Jun 18, 202632 min
Jesuit Exorcisms in Japan — Spirits at the Edge of Empire What happens when Christian exorcism enters a culture already saturated with spirits, shrines, and ancestral power? When Jesuit missionaries arrived in Japan in...
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Dark Matters examines documented encounters with malevolent spiritual beings across history—drawing from ancient texts, monastic writings, court records, pastoral diaries, and modern case files. Hosted by Dr. Luke Bray, the series offers immersive, narrative, but fully non-fiction accounts that trace how the Church has understood and resisted the demonic from antiquity to the modern age.For more resources from Stratias Ministries visit https://www.stratiasministries.org/dark-matters
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What is Dark Matters about?
Dark Matters examines documented encounters with malevolent spiritual beings across history, drawing from ancient texts, monastic writings, court records, pastoral diaries, and modern case files. Hosted by Dr. Luke Bray, the series offers immersive, narrative, but fully non-fiction accounts that trace how the Church has understood and resisted the demonic from antiquity to the modern age.
Who hosts Dark Matters?
Dark Matters is hosted by Stratias Ministries. The show has published 10 episodes to date.
What has Dark Matters covered recently?
Recent episodes include "Jesuit Exorcisms in Japan, Spirits at the Edge of Empire" (18 June 2026, 32 minutes), "The Drummer of Tedworth - A 1660s Poltergeist with Legal Records" (17 April 2026, 30 minutes), and "Evagrius and the Logismoi, When Demons Became Thoughts" (26 March 2026, 28 minutes).
How often does Dark Matters publish?
Dark Matters publishes roughly every two weeks, with episodes averaging 23 minutes across 10 episodes.
How hard is it to get booked on Dark Matters?
Booking probability for Dark Matters is 27%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Dark Matters requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Dark Matters's contact route on record: public web form.
Who should pitch Dark Matters?
The strongest fits for Dark Matters are Religion & Faith. Dark Matters has a religion audience.
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Stratias Ministries hosts Dark Matters, a religion podcast with 10 episodes published.
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Apr 17, 202630 minThe Drummer of Tedworth — A 1660s Poltergeist with Legal Records What happens when a poltergeist case is preserved not by folklore but by courts, clergy, and early scientists? In Restoration-era England, as the nation...
Mar 26, 202628 minEvagrius and the Logismoi — When Demons Became Thoughts What if spiritual warfare is not first fought in dramatic encounters—but in the quiet movements of the mind? In the late fourth century, Evagrius Ponticus withdrew...
Mar 12, 202627 minQuedlinburg — The Possessed Maiden of the 10th Century What did possession look like before spectacle, before witch trials, and before modern categories of psychology? In the late tenth century, the imperial monastery...
Feb 26, 202627 minWhat if America’s most famous “haunting” is not merely folklore—but an early national memory of spiritual conflict on the frontier? In the early nineteenth century, the Bell family homestead in northern Tennessee became...
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Feb 12, 202618 minLoudun — Possession, Power, and Politics in 17th-Century France What happens when claims of possession collide with ambition, fear, and the machinery of political power? In seventeenth-century France, the provincial...
Jan 29, 202618 minThe Gerasene Legion — Rome, Demons, and Occupation What does a Roman military term have to do with a man living among tombs? When Jesus crosses into the Decapolis, He steps into Gentile territory shaped by Roman power...
Jan 15, 202618 minThe Testament of Solomon — A Manual of Demon Names How far back does the recording of supernatural conflict truly go? Long before medieval grimoires or modern horror, Jewish and early Christian communities preserved...
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The St. Louis Exorcism (1949)
Jan 1, 202625 minWelcome to season one of Dark Matters! In this first episode, Dr. Luke Bray tells the story of The St. Louis Exorcism of 1949. This story is not a sensational drama of spiritual darkness, it is a true account that...
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Dec 10, 20252 minDocumented encounters. Ancient texts. The long war with the demonic. Dark Matters explores the real historical record of how humans—and especially the Church—have understood, named, confronted, and resisted malevolent...
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