You didn’t fall asleep, but you stopped moving. The room stayed the same, but something else stepped in to your reality. It doesn’t chase you, because it knows you can’t run. And whatever it is, it only shows up when you’re awake enough to remember it.. We're diving head first into some truly terrifying sleep paralysis experiences this week! We'll see you on the inside.

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TIME STAMPS:

0:00 - These Sleep Paralysis Stories Feel Wrong

0:37 - Intro

1:34 - (MOVED DEPRESSING TALK TO END)

1:35 - /////EPISODE STARTS HERE/////

3:00 - STORY: Clown Figurine & A Piano Wire

5:10 - Forgot to Turn Off The Heater

6:30 - Feeling Pain During Sleep Paralysis / Phantom Limb Talk

12:00 - STORY: That's Me In The Corner

18:50 - STORY: The Monster Wearing My Ex's Skin

22:50 - Bringing It Back 'Round to Dragons

24:00 - Obviously Leading to Noah's Ark, as is Tradition

25:00 - This Episode Feels Weird, Sorry Whoever is Reading This

28:05 - STORY: Saved By The Cat

29:38 - Where Do Our Nightmares Take Shape?

34:13 - STORY: Thanks, Gordon Ramsay

37:00 - Old Man Yells at Technology

38:00 - Scott Got Choked Out By a Shadow Man In Vegas

42:00 - The Moon is Rusting and Scott's Going to the Doctors

45:06 - OUTRO

46:40 - Depressing Bits & Whatnot, It's Fine.

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-// YouTube Memberships are live! Exclusive Monthly Shows, Early Access to Episodes, Extended Episodes & More. Available on YouTube, Spotify and Apple Podcasts //-We're back with another episode filled with true stories from YOU! Out in the middle of nowhere, strange things don’t announce themselves. They just show up. Something moves faster than it should. Something watches without making a sound. You hear footsteps, breathing, voices, then realize there’s no one there. These stories take place in fields, forests, farms, dorm rooms, and deserts where the dark feels heavier than it should, and whatever’s out there seems aware of the people watching it.There are no clean explanations here. Just moments that stick with the people who lived them. Creatures that don’t fit any category, lights with no source, shadows that stop at the edge of the room, and encounters that feel less like attacks and more like warnings. Call it Bigfoot, Dogman, ghosts, sleep paralysis demons, government tech, or something else entirely. All anyone knows for sure is this: something showed up… and it wasn’t supposed to be there.Thanks to the listeners that submitted their stories for today's episode! If you'd like to be in Volume 14 of Freaky Listener Stories, send you true paranormal experiences into thegang@thefreakydeaky.com --TIME STAMPS:0:00 - Guess We're Getting Kenny G Wit It2:52 - That Was Weird, Anyway, Listener Stories3:26 - Spooky Ghost Intro, No Doubt4:23 - Welcome Back, Homies5:13 - Become a Member! (Spotify, Apple Podcast, YouTube) 6:00 - The Chaise Longue Segment8:00 - The Government is Blackmailing Podcasters (More at 11)9:00 - EPISODE STARTS HERE, SORRY BOUT IT 10:10 - STORY From Bobby - Bigfoot in Montana 16:30 - Christian's Weird Vendetta Against Columbus. 23:12 - STORY 2: Ghost Story From Isaac on Instagram 27:48 - STORY 3: KellyKat702 - Vegas High Strangeness 29:00 - Watch FRIGHTLINE, geez. JUST WATCH IT. 31:00 - What Secret Weaponry Does The Government Possess? 32:00 - Does The U.S. Have Access to Sonic Weapons? 37:00 - STORY From Ariel: The Majestic Wolfman 44:00 - Christian STILL Thinks It's a Sasquatch…Unreal 46:00 - Christian Would Rather Believe It's a Bigfoot in Weird Camouflage Than Dogman… 50:00 - STORY From Indy - The Red Eyed Shadow Peeper 55:30 - DISCUSS, MMK 57:00 - Calling Out All Popular Paranormal Podcasts & Shows: YOU'RE DONE 62:24 - All Done, Bye Bye _____________________________________________+BECOME A PRODUCER: http://bit.ly/3WZ3xTg+BUY A $9 SHOUT-OUT: https://holler.baby/thefreakydeaky+PRODUCERS: Eric Long, Daniel Heng, Anthony M, Marlene Olmos+SUBMIT YOUR (TRUE) STORY:—Email: thegang@thefreakydeaky.com —Frightline Voicemail: 801-997-0051—Merch: www.thefreakydeaky.com/store

