The Grave Talks | Haunted, Paranormal & Supernatural

This is a Grave Talks CLASSIC EPISODE!Long before “ghost hunting” had a name, Bruce Halliday was already paying attention.Growing up in a Brooklyn apartment building, Bruce experienced something that stayed with him—a deceased family friend who seemed to linger in the halls, present in a way that felt unmistakably real. It wasn’t dramatic or theatrical. It was quiet, personal, and impossible to forget.That early encounter didn’t fade with time. Instead, it planted a question that followed him into adulthood: if the dead remain close, how might they communicat...

Some experiences don’t arrive with drama or warning. They slip into otherwise ordinary moments, leave a mark, and disappear—never repeating themselves, never offering an explanation.A childhood morning interrupted by laughter that had no clear source. A quiet night beneath a construction tower when something appeared overhead and behaved in ways nothing in the sky should. And years later, a single instant during a thunderstorm when reality itself seemed to change—color shifting, walls becoming transparent, time feeling briefly suspended.None of these moments came with a sense of danger. What lingered instead was ce...

This is a Grave Talks CLASSIC EPISODE! PART TWOIn the early 1900s, Boyd was a thriving rural town, home to more than 500 residents. Today, fewer than 200 remain—and one house continues to draw attention for reasons that can’t be explained. Known locally as the Boyd House, the home has become the center of persistent paranormal activity tied to its former occupants and the life that once filled its rooms.Stories surrounding the house point to Fred and Minnie Eckhardt and their eleven children, raising questions about whether remnants of that family still linger with...

This is a Grave Talks CLASSIC EPISODE! PART TWOFrom as far back as she can remember, Mandy Metzger felt watched.It wasn’t constant terror—just a quiet awareness that something else shared her space. Orbs drifting through rooms. Shadows that lingered too long. Whispers that felt meant for her, even when no one else noticed. At first, it was easy to dismiss. A childhood imagination. An overactive mind.But after a devastating loss in her family, those moments of unease began to change.The activity didn’t start then—but it g...

He wanted it to be one moment he could explain away.Too little sleep. Too much noise. A mind still wired for danger after years in the infantry. If he could label it exhaustion or stress, it wouldn’t follow him. But something sat on the bed.Not a shadow. Not black. A dark, unnatural green. Lanky. Reaching. Real enough that both of them saw it—and ran. That should have been the end.Instead, sleep became dangerous. Old memories resurfaced. A childhood hospital vision. A violent dream overseas that felt less like fear...

This is a Grave Talks CLASSIC EPISODE!For more than two decades, Empirical Paranormal has been investigating unexplained activity across the Southern Tier of New York, documenting patterns that refuse to fade with time. Based in Binghamton, the team has conducted in-depth investigations at historic locations including the Phelps Mansion, the Bundy Museum, and the Kilmer Mansion.Over the years, they’ve encountered apparitions, phantom scents, unexplained sounds, and recurring phenomena—such as a clock that had never been wound suddenly chiming on its own, and EVP recordings capturing voices where no one was present. Rath...

This is a Grave Talks CLASSIC EPISODE!From as far back as she can remember, Mandy Metzger felt watched.It wasn’t constant terror—just a quiet awareness that something else shared her space. Orbs drifting through rooms. Shadows that lingered too long. Whispers that felt meant for her, even when no one else noticed. At first, it was easy to dismiss. A childhood imagination. An overactive mind.But after a devastating loss in her family, those moments of unease began to change.The activity didn’t start then—but it grew hea...

This is a Grave Talks CLASSIC EPISODE!In the early 1900s, Boyd was a thriving rural town, home to more than 500 residents. Today, fewer than 200 remain—and one house continues to draw attention for reasons that can’t be explained. Known locally as the Boyd House, the home has become the center of persistent paranormal activity tied to its former occupants and the life that once filled its rooms.Stories surrounding the house point to Fred and Minnie Eckhardt and their eleven children, raising questions about whether remnants of that family still linger within the wall...

This is a Grave Talks CLASSIC EPISODE! PART TWOFor more than two decades, Empirical Paranormal has been investigating unexplained activity across the Southern Tier of New York, documenting patterns that refuse to fade with time. Based in Binghamton, the team has conducted in-depth investigations at historic locations including the Phelps Mansion, the Bundy Museum, and the Kilmer Mansion.Over the years, they’ve encountered apparitions, phantom scents, unexplained sounds, and recurring phenomena—such as a clock that had never been wound suddenly chiming on its own, and EVP recordings capturing voices where no one was...

Sam never believed he was living in a haunted place—until the house behind his own started feeling occupied in a way he couldn’t explain. He rented a small unit behind an older couple’s home, where children with medical needs were sometimes cared for during short stays. The sounds, the late nights, the unfamiliar rhythms all made sense… until one winter, when those visits stopped.That’s when the house began to feel different. Not louder. Not scarier. Just aware.Sam started waking up at the same time every night. Objects shifted. Subtle sounds mov...

