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IN THIS EPISODE: America\u2019s foremost exorcist, Theophilus Riesinger, faced off with Lucifer himself in the grueling 1928 case of a demonic possession in a rural Iowa convent. (The Exorcism of Emma Schmidt) *** One of the greatest magicians of all time was Chung Ling Soo. So adept at illusion, slight of hand, and fooling others that he was able to lead a double life\u2026 before being shot and killed performing his own magic trick. (The Magician Who Lived a Double Life) *** John Dee claimed he was visited by angels presented him with a secret language just angels, and the ability to perform a new magic they called Enochian. We\u2019ll look at his claims. (John Dee And The Language of Angels) *** A little boy goes fishing on a Spring day. He disappears. Another boy goes fishing nearby on the exact same day. He also disappears. A third child goes missing many years later in the same general area. What happened? (The Missing Fishing Boys) *** Venice's Poveglia Island was a quarantine center and mass grave for victims of bubonic plague \u2013 so it should come as no surprise it is considered one of the most haunted places in all of Europe. (Poveglia: The Island of Ghosts) *** It is one of history\u2019s greatest unsolved mysteries\u2026 what happened to the lost colony of Roanoke? We\u2019ll look at a few theories. (Lost Roanoke) *** You snap a selfie of the squad at brunch, but it\u2019s covered with shapes and light that definitely weren\u2019t present IRL. The whole thing is giving you major paranormal feels. Is it a loved one from the other side, making a cameo in your latest feed pic? Or a simple technological mishap? (The Trouble With Ghost Orbs)

CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)\u2026
00:00:00.000 = Cold Open and Show Intro
00:05:31.651 = The Trouble With Ghost Orbs
00:31:19.344 = The Magician Who Lived a Double Life
00:38:32.721 = Lost Roanoke
00:45:34.757 = Poveglia: The Island of Ghosts
00:53:58.463 = The Missing Fishing Boys
01:07:54.624 = John Dee And The Language Of The Angels
01:15:47.083 = The Exorcism of Emma Schmidt
01:23:30.260 = Show Close
SOURCES AND REFERENCES FROM THE EPISODE\u2026
BOOK: \u201cGhosts on Film\u201d by Troy Taylor: https://amzn.to/3ORYS14
BOOK: \u201cThe Prestige\u201d by Christopher Priest: https://amzn.to/47ulw6O
FILM: \u201cThe Prestige\u201d directed by Christopher Nolan: https://amzn.to/3DP1OVU
BOOK: \u201cFinding Marjorie West\u201d by Harold Thomas Beck: https://amzn.to/451zviR
BOOK: \u201cBegone Satan!\u201d by Fr. Carl Vogl: https://amzn.to/3rYIjHK
\u201cThe Trouble With Ghost Orbs\u201d by Troy Taylor for American Hauntings Ink: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/443n228f; Vicki Carroll for Exemplore: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/pknn5n3r; Ann Massey for Spooky Isles: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/2p9xp8t7; and Bonnie Page from the Sentinal & Enterprise:https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/y5w8h2m6
\u201cPoveglia: The Island of Ghosts\u201d by Genevieve Carlton for All That\u2019s Interesting: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/3byfnvhv
\u201cThe Magician Who Lived a Double Life\u201d by Kaushik Patowary for Amusing Planet: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/yckvppfw
\u201cJohn Dee And The Language of Angels\u201d by Riley Winters for Ancient Origins: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/yckupdm8
\u201cLost Roanoke\u201d by Grace Felder for The Archive: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/mtay6ns6
\u201cThe Missing Fishing Boys\u201d by Crystal Dawn for LostNFoundBlogs: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/39xur8tf
\u201cThe Exorcism of Emma Schmidt\u201d by Charlie Hintz for Cult of Weird: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/3zdmbdfz
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"I have come into the world as a light, so that no one who believes in me should stay in darkness." \u2014 John 12:46
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Originally aired: August 10, 2023

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