S5 E13: The Hoia-Baciu Forest - Portals, Poltergiests, & The Dead Zone
In this week’s episode, Woody and Tyler head deep into the heart of Transylvania to explore one of the strangest, most unnerving places on Earth:Hoia-Baciu Forest—a dense, twisted woodland often called theBermuda Triangle of Romania.
Locals say it’s cursed.
Visitors report ghost sightings, lost time, and physical attacks.
And somewhere in the center? A perfectly circulardead zonewhere nothing grows... and everything feels wrong.
From disfigured faces in the trees, to UFO sightings, to a little girl who vanished—and reappearedfive years laterwearing the same clothes—this episode is packed with some of the most chilling high-strangeness we’ve ever covered.
Whether you think it’s haunted, a portal to another realm, or just a glitch in reality, one thing is clear:
Something is very, very wrong with this forest.
In this episode we cover:
The legend of the missing shepherd and 200 sheep
Poltergeist activity and disembodied voices
The mysterious dead zone in the forest’s heart
Documented UFO sightings (including footage and photos)
Infrasound, magnetic anomalies, and electromagnetic chaos
Theories: portals, aliens, Atlantis—and everything in between
Be warned: the forest watches back.
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SHOW INFO:
Hosts & Producers:Woody Brown & Tyler Bence
Recorded At:Midnight Radio Studios
Sound Wizardry:Woody Brown (Sound Design, Editing, & Music) & Tyler Bence (Mixing, Mastering, & Art Design)
Outro Jam:"Ghost Story"by The Modern Society
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