Despite the fierce efforts of skeptics to dismiss the supernatural, a persistent truth emerges: countless ordinary people continue to report chilling encounters with the unknown. In this episode, we explore unsettling tales of crisis apparitions, haunted landscapes, and bizarre energies that seem to seep through the fabric of our everyday world. From phantom hands that grope in the darkness to strange portals opening in suburban homes, the phenomena refuse to be ignored. We also delve into the enduring work of psychical researchers and examine the patterns behind these mysterious intrusions into normal life.

Then, for our Plus+ Members, we uncover the strange histories of lightning strike survivors, individuals who not only lived through multiple bolts from the blue but were forever changed. Some report heightened sensitivities and psychic perceptions, while others bear physical anomalies, including one man who developed an inexplicable religious image etched into his back, a mark science has yet to explain.

• Strange: Paranormal Realities in the Everyday World
• Strange Portals Spontaneously Appearing in the Home
• Personal Experiences of Apparitions and Related Phenomena
• Crisis Apparitions, What Are They?
• About the Society for Psychical Research
• The Hairy Hands – Haunted Devon
• Ghosts: Haunted houses, caveman ghosts and confusing rules
• Ghostly Travel: New Walls And Otherworldly Passages
• Mysterious Disappearing Phantom Houses

• Strange Electromagnetic Dimensions: Science, Paranormal, and the Unexplainable
• Transformed by Lightning: Real‑Life Stories
• Isle of Weired
• The Shocking Tale of Abbott Parker
• Hubert’s Last Dime Museum in the Old Times Square
• Zapped by the Spirit – Betty Biggers & Galvano
• Commitment, Jail & ChatGPT Psychosis

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00:00 - Intro to Mysterious Universe Season 34, Episode 5

00:13 - Episode Preview and Hosts Introduction

00:24 - The Lightning Rod: Cleveland Sullivan's Seven Strikes

01:10 - Lightning's Lasting Impact: Life-Destroying Effects

02:42 - Debunking Myths: Lightning Survivors' Struggles

04:08 - Supernormal Abilities: Rare Lightning Miracles

05:25 - Predatory Phenomena: Clouds and Intelligent Orbs

07:28 - Strange Paranormal Realities: Book Overview

09:09 - Cynicism vs. Paranormal: The Skeptic's Dilemma

11:22 - Personal Stories: Everyday Paranormal Encounters

13:15 - Skeptics at Lectures: Confronting Paranormal Evidence

15:30 - X-Files Reboot Discussion

16:29 - Crop Circles: Transformative Paranormal Experiences

18:42 - Paranormal Top 10: Ghosts, UFOs, and Creatures

20:23 - Ghostly Children in Trailer Parks

23:12 - Sentient Ghosts: The Queen Mary Encounter

25:00 - Poltergeist Activity at Arthur Conan Doyle Centre

26:59 - Crisis Apparitions: Visits at the Moment of Death

28:31 - Awkward Relatives: Ghosts of Ex-Husbands

30:01 - Spectral Faces and Hands: Recurring Phenomena

46:24 - Haunted Beams: Victorian Ghosts in Modern Homes

47:36 - Ghostly Smoke: Addicted Spirits Lingering

48:40 - Astral Travel Dangers: Dark Souls and Attachments

49:10 - Haunted Chimneys: Ghostly Smoke Manifestations

51:37 - Sentient Wall Walkers: Ghosts Acknowledging Witnesses

55:50 - Roman Soldiers and Time Slips: Historical Hauntings

57:13 - Interactive Ghosts: Library Spirits Helping Patrons

01:02:11 - Hospital Hauntings: Ghostly Figures Comforting Patients

01:03:29 - Book Review: Five Smoking Chimneys for Strange Realities

01:04:15 - Malevolent Hands: Terrifying Hotel Encounters

01:10:02 - Portals in Homes: Hands from Other Dimensions

01:11:49 - UFO Obsession: Alien Arms Through Rifts

01:13:22 - Outro and Plus Extension Preview

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