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Some encounters don’t announce themselves with screams or shadows. They arrive quietly—in the shape of a woman standing in a doorway, footsteps with no one to make them, or a figure from another century passing by as if nothing is wrong. These are the kinds of moments that linger long after the lights are back on, when you’re left wondering whether what you saw was impossible… or simply unnoticed until now.

In this episode, multiple firsthand accounts blur the line between history and the present, sleep and waking, the living and the dead. These stories don’t beg to be believed, and they don’t try to explain themselves. They just exist—unchanged, unresolved, and unsettling in the way only true experiences can be. Watch with the lights on.

We'll see you on the inside...

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TIME STAMPS:

0:00 - Someone Else Saw It Too…

0:54 - Spooky Ghost Podcast Intro, GO!

1:50 - Welcome In, Weirdos

2:40 - Consider Becoming a YouTube Member!

6:50 - EPISODE STARTS HERE, YUH BABY

7:10 - STORY 1: Not The Demon at All, Actually

11:24 - DISCUSS.

15:00 - Reset / Pick a Fight With Enterprise Rental Car

15:31 - STORY 2: Doorway Creep

18:00 - Much Ado About Nothing

20:31 - Does Anyone even use these timestamps..?

22:21 - Scott Tries to Rage Bait the Feminists

25:58 - Butterscotch Gang Intermission

26:24 - Shoutout Jeremy

28:26 - STORY 3: The Ol' Bat

31:45 - weird bits here

35:05 - STORY 4: They Might Be Romans

36:13 - Scott is Defeated By The Word "Voluminous"

39:00 - DISCUSS??

39:20 - What is a Jerkin?

42:00 - STORY 5: The Babysitter's Dilemma

43:00 - Why Do I Hate the Word "Mum" So Much?

45:38 - Scott Tries To Ragebait The Algorithm into Boosting Our Content Via the Sensitive Topic of Racial Slurs (And Fails Miserably, fr)

0:00 - The end. Sorry.

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This week we're taking a look into the darker side of Ayahuasca in our first installment of Bad Trips—where visions turn violent, entities hijack the mind, and hours stretch into eternity. In this episode, we explore real experiences that went far beyond “spiritual healing”: encounters with predatory spirits, looping insanity, shapeshifting shamans, and the terrifying aftermath that left people questioning their sanity, their safety, and their place in the world. These aren’t your typical retreat stories. These are the ones nobody wants to talk about.

From clown phobia turned hellscape to Tetris-brain thought loops, Tim Burton creatures crawling from the void, and a chilling cultural warning about who Ayahuasca may truly be meant for—these firsthand accounts paint a picture of a medicine that can heal… or completely unravel you. If you're fascinated by psychedelic horror, spiritual misfires, and mind-bending supernatural encounters, this episode pulls back the curtain on the shadow realm of Ayahuasca.

We'll see you on the inside..

TIME STAMPS:

0:00 - Bad Trips: The Dark Side of Ayahuasca…

1:00 - Intro Music

1:58 - Welcome In, Fellow Weirdos

2:34 - Christian's Hawaiian Baseball Coach Story For The 400th Time

6:41 - Join The Memberships Page So We can Afford a New Computer

7:16 - BAD TRIP: It's a No From Me, Boss.

11:30 - Christian Mocks Our Stories Author

13:30 - Stay on the Resort if You Look Like Scott

14:00 - Christian Mansplains Criminal Behavior..

