Episode 24 - Beyond The Veil's "Trapped in the Closet" Part 24

Greetings Listeners!

On this episode, we take a look at the Top 10 Creepy Mysteries You've Never Heard Of!

Blair takes us through his Healthy Sexuality Tip of the Week

We also take some time to catch up and talk about some great movies we've seen recently.


*Mild spoilers for Skyfall included! You've been warned*


Last but certainly not least, we talk a bit about something cool that may be in our future...



Listen to us through iTunes, Stitcher or through the direct download link below. Much love!

http://beyondtheveil.libsyn.com/beyond-the-veil-s-trapped-in-the-closet-part-24

- The Beyond the Veil Team


Music From This Episode

"Jack The Ripper" by The Horrors

The Horrors - "Strange House" on Amazon


"Science Killer" by The Black Angels

The Black Angels - "Directions To See A Ghost" on Amazon

Episode 21 - Beyond the Veil Knows How to Finish a Race

Greetings Listeners!

We're back for another regular episode, and we have some great stuff for you guys this week. On top of our usual ramblings, we managed to dig up some extremely odd stories that have been floating around the news recently.

Download through iTunes or directly from the link below:

http://traffic.libsyn.com/beyondtheveil/Episode_21_-_BtV_Knows_How_to_Finish_a_Race_edit.mp3

Toy Bunny Helps Bust Cannibal Child-Porn Ring

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/48502531/ns/us_news-crime_and_courts/#.UCbaCaNdATc

Doctor waterboards his 11-year old daughter

http://news.nationalpost.com/2012/08/09/delaware-doctor-jailed-after-being-accused-of-waterboarding-11-year-old-daughter/

Police pursue a dead man in a high speed chase.

http://www.lvrj.com/news/man-dies-in-central-valley-shooting-165088276.html

Boat mysteriously sinks on the same day as his owners burial

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/story/2012/07/30/nl-shrimp-boat-sinks-730.html


Per usual, we would greatly appreciate any feedback or stories, and we hope you enjoy the episode!

-The Beyond the Veil crew

Music

"Samsara" and "Unrest" by Parkway Drive from the album Deep Blue

Parkway Drive - Deep Blue from Amazon

Carry On Wayward Son: Death Tour 2012 - Episode Companion

Greetings, and welcome back to a very special Beyond the Veil Podcast Episode Companion!

The newest episode has been up for some time now, but if you haven't checked it out yet, you can get it through iTunes or through the link below.

http://beyondtheveil.libsyn.com/episode-18-carry-on-wayward-son-death-tour-2012

This edition is going to be a little bit more like a travel journal than a normal companion, since the main focus of this episode was the amazing trip we took to some of the haunted places in the upper Midwest. So here goes. Enjoy!

June 7th, 2012

They buy MOST things of value

Murder room? You be the judge

We began our journey bright and early on Thursday morning, with our sights set on our first destination: Brookings, South Dakota. Gassing up my car (henceforth called by his name, Leo. Short for Leonidas) at a Holiday near Medina, we purchased some essentials. I got some Arizona Green Tea, Blair got some chocolate milk, and Marc and Mr. B got some Jalapeno Beef Jerky (which smelled like fucking bull shit). We set out on the open road, we banged out some sweet tunes and we bonded. 4 short hours later, we arrived in Brookings with hunger in our hearts and urine in our bladders. We had a place in mind to eat at; the kind of place that you could order a huge burger and ask them to slap a fried egg on that sumbitch. It was called the Ram, and it was fucking closed. C'est la vie, as the Japanese would say. We entered a small pawn shop to piss and contemplate our next move. This store was cool, and pretty creepy actually. We decided to go to a small pizza place to eat, and had some great food.

To deter shoplifting...

Bonus points for the Titanic print

After that nice little pit stop, we went full bore south, heading toward our next destination: Blair, Nebraska. No relation to Blair Byrnes. Let me start by saying that South Dakota doesn't have a lot going on. Dusty roads, open plains, and occasionally a cool hill or two. Also, we had a fucking SD Highway Patrol car follow us for 20 miles and I had no clue what the speed limit was. Fucking bullshit. Either way, we made it safely to Blair right around dusk, and checked in to our sweet motel. We unpacked, and headed out to Freemont, Nebraska for some food and our first paranormal stop on our journey. After filling our bellies at the local Village Inn, we headed to Barnard Park, which was reputed to be haunted.

Barnard Park

This park was much smaller and less remote than we thought. It's about one city block in size, and is surrounded by the busy main drag of the town, so we never had a silent or private moment even in the middle of the night. So we investigated the park and the grounds, and took some pics for good measure. We could see this park being very creepy, but with all the people around, we just weren't feeling it.

