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The Dark Paranormal

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Typical length: 20 min
Language: English

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Encounters: The True Haunting Of Tilmanstone Colliery

This week, we head to an old mining village in the southeast of England, where Jordan recalls a summer evening spent with a childhood friend. What began as an ordinary afternoon exploring a familiar place would become an experience neither of them could explain, and one Jordan has spent much of his adult life trying to understand. Some places hold on to their history. But what happens when moments when that history refuse to stay in the past? Stay safe, Kevin. We’re giving a full week’s trial of our Patreon, where you can access our huge back catalogue of exclusive episodes:…

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18 min
Dark Realms: Bhanghar Fort - The Dark Sorcerer
Deep in the hills of Rajasthan, India, lies Bhangarh Fort, a once-thriving city now regarded as one of the most haunted places in the world. But what happened to its inhabitants, and why has this abandoned city become synonymous with curses, restless spirits and a darkness that supposedly awakens after sunset? Perhaps we’ll find answers on today’s show. Stay safe, Kevin. Love the paranormal? Us too! Join what I truly believe is the place to be for like minded and open minded seekers within this world we label “Paranormal”. We’ve 300+ hours of unheard, Patreon only listener submissions, early…
S26 · E2 · 34 min
A True Tale, A Dark Question: "Where Are They?"
On this week’s episode, Chloe takes us back to a home in North Georgia that left her with a feeling she couldn’t explain. Years later, memories of that time resurfaced—and left her with a question she still can’t answer. Today we question if keeping “sightings” or experiences to yourself is dangerous…in both realms. Stay safe, Kevin. Love the paranormal? Us too! Join what I truly believe is the place to be for like minded and open minded seekers within this world we label “Paranormal”. We’ve 300+ hours of unheard, Patreon only listener submissions, early access, zero ads, and the wonderful…
20 min
ENCOUNTERS: Listeners' Darkest Moments: "I Prayed...But It Didn't Stop!"
Welcome, to "Encounters", our new minisode. On this week’s debut Encounter, Destiny shares an experience from one of the darkest periods of her life. One summer night, what begins as an unusually vivid dream becomes something far more invasive — an encounter that feels disturbingly physical, leaves her questioning the boundary between sleeping and waking, and refuses to end even when she turns to something she has trusted since childhood for protection. Was it simply the product of a vulnerable mind, something explainable lurking in the strange landscape of sleep… or did something find…
S26 · E1 · 36 min
Season Debut: You Can't Outrun True Darkness
Welcome back, to The Dark Paranormal. In our Season 26 opener, we travel to Norway for an extraordinary account spanning almost an entire lifetime. From unsettling experiences beginning in early childhood to encounters that seemingly refuse to remain confined to any one house, Kevin has spent years questioning exactly what he has witnessed — and, perhaps more importantly, why it appears to continue wherever life takes him. Are some places simply more susceptible to the paranormal, can certain people perceive things the rest of us cannot, or are there occasions when leaving the location…
1 hr 52 min
Pre-Season: A Trilogy Of The Dark Arts
Before our return with Season 26 next week, we’re revisiting some of the most memorable experiences ever featured on The Dark Paranormal, presented for the first time as complete, uninterrupted stories. This week, we bring you all three parts of Kinar’s extraordinary “Dark Arts” trilogy in one continuous episode. Beginning with an experience originally shared on Dark Bites before the response prompted us to bring a fuller account to the main show, Kinar’s story would eventually span several years, two continents, and three separate appearances on The Dark Paranormal. What begins as one…
1 hr 54 min
Bonus: The Darkest Chapter - In Full
During the season break, we've decided that each Friday, when there is no show, you will receive an amalgamation of experiences which have previously been split across episodes. So, we begin today with what was our season 13 Halloween special, The Darkest Chapter. Genuinely, two of the most terrifying episodes we've ever put out, and, and in all honesty, one of the most believable experiences I've ever read. Why? Well, because Clare sent in photographic evidence of every event you're about to hear. We hope you enjoyed this longer format. Next week, we will put out all 3 of Kinar's trilogy in…
