Paranormal Playback

About Paranormal Playback

Paranormal Playback is the Ghost Adventures recap podcast where haunted asylums, ghost-hunting bros and psychic house calls get the snark-filled breakdown they deserve. Hosted by three award-winning ad industry creatives, Charlie Holley, Melanie Malone and Lauren Sanders, we rewatch Ghost Adventures and Kindred Spirits with a mix of skepticism, comedy and pop culture flair. Plus: This Old Haunt, where we dig into the real history behind haunted locations, and Charlie Checks the Tech, where we fact-check the ghost-hunting gear. New here? Start with our binge list: Start Here (https://www.paranormalplayback.com/things-we-love/podcastplaylist) Got a ghost story? Submit it at paranormalplayback.com/#shadowtales (https://www.paranormalplayback.com/#shadowtales) for Rosé & Readings. See you in the Shadows™. ☠️🔦 Follow Us & Submit Your Ghost Story: 📸 Instagram (https://instagram.com/paranormalplayback) @paranormalplayback 📱 TikTok (https://www.tiktok.com/@paranormal.playba) @paranormal.playba 📺 YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/@ParanormalPlaybackPod) @paranormalplaybackpod ☎️ (404) 981-4533 (tel:+14049814533) 📧 paranormalplaybackpod@gmail.com (mailto:paranormalplaybackpod@gmail.com) 🎙️ Listen, rate, subscribe & stay spooky. 🌀🕯️Enter the Portal (https://linktr.ee/paranormalplayback)🕯️🌀 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.

Publisher

The bAD Collective

Category

comedy · history · tv & film

Language

en

Explicit

Yes

First episode

4 Apr 2025

Latest episode

6 Jul 2026

Latest episodes

61 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   6 Jul 2026

   Manor of Malice | Ghost Adventures S30 Live Coverage

   Mel and Lor are back, recharged, and ready to step into the shadows again. With fresh energy, plenty of opinions, and a renewed love for all things paranormal, they’re kicking off a brand-new chapter of Paranormal Playback. This week, they’re diving into Ghost Adventures Season 30, Episode 11, “Manner of Malice,” as the crew investigates Los Angeles’ historic Beckett Mansion. Have a story of your own? Call our Spirit Line at 404-981-4533 or submit a Shadow Tale at paranormalplayback.com/#shadowtales. Until next time, see you in the shadows. 00:00:00 Intro: Christmas in July 00:04:45 The Beckett Mansion 00:12:09 This Old Haunt 00:24:34 Former Owner, Fire Legend 00:35:43 EMFs, Polaroids, Ghost Bros 00:48:37 The Lockdown Returns 00:53:22 Robot Tech, Basement Terror 01:11:35 The Moving Mirror 01:15:07 Haunted or Hoax? Paranormal Playback is your weekly deep dive into spooky reality TV, ghost hunts, dramatic reenactments, and enough EVP to raise the dead. Hosted by Charlie Holley, Melanie Malone, & Lauren Sanders. Each episode has its own gallery (paranormalplayback.com) on our website to explore while you listen. Leave Us a Ghost Story: → Instgram (https://instagram.com/paranormalplayback) @paranormalplayback → TikTok (https://tiktok.com/@paranormalplayba) @paranormal.playba → ☎️ VM: (404) 981-4533 (https://open.acast.com/networks/67e599babf74401b772526ea/shows/67e59b9f3cc004e453574905/(404)%20981-4533) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.

2. 

