When caught up in a cult, the line between what’s acceptable and what constitutes abnormal behaviour starts to blur. For one South Korean man in 2011, this lack of clarity appeared to lead to one of the most baffling acts of self-mutilation in recent history...

This episode was written by James Connor Pattinson and Richard MacLean Smith

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When seasoned hiker Kenny Veach claimed to have found a cave in the Nevadan wilderness that made his body vibrate with fear, few believed him. So he set out to find it again, only this time he never came back.

Some believe he made the whole thing up. Others that he had unwittingly stumbled on a secret government location that led right into the heart of Area 51...

This episode was written by Neil McRobert and produced by Richard MacLean Smith

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In the wake of Carl's tragic death, his family find themselves reminiscing about the strange claims he made as a boy - that he had once lived before as a German airman who was shot down over England.

It all seems so fanciful until two years later, when an extraordinary discovery is made, only a few miles from where Carl was murdered...

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Part 2 of Season 08 Episode 21: East of Edon

From the moment he is born, Carl Edon's mother senses there is something a little different about him.

The story he will come to tell, is beyond anything she or anybody else could possibly have imagined...

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The Division of Perceptual Studies at the University of Virginia, was founded in 1967 by psychiatrist Dr Ian Stevenson. By the time of his retirement in 2002, Stevenson had logged over 2,500 cases of apparent reincarnation with varying degrees of credibility.

One case involved a young boy from Middlesbrough, England, called Carl Edon.

It would prove to be one of the most compelling cases that Dr Stevenson ever came across...

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In 1977, farmer Huang Yanqiu is said to have vanished from his village in China's Hebei province only to reappear after a baffling journey across China that defies explanation.

Join us as we unravel this mysterious tale—one marked by inexplicable detainment, shadowy figures, and an alleged experience that challenges the limits of reality.

Written by Diane Hope and Richard MacLean Smith

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In 1657 Shepton Mallet, England, a young boy claims to suffer from a mysterious affliction after a strange encounter with an elderly stranger.

Join us as we delve into this dark, unsettling tale of apparent supernatural terror and unexplained happenings that continue to haunt history...

Written by Neil McRobert and produced by Richard MacLean Smith

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In the early 2000s, a story emerged online about a mysterious sarcophagus unearthed by miners in a remote Siberian village back in 1969. Inside, so they say, was the eerily preserved body of a woman, later dubbed the Tisul Princess—a discovery swiftly seized by Soviet authorities and buried in secrecy.

Decades later, another astonishing find—the Ice Maiden of the Altai Mountains—raised even more questions about ancient civilizations, lost histories, and the blurred line between legend and reality...

Written by Diane Hope and produced by Richard MacLean Smith

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