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119 – Steve Michaels: The Truth Behind the Chicago Bear Hug Nov 04, 2022

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It's November, which you would think means spooky season is over. However, let me tell you...spooky season never ends on Bob After Dark! This month we are talking to paranormal investigators and learning the stories behind them. Their backstory, what makes them tick, and of course...what the paranormal means to them. To kick off this month, we talk to our pal Steve Michaels. Old fans know him as the original co-host of Bob After Dark, and now he is back. He tells us his story of beginning his career as a paranormal investigator, and how he went from reading a Time Life book about ghosts to starting his journey. Learn about how the city of Albuquerque, New Mexico changed his life, and started him off. Pro-Wrestling and ghosts....what better combination exists?

118 – The Luxor Hotel/Casino Oct 31, 2022

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To round out spooky season and haunted places you can perform at, we look at one of the biggest places you can perform at, Las Vegas. Specifically, The Luxor Hotel/Casino. The Luxor is known for a lot of strange and spooky happenings. Can it be related to a curse? Find out more in this episode when we team up with Pro-Wrestling Superstar Steve Michaels. Also! We are celebrating our 3 year anniversary.

117 – Broadway’s Palace Theatre Oct 24, 2022

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New York City! The Big Apple! One of America's largest cities, and probably one of the most traveled to. A big draw for NYC is the shows you can see on Broadway. This week, we look at Broadway's Palace Theatre! Apparently home to well over 100 ghosts including Judy Garland.

116 – The Comedy Store Oct 17, 2022

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Comedy is one of the world's best escapes from reality. However what happens when you attend a comedy club that doesn't allow you to escape your fate of death? This week, we take a look at The Comedy Store. One of LA's most popular and iconic comedy clubs. There is story of ghost heckler's and audience members.

115 – The Rave/Eagles Club/The Eagles Ball Room Oct 10, 2022

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Welcome to spooky season, Children of the Night! To kick off the month, we're going to be looking at one of the most haunted venues in the Midwest. Ever been to Milwaukee? It's a wonderful city filled with beer, cheese, Brewers, and Pabst Blue Ribbon. Well, in Milwaukee, we have a very old venue that once held the largest gathering of an organization. The Eagles is a fraternity that does a lot of charity work, and their main headquarters was once in this building. Over the years, it was a: HQ, sporting gym, homeless shelter, ballroom, and now a music venue. Also, like any building we talk about on this show, it has a lot of tragic death. Considered to be one of the most haunted places to play a concert, staff says there isn't one band who hasn't had a weird experience there. Everything from children hiding in coat racks, a strange mist hovering around a now defunct swimming pool...this building has everything.

114 – Hell Hounds, The Black Dogs, and Demon Dogs Sep 20, 2022

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Ever watch Supernatural? If so perhaps you're familiar with the invisible dogs that would come and collect your soul upon selling it. Little did you know, this in universe show lore is based in actual ancient lore. These Hell Hounds history can date back thousands of years back to Ireland! That's right! A potential Fae creature!

113 – Haunted/Cursed Paintings Sep 12, 2022

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Remember the movie The Witches? There was a scene in that movie where the witches cursed a little girl to live in a painting for the rest of her life. She grew old, and moved positions in the painting until she disappeared completely. Well, despite Bob referring to Young Sherlock Holmes the week, this episode isn't about movies. No, in fact we are talking about haunted and cursed paintings. Figures that would move positions, curse the owner, or cause chaos around them. This episode we talk about the famous The Hands Resist Him, The Crying Boy, The Anguished Man, Love Letters' Replica, and more!

112 – The Devouring Gourd and The Vegetable Man of West Virginia Aug 22, 2022

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This is the most ridiculous concept to an episode we researched of all time. Easily. The first part of the lore comes to us from Bantu Folklore, and that is the Devouring Gourd. You read that right. The Devouring Gourd is a story that seems to have inspired Little Shop of Horrors. It is a gourd that grew to immense proportions, and ate people until it came into combat with an arrow wielding child. Since that bit of lore is a bit short, you get a two part episode! The second piece of our story is that of a humanoid figure that resembles a walking corn stalk. Did we mention this corn stalk could be extra terrestrial, and is vampiric?

111 – The Holders Aug 19, 2022

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Imagine you have the ability to change the world. Maybe you can live out some crazy super hero fantasy you have, or...maybe you're looking to become a villain. Well, unless you were born with laser vision, chances are neither of those fantasies will come true. However, what if I was to tell you there are objects that will give you the ability to create or destroy. Behold The Holders. These are objects containing supernatural abilities. What are they? An object you can find by entering a hospital, halfway house, or mental facility. Each item has a test with a set of rules. Pass the rules? Get the item. Fail and well...nothing good can come from it. Beware however, The Holders are said never to be all collected by one person. In this episode, we look at this Creepy Pasta series, and take a deep dive into some of our favorite objects in The Holders Series. You can find all of these at https://www.creepypasta.com/tag/the-holders/

109 – La Mala Hora Jul 18, 2022

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Meet Kamani and Thomas Garcia. They are a hilarious duo of married paranormal investigators out of New Mexico. Hosting a popular paranormal YouTube show called That's Some Scary Sh!t (Yes that is spelled that way, and no we do not pronounce the word on the show), they are very knowledgeable on many of that regions paranormal stories. Ask them about Skin Walkers, La Llorona, and the topic of this weeks show. Our story for this episode takes us all the way to south of the border with Mexico's very own hitchhiking ghost story. Unlike Resurrection Mary here in Chicago, the story down there can be much more sinister. This spirit can mean your death is coming soon. If you enjoyed this episode, make sure you check out That's Some Scary Sh!t on YouTube over at: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpzhE8PreAnJBt7ZrhePbjA

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