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The Grave Talks | Haunted, Paranormal & Supernatural

The Haunting Story of Sam Baltrusis, Part One | Grave Talks CLASSIC

The Grave Talks | Haunted, Paranormal & Supernatural

Ghost Stores, Haunted, Paranormal & Supernatural Stories

Natural Sciences, Society & Culture, Science, Personal Journals, Religion & Spirituality, Spirituality

4.62.2K Ratings

🗓️ 23 October 2025

⏱️ 45 minutes

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Summary

This is a Grave Talks CLASSIC EPISODE!

For most of his life, Sam Baltrusis thought he had the paranormal under control. Haunted hotels, ghostly whispers, eerie encounters — they were all part of the job for the author and historian known for exploring New England’s most haunted locations. But one night in Salem, that all changed.

After a performance in the city infamous for its witch trials and restless dead, Sam realized something had followed him — a spirit not content to be ignored. What began as strange sensations and shifting shadows escalated into a terrifying fight for his life against an unseen force determined to claim him.

In this gripping episode of The Grave Talks, Sam recounts the chilling true story of the Salem haunting that nearly killed him, and how he fought to reclaim his body, his mind, and his faith.

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0:00.0

Today on the Grave Talks attached to the dead, the Sam Baltrus's story.

0:15.0

Sam Balticist has lived what some may call a haunted life. From a very young age, Sam realized that he had the

0:22.4

gift of being able to hear and sometimes see the other side. Ghosts, spirits, and the

0:28.8

undead were just another part of everyday life for Sam. Then one night after giving a

0:34.5

historical performance in Salem, Sam found himself closer to the spirit world than he ever thought possible.

0:41.7

Sam discovered that he had taken on the attachment of an angry spirit who nearly killed him.

0:48.0

This is the haunted story of Sam Bultruses and his experiences with the dead.

0:54.5

So going way back to my childhood, I mean, I was pretty much like the kid from The Shining.

0:59.3

So I was little Danny Torrance with sensitivity at an early age.

1:04.9

So my first technical encounter was with my grandfather.

1:10.4

And this is after he passed, which when I was really young when he passed,

1:15.6

I saw a man with glasses sitting on the corner of my bed,

1:19.6

looking at me in a very warm way, and it didn't scare me.

1:23.6

It was actually kind of, it was warm and kind of fuzzy. And I described the spirit to my mother,

1:31.6

and she's like, that's your grandfather. And I'm like, oh. And, you know, from, from then it was,

1:37.3

I had, you know, I have a lot, I would, I would say like sensitivities to the paranormal. My mother

1:42.7

would just say that I was sensitive.

1:45.3

She wouldn't say sensitive to the paranormal, but it was definitely sensitive to the

1:48.8

paranormal at early age.

1:51.6

As a young child, kind of like Danny Torrance or like the sixth sense, I got to the

1:56.6

point where it was getting scary, to the point where I put on what I call paranormal blinders.

2:02.9

So I had so many terrifying visits from spirits that are not like my grandfather, not a warm

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