

The Confessionals
Merkel Media
The Confessionals is where the unexplained meets raw, firsthand testimony. Through in-depth conversations, we explore encounters with the supernatural, interdimensional phenomena, cryptids, and mysteries that defy conventional understanding. From eerie paranormal activity and chilling Dogman sightings to UFOs, UAPs, and government cover-ups, each episode pulls back the veil on the hidden forces shaping our reality. If you’re drawn to the unknown, step into The Confessionals, where the stories are real and the mysteries are endless.
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Apr 14, 2025 • 60min
RELOADED | 89: The Black Mist
In Episode 89, guest Hannah describes her experiences of “something” following her - for her entire life. Beginning with voices and footsteps in the attic of her California house to a black mist manifesting in a room in Nevada, Hannah has encountered something in her own home, her mother’s home, and many places in between. Is it paranormal? Supernatural? Whatever it may be, it has been following Hannah for a long time, and it isn’t done yet.
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Apr 10, 2025 • 21min
Members Preview | 747: Hatman the Soul Hunter
In episode 747: Hatman the Soul Hunter, Chad Phillippi shares his chilling journey from childhood occultism to a full-blown spiritual battle in the Alaskan wilderness. Groomed into astral projection and candle magick by a potentially nefarious librarian, Chad opened doors he couldn’t close—doors that followed him into adulthood. After fleeing toxic mold in Washington, his family moved to what they believed would be a healing refuge in Alaska. Instead, they found a house stalked by shadow figures, a red-eyed Hat Man, and a little ghost girl who called out in the night.
As the spiritual attacks escalated—golem-like creatures, spectral stagecoaches, and visions of the dead—the family was pushed to the brink. With the help of a spiritual warfare mentor, they buried Bibles, anointed the land, and drove out the presence. But when a buried camper with hair on its window was uncovered and reburied, the darkness returned with force. Forced to flee through a coming storm, they left everything behind. Because this wasn’t just a haunting, it was a trap. And someone, or something, didn’t want them to make it out.
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The House on Chas Ross Road
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Joel Thomas - Jekyll Island
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Apr 8, 2025 • 2h 29min
746: The Rise of Nephilim Magick
In this episode, Pastor Troy Brewer, a dedicated humanitarian and spiritual warrior, shares his harrowing journey between rescuing trafficked victims and confronting supernatural forces. He reveals chilling encounters with Nephilim magic and demonic entities while navigating dark realms connected to human trafficking. Troy’s real-life stories of spiritual warfare provoke thought on the literal battles between good and evil. His faith stands as a powerful beacon against the darkness, enriching the discussion on divine encounters and humanity’s spiritual responsibilities.

Apr 7, 2025 • 1h 12min
RELOADED | 236: The Seance
In Episode 236: The Seance, guest Chris joins us to share an experience he had as a thirteen-year-old engaging in a seance! Chris, his brother, and a friend were convinced by another older friend to participate in the seance, the purpose of which was to communicate with a man who had supposedly hanged himself. What happened next was life-changing for Chris. Join us as we talk with him about his wild seance experience, including a powerful force that entered the whole property, caused faces and voices to change, and filled everyone present with extreme fear and shock!
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My First Sermon: Unseen Battles
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Apr 3, 2025 • 17min
Members Preview | 745: Dogman, Crawlers, and the Not-Deer
In episode 745: Dogman, Crawlers, and the Not-Deer; Chris from West Virginia shares a series of chilling encounters that began with a timber-colored creature walking on two legs outside his home—and escalated into a five-hour standoff of growls, scraping claws, and paralyzing fear. After that night, the activity didn’t stop. While camping in the woods, Chris witnessed a massive, shadowy figure crawling like a spider toward his tent and heard unplaceable howls and gunshots echo through the forest. Then came something worse: a deer that wasn’t a deer, its gaze too knowing, its movements too wrong—and when it turned to walk away, it simply vanished.
As the months wore on, the line between physical and supernatural blurred. There were orbs outside his window, rocks thrown from nowhere, a crab-walking thing glimpsed on a distant ridge, and a hellhound-like face caught in a photo. Some creatures moved like animals. Others seemed to watch him. But all of it felt targeted. Whether it was Bigfoot, Dogman, something demonic, or something else entirely, Chris was sure of one thing, they weren’t supposed to exist—but they do.
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My First Sermon: Unseen Battles
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Produced by: @jack_theproducer
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Joel Thomas - Lights On The Mesa
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Apr 1, 2025 • 2h 4min
744: Inside the UAP Intel Loop
Michaela Fachar, a former military intelligence analyst, shares her bizarre journey into the realm of UAPs and consciousness. She recalls how her investigation into classified UAP footage led to surreal encounters and visions. As she faced silence from officials, her questions about potential non-human intelligence grew urgent. Michaela also delves into the complexities of military reporting, the stigma surrounding UFO discussions, and her struggles with mental health amid external pressures and surreal experiences, blurring the line between reality and the extraordinary.

