Uncle Monster's Spooky Time Fright Hour
111 episodes - English - Latest episode: 7 days ago - ★★★★★ - 23 ratingsJoin friends Chris Andersen and Ethan Sarezky on their quest to uncover everything you ever wanted to know about supernatural phenomenon from all over the world. What's the origin of Slenderman? Could Shaq defeat Spring Heeled Jack? Does the Mothman do the nasty? Only one way to find out: tune in! Every week, one of us will do all the research you could want on something that goes bump in the night and the other goes in totally blind, ready to ask all the questions you would want to ask. Tune in for all the frightening fun, but remember: Don't Get Spooked! New episodes every Friday, uploaded at the witching hour...
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Episode 613: The Rootin' Tootin' Lutin feat. Merritt K
April 12, 2024 06:00 - 1 hour - 114 MBSpecial guest, author Merritt K joins us this week to talk about a breed of hobgoblins from just north of the US/Canada border, the Lutin! Is there any truth to the rumors that these little gnomes put pebbles in your slippers and/or murder dozens of children? Will we be able to succesfully host a guest without putting our feet in our mouths? Only one way to find out! Tune in, and remember, don't get spooked!
Episode 612: Can You Smell What The Roc Is Cooking?
April 05, 2024 06:00 - 1 hour - 93.7 MBThis week, we're talking Roc. It's a big bird, y'all. But is there any truth to the rumors that it played an intimate role in the crucifixion? Find out just how bad you would be jacked if it dropped an elephant on you! Just remember: don't get spooked!
Episode 611: Dybbuk or "The Cleavage of the Spirit"
March 29, 2024 06:00 - 1 hour - 99.1 MBThat's right, this week we've got the Dybbuk, the classic Jewish ghost and/or demon! It's incorporeal evil spirit that enters the bodies of women on the eve of their wedding, and you'll never guess via which orifice! Tune in, and don't get spooked!
Episode 610: The Monster Is Not Deer
March 22, 2024 06:00 - 1 hour - 107 MBI'll tell you this much, this week monster? It's not deer. I mean, the monster is called a Not Deer and it's entirely possible you've already seen one! These creepy simulacrum of deer have been spotted all over the world, so if you want to stay vigilant for Not Deer in your area, tune in! Just remember, don't get spooked!
Episode 609: Yo Mama Compliments and the Grafton Monster
March 15, 2024 06:00 - 1 hour - 94.3 MBThat's right, we're headed back to the cryptid rich territory of the West Virginia to learn all about the Grafton Monster! The newspapers tried to silence this story, but we've got the whole thing right here PLUS a return to the mailbag! So tune in, and don't get spooked!
Episode 608: The Lizard Man Of Scape Ore Swamp feat. Horror Macaroni
March 08, 2024 11:40 - 1 hour - 101 MBThis week we've got famed VHS collector and horror influencer Horror Macaroni on the show and Ethan instantly fell in love. He's got a real, "let me get this straight, you're a girl AND you play videogames? Be still my beating heart!" kind of vibe. It's kind of cute, actually. Any way, the monster is some kind of big lizard. linktr.ee/horrormacaroni
Episode 607: By Request, All Colours Sam, The Sandown Clown feat. Ade!
March 01, 2024 07:00 - 1 hour - 120 MBWe've got an extra spooky monster for an extra spooky guest this week. We're talking about a clown and we're doing it with Ade for Slasherspod! Ethan promised to buy all of us t-shirts, comment below if you think he's done it! linktr.ee/slasherspod
Episode 606: Ask Not For Whom The Bell Witch Tolls
February 23, 2024 07:00 - 1 hour - 95.9 MBWell, I don't think that SEO optimized description did much at first blush, but will keep any eye on the numbers, eh? This week we've got a with that haunted the Bell family down in Kentucky. She has more of a poltergeist vibe, but she calls herself a witch and I respect that.
Episode 605: Yoohoo! It's The Yara-Ma-Yha-Who! Feat. Al Bates
February 16, 2024 07:08 - 1 hour - 119 MBUncle Monster is a comedy streamer and podcast creator with the best cryptid podcast and funniest reaction videos on all of Youtube. Move over ghost hunters and paranormal researchers (we’re looking at you, Zak Baggins), the Uncle Monster team is here to take the cryptid case. This week, join Chris (“Shibble”), Ethan and NBA hall of fame Shaquille O’Neal to learn about the Australian monster, the “Yara-ma-yha-who.” Special guest star Al Bates joins us as our prized “Australia correspondent....
