Para(normal)

Marie shares a 1970s Canadian experiment set out to invent a ghost through collective belief, and participants reported real physical responses, from table movements to “communication.” Nicolina pivots to an active investigation into cases of Havana Syndrome, with symptoms like vertigo, brain fog, and possible links to directed energy and raises a darker parallel: are these experiences created by the mind…or caused by something very real? Support Para(normal) Brought to you By: The Sonar Network https://thesonarnetwork.com/

This week on Para(normal): the real-life horror behind Erin Brockovich’s toxic water case tied to Pacific Gas and Electric Company and the viral 2026 dolphin kidnapping hoax that fooled the internet. From corporate cover-ups to digital misinformation, we explore why the most unbelievable stories are often the most dangerous. Support Para(normal) Brought to you By: The Sonar Network https://thesonarnetwork.com/

A teenage girl whose terrifying “possession” ended as suddenly as it began, and the story of a Canadian college, once psychiatric institution, where over 1300 lives were lost inside. Two stories where the line between explanation and something darker isn’t so clear. Support Para(normal) Brought to you By: The Sonar Network https://thesonarnetwork.com/

A vanished children’s TV puppet and Navy warships swarmed by unknown objects at sea. This week, Para(normal) explores two mysteries that blur quirky history and chilling modern encounters. From Canada’s strangest unsolved media disappearance to Pentagon-confirmed UAP footage, Marie, Nicolina, and Cody unravel stories where evidence exists but clear answers don’t. Some mysteries never truly disappear. Support Para(normal) Brought to you By: The Sonar Network https://thesonarnetwork.com/

This week on Para(normal), we sit down with evidential trance medium Barbra Banner, a self-described “No BS psychic” whose abilities ignited during the pandemic after decades in crisis-response work. She shares jaw-dropping evidential stories (including a bagel scooper that converted a skeptic), explains why grief can block signs from loved ones, and reveals the subtle ways spirits communicate — coins, songs, symbols, timing. The conversation gets personal with live mini-readings, emotional validations, and one powerful takeaway: ✨ The only thing stronger than grief is love. Support Para(normal) Brought to you By: The Sonar Network https://thesonarnetwork.com/

This week we cover Spain’s only police-documented haunting, the Vallecas Ouija case and then head to the Dyatlov Pass where nine expert hikers died under suspicious circumstances. We close with a Hometown Haunt from a listener in our home province of Ontario. Support Para(normal) Brought to you By: The Sonar Network https://thesonarnetwork.com/

Marie tells the terrifying true story of Doris Bither, a single mother in 1970s California whose life unraveled when an invisible force began physically attacking her. Then we shift to one of the most haunting unsolved cases in modern history: the disappearance of Madeleine McCann. Content warning: This episode contains discussion of sexual assault and violence. Support Para(normal) Brought to you By: The Sonar Network https://thesonarnetwork.com/

Between fiery banter and astrological check-ins, the episode explores two haunting stories: the unsolved Hex Murder of Charles Walton, a ritualistic killing steeped in English folklore and fear, and the controversial work of Alison DuBois, the real-life medium whose alleged involvement in police investigations — including the era of Phoenix’s Baseline Killer — blurs the line between the living and the dead. Support Para(normal) Brought to you By: The Sonar Network https://thesonarnetwork.com/

This week, we cover Nellie Bly’s undercover visit to Blackwell’s Island Insane Asylum, a brutal look at abuse, inhumane conditions, and how her exposé helped spark reform. Then we dive into Union, Missouri’s "Screaming House," a rented duplex where a single father’s family reports escalating paranormal activity, from foul smells and violent noises to shadows, scratches, and terrifying screams. Support Para(normal) Brought to you By: The Sonar Network https://thesonarnetwork.com/

In this episode, Marie tells the terrifying story of Julie Weinstein’s haunted Ontario farmhouse—complete with footsteps, whispers, bleeding walls, and a violent entity tied to the land’s dark past. Nicolina follows with the true-crime case of Issei Sagawa, the “Kobe Cannibal,” exploring his unsettling crime, the international legal loopholes that set him free, and the importance of remembering victim Renee Hartevelt. Support Para(normal) Brought to you By: The Sonar Network https://thesonarnetwork.com/

Trigger Warning: This episode includes discussions of suicide, child abuse, death, and religious violence. This week, Marie and Nicolina bring a bizarre yet deeply heavy episode. First, Marie revisits Heaven’s Gate, the 1997 cult whose 39 members died believing they were boarding a UFO behind the Hale-Bopp comet. Then, Nicolina covers a devastating 2025 case from Fort Pierce, Florida, where a six-year-old boy, Ramil, was found dead after his mother attempted what she believed was a divinely ordered exorcism. Dark, unsettling, and unforgettable. Support Para(normal) Brought to you By: The Sonar Network https://thesonarnetwork.com/

In 1864, the Sisters of Loretto built a girls’ school on the Denver frontier—and met something dark. Decades later, a Florida killer inspired Scream. Two true stories, one chilling theme: when faith and fear collide, monsters—real or imagined—come alive. Support Para(normal) Brought to you By: The Sonar Network https://thesonarnetwork.com/