Otherworld

Bonus: The Night Before Christmas

22 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

During the holidays at the height of the pandemic, Andrea traveled to Yuba County, California to visit her family. Desperate for a proper bed instead ...

Otherworldly Advice with Wendy [Patreon Preview]

19 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

I am joined by Wendy and Harmony for a brand new type of Patreon episode, one where we take calls from listeners about the great dilemmas they are fac...

Episode 149: Saint George

15 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

When Julia and John rented an unsuspecting Airbnb for a work trip to St. George, Utah, they expected a completely ordinary week. Almost immediately, J...

Episode 148: Athena

08 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Athena had just moved into her first rental with four roommates from college and was excited to start off her sophomore year in what she believed to b...

The Plant Scientist [Patreon Preview]

03 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this two-part patreon only series about a 24 year old plant scientist named Michael whose life is turned upside down by a strange series of paranor...

Episode 147: The Mimic

01 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

After graduating college, Evelyn and Cassandra moved into an old house owned by Cassandra’s sister, sharing the space with a handful of friends. As ...

The Little People [Patreon Preview]

26 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

A fisherman named Chris, deep in the Canadian wilderness, discovered a strange ring of footprints in the winter mud, including several impossibly smal...

Interview with Jessica Hundley

24 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Jessica Hundley is a writer, filmmaker, and creative director whose journalistic work spans music, film, and the arts. She is the creator, author, and...

Episode 146: Slain in the Spirit

17 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

When Alli’s father, a New York pilot, is furloughed in the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks, her family turns to a new Evangelical church in search of ...

Episode 145: The Residency

10 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

When Tim is accepted into an arts residency in rural New York, he’s thrilled to finally have time to focus solely on his paintings. But that opportu...

Max [Patreon Preview]

05 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In 1998, after Di and her friend play with a Ouija board, she starts noticing a male presence following her that she calls Max. She begins to feel lik...

Episode 144: The Yellow-Eyed Boy

03 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

When Mitch first notices the small, mysterious handprints of a child on the glass door to his basement bedroom he is immediately suspicious. He attemp...

Episode 143: The Granny Flat Pt. 2

29 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

After Kacey’s departure, David and Steven find themselves in an escalating battle against this evil entity that refuses to let them go. As the entit...

Episode 142: The Granny Flat Pt. 1

27 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

David is excited to hang out with his older brother, Steven, and Steven’s new girlfriend, Kacey, in their granny flat. But when he suddenly hears th...

Episode 141: The Pharmacist

22 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

At 25, Melissa began working at a home health pharmacy in her hometown of Loma Linda, California, a community known for its strong population of Seven...

Episode 140: Ross Bay Cemetery

20 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

After her mother’s long battle with cancer, Sierra moved back to Victoria, BC to be closer to family. Living in the shadow of her mother’s passing...

Episode 139: Holy Warfare

15 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Mike, an army veteran, was feeling unwell and decided to rest while working from home. As he scrolled in bed, he suddenly noticed a dark, shadowy figu...

Episode 138: ZAZA

13 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In 1996, Kendra and a few friends from high school used a Ouija board in an attempt to contact John Lennon. At first, the spirit they reached claimed ...

The Cursed Ring with Rosie Grant [Patreon Preview]

08 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Returning guest Rosie Grant — who you may remember from the “Goop Demon” episode — is back, this time as a published (and hopefully soon-to-be...

Episode 137: The Devil's Errand

06 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Danny recalls the time when he and his buddies cut class to buy weed for him and his high school friends. What was usually a typical outing turns into...

Interview with Marianne Williamson

29 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Jack is joined by Marianne Williamson—author, spiritual teacher, and political activist. She is widely recognized for her work with A Course in Mira...

Episode 136: The Spiritist Pt. 2

22 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Years after her cousin’s life-threatening incident and her mother's miraculous abilities in that moment, Cecilia returns home to share the news of h...

Episode 135: The Spiritist Pt. 1

15 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Cecilia was a young girl when her and her mother decide to migrate from Cuba to Chile, her late father's homeland. It was here when years later, Cecil...

The Mystery of Seán Ruadh [Patreon Preview]

12 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

A childhood encounter with a strange, human-like creature outside a hunting cabin set one woman on a lifelong path of fear and unanswered questions. Y...

Episode 134: Theater 3

08 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

As a teenager working at her local theater, Sam often brushed off the rumors of a resident ghost as nothing more than tall tales and something to joke...

