Always Watching!: California's Dark Watchers
Kara Perakovic Kara Perakovic

Always Watching!: California's Dark Watchers

Always Watching!: California's Dark Watchers

Welcome To The Oddity Shop, Where The Bizarre is Always on Sale.  This week, your curator Kara, has a tale about some oddball green kids!

Could a casual camping trip lead to an encounter with the supernatural?  Get ready for a deep dive into the eerie and unexplained as we explore the uncanny valley effect and pareidolia. We dissect the psychic staring effect, the Brocken Specter, and the haunting legends of the Dark Watchers in the Santa Lucia Mountains. With each topic, we weave in historical tidbits and personal reflections, making the strange and spooky feel surprisingly relatable.

Our final segments are packed with spine-chilling encounters and practical tips. Hear firsthand accounts of the Dark Watchers, those mysterious figures in the Californian wilderness, and discuss camping etiquette to ensure you leave no trace.

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Time Slips and Apparitions: Exploring Temporal Anomalies
Kara Perakovic Kara Perakovic

Time Slips and Apparitions: Exploring Temporal Anomalies

Welcome to The Oddity Shop, Where the Bizarre is Always on Sale! This week in the shop, Zach's taking us on a time warping bender.

The concept of a block universe may sound like heavy stuff, but get ready for a riveting exploration of how every moment might just coexist in a sprawling cosmic map of time and space. We're not just talking theory; we're weaving in chilling real-life encounters with entities that challenge our perception of reality. Paranormal investigator Kalani shares his bone-tingling experience with an entity from the future, turning the tables on who haunts who. Plus, John Tenney, a seasoned ghost hunter, reveals a haunting story about a woman and her spectral "little ghosties," leaving us to muse over the enigmatic connection between the living and the seemingly departed. We even throw in a fun one from the Famous Ghost Hunter, Grant Wilson

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1858 Garnett House Hotel: Exploring History, Hauntings, and Hidden Secrets
Kara Perakovic Kara Perakovic

1858 Garnett House Hotel: Exploring History, Hauntings, and Hidden Secrets

1858 Garnett House Hotel: Exploring History, Hauntings, and Hidden Secrets

The Garnett House Hotel's walls echoed with our footsteps as we traced its history from hotel to school, orphanage, and more, unraveling a past as colorful as the apparitions that reputedly roam its halls. Through the lens of the Garnett House's ghostly legends, we found ourselves both entertained and spooked, revealing the house's many transitions and the spirits that may still linger.

Our episode wrapped with a spectral flourish as we shared the chilling experiences within the haunted Garnett House, where we chat about thrown dolls, the Grinner, and so much more.

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Howling Through The Bayou: The Legend of The Rougarou
Kara Perakovic Kara Perakovic

Howling Through The Bayou: The Legend of The Rougarou

Howling Through The Bayou: The Legend of The Rougarou

Hold onto your hats and your M&Ms as we take you down to the bayou, where the Rougarou lurks in the shadows. This isn't your average campfire tale – encounters with this Cajun cryptid is one for the books, with a peculiar penchant for brightly colored candy and a backstory that will make you rethink every rustle in the dark. As we dissect this shapeshifter's lore, we can't resist drawing parallels to other supernatural entities and questioning the fragile boundary between myth and mundane.

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Black-Eyed Kids: The Lore, The Myths, The Hypnotizing Legends
Kara Perakovic Kara Perakovic

Black-Eyed Kids: The Lore, The Myths, The Hypnotizing Legends

Black-Eyed Kids: The Lore, The Myths, The Hypnotizing Legends

What happens when a normal night takes a turn for the unsettling with an encounter involving children sporting soulless, ink-black eyes? We'll share stories that leave you questioning the boundaries between urban legends and unnerving reality. From accounts of energy-vampire-like children to the mystery of disappearances possibly connected to these enigmatic BEKs, the conversation spans the gamut of paranormal speculation. Could there be a thread of truth to these tales, or are they an amalgamation of collective fears brought to life through storytelling? Tune in for an episode that not only explores the mysterious allure of BEKs but also serves up a hefty dose of skepticism and banter,,

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