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This Paranormal Life

This Paranormal Life

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Every Tuesday, comedians Rory Powers and Kit Grier investigate a different paranormal case and find the truth inside the mystery.

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  1. Woman Vanishes After Riding This Swedish Ghost Train

    · 1 h 06 min · Explicit

    Underneath the clean and orderly exterior of Stockholm, Sweden, lies a dark legend. It’s said that on the Stockholm metro there is one carriage totally unlike the others. Silver and mysterious, it appears at platforms…

  2. The Last Witch Trial in Ireland

    · 58 min · Explicit

    Way back In 1710, strange events started taking place in a small town in Ireland. People were seeing shadowy figures, others were convulsing in fits, and it wasn’t even Saint Patrick’s Day! When the town hunted for an…

  3. They Found a Creature Living in LA’s Sewers

    · 53 min · Explicit

    Under normal circumstances America’s sewers should only be home to a maximum of two things; rats and, at a push, Ninja Turtles. But in 1982 in Buena Park California, a suburb of LA, a gang of teens had a terrifying…

  4. The Ghost Rockets of 1946

    · 58 min · Explicit

    In the summer of 1946, people across Sweden began witnessing strange fiery objects fall from the sky and crash to earth. When locals gathered at the sites of impact, they discovered that in the middle of each…

  5. Mysterious Creature Spotted by Hunters - The Sheepsquatch

    · 54 min · Explicit

    We've covered a LOT of cryptids on this podcast before... Bigfoot, the Metal Man and whatever creature it was that sucked a guys jeans off in the woods... but today we're investigating a beast that most people have…

  6. When UFOs Invaded New York - Hudson Valley UFO Incident

    · 56 min · Explicit

    UFOs descending on Manhattan island seems hard to believe but that may be what the aliens had planned when in the 1980s there were hundreds of UFO sightings in New York State, centering on areas like Hudson Valley only…

  7. The Merman Imprisoned in an English Castle

    · 52 min · Explicit

    Thank you to our sponsor, Shopify! There’s nothing spooky about starting a business, grab a free trial at SHOPIFY.CO.UK In the 12th century, a gang of local fishermen off the coast of Suffolk caught something strange…

  8. The Haunted Austrian Castle Where They Hunted Werewolves

    · 58 min · Explicit

    When we think of ‘witch trials’ we often think of Salem and the East Coast of the USA, a dark and morbid chapter of paranormal history. But in Europe the exact same thing was taking place, only it wasn’t just witches……

  9. The Mystery of The Devil’s Bible - The Codex Gigas

    · 1 h 00 min · Explicit

    What if there was a mysterious book written that contained all the knowledge of the universe? Not just the history of the world, but the secrets of alchemy, magic rituals, healing spells and more. This book is known as…

  10. Kelpies - The Dark Truth Behind the Scottish Shapeshifter

    · 57 min · Explicit

    While Scotland is extremely famous for being the home of the Loch Ness Monster there is a much more terrifying cryptid native to its waterways — the Kelpie. Kelpies are an extremely ancient cryptid, a shape-shifting…

  11. The ‘Lost’ Disney UFO Documentary

    · 1 h 09 min · Explicit

    In 1995, the Walt Disney Company produced one of the strangest television specials in history. Viewers tuned in, thinking they were about to hear all about the latest Disney attraction at Tomorrowland, but instead, the…

  12. The UFO So Big it Turned the Sky Red - The Exeter Incident

    · 1 h 03 min · Explicit

    The incident at Exeter, also known as the Exeter UFO, is maybe America’s most credible UFO case — yeah we’ll say it! What started as a long day in the life of Norman Muscarello turned into the longest night of his life…

  13. The Scole Experiments - Proof of Life After Death?

    · 1 h 07 min · Explicit

    Between 1993 and 1998, a group of researchers and mediums conducted a series of séances in a dark basement in the village of Scole, Norfolk, what they didn’t realise was that were were just about to open up a portal of…

  14. Are Aliens Walking Among Us? The Strange Visitors From ‘Itibi Ra II’

    · 1 h 14 min · Explicit

    In the world of UFO and alien research we spend all our time arguing about whether aliens are in our skies, but what if they’re already here? And are walking among us… One man in 1964 found out first-hand that this…

  15. The Haunted Research Stations of Antarctica

    · 1 h 05 min · Explicit

    If you explore the empty ice fields of Antarctica, you can discover over 80 research stations scattered across the continent. These bases are completely isolated, miles from civilisation, and because so many early…

  16. Meet the Real Witchdoctors Cursing the World Cup

    · 57 min · Explicit

    In 1969 Australia’s national football team the Socceroos were on the verge of qualifying for the 1970 World Cup in Mexico, but they realised they needed a helping hand and turned to an unusual paranormal source… They…

  17. “They’re Not Men” - The Zanfretta Incident

    · 1 h 09 min · Explicit

    In 1978, a night watchman was patrolling the mountains of northern Italy when he noticed something unusual… several strange figures had broken into one of the houses nearby. He didn’t know where they’d come from or…

