In this episode, we venture into County Offaly, Ireland, to explore the chilling history and lingering shadows of Leap Castle. From the bloody feuds of the O’Carroll clan and hidden dungeon discoveries to reports of terrifying apparitions like "The Elemental," we uncover what visitors and owners have witnessed across the centuries. We weigh the claims of paranormal investigators against the arguments of skeptics seeking natural explanations for these unsettling encounters. Tune in as we dissect the evidence and decide whether Ireland's most infamous fortress is truly haunted or if something else is at play.

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In May of 1999, surveyor Zdenko Grbavac discovered a mathematically precise isosceles quadrilateral etched into the barren, moon-like plateau of Velo Tusto Celo on Pag Island. This physical anomaly, where the jagged bedrock suddenly shifts into a uniform layer of small, pale, flattened stones, collided with a decades-long history of unexplained aerial phenomena and silent, luminous objects reported over the region. This episode explores the dual mysteries of the Pag Triangle, investigating the physical ground formation alongside decades of reported sky sightings through the competing lenses of cosmic alternative theories and earth science.

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Head to asylum817.com - the official website of the host and visual artist, Billie Dean Shoemate III

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In August 1954, thousands of believers gathered at Giant Rock in Southern California for a massive spacecraft convention, completely primed by "contactee" speakers describing what aliens from Venus supposedly looked like. The event took a bizarre turn when a strikingly beautiful woman and her two companions walked into the crowd, sporting the exact unusual facial features and intense eyes the speakers had just detailed. Panic and fascination erupted as attendees became convinced they were looking at actual Venusians walking among them—a chaotic mystery that only deepened when the trio reportedly fled into the desert night.

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Head to asylum817.com - the official website of the host and visual artist, Billie Dean Shoemate III

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