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Campfire: Tales of the Strange and Unsettling

287 episodes - English - Latest episode: 4 days ago - ★★★★★ - 70 ratings

The study of the paranormal has a long, fascinating, and controversial history. Best friends and hosts Ryan and Jordan explore the depths of metaphysical phenomena, ufology, cryptozoology, and all manor of unsolved mysteries through a time-honored tradition: the campfire story. If you’re fascinated by all things Fortean; if you love stories of ghosts, UFOs, cryptids, and the occult this show is for you.

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Episodes

Return to the Golden Eagle Haunting

April 23, 2024 10:00 - 1 hour - 64 MB

In an effort to continue to answer our unanswered questions through Camp Divination, we are returning to one of strangest haunted object cases that we have covered thus far. In 1962, a car rolled off the Chrysler assembly line that would lead to untold amounts of suffering. This particular Dodge 330 would come be known as the Golden Eagle. Over the course of 40 years this vehicle would be connected to the deaths of over 30 people. From several bizarre suicides to lightning strikes and outrig...

Return to The Mysterious Death of Olivia Mabel

April 16, 2024 10:00 - 1 hour - 75.8 MB

In an effort to continue to answer our unanswered questions through Camp Divination, we are returning to one of our favorite cases that takes place in 1994 in Celina, Texas. Following the tragic loss of their beloved son, Travis and Olivia Mabel went their separate ways. Travis moved to Boston in hopes of moving forward, but Olivia went inside. Receding from the world in a four year period of grief-stricken seclusion that would culminate in her bizarre death. However, this is not a simple ca...

Camp Divination: The Monroe House

April 12, 2024 23:30 - 55 minutes - 50.6 MB

Every Friday we pack our unanswered questions into the canoe and paddle across the lake to see if our friend, The Village Tarot Witch can help us get to the bottom of this! In 1892 the Berger family moved into their new Victorian home with high hopes for their future. Unfortunately, their time was cut short when a fire erupted in the upper level of the home, taking with it most of the house and the family itself. Shortly after, a new family moved in. It wasn't long before they received more...

Episode 138 - The Monroe House

April 09, 2024 10:00 - 1 hour - 57 MB

In 1892 the Berger family moved into their new Victorian home with high hopes for their future. Unfortunately, their time was cut short when a fire erupted in the upper level of the home, taking with it most of the house and the family itself. Shortly after, a new family moved in. It wasn't long before they received more than they had bargained for when the family patriarch's personality changed almost instantly; no longer being recognized by his friends and family as the kind and loving man...

Camp Divination: Return to Demon House

April 06, 2024 00:27 - 47 minutes - 43.8 MB

Every Friday we pack our unanswered questions into the canoe and paddle across the lake to see if our friend, The Village Tarot Witch can help us get to the bottom of this! Just 25 miles southeast of Chicago, Gary, Indiana is an post-industrial city on the shores of Lake Michigan. This week’s tale is one of terror, economic strife, and demonic possession. The Ammons family experienced fly infestations, disembodied children’s laughter and barking, shadow figures, and unexplained wet boot pri...

Return to Demon House

April 02, 2024 10:00 - 1 hour - 63.4 MB

This week, we return to one of the more intense stories that is from our very own home state of Indiana. In an effort to continue to restore some of our older episodes to our current format, we have remastered the story, added sound design, new music, and updated the debrief. Don't miss it! Just 25 miles southeast of Chicago, Gary, Indiana is an post-industrial city on the shores of Lake Michigan. This week’s tale is one of terror, economic strife, and demonic possession. The Ammons family ...

Camp Divination: The Cash-Landrum Incident

March 29, 2024 22:35 - 1 hour - 55.4 MB

Every Friday we pack our unanswered questions into the canoe and paddle across the lake to see if our friend, The Village Tarot Witch can help us get to the bottom of this! In December of 1980, Betty Cash and Vickie Landrum witnessed something incredible. Something that they would instantly recognize as a craft from another world. Unfortunately, this incredible experience led to a marked downturn in both of their lives.m. Uncharacteristically for such UFO reports, this event resulted in civ...

Episode 137 - The Cash-Landrum Incident

March 26, 2024 10:00 - 1 hour - 56.6 MB

In December of 1980, Betty Cash and Vickie Landrum witnessed something incredible. Something that they would instantly recognize as a craft from another world. Unfortunately, this incredible experience led to a marked downturn in both of their lives.m. Uncharacteristically for such UFO reports, this event resulted in civil court proceedings. This is a wild and tragic story. Don’t miss it.  Campfire: Tales of the Strange and Unsettling is created for adult audiences only. The content and dis...

