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What happens when a licensed trauma therapist starts experiencing paranormal activity inside her own office? In this fascinating episode of Dairyland Frights, host John sits down with therapist and paranormal specialist Brett to explore the chilling intersection between mental health, hauntings, trauma, spirituality, and the unexplained.
Brett shares the eerie experiences that transformed her traditional therapy practice into something far stranger — from phantom footsteps and moving plants to reports of a mysterious ghost cat roaming her office building. But beyond the spooky stories lies a deeper discussion about how fear, grief, trauma, and unresolved emotions may manifest in ways people interpret as paranormal experiences.
Together, John and Brett dive into:
Haunted offices and ghostly encounters
The psychology behind paranormal experiences
Sleep paralysis and fear responses
Emotional energy and “haunted” environments
Trauma as a “ghost” in the nervous system
Shadow work, EMDR, and healing techniques
Attachment theory and paranormal obsession
Alien abduction experiences and generational trauma
Spectrophilia — relationships with ghosts
The difference between psychosis and spiritual crisis
Grounding techniques for paranormal experiences
How curiosity can overcome fear
This episode balances creepy paranormal discussion with real-world mental health insight, offering listeners a unique and compassionate perspective on the unexplained.
If you’ve ever wondered whether ghosts are real, whether trauma can haunt us, or how fear shapes paranormal experiences, this episode is for you.
🎧 Listen now and step into the strange space where psychology meets the paranormal.

In this chilling episode of Dairyland Frights, host John sits down with paranormal investigator, medium, tarot reader, hairstylist, and mother — Joy zIggaty— for one of the most intense supernatural conversations ever featured on the show.
Joy opens up about growing up surrounded by terrifying entities, shadow figures, and unexplained paranormal activity that haunted her childhood home. From seeing spirits as a child to being chased by a crawling entity near her family’s garage, Joy shares firsthand experiences that blur the line between the living and the dead.
The episode takes an even darker turn as Joy reveals the shocking story behind her experience at Zak Bagans' The Haunted Museum — an encounter so disturbing it eventually led to her appearance on the hit paranormal TV series Ghost Adventures. Joy describes terrifying encounters with a sinister smiling entity, unexplained EVP responses, shadow figures, physical sensations, and overwhelming fear inside the infamous museum.
John and Joy also dive deep into:
Demonic oppression vs. angry spirits
Haunted objects and cursed items
Why teenage girls are often linked to possession cases
The dangers of taking objects from cemeteries
Spirit attachments and paranormal cleansing
Shadow people and negative entities
Annabelle and the Warrens
Ghost communication and mediumship
Protecting yourself during paranormal investigations
Real-life exorcism experiences
Paranormal encounters involving serial killers like Samuel Little and Ed Gein
Joy also shares emotional stories about helping people connect with loved ones who have passed away and explains how she sets boundaries with spirits while navigating life as a psychic medium and mother.
If you love paranormal podcasts, haunted locations, ghost stories, demonic encounters, supernatural investigations, and true paranormal experiences, this is an episode you do NOT want to miss.
Topics Covered
Ghosts & hauntings
Shadow figures
Paranormal investigations
Ghost Adventures behind the scenes
Demonic entities
Mediumship & tarot readings
Haunted museums
Spirit communication
Exorcisms
Haunted objects
Paranormal protection
🎧 Listen now to this terrifying episode of Dairyland Frights and decide for yourself… are these entities truly evil, or is something even darker hiding in the shadows?
 

What do vampires, garlic, corn, Cinderella, and ancient folklore all have in common? In this fascinating episode of Dairyland Frights, host John welcomes author and folklorist Varla Ventura back to the show for a deep dive into the eerie origins of vampire legends, magical plants, and the dark history hidden inside classic fairy tales.
Varla explores how ancient societies once believed diseases like rabies, tuberculosis, and pellagra could transform people into vampires. The conversation uncovers the shocking connection between corn consumption and vampire hysteria in Europe, including how nutritional deficiencies may have fueled real-life “vampire epidemics.”
The episode also dives into:
The true reason garlic became associated with vampires
The terrifying folklore behind porphyria and vampirism
How Bram Stoker’s Dracula shaped the modern vampire myth
The brutal original Grimm fairy tale version of Cinderella
Magical plants, hazel trees, pumpkins, and folklore symbolism
Witch trial hysteria, hallucinogenic plants, and ergot poisoning
Ancient myths that still influence modern culture today
Varla also discusses her books Enchanted Plants and her upcoming release, Rotten Botany, exploring the strange, deadly, and mystical side of the plant world.
