S1 Ep24: A Chat with Keith Linder about the Bothell Hell House, Ghost Adventures and Life with Poltergeists

03/01/20 • 73 min

It started with a burning bible...
Ghost Adventures fans may know the house that Keith Linder once lived in, the Bothell Hell Hell House, from the "Demons in Seattle" episode. They may even recognize Keith's name from the episode. He was on the show, as he was living in the house at the time the episode was filmed with his then girlfriend, Tina.
Did Ghost Adventures do a thorough investigation of his house, though? According to Keith, no.
Worse, Zak and crew didn't catch any paranormal activity in the five hours they spent investigating the house. This caused GA fans to ridicule Keith and Tina as frauds, fakes and worse.
However, as Keith put it during our chat, "Absence of evidence doesn't mean evidence is absent."
He had other teams who came in and did much more extensive investigations. One team even stayed up to three and a half weeks with Keith in the home.
What did they find? For one thing, an impressive amount of class A EVPs. Over 424.
But that's not all.
In this episode we discuss other findings, Keith's first book about his haunting, as well as his follow up book, which answers three questions his first book did not:

Why is the home haunted?
What was the black oily substance on his walls?
Was Keith followed when he moved out of the home?

It was a very interesting conversation with a man about a house and a haunting that's making paranormal researchers rethink the way poltergeist hauntings are defined.
One thing is clear after this conversation with Keith, and he put it best: We are not at the top of the spiritual food chain.
Both books are available on Amazon. (The links are connected to our affiliate account with Amazon. If you click through and buy using them, we earn a small commission at no cost to you. For which we thank you! It helps with site maintenance fees and such.)
"Bothell Hell House: Poltergeist of Washington State" - Find it on Amazon here: https://amzn.to/2TtG622
"Attachments: Poltergeist of Washington State Part 2" - Find it on Amazon here: https://amzn.to/32BAqHr
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Why is the home haunted?
What was the black oily substance on his walls?
Was Keith followed when he moved out of the home?

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S1 Ep23: A Chat with Steve Shippy about "Haunting in the Heartland"

After a bit of an awkward start, I ended up having a great chat with Steve Shippy about his new series, Haunting in the Heartland. It premieres on Travel Channel Friday, February 21, 2020 at 10 p.m. ET/PT.
(Awkward, by the way, on my part.)
When I finally got warmed up and could speak coherently, we talked about some of the places he went while investigating this season, including:

Merrill, Michigan
Greeneville, Tennessee
Atchison, Kansas
Malvern, Iowa

(But he also went to Hebron, Kentucky, and Holly Springs, Mississippi.)
He doesn't give away a lot of spoilers --well, he doesn't give away any spoilers.
But he does share a few teasers, such as:

What his most memorable episode was
Why he would be okay never investigating the Sallie House again
What his main focus is for Haunting in the Heartland.

If you're familiar with his Haunted Saginaw series on Amazon, Steve says the format and --most importantly-- the heart and compassion from that series translates to a Haunting in the Heartland.
So if you're a fan of his investigative style, rest easy. You'll be able to continue to enjoy it when Haunting in the Heartland premieres on Travel Channel on Friday, February 21, 2020 at 10 p.m. ET/PT.
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S1 Ep25: "Last Call" with Steve DiSchiavi of The Dead Files

Court got a chance to talk with former NYPD detective Steve DiSchiavi of Travel Channel's hit show, The Dead Files, about a specific episode airing Thursday, March 5: "Last Call."
Along with his partner, psychic medium Amy Allan, Steve travels to Palatka, Florida, to investigate violent paranormal activity at a downtown bar, Steamboat Willie's. The owners claim all hell broke loose when they began renovations, and they fear the family business is cursed.
Court got a chance to preview the episode in which Amy ends up having some surprising advice not just for the bar's owners, but for the town of Palatka over all.
In addition to talking about the bar's history and Steve's approach to gathering witness information, they also discussed his findings when he researched the town's history, which included finding info about:

Mary Emily Boyd, the woman credited with saving Palatka during the Civil War
William Darrell Lindsey, one of most prolific serial killers in Florida history

What connection --if any-- do they have with the bar's paranormal activity?
Speaking of activity, Steve revealed some surprising information when Court asked if anything happened in the bar while he was talking to its owners, Tiffany or her husband, Johnny. Find out why he leaves that end of things to Amy. Mostly by choice, but also because he may be what's known as a "diffuser."