Camp Divination: The Return to The Yuba County Five

March 22, 2024 22:00 - 55 minutes - 51.1 MB

Every Friday we pack our unanswered questions into the canoe and paddle across the lake to see if our friend, The Village Tarot Witch can help us get to the bottom of this! In February of 1978 five friends attended a basketball game at UC Davis. After a great evening watching their favorite team win, something caused their lives to take an unexpected turn. It’s what caused that turn that remains a mystery. Join us as we explore the evidence, stories, and theories of the Yuba County Five. C...

The Return to The Yuba County Five

March 19, 2024 10:00 - 1 hour - 67.7 MB

This week, we are returning to one of our favorite mysteries. We have remastered the episode, updated music, SFX, and cleaned up the debrief. This is an incredible episode and you will not want to miss it. In February of 1978 five friends attended a basketball game at UC Davis. After a great evening watching their favorite team win, something caused their lives to take an unexpected turn. It’s what caused that turn that remains a mystery. Join us as we explore the evidence, stories, and th...

Camp Divination: The Disappearance of Steven Koecher

March 15, 2024 22:40 - 1 hour - 60.8 MB

Every Friday we pack our unanswered questions into the canoe and paddle across the lake to see if our friend, The Village Tarot Witch can help us get to the bottom of this! At midday on December 13, 2009, Steven Koecher (born November 1, 1979) parked at the end of a cul-de-sac in the Anthem neighborhood of Henderson, Nevada United States, and got out of his car, an action recorded on a nearby home's security camera. After returning shortly afterwards, Koecher retrieved an unknown object fro...

Episode 136: The Disappearance of Steven Koecher

March 12, 2024 10:00 - 1 hour - 60.7 MB

At midday on December 13, 2009, Steven Koecher (born November 1, 1979) parked at the end of a cul-de-sac in the Anthem neighborhood of Henderson, Nevada United States, and got out of his car, an action recorded on a nearby home's security camera. After returning shortly afterwards, Koecher retrieved an unknown object from the vehicle and walked away, with another security camera capturing his reflection in a car window. He has not been seen since, although some activity was recorded on his c...

Camp Divination: Waverly Hills Sanatorium

March 08, 2024 20:20 - 45 minutes - 41.3 MB

Every Friday we pack our unanswered questions into the canoe and paddle across the lake to see if our friend, The Village Tarot Witch can help us get to the bottom of this! In this chilling episode, we embark on a journey to the infamous Waverly Hills Sanatorium, a place steeped in darkness and tragedy. Once a tuberculosis hospital in Louisville, Kentucky, Waverly Hills is now shrouded in ghostly tales and paranormal activity. As we delve into its eerie history, we uncover stories of suffer...

Episode 135 - Waverly Hills Sanatorium

March 05, 2024 11:00 - 53 minutes - 48.8 MB

In this chilling episode, we embark on a journey to the infamous Waverly Hills Sanatorium, a place steeped in darkness and tragedy. Once a tuberculosis hospital in Louisville, Kentucky, Waverly Hills is now shrouded in ghostly tales and paranormal activity. As we delve into its eerie history, we uncover stories of suffering patients, experimental treatments, and the lingering spirits said to roam its halls. Join us as we navigate the shadowy corridors of Waverly Hills, exploring the haunted ...

Camp Divination: Dyatlov Pass

March 01, 2024 21:45 - 40 minutes - 37.4 MB

Every Friday we pack our unanswered questions into the canoe and paddle across the lake to see if our friend, The Village Tarot Witch can help us get to the bottom of this! In the winter of 1959, nine experienced hikers died in a remote section of the Ural Mountains. The mysterious nature of these deaths was compounded by the cloak and dagger nature of the Soviet government. Details of the event were kept under lock and key until the collapse of the Soviet Union in August of 1991. In the re...

Dyatlov Pass: Reimagined

February 27, 2024 11:00 - 1 hour - 91.9 MB

This week, we have decided to return to one of our favorite and most intriguing and mysterious cases we have discussed to date, Dyatlov Pass. Like we have done with other earlier episodes, we have completely redone the episode, added sound design, and will focus our next Camp Divination episode to uncover further information and hopefully answer our lingering questions about this case. Don't sleep on this one! In the winter of 1959, nine experienced hikers died in a remote section of the Ur...

