They Don't Stay Dead

They Don't Stay Dead

When horror movies aren't enough, childhood friends Alexa Van Blyderveen and Brittany Pondeljak tell each other Australia's scariest real life ghost stories. Listen in if you dare...

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April 4, 2024 64 mins

It's time... to finally cover the big one. The haunt that tops every spooky Australia list.
The Monte Cristo Homestead!
Are you ready to find out what lurks in its walls?

Horror Movie Review
Winne the Pooh Blood and Honey 2

Sources for today's ep:
https://www.facebook.com/MonteCristoHomestead
https://thelittlehouseofhorrors.com/monte-cristo-homestead/
https://www.sciencefocus.com/...

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Our topic this week is dark and scary tubes of DESPAIR...also known as tunnels - as quoted directly by Alexa.

Horror movie review:
I See You

Promo of the week
This week we are highlighting 3 Siblings Walk Into a Bar. Each Monday join Deshae, Sage, and Storm as they chat all things paranormal and true crime. It feels like you’re just hanging out with friends at the local pub!

Instagram: 3swibpodcas...

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March 21, 2024 66 mins

Have you heard of The Button Man?

Alexa is back from Japan (yay) and sits back this ep while she returns to regular life BUT enjoy Brit's telling of the infamous Button Man.

Horror movie review:
Baghead & Black Friday

Promo of the week
This week we are highlighting Haunts Podcast. Hosted by Courtney, she is a seasoned paranormal researcher who is a firm believer but also has a healthy dos...

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Hey Paranormies!

Alexa is living it up in Japan so this week is just a short, solo ep from Brit. Don't worry, we'll be back to regular scheduling soon.

Enjoy this bite size episode of the true story behind The Amityville Horror hauntings.

Promo of the week:
This week we are promoting Dairyland Frights, a paranormal podcast hosted by John. Tune in to hear stories of cryptids, ghosts, UFO’s an...

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March 7, 2024 75 mins

This week, we each cover some famous urban legends from Australia. Tune in to find out if they are real or not...

Promo of the week
This week we are promoting A Dead Letter Podcast. Hosted by The Immortal, they dive deep into the mysterious and unexplained paranormal events that haunt in our world.

Instagram: a_dead_letter_podcast
Spotify: A Dead Letter Podcast

Horror movie review:
Bodies Bodi...

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Do you believe in aliens? Would you believe someone if they told you a UFO landed on top of their car and picked it up off the road? That's exactly what the Knowles family claimed happened to them. Tune in to hear their story, the facts, the debunking theories, and let us know if you think the Knowles family had a real life alien encounter!

Horror movie review:
Deadstream

Sources for today's ep:
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How is it possible that a UFO sighting with over 400 witnesses has never been solved? Was it a government coverup? Did aliens really visit us that day? Was it just a weather balloon? Tune in to hear all the theories and explanations as to what really happened on April 6th 1966 and remember...keep your eye on the sky!

Promo of the week
This week we are highlighting Couple of Couples Podcast, a podcast hosted by two coup...

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Hey Paranormies!

We're giving you a bonus ep this week to celebrate our friends, Dom and Amy, over at Horror House Podcast. They kindly invited us onto their show to learn all about Anne Hamilton-Byrne and 'The Family' cult, located right here in Australia!

Make sure to check them out over at Horror House: True Crime and The Macabre

"Anne Hamilton-Byrne may have been a yoga instructor,...

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Who can resist a spooky graveyard?

This episode is filled with some very unique cemeteries including one scattered throughout the bush, the mystery of the glowing cross and a gang of goth satanic teenagers.

Movie review:
Saltburn

Promo of the week
This week we are highlighting Horror House hosted by Dom and Amy. A delectable delight of true crime and the macabre every Friday.

Instagram:...

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What's that? MORE haunted asylums? It's no surprise there are ghostly tales to tell with the dark history that is associated with Australian asylums.