Episode 604: We're Hooked On the Opium Bird
February 09, 2024 07:00 - 1 hour - 97.1 MBHe's an addict, but he doesn't let that define him. We sure will, though. He's the hottest new cryptid taking over TikTok, but we've got all the straight poop you need to know about this junkie bird. So tune in, and remember, don't get spooked!
Episode 603: I Never Liked the Nephelim
February 02, 2024 07:00 - 1 hour - 89.2 MBDo ancient, biblical giants walk the earth today? Probably not, that's probably not a thing that happens, but tune in, get the facts, and make your own call! After all, if there are evil, blue skinned, fifteen foot tall half angels killing our troops, don't you want to know about it! Just remember: don't get spooked!
Episode 602: A Minor Tour of the Minotaur
January 26, 2024 07:00 - 1 hour - 97.1 MBLook, you may think you know all there is to know about the Minotaur, but you haven't heard it until you've heard us tell it. Plus, we have a brand new segment! What more could you want from an episode?
Episode 601: The Pros and Cons of the Con Rit
January 19, 2024 07:00 - 1 hour - 91 MBWe're back for season 6 with a brand new cryptid: the Con Rit! Is there any truth to the rumors of this giant Vietnamese aquatic centipede? Only one way to find out: tune in to the show and find out (we are not a source for legitimate information). Check it out, and remember: don't get spooked!
Bonus Episode: Paranormal Shaqtivity
January 12, 2024 07:00 - 1 hour - 107 MBWe're letting you free-feed freeloaders in on the fun we've been having behind the pay wall this week. Here's the first episode from our Paranormal Activity deep dive. If you want to get in on the fun, head over to patreon.com/unclemonster6 for all our bonus episodes. We'll see you next week with Season 6!!
Episode 517: The Season 5 Kumite
January 05, 2024 07:00 - 1 hour - 98.4 MBThat's right, it's time for the big showdown. All 16 monsters from season 5 are back, fighting to the death in our single elimination tournament. Let's see who's got the juice! Is it the Tommyknockers? Maybe the evil painting? Or perhaps the most powerful with in Russia! Get out your backets and place your bets, because the kumite is back, baby!
Episode 516: Wait, the Monster Is Called "Man Proposes, God Disposes"?
December 29, 2023 07:00 - 1 hour - 95.1 MBYes! That's the name of the monster! It's an evil painting, you guys! I think that's pretty cool. We hope that you do, too! Tune in to get the straight poop on this powerful psychic fetish that drives innocent college students to pluck their own eyes out! Just remember, don't get spooked!
Episode 515: Gosh, Doc, It's the Gashadokuro
December 22, 2023 07:00 - 1 hour - 96.5 MBHe's thirty feet tall, made of bones, and fueled by hate; he's the Gashadokuro! This evil giant skeleton was known for laying siege to Kyoto for more than a month, back in the day, and we're got everything you need to know to protect yourself against this massive bad boy! So tune in, and don't get spooked!
Episode 514: You Say Kongamato, I Say Kongamato
December 15, 2023 07:00 - 1 hour - 106 MBA living fossil from the depths of the African jungle? Could there still be Pterodactyls out there? Only if they're invincible and immortal, you say? Well, brother, do I have some news for you! Tune in to learn all about this terror of the skies, the Kongamato! Just remember, don't get spooked!
Episode 513: The Mongolian Death Worm aka My Favorite Breakdancing Maneuver
December 08, 2023 07:00 - 1 hour - 103 MBThey say that in the deepest valleys of the Gobi Desert dwells a big pink worm that can kill you as soon as it looks at you. Luckily, we have all the details you need to know to keep yourself safe from this scourge (mostly, stay away from the Gobi Desert). So, tune in, and don't get spooked!
Episode 512: Rouga-Rougarou, Where Are You?
December 01, 2023 07:00 - 1 hour - 103 MBWe're headed back to the bayou for our second dose of New Orleans Terror when we cover the Rougarou! He's the wolfman from the birthplace of jazz! How about them apples?
