Talking Strange records Live at the Ethereal Horror Fest in Austin, Texas, to ask the question, “How has horror influenced paranormal beliefs, and how has the paranormal changed horror?” What role has The Exorcist played in reshaping beliefs and the genre? what films have forced people to stretch theories? And how does paranormal reality-TV fit in the picture?
Joining host Aaron Sagers for this episode recorded in front of an audience are the following guests:
Greg Lawson
http://www.greglawson.org/
Lawson has spent much of his adult life exploring strange pl ces. From the first Russian colony in Three Saints Bay, Alaska to the pyramids of Egypt, he has explored paranormal hot spots in over 40 countries. He is a career law enforcement officer with over 31-years of experience. He has worked as a hostage negotiator, SWAT officer, mental health investigator, and as a sex crimes and homicide detective. Greg is an international lecturer and the author of five books on the paranormal: Detecting Paranormal, Diaries of a Paranormalist, How to Be a Paranormal Detective, and Roswell: the After-Action Report. His latest work: Messages from Mothman, opens new avenues of interpreting premonitions and paranormal experiences.
Meredith Johns
https://hawgfly.com/
is a makeup and FX Makeup Artist based in Austin, TX. She is co-owner of Hawgfly Productions, Inc. and has been a professional makeup artist for over 20 years. Some of her many accomplishments include 2nd in the World Bodypainting Festival for FX Makeup, 4th in the World Bodypainting Festival for SFX Bodypainting, and an Emmy Nomination for Key Makeup for the movie Temple Grandin. She has worked on many films including Machete, Machete Kills, Friday the 13th, Blood Fest, Teeth, and Stoker. In addition, you can see her work on several TV series including Mr. Mercedes, The Son, Walker TX Ranger, The Leftovers, and The Long Road Home.
Stephen Belyeu
https://www.thenightowlpodcast.com/
is an Austin-based filmmaker, storyteller and podcaster. He received his Bachelors in Film & Media Studies from Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi in 2005. Stephen has taught filmmaking and storytelling in Austin through organizations such as Totally Cool Totally Art, Austin School of Film, and the Austin Film Society. His debut feature film DIG won the Narrative Feature Audience Award at the 2010 Austin Film Festival. Stephen has also served as Film Competition Programmer and Young Filmmakers Program Director for the Austin Film Festival.In 2017, Stephen launched his independently produced series, The Night Owl Podcast, which has won BEST PODCAST in the Austin Chronicle’s readers’ poll in 2019, 2021, and 2023.
Brandon Hodge
MysteriousPlanchette.com
is an author, collector, and historian specializing in the history of writing planchettes, talking boards, and other spirit communication devices. Long fascinated by the world of tipping tables, séances, Spiritualism, and ghostly encounters, Brandon is a leading scholar in the occult field whose expertise is consulted by museums and institutions worldwide. Brandon has served as on-air talent for dozens of popular radio and television programs, and his research and his séance artifact collection were featured on both Science Channel’s hit show Oddities and the Travel Channel's Ouija-related "Patience Worth" episode of Mysteries at the Museum. Brandon’s research on Spiritualism history has appeared in the pages of the Smithsonian Magazine, and his popular Ghosts in the Machines column appears every quarter in the pages of the Magazine of the Society for Psychical Research. Brandon owns the world's finest collection of writing planchettes and other séance-related devices, all featured on his popular website, MysteriousPlanchette.com.
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