The Paranorm Girl

The Cultures That Built Appalachia

Before the ghost stories, before the haints, before the cryptids—there were the people who shaped Appalachia. In this episode, we trace the region’s foundations through four major influences: the Cherokee, the Scotch-Irish, the Germans, and African Americans.

Today we dive into early ingredients and influence that culminated into what we now call Appalachian culture. And provides the lens through wh...

Appalachia — Mountains older than most things, a land steeped in superstition, magic, and mystery. From Mothman to feral people, from Appalachian witchcraft to disappearing towns, to things in the coal mines…and mimics in the dark — this season explores the folklore, cryptids, hauntings and high strangeness that define the region.

Today we introduce one of our most ambitious seasons yet — thus launching a year-long journey through t...

Built in 1893, St. Ignatius served the community for decades before closing its doors for good. Since then, its reputation as one of the most haunted sites in the Pacific Northwest has shifted from local reality to global attention, drawing in ghost hunters and curious visitors from around the world. From unexplained footsteps to chilling voices captured on recorders, from shadow figures to encounters with patients and nuns long go...

Hosts of the popular podcasts, 'The Real Ghosts of' and 'ParaPeculiar', Nicole and Damian, join me live to chat Haunted Objects, their specialty in Instrumental Transcommunication, Mediumship, Paranormal Investigation and their unique approach to this spooky field.

Learn about my guests:

The Real Ghosts of Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/5x1GD6tE9w32Uv0EI7teZR?si=59ef3118cd744310

Website: https://www.therea...

Phil Rossi is an award-nominated writer, podcaster and musician with a deep-rooted passion for storytelling—especially the kind that lingers in your mind long after the lights go out. His debut novel Crescent became an Amazon bestseller in 2007, publicly setting the stage for a craft defined by haunting imagery, immersive narratives and an undercurrent of slow-building dread. A veteran of the podcasting world, he now hosts Don’t Tu...

🔴 Paranormal Discussion, Exploration and Q&A with hosts, Dean and Chris from The Wandering Road Podcast 👻🕯️

Join us for this spooky livestream featuring the hosts of the dark, daring and mystery unraveling paranormal podcast, The Wandering Road. Chris and Dean have covered everything from demonic possession and true crime to the Salem Witchcraft Trials, ghost sightings and haunted folklore.

This is an open discussion with gues...

Eclectic Gardnerian witch, Ngangalero in Palo Mayombe, Discordian Pope and practicing Santero, Davezilla joins me live to discuss Spells, Magic and Tech in contemporary times!

Davezilla is an award winning illustrator, AI instructor and creator of the Tarot of the Unexplained. He is also the author of the new book, Magical AI Grimoire; A Book of Shadows for Contemporary Chaos published by Weiser Books. #ai #chaosmagic #witch #chatgp...

I am joined by artist and author, Kenyth Mogan to discuss his recently released paranormal romance, My Dead Boyfriend.

Max and TJ’s plans for “happily ever after” come to an abrupt halt when TJ is killed in a tragic accident. But upon Max’s donning of a mysterious engagement ring from TJ, a whole new world of the supernatural presents itself. Ancient celestial and sub-terrestrial origins are discovered, shape shifters and immortals...

My guest is a researcher, data analyst and podcaster. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in GIS from SUNY and is the creative mind behind the Bigfoot Mapping Project, an innovative, crowdsourced and data driven platform that tracks and visualizes Bigfoot sightings across the globe. His expertise in Geographic Information Systems has recently been applied to another mapping endeavor, created to help us get a handle on yet another...

This season finale of The Paranorm Girl Podcast brings together everything we’ve learned about ghosts and hauntings. Are ghosts evidence of consciousness surviving death? Trapped non-conscious energy on repeat? Tricksters slipping through from other dimensions? Or Psychological projections shaped by trauma or grief? What do the cases, accounts, traits, behaviors and history say about their reality? About consciousness?…About Percep...

They curl up on the bed. You hear their tags jingle. You feel the brush of fur that shouldn’t be there. Could it be your beloved pet… returned? 🐾

In our final deep dive of the season, we examine ghost pets and other animals by digging into true accounts, folklore and research on animals in the afterlife - and tackling hard questions like Do animals even have souls? If my dog is a ghost does that mean they’re stuck? And what reasons...

Love knows no bounds—not even death. In this episode, we dive into both the ancient and modern practice of ghost marriage. From cultures that have upheld the practice of marrying the dead for centuries for tradition and necessity, to a woman who married a 300 year old pirate ghost in 2016 for love, we unravel this eerie yet deeply meaningful and in some cases - quite practical phenomenon.

Explore the historic roots, controversial mo...

All aboard the Paranorm Girl ghost express—this week, we're hittin' the road, the rails, and the runway to explore the eerie world of phantom transportation. From Abraham Lincoln’s spectral funeral train to the chilling accounts of ghost cars on Route 666, today we dive into hauntings on the move.

Are these residual energies? Time slips? Harbingers of doom? Discover tales of haunted planes that crash again...

👻 Are ghost children the lingering spirits of lives cut short… or something far more deceptive?

In this episode, we’re diving deep into the world of ghostly children — the tragic, the mischievous, the comforting… and the terrifying. Some believe these pint-sized phantoms are innocent souls stuck between worlds. Others say no real child would remain behind — and what you're seeing is wearing a mask.

We’ll sort through folklore, r...

👻 Can a ghost actually take a life? Or is it all just folklore, fear and a few too many fainting couches?

In this new episode of The Paranorm Girl Podcast, we explore cases where ghosts were blamed for causing death — whether by indirect harm, psychological torment or pure spectral malice. We consider the legend of the Widow Ghost of Southeast Asia, haunted highways in Britain, deaths linked to grave desecration in Texas — we’re di...

What if justice wasn’t cut off at death?

In this episode of The Paranorm Girl Podcast, we dive into real-life cases where spirits returned from beyond the veil to help solve their own murders. These aren't just ghost stories—they’re testimonies from the afterlife.

💀 Hear how:

• A ghost led searchers to his body, sunk in a lake
• A grieving mother was haunted by her daughter’s voice…
• Zona Heaster Shue became the only case where a gh...

What is the nature of a ghost?

In the 1970’s, members of a parapsychological research group in Toronto set out specifically to prove ghosts were not spirits of the deceased…but creations of the mind.

So they invented one.

And then—he showed up.

This wasn’t a haunted house. There were no psychics, no Ouija boards, no deaths. Just normal people, imagination, intention... and results that continue to defy explanation.

🎙️ In this episode, ...

🧗‍♂️ Lost. Trapped. On the brink of death. Then, suddenly—you’re not alone. Survivors of life-threatening situations have reported a mysterious presence guiding them to safety. This eerie phenomenon, known as the Third Man Factor, has been experienced by climbers, sailors, astronauts, and disaster survivors alike. But what is it?

Is it a biological survival instinct? A hallucination caused by extreme stress? Or could it be somethin...