With the passing of pioneer paranormal investigator Lorraine Warren, I decided to do a two part audio essay for our podcast this week talking about one of the most infamous cases Warrens were ever involved in: The Amitville Horror. This podcast is based on articles I wrote for The Curious Fortean in 2017. This is part two, discussing all the elemen…

With the passing of pioneer paranormal investigator Lorraine Warren, I decided to do a two part audio essay for our podcast this week talking about one of the most infamous cases Warrens were ever involved in: The Amitville Horror. This podcast is based on articles I wrote for The Curious Fortean in 2017. Part one discussing the Defeo murders, and …

Our big 5-0 Episode!Richard Freeman has a new book being released at the end of May and he is here to discuss many of the creatures he has been fascinated with and researched for most of his career as Director of the Centre for Fortean Zoology. You can pre-order Rich's book on Amazon or visit his website here:http://www.cfz.org.uk/ If you're able t…

Ioan McCarthy joins us to discuss his historical knowledge on all things Viking magic. Ioan is a student of archeology and history at Cardiff university and is a member of Asatru UK. Visit the link below to refer to different terminology that you may not be familiar with. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sei%C3%B0r Please remember to follow us on FB h…

This is an extremely controversial topic discussing a fourth show in what we consider cult behaviour. This time we focus on the allegations of abuse against Michael Jackson, that are not new and have persisted for years. We go through actual police reports and discuss some real evidence of the abuse and also interject our own interpretations. Wheth…

Cobweb Mehers of Eolith Design is here in part two of our interview, he channels forth the spirit in Johns studio and turns it into a drawing. We have a bit of a discussion and a little birthday cake as well! YOUTUBE VERSION:https://youtu.be/UbO2EL3EaF4 "Eolith Designs' sculptures take their inspiration from the dawn and dusk of civilisations; from…

Cobweb Mehers of Eolith Design is here to discuss his artwork process, a magical process of visionary work that is transformed into pieces of digital art. YOUTUBE VERSION: https://youtu.be/sOvZrDH-OWw "Eolith Designs' sculptures take their inspiration from the dawn and dusk of civilisations; from real and imagined histories, and the world of myth a…

Who is John Of God? We discuss this infamous cult leader on today's episode. How did this man get away with posing as a faith healer whilst committing the heinous crimes of rape, abuse, running sex slave communes, possible murder, and selling babies he produced with kidnapped women on the black market? LINKS TO CULT RECOVERY:http://www.ex-cult.org/…

Fringe FM radio host Ryan Gable of The Secret Teachings show is here to discuss cults with us. We talk first and foremost about David Wilcock, then delve into celebrity, The Church and many other factions of cult operations in society. If you have been effected by a cult please visit the links below to seek help: https://culteducation.com/directory…

Kieran Begg and his group The Paranormal Guys have returned to investigate The Ancient Ram Inn. We get to talk to Kieran in depth about what differences there were of the famous haunted location this time around now that the long time owner, John Humphries, has passed on.The Paranormal Guys had free roam of the house over night and we include video…

Rich Blackett is back to join us to talk about some fascinating ancient sites and technologies. How did they create such wonders that we can't emulate with all our modern technologies?We talk about The Piri Reis Map, The Musical Pillars Of The Vittala Temple, & The Olmec Heads. Rich Blackett also discusses an article that proposes the idea of an in…

Conspirinormal Podcasts Adam Sayne & Serfiel Stevenson are here to discuss conspiracy theories with us. We ask the duo how they got into conspiracy and podcasting. We cover conspiracies such as The Kennedy Assasination, Latitude 33, Lizard People and more. Adam and Serfiel also goes over what actually makes a compelling conspiracy theories as oppos…

Joshua Cutchins is here to talk about supernatural child abduction and fairy lore that pertain to missing or taken children from different folklore in the history of several different cultures. We also talk about Joshua's own trip to Ireland and his experiences at certain fairy structures. Find Joshua here:https://www.joshuacutchin.com/His Book Thi…

