Strange Deranged Beyond Insane

Melissa

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

    What If Your Memories Are Not Yours

    Send us Fan Mail A loophole that supposedly makes murder “legal” inside Yellowstone. Appalachian warnings that tell you not to look up in the trees at night. A haunted Ohio building big enough to swallow your confidence whole. If that sounds like your kind of weird, we’ve got you. Melissa is joined by Carissa for a rapid-fire ride through spooky trivia, paranormal folklore, and conspiracy-flavored questions that get under your skin. We start with the infamous “Zone of Death” story and why it’s so unsettling even as a thought experiment. Then we swing into the oddly comforting world of Appalachian folklore, where death signs, door knocks, shadows on water, and empty rocking chairs feel like rules you follow just in case. Along the way, we trade stories, laugh through the nerves, and admit when the dark stuff hits close. The heart of the conversation is our decision to return to Madison Seminary in Madison, Ohio, one of the most notorious haunted locations in the state. We talk about the building’s layered history, how massive it is to investigate, and what happened last time that left us shaken. From there we spiral into Mandela effects using 90s TV references and shared “memories” that might not be real, and we close with a chilling case of spontaneous human combustion that still sparks debate between skeptics and believers. Listen now, then subscribe so you don’t miss the follow-up after our investigation, share this with your favorite spooky friend, and leave a rating and review with the strangest Mandela effect or ghost story you’ve ever experienced. Support the show

    1h 5m
  2. APR 29

    If You Keep Calling A Ghost By Name... Does It Start Listening? (Tyler Cemetery After Dark)

    Send us Fan Mail A truck shows up in a tiny cemetery with its taillights on, and then it simply vanishes. No headlights cutting through the dark, no engine pulling past us, no way out that makes sense with the loop we just drove. That’s how our night at Tyler Cemetery starts, and it only gets stranger from there. I’m Melissa, and I’m joined by Dawn Martin, owner of the Ghost Whispers paranormal team in the Metro Detroit area. We walk you through the Tyler Cemetery investigation step by step: the abandoned church nearby, the grunting sounds outside the vehicle, shadowy movement hugging the edge of the headlights, and the moment the backup camera fills with orange-yellow glowing lights that seem to spread out, regroup, and move closer. We also talk about the physical side of ghost hunting that people rarely address clearly, like sudden nausea and sharp pain that hits both of us in similar ways during the same night. Then we open the door to the bigger questions: Are we “manifesting” activity by repeating stories and calling spirits by name? What if some hauntings are timelines crossing instead of the dead? From there, we go full strange with aliens, UAPs, the ocean connection, and conspiracy theories that keep popping up online, including CERN, the Looking Glass Project, and why some researchers think certain truths are being buried. We wrap with grounded field talk too: cemetery preservation, cheap DIY equipment, how the paranormal community has changed, and why staying authentic matters more than chasing clout. If you like eerie investigations, UFO theories, and real talk from people who actually do the work, subscribe, share this with a friend who loves spooky chaos, and leave a review. What do you think the “ghost truck” really was? Support the show

    1h 18m
  3. APR 16

    I Saved The Videos That Made Me Question Reality

    Send us Fan Mail Something about 2 a.m. makes the internet feel like a portal. I’m sitting up with my baby, saving clips that make me stop cold, and pulling on the threads until they connect: power, surveillance, belief, and the uneasy sense that reality is getting thinner at the edges. We start in dark waters with conspiracy theories around Epstein, trafficking networks, and why certain “files” could rattle politics. From there I zoom out into the Age of Aquarius vibe, the idea that systems are cracking because truth is forcing its way out. Then it gets painfully practical: AI monitoring inside everyday apps, and a viral story about a private Snapchat message that allegedly triggered a rapid law enforcement response. I’m not here to excuse stupid choices, but I am here to ask what privacy looks like when algorithms decide what counts as a threat. Next comes the brain-bending blend of science and spirituality: TikTok claims about soul transfer, plus real research on xenobots and anthrobots that makes you wonder what “intelligence” means at the cellular level. We also talk shifting faith trends, the Satanic Temple’s growth narratives, and why Gen Z swings between activism, aesthetics, and a search for structure. And because life right now is expensive and tense, we get into worker rage content, corporate sabotage stories, and the feeling that the nine-to-five world is hitting a breaking point. Finally, we go full paranormal podcast: Mandela Effects, astral projection lore, near-death experience accounts, and my own stories of seeing “people” who looked completely real then vanished like a timeline overlap. If you’ve got receipts, theories, or a glitch you can’t explain, I want to hear it. Follow, share, and leave a review so more freaks and spookies can find us, then send me your wildest story. Support the show

