Recap Episodes

In this episode, we wrap up our three-part Death Valley series by diving into the 2000 documentary Amargosa—and let’s just say… we had thoughts. We get into Megan’s slow burn experience with the film (it took about an hour to click… but when it did, it really did), while Amy was immediately charmed by its very specific “1970s educational film” vibe—grainy footage, questionable cinematography, and all. Somehow, this thing both feels amateur and also won an Emmy, which… we’re still processing. ...

Recapping The Dead Files “Death Valley” (Season 2 Episode 19) which aired May 17, 2013. This is the first episode in our three-part series based on this episode of The Dead Files. In this episode, we switch things up and go back to our roots—Amy watches the episode and recaps it for Megan, who comes in completely blind (and highly caffeinated). What starts as a simple desert haunting quickly turns into a “wait… what is this place?” situation. We talk about the bizarre reality of D...

This week we’re recapping The Dead Files “Buried” (Season 14, Episode 11) which originally aired February 3, 2023. Amy and Megan close out their Ohio series with a case that somehow includes: teachers recommending paranormal investigators, a basement ghost who apparently runs a burial service, and one very stressed nine-year-old who just wants to go back to being a “playful boy.” Along the way, we discuss the truly wild moment when Kingston’s teachers tell his mom she should call The...

Recapping The Dead Files “Demon War” (Season 4 Episode 4) which aired August 2, 2014. There are demons. There are bat faces. There is a mirror moment that made us deeply uncomfortable. And yes, Steve is once again diggin’ tru the archives. But what we really found ourselves talking about? The baby. When a toddler becomes central to a paranormal narrative, things get complicated. We explore the historical threads Steve uncovers, the emotional energy inside the home, and how quickly folkl...

Recapping The Dead Files “Tangled” (Season 10, Episode 2) which aired June 22, 2013 We kick off our Ohio Three-Fer with shadow snakes, basement rage, and a 19th-century commune that absolutely did not get good Yelp reviews from the town. This house isn’t just haunted — it’s rooted. Black vine-like tendrils creep through the land and into the living, and we unpack what happens when depression, history, and paranormal energy all tangle together. We talk Free Love backlash, Victorian mothe...

Recapping The Dead Files “Betrayed” (Season 2 Episode 13) which aired April 5, 2013 We talk mental health threads (this officially completes Amy’s accidental Three-Fer), basement dread, and why being six feet tall does not automatically make you immune to fear. Fred earns MVP Dad status, and we unpack how terrifying it must be to feel like you can’t protect your own kids from something you can’t see. It’s heavy… but it’s also Egg Haba, so we manage to spiral appropriately. Ponder: ca...

Recapping The Dead Files “Satan’s Revenge” (Season 4 Episode 5) which aired August 9, 2014. In this episode of The Activity Continues, we dig into one of the most intense episodes of The Dead Files yet. This was a listener request from long-time supporter, Zoey! Thank you Zoey! Steve and Amy travel to rural Michigan to help a family whose dream home has become a waking nightmare. What begins as reports of footsteps, shadow figures, and unexplained injuries quickly escalates into something ...

Recapping The Dead Files “Am I Crazy?” (Season 1 Episode 6) which aired 2011. This week, we kick off Season 7 by revisiting “Am I Crazy?”, a case that asks a familiar question with an uncomfortable twist: is the homeowner losing her grip on reality, or uncovering a long-buried truth no one wanted exposed? In Great Falls, Montana, Kelly believes she’s being contacted by the spirit of Valeria Gibson, a woman erased from the historical record and dismissed in death as “hysterical.” Through dr...

Ghosts, Guests & Goodbye for now

Recap of The Dead Files episode "House of Mirrors" Season 5 episode 3.

and the Turd in the Car Recapping The Dead Files Fatal Attachment (Season 2 Episode 1) which aired August 10, 2012. This week, TAC digs into one of the most haunting (and surprisingly sweet) early episodes of The Dead Files: Fatal Attachment. A small-town dentist’s office is plagued by strange activity, a sad little girl spirit, and the looming shadow of an abusive father. Amy and Megan unravel the mystery behind Lavina Wall’s tragic story — and discover just how much empathy can tether...

Haunted Prison: A Shadow Devil, 1980 Riot Energy, and a Burned Relic Recapping The Dead Files “Death Sentence” (aka “Prisoner of Shadows”): (Season 1 Episode 19) which aired June 29, 2012. We review a film shoot inside a decommissioned penitentiary, a whispered “Hey,” a client who took home a souvenir (then… burned it), and Amy & Steve breaking protocol mid-case. We unpack why prisons hang onto rage, fear, and you-really-shouldn’t-take-that energy. Expect: shadow-devil vibes...

Recapping The Dead Files “Dead End” (Season 3 Episode 6) which aired August 28, 2015. What’s lurking in the closet? (No, seriously—what is it??) What happens when a small-town Missouri home becomes the hunting ground for a shadow man with a serious vendetta? In this episode of The Activity Continues, Amy and Megan recap The Dead Files Season 3, Episode 6: “Dead End” — where the family’s safety is threatened by something very real, very dark… and very interested in their child. In This P...

A haunted country club, an unsolved murder, and a lot of side-eye at the ‘official story.’ Kindred Spirits (Season 7, Episode 10): The Country Club Murders.

Recapping The Dead Files “Vengeance” (Season 10 Episode 1) which aired July 25, 2015. This week on The Activity Continues, Megan and Amy dive into The Dead Files episode “Vengeance” set in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Recapping The Dead Files, Season 6, Episode 7: Afflicted (Aired June 13, 2015) In this powerful 150th episode, Amy and Megan revisit The Dead Files case titled “Afflicted,” where a single mother in Covington, Louisiana, pleads for help as her family is terrorized by a dark, unseen force. Physical attacks, emotional torment, and a terrifying presence have shattered their home—and possibly their lives. Steve DiSchiavi uncovers a turbulent past filled with addiction, heartbreak, and violent d...

Well, well, well...if it isn’t the consequences of one’s own actions rearing their heads. At least two people in this story are getting their just desserts. In this episode, we head to Seattle to revisit one of The Dead Files’ early cases— This time, Amy and AP dive into "Burned Alive", where a bar owner is dealing with vengeful mist creatures, a bathroom ghost, a possibly syphilitic protector spirit, and a religious woman ghost named Mary whose touch can literally kill you. So, that’s fun...

Dead Files episode recap: Season 10, Episode 1 – “Taken.” Set in Mahwah, New Jersey.

A Haunted Hotel and a Horrible History 🎙️ Revisited: The Palmer House (A Recap of a Recap… of a Haunting?) In this week’s slightly chaotic, definitely spirited episode of The Activity Continues, your hosts Amy, Megan, and AP revisit one of their earliest episodes: The Palmer House Hotel in Sauk Centre, Minnesota. Originally featured in Season 9 of The Dead Files, this location has long been on our paranormal radar—and not just because of the mixing bowls that take flight or the creepy footsteps ...

The Wabasha St. Caves and First Avenue

A Practical Magic Two-fer

a Practical Two-fer

aka Ghostly Grab Ass

and a Restroom for Dogs