Topic: Brimstone

Joshua Kutchin returns to the program to discuss his latest research into the role of smell in paranormal encounters. While his previous work, A Trojan Feast, focused on food exchanges with entities, his new book, The Brimstone Deceit, provides an in-depth examination of supernatural odors and monstrous miasmas. The discussion highlights how specific sensory details often contain significant clues that grand unifying theories might overlook.

Sulfur and brimstone represent the most common odors reported across the spectrum of paranormal phenomena, including hauntings and UFO sightings. Other recurring motifs include the smell of burning hair in alien abductions, floral scents associated with female spirits, and ozone reported after exorcisms or during seances. The consistency of these odors across different categories of high strangeness suggests a shared methodology or origin for these experiences.