Interview with Hamilton Morris

02 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Jack is joined by Hamilton Morris — scientific researcher, documentarian, journalist, and podcaster. Best known for his VICE column-turned-TV series...

Episode 133: Behind the Curtain

25 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Matt Baldwin, a psychotherapist and musician, recounts his experience of unexplainable lost time that ultimately led him to a hypnotherapist, where he...

New Recruits [Patreon Preview]

21 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This episode features two stories that both take place in military facilities, one at a Marine recruit depot and the other at a military high school. ...

Interview with Daniel Sheehan

18 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Jack speaks with Daniel Sheehan, a renowned constitutional and public interest lawyer whose career spans landmark cases including the Pentagon Papers,...

Episode 132: The Fortress

11 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

When Anna joins her parents on a trip to Ireland she is expecting nothing more than visiting some cool pubs and seeing beautiful views. But when her f...

Rick and Mike [Patreon Preview]

07 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Rick was deeply affected by an experience he shared with his friend Mike in middle school, when they witnessed two unexplained phenomena in the sky. F...

Episode 131: Faceless Face

04 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Karlina and her mother move into a beautiful new home nestled in the rural Ozarks. What starts as a beautiful fresh start, turns sour when Karlina hea...

Episode 130: The Void

28 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

When chronic health issues leave Liz unable to work, a persistent friend urges her to see a mysterious spiritual healer. Skeptical but worn down, Liz ...

Episode 129: The Kitchen Gnome

21 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Ashley wakes up in the middle of the night to use the restroom and grab a glass of water from the kitchen when she notices the glass screen doors to h...

Deep Research: Tartaria

14 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

As our team grinds away on upcoming October episodes, we've decided to unlock an old Deep Research episode from our Patreon. We are currently on the ...

Episode 128: Patience

07 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

A documentary filmmaker named Ryan travels to Ukraine to document humanitarian efforts on the front lines. During a civilian evacuation mission into t...

Interview with Susannah Cahalan

23 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, I sit down with Susannah Cahalan—American journalist and bestselling author of Brain on Fire, The Great Pretender, and most recentl...

Episode 127: Cattle Farm Creature

16 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

After their work shifts at the local pizza parlor, Dylan and his friend Brandon would often hang out and drive around their small town of Pleasantvill...

Episode 126: Last Exit

09 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

On the morning of a road trip, Amy wakes from a vivid dream of being chased by a man in a red and black checkered shirt—only to encounter a real-lif...

Episode 125: The Light of Door County

02 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

While on their usual weekend drive to the family home in Door County, Wisconsin, Susan and John suddenly find themselves engulfed by a mysterious and ...

Crossing the Line [Patreon Preview]

29 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In the early 1990s at UC Berkeley, a woman is followed by a stranger who she believes may have somehow melted her engagement ring with his mind. It a...

Episode 124: Off Trail

26 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This episode features Sean in New Jersey and Delaney in Oklahoma, who each have chilling encounters during afternoon walks in the woods with their exe...

Under the Giant Rock: The George Van Tassel Archive [Patreon Preview]

19 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Myself, Theo and Theo head into the desert to meet a man named Don McKinney who owns a massive archive of George Van Tassel's recordings, photos, writ...

Episode 123: The Story of The Integratron

14 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

After hearing Dave's story in the previous episode and the profound similarity between his UFO experience in Ojai and his meditation at the Integratro...

Episode 122: Hum Over Ojai

12 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Dave and his high school friends take their first solo camping trip together out in rural Ojai. What begins as any normal night suddenly changes when ...

Episode 121: The Vortex

05 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Reece, a freelance filmmaker, is hired as a gaffer for a documentary exploring psychics and energy vortexes in Sedona, Arizona — a topic he has litt...

Episode 120: The Final Visitor

28 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

After an extremely close call while driving home late at night, Alexis finds herself being visited by what can only be described as the personificatio...

Episode 119: Cat Nap

21 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

After planning a late-night attempt to retrieve her stolen cat from her ex-neighbor, Lee finds herself suddenly overwhelmed by exhaustion and too drow...

Episode 118: Lucy and Lauren

14 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Growing up in a tumultuous household, Lucy found solace in her childhood best friend, Lauren — their friendship became a refuge from her mother’s ...

"Dismal Falls" from Spooked

07 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week, we are bringing you an episode from our friends over at the podcast Spooked. There are some places, deep in the woods, far away from civil...

Episode 117: The Clearing

31 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

While living with his parents in rural Washington, Zach takes his dog out one night. The dog immediately runs off into a dark forest clearing and when...

