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 far darker. The basement of this home appears to be holding dozens of hostile, negative entities, including a powerful shadow figure with violent intentions.
As the investigation unfolds, we talk about:
• A terrifying concentration of negative spirits in one location
• Physical injuries, scratches, and life-altering accidents
• Trauma, PTSD, and how past abuse may intersect with paranormal experiences
• The psychological vs. paranormal question (and where it breaks down)
• Why doors, stairs, and basements are never just architectural features on The Dead Files
• Also don’t forget the side quests: Minnesota weather, headaches, and sleep socks (yes or no?)
It’s disturbing. It’s emotional. And it raises one big question:
How the hell do you end up with fifty bad dead people in your basement?
So, grab your footie jammies, and join us where… The Activity Continues.
Content Warnings
This episode contains discussion of:
• Childhood sexual abuse
• Suicide
• Miscarriage / infant loss
• PTSD and trauma
• Self-harm
• Physical injury and medical trauma
Listener discretion is strongly advised. Also, while Amy and Steve's swears are bleeped on TV, ours are not.
Chapter Markers
00:00:00 Intro
00:00:39 Hello and Welcome!
00:01:17 Content Warning
00:02:35 Side Quest: Woodpecker of a Headache
00:04:13 Side Quest: PS We’re Frozen
00:06:14 False Start #3: We’re Still Cold
00:10:44 Actual Start! Overview, finally
00:12:24 Segment One – The Set Up
00:34:41 Segment Two – Diggin’ Tru
00:52:11 The Sketch
00:53:04 Segment Three – The Reveal
01:07:34 Research and Rabbit Holes
01:22:28 Next Time
01:24:03 End Credits
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The Dead Files Official Podcast: https://pod.link/1642377102
The Activity Continues is a paranormal podcast where soul friends Amy and Megan chat about true crime, ghost stories, hauntings, dreams, and other paranormal stuff including the TV show, The Dead Files. Our recaps are full of recurring jokes about recurring tropes.
We also occasionally do interviews with people from the paranormal world, with the goal of learning from others. We think you’ll really benefit from the things these people have to say.
This episode was recorded on January 21,2026 and released on February 5, 2026.
Disclaimer:
This podcast is in no way affiliated with Warner Brothers, HBOMax, the Travel Channel, Painless TV, or the TV show The Dead Files or any of its cast or crew. We’re just fans who love the show and want to build a community of like-minded people who would enjoy hanging out and discussing the episodes and similar content.
Credits:
Hosted by: Amy Lotsberg and Megan Simmons
Production, Artwork, and Editing: Amy Lotsberg at Collected Sounds Media, LLC. https://www.collectedsounds.com/
Theme song. “Ghost Story” and segment music by Cannelle
Background music: “Beyond the Stars” by Chris Collins