Episode 511: Tripping Balls with the Runamula
November 24, 2023 07:08 - 1 hour - 113 MBLet's face it, sometimes your wife is going to cheat on you with a priest, and sometimes, that's going to make a mysterious man in black curse her into becoming a half woman, half donkey centaur. In times like this there's only two things you can do. 1. Bring her to a medicine o get her massive doses of ayahuasca and 2. Don't Get Spooked!
Episode 510: Moses Supposes We're Talkin' Woodwoses featuring Hal Johnson
November 17, 2023 07:00 - 1 hour - 135 MBFrom the forest primeval of medieval Europe, it's the Woodwoses! They're wildmen that stalked the wild places and were completely covered with hair. We've got a special guest this week, author of Fearsome Creatures of the Lumberwoods and Chris's Dungeon Master, Hal Johnson! (Check out his substack at https://haljohnsonbooks.substack.com/)
Episode 509: Make 'Em Say Hey-o, is the Yateveo!
November 10, 2023 07:00 - 1 hour - 106 MBDeep in the jungles of the global south, there's a giant sentient tree that wants to eat your entire body! It's very fast, for a plant, so this is a legitimate danger. It can disguise itself as a couch, so the odds are good is that you'll be near one at some point today. Tune in to learn what you need to keep yourself safe, and remember, don't get spooked!
Episode 508: I'm On the Bishop of the Sea Diet
November 03, 2023 06:00 - 1 hour - 101 MBI Bishop of the Sea food, and I eat it. He's from the Baltic and he's filled with the love of the lord! But is there any truth to the rumors that he was ordained by a council of Polish bishops to convert fish to Catholicism? Only one way to find out: tune in! Just remember: don't get spooked!
Episode 507: Go Go Gadget Golem
October 27, 2023 06:00 - 1 hour - 124 MBSome might say he's the prom king of the Jewish monster world, he's the Golem! The magical automaton made by rabbi's to do their bidding. Like a giant, kosher Gumby. Tune in, and remember, don't get spooked!
Episode 506: The Highs and Lows of the Flatwoods Monster
October 20, 2023 06:00 - 1 hour - 115 MBIn the 50's you couldn't turn over a rock without finding some sort of space alien, and Flatwoods, West Virginia was no exception. They had a big old alien over there! Like ten feet tall! It definitely wasn't just an owl! Don't get spooked!
Episode 505: Big Bad Baba Yaga
October 13, 2023 06:00 - 1 hour - 124 MBSomewhere bordering between witch and god lies Russia's own Baba Yaga! She's got metal teeth, a chicken legged hut, and can appear in the form of a lactating pelican! She's one bad mother from Mother Russia, so tune in, and don't get spooked!
Episode 504: Was The Grunch There?
October 06, 2023 06:29 - 1 hour - 108 MBWe're down in The Big Easy this week, learning all about New Orlean's own Grunch! He's out there, grunching it up, and now you can know about it! I can guarantee you that you can not guess it's origins and also, we are goofing around more with the soundboard. Our two guarantees for this episode. Don't get spooked!
Episode 503: Don't Knock The Tommyknockers
September 29, 2023 06:00 - 1 hourLittle green gnomes that predict mining collapses? Well now I've heard everything! Tune in as we dig for the truth in the legends of subterranean fae folk. Is there any truth to the rumors that their eerie knocking on cave walls foretell death for miners? And are they really just green smurfs? Only one way to find out! Just remember, don't get spooked!
Episode 502: First Hand Reporting On The Blue Mountains Panther featuring Al Bates
September 22, 2023 06:00 - 1 hourWe're headed to beautiful Blue Mountains of New South Wales and we're making a new friend while we're there! Special guest and newly minted Australian Correspondent Al Bates (formerly of the dearly missed podcast Take A Look Around) comes by to give us the inside poop on the great cat that stalks the bush outside of Sydney. Is there any truth to the rumors of the genetically altered Nazi war panthers? Only one way to find out: tune in! And remember, don't get spooked!
Episode 501: A Really Big Shoe About Paul Bunyan
September 15, 2023 06:00 - 1 hourSeason 5 is going to be BIG so we're kicking it off with an especially big episode. We're coming out the gate with the first of our new segments and a giant lumberjack that may or may not be Canadian! There's only one way to find out: tune in, and don't get spooked!
Episode 417: The Season 4 Kumite!
