The Stories We Tell in the Dark

In this Halloween-week finale, Adam wraps up Season One (or Two… or Three, depending how you count) with a grab-bag of strange stories, lost…

Before The Exorcist terrified the world, its creator was writing comedy. In this episode, Adam traces how William Peter Blatty’s transformation – from humorist…

Host Adam Charles examines the 2005 film The Exorcism of Emily Rose and the tragic real-life case that inspired it: Anneliese Michel, a young…

Take a haunted walking tour of Hollywood with Adam. Along the way, meet spectral projectionists, Marilyn Monroe’s haunted mirror, the ghosts of the Roosevelt…

A 1978 thriller accidentally supercharges a conspiracy – and a Hollywood icon’s life spirals into a true-crime saga. We explore Peter Hyams’ Capricorn One – why…

In this episode, Adam explores several strange and chilling tales at the crossroads of movies, music, and true crime. Jim Sullivan – The UFO…

 What do radioactive fallout, cannibal rats, and a flying turtle have in common? In this episode, Adam explores the dark origins of Japan’s…

 Before and after seeing The Conjuring: Last Rites, Adam explores the real Smurl Haunting, revisits his personal Warren family connection, and breaks down…

 Real On-Air Deaths Content warning: This segment covers real-life on-air suicides and may be distressing to some listeners. The tragic story of Christine…

In this episode of Magical Mystery Media, Adam returns with some eerie, forgotten, and just plain strange stories behind the movies. Topics explored in…

 In this week’s episode of Magical Mystery Media, Adam takes you on a strange journey through pop culture, folklore, and forgotten history –…

 From papercraft caveman clubs to shrinking men and viral mysteries unraveled… Adam shares memories of working with Troma Films in 1980s NYC, reflects…