My Father Came Back to Say Goodbye - Real Ghost Stories - Episode 1

About this episode

The episode explores Ezra's haunting experiences following his father's death, blending themes of grief and supernatural encounters.

"I felt like there was a demon... sitting on my chest." Welcome to the premiere of The Strange Thing About: Ghost Stories . You know us for our audio dramas, but this new series takes a turn. We are curating and narrating unsettling and heartwarming real-life accounts of the supernatural. In this first episode, we meet Ezra. Five years after watching his father pass away, Ezra finds himself lost in a depression at Sarah Lawrence College. It starts with a terrifying visitation in the middle of the night—a dark entity pinning him to his bunk bed. But when a mentor tells him to face the spirit head-on, the entity returns. Ezra prepares for the worst, only to witness a physical object move on its own—transforming terror into a message of blinding, beautiful light. In this episode: The heavy atmosphere of grief. Sleep paralysis vs. spiritual visitation. Physical signs from deceased loved ones. Connect with us: Watch the visual experience on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@thestrangethingabout Submit your story: GhostStories@thestrangethingabout.com Follow us: instagram.com/strangeabout Join us...forever! https://www.thestrangethingabout.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy…

People in this episode

Guest: Ezra

Topics covered

• grief
• supernatural
• sleep paralysis
• spiritual visitation
• real ghost stories
• personal accounts

Keywords

• ghost stories
• supernatural
• sleep paralysis
• spiritual visitation
• grief
• real-life accounts

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Sarah Lawrence College, Bang Zoom! Studios, Acast

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