Welcome to our Show!

TAC Goodies aka our Blog

July 21, 2026

The Body Bag Was a Terrible Idea

Ghost Brothers: Lights Out at Waverly Hills Some paranormal locations have a reputation that precedes them, and Waverly Hills Sanatorium is definitely one of them. Shadow figures. Death chutes. Thousands of deaths. If you've watched paranormal TV…

View more
July 6, 2026

Past Lives, Puppies, and Paranormal Confusion

This time, our paranormal dice roll landed us at Lambert Castle as we watched and reacted to The Holzer Files episode, The Haunting of Lambert Castle. What started as a haunted castle investigation quickly turned into a tangled story of family secre…

View more
June 23, 2026

Shushed by a Ghost: Our First Trip into The Holzer Files

For this episode of The Activity Continues, Megan and I continued our new tradition of letting fate make our viewing decisions. After surviving our first random-episode experiment with The Dead Files, we decided it was time to venture into new para…

View more
June 9, 2026

Appeals, Alibis & the Lady in Black: When a Ghost Story Turns Into a History Lesson

One of the things we love most about Research & Rabbit Holes is that sometimes we start looking for answers and end up finding entirely different questions. That was definitely the case with The Dead Files episode "The Lady in Black". When we wrapp…

View more
May 26, 2026

The Ground Ate Him-TAC 170

We Let the Universe Choose Our Dead Files Episode This week on The Activity Continues, we tried something completely new… and honestly? We may never go back. Instead of carefully choosing a Dead Files episode ahead of time, we decided to meet in p…

View more
May 12, 2026

169: A Little Yellow Flower (Death Valley #3)

In this episode, we wrap up our three-part Death Valley series by diving into the 2000 documentary Amargosa—and let’s just say… we had thoughts. We get into Megan’s slow burn experience with the film (it took about an hour to click… but when it …

View more
April 28, 2026

Extended show notes for TAC 168 Conflicting Stories & Missing Pieces (Death Valley #2)

168: Conflicting Stories & Missing Pieces (Death Valley #2) Research and Rabbit Holes for The Dead Files “Death Valley” (Season 2 Episode 19) which aired May 17, 2013. This episode will be live on all podcast apps on April 30, 2026 This week we’re…

View more
April 14, 2026

Something’s Wrong in Death Valley Junction (Death Valley #1)

Something’s Wrong in Death Valley Junction (And It’s Not Just the Ghosts) There are episodes where we follow a structure.And then there are episodes like this one… where we intend to follow a structure and immediately wander off into the desert. T…

View more
April 2, 2026

Yellow-Bellied Sapsucker Headache

Research & Rabbit Holes for 166: Yellow Bellied Sapsucker Headache Coincidences Before we get too far into the research I wanted to note the similarities between these episodes in our Ohio series, other than location. Clients: Houses of Women A…

View more
March 23, 2026

Dino Nuggets Taste 37% Better

Hi everyone! Just wanted to give you an idea of what our Sideshow episodes are like. If you're interested come join us over on Patreon! This is the Special Sister show to The Activity Continues. Here we just talk about things like current events, …

View more
March 18, 2026

Diggin’ Tru Demon War: Bat Faces & Baby Bellies

Diggin tru The Dead Files “Demon War” (Season 4 Episode 4) which aired August 2, 2014. The Clients Leslie, Angie, and Maggie (cutie-patootie not pictured) Yes, there were bat-faced demons. Yes, there was a mirror moment that made us uncomforta…

View more
March 4, 2026

When History Becomes the Haunting

Tangled Vines and Tar Water: When History Becomes the Haunting In Episode 164 of The Activity Continues, we recap The Dead Files episode “Tangled,” but this one went deeper than your standard haunted house. This wasn’t just about shadow figures an…

View more
Feb. 18, 2026

Organized Jellyfish, Basement Dread & Deviled Eggs

Episode title: “Organized Jellyfish in Egg Haba”Hosts: Amy Lotsberg & Megan SimmonsOriginal release: Feb 19, 2026 The Accidental Three-Fer: Mental-Health Hauntings If you’ve been keeping score, Amy just completed an unintended trilogy of Dead F…

View more
Feb. 5, 2026

Research & Rabbit Holes: Fifty Bad Dead People

By Morgan and Amy When History Refuses to Sit Still One of the things we talk about a lot on The Activity Continues is how often the scariest part of The Dead Files isn’t always the spirits—it’s the research. In “Satan’s Revenge”, the investigati…

View more
Jan. 23, 2026

Why the New York ‘Ghostbusters’ Law Is a Strange Win for Paranormal Culture in 2026

What do haunted houses and property disclosure forms have in common? In New York, the answer is: more than most people expect. In early 2026, a quirky headline made the rounds: under New York’s real estate rules — sometimes nicknamed the “Ghostbust…

View more
Jan. 22, 2026

Research and Rabbit Holes - Am I Crazy?

Here are my notes from the research I did on this case: I looked up all the players in the Gibson Family. I found some interesting articles that I will link to below. If you’re at all interested in their story I recommend digging into it. I’m not g…

View more
Jan. 22, 2026

Am I Crazy? Or Is This a Cover-Up?

Season 7 of The Activity Continues opens with a question that feels familiar, frustrating, and uncomfortably relevant: am I crazy… or is someone lying? This week’s episode revisits The Dead Files episode Am I Crazy? (Season 1, Episode 6), originall…

View more
Dec. 20, 2025

It’s not goodbye

It’s not goodbye, it’s just a “see you after the holiday cookies.” Somehow, we’ve made it to the end of another year of The Activity Continues—and what a year it’s been. In our final episode of 2025, Megan and I bundle up (figuratively and literall…

View more
Dec. 11, 2025

Funhouse Without the Fun

TAC 159: Panic at the Disco, Panic in the Hallway  This week’s TAC episode starts with The Dead Files, sure… but let’s be honest, the real stars of this show are the unplanned detours. While discussing “House of Mirrors,” Amy and Megan fall headfi…

View more
Dec. 10, 2025

Article: Ghosts of London

Ever wondered what ghosts roam London during the holidays? 👻 This article dives into four spooky Christmas-era spectres haunting the city’s darkest corners — with tales from Buckingham Palace to hidden alleys that’ll give you chills under the holly.…

View more
Nov. 24, 2025

Specters, Skeptics, and Sleep Paralysis

She’s back—and so are the ghosts. In this episode of The Activity Continues, Amy and Megan welcome back Diana Doty, co-host of the beloved podcast Homespun Haints, for another round of spooky stories, skeptical laughter, and—of course—chaotic tange…

View more
Nov. 13, 2025

Spooktacular Birthday Bash

Spooktacular Birthday Bash: Spirits, Signs, and Scottish Shenanigans What happens when you mix a few October birthdays, a haunted app, and one very opinionated crow? You get the Spooktacular Birthday Bash — our latest Halloween-season episode of Th…

View more
Oct. 31, 2025

When the Newsroom Gets Haunted

NBC Palm Springs Invites the Ghosts  There’s haunted houses, haunted hotels… and now, apparently, haunted newsrooms. In Palm Springs, California, staff at NBC started noticing something was off in their building. Doors closing on their own. Voices…

View more
Oct. 30, 2025

A Return Visit with Beverly McChesney

What do you get when you mix a psychic channeler, a past life in a Louisiana swamp, a spontaneous visit from Prince, and some seriously spooky ghost kids? You get this week’s episode of The Activity Continues, and let’s just say—it’s a ride. We w…

View more