That’s Just the Dead, Calling Your Name

A demon, a Nazi spirit, or some other “Visitor”? Chris can’t quite pin down the true nature of the malicious entities in either of his childhood homes. Listen with us and see if you can solve these paranormal mysteries from NYC.

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About the Guest: Chris, Co-Host of The Wandering Road

Chris is a co-host of The Wandering Road Podcast, a show that explores paranormal and spiritual themes a little more seriously than Homespun Haints does. The podcast is available on several platforms, including Apple Podcasts. Follow TWR on YouTube, TikTok @ twrpodcast, IG @TWRoadPodcast, Twitter @TWRoadPodcast, and FaceBook. To tell your paranormal story on their show, write to them at twroadpodcast@gmail.com.

Tormented by Duendes as a Child

Chris tells us the story of his first paranormal encounter as a kid growing up in The Bronx. Were those strange, short creatures he saw in his mom’s bedroom duende? He only remembers it happening once, but his super-Catholic mom says it was actually many more times, always around 3am. She’d seen the little people too, validating what he saw.

Then they moved to Queens, where his experiences were to be a whole lot more terrifying.

Paranormal Mysteries in Queens

His Aunt called them “visitors.” They turned on the stereo when nobody else was home. Then came the heavy footsteps from the attic, as soon as the lights were out. Chris’ dad blamed pigeons and squirrels. But that didn’t explain the 3 am growling. Or the 3 knocks on the front door that repeatedly happened when nobody was there.

Chris wasn’t the only one in the house to experience the paranormal during the witching hour. His cousin saw an inexplicable light, moving from the bathroom to the basement and back, for hours. When his aunt was home alone, she’d hear heavy footsteps coming from Chris’ empty room. Then his other aunt got bodily thrown out of the bathroom by an unseen force. His grandmother couldn’t sleep, for all the voices in the house. Then, the ghost confronted and threatened his mom, choking her with invisible hands. His sister had an imaginary friend named Andy, a kid who dressed in a 1920’s sailor suit and wasn’t allowed to leave the block. Chris would hear his name being called in his family’s voices, which his mother warned him not to listen to.

Later, the neighbors revealed that the previous residents were allegedly Satanists. Chris’ family bought the house as-is, full of the previous resident’s furniture…and old WWII Axis memorabilia.

Paranormal Stories from NYC

This isn’t the first paranormal story from NYC we’ve heard.

• Her Broken Heart Broke Her Reality, But Not the Bottle
• Ghost Trucks of New York
• Korean Folklore, Death Days, and the Haunted Queens Apartment
• Quarantined with a Ghost
• Will You Share Your Nightmares?
• Ghosts Make Great TV: Reliving the Past, Episode By Episode

Adult Chris Kept Getting Haunted

We didn’t have enough space in this episode for all of Chris’ paranormal stories! Once you’ve listened to this episode, head over to Patreon for bonus content about all the haunted places Chris has lived since he moved out of the allegedly Satanic Queens duplex.

The Full Tortoise Video

Of course, we have to include the full video of the tortoises mentioned at the beginning of the episode. Here you are, and you’re welcome (or sorry?).

Can You Debunk Chris’ Stories?

Chris’ paranormal encounters in NYC were intense and terrifying, but also mysterious. From the UAP light that followed him and his mom home, to the entity that threatened the lives of the entire family, the experiences led Chris to a spiritual awakening. And yet, he still craves an explanation, pleading with listeners to give him a better rationale than pigeons and squirrels.

Can you figure out what was lurking in that Queens duplex? Or better yet, can you scientifically explain all of the phenomena Chris described in the episode? Or are you like us, just having a mysteriously spooky day?