Necronomicast Podcast and Benson Theatre proudly presents: Historic Haunted Heartland: An Evening of Ghosts and Legends with Dave Schrader, Jeff Belanger, and Steve Berg. Hosted by Brian J. Corey There will be talks, meet and greets, and more! Tickets go on sale July 2025.
Christmas time is truly the darkest and creepiest time of the year filled with devilish creatures lurking in the shadows waiting to get us. There are violent and dangerous monsters from all over northern climes who have been hunting naughty children for centuries. From shapeshifters to mountain trolls, to elves, to heavy-handed cohorts of Saint Nicholas, the Christmas holiday has been filled with ghosts and monsters ready to dole out punishment to those who need it. Tonight, Dave Schrader is joined on The Paranormal 60 by long-time friend, author Jeff Belanger to delve into the folklore and frights featured in his newest book, The Fright Before Christmas: Surviving Krampus and Other Yuletide Monsters. Watch the interview below, or subscribe to the audio-only version on Apple Podcasts.
In Mission 148 the Mother Ship goes on the search for Chicago’s most famous phantom hitchhiker at this year’s Chicago Ghost Conference. Our panel guests include: Larry Arnold (spontaneous human combustion expert and author of Ablaze), Josh Gates (star of the Syfy Channel’s Destination Truth), Dave Schrader (host of Darkness Radio), Chris Fleming (from “Dead Famous,” “Ghost Hunters,” and “Ghost Adventures”), and Ursula Bielski (author, investigator, and founder of Chicago Hauntings ghost tours). Can Dr. Dreck beam an actual ghost aboard the Mother Ship? Tune in to find out!
In Mission 141 the Mother Ship touches down at the 4th Annual Michigan ParaCon in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan! We continue our quest for the elusive “Yooper,” and visit with a distinguished panel that includes: Loren Coleman, Christopher Quaratino, Dave Schrader, John E.L. Tenney, and Rev. Tim Shaw. We discuss the paranormal in the media, evidence, and the evolution of paranormal research. Don’t miss it!
In Mission 130, the Mother Ship returns to Gettysburg, Pennsylvania for the Phenomenology 105 conference! There we abduct a panel of speakers to discuss spirit communication devices. Our guests include: Darkness Radio’s Dave Schrader, Haunted Collector’s Brian Cano, Psychic Medium Chris Fleming, Ouija Board expert Robert Murch, and historian and collector Brandon Hodge. Can you use spirit communication devices to navigate Pennsylvania roads? Tune in to find out!
In Mission 116 the Mother Ship set down this past weekend as part of the Darkness Radio “End of Days” event at the Stanley Hotel in Estes Park, Colorado. We talked about the hotel that inspired Stephen King to write The Shining, and we met with some of the speakers including: Dave Schrader, Mark Anthony, Bill Chappell, Chris Fleming, Billy Tolley, and Aaron Goodwin!
In Mission 106 we take the Mother Ship out to Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan to the 3rd Annual Michigan Paranormal Conference at the Kewadin Casino. We abduct an esteemed panel of speakers including: John Zaffis from Syfy’s Haunted Collector, author and researcher Rosemary Ellen Guiley, Kris Williams from Syfy’s Ghost Hunters, and Ghost Hunters International, Bloodstains author and great great grandson of H.H. Holmes, Jeff Mudgett, and Darkness Radio host and author Dave Schrader. We discuss the nature of reality as it relates to the paranormal, plus we take everyone on a quest for the elusive cryptid: The Yooper. Dr. Dreck finds evidence, and the crew corners one. Don’t miss it!
In Mission 104 we explore the ghosts of Eastern State Penitentiary at the Darkness Radio 2012 Scared Straight event in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania! The live audience of Oddballs were treated to an esteemed panel of guests including: George Noory from Coast to Coast AM, Aaron Goodwin from Ghost Adventures, Dave Schrader and Tim Dennis from Darkness Radio, Brian J. Cano from Haunted Collector, and Bill Chappell from Digital Dowsing. We talk about this great old haunted prison, where the paranormal is going, and how and why we deal with the unexplained. Don’t miss it!
In Mission 98 we explore the real Dracula with author and talk show host, Dave Schrader. Schrader just returned from a trip to Romania where he traced the steps of Vlad “The Impaler” Tepes from his birthplace, to the castles where he was imprisoned, to his final resting place. Don’t miss a field report filed from atop Dracula’s real castle, Dr. Dreck introduces Dracola, and more vampires in the news! For more information on attending next year’s Dracula hunt in Romania, click here.
In Mission 92 the Mother Ship lands in prison! We stop by Mansfield, Ohio, to visit the notoriously haunted Ohio State Reformatory during a Darkness Radio event. In this mission, we abduct a special panel of guests including psychic medium Michael Parry, Aaron Goodwin and Billy Tolley from Ghost Adventures, the Ghost Cop Stacey Jones, and Darkness Radio’s Dave Schrader. We apologize for the low sound quality, it’s tough to capture audio in a giant prison. Or maybe the ghosts were meddling again? Tune in to find out!
