Ohio Valley Cryptid
9 episodes - English - Latest episode: almost 2 years ago - ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsSeemingly randomly uploaded podcast where local cryptid and paranormal "experts" Dan, Mike, and Reese take deep dives into the history of strange goings-on around the Ohio Valley, the United States, and the entire world all while having a laugh or two along the way!
Join us on our journey through all things creepy and mysterious as we try to find out what that sound in the woods or that bump in the night really is.
Have a story you'd like to tell us? What about a suggestion for the show? You can contact us directly at [email protected] with anything!
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Episodes
Haunted Pants
June 06, 2022 20:00 - 1 hour - 44.2 MBHere we are again. late on uploading and talking about something spooky. This time Mike brings us the story of the Fresno Nightcrawlers. Hope you all enjoy! AND DONT FORGET, you can contact us with any information, comments, etc at [email protected] ALSO LEAVE US REVIEWS We would LOVE to hear any personal stories, corrections, or anything of the like relating to spooky stuff! It also doesn't have to be local at all.
Kelly Hopkinsville Encounter - Part 2 (Finally)
February 28, 2022 15:00 - 1 hour - 44.7 MBHi everyone sorry for the absence. We love you all! Anyway, we're finishing up the crazy story of Kelly Hopkinsville. Hope you had a great winter... AND DONT FORGET, you can contact us with any information, comments, etc at [email protected] We would LOVE to hear any personal stories, corrections, or anything of the like relating to spooky stuff! It also doesn't have to be local at all. Sources: Astonishing Legends episodes 79-81, Close Encounter at Kelly (Davis and Bloeche...
Santa's Evil Counterparts
December 24, 2021 13:00 - 50 minutes - 34.7 MBMerry Christmas and Happy Holidays! Warm up some cider or spike your favorite egg nog, throw the yule log on the fire, deck the halls and sit back and enjoy our holiday episode! Also, heads up we touch on some child abuse on this one so if you don't want to hear that, then yeah maybe skip this one. XOXO We talk about some evil incarnations of Jolly St Nick. Thanks for a great year, and we will see you in 2022! Sources: https://www.trafalgar.com/real-word/african-christmas-traditions/ h...
Kelly Hopkinsville Encounter - Part 1
November 29, 2021 00:00 - 57 minutes - 39.4 MBWoah a 2 parter! Our First! We. Are. Back, Those pesky men in silver suits or whatever they are were bugging Elmer and Billy Ray and Glennie down in Kentucky. Are the little green men a hoax perpetuated by the 11 inhabitants of a small farmhouse, or did they actually see something that night in August? Excuse the sniffling. I tried to cut it out but boy is it a lot, and honestly, this is part of the reason we were gone. AND DONT FORGET, you can contact us with any information, comments...
The Hauntings of Sprucevale, Ohio
October 29, 2021 12:00 - 1 hour - 47.9 MBHappppppyyyyy Halloween! Mike walks us through some spooky local tales about an old-timey ghost town turned into a state park, including some classic ghost stories that originated there! Join us for a spirit-tacular, haunting episode and listen to the tales of what lurks in Beaver Creek. Here are some sources I used, but a lot of knowledge also comes from being a local: https://www.carnegie.lib.oh.us/esterhale https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaston%27s_Mill-Lock_No._36,_Sandy_and_Beaver_C...
The Hauntings of Sprucevale, Ohio
October 29, 2021 12:00 - 1 hour - 47.9 MBHappppppyyyyy Halloween! Mike walks us through some spooky local tales about an old-timey ghost town turned into a state park, including some classic ghost stories that originated there! Join us for a spirit-tacular, haunting episode and listen to the tales of what lurks in Beaver Creek. Here are some sources I used, but a lot of knowledge also comes from being a local: https://www.carnegie.lib.oh.us/esterhale https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaston%27s_Mill-Lock_No._36,_Sandy_and_Beaver_C...
Black-Eyed Children
October 16, 2021 15:00 - 58 minutes - 40.1 MBA Dan-centric episode today! We chat about the internet urban legend of Black-Eyed Children, apparently aka BEKs, while also getting very derailed. Here are some of those sources we used: https://www.pararational.com/portland-black-eyed-children/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black-eyed_children https://rare.us/rare-life/black-eyed-children/ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3679978/ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2771050/ https://www.historicmysteries.com/brian-bethel-black-eyed-kids/ And ...
Melonheads
October 01, 2021 15:00 - 1 hour - 45.1 MBI wish I was a normal kid, but I got a melon as a head instead! Reese walks us through that story about those big head kids sneaking around the woods, stealing cars, and whatever else they do. Pretty weird stuff, and we talk about why this may have started as a legend in the first place. This one is definitely one of those stories that has some truth behind it, but how much truth? That's for you to decide! Here's some of the sources we used: http://www.weirdus.com/states/ohio/fabled_peop...
The Beast of Grafton
September 17, 2021 15:00 - 1 hour - 42.3 MBHello folks! Welcome to our first official episode of Ohio Valley Cryptid! In this one, we talk about the Beast of Grafton, or the Grafton Monster, a little cryptid that bothered a small town in West Virginia. Recently, it's been a bit more well-known because of the video game Fallout 76, but even then how accurate is its portrayal? Reese's mic is a little goofy sounding in this one, but don't worry, later episodes this is fixed! Here are some sources I used while digging up information o...