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Southern Demonology

Southern Demonology

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Southern Demonology is a podcast that explores angelology, demonology, ghosts, spirits, and monsters from antiquity to the modern day through an academic lens.

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  • Doug Bradley Pt 2
    Jul 3 2026

    In Part 2 of this special conversation, Doug Bradley moves beyond horror cinema and into the deeper waters of the paranormal. The discussion turns toward haunted houses, family ghost stories, religious belief, folk practice, Ouija experiences, and the strange tension between skepticism and personal encounter. Along the way, Doug reflects on whether ghost experiences are truly the dead, whether some phenomena may be psychological rather than supernatural, and why certain stories remain impossible to shake.

    The episode also explores Skinwalker Ranch, the possibility of naturally occurring but unexplained phenomena, and Doug’s surprising admission that the subject has made him more open to ideas he once dismissed — including the possibility of portals. If Part 1 was about horror, belief, and the legacy of Pinhead, Part 2 is where the conversation gets stranger, darker, and much more personal.

    #dougbradley, #pinhead, #hellraiser, #paranormal, #ghosts, #hauntedhouse, #hauntings, #spirits, #ouija, #skinwalkerranch, #portals, #supernatural, #paranormalpodcast, #horrorpodcast, #horroricon, #clivebarker, #thewanderingroadpodcast, #southerndemonology, #podcast, #podcastclips, #darkdiscussion, #ghoststories, #supernaturalpodcast, #mystery, #unknown

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    1 hr and 14 mins
  • Doug Bradley
    Jun 26 2026

    In Part 1 of this special two-part conversation, The Wandering Road Podcast and Southern Demonology Podcast sit down with horror legend Doug Bradley for a wide-ranging discussion that goes far beyond Hellraiser.

    Doug reflects on his lifelong fascination with ghosts, horror, mythology, and the paranormal, and explains why he describes himself as a “religious atheist.” From there, the conversation moves into religion, the problem of evil, the Hebrew Bible, demonology, and the strange tension between skepticism and wonder. Doug also shares how horror first entered his life through Hammer films, Poe, Lovecraft, and Tolkien, before looking back on his early creative relationship with Clive Barker and the path that eventually led to Pinhead.

    This first half also includes Doug’s reflections on becoming part of horror history, the legacy of Pinhead, and what it means to leave an indelible mark on the genre decades after the role first appeared on screen. If you want Doug Bradley at his most thoughtful, reflective, and fascinating, this is the place to begin.

    #dougbradley, #pinhead, #hellraiser, #clivebarker, #horror, #horrorpodcast, #horrorinterview, #horrorlegend, #horrorcommunity, #paranormal, #paranormalpodcast, #ghosts, #supernatural, #lovecraft, #edgarallanpoe, #tolkien, #thewanderingroadpodcast, #southerndemonology, #podcast, #podcastclips, #cultclassic, #horrorfans, #cinemahistory, #darkdiscussion, #comingsoon

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    1 hr and 2 mins
  • Nephilim: The Unholy Union of Spirit and Flesh
    Jun 15 2026

    The Nephilim are often remembered as giants, but 1 Enoch presents them as something far more terrifying. In this episode, JJ explores the Nephilim as the product of a rebellion that begins when the Watchers bind themselves in a curse, descend from their proper estate, and force together spirit and flesh in a way that should never have happened. The result is not merely violence on the earth, but a profound violation of the created order itself.

    From Genesis 6 to the Watchers tradition, this episode examines how the Nephilim become the ultimate expression of unlawful mixture, why their destruction in the flood does not fully solve the problem, and how their lingering spirits help explain the origin of evil spirits in later Jewish thought. JJ also explores the haunting Enochic and Essene idea of time as a temple, and why the four “leftover” days outside its perfect order were viewed as especially dangerous.

    This is not an episode about internet myths or giant skeleton nonsense. It is about the theological horror at the center of the Nephilim tradition: what happens when heaven and earth are joined in defiance of God’s order, and why the damage does not stay buried.

    #southerndemonology, #nephilim, #watchers, #1enoch, #genesis6, #secondtemplejudaism, #angelology, #demonology, #hebrewbible, #deadseascrolls, #essenes, #apocalypticliterature, #biblicalstudies, #ancientreligion, #religioushistory, #supernaturalpodcast, #paranormalpodcast, #theology, #spiritualwarfare, #forbiddenknowledge, #evilspirits, #watcherrebellion, #ancientmysteries, #historyofreligion, #southerndemonologypodcast

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    26 mins
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