What if the folklore our ancestors passed down wasn't entertainment—but historical testimony?

Most paranormal content sensationalizes the unexplained. But what happens when we approach these stories with genuine curiosity and respect?

James Cheney's "The Night Visitors" does something different. It explores documented accounts of vampiric entities across cultures and centuries—not the romanticized versions from pop culture, but the serious testimonies people have carried in silence.

These aren't ghost stories. They're accounts of very real experiences: inexplicable energy drain, mysterious time loss, unexplained depletion of resources. Patterns that appear across different continents, different eras, different families.

Here's what makes this approach worth paying attention to:

The podcast treats folklore as historical memory—acknowledging that our ancestors documented what they observed, often with remarkable consistency. Rather than dismiss or sensationalize, it examines these patterns through both cultural context and skeptical inquiry.

Listeners share firsthand accounts without dramatization. Family histories passed down through generations. Experiences people rarely discuss openly because they fear dismissal.

The core message? If you've experienced something similar—that inexplicable nocturnal presence, the lingering exhaustion—you're not alone. And you're not losing your mind.

In a world obsessed with definitive answers, there's value in respectfully exploring what we don't yet understand.

Have you encountered perspectives on paranormal experiences that actually treated the subject with intellectual honesty? What made the difference in how it was presented?

The first episode drops on Tuesday, February 17th in celebration of the Chinese New Year, then new episodes are released weekly on Fridays,

Subscribe on your fav listening platform or subscribe to James' Substack where you'll receive each episode in your inbox each week.

https://jamesnightvisitors.substack.com

https://linktr.ee/thenightvisitors

Music

Title: "Haunted Haus"

Artist: Tim Kulig (timkulig.com)

Licensed under Creative Commons By Attribution 4.0

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/