Welcome to The Paranormal Divide — a comedy true crime and paranormal podcast where a skeptic and a believer debate the strange, the spooky, and the seriously suspicious.
We cover true crime cases, haunted history, unexplained events, and listener-submitted paranormal stories — with chaotic best-friend energy and way too many “wait… that doesn’t add up” moments.
If you love overlooked details, eerie encounters, and a little humor with your horror — you’re in the right place.
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Cross Country Horror: California's Most Intriguing Encounters
California is full of sunshine, beaches, and Hollywood glamour… but what happens when the Golden State gets a little darker? 🌴👻
In this episode of The Paranormal Divide, we’re continuing our Cross Country Horror series with a collection of creepy Reddit stories from California.
SherRee reads stories from people who experienced things they simply couldn’t explain, including a neighborhood where something seemingly tries to break into multiple homes at the exact same time, a terrifying encounter with something peeking out from behind a rock while hiking, and a chilling story about a dream demon that apparently decides the real world is worth visiting.
And that’s just the beginning.
From unexplained creatures and strange encounters to possible paranormal activity and things that absolutely should NOT be waiting for you when you wake up, these California stories take us from the wilderness to the home and straight into nightmare territory.
Are these encounters paranormal? Cryptids? Sleep paralysis? Something else entirely?
You decide.
🎧 New episodes every Tuesday at 5 AM.
Follow The Paranormal Divide and tell us which California story creeped you out the most!
Music by Albert Behar
13 Oct 2026
Lake Bodom Murders: Finland’s Most Chilling Unsolved Triple Homicide
Four teenagers. One tent. Three brutal murders. And a mystery that has haunted Finland for more than six decades.
This week on The Paranormal Divide, Alana takes us across the Atlantic to Lake Bodom, Finland, where an ordinary summer camping trip in June 1960 turned into one of the country's most infamous unsolved murder cases.
Four teenagers headed out for a night by the lake, but by morning, three were dead and one had survived a horrific attack. What happened inside and around that tent remains a mystery, despite decades of investigation, multiple suspects, and a case that would eventually take a shocking turn when the sole survivor himself was accused of the murders.
We'll explore the events of that fateful night, the disturbing evidence left behind, the suspicious circumstances surrounding the crime scene, and the competing theories that have kept investigators and true crime enthusiasts questioning what really happened.
Who attacked these teenagers while they slept? Why were certain belongings missing? And could the truth have been hiding in plain sight all along?
Join us as Alana unpacks the Lake Bodom murders, a case where the only surviving witness was also the man who would eventually find himself on trial.
Because sometimes the most chilling mysteries aren't the ones without suspects. They're the ones where nobody can prove who did it.
Tune in, and let us know what YOU think happened at Lake Bodom. 🔎
Music by Albert Behar
6 Oct 2026
Cross Country Horror: Arizona's Most Cryptic Reddit Stories
Our Reddit Horror Roadtrip across America rolls into Arizona, and the desert is hiding some seriously strange things. 🌵👻
This time, we’re diving into a collection of unsettling Reddit stories that range from downright creepy to completely unexplained.
First, a group of kids stumble across a mysterious tent in the middle of nowhere, and the bizarre events that follow leave them wondering exactly what they had wandered into.
Then we head to an abandoned smelting factory where a group exploring the property witnesses hundreds of bats suddenly pour out of the building. But the bats aren’t the strangest part. Shortly afterward, they hear massive banging coming from inside… followed by a terrifying shriek that absolutely no one can explain. 😳
And then there’s the man who accidentally wanders into what appears to be a secret military installation. What he sees there leaves him seriously creeped out and raises one very uncomfortable question: exactly what was going on in that place?
Plus plenty more strange encounters, unexplained happenings, and classic “maybe we should NOT be here” moments from the Arizona desert.
So grab your flashlight, lock the car doors, and join us as we continue our creepy cross country road trip through America.
Because apparently Arizona has a few secrets it would rather keep buried. 🌵👀
Music By Albert Behar
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