  18. Coded Messages from Deep in the Desert - The Mojave Phone Booth

    · 1 h 03 min · Explicit

    The Mojave desert holds many mysteries from ancient Native American lore, to Area 51, and undiscovered creatures like the Yucca man. But one of the most strange and forgotten pieces of modern American folklore also…

  19. Did the Nazis Hunt for the Holy Grail?

    · 1 h 02 min · Explicit

    In the world of ancient artifacts, there's one item that’s valued higher than any other. The quest to find it has spanned several centuries, from Arthurian knights, to the Nazis of Germany, to modern day historians and…

  20. Hunting Ghosts in a Medieval Bone Dungeon - The Haunting of Chillingham Castle

    · 1 h 00 min · Explicit

    How many Human Bones is too many to have in your home? If you answered anything other than ‘one’, take yourself straight to jail because that was a trick question. And yet for one curious homeowner in Northumberland,…

  21. The Man Who Shot a Ghost - The Hammersmith Ghost Murder

    · 57 min · Explicit

    In the winter of 1803, a strange phantom began appearing late at night in the streets of Hammersmith, haunting locals and even physically assaulting them - Women refused to go out at night, gangs patrolled the streets…

  22. Is 2026 the Year They Show Us The Aliens? - UFO Evidence Released by US Government

    · 1 h 10 min · Explicit

    On the 8th of May 2026 just a few weeks ago something very strange happened. The US department of defence set up a public website containing over 100 never before seen documents, videos, and images of UFO sightings —…

  23. What are The Backrooms?

    · 30 min · Explicit

    To celebrate the release of A24’s new Backrooms movie, we wanted to release a new video supercut of our own Backroom’s episode #307, filled with everything you need to know about the lore of the creepypasta - from why…

  24. Declassified CIA Documents - The Height 611 UFO Crash

    · 1 h 09 min · Explicit

    In 1989 a strange object soared across the skies above the forests of Borisov, in Soviet Russia. Locals watched in awe as the object crashed into the rocks, exploding into a ball of flames that burned for hours on end.…

  25. The Moonville Tunnel - The Midwest’s Most Haunted Ghost Town

    · 1 h 01 min · Explicit

    On the freight line between Cincinnati and Marietta lies a dark paranormal secret, a secluded ghost town where many souls have met their end, if the stories are true, haven’t passed on to the other side… In Moonville…

  26. Alien Elves and Finland’s Most Famous UFO - The Imjärvi Incident

    · 1 h 06 min · Explicit

    In 1970 two friends and skiers Aarno and Esko were traversing the frozen wilderness of Southern Finland when they had a close encounter of the third kind (CE3), experiencing a never-before-seen type of alien carrying a…

  27. The Forest Where People Disappear - The Bennington Triangle

    · 56 min · Explicit

    In November 1945, a resident of Bennington, Vermont walked into the mountainous forest and never returned. Locals didn’t know it at the time but he was about to be the first of MANY disappearances that would take place…

  28. The Woman Who Proved Reincarnation is Real - Shanti Devi

    · 1 h 07 min · Explicit

    In 1930, a 4 year old girl in Delhi, India started to make some incredible claims, claims relating to the concept of reincarnation. As we’ll see these weren’t just the random babblings of an innocent child, the claims…

  29. The REAL LIFE French X Files

    · 1 h 08 min · Explicit

    For hundreds of years, humans have encountered strange unidentified objects in the sky and when they report them, they’re all told the same thing - “shut up or we’ll kill your family”. However there’s one organisation…

  30. The Omen - The Most Cursed Movie Production of All Time?

    · 1 h 10 min · Explicit

    When The Omen premiered in 1976 it caused a stir globally. While continuing the legacy of recent supernatural horror movies like Rosemary’s Baby, and The Exorcist, it almost went a step further by depicting the…

  31. The Shadow Man of Provincetown - The Black Flash

    · 1 h 00 min · Explicit

    In 1938, the small community of Provincetown began to notice a tall, dark figure watching them from afar. Women and children reported these sightings to the police, describing a an 8-foot, humanoid shadow man with…

  32. Synchronicity - The World’s Most Unbelievable Coincidences

    · 1 h 03 min · Explicit

    Have you ever thought about someone right before they called you out of the blue? There are cases where identical twins will both experience a specific pain hundreds of miles apart at the same time. Why do coincidences…

  33. The Mystery Gas that Paralysed a Town

    · 1 h 00 min · Explicit

    In August of 1944, residents of Mattoon, Illinois began waking up in the middle of night to a strange, sweet smell floating in the room. When they tried to get out of bed and investigate, they realised… they couldn’t…

  34. Man Discovers Strange Alien Implant in His Arm

    · 1 h 08 min · Explicit

    When Tim Cullen went to the doctor for a simple x-ray in 1998, he discovered something unbelievable - there was a strange metal object implanted in his arm - Tim had no idea what the object was or how it got there… but…