S25 · E10 · 31 min
S25: Finale: Beyond The Doorway
For the Season 25 finale of The Dark Paranormal, we follow Kate through a series of experiences spanning childhood, adulthood, different homes, different cities and almost two decades of unanswered questions. Because what happens when the location changes, the people change, the years pass — but the feeling remains? This is about doorways, instinct, things glimpsed where nothing should be standing, and the unsettling possibility that leaving a haunted house doesn’t necessarily mean the haunting stays behind. Stay safe, Kevin. We’re giving a full weeks trial of our Patreon away! Just head…
18 min
Dark Minisode Finale: A Cursed House
Joan was just 21, raising her young son alone in a council house in the Northwest of England, when life began to feel increasingly difficult to explain. The property already carried unsettling rumours about the families who had lived there before, but Joan initially had far more ordinary concerns: persistent infestations, illnesses, accidents, electrical faults and appliances which seemed determined to behave unpredictably. Yet as the problems mounted, something more damaging began to take hold. What followed, gives us some very difficult questions to ponder. Stay safe, Kevin. We’re giving a…
18 min
Dark Realms: Sweden...The Devil Himself... Ängsö Castle
On a quiet island in Sweden’s Lake Mälaren stands Ängsö Castle, a centuries-old estate whose pale walls conceal some of the country’s darkest and most enduring legends. Generations have told of figures still moving through its rooms, an encounter rooted in an ancient Scandinavian tradition, and a final story that suggests something far more dangerous than a restless spirit may once have been welcomed inside. This week on Dark Realms, we uncover the history, folklore and unsettling claims surrounding Ängsö Castle — where three hauntings lead us from the lingering dead, to a terrifying…
S25 · E9 · 32 min
The 67 Exorcisms Of Anneliese
In the final of our three journeys into documented paranormal history this season, we travel to 1970s West Germany and a case which remains almost impossible to separate from the controversy surrounding it. At its centre is a young woman, a deeply religious family, doctors, priests, recordings made behind closed doors, and a series of decisions that would eventually be examined far beyond the walls of one Bavarian home. Unlike many stories from paranormal history, this one left behind evidence you can still hear today — and throughout this episode, some of it will form part of what you…
20 min
Dark Minisode: An Infinite Refrain
A routine tuning job at a quiet Shropshire home leaves one experienced piano tuner confronting something that refuses to behave as it should. What begins as a small irregularity soon becomes harder to dismiss, especially when the history of the instrument starts to offer its own unsettling context. But it’s what happens away from the original house that turns an odd professional mystery into something far more difficult to explain. Stay safe, Kevin We’re giving a full weeks trial of our Patreon away! Just head over on the link below and away you go! www.patreon.com/thedarkparanormal If it’s…
S25 · E8 · 36 min
Evil Fills The Gap
Today, a listener discovers how darkness can enter your life without spectacle, warning or any obvious moment of arrival. In this chilling experience, an ordinary day at work is followed by a succession of subtle disturbances that seem impossible to anticipate, confront or prove. As the unease begins to spread, one terrifying pattern slowly emerges: whatever is responsible appears to understand precisely when it is safest to act. But is it seeking attention—or carefully avoiding it? Stay safe, Kevin. We’re giving a full weeks trial of our Patreon away! Just head over on the link below and…
17 min
Dark Minisode: The Hospital Mortuary
For today's Dark Minisode, our listener Ray, a hospital porter with more than two decades on the job, tells us how he has long since grown used to the strange atmosphere that comes with late-night shifts, empty corridors and parts of the building most people never see. But one routine journey into the depths of the hospital leaves him questioning an old warning passed down between generations of staff — and wondering whether some places carry "rules"... for reasons nobody can properly explain. Stay safe, Kevin. By making the choice of joining our Patreon team now, not only gives you early…
19 min
Dark Realms: Dow Hill - The Death Road
