IMPORTANT STUFF: It's Steve DiSchiavi's Birthday!
This week we are discussing The Dead Files “Pandora’s Box” (Season 1 Episode 15) which aired June 1, 2012.
Buckle up as we journey through haunted histories, spirited antics, and a house almost as populated with angels as a Hallmark store during Christmas.
So, grab your body glitter, and join us where… The Activity Continues.
Content Warning:
In this episode we mention a horrible death due to fire, compassionate end of life issues (medically assisted suicide), child death, this one’s got a lot so trigger warning for those who need it. Also, we swear.
The Activity Continues is a paranormal podcast where soul friends, Amy, Megan, and AP chat about true crime, ghost stories, haunts, dreams, and other paranormal stuff including the TV show, The Dead Files. Our recaps are full of recurring jokes about recurring tropes.
We also occasionally do interviews with people from the paranormal world, with the goal of learning from others. We think you’ll really benefit from the things these people have to say.
Sometimes we get a little scientific. We enjoy trying to come up with possible explanations for some of the things that the clients experience. But this by no means indicates that we do not believe the clients or are invalidating their experiences. We do believe.
This episode was recorded on April 7, 2025, and released on May 1, 2025.
this release date is Steve DiSchiavi's Birthday!
Chapter Markers
00:00:00 Intro Before Intro
00:00:11 Intro Theme
00:00:37 Hello!
00:01:20 Content Warning & Housekeeping
00:02:46 Overview
00:04:34 Segment One – The Set Up
00:32:16 Segment Two – Diggin’ Tru
[ad break]
00:54:05 Segment Three – The Reveal
00:01:07 False wrap up and…
01:09:03 Special surprise discovery!
01:13:46 Outro/Disclaimer
Episode links:
The Dead Files Official Podcast: https://pod.link/1642377102
This episode:
https://shows.acast.com/the-dead-files/episodes/64ee1a8945b5ac0011669aed
Sources
Trainwreck:
Train Wreck Kills John T Ray… https://raycityhistory.wordpress.com/2010/12/22/railroad-horror-1888-train-wreck-kills-john-t-ray-and-30-odd-others/
Blackshear Bridge Failure: https://www.structuremag.org/article/blackshear-bridge-failure/
Taylors:
Pearl Taylor, sometimes spelled Pearle: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/52981324/pearle-taylor
George Taylor: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/52981110/george_washington-taylor
Carol’s Letter: https://paranormalphotos.tripod.com/id63.html (you’re going to want to look at this one using an ad-blocking browser)
Disclaimer:
This podcast is in no way affiliated with Warner Brothers, HBOMax, the Travel Channel, Painless TV, or the TV show The Dead Files or any of its cast or crew. We’re just fans who love the show and want to build a community of like-minded people who would enjoy hanging out a
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