If you love paranormal history, dark folklore, witches, vampires, cryptic legends, and spooky storytelling, this episode is packed with chilling insights and bizarre historical truths that will change how you look at fairy tales forever.
👻 Topics Covered
Vampire folklore origins
Corn and pellagra myths
Garlic and supernatural protection
Grimm fairy tales explained
Original Cinderella story
Salem Witch Trial theories
Hallucinogenic plants and folklore
Paranormal history
Witchcraft and botanical magic
Midwest paranormal podcast discussions
📚 Featured Guest
Varla Ventura — Author of Enchanted Plants and Rotten Botany
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Welcome back to Nightland Frights, where the shadows stretch longer, the stories grow darker, and the unknown never stops watching. In this chilling episode, we explore some of the most terrifying haunted locations across America, from abandoned prisons and cursed mansions to eerie amusement parks frozen in time.
Discover the horrifying legends surrounding Eastern State Penitentiary, the ghost-filled halls of The Stanley Hotel, and the infamous Lizzie Borden House. We dive deep into the paranormal activity reported at these legendary sites, including shadow figures, phantom footsteps, cold spots, and spirits trapped by tragic histories.
The episode also explores terrifying paranormal hotspots like Queen Mary, St. Augustine Lighthouse, Myrtles Plantation, and the infamous LaLaurie Mansion, where visitors claim the dead still linger.
But the terror doesn’t stop there.
We descend into the disturbing history of abandoned amusement parks, including the terrifying legend of Lake Shawnee Amusement Park, a location believed by many to be cursed after tragic deaths, ancient burial grounds, and decades of paranormal encounters. Rusted rides, ghostly laughter, moving swings, and unexplained apparitions have made Lake Shawnee one of the world’s most infamous haunted attractions.
We also uncover the eerie remains of forgotten parks like Fun Spot Amusement Park, Geauga Lake, Six Flags New Orleans, and Disney’s abandoned River Country, places where silence now replaces screams of excitement.
If you’re fascinated by ghosts, abandoned places, haunted amusement parks, paranormal investigations, urban legends, and America’s darkest locations, this episode is for you.
Topics Covered
Most haunted places in America
Haunted prisons and hotels
Ghost stories and paranormal encounters
Abandoned amusement parks
Cursed locations and urban legends
Haunted history
Shadow people and apparitions
Paranormal tourism
Creepy destinations worth visiting
Haunted Ohio locations
Horror travel destinations
🎧 Listen now to Nightland Frights and step inside the places where history, tragedy, and the paranormal collide. Just remember… some places never let go.

This week on Dairyland Frights, John welcomes back fan-favorite guest Ashley from the Ghost Gossip Podcast for another unforgettable paranormal conversation filled with haunted dolls, spirit encounters, psychic intuition, creepy hotels, haunted road trips, and real-life ghost stories.
Ashley shares shocking experiences involving haunted dolls, spiritual protection, full-body apparitions, and the emotional reality of developing intuitive abilities. The conversation dives deep into paranormal investigations, spiritual boundaries, ghostly encounters inside haunted locations, and the darker side of energy attachments.
Then John and Ashley take listeners on a terrifying paranormal road trip across America’s most haunted destinations — including the legendary The Stanley Hotel, Salem’s infamous The Witch House, the eerie LaLaurie Mansion, and the terrifying Ohio State Reformatory made famous by The Shawshank Redemption.
If you love:
Ghost stories
Haunted hotels
Paranormal investigations
Haunted dolls
Psychic medium experiences
Salem witch trial history
Creepy road trip destinations
Supernatural podcasts
Horror and paranormal storytelling
…this episode is for you.
🎙️ In This Episode:
Ashley’s terrifying experience with over 130 haunted dolls
Why spiritual protection matters in paranormal work
Full-body apparitions and shadow figures
Paranormal activity inside Ashley’s home
Emotional stories involving spirit communication
Haunted hotels worth visiting
The real story behind the Stanley Hotel
Salem Witch House experiences
Nicholas Cage and the LaLaurie Mansion
Shawshank Prison ghost encounters
Haunted Airbnbs and paranormal vacations
Ghosts attached to objects, pets, and places
Teen energy and paranormal heaviness in homes
Real paranormal experiences from both hosts
👻 Featured Haunted Locations
The Stanley Hotel
The Witch House
LaLaurie Mansion
Ohio State Reformatory
Heceta Head Lighthouse
Omni Parker House
🔮 About Ashley – Ghost Gossip Podcast
Ashley from Ghost Gossip Podcast joins the show to discuss her experiences with intuitive abilities, haunted objects, paranormal investigations, and some of the creepiest supernatural encounters she’s experienced firsthand.
