The Why Files: Operation Podcast

620: The Lost Labyrinth of Hawara: Evidence of Atlantis in Egypt

17 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In 450 BC, Herodotus described an Egyptian labyrinth so massive it made the pyramids look small. Then it vanished under the desert for 2,000 years. I...

619: They Walk Among Us | The Human-Alien Hybrid Program

06 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

A college student desperate for affordable housing gets matched with an unusual roommate who wears sunglasses indoors and speaks like a careful robot....

618: The First Earth Battalion: America's Strangest Military Experiment

26 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

A Vietnam War hero with zero casualties wrote a manual about warrior monks who hug daily and use ESP in combat. Instead of dismissing it, the US Army ...

617: Psyops: From Dead Babies to UFOs - The Same Pattern Every Time

17 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

A behavioral expert who trains Navy SEALs and CIA operatives created a 20-point test that detects psychological manipulation with mathematical precisi...

616: The Devil's Bible and the Nazi Hole to Hell

03 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Sweden's National Library protects the Codex Gigas—165 pounds of vellum featuring the complete Bible and a terrifying portrait of Satan. Scholars es...

615: Lincoln Conspiracy: a Diary, a Mummy and The Escape of John Wilkes Booth

27 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

History says John Wilkes Booth shot Abraham Lincoln and died twelve days later on a Virginia farm. But FBI forensic tests revealed his diary is missin...

614: CIA Time Travel Secret | The Grays Are Future Humans

18 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

 In 1953, twelve-year-old Jack Sarfatti answered his phone. The voice on the other end was cold, mechanical, punctuated by clicking sounds like a com...

613: The UFO Conspiracy That Took Down JFK

06 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

June 1947. Harbor patrolman Harold Dahl witnesses six metallic objects over Maury Island, Washington. One drops molten slag onto his boat. A stranger ...

612: The Dark Alliance: CIA and DARPA's Hidden War on Citizens (COMPILATION)

22 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The agencies tasked with defending America have a shocking secret history of attacking its own people. DARPA developed Agent Orange that poisoned coun...

611: CONPLAN 8888: The Secret Plan to Survive the Zombie Apocalypse

16 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Discover the United States Strategic Command's CONPLAN 8888, the military's actual plan for confronting a zombie apocalypse.  This discussion uncove...

610: Majestic 12 | Secret Documents Expose UFO Cover-Up Vol. 1

06 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In 1947, a mysterious craft crashed in the New Mexico desert. President Truman immediately formed a secret committee of twelve men to manage this unpr...

609: COMPILATION: UFOs and Aliens Vol.2 | They are NOT our friends

29 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This compilation reveals eight extraordinary cases that will make you question everything you thought you knew about what's really happening above our...

608: Peru's Most Terrifying Mystery | The Face Peelers

27 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In 2023, something began hunting people in the remote Amazon village of San Antonio de Pintuyacu. Witnesses described seven-foot beings in black armor...

607: Asteroid Apophis is Coming | Ground Zero: California

12 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

On April 13, 2029, an asteroid named Apophis will pass closer to Earth than our communication satellites. For the first time in human history, million...

606: The Ancient Time Capsule Controlled by the Global Shadow Government

04 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

A Pentagon satellite detected an energy-shielded chamber beneath Romania's Bucegi Mountains. When an identical site in Baghdad activated simultaneousl...

605: The Greada Treaty | America's Alien Alliance (STRIPPED)

30 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

On February 20, 1954, President Eisenhower vanished for an entire night. The official story claimed a dental emergency, but that was a lie. The Presi...

604: Cryptids Vol. 4 | Bunyips, Yowie and Australian Nightmare Fuel

26 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Australia's Outback hides more than deadly snakes and crocodiles. Ancient creatures stalk the wilderness, leaving behind torn campsites, blood-stained...

603: The Real CIA Vol. 1 | 693 Pages of Forbidden Government Secrets

24 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

On June 25th, 2007, the CIA quietly released 693 pages of their most classified secrets. No announcement, no fanfare—just a document dump that revea...

602: Project Ancient Arrow | The NSA's Secret War Against Our Future

17 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Three hikers stumbled upon something impossible in the New Mexico desert. Inside a hidden chamber carved into Chaco Canyon's walls, they discovered ar...

601: The Pentyrch UFO Incident | Hiding the Evidence of Human-Alien Combat

11 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Military aircraft circled a Welsh village for three days, waiting for something to arrive. At 2:30 AM, they got their answer when a massive black pyra...