17:51 - BAD TRIP: Thought I Wasn't Coming Back..

21:21 - Christian Acts Triggered By The "R" Word

24:15 - Bring Out The Ol' Soapbox, C.

27:00 - The Number of Creepy Clown Trips is Wild

30:03 - Scott's Melatonin Dreams Unlock at 250,000 Subs

31:40 - Butterscotch Gang Intermission

32:58 - Otamatone Rave Song Fail

33:43 - BAD TRIP: Darkness Eternal: A Timeline

43:17 - BAD TRIP: A Warning For Whitey

45:04 - Christian Admits to LOVING Racism? WOW. HOT TAKE.

48:00 - Racism chat still going strong, ngl.

52:00 - The Selfishness of Ayahuasca and Self Reflection Practices

56:30 - No More Apologizing For Being Rage Baiting Lunatics, Mmk?

59:00 - This is Your Brain on Outro Music

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Nobody believes me, but I know what I saw. That's the theme of today's episode, where our storytellers share experiences that they cannot explain, making for some truly strange and mysterious listening.

Folks welcome back to yet another TFD episode. This week's episode dives deep into some fascinating short form true paranormal encounters, glitch-in-the-matrix moments, and unexplainable brushes with the supernatural that will leave you questioning everything you think you know about the other side.

From a grieving family experiencing a full-body ghostly apparition, to a teen who hears a blood-curdling scream while home alone, to a hiker guided through the wilderness by what can only be described as a spirit bear intervention, these stories come straight from real people who swear what they witnessed was no hallucination.

That being said, this episode is ALSO quite heavy on the tangents, as we explore the wildly gay side of Stranger Things, two very different Repo Man movies, and Christian's unabashedly feminist beliefs. If you're someone that gets antsy with anything other than story telling, please remember that your delicate, lil keyboard warrior self can find stories directly in the Time Stamps. Isn't that amazing?

Settle in.Lights low.Volume up.We'll see you on the inside…

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TIME STAMPS:

0:00 - Nobody Believes Me, But I Know What I Saw…

0:45 - Intro Music

1:42 - YouTube Memberships & Random Nonsense

4:28 - @talltalesocialclub / Wrinkled Ball Bag v. Planchette

6:45 - STORY: A Fond Farewell

8:15 - Anyone Seen a Friend/Family Member That's Passed On?

11:43 - STORY: Don't Skip School

12:30 - Don't Share Your Paranormal Experiences With Friends..

13:13 - Christian Spins You a Yarn..

14:00 - Bad Drivers vs. Impossibly Ridiculous Parking Lots: A Tangent

16:16 - Scott's Ex (Not the Crazy One) Watches the Show

17:28 - STORY: Spirit Guide Bear

20:00 - Did Christian Not Know Spirit Bears Are Real?

23:15 - STORY: Daddy, Close The Door

26:11 - STORY: Directions to DC

28:00 - How Many Serial Killers Have We Crossed In Our Lives?

32:59 - Producers Don't Care For The Magic Ball Bag Bit

33:27 - STORY: Ol' No Face

38:15 - Scott Comes After Christians Kooky Feminist Beliefs

40:00 - I Guess We're on Repo Men now..

41:34 - We've Shifted to Token Black Guys & Stranger Things Gay Power

45:30 - Okay this is getting weird. Sorry. (THERE'S TIME STAMPS)

47:23 - STORY: Giving Off Some Real Bambi Energy

50:21 - Got Back and Listen to The Telepathic Pets Episode

51:10 - Thanks for the Sleep With the Lights On Love on Spotify

52:06 - Buy-Curious (Great Wordplay, Take Notes)

