Monsters Among Us – S20 Ep27: Voices from Beyond: Tales of Disembodied Voices

Host: Derek Hayes
Date: January 13, 2026

Episode Overview

In this chilling episode, Derek Hayes curates a series of first-hand paranormal accounts centering on disembodied voices—mysterious communications, warnings, mimicry, and otherworldly messages, sometimes arriving at moments of peril, sometimes summoning witnesses to the unknown. The episode features stories told in the witnesses’ own voices, conveying eerie phenomena such as ghostly crowds, mimics, voices of the departed, and unplaceable whispers, blending nostalgia, terror, and wonder.

Key Stories & Discussion Points

The Battle Under the Bed

[03:20] Tim – Green Bay, Wisconsin

• Story: Tim describes a recurring childhood experience of hearing what sounded like a distant but enormous crowd (“like a battlefield, but without the metal clashing”) under his bed, often growing so loud that the bed itself would shake violently. He long believed it was his imagination until, as a teenager, his cousin Todd confirmed the bed shaking without prompting.
• Validation: Todd did not hear the voices but could feel the bed moving; this validation morphed Tim’s relief into fear. The phenomena faded as Tim reached his late twenties.
• Memorable Quote:
  • “Sounded like a crowd of people under my bed... if you heard an old battlefield—just yelling, hundreds or thousands... sometimes it would get louder and louder.” — Tim [03:20]
• Host Reflection:
  • Derek notes the rarity and specificity of Tim’s experience as particularly haunting, especially the objective confirmation by his cousin. [07:07]

The Voice that Saved a Life

[07:57] Nora – Rock Island, Tennessee

• Story: Postpartum and busy at home, Nora hears a persistent internal voice telling her to check on her sleeping infant. Twice she hesitates, worried about waking the baby, but finally checks. She finds her baby has turned blue, clears his airways, and saves his life.
• Memorable Quote:
  • “I hear again, go check on him. I'm like, okay, I'm gonna go check on him... And I go in and my baby is blue.” — Nora [09:02]
• Host Reflection:
  • Derek links this to similar stories received over the years: mysterious voices urging parents to act, often at moments of mortal danger. [09:35]

A Message of Love from Beyond

[12:37] Isaac – Arkansas (event in Colorado)

• Story: As Isaac prepares to leave after a family reunion, he hears the distinct voice of his grandmother (who isn’t present) tell him “I love you.” Unbeknownst to him at that moment, she passed away that same day. The event transforms his view of the afterlife, offering solace and belief in a “message through the veil.”
• Memorable Quote:
  • “It was so precise and so real that I spun around... The family member whose voice I heard happened to be my grandma. She was not on this trip with us... That specific day was the day she passed.” — Isaac [12:38]
• Host Reflection:
  • Derek ponders the timeframe of post-death visitations, considering that such messages often come within days of death but Isaac’s was perhaps within moments. [15:24]

The Angry Knock and the Muffled Voice

[17:09] Zach – Ottumwa, Iowa

• Story: While showering alone in a family member’s house, Zach hears muffled voices and then a loud, angry bang on the bathroom door. Upon investigating, no one is nearby and all doors are still closed. He is unable to explain the clearly heard sounds and physical sensation.
• Memorable Quote:
  • “I opened up the bathroom door, and there was nobody in the powder room. The door to the hallway was still closed.” — Zach [20:45]
• Host Reflection:
  • Derek notes shower vulnerability as primetime for unsettling encounters. [20:45]

The Cemetery Greeting

[21:33] Rod – North Carolina

• Story: On a late-night break at work near a cemetery, Rod hears a stark, emotionless “Hello” to his left, sending chills down his spine. No one is visible, and the friendly word does nothing to dispel his dread.
• Memorable Quote:
  • “I hear a hello... Just the way I heard this hello, like somebody was forcing to say this hello. It’s just freaking creepy, man.” — Rod [21:33]
• Host Reflection:
  • Derek notes that even benign words can be deeply unsettling when delivered by a bodiless voice in such a context. [23:21]

Whispered Gibberish at the Church Fair

[25:19] Christina – Atlanta, Georgia

• Story: At a church Halloween event near a cemetery, Christina hears an exceptionally fast, unintelligible whisper in her ear—she’s sure it’s her husband, but he hasn’t spoken. The incident reminds her of “Samurai chatter” (purported Bigfoot vocalizations).
• Memorable Quote:
  • “It was right in my ear. ... I looked at him and I said, what did you say? And he said, I didn’t say anything.” — Christina [25:19]
• Host Reflection:
  • Derek references similar phenomena and plays a snippet of “Sierra Sounds” (alleged Bigfoot audio) for context. [27:35]