600: COMPILATION: Mars Mysteries and Secret Missions

27 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

What if humanity has already been to Mars, but not in the way you think? This compilation reveals the hidden connections between secret space missions...

599: Project Pegasus | The CIA's Child Time Soldiers

24 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In 1968, six-year-old Andrew Basiago stepped through Tesla's teleportation device and emerged at Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address in 1863. He was ...

598: Synchronicities | The Science Behind Your Meaningful Coincidences (STRIPPED)

16 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Ever think about someone you haven't spoken to in years, then they call you? You're not imagining things. Carl Jung called these meaningful coinciden...

597: Planet Maldek | The Classified Truth About Mars' Origin (STRIPPED)

06 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Evidence suggests a massive world called Maldek once existed between Mars and Jupiter. This planet had a large moon that orbited it for millions of ye...

596: The Awakening of Human Consciousness | Forbidden Fungus (STRIPPED)

31 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Something extraordinary happened to the human brain 100,000 years ago. In just a few thousand generations, our brains nearly doubled in size - a chang...

595: Dark Oxygen | CIA Deep Sea Secret Could Trigger the Next Extinction Event (STRIPPED)

23 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Two miles below the Pacific Ocean, scientists have discovered something impossible: rocks that generate electricity and produce oxygen without sunligh...

594: The Midnight Game | When Ancient Shadows Come To Play (STRIPPED)

21 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The Midnight Game begins with a drop of blood, a candle, and 22 knocks at the stroke of midnight. What follows is an ancient pagan ritual reborn in th...

593: Earth's Mantis Overlords | They've Been Here all Along (STRIPPED)

14 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

What would you do if you felt eyes watching you, turned around, and saw a seven-foot insect-like creature? Since 2006, people fishing along the Muscon...

592: Proving Atlantis | The Megalithic Yard Mystery (STRIPPED)

05 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Thousands of years ago, ancient cultures across Europe built massive stone structures with extraordinary precision. Scottish engineer Alexander Thom d...

591: Mysteries of the Sea Vol 2: Ghost Ships & Desert Galleons | Unexplained Maritime Disappearances

01 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Throughout maritime history, ships have been found drifting with crews mysteriously vanished, leaving behind half-eaten meals and personal belongings ...

590: When Earth's Shield Fails the Dead Will Rise | The Plasma Apocalypse (STRIPPED)

23 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Our planet's magnetic shield is deteriorating rapidly, creating a dangerous vulnerability to solar storms of unprecedented power. Throughout history, ...

589: Proving the Afterlife | The Scole Experiments (STRIPPED)

20 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

 In 1993, four people gathered in a dark basement in Scole, England, hoping to communicate with the dead. What followed was five years of unexplained...

588: COMPILATION: Hole Stories and Underground Mysteries

12 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

A construction worker discovers a massive tunnel system while breaking ground for a new building. Meanwhile, deep in the Nevada desert, scientists det...

587: MEGA COMPILATION: Dreams & Nightmares

27 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Need something to listen to while you unwind? We’ve gathered some of our most soothing and fascinating stories to help you drift off into dreamland....

586: Weather Weapons & Worse | Tesla's Stolen Tech and the New Arms Race

14 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In the Alaskan wilderness stands an array of 180 antennas pointing skyward. The military calls it research, but declassified patents tell a different ...

585: Operation Prato | Alien Vampires of the Amazon

05 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In 1977, a remote Brazilian island experienced something unprecedented: systematic attacks on humans by unidentified flying objects. Victims reported ...

584: Cryptids Vol. 3: The Antarctic Cover-up | Predators Beneath the Ice

24 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In Antarctica's restricted zones, something dangerous lurks beneath the ice. When a Russian team drilled into Lake Vostok, they discovered more than j...

583: Legend of the 13 Crystal Skulls | From Mars to the Maya

17 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Scientists at Hewlett-Packard's crystal lab had tested thousands of specimens, but they'd never seen anything like this. The Mitchell-Hedges crystal s...

582: COMPILATION: Pyramids, Mounds and Mountains

07 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Deep beneath Earth's mountains lie secrets that could reshape our understanding of human history and technological capability. Mountains like Shasta, ...

581: The Disappearance of Peter Williamson | Lightning Pants from Another Dimension

31 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

A summer barbecue transformed into a nightmare when lightning split the sky above Somerset, England. Peter Williamson dashed across his rain-soaked la...