On today's Dark Realms, we take a look at one of India's most feared locations. Dow Hill rises above Kurseong on the mist-covered slopes of the Himalayas, where dense forest surrounds historic boarding schools and an isolated stretch known locally as the Death Road. For generations, guards, woodcutters and travellers have reported unexplained footsteps, children’s voices inside empty buildings and figures moving silently between the trees. Tonight, we explore the history of this beautiful but deeply unsettling landscape—and the three alleged hauntings that have made Dow Hill one of India’s…
S25 · E7 · 35 min
Haunted Wales: Plas Teg - The Hanging Room
Welcome back, to The Dark Paranormal. Twenty years ago, electrician and paranormal investigator Julian joined a nighttime vigil inside Plas Teg, one of Wales’s most notoriously haunted historic mansions. Julian has always tried to find rational explanations for the unusual things he has experienced, but what happened during that investigation left him questioning where imagination ends—and something altogether more unsettling begins. Stay safe, Kevin . We’re giving a full weeks trial of our Patreon away! Just head over on the link below and away you go! www.patreon.com/thedarkparanormal If…
16 min
Dark Minisode: Trapped By Fear 2/2: The Family Home
Welcome to our conclusion of last week's Dark Minisode. In the second part of this listener’s story, years have passed since a terrifying experience inside an Australian Victorian terrace first brought Pete and Betty into her life. Now, facing a completely different chapter with two young children and another old house, familiar signs begin to return — unexplained disturbances, frightened children and incidents with no obvious cause. Once again, she turns to the two people whose extraordinary accuracy had helped her before, beginning a relationship that would continue for years and…
S25 · E6 · 40 min
The Watseka Wonder, America's Strangest Possession Case: Dead Inside
Welcome back, to The Dark Paranormal. In this episode, the second of our "3-6-9" series to shine a light on the more obscure documented experiences out there, we delve into one of the most bizarre lesser-known cases of paranormal activity. Rancy Venum, a young girl who experienced a series of strange episodes that lead her family to seek help, but in doing so they experience a profound transformation that raises questions about identity, the nature of possession, and the complexities of grief. To guess at the supernatural forces at play would be simply that, a guess... however we at least…
17 min
Dark Minisode: Trapped By Fear 1/2: The Terraced House
Welcome, to this weeks Dark Minisode. On today's show, a lifelong fear of the paranormal followed our listener from childhood into adulthood, shaped by years of experiences they could never quite explain. After moving to the other side of the country, and falling in love with an old Victorian house full of history and character, they genuinely hoped these events wouldn't follow. But as the weeks passed, something about the house began to change the way they lived within it. What followed would become one of the most frightening periods of their life. Stay safe, Kevin. We’re giving a full…
18 min
Dark Realms: The Forbidden City, China.
Welcome, to Dark Realms. Today’s Dark Realm has sincerely been one of my favourites to create. The Forbidden City, a vast imperial complex that for more than five centuries housed emperors, concubines, servants, guards and some of the most closely guarded secrets in Chinese history. Behind its enormous red gates lies a place shaped by extraordinary wealth and power, but also confinement, rivalry, punishment and death—and according to generations of folklore, not everyone who entered those walls ever truly left them. In this episode, we explore three of the Forbidden City’s most enduring…
S5 · E25 · 33 min
Haunted Lives: Sought Out By Darkness
Welcome back, to The Dark Paranormal. This experience, like others we've discussed previously, is one written across an entire lifetime of seeing, sensing and being followed by things most of us will never have to face. Its author describes herself as a beacon to the other side, drawing in everything from curious spirits to entities shaped by hatred, grief and something far more ancient. Each new stage of life seems darker than the last. But amongst that darkness are moments of something else entirely: compassion, healing and the belief that even the most tormented spirit may still be…
18 min
Dark Minisode: That Which Is Hidden
Welcome to a Dark Minisode. Today we hear from Rachel in Sale, who tell us about the experiences she's had, as a self labelled sceptic, in her new home, that was her grandmothers old home. It's a genuine insight in to the literal and psychological barriers that are placed between ourselves... and the resolution of a mystery. Stay safe, Kevin. We’re giving a full weeks trial of our Patreon away! Just head over on the link below and away you go! www.patreon.com/thedarkparanormal If it’s not for you? Simply cancel before your trial expires, meanwhile enjoy FULL access to our highest tier, and…