   13 May 2026

   Doll of Fire | Ghost Adventures S30 Live Coverage

   [00:00] Haunted Shadows Intro [02:30] Shadow Updates: Our Baby Shadowling Has Arrived! [08:45] Welcome to the Desert Moon Motel [17:05] This Old Haunt: The Doll Called Noma [25:40] Interviews: Fires, Possessions & Family Drama [37:15] Mold or Demonic Doll? [52:10] Investigation: Night One [58:20] Investigation: Night Two [1:07:40] Haunted, Hoax, or Home Inspection? [1:11:40] See You in the Shadows Charlie is officially on maternity leave after welcoming a brand new baby Shadowling into the world! PlancheTina is ecstatic! This week Mel and Lor recap Ghost Adventures Season 30 Episode 10: Doll of Fire. What starts as a last-minute “emergency” investigation in Las Vegas quickly turns into one of the weirdest episodes of the season. Zak Bagans and the crew abandon their Arizona plans to investigate a family who believes a haunted doll named Noma is destroying their lives through fires, emotional manipulation, shadow figures, and possible demonic attachment. The hosts break down the increasingly bizarre claims surrounding the doll, including its mysterious origin story and the family’s escalating behavior But the deeper the investigation goes, the more Mel starts questioning whether the real issue might not be paranormal at all... 👻 Want more? visit our website (https://www.paranormalplayback.com/episodes/glenntaverninn) for photos, source materials, and ghostly extras. While you’re here, don’t forget to: ⭐️ Rate, review, and subscribe wherever you listen 👻 Share Paranormal Playback with a friend who loves reality TV or spooky stories 📲 Follow us on Instagram (https://instagram.com/paranormalplayback) and TikTok (https://www.tiktok.com/@paranormal.playba) for behind-the-scenes chaos, sneak peeks, and bonus hauntings 📞 Got a ghost story of your own? Send it in (https://www.paranormalplayback.com/#shadowtales), you might just hear it in a future Tales from the Shadows. Paranormal Playback is your weekly deep dive into spooky reality TV, ghost hunts, dramatic reenactments, and enough EVP to raise the dead. Hosted by Charlie Holley, Melanie Malone, & Lauren Sanders. Each episode has its own gallery (paranormalplayback.com) on our website to explore while you listen. Leave Us a Ghost Story: → Instgram (https://instagram.com/paranormalplayback) @paranormalplayback → TikTok (https://tiktok.com/@paranormalplayba) @paranormal.playba → ☎️ VM: (404) 981-4533 (https://open.acast.com/networks/67e599babf74401b772526ea/shows/67e59b9f3cc004e453574905/(404)%20981-4533) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.

3. 

   11 Mar 2026

   Tommy the PA in the Pendleton Underground| Ghost Adventures S30 Live Coverage

   [00:00] Haunted Shadows Intro [02:40] Shadow Updates: Char is having a baby! [05:45] Back to Pendleton: Part Two Begins [12:55] Deeper Into the Underground [17:25] Cozy Rooms & Isolated Video Loops [22:55] Jail Cells, Spirit Boxes & Ghosts with Accents [27:10] LIDAR or LIE-DAR? [41:40] Haunted, Hoax, or Tommy the PA? [47:50] See You in the Shadows Charlie is officially on baby watch, so this week it’s just Mel and Lor holding down the haunted fort as they dive into Ghost Adventures Season 30, Episode 8: Buried Souls of Pendleton, Part 2. Back in Pendleton, Oregon, Zak and the crew head deeper into the underground tunnels, where the history gets heavier, the tech gets weirder, and the evidence gets a whole lot more debatable. Mel and Lor pick apart the second half of the investigation, from the jail cells and spirit box sessions to the isolated video loop nonsense, mysterious footsteps, and Zak suddenly claiming he can smell fear through a respirator. The episode also brings out the big guns with a LIDAR scan that Ghost Adventures presents as major scientific proof, which of course leads to a full breakdown of what that tech actually does, what it might mean, and whether any of this would hold up outside of paranormal reality TV land. Along the way, the hosts talk ghost translation apps, suspicious camera moments, Tommy the PA making footsteps upstairs, and whether the Pendleton haunting feels truly paranormal or just very well produced. If you liked Part One, Part Two is where things get stranger, more technical, and somehow even more chaotic. 👻 Want more? visit our website (https://www.paranormalplayback.com/episodes/glenntaverninn) for photos, source materials, and ghostly extras. Resources for those who want to do more during these dark times in our country. Know your rights! immigrantjustice.org (https://immigrantjustice.org/for-immigrants/know-your-rights/ice-encounter/) ACLU (https://www.aclu.org/know-your-rights/immigrants-rights) While you’re here, don’t forget to: ⭐️ Rate, review, and subscribe wherever you listen 👻 Share Paranormal Playback with a friend who loves reality TV or spooky stories 📲 Follow us on Instagram (https://instagram.com/paranormalplayback) and TikTok (https://www.tiktok.com/@paranormal.playba) for behind-the-scenes chaos, sneak peeks, and bonus hauntings 📞 Got a ghost story of your own? Send it in (https://www.paranormalplayback.com/#shadowtales), you might just hear it in a future Tales from the Shadows. Paranormal Playback is your weekly deep dive into spooky reality TV, ghost hunts, dramatic reenactments, and enough EVP to raise the dead. Hosted by Charlie Holley, Melanie Malone, & Lauren Sanders. Each episode has its own gallery (paranormalplayback.com) on our website to explore while you listen. Leave Us a Ghost Story: → Instgram (https://instagram.com/paranormalplayback) @paranormalplayback → TikTok (https://tiktok.com/@paranormalplayba) @paranormal.playba → ☎️ VM: (404) 981-4533 (https://open.acast.com/networks/67e599babf74401b772526ea/shows/67e59b9f3cc004e453574905/(404)%20981-4533) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.

Who has been a guest on Paranormal Playback

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Dr Adam
• Chip Coffey
• Joan Quinn

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

YouTube views

1,579

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

18 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 70 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

93

Social presence

0

YouTube

68

Engagement

51

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