This week i am delighted to be talking to Sasquatch and Bigfoot enthusiast and video documenter Dennis Rickman.

From watching Mysterious Monsters as a kid, Dennis has been hooked on Cryptids from an early age, to the point where he created his Youtube Channel Upper Canada Sasquatch.

Dennis explained the differences of various forest animals, and the one growl he heard, that was not recognisable.

Dennis then tells me about the 10-14 inch footprints, and explains how they are not of any human or animal that he knows.

I then asked Dennis if he thought the bigfoot/Sasquatch was a primitive human, human-guerilla hybrid or something else

Dennis then showed me a cast of a 18 inch bigfoot footprint, that he was gifted

Finally we discussed about what the cryptids thing about humans and what would he do if he found the body of a bigfoot.



S2 E21 Dennis Ryckman - Bigfoot Enthusiast and Video Documenter

This week i am delighted to talk too Curtis Riersgard from Purgatory Adventures, Saskatchewan.

From hearing hissing and growls, Curtis had an interest in the paranormal since he was 12 years old. He also experienced his first attachment.

Purgatory Adventures was created when Curtis was 20, and from having rocks thrown at him to hearing ghostly voices

We then discussed various types of paranormal equipment including the SLS (Structured Light Sensor) Camera.

We finally discussed how difficult or easy it was to investigate buildings in Saskatchewan and Ontario, and there was also a quick mention of the local Saskatchewan cryptid the Rougarou.





S2 E20 Curtis Riersgard - Purgatory Adventures Saskatchewan

This week i am delighted to have the return of Tommy Cullum, host of Let's Get Freaky podcast.

We were going to talk about Flower arranging, but Tommy wasn't keen

From seeing floating buildings in the sky, to the release of UFO Files, UFO Whistleblowers and the stories going around about missing UFO related Scientists.

Tommy then told me about his friend seeing a Reptilian on the London Underground and when with his Mother in law, seeing mutating silvery flying objects.

We then discussed the recent controversy of the Patterson Gimlin film, Is Pattie real or Fake?

We finished off, by me asking Tommy about what he had learnt in the 4 years of the Lets get Freaky Podcast, apparently nothing :)





S2 E19 Tommy Cullum - Lets Get Freaky Podcast

Tonight I'm delighted to have Kathleen Marden with me, 

Kathleen is an internationally recognized UFO abduction researcher, author and lecturer.

At age thirteen, Kathleen became directly connected to history when her aunt and uncle, Betty and Barney Hill, reported the first scientifically investigated UFO abduction in U.S. history

From the events that started on the night of 19th September 1961, to the morning of the 20th Kathleen tells me the entire story.

We delved into what happened over the next few years, until the story finally comes to light, after multiple hypnosis sessions.

We also discuss the Zeta Reticuli, the star maps that Betty recalled under hypnosis





S2 E 18 Kathleen Marden - UFO abduction researcher, author, and lecturer				

Today i am delighted to have with me, Mary from Things Netherland and Shane from Ravens Paranormal.

We started off talking about Mary hearing German Jackboots as a child, and Shane's visit from a deceased Great Grandfather.

From investigating with separate teams, to creating their own, and finally collaborating together, we spoke about the problems and issues than can happen with Paranormal Investigation teams.

Mary and Shane shared with me personal stories of visiting cemeteries, as well as how the Dutch Paranormal investigations differ from The UK and North America 

They spoke about how they have experienced Ghosts and Spirits from different nationalities, including American, German and Polish.

We finally spoke about the UFO and Cryptid culture, and their Things Paranormal Netherlands Podcast.



S2 E17 - Things Paranormal Netherlands - Paranormal Investigators

Today i am delighted to speak with Andy 'Decodes' Booth. He's the founder of Alien8UK

From seeing a prism of lights as a child, and watching Arthur C Clarke's mysterious world, to UFO and Cryptid shows, Andy as always been interested in the unusual and unknown.

Andy also told me about seeing a metal ball in the sky, looking for UFO's from his mum's garden and experiencing shared dreams.

We then had an interesting discussion about Andy's Alien in a jar, yes really!

We spoke about Rendlesham forest, Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena and Unidentified Submerged Objects

We then spoke about the existence of Non-human species already being on earth, and finished with a discussion on if irrefutable disclosure happened tomorrow



S2 E16 - Andy Booth Founder of Alien8UK

Today i am delighted to have with me Dr Anne Winsper. Anne is a Parapsychologist, ghost hunter and co-founder of Para-Science Psychical Research and Investigation.

