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Welcome, Shadow Person!
If you’ve just stumbled into the Shadowverse, you might be wondering where to begin. We’re three art directors turned ghost-hunting TV recappers: Charlie (the believer who needs receipts), Mel (the skeptic with a dark sense of humor), and Lauren (the chaos-loving, full-believer).
Together, we rewatch the wildest paranormal reality shows, from Ghost Adventures to Kindred Spirits, and break them down with a mix of production know-how, skepticism, and plenty of haunted gossip.
To make it easy, we’ve put together a Start Here Playlist with episodes that capture the best of our banter, the spookiest ghost moments, and the most unhinged Zak Bagans dramatics.
A few features within the episodes include:
This Old Haunt – Mel’s deep-dive history segment.
Reading the Tea with Lauren – paranormal gossip, hot takes, and psychic drama.
Char Checks the Tech – how the ghost-hunting gear really works.
Plus our chaotic tangents (ghost cows, anyone?).
🎧 Hit play, and step into the Shadowverse.
Inside the Episodes
1. He Really Doesn’t Like YOU | Ghost Adventures Recap
Zak Bagans gets a little too personal with the spirits at Bobby Mackey’s Music World. We dig into the infamous honky-tonk haunting, Mel’s dark humor surfaces, and Lauren is ready to believe everything Zak yells.
2. Uninvited Guests | Ghost Adventures S29 Live Coverage
A live lockdown with chaos baked in, questionable EVPs, nonstop shouting, and the producers’ tricks exposed. We break down why “live” paranormal TV feels like a haunted circus.
3. Temu Vegas | Ghost Adventures S29 Live Coverage
It’s Ghost Adventures meets late-night shopping channel energy. From Vegas theatrics to questionable tech, we call out every wild choice and compare Zak’s showmanship to modern influencer chaos.
4. Part I – The Truman Show: What They Didn’t Investigate at Rispin Mansion | Ghost Adventures S29 Live Coverage
Ghosts, nuns, and the most dramatic curse reenactment this side of cable TV. Part I of our Rispin Mansion recap is pure haunted chaos.
5. Part II – Hollywood Secret Psychic Society | Ghost Adventures S29 Live Coverage
From secret societies to questionable séances, we uncover the real history behind the ghosts Hollywood doesn’t want you to know about. Lauren’s Reading the Tea segment delivers peak paranormal gossip.
6. EMF Meters | Char Checks the Tech
Charlie takes the spotlight to explain the gadget every ghost show loves to overuse. What EMF meters actually measure, why they beep constantly, and how much is real vs. reality TV editing.
7. This Old Haunt | The Murder That Haunted Kentucky: Pearl Bryan
Mel’s history deep dive into the Pearl Bryan case that forever tied itself to Bobby Mackey’s. Less demons, more dark true crime, and the kind of haunting that lingers because of human tragedy.
8. Part II – Sloss Furnace Slaps | Ghost Adventures Recap
Industrial ghosts, dangerous stunts, and Zak once again yelling at the dead. We fact-check the Sloss Furnace legends while laughing through the chaos.
9. Part I – Edin-Bros in Edinburgh | Ghost Adventures Recap
Scottish pubs, ancient prisons, and ghosts with better accents than Zak. This episode is the perfect mix of travelogue and haunting, plus our takes on Scottish history and beer.
10. Part I – Inside the Conjuring House | Kindred Spirits Recap
Amy Bruni and Adam Berry bring a much calmer energy to the infamous Conjuring House. We contrast their methodical style with Ghost Adventures’ chaos, and Lauren soaks up every ghostly detail.
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