Shadow people are an enigmatic paranormal phenomenon, possibly an indication that beings from some alternate dimension are attempting to intrude into our world… or they’re just odd tricks of human perception that people have made a lot of assumptions about. In this episode, Matt discusses the history of shadow people as a phenomenon and what they may tell us about the development of folklore in an age of science fiction.
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This episode featured music by Matthew Armstrong and production assistance from Kaylia Metcalfe.
A transcript can be found HERE.
Sources
Mike Signorelli (Religious Explanation)
Moberly-Jourdain incident (time slip and Versailles)
Psychology Today (interview with Rosemary Ellen Guiley)
Sleep Foundation – Sleep Paralysis
Unsolved Mysteries, Season 8, Episode 12
Hanks, Michelle. 2019. Haunted Objects: English Paranormal Investigation and the Material Mediation of Doubt. Nova Religio: The Journal of Alternative and Emergent Religions, Volume 22, Issue 4, pages 60–74.
Hufford, Mark. 2001. An Experience-Centered Approach to Hauntings. In Hauntings and Poltergeists, Multidisciplinary Perspectives. Edited by James Houran and Rense Lange.
Parker, Adrian. 2016. Revealing the Real Madame d’Esperance – A Historical and Psychological Investigation. Journal of Scientific Exploration Vol 30, No. 2: 233-266.
Ricksecker, Mike. 2020. A Walk in the Shadows: A Complete Guide to Shadow People. Haunted Road Media, LLC.
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