Laurah’s traveling all month — so while we cook up some strange new offerings for you, please enjoy this episode from our archives. West Virginia isn’t the only region to boast its very own Mothman; since the mid-20 century, Chicago and the Lake Michigan area has had reports of flying humanoids, and those sightings have only picked up since 2011. Why have sightings of the Chicago or Lake Michigan Mothman increased, and what’s behind the mysterious wings in the sky?  Hosted and Written by Laurah Norton Researched by Bryan Worters and Laurah Norton  Produced and Script-Edited&nb ..read more

Centralia, Pennsylvania was a busy mining town until a fire of unclear origins started — and swept its way beneath the town. To this day, the mine shafts that built Centralia are destroying it. But could a curse be to blame for everything?  Hosted by Laurah Norton Research by Bryan Worters and Maura Currie Produced and Written by Maura Currie  Engineered by Brandon Schexnayder Sources on our website: https://www.onestrangethingpodcast.com/ Join us on Patreon for early release and ad-free episodes, exclusive stories, and bonus episodes: https://www.patreon.com/OneStrangeThing Y ..read more

Back in 2007, the world was thrilled to discover there was a new cryptid—or alien—or something—on the scene: The Fresno Nightcrawler. And even better, it was absolutely adorable (as long as you have a fondness for walking pants). But what evidence exists for this mysterious new creature?  Check out NetSuite.com/STRANGE to get your own free KPI Checklist. Sources on our website: https://www.onestrangethingpodcast.com/ Join us on Patreon for early release and ad-free episodes, exclusive stories, and bonus episodes: https://www.patreon.com/OneStrangeThing You can also subscribe to premium ..read more

In the 1960s, one hopeful British psychiatrist hoped he could prevent disaster—not with science, but with the supernatural. For a number of years. Dr. John Barker’s “Premonition Bureaus” collected psychic visions with a single goal: stopping tragedy before it could strike.  Hosted by Laurah Norton  Researched by Anna Luria  Edited by Laurah Norton and Maura Currie  Produced and Engineered by Maura Currie  Works Cited: Bastian, Jonathan. “Predicting the future: The true story of the Premonitions Bureau.” KCRW [Santa Monica, California], 16 Jul. 2022, Accessed M ..read more

Some say that a werewolf once lived in Georgia -- a young woman, Emily Isabella Burt, who was born roughly 20 years before the Civil War. Sound like an unusual set up for a lycanthropic tale? We thought so, too.  Hosted, Written, and Researched by Laurah Norton Produced by Maura Currie  Engineered by Brandon Schexnayder Special Thanks to Denise Roffe and The Southeastern Institute of Paranormal Research Check out NetSuite.com/STRANGE to get your own free KPI Checklist. Sources on our website: https://www.onestrangethingpodcast.com/ Join us on Patreon for early release and a ..read more

Some say that a werewolf once lived in Georgia -- a young woman, Emily Burts, who was born 20 years before the Civil War. Sound like an unusual set up for a lycanthropic tale? We thought so, too.  Hosted, Written, and Researched by Laurah Norton Produced by Maura Currie  Engineered by Brandon Schexnayder Special Thanks to Denise Roffe and The Southeastern Institute of Paranormal Research Check out NetSuite.com/STRANGE to get your own free KPI Checklist. Sources on our website: https://www.onestrangethingpodcast.com/ Join us on Patreon for early release and ad-free episodes ..read more

The Thing, The Missouri Monster, Momo—whatever you might call the shambling sasquatch that tore through the small town of Louisiana, MO, this lesser-known Bigfoot was, for a few weeks in 1972, the frenzied focus of locals and paranormal researchers alike. Head to factormeals.com/ost50 and use code ost50 to get 50% off! Check out NetSuite.com/STRANGE to get your own free KPI Checklist. Hosted and Written by Laurah Norton Researched by Laurah Norton and Bryan Worter Produced and Engineered by Maura Currie Sources on our website: https://www.onestrangethingpodcast.com/ Join us on Patreon ..read more

Please enjoy a preview of the great premium content we offer with the first half of our episode on The Mystery Mansion. You can hear the entire episode and nearly 50 other premium episodes on Patreon or via Apple Premium.  The Winchester Mystery House, or Mystery Mansion, is infamous in paranormal circles; after all, Sarah Winchester is purported to be a haunted woman who was compelled to continue never-ending construction at the behest of ghosts. But this is One Strange Thing, and strangers know that there’s always more to the story than what first appears. . . or apparates.  Hoste ..read more

The world has already considered the perils of facing 30-50 feral hogs—but has perhaps forgotten the terror and excitement that struck South Georgia in the early 2000s, when folks had to deal with one very large one: Hogzilla.  Hosted and Written by Laurah Norton Researched by Bryan Worters and Laurah Norton  Produced by Maura Currie Engineered by Brandon Schexnayder Listen to The Dead Files anywhere you get podcasts!  Sources on our website: https://www.onestrangethingpodcast.com/ Join us on Patreon for early release and ad-free episodes, exclusive stories, and bonus ep ..read more

Classical music composers throughout time have envied Beethoven’s output — and the fact that his ninth symphony, with “Ode To Joy,” was such a juggernaut. But there’s an old superstition about composing ninth and tenth symphonies in Beethoven’s wake… and there’ve been enough deaths involved that the prospect of a curse is worth considering. Hosted by Laurah Norton Researched by Anna Luria, Bryan Worters and Maura Currie Written and Produced by Maura Currie Engineered by Brandon Schexnayder Head to factormeals.com/ost50 and use code ost50 to get 50% off your first box and 2 free wellness shot ..read more