Episode 116: Auntie Gloria

24 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

After the birth of their first daughter, Francis, Grace and her husband find their dream home. The 300 year-old house sits on land that’s been inhab...

The Life of Aleister Crowley Pt. 4 "The Great Deceiver" [Patreon Preview]

19 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

A short preview of Part 4 in our ongoing Patreon series about Aleister Crowley. If you want to hear the full episode, and the rest of the series, sign...

Episode 115: The Mirror Realm

17 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

After getting lost in a quilting project that leaves her in a trance-like state, Alex reluctantly gets ready for a work event she’d rather skip. But...

The Life of Aleister Crowley Pt 1: "The Great Beast"

10 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Jack is joined by friend of the show, Wolf Fleetwood, for an in-depth journey into the wild and legendary life of Aleister Crowley—an English occult...

Appleby Mansion [Patreon Preview]

05 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

A woman in New Zealand and her friends have experiences with Doppelgängers while hanging around a dilapidated house called "Appleby Mansion". This i...

Episode 114: The Michigan Dogman Pt. 2

03 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Falling deeper into the rabbit-hole of the Michigan Dogman, Jack speaks to Grace and Nancee who encountered a bipedal canine with the face of a man. S...

Episode 113: The Michigan Dogman Pt. 1

24 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Speaking to Emerson about his horrifying experience of being chased through the woods by a large, bipedal wolf leads Jack down the rabbit hole of the ...

Polly [Patreon Preview]

18 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

A hairstylist named Carrie travels out of state for a multi-week training program in St Louis. Here she meets several other trainees including one nam...

Episode 112: Fike House

10 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In their small town with little to do, Bryan and his high school friends often explored abandoned houses. One night, they venture into the infamous "F...

Episode 111: The Sleepover

03 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Taryn and her family lived in a house on a graveyard to stay close to her older brother, who was buried there. One day, while doing schoolwork in bed,...

Valentina [Patreon Preview]

29 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This is a preview of a full episode available on the Otherworld Patreon. Valentina is a psychologist from Santiago, Chile, who works with at-risk chi...

Episode 110: Never Ending Road

20 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week’s episode explores stories from individuals who have mysteriously experienced unexplainable lapses in time or space while driving. Samanth...

The Octopus Murders with Christian Hansen & Zachary Treitz [Patreon Preview]

16 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Zachary Treitz and Christian Hansen, creators of the Netflix series The Octopus Murders, join me to discuss their multi-year investigation into this v...

Episode 109: The Fake Seance

13 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Maggie, with no experience in the paranormal, was offered a $250 gig to perform a "fake seance" for a party. What started out as innocent fun turned i...

Episode 108: Face to Face

06 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Angela and Tony, carefree high school students in 1990 Los Angeles, are enjoying their happy and loving relationship together. One morning, Angela wak...

Interview with Elijah Wood and Daniel Noah

23 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

I sit down with Elijah Wood and Daniel Noah to discuss their interests, experiences, and theories surrounding the paranormal. Together, they co-founde...

Episode 107: The Expedition

16 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

While driving home after a casual night out with a friend, Kate encounters a terrifyingly large humanoid figure on the road leading to her rural Texas...

Interview with Danielle Aykroyd [Patreon Preview]

12 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

I talk to Danielle Aykroyd about her family's involvement in spiritualism, and growing up in a home where the paranormal is just normal. For the full ...

Episode 106: Up in the Sky

09 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Felicia was coming home from music practice with her mother when they saw something strange and unexplainable in the sky. Scared of its unknown power,...

Episode 105: Second Chance

02 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The night their mother unexpectedly passes away, Ariel experiences a surreal out-of-body encounter where their mother appears, desperately trying to c...

Episode 104: The Reader Pt. 2

25 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In Part 2 of The Reader, Jamie's channeled messages expand to include not just Jennifer's father but also several other deceased family members. As th...

Episode 103: The Reader Pt. 1

18 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

A teacher's life is turned upside down when her student seems to be able to read her mind. Things get even stranger when the student begins delivering...

Interview with Dr. Bruce Greyson of DOPS

11 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

I sit down with Dr. Bruce Greyson, one of the world’s foremost experts on Near-Death Experiences, who has dedicated nearly 40 years to studying this...

What Is Zozo? feat JC Dentun [Patreon Preview]

05 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this patreon bonus episode, I am joined by researcher JC Dentun to dive into the many theories, supposed historical references, and internet origin...

