🌙 EPISODE 36: They Only Come Out at Night - Sleep Paralysis & Spiritual Warfare with Vicki Joy Anderson

In this episode of Dark Florida, we journey into the unsettling world of sleep paralysis and the unseen forces that move in the dark. I sit down with author and researcher Vicki Joy Anderson, whose book They Only Come Out at Night has become one of the most talked-about explorations into nocturnal attacks, spiritual vulnerability, and the thin line between nightmares and true encounters.

Our conversation dives deep into the nature of sleep paralysis and the entities many people claim to see during these episodes. Shadow figures, beings on the chest, presences that feel intentional rather than imagined. Vicki explains how to discern the difference between an ordinary dream state and a genuine demonic night terror.

We explore the darker side of spiritual warfare, the psychological and spiritual mechanisms behind nighttime attacks, and why certain people seem to be more targeted than others. Vicki breaks down the crucial distinctions between an exorcism and a deliverance, explaining why these two practices are not interchangeable and how each serves a different purpose in confronting spiritual oppression.

Throughout the conversation, we discuss warning signs, vulnerabilities, generational patterns, and the types of doorways. Emotional, spiritual, and environmental. That can allow unwanted encounters to begin. Vicki shares insight into how individuals can protect themselves, how to close these doorways, and what to do if someone feels they are experiencing targeted nighttime visits.

This episode is for anyone who has questioned what truly happens in the borderland between sleeping and waking, or who senses that there may be more to the shadows than the mind alone can explain. Vicki brings clarity to a topic that is often dismissed, misunderstood, or minimized, and she offers grounded, compassionate guidance for listeners who may be facing these experiences themselves.

👤 Guest: Vicki Joy Anderson

Book: They Only Come Out at Night

Vicki's Website: https://www.vickijoyanderson.com/

Vicki's Book "They Only Come Out At Night": https://lamarzulli.net/product/they-only-come-out-at-night/

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Episode 35: The Hidden People of Iceland - Huldufólk, the Supernatural, and the Hidden Realms with Jon

In this week’s episode of Dark Florida, we journey far beyond the cypress swamps and into the stark, enchanted landscape of Iceland. A place where ancient stories linger in the wind and the unseen still walks beside us. 🌋🌫️

My guest, Jon from the 21CD podcast, takes us back to the moment that forever altered his understanding of reality: his encounter with Iceland’s Hidden People at the infamous Killing Poles. What he witnessed wasn’t a flicker in the corner of his eye or a tale handed down through folklore. It was real, undeniable, and deeply transformative.

As Jon recounts this experience, we explore the deeper meaning behind these elusive beings and the role they may play in the greater supernatural world. Our conversation weaves through the surprising parallels between Icelandic elves, the Fae, and the Algonquin lore, and into the idea that these legends may be describing the same interdimensional forces through different cultural lenses. 🧚🏼‍♀️✨

What begins as a story rooted in Icelandic folklore quickly expands into a much wider discussion. One that touches on government cover ups, hidden realms, ancient beings, and the threads that connect supernatural traditions across continents. 🗻

This episode isn’t just about what Jon saw that day. It’s about how encounters like his change us, calling into question what we believe about our world. And what we’re taught to dismiss, and what may be watching us from the places where myth and reality overlap…

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34: Sacred Geometry, Numerology & the Coming Age of Aquarius: A Deep Dive with Leon Bowsky

In this episode of Dark Florida, Brooke sits down with renowned numerologist Leon Bowsky, creator of the Sacred Geometry Numerology system, for a deep and captivating exploration into the hidden architecture of the universe. Together, they unravel how numbers, geometry, and energetic patterns weave through the human experience, guiding our soul paths, shaping collective consciousness, and marking the cycles of our lives. ✨

Leon shares the origins of Sacred Geometry Numerology and explains how numbers transcend simple arithmetic, functioning instead as living frequencies and cosmic blueprints. The conversation dives into the soul-level significance of Life Path numbers, karmic echoes, and the repeating patterns that follow us from lifetime to lifetime. Brooke reflects on her own reading with Leon. One so uncannily accurate it sparked this episode and the two examine how numerology can reveal a person’s gifts, challenges, and the lessons they came into this world to master. 🔢

From there, the discussion expands into the Age of Aquarius, what this shift truly represents, and the powerful energetic changes unfolding over the next few years. Leon offers insight into what numerology predicts for humanity as we move deeper into this new era. The dissolving of old systems, the awakening of intuition, and the rise of a more conscious, interconnected collective. If you’ve been sensing that everything feels different lately, this conversation explains why.

