Send us Fan Mail What says haunted more than an old crypt in a foggy cemetery? I mean, crypts put the goth in gothic! In our story, “The Affair of the Dancing Coffins,” by George Brockhart something very strange in going on inside a family crypt. I do have to make a disclaimer, however. The coffins aren’t actually dancing, but their behavior is odd, nonetheless. Uncounted horror stories and films have taken place inside crypts. What is the allure? Why are we drawn to these eerie structu...

Send us Fan Mail Mannequins…sales enhancement, or inducers of terror? When you see a mannequin in a store window, do you stop to examine its garment offering, or watch its eyes to see if they follow you? For me, they are just giant dolls, and fall into the “yikes” category. In our story, “The Mannequin,” by R. J. Lawrence, a young man discovers his brother’s disturbing experiments on mannequins and meets a grisly fate. Nowadays, no one is surprised to see a mannequin in a shop window or insid...

Send us Fan Mail In our story, "Blood Fortune," by Stephan Hudgins, a woman visits a carnival fortune teller. She asks her a rather grisly question, and unfortunately, gets exactly what she asks for. What’s more fun than spending a day at a carnival or an amusement park? Spending the night at a haunted carnival or amusement park! So, we'll take a look at the most haunted amusement park in the USA. Music Fesliyan Studios: "Ghost," "Halloween," Narration: Robert Breault Please join...

Send us Fan Mail Have you ever heard a voice come through a radio that seemed misplaced? You might have heard a voice from beyond the veil. In our story, “The Message,” by Clinton Dangerfield, a death-row inmate and a chaplain hear a voice through the radio offering comfort. But is that truly what the spirit is offering? Trying to contact spirits through radio waves is not a new technique for communicating with the dead. Even Thomas Edison designed one in the 1920’s. There h...

Send us Fan Mail Working as a medical professional in a psychiatric hospital must be one of the hardest jobs in the world. And as one doctor finds out in our story, “Doctor’s Notes,” by Kitty Olsen, meeting face to face with the supernatural doesn’t make it any easier. What strange occurrences have real doctors and nurses experienced while on duty? We'll look to Quora for some great stories: Music Fesliyan Studios: "Ghost," "Halloween," "Short Tension," Narration: Robert Breault Please joi...

Send us Fan Mail On this episode Holly Landis’s story, “Gnome Invasion,” shows us the darker side of those cute little ceramic statues that so many people collect to decorate their gardens. To be perfectly honest, they creep me out. I always wonder what dark, evil thoughts are lurking behind their chubby grins and if they are going to attack my ankle with a trowel. We'll take a look at the lore and history of the garden gnome. Music Fesliyan Studios: "Ghost," "Halloween," "Scary Music," Mag...

Send us Fan Mail In this week’s story, “The Boy That Brought the Asylum Home,” by Mike Nesbitt, a young boy is haunted by a ghost his roommate accidently brought home from a clandestine visit to an abandoned asylum. Let’s just say, in this case, three’s a nasty crowd. Haunted asylums are popular with ghost hunters hoping to encounter and record spirit activity. We'll look at a few real experiences in a few of the most haunted asylums, including my own. Music Fesliyan Studios: "Ghost," "Hall...

Send us Fan Mail Hello, and welcome to episode #225 of After Words Paranormal. I’m your host, Shelby. For our story this week you must forget the Disney version of the Fairy world. No cute little tinkly fairies or wistful sing mermaids. In “Walter the Ghost,” by Kitty Olsen, a man must face down one of The Fair Folk with some help from his friend, Walter. We'll take a look at the old Fae world and its ancient inhabitants. Music Fesliyan Studios: "Ghost," "Halloween," "Scary Music," "Sh...

Send us Fan Mail On this episode we will dip our toes, very carefully into the lore of Cthulhu. In, "Happy Cthulhu to You," by Lance Zarimba, young boy loves terrorizing his younger brother because he is a Cthulhu fan. He learns, however, that sibling rivalry can be deadly. Cthulhu has a fan base of millions. He is a very popular monster. We'll take a look at Cthulhu and what makes him so popular. Music Fesliyan Studios: "Ghost," "Halloween," "Scary Music" Music Box: "...

Send us Fan Mail On this week’s episode we have a scientist experimenting with equipment designed to separate the spirit of a person from his body, then put it back in. It goes without saying that the experiment does not turn out well. Scientists and pseudoscientists have tried for decades to find a way to examine the soul or spirit once it has separated from a person's body. We'll examine a few actual experiments. Music Fesliyan Studios: "Ghost," "Halloween" "Scary Music" Arkadiusz Rei...