What's in the news? John and Melissa discuss some forteana articles that are in the news today, plus Melissa had a curse put on her! WANT TO ATTEND GARY PARSONS LECTURE AND FILM SCREENING EVENT IN LONDON JANUARY 30th EVENT LINK BELOW:https://www.facebook.com/events/269762203698574/ SHARE AND SUBSCRIBE!BECOME A PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/drawi…

1973 was the year of the famous Pascagoula abduction incident and it lingered in UFO research for almost a decade, until Stefanos Ponagiotakis came to Pascagoula while he was deployed with the Greek navy. It was fate and synchronicity that brought Stefanos to meet Charles Hickson and begin his research into the fascinating case. Stefanos is here to…

Welcome film maker Gary Parsons to the show, where he talks to us about rocket scientist and thelemic practitioner Jack Parsons. We discuss areas of Jack's life and how he came to be practicing Thelema, from a career that was scientific at its base. The second half of the show John and I chat about various topics in related news. Contact Gary Here:…

Chris Karr, developer of Santas Map App is here to talk more Christmas Ghost stories with us today. We touch several authors, including Washington Irving, Hans Christen Anderson and of course Charles Dickens. John illustrates and Chris reads us a few stories in the second half. SHOW LINKS:http://santasmap.com/ https://www.oldstyletales.com/single-p…

Did you know that Christmas was almost lost to us during Victorian times, and it's revival was due to the novel of one man, Charles Dickens and his story of A Christmas Carol. We discuss the history of Christmas ghost stories and how Charles Dickens changed Christmas and the social landscape for the poor classes. Be sure to watch the YouTube versio…

Join us for a live video conversation (not just audio) as we talk about the conspiracy theories of David Wilcock. We cover Secret Space Programs, The Law Of One, Stargate, Edgar Cayce, Ancient Aliens, Ascension and cults, we even throw in a little David Icke. www.espirit.tv VODCAST VERSION: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AhdM7_y8UFQ&feature=youtu.…

Today Lobo Matias of Project Archivist tells us all about his Near Death Experience, but it wasn't the usual long tunnel, bright light, and love filled experience. Listen to Lobos mysterious experience as he pushes through a multi-layered otherworld intent on coming back to this one. You can find project archivist here:https://www.facebook.com/grou…

Cryptozoologist, Author, Zoological Director at CFZ Richard Freeman joins us today to talk about Tulpas, how they are created and how they may be linked to certain cryptids around the world. You can find Richard at the CFZ website below:http://www.cfz.org.uk/ BE SURE TO SUBSCRIBE AND RATE US ON ITUNES & YOUTUBE! VODCAST YOUTUBE VERSION (PLEASE CLIC…

The year was 1973 and life was much more simple. Two blue collar working men had an infamous experience that would become part of the UFO and alien abduction mythos that would last throughout time. Today in 2018 Calving Parker, one half of that duo, who was 18 at the time, joins us to talk about the Pascagoula Abduction and his new book, The Closes…

Dave Cruz from Beyond The Strange Podcast is here to talk all about some interesting experiences he's had, plus some Latin America folklore. La Lechuza, El Cucuy are figures that place highly in mythical legends, plus Dave tells us about some of his personal experiences. We are joined by Dorothy Martell as my co-host! Find her here: https://amethys…

John and Melissa gather to read some stories from The Terrific Register and The Penguin Book Of Ghost Stories. We sit down, read some stories of centuries past, pour us some gin and tonic and have some fun. Stories include Napoleonic red figure warning of doom, highway woman haunting, ghostly rabbits and more... BE SURE TO SUBSCRIBE AND RATE US ON …

Roejen from Project Archivist is here to talk about a peculiar childhood incident with a black dog. He details his unconventional childhood and how he was nearly possessed by the black dog figure. Was it archetypal energy or a real possession? Listen here for this tale and others from Roejen as we go about our spooky October at Drawing Out The Spir…