579: Nuclear Powered Evolution | The Wolves of Chernobyl Reveal Human Potential

24 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Scientists discovered something impossible in Chernobyl's radioactive ruins - life is thriving where nothing should survive. Animals aren't just livin...

580: DEEP DIVE: Nazi Prophecies

23 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Prophecies and power collided in one of history's darkest chapters. The Nazis didn't just exploit predictions—they built their rise around them, ben...

578: The Quantum Apocalypse: All Your Secrets Revealed

14 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

A mysterious data transfer lights up NSA monitors at 3 AM. Within hours, hospital records flash across Times Square billboards. Dating app messages sp...

577: The Seventh Experiment: Lacerta Reveals the Truth of our Creation

06 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In December 1999, Sweden's most notorious UFO skeptic sat down for an interview that would challenge everything he believed. Ole K. had spent his care...

576: Operation Eagle Flight: The Escape from Berlin to Bariloche

20 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

For decades, a piece of his skull sat in a Russian archive - our most decisive proof that the most evil man of the 20th century died in 1945. When sci...

575: The Underground Grid: Electricity Linking Four Famous Monsters

23 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In 2015, geologists discovered something peculiar: identical electrical patterns beneath four locations across the globe. These places shared another ...

574: Project Redsun: NASA's Secret Manned Missions to Mars

02 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In 1973, while the world watched the Apollo missions end, something extraordinary happened in the Amazon jungle. A rocket carried humanity's most adva...

573: Symbols of Power: Deciphering the Language of the Secret Elite

28 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

How closely have you looked at the one-dollar bill? You've seen that unfinished pyramid and mysterious eye thousands of times, but have you ever wonde...

572: COMPILATION: The Science of Ghosts and Ghost Hunting

18 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

A driver sees a strange light floating above an empty road at night. At the same time, a researcher works on a machine to contact the dead. These eve...

571: Project Blue Beam: Staging a Fake Alien Attack to Take Over the World

14 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

You wake up one morning, and the world has changed. Overnight, archaeological discoveries have shaken the foundations of every major religion, causing...

570: COMPILATION: The Stories That Made Me a Believer

24 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The Why Files loves to make you question everything you thought you knew about reality. This collection of nine astonishing true stories spans from va...

569: Alien Implants Vol. 1 | Devil’s Den UFO Encounter: What Was Found Inside Terry Lovelace?

17 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Terry Lovelace, a former Air Force medic, kept a terrifying secret for 40 years. A routine x-ray in 2012 revealed a mysterious object in his leg, awak...

568: Operation Sunray | Hunting the Entity in the Tsarichina Hole

04 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In the winter of 1990, a small Bulgarian village became the site of a secretive military operation known as "Operation Sunray." Officially, they were ...

567: Accidental Time Travelers | The Mystery and Science of Time Slips

31 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Imagine walking down a familiar street when suddenly everything changes. The asphalt beneath your feet transforms into cobblestone, cars vanish, repla...

566: Compilation: Stories about the Apocalypse

26 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Humanity's future hangs in the balance as a multitude of doomsday scenarios loom on the horizon. From the perils of solar storms and pole shifts to th...

565: COMPILATION: Biblical Mysteries from Eden to Armageddon

19 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Many mysteries are hidden within the Bible's pages, from the controversial Chronovisor device allegedly used by the Vatican to view past events to the...

564: Illuminati Vol. 1: The Bilderberg Blueprint and Hidden Agenda of Global Elites

08 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Imagine a world where a small group of people control everything - the economy, politics, even the information you receive. Now, what if I told you th...

563: The Pascagoula UFO Incident | When Nightmares Come True

02 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

On a quiet October night in 1973, two friends were fishing in Pascagoula, Mississippi. Their lives changed forever when a strange craft appeared. Cha...

562: The Moon Compilation: The Moon is Weird - No , really. The Moon does not make sense.

27 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The moon, Earth's constant companion, harbors secrets that challenge everything we think we know. This compilation explores mind-bending theories of t...

561: Philadelphia to Montauk and Beyond | Al Bielek's Journey through Time and Space

17 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Al Bielek lived an ordinary life until vivid dreams and a late-night movie unlocked memories of an extraordinary past. He claimed to be Edward Cameron...