Creepy gazebo

Supposedly haunted bench.

Blair takes the carousel for a ride

Kind of ominous...

Feeling underwhelmed, we returned to Blair to get ready for bed and plan our next move. After a long day of driving and eating, we fell asleep quickly and with excitement in our hearts for what lay in store for the next day.





June 8th, 2012

As the bright Nebraska sun beamed through our window on Friday morning, we had our plan firmly in place. Head to Hummel Park in Omaha, grab a bite to eat downtown, and hit the road for the rest of day.


Hummel Park

Looking down the mystery stair

Now this was the exact opposite of Barnard Park. It was enormous and we got seriously lost looking for the staircase of death. For those who don't remember us talking about it previously, this staircase will apparently give you a different number of steps going up and going down. Well, we found this was true; but by no means is this supernatural. The staircase is HUGE. It tires you out, and counting almost 200 steps while tired is just asking for your memory to fuck you up a little bit. Myth busted. It was still cool though.

Looking up the mystery stair

Looking... down? I can't really tell

Downtown Omaha was one of the coolest places we ended up going. It was just awesome. The skyline was cool, the buildings were nice and the restaurant we went to was incredible. It was called the Upstream Brewing Company, and holy shit, was it fantastic. Anyway, after food, we headed out for our next destination, Lawrence, Kansas.

The drive to Kansas was quite scenic. There were lots of cemeteries on high hills along the roadside, and it was amazing to see. We tried to stay at a motel right on the highway in Lawrence, but it smelled like a hobo's asshole, so we packed up and headed for the Best Western. The room we booked there was excellent. As the daylight waned, we headed west to Stull, to see the supposed gateway to Hell.

Stull Cemetery

Delightful

Look at how nice this goddamn cemetery is...

What we found instead was a beautiful graveyard that was immaculately tended and brightly lit. It exuded absolutely no menace at all; it was a place that I would want to be buried one day.



I have no clue how the rumors of this place started, but I'm almost certain they are unwarranted. Nice place. If that's a gateway to Hell, my afterlife may be more pleasant than I was led to believe.

Gateway to Hell? Or Gateway to Delight?

Back in our motel room, we prepared for the biggest stop on our journey that was just a brief sleep away. With ambition and excitement powering our souls, we drifted off into sleep.


 June 9th, 2012


 After we excitedly packed and wished Lawrence our best, we began the long drive to Villisca, Iowa where our ultimate destination awaited: The Villisca Murder House.

Villisca Murder House

Main bed. Husband and Wife murdered here

 We pulled Leo into a parking spot in a small park in the center of Villisca, and right away, something wasn't right in the town. It was early Saturday afternoon, and not a single soul could be seen downtown. Everything looked closed; indeed, that may have been the case.

Under one of the kid's beds

Attic, where the killer supposedly hid

We stopped into a tiny dinner called TJ's and had some very good (and very cheap) food, and hoofed it to the murder house. When we got there, the house looked down at us and filled us with a slight sense of dread. Nothing outrageous, but something was definitely 'off' about the place. We paid our money to tour the house, and set off inside.

 The house was tiny, and it was filled with items that were authentic to the year 1912, when the grisly murders of 8 people occurred inside it. It was hot, claustrophobic, and I can't say I was a big fan of the feelings I got while inside it. Of all the places we visited, this was one that did not disappoint. It filled me with dread, and the feeling of looking at the beds where small children were bludgeoned to death will stay with me for quite some time.

With our main mission now complete, we decided that we weren't quite done with this death trip yet, and we remembered another thing we covered in a previous episode; the Black Angel in Council Bluffs. Being only an hours drive away, we couldn't say no.

The house from the front.

When we finally arrived (after being lost in the city of Council Bluffs for a fair amount of time), the Black Angel towered above us and filled us all with a sense of wonder. There was nothing evil or malevolent about this statue; it was beautiful beyond belief. After some quiet reflection, we got back inside Leo and made our way back Home.

The Black Angel

I don't think we'll ever forget that trip. It was a great bonding experience for all of us. We got to grow as individuals and as a group. The experiences we had and the changes it helped facilitate will only strengthen our resolve to make the best damn Paranormal/Comedy/Random Shit podcast ever recorded. Thanks again to all of our fans. You guys are what keeps us going and putting the work into making this happen.

Much love,
-The Beyond the Veil Crew


Music From This Episode

"Carry On Wayward Son" - Kansas

"Stand By Me" - Ben E. King

7/30/2012 - Site Update!

Greetings everyone!

I know it's been a long time since this site has been updated (or since a new podcast has been released for that matter), but I just wanted to take this opportunity to let the avid readers of this blog know that we have not abandoned the site!

