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Sydney Sweeney Talks Immaculate Mar 14, 2024

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Actress and producer Sydney Sweeney joins the show at SXSW to talk her religious horror film Immaculate, alongside castmates Simona Tabasco, Benedetta Porcaroli, Álvaro Morte & director Michael Mohan. Sweeney talks about how the film fits within the genre as an evil sibling to Rosemary’s Baby & The Omen, and she shares what scares her!

Immaculate synopsis: An American nun embarks on a new journey when she joins a remote convent in the Italian countryside. However, her warm welcome quickly turns into a living nightmare when she discovers her new home harbors a sinister secret and unspeakable horrors.

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Dave Schrader's Theater of the Mind Mar 06, 2024

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Have you encountered The Bloody Bones Man? Or had run-ins with black-eyed Children, aliens, timeslip entities, or plain old ghosts? Well, in his new book Theater of the Mind: Tales from the Darkness, paranormal radio and TV host Dave Schrader compiles some of his favorite true-story accounts of the strange and unusual from more than 20 years in the field. The book is filled with creepy, weird, unsettling and even occasionally heartening tales from regular people who cross paths with bizarre realms.

Schrader is a longtime friend of Talking Strange host Aaron Sagers, and is very well known in paranormal media. He’s the face behind The Paranormal 60 podcast and star of Travel Channel & Discovery+'s hit TV series, The Holzer Files and Ghosts of Devil's Perch. You’ve seen him on Paranormal State, Ghost Adventures, and ShockDocs; The Curse of Lizzie Borden & Demon in the White House

Since childhood, Dave's been on a wild ride of haunted houses, creature sightings, and even a few UFO encounters. Buckle up because he's not just a casual observer – Dave dives headfirst into the paranormal, investigating claims and exploring the most haunted spots worldwide.

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Muskegon Michigan's UFO 30 Years Later Feb 28, 2024

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A mass UFO sighting took place in Muskegon Michigan 30 years ago, and the mystery remains. This episode we talk to a key witness of the event.

On March 8, 1994, more than 300 people across 42 counties of Michigan — and as far away as 200 Miles — saw strange lights above Lake Michigan for a period of several hours. Along with police officers, documented 911 calls, FAA operators, and other reliable witnesses, Jack Bushong of the National Weather Service was manning the radar, and tracking this strange phenomena. Bushong joins Talking Strange to discuss this occurrence, and is joined by Bill Konkolesky, state director of the Michigan Mutual UFO Network.

About the guests:

Jack Bushong grew up in Muskegon, Michigan, and knew from an early age that he wanted to be a meteorologist, having always been interested in the weather, astronomy, and science. He received a bachelor’s degree in Meteorology from Florida State University in 1988 and was 29 years old when he was working at the National Weather Service in Muskegon on the night of a dramatic UFO event he tracked on radar. Shortly after the event, he moved to Georgia and became a hydro-meteorologist. He retired in 2016, after an illustrious career with numerous awards and promotions, and now wants to share what happened on the night of March, 8, 1994.

Bill Konkolesky has been State Director of the Michigan Chapter of the Mutual UFO Network since 2004. He joined in the organization in 1993 after reporting some of his personal UFO encounters and now, along with his MUFON responsibilities, also does frequent public presentations on the phenomenon and has contributed to numerous UFO related books and television productions. He’s also the author of Experiencer: Raised in Two Worlds, and returns to the Talking Strange show for a second time.

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Talking Strange Paranormal Podcast with Aaron Sagers is a weekly paranormal pop culture show featuring celebrity and author interviews, with a weekly "Small Talk" mini-sode with reader submitted letters and spooky tales. Sagers is a paranormal journalist and researcher who appears as host of 28 Days Haunted on Netflix, and on Paranormal Caught On Camera on Travel Channel/Discovery+, and Talking Strange is part of the Den of Geek Network.

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The Salt People & Listener Stories Feb 23, 2024

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Are there strange beings out there who look like humans, but don't quite fit in? And if so, why might they be at an old-timey saloon in Wyoming? In this mini-episode, we read a couple listener submitted stories of the strange and unusual — including a tale about "Salt People," and a Civil War Ghost.

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Creepy Cars at Reno's National Automobile Museum Feb 09, 2024

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In a bit of a slight departure from the paranormal, this week Aaron takes a drive through history (thanks to the support of the Reno-Tahoe Territory). Phil MacDougall, president of the National Automobile Museum in Reno, Nevada, joins the show to discuss the landmark's 240 cars, their history, and some of the spooky stories connected to them. From cars owned by Elvis and Frank Sinatra, to a potentially haunted car that once belonged to James Dean, the stories of the National Automobile Museum cover a lot of ground.

The 105,000 square foot National Automobile Museum's collection of 240 cars began with casino owner Bill Harrah, and continued after his death. Opened in 1989, the site was reported to have set the standard for automobile museums around the world. Since then, it has received many accolades and today it is recognized as one of 10 Best Automobile Museums in the U.S. Big thanks to the Reno-Tahoe Territory for the support in arranging this interview.