560: Operation Gladio | How The Mob Financed The CIA's Secret Army

09 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

After World War II, the CIA hatched a covert plan to stop Soviet expansion in Europe. They created a secret army, recruiting an unexpected mix of alli...

559: Compilation: Our Reality is an Illusion

05 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Could our reality be an illusion? Startling evidence suggests the world as we know it may not be what it seems. Clues hidden in plain sight point to ...

558: The Dark Side of DARPA | The Human Cost of Technological Supremacy

03 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

DARPA is the secretive U.S. defense agency behind groundbreaking technologies like the internet and GPS. It uncovers DARPA's lesser-known projects and...

557: DEEP DIVE: Ark of the Covenant

28 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This gripping exploration uncovers the enigma of the Ark of the Covenant, a legendary artifact that has captivated imaginations for millennia. From it...

556: Compilation: Ancient Mysteries vol 1

24 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This collection of ancient mysteries challenges our understanding of history. Explore a possible underground city in the Grand Canyon, rumored to be ...

555: DEEP DIVE: The Philadelphia Experiment

19 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

During World War II, rumors circulated of a secret Navy experiment gone awry, with sailors allegedly disappearing or merging with steel. The bizarre ...

554: The Dark Side of the Moon | Alien Activity and the NASA Cover-Up

17 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The far side of the moon has been a mystery since the dawn of the space age. But is it just a barren, crater-filled wasteland? Shocking claims from a...

553: Killer Patents & Secret Science Vol. 2 | Forbidden Medical Cures

10 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The history of medicine goes back to the dawn of mankind when ancient healers used special herbs to treat illnesses. Hippocrates, the father of medic...

552: DEEP DIVE: The Moon is a Hollow Alien Spacecraft

09 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

For centuries, the moon has captivated humanity. Yet, its origins and nature remain shrouded in mystery. Could the moon be more than a natural satelli...

551: Giants of Malta | Evidence the Ancient Builders are Hiding Underground

03 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Malta is an island rich with history and legends with mysterious megalithic structures that have puzzled archaeologists for centuries. These massive ...

550: UNREDACTED: Hunting the Führer: Investigating the Rumors of Adolf Hitler's Survival

26 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Did the world's most infamous dictator really meet his end in a Berlin bunker? Or did Adolf Hitler escape to the shores of Argentina, evading the Alli...

549: Subliminal Warfare | Mind Control and Invisible Influence

21 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The shocking truth about subliminal messages and their power to control minds. From advertising to warfare, there are hidden ways your thoughts and a...

548: DEEP DIVE: Digital Afterlife: Preserving Your Mind for Eternity

14 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Picture a future where your mind can live forever, uploaded to a digital universe. As scientists race to map the brain and tech giants vie to connect ...

547: The Genetic Arms Race | How CRISPR and AI Destroy the World

13 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Imagine a world where the genetic code is as easy to edit as a simple copy-and-paste. This is the reality of CRISPR, a revolutionary technology that ...

546: The Dark Pyramid of Alaska | Military Cover-up of a Forbidden Collaboration

06 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In a remote corner of Alaska, a military officer stumbles upon a chilling discovery—an enormous pyramid buried deep under the icy wilderness, possib...

545: Our Alien Overlords | How We Secretly Serve The Tall Whites

22 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Charles Hall, a former weather observer at Nellis Air Force Base, shares his incredible story of encountering the Tall Whites, an extraterrestrial spe...

544: Killer Patents & Secret Science Vol. 1 | Free Energy & Anti-Gravity Cover-Ups

22 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Have you ever wondered about inventions that could change the world but never saw the light of day? This show explores groundbreaking patents—like f...

543: DEEP DIVE: Deadly Triangles: Nevada, Bermuda and the Dragon's Triangle

17 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The Nevada Triangle, a mysterious area where 2,000 planes have vanished without a trace. Strange disappearances, experienced pilots, and high-tech air...

542: Martian Mysteries: The Phobos Incident, Monoliths, and Ancient Ruins

15 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In 1989, the Soviet Union sent two probes to explore Mars and its mysterious moon Phobos. The mission took a shocking turn when the Phobos 2 probe sud...

541: DEEP DIVE: Reincarnation or Obsession? The Puzzling Case of Dorothy Eady and other Past Lives

10 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Dorothy Eady was a normal British girl until a tragic accident changed her life forever. After falling down a flight of stairs at the age of three, sh...

