Baby monitors are supposed to help give parents peace of mind — but are these devices safe? What happens when a baby monitor captures frightening sights and sounds from inside a child’s room? Are baby monitors a dangerous gateway, inviting both human and ghostly hackers into our homes? Join us as we explore some of the creepiest things ever captured on baby monitors.

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Articles for Research/Narration:

https://www.the-sun.com/lifestyle/1065639/mum-terrifying-moment-ghost-snatch-baby-monitor/

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/home/you/article-7660549/When-baby-monitors-bump-night-picking-paranormal-activity.html

https://www.madeformums.com/news/this-ghostly-image-caught-in-a-baby-monitor-will-really-spook-you/

https://www.ranker.com/list/creepy-baby-monitor-stories/mike-rothschild

https://www.buzzfeed.com/craigsilverman/creeps-hack-baby-monitors-and-say-terrifying-thing

https://www.justforspooks.com/19-creepy-things-heard-through-a-baby-monitor/

https://www.cornettfiction.com/insidious-baby-monitor-scene/ 

https://www.babygaga.com/15-of-the-creepiest-things-heard-on-a-baby-monitor/

https://www.reddit.com/r/nosleep/comments/2x0z0z/i_used_to_hack_baby_monitors_one_night_i_learned/

https://www.scaryforkids.com/baby-monitor/

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This episode was produced by host, Jaden McKell. It was edited by Austin Blackwell.