    56 min
  4. APR 16

    Can A Bloodline Be Cursed When Love Turns Deadly

    Send us Fan Mail Hollywood can invent a curse in a writers’ room, but what happens when real life already looks like the script? I watched Netflix’s Something Very Bad Is Going to Happen and couldn’t shake the feeling that its “marry your soulmate or die” premise echoes the way people talk about the Kennedy family tragedies. So I pulled the thread: the red flags, the dread, the wedding-week pressure, and the brutal idea that fate is waiting at the altar. From there, I pivot into the JFK Jr. and Carolyn Bessette Kennedy love story and the long shadow of the so called Kennedy Curse. I walk through a timeline of losses that people point to again and again, from assassinations to plane crashes to accidents and medical tragedies, and I talk honestly about why these patterns feel “too in your face” to ignore even if you’re skeptical. I also get into the parts of these stories that make viewers angry, like what’s shown versus what’s rumored, and the line between “disrespectful details” and the reality that death is part of life. Then it gets personal: I share what I’ve learned about my own family connection, the ancestry notes my cousins sent, and how digging into names and dates can make history feel uncomfortably close. If you’ve ever wondered why some families seem followed by disaster, or why we reach for the word “curse” when grief won’t resolve neatly, you’ll feel right at home here. Subscribe, share this with a friend who loves dark pop culture deep dives, and leave a review, then message me with your theories and what you want me to investigate next. Support the show

    29 min
  5. APR 1

    Two Millennial Moms Revisit 90s Life And Swap Strange Headlines

    Send us Fan Mail We blinked and somehow “self-care” became normal, but our millennial starter kit was Red Bull, all-nighters, and showing up anyway. So we’re rewinding to the chaos era: college drinking games, broke-kid math, road trip rituals, prank calls, body glitter, burned eyeliner, and the kind of childhood freedom you only get when there aren’t Ring cameras on every porch. It’s funny, messy, and way too real, especially when we admit what kind of moms we are now and how the party just looks different when bedtime is part of the plan.  Then we take a hard left into the stuff we can’t stop watching: strange headlines and true crime stories that hit your stomach. A babysitter finds a man under a child’s bed. A long captivity case raises questions about how abuse can hide in plain sight. We talk celebrity obsession after reports tied to Rihanna’s home, and we get genuinely angry about grave robbing and the selling of human remains online. Along the way, we also point out how modern surveillance, DNA, and phone data make it harder to “get away with it,” which changes how we think about every story.  And because we’re us, the conversation drifts into conspiracy theories and paranormal questions: Mandela effects like the Anne Frank diary title and Oscar Mayer spelling, the legendary Betz mystery sphere, modern meteorite and “space rock” stories, and a Chernobyl radiation rabbit hole that somehow turns into space travel, ocean fear, and what we think is really down there. We wrap by planning ghost hunting and urban exploring, including a blue light sighting we still can’t explain.  Subscribe, share the show with a friend who loves millennial nostalgia and weird news, and leave a review so more people can find us. Then message us your strangest story or your strongest Mandela effect take at GhostSisters2124 at gmail.com. Support the show

