Last Podcast On The Left
Last Podcast On The Left
"I feel like there's a lot, as soon as you're unsettled. They talk about it like, even any sort of psychic phenomenon, anything that's like ghosts or anything that normally happens when something is either in transition or during like emotional stress." — Henry Zebrowski
"No, it came as a total surprise. Actually, my cousins, after he'd start hanging out with me, all they did at school was just make fun of 'em all the time." — Jason
"And then I hear, 'I'll get you.' Mmm. Cheese. Oh. And then I woke up. And it was-- Yeah. But it wasn't--but it was a menacing, 'I'll get you.'" — Rowan McDonnell
This episode continues the podcast's Halloween celebration by featuring listener-submitted stories. The hosts engage with callers who share their personal encounters with the unexplained. The first caller, Luke, recounts vivid childhood nightmares of an alien presence outside his window, which his father later confirmed, though he initially dismissed it as imagination. Drew Frazier, a Marine, shares a chilling account from Afghanistan involving disembodied screams, inexplicable scratching sounds, and the unsettling discovery of a dreamcatcher in a seemingly haunted room, which was later burned along with personal belongings. Rowan McDonnell describes childhood experiences in a new home, including a frightening apparition and recurring nightmares involving a confined, disturbed individual. The narrative transitions to Ryland Anderson's email about a construction accident resulting in a fatality at his home, leading to his younger brother seeing a "building man" and eventually a seance to expel the spirit. Cat, an Air Force member stationed in Japan, details unsettling encounters with a spectral figure in her dorm, culminating in a terrifying experience where she felt a presence in her room. The episode also includes a conversation with Jason, who knew Seung-Hui Cho, the perpetrator of the Virginia Tech massacre, and discusses his unsettling interactions and observations of Cho's behavior, highlighting themes of isolation and potential mental health struggles. The hosts weave in dark humor and speculative discussion throughout, exploring possible explanations from psychological phenomena to paranormal activity.