Camp Divination: The Lynda Jones Encounter

February 23, 2024 17:27 - 1 hour - 57.1 MB

Get ready for a night of Aliens, Hybrids, and Tarot! Every Friday we pack our unanswered questions into the canoe and paddle across the lake to see if our friend, The Village Tarot Witch can help us get to the bottom of this! This week, we delve deep into one of the most compelling and chilling UFO encounters of the 20th century. On a cold night in 1979, Lynda Jones, a young nurse from Didsbury, Manchester experienced something that would forever alter the course of her life. While driving...

Episode 134 - The Lynda Jones Encounter

February 20, 2024 11:00 - 1 hour - 57.9 MB

This week, we delve deep into one of the most compelling and chilling UFO encounters of the 20th century. On a cold night in 1979, Lynda Jones, a young nurse from Didsbury, Manchester experienced something that would forever alter the course of her life. While driving home after a late shift, Lynda's encounter with a mysterious, brightly lit object in the sky led to an inexplicable series of events marked by lost time, unexplained physical marks, and a haunting realization that we may not be...

Fireside Chats: Time Slips and the Men in Black with The Crescent Hare

February 16, 2024 13:40 - 43 minutes - 39.5 MB

This week, we had the absolute pleasure of sitting down with someone who has become a close friend of the show and the designer behind our Jersey Devil t-shirt, Christina of The Crescent Hare! She’s a brilliant artist, the mastermind behind the Celestial Alien Oracle Deck, and has a fascinating background in extraterrestrial investigation. We discuss her own personal Men in Black encounter, time slips, and Black Eyed Kids! This was a fascinating interview. Strap in for some serious high str...

Stardust Ranch: Reimagined

February 14, 2024 00:00 - 1 hour - 64 MB

Two years ago this month, we lost a true giant in the world of modern American folklore. John Edmonds was a true badass and a brilliant storyteller. I’m honor of him and the impact that he had on our weird little world, we bring you a reimagining of our episode from September of 2021, Stardust Ranch. ⠀ ⠀ Nestled in the eerie expanse of Rainbow Valley, Arizona, Stardust Ranch looms as a beacon of the bizarre. For 30 years, it’s former owners, John and Joyce Edmonds spun tales that consisten...

Camp Divination: The Fouke Monster

February 09, 2024 11:00 - 46 minutes - 42.4 MB

Get ready. We're talking Bigfoot...of the south! Every Friday we pack our unanswered questions into the canoe and paddle across the lake to see if our friend, The Village Tarot Witch can help us get to the bottom of this! In the shadowy realms of Fouke, Arkansas, the legend of a mysterious creature has haunted this small town for decades. Known to locals as the Fouke Monster, this elusive being has been the subject of hundreds of sightings, leaving behind a trail of intrigue and speculatio...

Tales From Ravenbrook Announcement

February 08, 2024 20:00 - 2 minutes - 2.23 MB

Join us as we discuss the future of Ravenbrook!

Episode 133: The Fouke Monster

February 06, 2024 11:00 - 56 minutes - 51.6 MB

This week, we venture into the shadowy realms of Fouke, Arkansas, to uncover the legend of a mysterious creature that has haunted this small town for decades. Known to locals as the Fouke Monster, this elusive being has been the subject of hundreds of sightings, leaving behind a trail of intrigue and speculation. Through the examination of interviews with eyewitnesses and exploration of the dense, eerie swamps where the creature is said to dwell, we delve deep into the lore surrounding this ...

Camp Divination: The Poona Poltergeist

February 02, 2024 11:00 - 50 minutes - 46.1 MB

Get ready for a night of Ghosts, Curses, and Tarot! Every Friday we pack our unanswered questions into the canoe and paddle across the lake to see if our friend, The Village Tarot Witch can help us get to the bottom of this! From July 1928 to July of 1929, a seemingly normal family living in the bustling city of Poona, India saw a haunting unfold that would forever alter their view of the world. In our previous episode, we attempted to piece together the accounts and explore various theori...

Episode 132 - The Poona Poltergeist

January 30, 2024 11:00 - 59 minutes - 54.9 MB

In this gripping episode, we delve into the eerie and perplexing Poona Poltergeist case, a tale that has baffled paranormal experts and skeptics alike. Set in the bustling city of Poona, India, this haunting story unfolds in a seemingly ordinary household that became the center of supernatural occurrences. As we piece together the accounts and explore various theories, from restless spirits to psychological explanations, the Poona Poltergeist case truly stands in a class all its own. Join us...