55:14 - It's Over

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Children Keep Seeing The Same Shadow Man… Why does the Hat Man show up for so many people? Is he just a fashionable shadow person? A warning? A death omen? A crossroads guardian? Or nothing more than a trick of the mind? Tonight on The Freaky Deaky, we dive into one of the most chilling phenomena in paranormal history: The Hat Man. Across the world, people from completely different backgrounds describe the exact same shadow figure — tall, faceless, and always wearing a distinctive old-fashioned hat. He appears in doorways, gardens, kitchens, cemeteries… and sometimes, your bedroom (noice.) Join us as we break down the stories, discuss theories, and explore one of the most widespread and disturbing shared paranormal experiences ever recorded. If you enjoy true scary stories, shadow people encounters, and paranormal deep dives, hit that LIKE button, SUBSCRIBE, and turn notifications on — we have more terrifying episodes on the way. We’ll see you on the inside. ————— TIME STAMPS: 00:00 – What is the Hat Man? 01:00 - Incredible Theme Music Plays Here 01:57 - Thanks GhostOfM*rderFist (You a Real One) 02:30 - You Will Accept The Ads / YouTube Memberships(?) 07:19 – Story 1: The Man in the Curtain 10:02 - Scott Has Semi-Crazy Ex's 10:40 - The Many Hats of The Hat Man 13:00 - Incredibly Controversial Viral Video Moment 14:40 – Story 2: Cemetery Hat Man 17:20 - Christian Sees a Squirrel Fighting a Ghost 17:59 – Story 3: The Shadow Behind the Shadow 22:00 - Scott Shares Story of Creepy Shadow on Walk 23:10 - It: Welcome to Derry Is Terrifying 24:30 - "What Was The Hat Man Before The Hat Man?" -Christian 19:30 – Story 4: The Garden Encounter 25:51 - Next Episode Might Be Bad Trips 26:20 - Live Above The Influence 26:10 – Story 5: The Soldier and the Giant Hat 27:32 - Shoutout Tony Merkel / The Confessionals 28:15 – Story 6–7: Childhood Encounters 38:00 - Distasteful, Yet Perfectly Executed ICE Joke 38:25 – Most Controversial Podcast Episode Of All Time, Must Watch Stuff 41:42 - Are You Uncomfortable Yet? 44:09 - Story 8: Large Pharrell Hat Ghost Omen Man (Or Something) 45:00 - Story 9: I Think? 00:00 - Outro

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New Year! Tonight on The Freaky Deaky, we’re diving into six chilling true paranormal encounters that’ll make you think twice before turning off the lights. From haunted beds whispering in the dark to unseen babysitters caught on camera, these stories are all real accounts from people who lived to tell the tale—barely.

If you enjoy a dash of dry humor and tangential conversations mixed with your ghost stories, true paranormal encounters, haunted house tales, sleep paralysis experiences, or unexplained mysteries, be sure to hit that like & subscribe — We're Alaska’s home for true tales of the strange, spooky, and downright terrifying.

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TIME STAMPS:
0:00 - Coming Up: Never Trust Free Furniture (Seriously)
0:41 - INTRO
1:38 - Happy 2026 / New Year's resolutions
3:27 - @talltalesocialclub
6:37 - Update on TFD After Dark / Memberships
7:23 - EPISODE STARTS HERE, QUIT YOUR WHINING
7:26 - STORY: Never Trust a Used Mattress
11:30 - OnlyDadBods
13:15- STORY: The Baby Sitter
17:00 - A Little Loosey Goosey Upstairs
18:30 - Weird Underappreciated Editing Inside Baseball
19:30 - Butterscotch Gang Jingle is Top Notch
21:28 - STORY: Stone Tape Nightmare
31:46 - Butterscotch Gang Intermission
34:10 - Flight of the Conchords Homage
36:54 - STORY: My Roommate, The Mooch
42:19 - Scotts In Cinema
45:18 - (Nothing To See Here)
45:40 - STORY: Portal and Profit
47:43 - (SHOW IDEA PITCH, COMMENT YOUR THOUGHTS)
53:54 - STORY: The Cottage
56:55 - Another One of Christian's "Fun" Facts..
0:00 - OUTRO

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