Sure, things have gotten crazy in our lives. We seem to be having less and less time to record, and with that we just haven't been able to maintain our Episode Companions. It's a damn shame, I know...

But fear not! Starting with our highly anticipated next pod, the Episode Companions will be back with a motherfuckin' vengeance! More info on the episode, more stories and links to the stuff we talk about, and maybe (just maybe) a special version of our much-loved trivia games for all to play.

But wait, there's more! Since our last episode has been almost universally voted as our best yet, we thought it was just wrong to leave out an Episode Companion. So, in the coming days, you will see a full companion for "Carry On Wayward Son: Death Tour 2012", complete with all the info and sweet pictures we took on our road trip!

Also, aside from just letting you know when new episodes are available, Beyond the Veil will be posting articles and stories that are relevant to our interests. In other words, the blog is far from dead. Stay tuned everybody, and keep the lights on. Shit's about to get fucking grimy.

-Donovan

Beyond the Veil Podcast - Episode 11 Companion - The Revenge of Seamus O'Flanneran

Hello and welcome to this special St. Patty's Day edition of Beyond the Veil!

Today we attempt to take a look at some spooky Irish legends and ghost stories. Of course, we get side tracked. Download it through iTunes or through the direct link below.

http://beyondtheveil.libsyn.com/beyond-the-veil-podcast-episode-11-the-revenge-of-seamus-o-flanneran

As promised, here are links to what we talked about in the show. Go ahead and read up on Irish folklore!

http://www.scarystories.ca/GhostStory/Banshees-And-Other-Death-warnin.html

http://www.scarystories.ca/GhostStory/Haunted-Places.html

http://www.scarystories.ca/GhostStory/Haunted-Houses-In-Moghs-Half.html

http://www.scarystories.ca/GhostStory/Haunted-Houses-In-Conns-Half.html

http://www.irelandseye.com/paddy3/preview.htm


Enjoy, and see you all next week!


Music for the show

"Turkish Song of the Damned" - The Pogues

"The Broad Majestic Shannon" - The Pogues

Beyond the Veil Podcast - Episode 9 Companion "It's Leap Day, Real Life is for March"

Hello faithful listeners, to Episode 9!

Download through iTunes, or through the direct download link below:

http://beyondtheveil.libsyn.com/episode-9-it-s-leap-day-real-life-is-for-march

This week, we tried (and failed miserably) to find stories about Leap Day.

So we just talk randomly for a while.

Enjoy, and as always, please leave us some feedback!


Also, we wish to pay our respects to the great Davy Jones, who passed away and made everyone's Leap Day a little darker. May you be at peace little buddy.

Music in this episode

Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds - "Up Jumped the Devil"

The Monkees - "Daydream Believer"


Peace and Love,
-The BtV Crew

Beyond the Veil Podcast Episode 8 Companion - Do Shapeshifters Dream of Electric Sheep?

Hello and welcome to Episode 8 of Beyond the Veil Podcast!

Today we go 3 Inception levels deep to discuss dreams and nighttime terrors. Stick with us folks, things are about to get weird.

If you haven't subscribed through iTunes yet (and shame on you if that's the case), here is the link to download the show directly.

http://beyondtheveil.libsyn.com/episode-8-do-shapeshifters-dream-of-electric-sheep-

Per usual, we talk about cool stuff this week. First off:

The clip at the beginning of the show was from the very awesome show Fringe. Definitely check it out if you haven't before!

Next up:

Alan Wake's American Nightmare Trailer





Now:

Into the meat of the episode, here is a very informative article on sleep paralysis, which we discuss in detail.

Sleep Paralysis

Beyond that, most of the content in this episode is off of our domes. Kinda scary, I know.


Music this week is pretty dreamy. Get it?!?


Hans Zimmer - "The Dream is Collapsing" from the Inception soundtrack. 

Zooey Deschanel - "Dream a Little Dream of Me"


See you next week everyone! 

Beyond the Veil Podcast - Episode 7 Companion - "Uh No Def Not"

Welcome to Episode 7 of Beyond the Veil Podcast!

Today we go a bit off the rails, and as such, we don't talk about a whole lot that requires this companion. As always though, we did come up with a little something. Download through iTunes, or from the link below.

http://beyondtheveil.libsyn.com/episode-7-uh-no-def-not-

Enjoy!


Valentine's Day Ghost Encounter

St. Valentine's Day Massacre

The music used at the start of the show was titled "A Corpse in my Bed" by Creature Feature.
 It is used with the utmost respect for Fair Use, and we strongly suggest visiting Amazon or iTunes and picking up their music. 

Thanks for listening, and please remember to give us some feedback!

Beyond The Veil on Twitter and YouTube

Hello listeners and readers, I am happy to reveal that Beyond The Veil now has a YouTube channel and a Twitter account!