Tales From Ravenbrook: "Communion" & "Mysthaven Isle"

January 26, 2024 11:00 - 44 minutes - 40.8 MB

This week on Tales From Ravenbrook, we’re setting off on a treacherous journey through the dark corners of history and faith. These stories will leave you questioning where the true horror lies – in the supernatural, or within the hearts of men. Part 1: Communion The shadows of Ravenbrook conceal more than just secrets; they hide sins. In a tale where faith meets fear, we unravel the story of a corrupt priest whose actions unknowingly set in motion the first step towards Armageddon. Witnes...

Episode 131 - The Ghosts of Slaughterhouse Canyon

January 23, 2024 11:00 - 1 hour - 61 MB

Explore the chilling legend of Slaughterhouse Canyon in this gripping episode of Campfire: Tales of the Strange and Unsettling. Nestled in the heart of the Arizona desert, this desolate canyon is said to be haunted by the ghostly cries and apparitions of its tragic past. As we delve into the sorrowful tales and eerie mysteries that shroud this cursed place, we uncover stories of loss, despair, and unexplained phenomena. Join us by the campfire as we unravel the haunting secrets of Slaughterh...

Tales From Ravenbrook: "The Harlan Abduction" and "The Hum"

January 19, 2024 11:00 - 45 minutes - 42 MB

Welcome to Ravenbrook. A town in northern Maine where mystery grows like a crop, monsters lurk at every tree line, and phantoms travel through more shadows than not. In this week’s first tale, we explore the lost tapes of a hypnotic regression therapy session in 2002. Were extraterrestrials responsible for the disappearance of Thomas Harlan? Find out in The Harlan Abduction! We follow that with a truly bizarre tales from 1963 where a single Ravenbrook resident bore witness to an overwhelming...

Episode 130 - Sam the Sandown Clown

January 16, 2024 11:00 - 1 hour - 59.8 MB

This week, we are venturing into the deep waters of true high strangeness. Sam the Sandown Clown was a strange being encountered by two young children in Lake Common, Sandown, Isle of Wight in May of 1973. This entity is no doubt one of the strangest and most unclassifiable paranormal beings ever recorded. Seemingly neither a spirit nor an extraterrestrial, 'Sam', as he is known, is truly in his own class of unidentified entities. That being said, we’re going to give it our best shot! Enjoy!...

Tales From Ravenbrook: "The Thing of Whispering Grove" & "The Gardener"

January 12, 2024 23:00 - 41 minutes - 37.9 MB

Welcome to Ravenbrook. A town in northern Maine where mystery grows like a crop, monsters lurk at every tree line, and phantoms travel through more shadows than not. In this week’s first tale, we have our very first Ravenbrook Bigfoot encounter! But is this sasquatch a simple upright bipedal hominid? Nothing in Ravenbrook is ever that simple. We follow that with the birth of an evil that just might plague the people of our little town for generations to come. Sit back and enjoy two more Tale...

Episode 129: The Impossible Death of Peter Gibbs

January 09, 2024 11:00 - 1 hour - 58.5 MB

The mysterious circumstances surrounding the death of Peter Gibbs, often referred to as the Great Mull Air Mystery, took place on Christmas Eve of 1975 at the Glenforsa Hotel on the Isle of Mull in the Inner Hebrides of Scotland. After taking off on an ill-advised night flight, Gibbs vanished without a trace. His uninjured but decomposed body was discovered, without the plane, on a hillside near the airfield four months later, but how and why he came to be there is a mystery that has endured...

Fireside Chats: A Whole New World with Karly Latham

January 05, 2024 11:00 - 1 hour - 65.1 MB

This week, we’re catching up with dear friend of the show, Karly Latham. Since we last spoke she has been very busy, launching not only a brand new podcast called Death Becomes Us but a full-scale publishing company called Dark Village Publications. Sitting down with Karly is always a joy. Go check out Death Becomes Us and Dark Village Publications! Support her in all that she does. You both deserve it.   Campfire: Tales of the Strange and Unsettling is created for adult audiences only. Th...

2023 Year-End Review

January 02, 2024 11:00 - 2 hours - 125 MB

It’s 2024! Happy New Year! 2023 was a fantastic year for us as a show and as people! We’ve gathered here to discuss all of our favorite parts of it! Movies! Music! Games! Podcasts! Everything that we loved from this year. Everything that made our lives better this year. And, of course, we discuss each of our top five Campfire episodes from the year and talk about our experience researching each of them. We had a great time breaking the year down. Enjoy!   Campfire: Tales of the Strange and...