Be sure to check out her podcast and follow her across social media for more paranormal stories, haunted locations, and ghostly encounters.
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What makes the Midwest so terrifying? Is it the endless cornfields, abandoned farmhouses, isolated highways… or the people hiding within them?
In this chilling and hilarious episode of Dairyland Frights, host John Radtke sits down with acclaimed horror author and Hollywood screenwriter Eric Miller for a deep dive into horror storytelling, Midwest fear, serial killers, haunted isolation, and the psychology behind what truly scares us.
Eric discusses growing up in the Midwest, how small-town life inspires horror, and why places surrounded by cornfields and darkness feel far scarier than big cities. The conversation explores legendary horror creators like Stephen King, Edgar Allan Poe, H. P. Lovecraft, Clive Barker, and Bruce Campbell — while diving into classic horror films like The Thing, Evil Dead II, and bizarre cult classics like Rubber.
The episode also explores:
Why creepy dolls terrify Eric
The fear of the unknown
Psychological horror vs gore
Serial killers in the Midwest
Writing horror novels vs screenplays
How small towns shape imagination
The emotional power of horror fiction
Why readers should support independent authors
The lasting influence of Poe and Gothic horror
Eric also shares behind-the-scenes stories from Hollywood, including writing creature features like Ice Spiders and developing horror stories rooted in real human fears.
If you love horror movies, paranormal stories, creepy Midwest legends, psychological horror, classic monster films, or hearing how horror creators craft terrifying worlds — this episode is for you.
🎧 Topics Covered
Midwest horror & haunted Americana
Horror writing and screenwriting
Edgar Allan Poe & gothic horror
Stephen King inspirations
Horror movies & creature features
Serial killer psychology
Bruce Campbell & cult horror films
Why isolation terrifies us
Horror storytelling techniques
Psychological fear vs gore
Classic horror cinema
Small-town supernatural legends
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🎙️ New episodes featuring authors, investigators, mediums, filmmakers, and paranormal experts drop regularly.

What happens when two paranormal podcasters join forces to swap terrifying personal experiences, haunted college stories, creepy shadow figures, and chilling ghost encounters?
In this eerie episode of Dairyland Frights, host John welcomes Bri and Christiana from Something Strange Pod for a conversation packed with paranormal experiences, haunted dorms, creepy folklore, and terrifying listener ghost stories.
The trio dives deep into:
The truth behind the infamous Amityville Horror House
Haunted college campuses near Gettysburg
Shadow people sightings
EVP ghost hunting sessions
Paranormal experiences in childhood homes
Strange energy tied to ancient caves and burial grounds
Wisconsin’s eerie “Second Salem” witch legends
The terrifying faceless girl in the mango tree
Zombie apocalypse survival debates
Cryptids like Bigfoot and Mothman
This episode balances creepy paranormal storytelling with hilarious chemistry, making it one of the most entertaining and chilling conversations yet.
👻 Topics Covered in This Episode
Haunted houses and real paranormal encounters
The legend of the Amityville Horror House
Shadow people and faceless apparitions
Haunted dormitories and college ghost stories
EVP sessions and paranormal investigations
Theories on negative energy and haunted land
Cryptids and strange folklore
Ghost hunting experiences
Witchcraft legends in Wisconsin
Scary stories rated for paranormal credibility
Why some hauntings may follow people
🎙 Featured Guests
Something Strange Pod
Bri and Christiana host a paranormal podcast covering:
Ghost stories
Cryptids
Strange history
Haunted folklore
Paranormal mysteries
Weird historical events
Creepy legends from around the world
Their mix of humor, spooky storytelling, and genuine paranormal curiosity makes this collaboration a perfect fit for Dairyland Frights.
👀 Paranormal Highlights From This Episode
The Faceless Girl in the Tree
One of the creepiest stories of the episode involves a child seeing a faceless girl sitting in a mango tree — an apparition later revealed to have been witnessed by multiple family members across generations.
The Haunted College Campus
Bri and Christiana discuss terrifying paranormal activity at their Pennsylvania college campus, including:
Shadow figures
Haunted elevators
Creepy dorm rooms
EVP recordings
Ghost sightings near old Civil War grounds
The Amityville Horror Connection
John shares his shocking real-life story about nearly purchasing the legendary Amityville Horror House and what former owners allegedly told him about the house’s paranormal reputation.
