Mothman and Ghostly Encounters - The Paranormal Podcast 907

The Paranormal Podcast

Jim Harold

Documentary, Society & Culture

4.5 • 4.9K Ratings

🗓️ 15 October 2025

⏱️ 62 minutes

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Summary

Author and investigator Richard Estep joins Jim to discuss two of his newest books and the strange cases behind them. From the enduring mystery of the Mothman legend to firsthand accounts of chilling hauntings, Richard shares what he has learned from decades spent researching the world’s most unnerving phenomena. OCTOBER SPECIAL: Get a 14 DAY FREE TRIAL OF SPOOKY STUDIO PLUS ON APPLE PODCASTS ONLY! ⁠https://apple.co/spooky They explore how folklore, eyewitness testimony, and field investigation collide in Mothman: Sightings and Investigations of the Iconic Flying Cryptid and Ghostly Encounters: Terrifyingly True Hauntings. Along the way, Richard recounts some of his most memorable cases, including haunted hospitals, spectral sightings, and the infamous Flight 401 story that inspired one of the creepiest ghost legends of all time. If you enjoy a mix of grounded research and spine-tingling tales, you won’t want to miss this conversation. You can find both of Richard's new books at Amazon: Mothman: Sightings and Investigations of the Iconic Flying Cryptid https://amzn.to/3W3GlBS Ghostly Encounters: Terrifyingly True Hauntings https://amzn.to/3W3wb45 Thanks Richard! -- This post contains Amazon affiliate links that benefit Jim Harold Media when you make a qualifying purchase. Thank you for your support! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Oh, we've got two for the price of one today, which is to save free, Mothman and Ghostly
0:06.1	encounters, and Richard S. Step on this week's paranormal podcast.
0:26.1	Welcome. Welcome to the paranormal podcast.
0:27.1	I'm Jim Harold.
0:29.8	So glad to be with you once again.
0:35.2	And the gentleman we have on today, you know, he is so prolific.
0:39.7	I mean, it seems like he writes so many books that there's,
0:45.3	there's not enough time to put them all out. He's got two books out now, perfect for the Halloween season, and we're going to talk about both of them, one on Mothman, one on ghostly
0:50.6	encounters. I don't know how he does it. And he's a paramedic to boot. And he's at all these
0:56.8	conferences. I think there might be two of them. We're talking, of course, about Richard Estep.
1:02.2	You see him right there. The first book we're going to talk about today is Mothman. And we're
1:09.5	very excited to do that.
1:11.0	And then we're going to talk about his other book,
1:13.5	new for this Halloween season, Ghostly Encounters, Terrifyingly True Hauntings.
1:19.4	And, I mean, Richard is so accomplished.
1:22.4	He's been a paranormal investigator for 30 years.
1:24.9	He's author of more than 30 books including the horrors of Fox Hollow
1:29.6	Farm and In Search of Demons, a cast member of the TV shows, Haunted Hospitals, Paranormal
1:36.1	Revenge, and Paranormal 911. He's also made guest appearances on a haunting destination fear
1:42.0	and haunted case files. He writes a regular column for Haunted magazine and frequently presents at conferences
1:48.5	and public events across the United States.
1:51.7	Plus, he is a top flight paramedic, as I mentioned.
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