This episode is a thoughtful, mysterious, and perspective-shifting journey into the cosmic mechanics behind our lives. Whether you're already immersed in numerology or just beginning to explore it, you’ll walk away with a new understanding of the subtle forces guiding us all.

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🎙️Episode 33: Seam in the Dream: Demons, UFOs, and the Paranormal with Nathaniel Gillis

In this chilling and thought-provoking episode of Dark Florida, host Brooke Moreland welcomes Nathaniel Gillis, a respected researcher, demonologist, and author whose work explores the haunting overlap between demonology, UFO encounters, and the paranormal.

Gillis proposes that what humanity has come to call “the Phenomenon." Whether alien abduction, shadow entities, or spiritual possession. That it may in fact be the same ancient intelligence manifesting under different masks throughout history. Are we being deceived by something far older and far more cunning than we realize? Is the “alien” presence in our skies really a spiritual or metaphysical force wearing a new disguise for the modern age?

Together, Brooke and Nathaniel dive deep into questions that blur the lines between faith, fear, and reality: the true nature of possession, the manipulation of consciousness through dreams, and the role of deception in extraterrestrial contact experiences. From whispers of demonic mimicry to encounters that defy explanation, this conversation peels back the veil on what might be hiding behind the phenomenon itself. A protointelligence that has shaped our myths, our fears, and perhaps even our evolution.

Tune in as they explore the unsettling possibility that the Phenomenon is not what it seems and that it has always been with us, lurking in the spaces between our understanding and our nightmares.

💀👁️ Expect a deep, intelligent conversation that ties together theology, ufology, and the supernatural. All through the lens of Nathaniel’s decades of study into the unseen forces influencing our world.

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👆🏼Nathaniel's Website: https://parasymposia.com/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAYnJpZBExNnY5Wm9ZbHpncVVpTnhYTHNydGMGYXBwX2lkEDIyMjAzOTE3ODgyMDA4OTIAAR5QMRr0Ud7ivEEo8z0jvHXVLye2OhJy1-LT7t_YtW_1AGCewVJeD1YxhCbClQ_aem_uxqZ8ozVyT3aC2E_FsBrKg

👽 Episode: Lifelong Contact — Alien Encounters, CE-5, and the Interdimensional Connection

In this episode of Dark Florida, host Brooke Moreland sits down with Kathleen Tedder, a lifelong experiencer whose journey into the unknown began in childhood and continues to this day. From alien abductions and telepathic communication to elementals, CE-5 contact, and UFO sightings, Kathleen’s story blurs the line between the physical and the interdimensional.

Throughout the conversation, Kathleen shares intimate details of her earliest encounters and how they shaped her perception of reality. She describes moments of missing time, vivid telepathic exchanges, and otherworldly visitors that seemed to exist both here and somewhere else entirely. As she’s grown, her understanding of these experiences has deepened, revealing an ongoing connection with beings of consciousness, energy, and light that transcend traditional ideas of “extraterrestrial.”

Kathleen opens up about her CE-5 experiences and the process of human-initiated contact. The meditative states, the emotional frequency work, and the unmistakable presence that answers back. We also explore her experiences with elementals and interdimensional beings, and how all of these phenomena may share a hidden link. One that connects UFOs, consciousness, and even Bigfoot in ways that challenge everything we think we know about reality.

This is a haunting, thought-provoking conversation that reminds us that contact isn’t just happening in the sky. It’s happening in the mind, the spirit, and the unseen spaces in between.

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If you’ve had your own strange or unexplained experience with aliens, cryptids, or the paranormal — Brooke would love to hear from you. Reach out or share your story to be featured on a future episode of Dark Florida.

31: The Mysterious Death of Ellen Greenberg - What Happened in Apartment 603?

In this chilling and heartbreaking episode of Dark Florida, host Brooke Moreland takes a deep dive into one of the most baffling and controversial cases of the last decade. The mysterious death of Ellen Rae Greenberg.

Ellen was a beloved 27-year-old schoolteacher living in Philadelphia, newly engaged, planning her wedding, and adored by her students, family, and friends. But in January 2011, she was found dead in her apartment with twenty stab wounds, including several to the back of her neck. And yet, her death was ruled a suicide.

From the moment first responders arrived at the scene, questions began to surface. Why were key witnesses never interviewed? Why was a search warrant issued after people had already entered the apartment and removed evidence? And why did the medical examiner change the ruling from homicide to suicide after meeting with police and the district attorney’s office?

Over the years, Ellen’s parents, Josh and Sandee Greenberg, have fought tirelessly to uncover the truth. Their heartbreaking pursuit of justice has exposed troubling inconsistencies, shifting narratives, and questionable handling of evidence. Despite the mounting forensic doubts and expert testimony, the official cause of death was once again reaffirmed as suicide in 2025. Reigniting public outrage and renewing calls for transparency and accountability.