Mar 31, 2025 • 1h 35min
RELOADED | 110: Time Travelers, Dogman, and Demonic Attacks
Episode 110 is a jam-packed show! We first start off talking about some recent time travel conspiracy theories and revisit some well known stories with Wes Germer from Sasquatch Chronicles. Then we speak with Snuffy who witnessed a dogman sighting in rural Pennsylvania. Lastly, we speak with Karl from Australia as he describes a time in his life when he went through a spiritual awakening, and in the process became demonically attacked on several occasions. He tells us what happened and how he put an end to it!
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Mar 28, 2025 • 1h 10min
Egypt’s Forbidden Discovery: Did They Just Find a Buried City?
Derek Olson, an Egypt researcher and host of Stargate Voyager, discusses groundbreaking discoveries beneath the Khafre Pyramid. He shares insights on the use of innovative radar technology revealing massive chambers and a potential buried city. The conversation touches on theories of advanced ancient technologies, suggesting the pyramids may have been power plants. Olson also explores the clash between mainstream Egyptologists and alternative researchers, and fascinating connections to lost civilizations, Nephilim, and the mysteries of ancient artifacts.

Mar 27, 2025 • 20min
Members Preview | 743: Supernatural Surveillance and The Grey Deception
Victor Miguel Rivera, born into a lineage of Mexican shamans, shares his spine-chilling journey through generational witchcraft and spiritual warfare. From leading seances at age seven to experiencing levitation and shocking encounters with alien greys as a teen, his life paints a picture of the supernatural. After embracing faith, the attacks intensified, revealing a darker truth behind these phenomena. Rivera's harrowing tales of shadow figures, demonic voices, and ancestral curses shed light on the struggle between good and evil in the unseen world.

Mar 25, 2025 • 2h 5min
742: Dogman Of The Corn
In episode 742: Dogman Of The Corn, Shane and "The Judge" from From The Shadows Podcast, share a bone-chilling account of an entity that stalked one of their daughters—night after night. It called itself "Wind." It appeared as a little boy with blonde hair and blue bibs, and it whispered through the baby monitor in a dead language no one could recognize. It wanted the child to go outside. In the snow. In the middle of the night. This wasn’t just a haunted house. Wind followed them across towns. Past locked doors. Into new bedrooms. When "The Judge" finally saw it with his own eyes, his daughter began speaking in something guttural, ancient, possibly Sumerian—and then Wind was gone. But not forever.
Years earlier, on a quiet country road flanked by cornfields, "The Judge" came face to face with a creature that shouldn’t exist. It ran through the rows—pacing him, mirroring every move—and when it stepped out, it stood tall like a man, with the head of a wolf and the build of a linebacker. No eye shine. No sound. Just intent. He escaped by seconds, diving into a friend’s pool, heart pounding and reality shattered. Decades later, he would learn the land was built on ancient burial mounds—and that others had seen it too.
Two encounters. Two entities. One terrifying question:
If these things are real… what else is?
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From The Shadows Podcast
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Joel Thomas - ShutUp N Drive
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