Tales From Ravenbrook: "Home" & "The Legend of the Yulefiends"

December 22, 2023 23:00 - 53 minutes - 49 MB

Welcome to Ravenbrook. A town in northern Maine where mystery grows like a crop, monsters lurk at every tree line, and phantoms travel through more shadows than not. In this week’s first tale, we get to know a young doctor whose troubled past brings him back to the town of his turbulent youth. Get ready for this tale that explores the space between mental illness and Forteana. We follow that with a Christmas tale that simultaneously gives us our first taste of New England folk magic AND we g...

Episode 128 - The Pope Lick Monster (Reimagined)

December 19, 2023 11:00 - 57 minutes - 52.7 MB

In honor of the holiday season and us working on going back to add sound design to previous episodes, we have have decided to revisit and create a reimagining of our popular Pope Lick Monster episode. Story has been redone. New music. Added sound design. And, a better flow of the debrief. Enjoy! This week, we’re headed back to the North-Kentucky brush country where just 20 miles east of Louisville sits the small township of Pope Lick. Beneath the century-old Pope Lick Trestle Bridge, legend...

Campfire Classics Collection Volume 13: Smee

December 15, 2023 23:00 - 31 minutes - 29 MB

For this week’s addition to the Campfire Classics Collection, we have decided to bring back the timeless pastime of telling scary stories around the Christmas holiday. For this particular episode, we are telling the tale of "Smee" from famed author, A.M. Burgess. Burgess is a British writer, born in Hillingdon, London, in 1889. He was noted in his time as an author of fiction for boys which he published under the pseudonym Frank Lelland, including a popular series called "Tufty". After his d...

Episode 127: Haunted Holidays

December 12, 2023 11:00 - 1 hour - 75.1 MB

Since the early days of European culture, winter tradition involved the telling of spooky tales while huddled around the fire. This oral tradition quickly made its way to the page with the advent of the printing press during the Industrial Revolution, and this became a beloved tradition all over modern Europe as well as the west. With the injection of modern capitalism into holiday celebration, this tradition sadly fell by the wayside. We refuse to let this stand. With this, a micro-antholog...

Fireside Chats: Them Old Ways Never Died with Joshua Cutchin

December 08, 2023 11:00 - 1 hour - 82.6 MB

This week, we are graced with the presence of a dear friend of the show and one of our absolute favorite authors in this space. Joshua Cutchin has established himself as a true force in the world of speculative non-fiction. With titles like Trojan Feast, Where the Footprints End, and Ecology of Souls, he has made an impact on the Fortean community like few others in the last 20 years. But he has stepped out of the non-fiction category for his first fictional novel titled Them Old Ways Never ...

Episode 126 - The Falkville Metal Man

December 05, 2023 11:00 - 59 minutes - 54.7 MB

On October 17th, 1973, the young Falkville Chief of Police, Jeff Greenhaw, was likely hoping for a quiet evening at home after a long day of work. Instead, he would receive a call that would change his life forever, an anonymous call to dispatch from a frantic caller about a UFO in a field just outside of town. When he arrived, he was greeted by a truly shocking sight. A humanoid figure standing in the center of the field seemingly clad in a metallic substance. Whath happened when he gave ch...

Patreon Preview: Lights Out Experience 3

December 01, 2023 11:00 - 19 minutes - 17.7 MB

With the new year around the corner, we thought it was a great time to remind out listeners of what they are missing out on by not subscribing to our Patreon. This is just a a preview of some of the content you can expect. There is much more (with plenty to come) over on Patreon. Go subscribe now! www.patreon.com/campfiretalesofthestrangeandunsettling   Campfire: Tales of the Strange and Unsettling is created for adult audiences only. The content and discussion in this show will necessari...

Episode 125 - The Yowie

November 28, 2023 11:00 - 1 hour - 57.8 MB

From snakes to scorpions, the Australian Outback infamously contains a wealth of fearsome animals. But legend also states that this vast wilderness is home to more than one mythical creature, including a Bigfoot-like beast called a Yowie. Though accounts from Europeans only date to the 19th century, stories from Australia’s Indigenous Aboriginal people are believed to go back much further. These tales speak of an enormous beast similar to an ape, earning the creature nicknames like the “hair...

Tales From Ravenbrook: "Weatherby House" & "The Meteor"

November 25, 2023 00:42 - 56 minutes - 52 MB

Welcome to Ravenbrook. A town in northern Maine where mystery grows like a crop, monsters lurk at in every tree line, and phantoms lurk in more shadows than not. In this week’s first tale, we follow the exploits of an RPD beat cop from back in the 40s as he attempts to rid Ravenbrook of one of its oldest standing paranormal nuisances. We follow that with a tale from the days of the early internet. Could two young men from Ravenbrook really have stumbled upon the key to an interdimensional ad...

