What happens when sleep—the place meant to restore us—becomes the source of our deepest fear?

For much of her life, Alice Vernon has awakened with the unsettling sense that she wasn’t alone—experiences shaped by vivid nightmares, hallucinations, sleepwalking, and other parasomnias that blur the boundary between dreaming and waking.

In her book, Night Terrors, Alice shares how these nighttime disturbances began in childhood and followed her into adulthood, influencing both her imagination and her work as a writer. We discuss the science behind troubled sleep and why parasomnias are more common than many realize.

Night Terrors isn’t just about bad dreams—it’s about the stories we tell ourselves to survive them. And for anyone who has ever woken in the dark, heart racing, convinced something was watching… this conversation offers reassurance that you are not alone, and that maybe, the night has always held more power over us than we like to admit.

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This is a Grave Talks CLASSIC EPISODE!

From a very young age, Andy Hopkins learned that seeing spirits wasn’t a gift—it was a burden he never asked for.

As a child, Andy wasn’t just aware of the unseen… he could see it. Dark shapes moved through the hallways of his home. Heavy, deliberate footsteps echoed through the quiet nights, stopping just outside his bedroom door. Sleep became impossible as fear took hold, night after night, with one question repeating in his mind: What happens when the footsteps don’t stop walking?

Not every spirit Andy encountered was lost, curious, or harmless. Some felt intelligent. Some felt cruel. And some seemed determined to drive him from the only place that was supposed to be safe—his home.

Growing up with this ability meant learning too early that the spirit world isn’t made up of gentle watchers and lingering loved ones alone. There are darker presences as well—ones that feed on fear, confusion, and vulnerability.

Andy shares what it was like to grow up seeing spirits others couldn’t, the terrifying moments that still haunt him, and why having the ability to see the dead can sometimes feel more like a curse than a blessing.

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Some hauntings don’t arrive with terror—they unfold quietly, drifting through generations like unfinished conversations. In this episode, Jana shares the story of a lifetime shaped by subtle, lingering touches from the other side. It began when she was eight years old, the moment she somehow knew her grandmother had passed before anyone told her. While the rest of her family received signs of comfort in the weeks that followed, Jana believed she was the only one left without a message… until one night, when her grandmother appeared at the window of the room she couldn’t bring herself to sleep in alone.

But her grandmother’s visit was only the beginning.

For years, Jana and her sister shared a dream they never knew they had in common—a dream rooted in a part of their grandparents’ house that, according to renovations, once existed in reality. And later, long after the family home changed hands, something continued moving quietly through Jana’s life: footsteps on empty stairs, warmth in places no one stood, and the soft stirring of a spoon in a dark kitchen where no one was awake.

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Listeners of Real Ghost Stories Online may already know him as “Eric from Central Illinois.” Over the years, Eric Vogel has shared some unforgettable stories—but until now, he’s never sat down to tell them all in one place.

We explore Eric’s most personal and compelling paranormal encounters. His journey began with a near-death experience in childhood—an event that would quietly ignite a lifelong fascination with the supernatural. From there, the encounters only intensified.

Eric recounts spine-chilling EVPs captured during ghost tours, moments of undeniable presence, and experiences that blur the line between the eerie and the deeply emotional. Not every encounter was frightening—some were comforting, meaningful, and unexpectedly profound.

This conversation dives into what it’s like when the paranormal isn’t just something you listen to—but something that follows you, shapes you, and stays with you for life. This is Part Two of our conversation.

#TheGraveTalks #RealGhostStoriesOnline #TrueParanormal #EVPs #Paranormal #Psychic #NearDeathExperience #ParanormalPodcast #GhostEncounters #SpiritWorld

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Listeners of Real Ghost Stories Online may already know him as “Eric from Central Illinois.” Over the years, Eric Vogel has shared some unforgettable stories—but until now, he’s never sat down to tell them all in one place.

We explore Eric’s most personal and compelling paranormal encounters. His journey began with a near-death experience in childhood—an event that would quietly ignite a lifelong fascination with the supernatural. From there, the encounters only intensified.

Eric recounts spine-chilling EVPs captured during ghost tours, moments of undeniable presence, and experiences that blur the line between the eerie and the deeply emotional. Not every encounter was frightening—some were comforting, meaningful, and unexpectedly profound.

This conversation dives into what it’s like when the paranormal isn’t just something you listen to—but something that follows you, shapes you, and stays with you for life.

#TheGraveTalks #RealGhostStoriesOnline #TrueParanormal #EVPs #Paranormal #Psychic #NearDeathExperience #ParanormalPodcast #GhostEncounters #SpiritWorld

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