Our Twitter handle is @VeilIsLifted
Now we can use our tweet machines to interact with our fans much, much more! So please if Twitter is the only way you wanna talk to us and leave feedback, please follow us.

Our YouTube channel is BeyondTheVeilPodcast

I put up 4 little vids I took at the MIA, so enjoy!

~~ Mr. B

Beyond the Veil Podcast - Episode 6 Companion - "The Great Iowa Blackface Debacle"

Hello faithful listeners, and welcome to Episode 6 of Beyond the Veil!

As always, please subscribe through iTunes! If you choose not to however, you can find the link to our Lib Syn page below.

http://beyondtheveil.libsyn.com/episode-6-the-great-iowa-blackface-debacle-


First off, this week we say hello to Marc, our newest voice here on the show!




After a little messing about, we get right into it. This week we focus on three creepy stories from our neighboring state of Iowa. All of these stories come courtesy of Prairieghosts.com. Check them out for more cool ghost stories.

The Black Angel of Oakland Cemetery

The Millville Poltergeist

The Villisca Murder House

To lighten the mood after those creepy stories, we play a couple of games!

In "Dead or Not So Dead" we are read 4 stories of bizarre deaths by Mr. B. Only one of the crazy stories is made up!

And in "To B or not to B", Mr. B reads off the synopsis' of 4 terrible sounding B-movies, and we have to guess which one is made up. Good times are had by all!



As always, licensed music is courtesy of the Ioda Promonet.

The Emergency
"We Got the Horror" (mp3)
from "We Got The Horror"
(FERAL MEDIA)

Buy at Napster
Buy at iTunes Music Store
Buy at Amazon MP3
More On This Album



Stellar Corpses
"Leave A Stellar Corpse" (mp3)
from "Respect The Dead"
(HairBall8 Records)

Buy at iTunes Music Store
Buy at Amazon MP3
More On This Album

If you enjoy the show, please leave some feedback for us, we'd love to hear from you!

Beyond the Veil Podcast - Episode 5 Companion - DJ IAmBecomeDeath Presents "The Deal is This..."

Greetings listeners!

Welcome to Episode 5, or if you prefer, Episode 4 - Part 2.

Download the episode now from iTunes! Or, if you prefer, through the direct download link below:

http://beyondtheveil.libsyn.com/episode-5-dj-i-am-become-death-presents-the-deal-is-this-


This week, we present to you our full interview with John, from the Minneapolis Institute of Art.

Throughout the episode, you may notice some soundclips from a few cool sources. And, as usual, we make a few references to pop culture. Links to this awesome stuff are below:

The Woman in Black
Supernatural
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia

Until next time listeners.

Much love,
-BtV Crew

Beyond the Veil Podcast - Episode 4 Companion - DJ IAmBecomeDeath presents "Probably Boston"

DJ IAmBecomeDeath presents "Probably Boston" - Part 1

Hey everyone! The latest episode is available now! Download it through iTunes or through the direct download link below:

http://beyondtheveil.libsyn.com/episode-4-dj-i-am-become-death-presents-probably-boston-

Check out our in-depth notes below.

We begin our journey this week on a somber note. The 4th anniversary of Heath Ledger's untimely death has passed up by. As big fans of the man's work, we offer up a moment of silence in honor. Below you'll find a fantastic tribute written just after his death by "Dark Knight" director Christopher Nolan.

http://www.thedailybeast.com/newsweek/2008/01/26/charisma-as-natural-as-gravity.html


Now on to the meat of this episode: our first field visit! We went to the Minneapolis Institute of Arts, and we had a fantastic time. You can read more about the museum at their official website, listed below.

http://www.artsmia.org/


And what a great visit it was. We took tons of pictures and had a lot of good experiences for you guys to enjoy. The pics are all posted up in the 2 previous posts, so I implore you to check them out.

Random Awesomeness

http://theveilislifted.blogspot.com/2012/01/minneapolis-institute-of-art-field.html

Rooms We Investigated

http://theveilislifted.blogspot.com/2012/01/minneapolis-institute-of-art-field_25.html


We take you on an audio journey through the areas of the museum that are reputed to be the most haunted. What we find is sometimes creepy, oftentimes sketchy, and always exciting.

And at the end of the day, we have enough material for a second part! We teased you with a brief audio clip, but next week on Beyond the Veil, we will unleash the entire interview we had with John. We'll laugh, we'll cry, and we'll discuss ritualistic cannibals in Minnesota. Be sure to tune in!


Music for this show was produced and recorded by DJ IAmBecomeDeath

Minneapolis Institute of Art - Field Visit - Investigation Photos

Here are some pics we took while doing our walkthroughs of the "hotspots" around the museum.