It's been a LONG time, hasn't it? Well, we're in our new/old home at the old WJOB studios, and it feels amazing to be back! Now that we are back, we kick off this episode with everyone meeting Casey from Northwest Indiana Paranormal. She has a long list of duties including: Assistant Director of Northwest Indiana Paranormal and co sponsor of Griffith Highschool Paranormal Club! You'll even learn about her Dogman encounter!

You've heard of the giant lumberjack, Paul Bunyan, right? Well, did you know that legend is apart of it's own set of folklore? Lumberjacks have their own form of cryptids known as fearsome critters. This episode Bob is joined by Pat from Ghostly Podcast as they talk about such creatures as the hoop snake, and the hide-behind.

Richard Crowe was Chicagoland's first paranormal tour guide. With a love for the supernatural, Richard did his first ghost bus tour out of DePaul University in 1974. Until his death in 2012, he was teaching people about Resurrection Mary, The Werewolf on 95th, and the hauntings of Chinatown.

Meet Neal Gibbons. One look at him, and you think he could be a wearing a red coat and going to your house on Christmas Eve. Well, you would be right on that, but Neal is also a paranormal tour guide, investigator, and researcher. Neal hosts ghost tours all across Chicago Land, and is a historian of Chicago's South Side. Everything from extensive research on Resurrection Mary, Archer Woods Cemetery, and Chet's Melody Lounge. Learn about Neal's backstory with Imps, and sneaking into Monk's Castle Cemetery.

Alright, so here's the thing. Bob has had Jack on the phone many times over the years, but he has never been in the studio. Well, that all changed this week. Meet, finally, Jack Chavez. Jack is a Swiss Army Knife of paranormal knowledge. He's a brilliant researcher who knows something about a lot of things. Including, but not limited to, cryptids, ghosts, demons, angels, local haunts, phantom clowns, and phantom kangaroos.

Also, make sure to check out or friends over at Heart of Illinois Center for Unexplained Phenomenon HICUP! https://www.facebook.com/HOIUnexplained!

Week two of Paranormal Researchers month, we welcome back to the show Rebecca and Pat from Ghostly Podcast. They are an interesting duo with Rebecca being the believer and Pat being a skeptic, they debate ghost stories. We dive into their pasts and look at why Rebecca is more researcher then hunter when it comes to the paranormal, and why one Buddhist's line changed Pat to being a skeptic forever.

What's the number one thing a paranormal researcher needs to prove what they find? Evidence. Not in the case of Jon-Erik Beckjord. Jon was a paranormal investigator whom studied Bigfoot, Lochness Monster, and UFO's. On this episode, we look at the strange case of Jon, and how his lack there of evidence made him quite the spectacle.

Ever see the movie the Exorcist? You know, with the little girl who gets possessed by a demon? Well, that movie was based on a book of the same name, and that book was based on a "true story." The story starts Cottage City Maryland in the home of the Ronald Hunkeler (Thanks Ghostly Podcast for the scoop.) There he learned about the spiritualism movement from his aunt Harriett. She taught the family how to use Ouija boards and the such. Upon her death, the family was experiencing some supernatural experiences around the home. Thinking it would help, the did a séance to see if it was the aunt. From there, Ronald began experiencing signs of possession. This week, Count Panek and Bob look at the case and see if there was any truth to the story of The Exorcist.