Whitley Hypnosis Tape: Extended Cut
High Strange
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4.6 • 3.6K Ratings
🗓️ 16 February 2026
⏱️ 18 minutes
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Summary
On March 1st, 1986, Whitley Strieber underwent his very first hypnosis session with Dr. Donald Klein. What you are about to hear is a longer, unfiltered portion of that original recording.
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| 0:23.4 | Enjoy the show. |
| 0:29.2 | This is Whitley Streber. |
| 0:31.8 | You're about to listen to my first hypnosis session with Dr. Donald Klein conducted on March the 1st, 1986. |
| 0:42.3 | I wish to warn you. |
| 0:44.3 | There is some strong language in this hypnosis session. |
| 0:49.3 | There is also a significant amount of screaming, very frightening screaming, |
| 0:55.0 | it should not be listened to by little children. |
| 0:58.0 | I'm not a good kid. |
| 1:02.0 | I'm gonna cut. I broke up in the middle of the night. |
| 1:17.1 | I don't understand that. |
| 1:22.6 | Sir? |
| 1:24.3 | There's a... |
| 1:26.6 | There's something that went past the window? |
| 1:30.3 | What the hell? |
| 1:33.3 | Something went past the window? |
| 1:38.3 | There's something past the window? |
| 1:43.3 | There's nothing to... |
| 1:49.0 | Oh god. |
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