In this episode, Brooke unpacks the timeline, the crime scene, and the ever-growing list of unanswered questions surrounding Ellen’s death. She explores the theories that have emerged, the shocking developments that continue to unfold, and the haunting reality of how a case like this could remain unresolved for so long.

This is not just a story about mystery. It’s a story about power, process, and persistence. About a family’s unrelenting search for justice and the disturbing gaps that still remain in the official story.

🎧 Turn down the lights, settle in, and listen closely. The details of Ellen Greenberg’s case will stay with you long after the episode ends.

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30: The Crystal Beach Killing - Madman with M.F. Gross

🕯️ 1949 – Crystal Beach, Florida. A peaceful town. A brutal crime. A story too shocking to be fiction.

This week on Dark Florida, I sit down with author M.F. Gross to dive deep into his new book Madman, a chilling true account of one of Florida’s most shocking and forgotten crimes.

At the center of this story is John Calvin “Rastus” Russell. A drifter with a troubled past, a string of arrests, and demons that followed him everywhere. When Russell brutally murdered Norman Y. Browne and viciously attacked his wife in their seaside home, the crime shattered the tranquility of Crystal Beach and left the community reeling. Fear turned neighbors into vigilantes, and what followed was nothing short of chaos: a frantic manhunt, shocking revelations about the victims and their hidden pasts, and a string of twists that could rival the darkest crime fiction.

But this case didn’t end with Russell’s arrest. Secrets emerged about the Browne's, entangling the story in layers of betrayal, scandal, and questions that lingered long after the crime scene was cleared. When Russell escaped custody, the entire state was on edge. With a hurricane bearing down and law enforcement in pursuit, the chase for a madman became one of the most dramatic manhunts in Florida history.

Together, M.F. Gross and I explore the crime, the trial, the escape, and the broader social forces at play in 1940s Florida. From organized crime to the inner workings of Chattahoochee State Hospital. This case, nearly lost to time, is a haunting reminder of how violence, secrecy, and desperation can change a community forever.

If you’re drawn to true crime that reads like a gothic thriller, this episode will transport you back to post-war Florida and into the shadows of a town forever marked by one man’s brutality.

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M.F. Gross Website: https://mfgross.com/

October 17th @ 6:30pm at Crystal Beach Community Center M.F. Gross will be giving a presentation on his book Madman. You won't want to miss that!

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🎙️Upcoming Events with Dark Florida

Moonlit Legends Cryptid Expo - October 11th 4-7pm - Homeland Heritage Park - Homeland, FL

Charlie's Beyond Belief Expo - October 18th - Doors open at 11am - Fort Myers, FL

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🎙️ Episode 29: In the Shadow of Big Red Eye: Bigfoot with Mike Familant

The Florida woods hold secrets, and tonight we’re venturing straight into them. On this episode of Dark Florida, I, Brooke Moreland, sit down with full-time Bigfoot researcher and investigator Mike Familant.

Mike’s story begins right here in the Sunshine State, where a strange encounter in 2011 changed the course of his life forever. Since then, he has dedicated himself to uncovering the truth about Bigfoot through countless expeditions, late-night investigations, and hours of analyzing mysterious evidence. He’s the producer and lead investigator behind the long-running docuseries In the Shadow of Big Red Eye, which documents his raw, unscripted adventures into Bigfoot territory. He’s also the creator of Squatchables, a series that helps new researchers learn how to take their very first steps into the field.

In this conversation, Mike shares his journey from that first eerie encounter in Florida to years of chasing Bigfoot across the Eastern United States. We talk about what it’s like to live the life of a squatcher—what really goes on during a night in the field, and the moments that have left him convinced that Bigfoot is out there. He also opens up about the challenges of being both a researcher and a storyteller, balancing skepticism with passion, and what it takes to keep going after more than a decade of searching.

Whether you’re a longtime believer or just curious about the unknown, this episode will make you look twice at the shadows between the trees. 👣🌲

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📅 Upcoming Live Events

I’ve got a busy fall ahead with some incredible events, and I’d love for you to join me! From Bigfoot to the paranormal and everything in between, I’ll be sharing stories, research, and strange encounters across Florida:

➡️ September 20 – A Day of Florida High Strangeness, Ocklawaha, FL

➡️ October 11 – Moonlit Legends Cryptids Expo, Homeland, FL

➡️ October 18 – Charlie’s Beyond Belief Expo, Tropical Lodge #56, Fort Myers, FL

Come say hi, share your own experiences, and let’s step into the unknown together. 👻🕯️✨

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