Paranormal Playback is the ultimate recap podcast for paranormal reality TV, where haunted asylums, ghost-hunting bros, psychic house calls, and celebrity ghost stories get the deep-dive, snark-filled breakdown they deserve.Hosted by three ad industry creatives, Charlie Holley, Melanie Malone, and Lauren Sanders, we rewatch cult-favorite shows like Ghost Adventures, Kindred Spirits, and Celebrity Ghost Stories, calling out spirit box chaos, night vision drama, and questionable hauntings with a mix of skepticism, comedy, and pop culture flair.
Signature Segments include:
• This Old Haunt: The Real history behind the haunts
• Mel’s Got a Theory: Skeptical spirals and unhinged logic
• Reading the Tea with Lauren: Paranormal gossip and ghost-adjacent scandals
• Char Checks the Tech: Ghost-hunting gadgets explained
• Haunting or Hoax?: Our final verdict on the haunting
Plus, meet PlancheTina, our sassy ghost mascot
Rosé & Readings is our bonus monthly special pairing a featured Rosé with haunted tales, tarot readings, listener ghost stories (Tales from the Shadows), and spirited interviews in Shadow Chats.
Got a ghost story? Submit yours at paranormalplayback.com/home#shadowtales for a chance to be featured in Rosé & Readings.
Whether you’re a believer, a skeptic, or just ghost-curious, welcome to the Shadowverse, your haunted home for reality TV recaps with a paranormal twist.
See you in the Shadows™. ☠️🔦
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[00:00] Intro
[02:15] Quick Recap of Part I
[05:30] Night Investigation Begins
[12:05] Chip Coffey Joins the Lighthouse Team
[20:20] EVPs & Shadow Figures in the Barracks
[28:45] Residual Energy vs. Inte…
[00:00] Intro & Spooky Hellos
[01:20] This Old Haunt: Rose Island’s Haunted History
[08:40] Keeper Charles Curtis & Shipwreck Legends
[14:00] Haunted Barracks & Ghostly Reports
[19:50] Joan Quinn Intervi…
[00:00] Intro & Haunted Delay
[01:59] Welcome to Rosé & Readings: August Edition
[03:14] PlancheTina’s Picks: Kirkland Rosé & TÖST Non-Alcoholic Rosé
[05:08] Reading the Tea with Lauren: Zak Bagan…
[00:00] Into the Darkness: Picking Up Part II
[02:29] Doug’s Back: Miner Stories That Won’t Quit
[04:50] Elevator Tragedy & Frank Carroll’s Ghost
[05:52] Spirit Box Fires Up
[08:15] “Don’t Blame Me:"…
[00:00] Intro & Charlie’s Hosting Update
[03:30] Enter Sterling Hill: Glowing Walls & Mining Lore
[05:00] This Old Haunt: History of the Mines
[09:45] Haunted Elevator Shaft & Ghostly Voices
[13:00] Haun…
[00:00] Intro: Secrets, Symbols & Shadows
[00:27] Why This Old Haunt is Different
[02:10] The Halliwell Manuscript & Euclid’s Mythic Tie
[03:40] Ritual Rundown: Blindfolds, Oaths & Symbolic Death
[04:58]…
[00:21] Intro & Return to Harrisville
[01:09] Recap of Part 1 & Conjuring Lore
[05:03] Enter Chip Coffey, Psychic & Sass
[11:12] Residual Energy & Heavy History
[22:09] The Perron Family Returns
[26:58] C…
[00:00] Intro & Host Banter
[05:00] What is Hell House? (Episode Setup)
[10:00] The Conjuring Movie Universe & Ghost Lore
[15:00] History of the Arnold Estate & Perron Family Hauntings
[20:00] Warrens, S…
[00:21] Opening Banter
[07:13] Recap of Part 1: Breaking and Entering
[08:02] Night Two Investigation in the Basement
[16:26] Upstairs EVP Attempts & Frustrations
[20:50] Meeting Megan’s Family & Nana O’…
[00:00] Intro
[06:45] Switching from Ghost Adventures to Kindred Spirits
[13:30] Meet Amy Bruni & Adam Berry
[20:15] Megan’s Haunted House Story
[27:00] First EVP & Walkie-Talkie Voice
[33:45] Basement To…
[00:00] Welcome Back & Episode Setup
[05:45] Entering the Prison Lockdown
[11:20] Zak’s Sprint & Trip in the Yard
[17:00] Aaron’s Shower Room Solo
[23:35] Solitary, Siberia & The Hole
[28:50] Nick’s EVP S…
[02:06] Ghost Adventures Season 1 Finale Begins
[05:21] Kindred Spirits Plans for August
[07:06] Zak’s Season 2 Hair & Hot Topic Style
[11:16] This Old Haunt: History of Idaho State Pen
[16:26] Mini Murd…
[01:33] Welcome Back & Quick Recap
[04:33] The Lockdown Begins
[09:33] The WB Cockroach Theory
[14:33] Zak’s Flashlight Foreplay
[19:33] EMF Spikes & Headaches
[24:03] Commercial Break. Improv or Paranorm…
[00:00] Welcome to Edinburgh & American Apologies
[09:05] This Old Haunt
[23:00] Ghost Roll Call: Mr. Boots, Jack, and the Watcher
[31:00] Dark Lore: Burke and Hare & The Pregnant Poltergeist
[32:55] Com…
[01:31] Welcome Back to the Psych Ward
[10:21] Ghost Jizz & The “Dark Light”
[18:31] Voices, Shushing & EMF Readings
[28:31] Straightjacket Soliloquy
[36:04] Ghost Fart or Gurney Squeak?
[44:04]…
[01:58] Welcome Back & Housekeeping
[07:18] This Old Haunt: Overbrook Asylum
[14:40] Frostbite Deaths & Disappearances
[19:38] Nurse Nellie and Haunted Morgue
[22:08] Gurney Whistles & Tunnel Hau…
[02:02] Trigger Warning: Death, suicide, grief, and trauma
[02:12] Welcome to This Old Haunt
[02:21] Meet Mel
[03:07] Houghton Mansion
[03:27] The Industrialist’s Origin Story
[06:52] The Scenic…
[01:31] Welcome Back & Part 1 Recap
[05:39] The Lockdown Begins
[10:06] Activity Already?!
[15:45] The Tunnel EVP & Aaron’s “Slap”
[22:35] Glowing Lights & Paranormal Parkour
[26:38] The Mist, T…
[01:17] Welcome Back from Hiatus
[05:43] Ghost Adventures: Sloss Furnace Recap Begins
[14:17] This Old Haunt: Sloss Furnace
[22:17] Slag Wormwood: Real or Myth?
[28:39] Ghost Reports and Shadow F…
[00:00] Welcome Back to the Séance Circle
[01:00] The Come-Hither Curse: La Siguanaba
[08:00] The Face at Grandma’s Feet
[10:30] Childhood Horror Movie Trauma
[12:30] Mel and Buster
[18:00] Haunted House …