  35. The Goblin-Possessed Kitchen That Drove a City MAD

    · 1 h 01 min · Explicit

    From smart speakers to AI-powered TVs — in 2026 we are used to inanimate objects talking to us. But in the early 20th century if you told someone your stove cracked a joke? You’d be placed in a strait-jacket and booted…

  36. America’s Most VIOLENT Haunting: The San Pedro Poltergeist

    · 1 h 22 min · Explicit

    If you don’t believe in ghosts, you will be the end of this episode. In the summer of 1989, Jackie Hernandez started to experience bizarre paranormal activity in her home - unsettling noises from the attic, ghostly…

  37. The US Soldiers HAUNTED by Ancient Ghosts in Afghanistan

    · 1 h 02 min · Explicit

    This week we dive into the incredible claims made by US marines deployed in the US-Afghan war in the early 2000s, that they witnessed real paranormal phenomena located at ‘Observation Point Rock’ — an area in the…

  38. Beware The Deer Woman of Oklahoma

    · 57 min · Explicit

    If you’re ever outside on a snowy night and come across a mysterious woman luring you deeper into the woods, make sure you check what shape her footprints are in the snow… There’s a good chance you’re standing face to…

  39. The Circleville Letters Mystery - Ghost or Serial Killer?

    · 53 min · Explicit

    Who doesn’t love receiving mail? — a letter from a loved one, a cool eBay purchase, or illicit substances from the dark web — it can be such a fun treat to receive a piece of mail. But what if next time you opened up…

  40. Was This Child Possessed by an ALIEN? - The Abduction of Jason Andrews

    · 1 h 05 min · Explicit

    In most cases of alien abduction, the victims live a long and peaceful life, prior to the butt probing - but today, we’re investigating the case of Jason Andrews - an individual who wasn’t so lucky, His encounters…

  41. We Bought a Spell from a Real Witch - Investigating Etsy Witches

    · 1 h 00 min · Explicit

    This week Kit and Rory investigate the huge and hidden world of online witches selling spells on platforms such as Etsy, Craigslist, and eBay. We discover why the law has been trying to ban them, whether the spells…

  42. Don’t Follow These Children Into The Woods - The Emilcin Abduction

    · 56 min · Explicit

    Every year on the 10th of May, UFO enthusiasts from all over the world journey to a small village in Poland to gather around a mysterious monument in the woods… This monument was built to commemorate a bizarre…

  43. ‘The Devil Made Me Do It’ Case - True Story Behind the Conjuring Movie

    · 1 h 02 min · Explicit

    While horror movies are usually a fun escape into a fictional parallel world, some are rooted in real events even more disturbing than any film’s plot line. The Conjuring 3 is one such movie, based on the real life…

  44. The BEST of 2025

    · 1 h 01 min · Explicit

    As we gear up for another year of paranormal investigations, we wanted to take time to look back at some of our favourite moments from 2025! Did your favourite episode make the cut? There's only one way to find out...…

  45. INSANE Video Evidence of Iceland’s Sea MONSTER - The Lagarfljót Worm

    · 56 min · Explicit

    As we hurtle through the festive season it’s getting cold, but here at This Paranormal Life instead of conserving our energy and our heat, Kit and Rory are heading north into the icy fjords and lakes of Iceland to hunt…

  46. Who Are The Knockers?

    · 59 min · Explicit

    In this week's episode, we celebrate Christmas by investigating the DARK version of Santa's little elves - The Knockers. These small, elf-like creatures live in the mines of Cornwall and are known for leading locals to…

  47. When the Holidays Get Horny - The 6 Forms of KRAMPUS

    · 1 h 00 min · Explicit

    Watch us meet Krampus in Phasmophobia LIVE - https://www.youtube.com/live/-n_dQRUBoXo Feeling brave? Try Phasmophobia yourself now - https://yrstru.ly/PhasmoWinter'sJest-TPL 8 years ago, we investigated a Christmas…

  48. Watch Out for The Hidebehind…

    · 57 min · Explicit

    When we talk about the fearsome critters of North America, there a few that strike more fear into the hearts of lumberjacks than THE HIDEBEHIND - a creature that contorts it’s body, twisting it’s limbs to hide behind…

  49. The Curse of NICOLAS CAGE - LaLaurie Mansion

    · 55 min · Explicit

    Nicolas Cage is one of the most beloved actors of our time — as a Hollywood star and household name, we know a lot about his life and his iconic roles over the decades. But did you know that in the late 2000s he fell…

  50. Do NOT Look Into This Mirror - The Haunted Mirror of Bela Lugosi

    · 1 h 11 min · Explicit

    Here on This Paranormal Life, we’ve investigated a LOT cursed objects - ancient amulets, cursed dolls and even a couple evil Furbies… But today’s object is something special. It’s an artifact so cursed that even gazing…

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