Wisconsin’s “Second Salem”
The episode explores eerie witchcraft legends tied to University of Wisconsin–Whitewater and the infamous “Witch’s Tower” said to be connected to paranormal sightings and dark folklore.
 
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Welcome back to Dairyland Frights, the paranormal podcast where we explore everything spooky, mysterious, creepy, and unexplained in the Midwest and beyond. In this chilling new episode, host John welcomes special guest Hayley from Ghost Stories & Gummies for a fun, eerie, and unforgettable conversation.
Hayley shares her personal paranormal encounters from mysterious knocking sounds in the night to an emotional visitation from her late grandmother. The episode dives into haunted objects, cursed dolls, spirit communication, gummies and ghost hunting, and the strange line between fear and fascination.
Then things get even darker as John and Hailey count down some of the Top Haunted Dolls in the World, including infamous legends like Robert the Doll, mysterious cursed toys, haunted marionettes, and dolls said to move, whisper, or bring bad luck.
If you love ghost stories, haunted dolls, paranormal investigations, creepy history, or supernatural debates between skeptics and believers, this episode is for you.
👻 In This Episode:
Hayley’s terrifying first paranormal experience
A comforting ghost encounter with her grandmother
Gummies and ghost hunting stories
Haunted dolls and cursed objects
Robert the Doll explained
Island of the Dolls in Mexico
Paranormal skepticism vs belief
Why dolls creep everyone out
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Welcome back to Dairyland Frights, the paranormal podcast covering everything creepy, spooky, mysterious, and unexplained in the Midwest and beyond. In this chilling episode, he sits down with Victoria the Demon Folklorist, for one of the most fascinating deep dives yet into demons, jinn, possession cases, haunted dolls, Ouija boards, black-eyed children, and forgotten Wisconsin exorcism stories.
Victoria shares her own terrifying personal possession experience at age 19, how it inspired her academic folklore research, and why many cases people call “demons” may actually be something entirely different. She explains the shocking differences between demons vs jinn, why some hauntings follow people instead of places, and why true demonic cases may be far rarer than most believe.
The conversation also explores legendary paranormal topics like Annabelle, Robert the Doll, Ouija boards, witches, Satanic Panic, Catholic exorcisms, haunted convents, and Wisconsin’s forgotten possession history. If you love paranormal investigations, folklore, religious mysteries, and intelligent supernatural debate — this episode is for you.
Topics Covered in This Episode
Victoria’s real-life possession experience
Demon vs Jinn: What’s the difference?
Can Ouija boards invite spirits?
Haunted dolls: Annabelle & Robert the Doll
Black-Eyed Children: aliens or demons?
Wisconsin's forgotten exorcism cases
Satanic Panic explained
Why skeptics are important in paranormal research
Can witches really curse people?
How possessions may begin through trauma or vulnerability
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⚠️ Listener Warning
This episode contains intense paranormal experiences and discussions of demonic encounters that may be disturbing to some listeners.
What if your first paranormal experience wasn’t just a ghost… but something darker?
In this chilling episode of Dairyland Frights, host John Radtke sits down with April from Spooky Girl 831 to dive deep into real-life encounters with the unexplained, from childhood hauntings to terrifying demonic attachments.
April shares the moment that changed everything… a face-to-face encounter with a mysterious girl who wasn’t supposed to be there and the chilling aftermath that followed.
🔥 In This Episode, We Explore:
👻 A terrifying first paranormal encounter at just 13 years old
🕯️ The possibility of demonic entities disguising themselves as children
⛪ A shocking church intervention involving an “evil presence.”
🔮 The dangers of Ouija boards and opening unseen doors
🧠 Why teenage girls may be more vulnerable to paranormal attachment
👁️ Black Eyed Children encounters—what are they REALLY?
🧬 Theories: demons, aliens, or interdimensional beings
🪞 Mimics & doppelgängers—when something copies YOU
⏳ Reality glitches vs paranormal entities
😱 Highlight Moment
April recounts seeing a mysterious girl in her home who gasped when noticed and vanished through a door that never moved… followed by weeks of whispers, laughter, and an eventual chilling warning from a pastor who sensed something attached to her.
🧠 Key Paranormal Themes
Residual Hauntings vs Intelligent Entities
Demonic Infestation vs Psychological Vulnerability
Black Eyed Children Phenomenon
Interdimensional & Glitch-in-Reality Theories
Spiritual Protection & Cleansing Rituals
🎧 Why You Should Listen
If you’ve ever questioned whether ghosts are real…If you’ve heard whispers when no one was there…Or if you’ve felt something watching you in the dark…
This episode will stay with you.
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