The Mall World

Warning: extreme potty talk. Join us as we enter the dreamscape of Mall World. Mall World is a liminal space that thousands of people have reported visiting while sleeping. The phenomenon has sparked an entire community of people on Reddit and TikTok describing in detail, endless staircases, lazy rivers, empty theaters, disgusting bathrooms ,a theme park and many other liminal spaces. This week I interviewed my cohosts , Matt and Adam about their experiences in the Mall World as well as their theories about what this shared dream space may be.

This year Donnie Darko celebrates its 25th year anniversary. Join us as we do a new segment called MIS reacts. We take a movie, song or a podcast episode that really impacts us and disassemble it. Donnie Darko is a cult classic with a mysterious edge that has gripped viewers for over 25 years. We talk about the making the writing and the mystery of how a single freestanding movie could hold so much depth and continue to impact audiences for years after its release. If you haven’t watched Donnie Darko, this is not the episode for you. We highly recommend you watch the movie before listening to this episode. Side note: We got to visit the iconic Aero theater where the movie was shot. Every year at Easter the theater plays Donnie Darko. We even got to meet Frank the bunny!

Keith and Shane from Seekers of the Unknown podcast team up with us to talk about the mysteries of Mount Shasta. Mount Shasta has been an epicenter of high strangeness , native legend and bizarre disappearances for decades. This week we uncover some of those topics. From ufos, portals, unexplained disappearances,native legends and lore, Bigfoot and the underground city of Telos! Join us as we scratch the surface of this amazing mountain in California.

This dual-topic episode goes deep. Stair Cases to Nowhere:We talk about the phenomenon of the stair cases to nowhere. From time to time, forest rangers and hikers have discovered mysterious structures deep in the woods that leave them feeling disoriented and “off” after they climbed them. After coming in contact with the staircases, these people experienced awful nightmares and paranormal activity. Transplant Memory:There have been cases where after having an organ transplant, the person who received the transplant began to experience cravings, thoughts, dreams and memories that are not their own. This topic hits home as our co-host Adam received a life-saving heart transplant in 2021. After a series of sicknesses and hospital visits, Adam was given the news that his heart was dying, and he needed a transplant in order to live. Adam gives his personal account of receiving a heart transplant and the after effects that living with another person‘s organ can create.

Gerald: Imagine being dragged to the bottom of the ocean and forced to build an underwater rec center for dolphins. The viral story of Gerald the dolphin swept the Internet and social media making that claim. Though the story was debunked the buzz around it continued. What makes a story that is not true become so popular? Celebrity cloning: For years people have made claims about celebrities acting out of character at events, making strange posts or acting out in a way that makes people wonder if they they been switched by a clone? After a very strange acceptance speech by Jim Carrey ,people began to claim he wasn’t really himself . Was he replaced by a bio-engineered doppelgänger? Bigfoot in Ohio: Earlier this year a large amount of Bigfoot sighting began flooding in from Ohio. Researchers have said this is the biggest Bigfoot flap since the 70’s. Around the same time a large meteor exploded over Ohio causing a large boom heard around the state. Were these events related? Join us this week as we unravel these three mysteries.

*This episode contains stories of drug and alcohol addiction and abuse. Taylor joins us as she tells her story of recovery and how the supernatural played a part in her addiction and also her struggle with mental health. From a young age Taylor had experienced the supernatural. What started as a an imaginary friend soon turned into an entity that left marks not just on her but her family. Taylor was not the first member of the family to have the same imaginary friend. Drug and alcohol abuse became a coping mechanism that would ultimately lead to a life a bad decisions and many brushes with death. Along the way she would see a disfigured entity that she was convinced was the influence behind her life of addiction. Join us as we hear Taylor’s retrospective journey from addiction to recovery and how her issues came from a generation spiritual force that seemed to follow the women in her family ultimately leading to pattern of early death.

In 1972 the Toronto Society for Psychical Research created a control group comprised of eight members to create being of energy from their collective imagination. Headed by George Owen and his wife Iris they created Philip. He had a backstory story, a life, a family, and one of the members even created a sketch of Philip. Over the course of the two year experiment Philip began to interact with the group through a table. Their interactions began with knocks on the table and then quickly elevated to tilting of the table and at one point the table itself lifting off the ground. In one instance, the table moved so far that it cornered one of the members of the group. Join us as we tell their story and explore the idea of whether they created a Tulpa from their own imagination or perhaps contacted an entity that took on the persona of Philip.

Trigger Warning: Eating mermaidsThis week we are back with a good old-fashioned surprise attack! This episode is packed to the gills, as we discuss sea monsters and weather control, mermaid dinner parties, killer ghosts caught on film and a man kidnapped and held hostage by a witch. This is probably the most topics we’ve ever covered in a single episode. Hold on tight because it’s gonna get weird.

Trigger warning: Death, suicide, murder discussed. This week we have content creator Colby for From Colby does Horror on to talk about haunted films. Colby shares real life horror stories from some of the most haunted movie sets along with some tragic tales from film. If you enjoy horror movies and commentary check out Colby’s content. https://linktr.ee/colbydoeshorror?utm_source=linktree_profile_share

This episode, we welcome to the show paranormal investigator Liz Beck. Liz, along with her husband and group of friends, have investigated many active sites. In her spiritual travels she has interacted with aliens, ghosts and other potentially unknown forces. Liz explains to us how she uses the Estes method, a way of communicating with the other side of our reality through frequency and sight deprivation. Join us as we hear about her experiences with the supernatural and the messages she has received. And buckle up for a very interesting episode as we take a bite of the “cosmic crust”!