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Shook! A Black Horror Anthology Feb 01, 2024

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In the new Dark Horse Comic — in partnership with Second Sight Publishing — Shook! A Black Horror Anthology assembles a "dream team" of Black horror writers and comic creators in a comic trade paperback, available Jan. 31. The book combines zombies, comic book heroes, folk horror, and more in a scary, gory, creepy, and fund comic collection.

This week's guests are Bradley Golden, Marcus H. Roberts, Kevin Grevioux, John Jennings, Alverne Ball,

Bradley Golden is the Ceo of Second Sight Publishing LLC. He have worked for Antarctic Press, Caliber Comics, and Dark Horse Comics. He is a Glyph Comics Award nominee and Sequential Magazine award nominated writer for These. Damn. Kids! He is also co creator and writer of Shook! A Black Horror Anthology.

Marcus H Roberts is the COO at Second Sight Publishing LLC, and a editor and freelance writer/comic creator. He is the editor for the 2022 Sequential Magazine Award nominated These. Damn. Kids!, Athena the Undying, and Victoria Black from Second Sight Publishing, Collection Editor for Mississippi Zombie and Harvest of Horrors horror anthologies from Caliber Entertainment, and Collection Editor for Shook! A Black Horror Anthology from Dark Horse Comics

Kevin Grevioux is a filmmaker at Howard University: Co-Creator of Underworld Franchise, I Frankenstein, and creator of Blue Marvel.

John Jennings is a professor, author, graphic novelist, curator, Harvard Fellow, New York Times Bestseller , 2018 Eisner Winner , and winner of the Hugo Award for his co-adaptation of Octavia E. Butler’s dystopian novel The Parable of the Sower.

Alverne Ball has an M.F.A in Fiction Writing from Columbia College Chicago. He recently published Across the Tracks (Abrams 2021), an homage to Greenwood, Oklahoma, illustrated by Stacey Robinson.

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The X-Files Fan Retrospective Jan 24, 2024

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For 30 years, The X-Files has made us want to believe the truth is out there, and now, two superfans-turned-filmmakers have assembled David Duchovny, Gillian Anderson, Chris Carter and 100 interviews with the cast, crew, and fellow fans to tell a story about the impact of the iconic sci-fi series with The X-Files Fan Retrospective.

The X-Files Fan Retrospective explores the legacy The X-Files has had on the pop culture landscape as well as the lasting impression on its fans. Filmmakers Lauren Krattiger and Carly Blake have been conducting personal interviews with the cast and crew since 2018, and gathering inspiring stories from The X-Files fans worldwide.

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Victorian Spiritualism with Steele Alexandra Douris Jan 18, 2024

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Who were the Victorians, why were they so fascinated with the paranormal, and how are they continuing to influence our notions of the unexplained?

Séances, paranormal investigations, fortune telling, and other spiritualist practices helped define the Victorian era and continue to shape our world today. In the time of Jack the Ripper, A Christmas Carol, Dracula, and Edgar Allan Poe, spiritualism and the supernatural were cultural touchpoints. In the book Spirits, Seers & Séances: Victorian Spiritualism, Magic, & the Supernatural, author Steele Alexandra Douris explores how Victorians, and spiritualists have left such a profound impact on both the past and present — and how belief in ghosts, fairies, and nature spirits shaped our celebrations for All Hallows’ Eve and Christmas

More about the Author:

Steele Alexandra Douris is an author, artist, and Victorianist, specializing in Victorian spiritualism, crime fiction, and the gothic novel. She is a PhD candidate in the English department at Stanford University, where she has taught courses on 19th century spiritualism and ghost stories. She holds an MA in English from Stanford University and a BA in anthropology from the University of Texas at Austin.

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Destroy All Neighbors: Alex Winter & Jonah Ray Rodrigues Jan 11, 2024

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In the new film Destroy All Neighbors, starring Alex Winter (Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure) and Jonah Ray Rodrigues (Mystery Science Theater 3000), a self-absorbed prog-rock musician runs afoul of his new neighbor which leads to a lot of undead corpses and becomes a "twisted splatter-comedy about a deranged journey of self-discovery."

Directed by Josh Forbes and written by Jared Logan, Charles Pieper and Mike Benner with Winter and Rodrigues producing as well as starring, Destroy All Neighbors — debuting on the Shudder streaming service January 12 — tells the story of William Brown (Jonah Ray Rodrigues), a neurotic, self-absorbed musician determined to finish his prog-rock magnum opus. He faces a creative roadblock in the form of a noisy and grotesque neighbor named Vlad (Alex Winter). Finally working up the nerve to demand that Vlad keep it down, William inadvertently decapitates him. But, while attempting to cover up one murder, William’s accidental reign of terror causes victims to pile up and become undead corpses who torment and create more bloody detours on his road to prog-rock Valhalla. Destroy All Neighbors is a twisted splatter-comedy about a deranged journey of self-discovery full of goopy practical FX, a well-known ensemble cast, and LOTS of blood.

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