October 30, 2015: Halloween Special - Dead Air
Oct 30, 2015
2h 24m
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Art Bell hosts a Halloween special called Dead Air, opening with listener-submitted ghost stories ranging from a glowing Franciscan monk apparition at a California cemetery to a heartbreaking tale of forgiveness from beyond the grave. A retired Las Vegas police officer shares his chilling encounter with a ghostly girl matching a cold case murder victim from 1975.
The program features Barbara Macbeth of the Ghost Investigators Society, who presents rare electronic voice phenomena recordings captured over decades of fieldwork. The EVPs, collected at prisons, cemeteries, military forts, and private homes, include voices of children calling for their mothers, prisoners declaring their own deaths, and spirits pleading for release. Many of these recordings had never been aired publicly before this broadcast.
Callers from around the world share their own encounters, including a haunted hotel in Honduras, a theater ghost in North Georgia, and a doppelganger sighting in Australia. Art and Barbara discuss the nature of consciousness after death, the ethics of Ouija boards, and whether personality persists beyond physical life. A mysterious mouse appearance in Art's studio adds an unexpected layer of strangeness to the evening.
The program features Barbara Macbeth of the Ghost Investigators Society, who presents rare electronic voice phenomena recordings captured over decades of fieldwork. The EVPs, collected at prisons, cemeteries, military forts, and private homes, include voices of children calling for their mothers, prisoners declaring their own deaths, and spirits pleading for release. Many of these recordings had never been aired publicly before this broadcast.
Callers from around the world share their own encounters, including a haunted hotel in Honduras, a theater ghost in North Georgia, and a doppelganger sighting in Australia. Art and Barbara discuss the nature of consciousness after death, the ethics of Ouija boards, and whether personality persists beyond physical life. A mysterious mouse appearance in Art's studio adds an unexpected layer of strangeness to the evening.
Key Moments
Glowing Franciscan monk: Art reads a listener story about a dimly glowing Franciscan monk apparition disappearing into a caretaker house wall.
EVPs retain personality: Barbara Macbeth's EVP work is introduced as voices retaining emotion and personality after physical death.
Prison tower EVP setting: Macbeth sets up a prison recording tied to two prisoners killed in a tower during a riot.
Cold-case ghost girl: A retired Las Vegas officer connects his apparition of a young girl to a cold-case file review.