Kicking off the spooky month of October is a super super special guest telling about her experiences with ghostly places from the east coast of Canada. Melissa's mom, Dorothy joins us to discuss a frightening demonic encounter, plus a haunted victorian house they lived in in the 1980's. You can find Dorothy online here: https://www.facebook.com/Dor…

Walter Bosley joins us to talk about The Zodiac Killer and how this ties into his Empire Of The Wheel theory and other murderous events around the United States. We touch on Jack The Ripper and ritual occult practices linked to these horrendous crimes. You can visit Walters online at:http://empireofthewheel.blogspot.com/https://www.youtube.com/chan…

Well this episode is a short one. We originally had cryptozoologist Richard Freeman scheduled for release today, but some mysterious issues arose with the files for his episode on Tulpa's and Cryptozoology. We hope to amend this error on the audio track, but if not we will have Richard on again to talk about one of is amazing adventures searching o…

This is a continuation from our last episode on Demonic Possession, in this episode, John and Melissa talk about Carl Jung and his concept of the shadow self and societies collective shadow in terms of possession. We also have a look at technology, which Elon Musk compared to letting a demon out on the loose that we would have no control over. BE S…

In this episode John & Melissa, in light of recent movies like The Nun, the rise of exorcisms and scandals with The Church. talk about possession and the rites of exorcisms throughout different cultures, with a focus on The Catholic Church. Episode 23 Demonic Possession & The Rites Of Exorcism Across CulturesHosts: John Chadwick & Melissa Martell B…

Shanon Sinn from Episode 19 joins us for this Patreon episode. This is part 2 of The Haunting Of Vancouver Island. You can find Shanon online at:http://livinglibraryblog.comhttps://www.facebook.com/HauntedVancouverIsland VODCAST YOUTUBE VERSION (PLEASE CLICK SUBSCRIBE HELP US GROW, THEN CLICK THE BELL ICON!):https://youtu.be/Fv7sZMGG0KU PODCAST VER…

Welcome back after our big summer break. This show is a Ghost Talk Roundtable event featuring paranormal investigator Kieran Begg and Werewolf folklorist Rich Blackett. We talk about phantom phone calls, ghostly odours, a ghost photo of a monk and having the baby of a ghost? Hosts: Melissa Martell GUESTS:Rich Blackett: https://www.facebook.com/OfWo…

Paul Cuffe joins us in part 2 to talk about Vampires in the modern era, namely vampire sightings in the twentieth century. Plus we delve into what the vampire represents and how it has changed in pop culture. From theatre to film, to products, we are continually morphing this infamous creature. CONTEST WINNER: Congratulations Rich Blackett... you'v…

Paul Cuffe joins us to talk about Vampires in different era's of history, from Egyptian to Native American lore. CONTEST RULES: Paul is giving away a hard copy of his book The Vampire Throughout History to a lucky listener. All you have to do to enter the draw is go to our FB page: https://www.facebook.com/DrawingOutTheSpirits/Then find the post th…

Author Shanon Sinn joins us on our show talking about his new book, The Haunting Of Vancouver Island. Shanon is a former infantry veteran (Afghanistan) and loss prevention officer. He has a good eye and knowledge for details and evidence. He began collecting folklore and ghost stories from Vancouver Island on his blog Living Library Blog and joins …

We want to do a news episode every once in awhile because it's just pure fun. So join us in this episode with strange news: Rich Blackett joins us once again to discuss a plethora of fortean and paranormal news topics on this roundtable chat. We talk Aleister Crowley's connection with Lochness and John Dee, Suicide Dogs, developments of organic mat…

His film will be showing at Folk Horror Revivals Witch Cult event that is happening July 14th in Newcastle Upon Tyne in the UK. You can purchase tickets for that here:https://www.facebook.com/events/969337829909493/ SUPPORT US ON PATREON: http://www.patreon.com/drawingspirits YOUTUBE VISUAL VERSION: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gI3BTTjPwS0&featu…