The Unseen Hand and a Reassuring Whisper

[29:00] Hannah – Minnesota

• Story:
  1. At age 19 or 20, Hannah feels invisible fingers crawling up and then grabbing her ankle as she lays in bed—no visible cause, no heat or cold, just tactile presence.
  2. Later, working a wildlife rehab ICU, she hears a disembodied voice whisper her name reassuringly (“It’s okay, Hannah”) in an otherwise empty, soundproof room.
  3. Paranormal activity in her life seems to abruptly cease after these events.
• Memorable Quote:
  • “I felt something grab my ankle. It felt just like a hand, except I couldn’t feel like any heat or cold.” — Hannah [29:00]
  • “I heard something lean into my ear and say, ‘It’s okay, Hannah.’” — Hannah [29:00]
• Host Reflection:
  • Derek muses on possible connections and periods of heightened susceptibility to paranormal phenomena. [33:10]

The Child’s Voice at the Farmhouse Window

[34:17] Lumen – Woodburn, Oregon

• Story: Lumen, age 13, hears a child’s plaintive, echoing voice repeatedly ask to be let in, emanating from outside her farmhouse bedroom window, well after midnight. The farmhouse has a long history of unexplained events, and no plausible explanation (family, audio, or prank) fits. Past and present tenants have all reported experiences in that room.
• Memorable Quote:
  • “I hear like a little kid’s voice, kind of echoey, going, ‘Can I come in? Hello, can I come in, please? Hello?’” — Lumen [34:17]
• Host Reflection:
  • Derek suggests the possibility of “black-eyed kids” or other classic folklore connected to beckoning child voices. [37:56]

The Hallway Mimic

[38:59] Anonymous (Brother’s Story) – Michigan

• Story: The caller retells his brother’s encounter: alone in a trailer, the brother hears what he thinks is his sister’s voice repeatedly calling him from the hallway, only to realize she is not home. He checks at the neighbors’ to confirm her absence and flees in fear.
• Memorable Quote:
  • “From the hallway he hears, ‘Christian, come here.’...before the realization hits him that she’s not back there. She’s over at the neighbors.” — Anonymous [39:49]
• Host Reflection:
  • Derek highlights the common, terrifying thread of vocal mimicry in paranormal experiences, especially those that aim to lure by impersonation. [40:45]

Two Nights of Children’s Laughter and Poltergeist Activity

[43:31] Colin – Southern Colorado

• Story: At a friend’s house, Colin and a friend independently hear the sounds of giggling, footsteps, and what sounds like a playground, as well as subsequent poltergeist activity (kitchen noises, lights flickering, furniture moved). Both independently confirm having heard the same noises, all at about 2:30 a.m.
• Memorable Quote:
  • “I just start hearing little kid voices and laughing and giggling... I open my eyes, I realize it’s 2:30 in the morning.” — Colin [43:31]
• Host Reflection:
  • Derek notes kid voices are among the most disturbing forms of disembodied speech. [46:28]

The Widower’s Voice

[47:07] Kim – Pennsylvania

• Story: While cleaning a new client’s house, Kim hears a man’s voice comment, “It doesn’t matter; she sleeps alone,” as Kim replaces bedding. The client’s daughter later reveals her father—a firefighter—had died, and the mother is a widow. Kim is shocked by the accuracy and immediacy of the “ghost’s” knowledge.
• Memorable Quote:
  • “I heard a man speak, and he said, ‘It doesn’t matter. She sleeps alone.’” — Kim [47:07]

The Basement Mimic

[51:42] Amber – Salt Lake City

• Story: While sleeping on a friend’s basement couch, Amber is awakened by shuffling footsteps, then hears her friend’s own voice whisper, “Follow me. Wake up.” She refuses, curls away, and learns the next day his children are also uneasy in the basement.
• Memorable Quote:
  • “But the kicker is that it said, ‘Follow me. Wake up.’ And I just kind of curled into myself and said, nope.” — Amber [51:42]
• Host Reflection:
  • Derek notes this as classic fae or "mimic" behavior, intent on luring victims astray. [54:33]

Screaming-Growling Voice from the Alley

[57:00] Nick – Chicago, Illinois

• Story: Just before dawn, Nick is jolted awake by a bizarre, shrill voice coming from the alley, morphing from normal speech into a deep, unnatural growl or scream, then followed by complete silence. No explanation is found; context includes Mothman sightings in the area.
• Memorable Quote:
  • “Something says something... it was a scream, but it started off almost sounded like normal talking and then kind of progressed into this deep kind of growl, scream.” — Nick [57:00]
• Host Reflection:
  • Derek speculates on cryptid connections (“possibly our buddy Bigfoot...”), noting the episode’s running theme of monster-like voices. [59:17]

