Episodes

  • 35. The Ghostly Anson Lights

    35. The Ghostly Anson Lights
    Jun 23 2025
    Outside a small town in west Texas, a series of supernatural lights are observed. The lights, which seem to materialise from nowhere, behave very strangely: splitting, hovering and receding again before people’s very eyes. Could these eerie illuminations really have their roots in a tragic local legend, or might there be another explanation for the ghostly lights of Anson? Join Lora and Barry as they investigate this strange visual phenomenon.

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    1 hr and 6 mins
  • 34. The Fresno Nightcrawler

    34. The Fresno Nightcrawler
    Jun 9 2025

    In the early 2000s, a man’s outside security camera records a truly unprecedented sight. A completely peculiar, seemingly other-worldly being, consisting solely of a pair of glowing white legs and a tiny head, is waddling across the man’s front yard. The being’s physical appearance is like no other creature ever recorded. But with the man swearing the footage is real, and a second video emerging later which appears to back up his story, just what could it be? Is it an alien, a spirit… or something else? In this eerie episode, Lora and Barry turn their attention to the Fresno Nightcrawlers.

    Watch the original Fresno Nightcrawler video here.

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    1 hr and 9 mins
  • 33. Kill Me With a Spoon & an Update!

    33. Kill Me With a Spoon & an Update!
    Jun 2 2025
    In this episode, Barry shares a killer magic trick which you can take part in from the safety of your own home. There’s also a quick update with some exciting bits of upcoming book news!

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    16 mins
  • 32. The Ghost in Dolly’s Attic

    32. The Ghost in Dolly’s Attic
    May 26 2025

    In a quiet Los Angeles neighbourhood, a brutal and baffling crime is discovered. A businessman is dead, having been shot three times. The only other person in the house is his wife, but she is trapped in a closet that has been locked from the outside. However, neighbours report hearing strange noises coming from the property, shadows passing before its windows and ghostly scratching emanating from the attic. So was this a robbery gone wrong or a fatal haunting… or might there be another explanation for this very mystifying murder? In this episode, Barry and Lora investigate the strange case of Dolly Oesterreich.

    See an image of Dolly here.

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    1 hr and 21 mins
  • 31. The Green Children of Woolpit

    31. The Green Children of Woolpit
    May 19 2025
    In 1153, an extraordinary event occurs in a picturesque English village. Two children suddenly appear... as if by magic. From a distance they look quite ordinary, but they wear unfamiliar clothes, speak an unrecognisable language and, strangest of all, have bright green skin. But just what might be behind the children's bizarre appearance? And, furthermore, where have they come from? Could they really be visitors from a mythical realm, or might there be another explanation? In this episode, Barry and Lora explore the legend of the Green Children of Woolpit.

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    1 hr and 5 mins
  • 30. The Gardner Heist

    30. The Gardner Heist
    May 12 2025

    In March 1990, two policemen arrive at a Boston art gallery to investigate a disturbance. But by the following morning the gallery is in disarray, and thirteen priceless works of world famous art have seemingly vanished into thin air. Though with no signs of a break in just how was this possible? And, furthermore, despite the value of the works taken, why were so many more valuable pieces of art left behind? Join Barry and Lora as they explore the Gardner Heist, the world’s largest art robbery.

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    1 hr and 39 mins
  • 29. The Mystery of the Poisoned Baby

    29. The Mystery of the Poisoned Baby
    May 5 2025

    In 1989 a young mother frantically rushes her baby boy to hospital. The baby is severely ill, and hospital tests suggest he has been poisoned. Although the baby recovers, his mother instantly falls under suspicion, and when the baby suffers from the same symptoms of poisoning just weeks later she is arrested. But, if his mother is indeed guilty, she could only have poisoned her baby in a specific forty-five second window, while not actually in possession of any poison. But how?

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    58 mins
  • 28. Chopin and his Ghosts

    28. Chopin and his Ghosts
    Apr 28 2025

    In 1848, Frederic Chopin is giving a piano recital when he is seized by a truly terrifying vision. Hoards of strange, ghostly beings are crawling out of his piano. And it is not the first time he has been haunted by these creatures. Nor will it be the last. But is Chopin really being plagued by the supernatural? Or might there be another explanation for these seemingly other-worldly terrors? In this episode, Barry and Lora examine the frightening hallucinations of this world-famous composer.

    Watch Lora and Barry's Chopin puppet video mentioned in the episode here (contains spoilers!)

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    1 hr and 8 mins