Spirit Boxes, True Crime, & TikTok Lives… Oh My! Exploiting Deaths for Profit in the Paranormal Community

In this thought-provoking episode, we explore the ethics, boundaries, and responsibility that come with creating paranormal content. Specifically, we're pulling back the curtain on one of the most uncomfortable trends in today’s digital paranormal space: TikTok “mediums” and YouTube spirit box sessions claiming to contact freshly deceased celebrities.Our conversation also naturally veers into how true crime culture is seeping into the paranormal world, blurring the line between curiosity and exploitation. Why are audiences drawn to “live spirit box sessions” minutes after a public figure passes away? How has the commodification of grief turned the paranormal and true crime genres into viral industries? All that and more on this episode of Paranormal Lens.