Episode 124 - The Girlstown Possession

November 21, 2023 11:00 - 57 minutes - 52.9 MB

It all started in 2006 with what else but an Ouija board. Two girls at a prestigious catholic school in Mexico City led a group of peers in their first explorations of the dark arts. Soon, they began experiencing shadow figures, disembodied voices, and even suicidal ideations, but this is just the beginning of what would eventually be described as the demonic possession of over 500 people. Dive into the eerie archives of supernatural history and join us as we unravel the chilling events that...

Campfire Classics Collection Volume 12: The Masque of the Red Death

November 17, 2023 23:05 - 19 minutes - 17.5 MB

We will be continuing the Campfire Classics Collection throughout the season. For this addition to the collection, we have a tale from one of the true masters of horror. The Masque of the Red Death by Edgar Allan Poe was first published in Graham’s Magazine in 1842. It’s a beautifully delivered allegory for the inevitability of death. Poe’s work is of course always laden with metaphor and allusion, but this tale has a particularly impactful personification of death that has really stuck with...

Episode 123 - Gary Michael Hilton: The National Forest Killer

November 14, 2023 11:00 - 57 minutes - 52.4 MB

This week, we’re taking a look at a bit of an outlier in the psychological profiles of serial killers. Gary Michael Hilton, known as The National Forest Serial Killer, is an American serial killer responsible for four known homicides between 2007 and 2008 committed in three states, all of which occurred within the premises of national forests. What makes in stand out among other serial killers is the idea that his motivation for committing these horrendous crimes, by all accounts, appears to...

Tales From Ravenbrook: "Mr. Phantom" and "The Doll"

November 10, 2023 23:00 - 40 minutes - 37.1 MB

Welcome to Ravenbrook. A town in northern Maine where mystery grows like a crop, monsters lurk at in every tree line,  and phantoms lurk in more shadows than not. This week, we have a tale of an internet tulpa that examines the effect of modern myth-making on our seemingly sleepy little town and a story of a family back in the 90s whose young daughter vanished into the dark forests. What will they find at the center of the woods? Will their family ever be the same? Join us as we fill in the ...

Episode 122 - The Disappearance of Judy Smith

November 07, 2023 11:00 - 1 hour - 58.6 MB

In April of 1997, Judy Smith vanished from Logan International Airport. Five months later, her remains were found hundreds of miles away in Asheville, North Carolina. This, in itself is baffling, but the details of the case truly take it to another level. Join us for this truly bizarre tale of a very normal family struck by an extremely abnormal incident.  Campfire: Tales of the Strange and Unsettling is created for adult audiences only. The content and discussion in this show will necessar...

Fireside Chats: A New World Explorer with Cole Herrold

November 03, 2023 10:00 - 1 hour - 56.3 MB

This week, we have a very special treat. After two years of attempts to line our schedules up, we finally managed to get today’s guest to sit down for an hour to talk. Cole Herrold is the brilliant mind behind the New World Explorers Society blog and a veritable human encyclopedia of Fortean knowledge. I had an amazing time chatting with him about everything from the Veggie Man and lake monsters to ghost animals and gnome encounters. Please go and support him in everything that he does. Enjo...

2023 Halloween Hellscape Listener Story Extravaganza

October 31, 2023 22:00 - 1 hour - 110 MB

The culmination of this year’s Spooky Season has arrived! The Halloween Hellscape Listener Story Extravaganza is our chance to truly revel in the fun, terrifying, and bizarre tales that make this season what it is. Not only are we reading a selection of your very own haunting tales, we’re diving in and read just a few of the incredible stories included in the Dark Village Horror Anthology. We wrap up with giving our top 5 Halloween movies of all time! Strap in for a classic spooky time.  Ca...

Friday Night Fright 19

October 27, 2023 22:00 - 43 minutes - 39.7 MB

This week, in our AI story hour, we have two tales of Ravenbrook. First, we follow two young friends as they venture toward the dark heart of a haunted corn maze. What lies at its center just may spell the end of our macabre little hamlet. In our second tale, we check in on Ravenbrook’s resident struggling horror author as she stumbles into a heretofore unknown trinket shop. Will the relic she recovers be her key to boundless creativity or the impetus for her own destruction? There’s only on...

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