Strange Deranged Beyond Insane

Melissa
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True crime that lingers. Paranormal thatfeels personal.Strange Deranged Beyond Insane dives into haunted locations, twisted cases, and the unexplained-often rooted in Michigan's darkest corners. Blending psychological insight with real-life storytelling, each episode explores the line between mental health and the paranormal. With heart, humor, and just enough chaos to keep you hooked!

  1. 1d ago

    Marriage Numerology, Haunted Roads, And A Wild New Ghost Theory

    Send us Fan Mail Something about the number 13 keeps following me, and I’m not mad about it. I start by talking Face of Halloween, why the donation side of these contests gets weird fast, and why I’m trying to do it the old-school way with straight votes. From there I go personal and a little mystical, breaking down my 8/18/2013 wedding date through numerology and astrology and why the “five” vibration feels scarily accurate for a marriage that’s survived grief, military life, big pivots, and becoming parents without ever staying the same version of us for long.  Then we swing hard into the paranormal. I tell the Devil’s Night story that still gives me chills, from Dice Road in Michigan to Dice Road Cemetery, where I’m convinced we witnessed something shapeshifter-like and had an encounter that only got stranger when a cop couldn’t see the people we were just talking to. If you love haunted road stories, cemetery encounters, and that blurry line between psychological and supernatural, you’ll know exactly why I can’t let this one go.  After that, it’s pattern spotting everywhere: Spotify’s AI Taste Profile calling me out, tarot birth cards (Justice vs the High Priestess) as a perfect model for paranormal investigation, and a detour into dark pop culture with unsettling Willy Wonka set facts. I also share what I’m watching, including American Horror Story season 13 and Ryan Murphy’s Monster era, plus why ocean horror and “aliens in the water” theories keep popping up at the same time.  I close with the wildest idea yet: what if “ghosts” are bacteria, tied to moisture, mold, renovations, and why hospitals and cemeteries show up in hauntings so often? Subscribe, share with a fellow spooky friend, and leave a review, what theory do you actually buy? Support the show

  2. Sep 23

    The Burbs

    Send us Fan Mail A quiet block can feel like a protective bubble until the day it doesn’t. I’m back with part two of my “Burbs” saga from Stoner Street, where the houses look normal, the lawns get mowed, and yet the weirdest moments keep stacking up with witnesses, dates, and details I still can’t explain. If you’re into paranormal podcasts, suburban horror stories, and real-life neighborhood mysteries, this one goes from unsettling to flat-out chilling fast.  We start with a delivery driver who flips out in my neighbor’s driveway and then does the one thing that still sticks with me years later: she points toward a garage where we’re hidden and screams like she can see two people she absolutely should not be able to see. From there, Monica and I compare notes, including her own moving-in incident with a shadowy figure in the garage and an unknown man caught under a spotlight.  Then the “glitch” stories hit. Matching shirts vanish mid-walk and reappear in impossible places, a ceiling fan turns on by itself, and later a woman’s voice calls “Hello, hello” as if she walks straight through a closed, locked garage. A kid confirms he heard it and says he saw it, then shuts the conversation down completely. Add in police visits, a neighbor asking for Ring camera footage, a husband reported missing, and a string of eerie sightings that spark witness protection theories, and you’ve got a neighborhood that feels like it’s watching back.  If this story pulls you in, subscribe for what comes next, share it with a friend who loves eerie true stories, and leave a review so more listeners can find the show. What’s the strangest thing you’ve ever experienced where you live? Support the show

