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Cliffhanger Paranormal and Cryptid Encounters
Dark Entities & Ancestral Elder Protection: What Followed Cliffhanger
Season 1, Ep. 19
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Since launching Cliffhanger, I’ve noticed something shift around me and my family. Not in belief — that’s always been there — but in frequency, intensity, and tone.
In this year-wrap episode, I step out from behind the mic and share some of the more personal, behind-the-scenes experiences that have unfolded since the podcast began. From unexplained technology failures and strange voices captured during editing, to activity inside my home, missing objects, late-night footsteps, sleep paralysis, and shadow figures seen not just by me, but by my kids as well.
I also open up about an encounter that crossed a line — an incident involving a mimic that appeared in my own house, wearing my likeness, and the impact that had on my family.
But not everything that followed has felt dark or intrusive.
Several guests and listeners have reached out to say activity increased around them after appearing on the show, and in a powerful moment of synchronicity, two independent mediums contacted me days apart with the same message — that an ancestral elder is trying to reach me, offering guidance, protection, and something to be learned.
This episode isn’t about conclusions or labels. I’m not here to tell you what to believe. I’m simply sharing what’s been happening, as honestly as I can, and inviting you to listen, reflect, and decide for yourself.
If you’ve ever noticed things change after paying attention to the unseen,
this one might hit close to home.
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