A Name Whispered, Synchronicities, and a Rolling Omen

[60:12] Bella – Dallas, Texas

• Story: After a visit to haunted Goatman’s Bridge, Bella repeatedly experiences odd “666” synchronicities, then twice hears her name whispered in a hushed tone from behind at work—both times confirmed by coworkers to be not them. The whispers are followed by a roll of Christmas lights falling off a store shelf, stopping at her feet, with no physical explanation. Activity ceases after a couple of weeks.
• Memorable Quote:
  • “I heard a very, very clear, hushed ‘Bella’ from behind me. So I turn around, look at my coworkers, and all of them are looking back at me confused.” — Bella [60:12]
• Host Reflection:
  • Derek wonders aloud if something “attached” itself after the Goatman’s Bridge visit or if the events were just odd coincidences, leaving it to the audience to decide. [66:36]

Notable Episode Themes

• Mimicry: Several stories feature voices that sound like friends or family—often urging the listener to “come here” or “follow me”—with sinister undertones.
• Protective Warnings: Disembodied voices warn of impending danger, particularly to children, suggesting a guardian angle among spirit phenomena.
• Children’s Voices: The most unnerving are the playful or plaintive voices of children, especially when disembodied or tied to historic locations.
• Vulnerability: Many callers describe being in vulnerable states (asleep, in the shower, postpartum, alone at night) when voices manifest.
• Physical Sensations: Shaking furniture, grabbing hands, and temperature anomalies accompany auditory phenomena in several reports.

Notable Quotes

“Sounded like a crowd of people under my bed... sometimes it would get louder and louder.”
— Tim [03:20]

“I hear again, go check on him. I'm like, okay, I'm gonna go check on him... And I go in and my baby is blue.”
— Nora [09:02]

“It was so precise and so real that I spun around...The family member whose voice I heard happened to be my grandma. She was not on this trip with us...That specific day was the day she passed.”
— Isaac [12:38]

“I heard a man speak, and he said, ‘It doesn’t matter. She sleeps alone.’”
— Kim [47:07]

“But the kicker is that it said, ‘Follow me. Wake up.’ And I just kind of curled into myself and said, nope.”
— Amber [51:42]

“I heard a very, very clear, hushed ‘Bella’ from behind me. ... All of them are looking back at me confused.”
— Bella [60:12]

Timestamps for Key Segments

| Timestamp | Segment Description | |-----------|------------------------------------------------------| | 03:20 | Tim’s battle sounds and shaking bed | | 07:57 | Nora’s saving voice and infant crisis | | 12:37 | Isaac hears his grandmother’s farewell | | 17:09 | Zach’s bathroom voices and unseen banging | | 21:33 | Rod’s late-night “hello” by the cemetery | | 25:19 | Christina’s whispered gibberish at Halloween event | | 29:00 | Hannah’s ankle grabbed and ICU voice encounter | | 34:17 | Lumen’s “Can I come in?” child at the farmhouse | | 38:59 | Hallway mimic story in Michigan trailer | | 43:31 | Colin’s two nights of children’s ghostly activity | | 47:07 | Kim hears widower’s spirit in client’s home | | 51:42 | Amber’s basement mimic incident in Salt Lake City | | 57:00 | Nick’s scream/growl in Chicago alley | | 60:12 | Bella’s post-Goatman’s Bridge name whispers/omen |

Episode Tone & Final Thoughts

Filled with eerie sincerity and supported by the intimate, direct delivery of each witness, the episode sustains a sense of nostalgia and imminent dread. Derek’s commentary is compassionate, inquisitive, and tinged with a humor that lightens the mood without diluting the terror. The stories, collectively, raise questions about guardian spirits, the risks of communicating with the unknown, mimicry phenomena, and the subjective reality of the paranormal.

Host’s Closing Remark:
“I want to thank all of tonight’s scholars for their contributions... meet me back here on Thursday for a brand new episode. But until then, keep it spooky and have a good night.” [66:36]

For listeners who missed the episode:
This installment is a rich catalog of diverse, spine-tingling encounters with the “other side,” blending family lore, near-misses, mimicry, and inexplicable phenomena. Each account serves as both a warning and a comfort: not all disembodied voices are hostile. Sometimes, they protect living loved ones—or try to lead them astray. The question of what listens, laughs, or calls from just beyond our perception remains deliciously, terrifyingly open.