October 2026
#149 Samhain: The Real Reason We Celebrate Halloween
Samhain and the Roots of Halloween with Luke Eastwood The host of High Strangeness interviews Irish author Luke Eastwood from County Kerry about his book Samhain
#151. The Truth About Black Hills Paranormal Investigations
Black Hills Paranormal Investigation: Evidence, ethics, and what the team has learned after years in the field
Tony talks with Maurice “Mo” Miller, Zek, LeAnn, Casey, and Nan of Black Hills Paranormal Investigations in South Dakota about how their team works, what they look for during a case, and why they avoid the entertainment-first approach to ghost hunting.
#148 Is This Stadium Haunted? The Evidence?
Haunted Sports Venues and Legendary Locations
Explore the mysterious histories and paranormal stories associated with beloved sports venues, historic landmarks, and iconic sites.
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#150 Chasing the Headless Horseman
Chasing the Headless Horseman: The History, Hijinks, and Halloween of the Real Sleepy Hollow
Tony talks with J.W. Ocker about his book Chasing the Headless Horseman and why Sleepy Hollow is more than just a Halloween story setting. J.W. explains how the real village, the folklore, and the seasonal mythology all overlap to create a place that feels inseparable from Halloween itself.
#152 Bathory: The Real Story Behind The World's Deadliest Countess.
The Countess, a Novel of the Notorious Elizabeth Bathory with Rebecca Johns
Tony welcomes author Rebecca Johns to talk about her novel The Countess and the real historical figure behind it, Elizabeth Bathory. The conversation explores how myth turned Bathory into a vampire legend, what the historical record actually suggests, and why women who commit violence are so enduringly fascinating in fiction and culture.Rebecca Johns shares how she researched the book, why she chose a first person, letter style narrative, and how family dynamics, power, and historical distortion shaped the story.
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