Paranormal Declassified: The SPIRIT Files

Whispers from the Deep: Ocean Spirits and Lost Souls

Recording from Royal Caribbean’s Vision of the Seas, Eric Extreme peels back the salt-streaked veil between life and the ocean. As he and his wife cut across the Caribbea

Echoes of the Gallows: Uncovering the Witch Trials’ True Legacy

The air is full of whispers, courtrooms grow silent, trial ledgers crackle with ink-stained confessions, and a voice named Eric Extreme steps into the ruins to listen. In

Veil of Fire: The Ancient Origins of Halloween

Step into a night where hilltop fires smoke and stubble fields whisper. Eric Extreme guides you through the birth of Halloween, from the fragile veil of Samhain to the ca

From Twilight Zone to Ghost Hunters: How Paranormal TV Learned to Speak to the Unknown

When the lights go low and a meter flickers, a story begins. Eric Extreme guides listeners from the moody anthologies of the 1950s through reenactments, live-framed scare

Level Up Your Paranormal Fix: Paranormal Declassified: The SPIRIT Files - Resurrected

Get ready for a plot twist. The Mount Washington Valley Spirit Podcast is rebranding as Paranormal Declassified: The Spirit Files with host Eric Extreme. It's the same sh

The Science of Spooky Coincidences: When Coincidence Feels Like a Sign From a Spirit

In this episode of the Mount Washington Valley SPIRIT's Paranormal Declassified: The SPIRIT Files, host Eric Extreme explores synchronicity, where the experience of meani

Bias in the Dark: How Our Minds Shape Paranormal Investigations

Join Eric Extreme on Mount Washington Valley SPIRIT's podcast Paranormal Declassified: The SPIRIT Files as he explores the critical topic of cognitive bias in paranormal

Sleepless Spirits: The Haunting Reality of Sleep Deprivation

Host Eric Extreme examines how chronic sleep loss distorts perception and can mimic paranormal activity. He presents a science-based pre-investigation intake that screens

Science Before Spooky: Reclaiming Integrity in Paranormal Investigation

In this episode of the Mount Washington Valley Spirit Podcast, the host outlines the four biggest threats to the paranormal field: lack of scientific self-education (ghos

Ego, Equipment, and Expectancy Bias: The Ghost Hunter's Kryptonite

As always I will preface this episode with the statement that I am not taking shots at anybody in the field. I am pointing out opportunities for improvement in the field.

Unmasking the Spooky: The Power of Science in Paranormal Investigation

This will be my 52nd podcast episode, and I have yet to cover how I conduct a scientific paranormal investigation. Today I will remedy that and detail how I perform this

The Illusion of Evidence: How Photographic Anomalies Fool Ghost Hunters

Anyone with any remote interest in the anomalous research field or more particularly in either ghost hunting or paranormal investigations has spent time on the internet v

Before You Call the Ghostbusters: A Scientific Approach to Your "Haunted" House

I do frequently receive emails from the general public asking me various questions on my opinion on certain perceived paranormal activity in their house or what to look f

The Paranormal Team Starter Kit: Everything You Need (and Don't Need)

So you have an interest in the paranormal and either there isn’t a ghosthunting or paranormal investigation team in your area for you to join or you don’t agree with the

The Silent Culprit: How Infrasound and Ultrasound Can Cause "Haunted" Experiences

Vibroacoustic phenomenon is a term that refers to when audible and or non-audible frequencies combine with vibration and the result influences human physiology or inanima

The Television Made Me Do It: Avoiding Ghost Hunting Mistakes

I am back from hiatus. Today I discuss the importance of pursuing educational studies as it pertains to paranormal investigations as well as not focusing on what you see

Delegation: The Paranormal Team Leader's Superpower

What is delegation? Delegation is the act of entrusting a task or responsibility to another person. This podcast is geared towards anyone on a paranormal investigation te

From Debbie Downer to Team Player: Eliminating Negativity in Paranormal Investigation

Did you know that negativity most often starts out as a very tiny seed and with each following instance of negativity that original seed gets watered, and in a serious en

Orb-viously Not Paranormal: Debunking the Orb Myth

I receive a lot of questions via email pertaining to people sharing their paranormal experiences and looking for my interpretation on their situation. I would guesstimate

The Science of the Shadows: Why Nighttime is the Right Time - Part 2: Minimizing Interference

When you watch paranormal investigation television shows you may have noticed that the extreme majority of investigations or ghost hunts are completed at night. Have you