17 min
Dark Realms: The Morris–Jumel Mansion: The Haunting of Manhattan
Welcome, to another Dark Realm. High above the streets of Manhattan stands a mansion older than the United States itself. The Morris–Jumel Mansion has spent more than two centuries collecting stories that refuse to die. Today, we explore the documented history behind Manhattan’s oldest surviving home...before descending into the chilling legends of three spirits said to haunt its halls. A terrifying mix of folklore and history that sits behind one of New York City’s most enduring haunted locations. Stay Safe, Kevin. We’re giving a full weeks trial of our Patreon away! Just head over on the…
S25 · E4 · 33 min
Our True Rental Terror: The Evil In My Closet
Welcome back, to The Dark Paranormal. On today's show, a childhood shaped by addiction, fear and constant tension becomes the backdrop to an encounter that has never left its witness. As the atmosphere inside one family home grows increasingly oppressive, strange voices, impossible sightings and an overwhelming feeling of being watched begin affecting more than one member of the household. Years later, with enough distance to finally revisit what happened, our anonymous listener shares an experience that still defies explanation. Was it trauma, coincidence, or something that had found the…
18 min
Dark Minisode: Eyes From The Shadows
Welcome, to a Dark Minisode. Today's Dark Minisode follows a listener from British Columbia whose recurring nightmares slowly began to bleed into waking life, leaving her convinced she was being watched wherever she went. As fear took hold during two of the darkest periods of her life, unexpected encounters and deeply personal moments leave her questioning whether trauma alone could explain what she experienced—or was it something far stranger had been following her all along? Stay Safe, Kevin. We’re giving a full weeks trial of our Patreon away! Just head over on the link below and away you…
S25 · E3 · 32 min
The Möttlingen Possession: A Battle with Satan
Welcome to the Dark Paranormal Today’s show is audio only, which I explain at the start (not a software issue thankfully but a choice) as today is the first of our 3-6-9 “famous” experiences, touched on in the pre season episode, today we look at Gotlieben Dittus. A woman who lived in a quiet German village on the edge of the Black Forest, her terrifying ordeal drew the attention of a reluctant pastor who documented every stage of what followed with remarkable detail. Today we explores one of history’s most extensively documented, yet lesser known, alleged possession cases, examining the…
18 min
Dark Minisode: Dead Air
Welcome, to a Dark Minisode. Today our listener, Sam, takes an evening management job at a newly opened drive-through coffee shop in Glasgow, balancing her education, work and raising her one-year-old son. At first, the strange occurrences are easy to dismiss as faulty equipment or an old building settling into its new purpose. But as unsettling experiences begin to overlap with unexpected revelations about the site’s history, ordinary late-night shifts become increasingly difficult to explain. Is there a rational answer hiding beneath the static, or has Sam unknowingly stepped into a place…
18 min
Dark Realms: Ye Olde Salutation Inn - Nottingham
Welcome to Dark Realms, Today we explore the history behind the inn before descending into its labyrinth of caves to examine three of its most disturbing alleged hauntings: the mysterious little girl who appears to visitors with no known historical identity, the unsettling Shadow Man whose silent presence drives people away, and the infamous entity said to lurk in the deepest cellars. Whether these experiences are rooted in psychology, folklore or something genuinely unexplained, the question remains… what is really waiting beneath Ye Olde Salutation Inn? Stay safe, Kevin. We’re giving a…
S25 · E2 · 37 min
Possessed In Paraguay
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20 min
Dark Minisode: One Listener's Darkest Shift
Welcome, to a Dark Minisode. For our first Minisode of Season 25, a retired train driver finally shares the terrifying experience he has kept almost entirely secret since he was nineteen. Assigned to an ageing cab rumoured to be haunted, his first shift takes a disturbing turn inside a notorious tunnel, leaving him to wonder whether two very different presences had accompanied him that night, on what this listener called his darkest shift, Stay safe, Kevin. We’re giving a full weeks trial of our Patreon away! Just head over on the link below and away you go! www.patreon.com/thedarkparanormal…

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