Chris Karr & Russell Smeaton join us to talk everything H.P Lovecraft, in a fun, and interesting interview. Chris Karr has created an app called the Pnakotic Atlas that deals with the locations of Lovecraft's stories. You can check him out here: https://pnakoticatlas.com/ Russell Smeaton: https://www.facebook.com/tikirussy/ SUPPORT US ON PATREON: h…

Darren Charles from The Folk Horror Revival is back to talk about witchcraft. Specifically the Witch Cults event in Newcastle, UK. Join us to get some insight into the fascinating presentations that will be at this event. https://folkhorrorrevival.com/2018/06/04/our-final-witch-cults-announcement/ PURCHASE TICKETS HERE:https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/…

We have Paul Beech on ESP to talk about DMT and his experiences with the substance. Paul is also an artist who works with skulls, transforming them in a long process into Folk SKull Art pieces. YOUTUBE VERSION: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zpvkdrJkyuc&feature=youtu.be SUPPORT US ON PATREON: http://www.patreon.com/esp13 PODCAST VERSION AVAILABLE:…

John & Melissa talk Avebury Stone Circles and John's rather terrifying experience inside The Red Lion Inn, which is a pub that sits inside the stone circle. But first, it's World Dracula Day and John has some rather smelly news about THE Lochness Monster. YOUTUBE VERSION: https://youtu.be/_cqWlGmovDc SUPPORT US ON PATREON: http://www.patreon.com/es…

Inkubus Sukkubus members Candia and Tony McCormack are here to talk about music, magick and how their band has evolved over the past three decades since they formed in 1989. Please be sure to subscribe to our channel on YouTube to see the visual version of the podcast. You can visit Inkubus Sukkubus' website here: http://www.inkubussukkubus.com/You…

Emily and Krystyna are here to talk about everything Spooky and that's the title of their new zine project: S.H.E Zine aka Spooky Happenings Elsewhere. Based on an Einstein concept of spooky action at a distance, the title incorporates the practice to work in collaborative groups of women and men from distant locations in order to display elements …

Claire joins us to talk about her area of study at Northumbria University, which is the belief in life after death. She has helped coordinate a study using a carefully constructed Survival Beliefs Questionnaire (SBQ) that evaluates life after death across genders, demographics, and socioeconomics amongst other aspects. Join us to see how it was don…

Paul Sinclair joins us to talk about his book series TRUTH PROOF and mysterious lights seen in the skies and another phenomenon in his area of North East Yorkshire. Globulars of lights that emit no light towards the planet have been seen in abundance in the UK and especially over NE Yorkshire. What are these lights and are they connected to many of…

John is away today, but never fear, we are joined by Howard Ingham and Rich Blackett to talk about the mythical city of Atlantis. When Howard was a young boy he was enamored by his father's occult book collection and he begins a tale about how he discovered Atlantis, it's history and talks about a group from the 1960's that channeled a rather pushy…

Elaine Edmunds joins us from Whitby UK, a location famous for its historical place in gothic novels such as Dracula. She is here talking about Krampus, the devilish Germanic figure that is Santa Clauses polar opposite. Elaine talks about her performance art concerning Krampus, the history of Krampus, how she came to be involved with the infamous fi…

YOUTUBE version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bh3fjE11Xkk&t=16s On this, ON THE CORPSE ROAD we talk to WHERE DID THE ROAD GO's? Seriah Azkath about all sorts of strange stories. Seriah and animals - mass herds of cows, giant flocks of birds and enough rabbits to put Monty Python to shame, are just a few of the bizarre tales Seriah talks of. We a…

We are joined today by Jason Gleaves, who is retired from the British air force, and he is here to discuss UFO photography and computer analysis of the photographs. His latest book released in March discusses a variety of photograph and their compositions. Jason is also a former experiencer of UFO and possible alien sightings from his youth and he …

We are talking to Kieran Begg of Torchlight Paranormal today about poltergeists and whether or not they are projections from humans, be it alive or dead! We also talk about some infamous poltergeists from the U.K, such as the Enfield Poltergeist and Pontefract. Kieran gives us some case examples from his own paranormal investigations, and we even t…