This is a Grave Talks CLASSIC EPISODE! PART TWOSome houses look haunted the moment you see them. Others hide it well.For JD Phillips, the house she grew up in didn’t appear unusual at all. It was a modest, one-story ranch—quiet, unassuming, and easily overlooked. But inside, it was anything but ordinary.JD grew up surrounded by unexplained activity long before she ever had words like ghost or paranormal to explain it. There was no moment of disbelief, no phase of skepticism—because for her, the strange was simply life. What o...

This is a Grave Talks CLASSIC EPISODE!Some houses look haunted the moment you see them. Others hide it well.For JD Phillips, the house she grew up in didn’t appear unusual at all. It was a modest, one-story ranch—quiet, unassuming, and easily overlooked. But inside, it was anything but ordinary.JD grew up surrounded by unexplained activity long before she ever had words like ghost or paranormal to explain it. There was no moment of disbelief, no phase of skepticism—because for her, the strange was simply life. What others might...

This is a Grave Talks CLASSIC EPISODE! PART TWONightmares are universal.Being chased. Trapped. Watched. Confronted by something dark that feels far too real. We often dismiss them as stress, illness, major life changes—or maybe just the result of watching something scary before bed. But what if nightmares aren’t random at all? What if they’re messages?On this episode of The Grave Talks, we explore how to make sense of our darkest dreams with J.M. DeBord, author of Nightmares: Your Guide to Interpreting Your Darkest Dreams. J.M. explai...

This is a Grave Talks CLASSIC EPISODE!Nightmares are universal.Being chased. Trapped. Watched. Confronted by something dark that feels far too real. We often dismiss them as stress, illness, major life changes—or maybe just the result of watching something scary before bed. But what if nightmares aren’t random at all? What if they’re messages?On this episode of The Grave Talks, we explore how to make sense of our darkest dreams with J.M. DeBord, author of Nightmares: Your Guide to Interpreting Your Darkest Dreams. J.M. explains how the un...

Julie grew up in a family where sensitivity to unexplained experiences was common, but two dreams following the deaths of close relatives left her questioning what those experiences truly mean.The first came shortly after her uncle passed—a dream that felt vivid, familiar, and oddly comforting, as though it carried intention rather than randomness. The second occurred after her grandmother’s death and was entirely different, filled with fear and emotional weight that didn’t align with the woman she knew in life.What unsettled Julie most wasn’t just the contrast between the two drea...

This is a Grave Talks CLASSIC EPISODE! PART TWOFor Bryan Meisinger, visiting his grandmother didn’t just mean family dinners and familiar routines—it meant sharing space with spirits.Her house was alive with activity. Full-bodied apparitions appeared without warning. Voices whispered through empty rooms. Doors opened on their own as if guided by unseen hands. These weren’t rare events or isolated moments of fear—they were part of daily life. Over time, Bryan and his family came to accept the spirits as just another presence in the home, woven into its atmosphere like old...

For as long as he can remember, the world has never felt empty.As a child, he didn’t think of it as fear—just awareness. The sense that silence carried weight. That darkness wasn’t just the absence of light. That rooms noticed when you entered them.The nights were worse. Dreams bled into waking moments. Footsteps came from places they shouldn’t. Voices tried to form words they didn’t quite know how to speak. Sometimes he woke up convinced he was already awake… only to realize something was standing in the doorway.Then it...

This is a Grave Talks CLASSIC EPISODE!For Bryan Meisinger, visiting his grandmother didn’t just mean family dinners and familiar routines—it meant sharing space with spirits.Her house was alive with activity. Full-bodied apparitions appeared without warning. Voices whispered through empty rooms. Doors opened on their own as if guided by unseen hands. These weren’t rare events or isolated moments of fear—they were part of daily life. Over time, Bryan and his family came to accept the spirits as just another presence in the home, woven into its atmosphere like old furnitur...

This is PART TWO of our conversation.Chickamauga, Georgia, is widely known for its brutal Civil War battlefield, but the stories don’t end there. Southern Shadows, founded by our guest, Courtney McInvale, explores the unexplained activity woven throughout the town itself—places where daily life unfolded alongside war, loss, and survival.The Battle of Chickamauga left tens of thousands of soldiers dead or wounded, and the surrounding area was transformed into a network of field hospitals, rail routes, and burial grounds. In this episode, Courtney explains why that history still seems to echo today, shar...

This is a Grave Talks CLASSIC EPISODE! PART TWOFor Bryan Meisinger, visiting his grandmother didn’t just mean family dinners and familiar routines—it meant sharing space with spirits.Her house was alive with activity. Full-bodied apparitions appeared without warning. Voices whispered through empty rooms. Doors opened on their own as if guided by unseen hands. These weren’t rare events or isolated moments of fear—they were part of daily life. Over time, Bryan and his family came to accept the spirits as just another presence in the home, woven into its atmosphere like old...