Otherworld

When Holden and Hillary began dating, her religious family had very strict rules for the courtship. As a result, they didn't sleep in the same room until after they got married. When they finally spend those very first nights together, Hillary starts to exhibit creepy behavior while asleep. Things escalate from there, as the newlyweds start to notice paranormal activity in their home...

In this episode, we cover 3 different encounters that all take place in Chicago, Illinois. The first story involves a man seeing a UFO in Beverly. The second story comes from two brothers who saw a Cryptid, Mothman-like figure in the suburbs.  The third story comes from a woman named Jessi who I have interviewed for several years. Jessi grew up with a ghost girl in her room that she became very familiar with...

A young couple experiences a strange instance of missing time during their freshman year of college. While heading home early to get some rest before a game the next day, these two college athletes decided to stop at a friend's dorm to look for a missing necklace that may have been left there. While on their hands and knees searching for the lost item, something extremely strange occurs...

This week features two different stories from people who believe they had something otherworldly protecting them as children.  The first story comes from twins Seth and Kendra. They emailed me that until they were about 5 or 6 years old, they were able to float down the stairs instead of walk. They insist this is a power they possessed, and as soon as they moved to a new house, they could no longer do it. They also have a very specific theory as to who/what helped them do this...

Jack flies to Chicago to interview Sean Johns and Gina in person and find out exactly what exactly these Gnomes are all about. They explain that anything can happen when people turn ordinary things into objects of worship, and that anything could be behind the facade of an innocent garden decoration...

Sean Johns and his wife Gina are both Romani, an ethnic group many people know by term the derogatory term "Gypsy". The Romani people are a very misunderstood, extremely spiritual, and heavily persecuted group of people. Sean and Gina are also 5th Generation psychics—something that is handed down from generation to generation and is deeply intertwined into their heritage, to the point that it is just how they see the world and could not imagine it any other way...

Chance was hiking with his dad and cousin while on vacation in Hawaii as a teenager. They had just visited the Kilauea Iki Crater and were headed back up when he decided to try to run ahead. Chance had only run ahead for a few minutes when suddenly he found himself transported to a completely different area, somewhere in the jungle, surrounded by a fence on all sides. He reflects on this instance of missing time and the strange boy he met while he was missing...

When Jon was growing up, his older brother Andy was his best friend. He was known to go around town with him like a sidekick. One night they were driving to the movies when they were hit by a drunk driver. Jon joins us on this episode to talk about what happened after he woke up in the hospital...

A college freshman arrives to Connecticut College and discovers that his room is on the basement level of his dorm. An older student on the floor talks about supernatural experiences and shows him an underground tunnel that students use to go between dorms during the winter. Everything is relatively normal until the last week of school when he hears ear-shattering screaming coming from the said tunnel and goes to investigate, only to encounter a full-body apparition...

Kareem emailed Otherworld months ago saying that he was sexually assault by a Djinn (a mysterious entity known in Islamic culture). Initially I thought this email was a joke... but by pure chance I met Kareem in person and realized that the story was very serious. 

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