We have many ghost stories to tell you this episode so get comfy and make sure you have the lights turned on.

Horror movie review:
Midsommar & Missing (2023)

Promo of the week
This week we are highlighting Beyond the Shadows Podcast. Ho...

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Welcome back to haunted America.... Part 2

Britt takes us to New Orleans to recount the story of one of the most evil women in history. Madame Delphine LaLaurie. What curse did she leave behind in her mansion that would haunt for years to come?

Trigger warning for torture of people. If you wish to skip the details go from 6:18 - 7:14.

Horror movie review:
When Evil Lurks

Sources for today&ap...

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For anyone who has Coulrophobia, this may not be the episode for you...

Ever wanted to stay in a motel with more than 3,000 clowns? Me neither. BUT this motel is famous for its clown collection as well as the spirits that haunt it.

It's THE destination for paranormal investigators or clown enthusiasts.

Listen to find out why it's haunted and why you should never go into the adjacent cemetery at...

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All aboard the haunted express.
Alexa spent the night at the National Railway Museum in Adelaide and lives to tell the tale! Hear all about the investigation in this weeks ep.

Horror movie review:
Mayhem

Promo of the week
This week we are highlighting Haunted UK Podcast. A podcast showcasing and telling the stories of Ghosts, Poltergeists, UFO's, Strange Creatures, Mysterious Disappearances and ...

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Episode 66...the devil number (or close enough). Since we don't know if we'll make it to 666 episodes, this one can be unofficially 666.

We cover some more haunted hotels this week! Alexa brings us a macabre story full of decapitation and rogue heads and Brit tells us of two haunted hotels. I hope you like lukewarm beer!

Horror movie review:
The Conference (2023)
All Hallows Eve (2013)

P...

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Not all buildings end up as they were first intended. Find out the history of these museums in this weeks ep, Before is was a "blank" it used to be a haunted "blank".
Britt takes us through the diverse history of the Fremantle Arts Centre and the unsavoury characters that chose to stay behind. Alexa shares the tough punishments of the penal colony that built Brisbane's Commissariat Store and the body pa...

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December 21, 2023 86 mins

Alexa brings the goods with multiple personal stories of haunted or cursed toys...you must decide what category the toy fits into out of:
1) a manufacturing error
2) someone was playing a prank on her
3) the toy is cursed

Brit tells us why we all find dolls a little creepy and what the uncanny valley is. She also tells the story of Letta the Doll, a haunted doll that lives here in Australia!

Horror mo...

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Did you think you were safe from ghosts out in the open? Think again..

This week, Brit covers some haunted golf courses and Alexa covers the very interesting lives of the Newman's and their haunted nursery (plants, not children).

Horror movie review:
The Sadness - please review the trigger warnings for this movie before you watch it.

Promo of the week
This week we are highlighting Hell No: A ...

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December 7, 2023 56 mins

Are you tired of being haunted? Sick of your cupboards flying open and that ghost standing at the end of your bed everynight. Looking to finally sell your nightmare home?
Well you might want to rethink your strategy after hearing this ep.
Britt tells us the ins and outs of selling a haunted property and Alexa helps out a friend with their own haunted house.

Horror movie review:
The Strangers: Prey at Night
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This week we do a deep dive into some ghosts! Brit covers the mysterious Bell Witch that terrorized the Bell family for years. Was the Bell Witch the cause of John Bell's death?
Alexa covers the famous "Headless Horseman" and their origin stories. Australia even has its very own tale of a headless horseman...or was it just a man in a costume?

Horror movie review:
Incantation

Promo of the wee...

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What a wonderful thing sleep is, until you wake up trapped in your bed and a huge figure with glowing red eyes stands over you.
Horrifying dreams are something we can all relate to, but is it a coincidence people are seeing the same sleep demons, or is there something else going on?
This ep we discuss nightmares and their meanings and the shared experiences people have all over the world during sleep paralysis. As well as ...

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