  3. Sep 22

    A House Explosion, An Angel Head, And A Life Of Unexplained Encounters

    Send us Fan Mail A single boom can split your life into before and after. When a house explodes just down the street, I stay inside shaking, trying to make sense of the sound and the fear. Hours later, I finally step outside and watch a creepy little angel head statue roll across the ground and stop right at my feet. Maybe it was debris. Maybe it was nothing. But that timing becomes the first breadcrumb in a trail of true paranormal experiences I still cannot explain.  From there, the stories turn personal and shared. Kristina and I see a figure at the school that looks unnaturally elevated and somehow gets to the other side of the building faster than it should be able to move. Later, we hear about a reported attack at that same school, and the place never feels normal again. Back at home, we mess with a Ouija board and the next night our power goes out only at our house, tied to a mysterious second electrical meter that had been dormant for decades. I know there are logical explanations, but you will understand why the timing feels like a warning.  Then it gets bigger: chaotic EVP-like recordings on early phone tech, late-night legend chasing at Troll Bridge, a silent train on dead tracks, a conductor shape caught in a photo, and something appearing in the middle seat of my truck when no one is sitting there. Years later, Angie and I come face-to-face with a full-body apparition at Eloise, a moment that changes how you define “seeing.” If you love true ghost stories, haunted locations, EVP recordings, Ouija board experiences, and Michigan urban legends, hit subscribe, share this with a friend who will actually believe you, and leave a review with your best theory on what connects it all. Support the show

  4. Sep 17

    We Read The Freemason Bible While Things Answer Back

    Send us Fan Mail A quiet night inside the 314 Masonic Lodge in Hutchinsville turns loud fast when we stop chasing “stories” and start chasing timestamps. We’re on location with our gear, our nerves, and a plan to pull straight paranormal evidence, including spirit box work, ambient audio, and one risky choice: reading from a Freemason Holy Bible inside the lodge itself. The text pulls us into Masonic symbolism and the story of Solomon’s Temple, Hiram Abiff, and ritual language that hits different when you’re standing in the room it was built for.  Then the investigation gets messy in the best way. Crickets keep showing up like they own the place, our audio behaves like certain rooms are boosting it, and we catch moments that feel uncomfortably responsive. Later, we realize a phone recorded for hours by accident and parts of the file mysteriously mute while time continues, which makes reviewing the night feel like solving a puzzle. We also connect the dots to Bob Mackey’s lore, the Johanna story, and the way haunted objects and legends can “travel” through collectors and locations linked to Beale Manor and beyond.  To push it further, we try an unorthodox double Ouija board session, run back to back at the same table, while a music box and strange letter hits add another layer to the communication attempts. And just when we think we’re winding down, we run into fog-like footage and a moment where we hear voices calling out that the other team swears they never made.  If you love paranormal investigation, Masonic lodge hauntings, spirit box sessions, and real-time evidence review, this one is for you. Subscribe for more, share the episode with a friend who’ll argue the evidence with you, and leave a rating or review so we can keep getting into stranger places. Support the show

  5. Sep 16

    Haunted Masonic Temple Night

    Send us Fan Mail A hidden doorway that looks deliberately sealed. A basement that hits like a wave of heat and panic. A smell so specific you can’t “power of suggestion” your way out of it. We’re back for spooky season with Dawn, the leader and owner of Ghost Whispers, to unpack our paranormal investigation at the historic 314 Masonic Temple in McCutcheonville, Ohio and the trail of strange patterns that keeps following us from lodge to lodge.  We talk Freemasons and Masonic lodge lore in plain language: why these buildings feel different, how ceremonial rooms and ritual objects shape the atmosphere, and what it’s like to walk as women into spaces that were historically off-limits. Then we get into the moments that made our stomachs drop, from a hotspot in the basement tied to unsettling claims, to sensory experiences that feel physical, immediate, and hard to shake.  From there, we go full investigator mode: Estes method sessions, REM pod spikes, and a dual Ouija board experiment with antique boards that turns from “random letters” into a possible French communication. We also get into the wider web of fraternal societies like the Oddfellows, a real skeleton nicknamed Frank, and how haunted artifacts including items connected to Bobby Mackey’s Music World can complicate what’s coming from the location versus what’s coming from what you brought in. We end with a serious note about safety, boundaries, and why chasing proof can slide into something darker if you’re not careful.  If you love paranormal podcasts, ghost hunting, haunted Ohio history, and secret society rabbit holes, hit subscribe, share this with a friend who’d go into the basement anyway, and leave us a review so more listeners can find the show. Support the show