540: Annunaki | Gods from Planet Nibiru and the Makers of Man

08 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The Annunaki, ancient gods or alien visitors? Uncover the startling truth about these mysterious beings from the heavens.  Discover their incredible...

539: DEEP DIVE: UFO Time Travelers Sergei Ponomarenko and Rudolph Fentz

03 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Prepare to have your mind blown by the strangest tales of time travel and UFOs you've ever heard. These stories will make you question everything you ...

539: COMPILATION: Weird and Bizarre Stories from the archives!

02 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Prepare to have your mind blown by a collection of the strangest, most puzzling stories you've ever heard. From raining animals and ancient levitation...

538: COMPILATION: Time Travel Stories!

25 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Prepare to be whisked away on a mind-bending odyssey through the fabric of time. This captivating compilation of time travel tales will transport you ...

537: COMPILATION: UFOs and Aliens

18 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Uncover the truth behind some of the most captivating mysteries of our time. From ancient civilizations lost to history to shocking government cover-u...

536: COMPILATION: Creepy Classics!

13 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

From haunting animal cries to spine-chilling legends, this captivating journey explores the terrifying and bizarre. Uncover the shocking truth behind ...

535: Creatures & Cryptid Files Vol 1: Bigfoot, Loch Ness Monster, and El Chupacabra

04 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Cryptids have captured our curiosity for ages. Tales of mysterious and elusive creatures roaming the wilderness spark our imagination.  In this firs...

534: DEEP DIVE: The Labyrinth Below: Derinkuyu's Ancient Mysteries

28 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Unearth the mystery of Derinkuyu, an underground city in Turkey that has captivated historians and explorers alike. Hidden beneath a modest home, this...

533: Hidden Beneath the Ice: The Secrets of Antarctica

23 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Beneath Antarctica's icy expanse, secrets from ancient times lie preserved, waiting to unravel tales that span millennia. This journey takes us throug...

532: DEEP DIVE: Titanpointe: NYC's Windowless Monster Monitoring You

21 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This ominous windowless skyscraper looms over Tribeca, defying all architectural norms.   The Brutalist facade conceals a mysterious purpose - why a...

531: Lucid Dreams & Nightmares: Ever Dream This Man?

19 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

For thousands of years we’ve pondered the meaning of dreams. Dreams offer insight into our subconscious. Dreams help us process emotions and organiz...

530: DEEP DIVE: The Fear Frequency: Havana Syndrome & Sonic Attacks

14 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This podcast dives into the mysterious Havana Syndrome illness afflicting diplomats. We explore the strange world of infrasonic sound waves below the ...

529: Knights Templar |Their Discovery of Atlantis and other Forbidden Knowledge

12 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Embark on a gripping journey with the Knights Templar, tracing their evolution from the Crusades to becoming the keepers of extraordinary secrets. The...

528: We Are the Aliens | Life's Interstellar Journey to Earth: Panspermia

05 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Imagine the possibility that life on Earth didn't start here, but arrived from the vastness of space. We explore the captivating concept of panspermia...

527: DEEP DIVE: Edgar Cayce | The Sleeping Prophet's Eerie Predictions

31 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Edgar Cayce—the 'Sleeping Prophet'—discovered his psychic gifts as a child while doing peculiar things like sleeping on his textbooks. When sick, ...

526: DEEP DIVE: Cryptic Broadcasts | Numbers Stations Mysteries Revealed

24 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this intriguing exploration, we uncover the mysterious world of numbers stations. These enigmatic radio broadcasts, dating back to World War One, h...

525: Humans vs Neanderthals | When Monsters Were Real and We Were Their Prey

22 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Humans are the apex predator. Not *an* apex predator. *The* apex predator. Other than a handful of bacteria and viruses, there’s pretty much nothing...

524: DEEP DIVE: Operation Highjump: Unraveling the Antarctic Mystery

17 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Embark on a journey to the frigid landscapes of Antarctica with "The Why Files" as we uncover the secrets of Operation Highjump. This mysterious milit...

523: Baltic Sea Anomaly, Atlantis, and Underwater Alien Bases | Mysteries of the Ocean Pt 1

15 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Eerie mysteries lurk beneath the waves. Recent discoveries have challenged what we thought we knew about the seafloor. Strange structures litter the d...

521: Proof of Life After Death: Hope and a Warning From The Other Side

12 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

You wake up surrounded by loved ones. But this reunion carries a dire warning: you can't stay. Your time here is limited. A searing pain rips through ...