    45 min
  6. MAR 27

    The Zodiac Club: Financial Astrology on Wall Street

    Send us Fan Mail Money feels like numbers until you watch a whole crowd panic at the same time. We go straight into that uncomfortable space where behavioral finance meets belief systems, asking why “timing” keeps showing up as the hidden lever behind market moves. I lay out my woo-woo girl math: cycles plus patterns plus human behavior, scaled up to millions of people, becomes the market. Whether you think astrology is real, fake, or just symbolic, it’s hard to ignore how often traders, influencers, and even institutions look for signals that tell them when to move and when to wait. Then we stretch the lens from “when” to “where” with astrocartography, the branch of astrology that maps location lines across the Earth. The idea is simple and eerie: certain places don’t change your life, they reveal a version of you that was already there. We talk relocation astrology, environment as an amplifier, and why place can shape your relationships, confidence, spending habits, and risk tolerance more than you expect. Finally, we get into the murkier side: secrecy, elite circles, and the recurring claims of zodiac symbolism, numerology, and private clubs like the Zodiac Club. I’m not asking you to swallow everything whole, I’m asking you to notice the pattern: throughout history, power chases prediction. Call it data, call it algorithms, call it the occult, but the goal stays the same, position first and profit from the shift. If you’ve ever felt like the world runs on a script you didn’t get, this conversation is for you. If this sparked something, subscribe, share the show with a friend who loves a good rabbit hole, and leave a review so more people can find us. Support the show

    28 min
  7. MAR 27

    When The Sky Stops Feeling Predictable

    Send us Fan Mail All 50 states on the map at the same time, each lighting up with a different kind of danger. A polar vortex here, a heat dome there, an atmospheric river ripping through another region, and tornado conditions building in the middle of it all. When extreme weather starts stacking like that, it doesn’t just feel “bad” it feels unreal, like the country is living through climate change on fast-forward. We walk through the regions and the states seeing the sharpest edges of this moment, and why the phrase weather whiplash suddenly fits everyday life. Then the sky gets weird. Reports of fireballs and meteor sightings spread from Ohio to Texas to California, and social media does what it always does: turns uncertainty into theories. I talk candidly about why people are on edge right now, how a single loud boom can flip into fear, and what it feels like when official explanations lag behind the videos. We also dig into the fog alerts and health warnings that many of us don’t remember growing up with, and why that unfamiliarity fuels suspicion. To balance the noise, we bring in expert context tied to the American Meteor Society, including what makes a meteorite recovery genuinely rare, why certain meteorite types get scientists excited, and what forecasting an impact actually looks like in the real world. The core takeaway is simple: no matter how advanced we think we are, the planet and the sky still remind us who’s in charge. If this conversation hits home, subscribe, share it with a friend who’s been doomscrolling the weather, and leave a review with your own take on what’s changing and what you’ve noticed lately. Support the show

    22 min
  8. MAR 14

    Satan Eats Cheese Whiz And Other Dark Lore: Happy Friday the 13th!

    Send us Fan Mail Friday the 13th hits different when the internet is feeding you symbols, “proof,” and pattern after pattern. I’m Melissa, and on All My Spookies I follow that itch to connect the dots, from seeing 13 everywhere to asking why some stories about fame and death refuse to die. We go deep on celebrity replacement theory, Illuminati symbolism, and the idea of the entertainment industry as a machine that can’t afford to stop. Then we pull the curtain back on the less “woo” side of it: ghostwriters, image rebrands, and how a profitable star can become a brand with a whole team attached. From Tupac to Biggie to modern pop, we talk about why lyrics feel prophetic after tragedy and how conspiracy culture keeps old rumors alive. Things get heavier when we pivot into documented power structures and the Epstein conversation, focusing on how harm can hide in plain sight through money, reputation management, and institutional silence. I keep the focus on systems, not internet hysteria, and I say what I think too many people avoid: protecting kids is everyone’s job, not just parents with influence. To balance the dark, we end with strange Friday the 13th facts, witchy science like the Troxler effect, creepy consumer tech like Spotify’s “Eternal Playlist Urn,” black cat lore, and even why harsh store lighting might spike your body anxiety. If you like paranormal podcasts, conspiracy theories, true crime, and cultural commentary with a real-life edge, you’ll feel right at home. Subscribe, share the show with a friend, and leave a review so more spookies can find us. Support the show

    57 min

Ratings & Reviews

4.4
out of 5
7 Ratings

About

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!