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The Grave Talks | Haunted, Paranormal & Supernatural

The Man Who Waved Goodnight | Into the Paranormal

The Grave Talks | Haunted, Paranormal & Supernatural

Ghost Stores, Haunted, Paranormal & Supernatural Stories

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

4.6 • 2.2K Ratings

🗓️ 14 May 2025

⏱️ 16 minutes

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Summary

On this episode, we dig into a childhood encounter that blurs the line between grief and the paranormal.  What starts as a tender neighborly bond takes an unexpected turn after a sudden death. A young boy’s evening ritual—shouting “Goodnight!” to a beloved elderly neighbor—continues even after that neighbor is buried. What follows is not a tale of fear, but of warmth, love, and the lingering presence of someone who wasn’t quite ready to say goodbye.

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0:00.0

The weather. Tomorrow, expect a biting cold front. Hmm, how naughty. I wonder what I'll be

0:06.9

wearing or taking off. The night will be wild and untamed. Expect heavy, lashing rain that'll soak you

0:13.8

to the skin. By Monday, temperatures will rise slowly but surely reaching their peak in the afternoon.

0:21.3

Not in the mood for miserable weather.

0:23.5

Fly cheaply to Turkey with Sun Express.

0:26.3

Sun Express, non-stop sunshine.

0:30.2

Real ghost stories from real people.

0:34.2

This is Into the Paranormal with Tony Bruske.

0:39.0

It's a peculiar thing, isn't it?

0:41.3

The way memory clings to the simplest gestures,

0:44.0

a wave through a window, a smile shared at dusk,

0:47.2

a child's voice calling out into the night expecting no knowing,

0:52.2

there will be a reply.

0:57.8

Tonight's story doesn't begin with fear. It begins with kindness, a man tending to his garden, a pocketful of humbugs, a child who felt safe, seen,

1:04.4

and heard by the old man just over the fence. But what happens when a familiar ritual refuses

1:09.9

to end, even after death?

1:13.6

Our narrator swore he saw him not once, but night after night, a man who had already been buried, a man who kept waving.

1:22.6

Is this grief playing tricks on a young mind, or is it possible that some bonds are strong enough to hold

1:29.6

through the veil? Let's get to the letter. They write, Dear Tony, this is going back to my first

1:37.1

experience with something I still can't quite explain, and even after all these years, I remember

1:42.4

it clearly, as if it happened just last night.

1:45.6

I grew up in a quiet cul-de-sac in a small English town, the kind of place where everyone knew everyone.

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