Let's take a look at a curated selection of Jersey Devil sightings throughout the years (don't worry, there's PLENTY). This will include a fascinating series of incidents, where the Jersey Devil kept people from leaving their homes for an entire week in 1909. Hundreds of sightings, numerous towns, several states - all that and more, on this episode. Support the show Support the show on Ko-Fi Official Website (sources, artwork, shop, etc) Follow on Instagram & TikTok ..read more

A horse? A donkey? A crane? A kangaroo? A dog? How about all of the above? The Pine Barrens are incredibly old, with an enormous variety of wildlife (I just didn't expect all of that variety to manifest as one creature)! Time to walk through the marshes, savannahs, and swamps of the Barrens, try to disentangle where this... thing came from, and look at a few written encounters.  Happy Halloween, everybody! Support the show Support the show on Ko-Fi Official Website (sources, artwork, shop, etc) Follow on Instagram & TikTok ..read more

A horse? A donkey? A crane? A kangaroo? A dog? How about all of the above? The Pine Barrens are incredibly old, with an enormous variety of wildlife (I just didn't expect all of that variety to manifest as one creature)! Time to walk through the marshes, savannahs, and swamps of the Barrens, try to disentangle where this... thing came from, and look at a few written encounters.  Happy Halloween, everybody! Support the show Support the show on Patreon or Ko-Fi Official Website (sources, artwork, shop, etc) Follow on Instagram & TikTok ..read more

It's time to dig into what you're all familiar with, so we'll start exploring recent creations that involve the windigo. What media was the most accurate? Where did others fall short? What are the impacts of these choices? All that & more for the final part of my deep dive into the windigo. Dead Meat | Episode 36: Indian Burial Grounds Cracked | After Hours: Four Creepy Hidden Truths Behind Popular Scary Stories The Quiet Boy (by Nick Antosca) Support the show Support the show on Patreon or Ko-Fi Official Website (sources, artwork, shop, etc) Follow on Instagram & TikTok ..read more

The windigo has had a death-grip on pop culture for the past decade or so, but what is it really? For the first part of this deep dive, we'll find out what this creature is, the many appearances it has, some windigo stories from Indigenous tribes, cultural context for the windigo, and what options there were/are to treat a windigo within these communities. There are a lot of terms and names in this episode, so I've prepared a reference section that you can find at the bottom of these show notes. A special thanks to Professor Brady DeSanti (University of Nebraska at Omaha). IN ORDER OF APPE ..read more

SURPRISE! Happy Holidays, everybody! I've got some extra stories, updates, and discoveries for you about the locations of Season 1. Thank you to story contributors (who wished to remain anonymous),  Mammoth Cave National Park, Gatekeeper Paranormal (specifically guide Alex), Bobby Mackey's Music World, and Dacota Pennycuff.  Support the show Support the show on Patreon or Ko-Fi Official Website (sources, artwork, shop, etc) Follow on Instagram & TikTok ..read more

What does the mob have to do with Bobby Mackey's? How did the supernatural forces begin to manifest in the building? What are people experiencing in the present day? And finally, let's have a chat with a ghost hunter! (Update: Due to family emergencies, moving, & funding, the video episodes are postponed. I'll be posting updates on socials, so be sure to keep an eye on those.) EVP device: 'Electronic Voice Phenomena', a device that rapidly shifts between radio stations, creating white noise which is believed to allow spirits to speak through the static REM Pod: 'Radiating ElectroMagnetic ..read more

Before we dig into Bobby Mackey’s, we have to cover the haunting history of the Newport area itself. Then we explore the biggest true crime case in Newport-Covington history, argued to be the inciting incident that began Bobby Mackey’s legacy. What happened to Pearl Bryan? What does she have to do with Bobby Mackey’s? It’s time to find out. (Update: Due to family emergencies, moving, & funding, the video episodes are postponed. I'll be posting updates on socials, so be sure to keep an eye on those.) Support on Patreon & Ko-Fi For sources, artwork, shop, and more at the Official Websi ..read more

Was Floyd Collins rescued from Sand Cave? This week, we learn why simple rumors and gossip put a national rescue in danger. What happened to all of those involved with the event? And what insane roller coaster transpired after the crisis was over? Welcome to the final part of the Mammoth Cave National Park marathon: the conclusion of the Floyd Collins story. (Update: Due to family emergencies, moving, & funding, the video episodes are postponed. I'll be posting updates on socials, so be sure to keep an eye on those.) A thank you to the National Parks Service (specifically Mammoth Cave Na ..read more

Who is Floyd Collins? What happened to him? Why was this significant for Mammoth Cave National Park? This week will be spent in the backcountry of 1925 Kentucky. We'll review an explorer's route, down into the depths of the earth for the sake of discovery - but at what cost? (Update: Due to family emergencies, moving, & funding, the video episodes are postponed. I'll be posting updates on socials, so be sure to keep an eye on those.) A thank you to the National Parks Service (specifically Mammoth Cave National Park) for preserving these areas of history. A thank you also goes to Annie La ..read more