A giant 10-12 foot alien-humanoid creature with glowing eyes, large claws, a spade-shaped helmet (or head?) that floats? It sounds awesome, but can Flatwoods compete with the other infamous West Virginia monster/alien; Mothman?! Find out as we put on our 1950s tin foil hat and dig into an iconic monster.
On one particularly snowy and cold February in 1855, the Devil took a stroll through a small village in Devon, England. This disturbed and frightened the villagers for some reason. You end up with one set of hooven snow prints on your roof and it's enough to cause a panic.
Welcome to the first episode of ParaBabble.... is something you might hear if you time slipped. Have you ever been walking down the street (probably on Bold Street in Liverpool to be more specific), and found yourself accidently in the 1950s? You're apparently not alone. Just try not to get stuck there. Or maybe do. I guess it's up to you. Maybe you want to pull a reverse Back to the Future Part 2 and make some sports bets.
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Have you ever wanted to stay at an AirBnB hosted by Bigfoot? Of course you have, we all do. The ParaBabble team sets out to find the strangest AirBnB's they can find. They definitely wish this was a more popular thing back when they were ghost hunting every weekend.
To finish up the 10 year ParaBabble celebration, Alison and Rob go through their list of their 10 least favorite episodes. In an attempt to not be so negative, they also bring a list of some of the episodes they feel are underrated.
Somehow we have been doing this for 10 years. In this very special episode, we go over our top 10 most listened to episodes over the past 10 years to try and figure out what everyone is interested in.
Was a 1980s school computer used to send messages through time? In this episode of ParaBabble, we explore the strange case of the Dodleston Messages—alleged communications from the 16th century (and maybe the future?) typed out on a BBC Micro in a quiet English village. Time travel, ghosts, hoax, or something weirder? Tune in as we dig into one of the strangest digital mysteries ever—and ask the question: could a haunted floppy dis...
That's it. After 150 episodes of ParaBabble, we have officially solved every paranormal mystery out there. There's nothing left for us to do.
Now that we are retired from paranormal investigations, we decided to reflect back on one of the stranger parts of that world- paranormal conventions. Hear some stories about the weird places we ended up in and the paranormal celebrities we've met. Some of these stories we never would have told during our active years, it would cause some serious para-drama!
On this episode of ParaBabble, we research the strange phenomenon known as the Fresno Night Crawlers. Are they aliens? Some strange unidentified creature? Maybe they're just pants? Find out on this episode!
In the windy city lights he roams. With wings of night he's all alone. Mothman's out with tales to tell. Chicago nights he's everywhere!
Mothman takes over another episode of ParaBabble with his recent come back attempt in Chicago!
Once again going into our days of ghost hunting, on this episode we discuss some of the techniques and methods we used during investigations. This was of course all before Rob retired, but it doesn't seem like much has changed! You never know when the ParaBabble crew will be pulled back into the strange world of the paranormal.
On this episode, we're each bringing several stories of first hand accounts from people who had encounters with strange cryptid creatures. It's always fun to learn about new cryptids, but it's even more fun to run into them!
In another episode that might be the end of the show because we get ourselves into trouble, the ParaBabble team finally digs into the real story of the Men In Black. No, we don't mean Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones. We're talking about the creepy men in black who may or may not be human that have been terrorizing UFO witnesses for decades (and perhaps longer)! If any MIB is listening, please do not visit us.
Back before we retired as paranormal investigators and decided to podcast for 5 people, we had a method of spiritual communication that we referred to as our "Spidey senses". It was the method of opening yourself up for communication using old school methods and no technology. Your senses were the tools. The ParaBabble team has always been split down the middle between more spiritual and scientific. Hear about it from both sides!
No longer being held to the will of AI, ParaBabble is back with another weird triangle. We aren't quite sure why paranormal happenings seem to form triangular shapes, but here we are again in Whales this time. Back in the 1970s, there were countless reports of UFOs and strange alien creatures. We're going to get to the bottom of this Welsh case... or at least as far to the bottom as we can get without having the men in black come v...
In this illuminating episode of Parababble, we delve into the rapid evolution of Artificial Intelligence and its profound implication on our daily lives. We discuss its growing contribution to various sectors – from music and writing to even paranormal investigations. Tune in as we shed light on the potential perils this technology might pose if not harnessed correctly, such as threats to privacy, job security, and creative thinkin...
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