  6. Aug 12

    Rock Star To Homicide Prosecutor

    Send us Fan Mail A touring rock musician cuts his hair, puts on a suit, and walks into a Chicago courtroom, then ends up trying murder cases when the city is at a boiling point. That’s the real-life origin story of our guest, Greg Owen, a former Cook County prosecutor who went from sharing stages with legendary acts to learning homicide trials inside a system battling both violence and corruption. We talk through the pivot that changed Greg’s life overnight, what it takes to survive early courtroom work with almost no time to prepare, and how corruption can quietly tilt outcomes through the “right” judge, the “right” lawyer, and evidence that disappears at the worst possible moment. Greg then takes us inside the double murder case that stayed with him for decades, the one that became his book Convergence with Jonathan Dixon, and explains why the prosecution point of view is so rarely told and so revealing. From there, the stakes escalate into gang prosecutions, contract killings, and the kind of danger most people never imagine comes with the job, including a documented plot involving a stolen surface-to-air missile. We close with Greg’s practical breakdown of insanity defenses, why “the devil made me do it” doesn’t land with juries, and how the Lindsay Clancy trial shows the power and the pitfalls of expert testimony in modern criminal court. If you like true crime, courtroom strategy, and the human side of prosecution, subscribe, share this with a friend, and leave a review so more listeners can find us. Support the show

  7. Aug 5

    We Are 14 Downloads From 10K- I'm Calling Out My Listeners

    Send us Fan Mail Fourteen downloads. That’s the gap between this weird little paranormal podcast and 10,000 total downloads, and I’m not quietly refreshing the stats until it happens. I’m turning the final stretch into a listener challenge, because the best part of this show has never been the numbers. It’s you, the people sitting on stories that still give you chills. I talk about what it’s like building an independent, niche show for nearly three years, why “slow burn” growth is still real progress, and how easy it is to compare yourself to massive podcasts that have been publishing since 2017. I also share a bit of what’s working behind the scenes, including why I use Buzzsprout and how it makes it easier to distribute the show and hear directly from listeners through messages and voicemails. Then we get to the fun part: send me your ghost stories, haunted house experiences, UFO sightings, cryptid encounters, and local legends, or pitch a paranormal topic that’s so strange I need to investigate it. I’m choosing one submission to win a personally put-together mystery prize box, and Michigan listeners get an extra challenge with the possibility of meeting up to join me on a real paranormal investigation. If you love spooky stories, urban legends, and true paranormal experiences, hit play, share this with a friend, and help push us over the line. Subscribe, leave a review, and send me your story so we can keep this strange community growing. Support the show

  8. Aug 5

    Lionsgate Reset: I Release, I Receive, I Become

    Send us Fan Mail Lionsgate is creeping up, my body is doing what bodies do, and the timing feels a little too perfect to ignore. I start with the 8/8 Lionsgate Portal, Leo season energy, and why I’m treating this window as a reset focused on release rather than chasing. We get into full moon intensity, menstrual cycle symbolism, and the real difference between spiritual meaning and medical science, especially when the internet starts connecting women’s health to big global events.  To keep it practical, I pull in “Raven” (my name for ChatGPT) and share the exact kind of prompts that turn overwhelm into a clear ritual: what I’m done carrying, what I’m inviting in, and the mantras I’m using to stay steady. I also tell the story of how I ended up saving my son’s baby food jars and turning them into manifestation and affirmation jars, because sometimes the smallest, most ordinary objects become the most powerful anchors.  Then we pivot hard into life whiplash: an Evanescence and Spiritbox concert recap, true crime follow-ups that are as heartbreaking as they are confusing, a TikTok Ouija board trend that coins a missing female archetype as “the Destroyer,” and why so many artists create better at night. I even get into the weird landline suppression chatter and end with the funniest movie theater stories I’ve heard in a while, including IMAX chili and a Spider Man premiere gone wrong.  If any of these topics hit for you, listen, share this with a friend who loves the strange side of life, and leave a review so more spookies, freaks, and in-betweens can find us. What part are you thinking about the most right now? Support the show

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True crime that lingers. Paranormal thatfeels personal.Strange Deranged Beyond Insane dives into haunted locations, twisted cases, and the unexplained-often rooted in Michigan's darkest corners. Blending psychological insight with real-life storytelling, each episode explores the line between mental health and the paranormal. With heart, humor, and just enough chaos to keep you hooked!

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  • Creator
    Melissa
  • Years Active
    2023 - 2026
  • Episodes
    233
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © 2026 Strange Deranged Beyond Insane
  • Show Website
    Strange Deranged Beyond Insane

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