Deep Dives (Strange Dives) Episodes

Join Madame Strangeways for this deep dive (strange dive) into The Backrooms. What even are the Backrooms? Are The Backrooms real? And what the heck is noclipping?! Learn about liminal horror, liminal spaces, and the origins of the creepypasta turned feature horror film: The Backrooms. 👁️ Follow the podcast so you'll never miss a new strange story! Remember, Strangers & Strangelings & Strangecetera: you can feel afraid and not be in danger. 🖤 Huge spooky thanks to my Patrons who help make the po...

This episode explores the idea of mimics (paranormal entities said to imitate voices, people, or presence) and asks a simple question: are mimics real? Drawing from reported encounters and online stories, the episode looks at how the mimic concept has spread, how it may connect to older ideas like doppelgängers, and what explanations (paranormal or otherwise) might account for these experiences.This episode covers:- are mimics real- paranormal mimic encounters- mimic vs doppelgänger- origins of mimic folklore- explanations for mimic experiences

Join Madame Strangeways for this Solstice Strangedive into Iceland's Yule Cat, a spooky Christmas cryptid of sorts who eats children who haven't received new clothes for Christmas. Spooky history, strange folkore, and festive rabbitholes abound in this yuletide deep dive! Listen to Tapes of Trepidation for my original short story and guest narration of A Very Yule Cat Christmas! Follow the podcast to hear people's true scary ghost stories and strange stories of the unexplained. Sources: The Yule...

Join Madame Strangeways for this deep dive into the Legend of Sleepy Hollow by Washington Irving. Learn about the spooky history, culture, and weird folklore surrounding the classic American ghost story of Ichabod Crane and the Headless Horseman himself. And also, happy Strangetober! If you're listening to this to get into the spooky season and set the mood for Halloween, welcome!! Follow the podcast to hear more true scary ghost stories and strange stories of the unexplained. Remember, Stranger...

Part 2! The true spooky story behind the Smurl family haunting, AKA The Conjuring: Last Rites, one of the Warrens' paranormal case files. (You don't need to see any of the Conjuring movies to enjoy this episode.) Make sure you listen to part 1 before listening to this episode! Join Madame Strangeways on a strange trip through strange rabbit holes as she exposes the truth behind the movie and examines Ed and Lorraine Warren's involvement. Was it all a hoax? Were the Smurls and the Warrens just af...

Part 1: Learn the true spooky story behind the Smurl family haunting, AKA The Conjuring: Last Rites, one of the Warrens' paranormal case files. (You don't need to see any of the Conjuring movies to enjoy this episode.) Join Madame Strangeways on a strange trip through strange rabbit holes as she exposes the truth behind the movie and examines Ed and Lorraine Warren's involvement. Was it all a hoax? Were the Smurls and the Warrens just after fame and fortune? Or were the Smurls truly experiencing unexplained paranormal activity in the form of a demon? Join me to expose this ghost story and shine a light on this horror movie based on a true story... allegedly.Also, there's a lot of discussion of demonic sexual assault due to the Smurls and the Warrens making those claims, so please listen with care if SA is a sensitive topic for you.

Explore the true strange story behind the Enfield Poltergeist, a possibly true ghost story intertwined with the Warrens’ paranormal case files, and the basis for the movie The Conjuring 2. Learn the true story behind the claims of Ed & Lorraine Warren, famous "paranormal investigators" slash "demonologists." You don't need to have seen any of the Conjuring films to listen. Did Janet Hodgson pull off a hoax? Did the Warrens really save the day? Were the Hodgson kids really possessed by a Poltergeist named Bill? You decide.

Explore the true strange story behind The Conjuring, AKA The Perron Family Haunting, one of the many paranormal case files of Ed and Lorraine Warren. Learn some strange history, including Bathsheba Sherman's real story, and spoiler alert: she's not an evil satan-worshiping witch!

A deep dive into one of the many paranormal case files of Ed and Lorraine Warren, otherwise known as The Warrens, famous paranormal investigators/self-proclaimed demonologists: Annabelle, the possessed and/or haunted demon doll. Previous deep dive episodes are available as well: Amityville, The Conjuring 1 (The Perron Family), and The Conjuring 2 (The Smurl Family). Do you want to hear your own true spooky story narrated on the show? Email me at ⁠madamestrangeways@gmail.com⁠ or visit ⁠madamestra...

Explore the true story of the Amityville Horror House. We discuss The Warrens, Ed and Lorraine Warren, infamous paranormal investigators / self-proclaimed and self-taught demonologists, as well as the actually true murders that occurred on 112 Ocean Avenue in Amityville, NY. Do you want to hear your own true spooky story narrated on the show? Email me at madamestrangewaysmail.com. ➽ Send Me Your Thoughts or Theories on the Stories in this Episode and I may share them on a future episode: madames...