From premonition experiences as a teenager to earning her Degree and PhD, Ann has been fascinated with the Paranormal and time slips for most of her life. She is now a Council Member with the Society of Psychical Research, and specialises in time slips.

I asked Ann, what are time slips, and how do they occur?

We discussed the differences between a timeslip and a haunting, and Ann spoke about how Bold Street in Liverpool England is a hotspot for time slips.

We then discussed a couple of interesting cases that Ann has investigated, as well as one of Ann's personal experiences in Holland.







S2 E15 Dr Ann Winsper - Parapsychologist, Ghost Hunter and co-founder of Para-Science

Tonight I am delighted to have Eric Mintel with me. Eric is a professional jazz musician by night, but even later by night, he's a paranormal investigator.

Eric grew up listening to a lot of Paranormal Stories, but it wasn't until 2016, that Eric created, Eric Mantel Investigates

We spoke about the Beast of Bray Road, bigfoot investigations and the Patterson Gimlin film.

We finished off speaking about the Lady in White, was she malevolent, or a Guardian Angel.

To buy Eric's book, go to  - https://www.amazon.com/Mintel-Investigates-Casebook-Investigations-2016/dp/B0D8HSVTQS?fbclid=IwY2xjawQuoAJleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFQN2FWUVQ5MnFjbG05QW5yc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHqPxC5RHA0fpNV9ml_aiin0_hc3KgfDMYzBxj8b1xFnfQ2Fp3gCkRI_spZuC_aem_iEBp1O8ko_0ccrEoLhtBlw

S2 E14 Eric Mintel - Professional Jazz Musician and Paranormal Investigator

This week on Streamin’ Demons, Jo and Amelie dig into Bonekeeper, the cave horror film from writer-director Howard J. Ford. A group heads into a remote cave system looking for a missing woman and quickly ends up in full creature-feature territory.

The cave setting works, the claustrophobia lands, and the movie gets a big boost from John Rhys-Davies showing up and giving the whole thing some real weight. Jo and Amelie also get into the messier side of it, especially the weak group setup, the questionable “these people are friends” claim, and all the dumb cave decisions that would get people killed even without a monster involved.

It’s flawed, patchy in places, and the creature work could have been stronger, but the pacing moves, the atmosphere works, and both Jo and Amelie agree it’s still a solid, entertaining horror watch.

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Key Moments

Opening chaos – Jo and Amelie introduce Bonekeeper and immediately start side-eyeing IMDb’s description of the group as “six young friends.”

Character confusion – The hosts try to figure out who these people actually are, how they know each other, and why they’re the ones investigating a missing person.

John Rhys-Davies surprise – Jo realizes the professor is John Rhys-Davies and spends a good chunk of the movie delighted that he’s actually in it for more than a throwaway cameo.

Cave logic breakdown – Jo and Amelie tear into the group’s survival decisions, from splitting up to leaving people behind in a pitch-black cave.

Creature effect debate – The monster works better as an idea than as a visual, and Jo argues practical effects would have helped a lot.

Final verdict – Bonekeeper is messy but entertaining, with strong atmosphere, solid pacing, and enough cave horror tension to make it worth watching.

Bonekeeper Breakdown: Cave Horror, John Rhys-Davies & Plot

Tonight I am delighted to have somebody quite local to where I am, Jim Dean. Jim is the creative director for the Haunted Walks in Ottawa.

The Haunted Walks was started in 1995 by Glenn Shackleton, and with Jim starting off as a tour guide in 2003, and 23 years later he is still there.

Jim tells me stories about the Chateau Laurier hotel in Ottawa, including the stolen Roaring Lion Portrait of Winston Churchill.

We then discuss if house bricks can be haunted objects.

I then give Jim 13 minute (his words) to tell me about his paranormal theories, and what is a ghost?







S2 E13 Jim Dean	Haunted Walks Ontario		

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Welcome to the SIPA Paranormal Chronicles, a Weekly Podcast for believers, skeptics, and everyone in between.

Launched by an Ottawa based paranormal team SIPA - Scientific Investigation of Paranormal Activity

Join our enthusiastic host, Lee, as he attempts to unveil a new layer of the mysterious, from chilling tales of ghosts to traditional concepts of the afterlife, From the complex world of demonology to the intriguing world of reincarnation, and from the mysterious world of Cryptids to the Intergalactic world of UFO’s and Extraterrestrials.

Our episodes will be rich with content designed to intrigue and inform and will hopefully unravel some of the mysteries that have captivated humanity for centuries.

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