Episode 102: Zozo Pt. 2

31 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In part 2 of this series, we talk with Kiki, the waitress that Chase met years after his encounter with Zozo who shared an eerily similar experiences ...

The Board Named Itself [Patreon Preview]

29 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

I dive into the history of Ouija Boards with historian and planchette collector Brandon Hodge. To hear this and other bonus episodes of Otherworld, ...

Episode 101: Zozo Pt. 1

28 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Chase considered himself an atheist from a young age, so when he and his cousin played with a Ouija board, it was all just fun and games until they fo...

Episode 100: Suburban Goatman

24 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

After a routine drive back to her family home in the suburbs of Chicago, Pat is gripped by an unsettling dread and sees a towering creature with the s...

Episode 99: The Pump House

21 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Emma hears from her friend Michael that he had an extremely unsettling experience at a local historical building called The Pumphouse. After finding o...

Episode 98: Discernment Pt. 2

17 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, Jack and Hunter finally have the chance to speak with Hunter's mom, Noelle, who shares her side of the story and discusses her gift o...

Episode 97: Discernment Pt. 1

14 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

During a dinner with her dad’s side of the family, Hunter, whose parents divorced when she was four, hears the chilling story of an imaginary friend...

Episode 96: The Hidden Staircase

10 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

After the death of her grandmother, Brittany and their family move into a historic colonial home for a fresh start. Excitement turns to dread when mys...

Episode 95: Kwomais Point

07 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Steve grew up just north of the border in British Columbia and spent a lot of time in the surrounding parks, but he never saw anything out of the ordi...

Episode 94: The Taotaomo'na

01 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

While living in Guam and working as a lifeguard, Connor has a terrifying experience in his room that the locals say might have been an encounter with ...

Deep Research: The Gateway Tapes Pt. 1

23 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Joshua Citarella begins his deep dive into the history and teachings of the Monroe Institute, ("the worlds premiere organization for studying human co...

Episode 93: Skyla & Gabby

16 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Skyla and Gabby first bonded over being the two adopted children in their family, but once they realized they were both experiencing some kind of para...

Episode 92: The Receiver

09 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

While attending Juilliard, actress Elizabeth Marvel and her boyfriend at the time, Michael Stuhlbarg, participated in an experiment at the Princeton U...

Interview with Dr. Philip Cozzolino of DOPS

26 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Interview with Philip Cozzolino of the Division of Perceptual Studies at the University of Virginia. Philip talks about his work studying children wit...

Episode 91: Slashed Tires

19 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

One night while watching TV with his mom, Adam has an overwhelming sense of knowing his mother won’t live to see him become an adult. He tries to pu...

Episode 90: The Long Road Home

12 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

During a three-month trip across Mexico, a Scottish student named Simon and his friend were returning from a beach party when they accidentally ran ov...

Episode 89: The Spare Room

05 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Rhys and his siblings grew up believing that their spare room was haunted and avoided it at all costs, that was until he and his brother got older and...

Interview with Dr. Kim Penberthy of DOPS

29 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

I speak to Dr. Kimberly Penberthy of University of Virginia's Division of Perceptual Studies, also known as DOPS. Kim is a Professor of Psychiatry and...

The Life of Jack Parsons [Patreon Preview]

24 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week on the Otherworld Patreon, we are diving deep into the mysterious life of Jack Parsons, an inventor, pioneer of rocket engineering, a founde...

Episode 88: Sawyer River Road

22 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In the early days of the pandemic, Annalise and her boyfriend decided to go camping at a spot that had been in her family for decades. The location wa...

Episode 87: Them: Part Six "Sara"

08 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In the final episode of the "Them" series, Jack finally speaks to Sara. To hear bonus episodes and videos of Otherworld, sign up for the Otherworld P...

Episode 86: Them: Part Five “I See You”

03 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In the last episode, the interview is interrupted by a voice coming through the computer of Solveig's mother. She claims the voice was saying somethin...

Episode 85: Them: Part Four “Coming”

01 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Solveig's mother explains how her relationship with Sara began and the events they experienced together. However, the conversation gets interrupted in...

Episode 84: Them: Part Three “7 Portals”

24 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Solveig answers some of the big questions that have arisen throughout the first two episodes of the series, including what she believes "they" might b...

Wendy & Solveig [Patreon Preview]

20 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Last year, during the first interview with Solveig, I learned that she had a reading with Wendy coming up. This was early 2023, and I was still just g...