September 01, 2023 11:05 - 1 hour16 monsters enter, but only one will survive to be named the season 4 champion! Truly, our least popular episode, every season! Who will take home the belt? Thy mighty Angelystor? The tag team of the Kappa and the Hyasube? The humble Tizzy-Whizzy? Only one way to find out! Place your bets, and remember: don't get spooked!
Episode 416: Gee, I'm Sure It's the Jiangshi
August 18, 2023 05:00 - 1 hour - 111 MBVampires, we've all got them. Even the glorious nation of China has got vampires. Listen in as we try our best to minimize the orientalism in this one! Get out your eight sided mirrors, folks, because this one is a really fright fest. Does this all feel forced? I don't know. I'm tired.
Episode 415: Abigore, or Duke, Duke, Duke, Duke of Hell
August 04, 2023 05:00 - 1 hour - 93 MBIt took me three tries to figure out how to spell Abigor. Just one of the many tricky things about this arch-duke of hell. Will he be the next in line, should Satan fall? And is Hell even a real place, anyway? Only one way to find out! Tune in and don't get spooked!
Episode 414: The Angelystor Knows When You're Going To Die
July 21, 2023 05:00 - 1 hour - 103 MBWe're off to Wales this week to meet our ookiest, spookiest monster yet! He's lives in one of the oldest trees on earth in the yard of a haunted church and, as the title implies, he knows when you're going to die. He's the angelystor! So tune in, and don't get spooked!
Episode 413: Twofer Tuesday With Ladies Candy and Donkey
July 07, 2023 05:00 - 1 hour - 101 MBIt's Texas's own deadly duo of undead dames, the Candy Lady and the Donkey Lady! Ethan stepped up to the plate with not one, but two ghostly ladies, both spookier than the last. Everything is bigger in Texas, especially the amount of how scary things are, so tune in, and don't get spooked!
Episode 412: The Golden Eagle: The Most Evil Car In America
June 23, 2023 05:00 - 1 hour - 85.5 MBI know what you're thinking. "The most evil car in America has to be a tesla, right?" Because they run over children of their own volition? Well, that maybe true some day, but the current record holder for Most People Killed is a Dodge 330 from Maine called The Golden Eagle. Don't listen to this one in your car and....don't get spooked!
Episode 411: The Kappa and The Hyōsube; One Is Hairy, One Is Not
June 09, 2023 05:00 - 1 hour - 95.4 MBWe've got a twofer this week, a matching pair of water spirits from Japan. They're just little guys, so you don't need to be too scared, unless you're afraid of drowning, that is! Or if you have a bumper crop of cucumbers you don't want to share! Tune in, keep your friends close, and your cucumbers closer, and don't get spooked!
Episode 410: Gossiping With the Badalisc
May 26, 2023 05:00 - 1 hour - 89 MBIn the Italian Alps, every year, brave villagers must hunt down and do battle with the mysterious Badalisc! Why? Because of gossip. So think about that next time you're telling stories out of school! And also, don't get spooked!
Episode 409: The Gaping Blowhole of the Encantado
May 12, 2023 05:00 - 1 hour - 90.4 MBThey've come from another world, in the dark of night, emerging from the depths of the Amazon, and they only want one thing...to PARTY! It's Brazil's own Encantado? Are they any truth to the rumors of these so called were-dolphins? And are they really the greatest rappers of all time? Only one way to find out: tune in, and just remember: don't get spooked!
Episode 408: Nucklavees and Horse Dongs Featuring Special Guest, Vuk!
April 28, 2023 05:00 - 1 hour - 96.4 MBYou might know this episode's special guest, Vuk, from his podcast, Tracing Owls, but do you know the tale of the Nucklavee? The evil horse and rider, fused into one, horrible, skinless beast that emerges from the sea every time you burn sea weed? Well, even if you do, you won't really know it until you hear our this episode! Especially since, for once, there will be someone who actually knows something about monsters on the show! Tune in, and remember, don't get spooked!
Episode 407: Getting Plenty Of Roughage With The Vegetable Man
April 14, 2023 05:00 - 1 hour - 98.7 MBFrom the woods of West Virginia comes a creature that could be described more vegetable than man. I mean, there's at least a little bit of man. It's fifty-fifty, probably. It's Vegetable Man! AND we have exciting, new, never before heard evidence that's an Uncle Monster exclusive (not really)! Tune in, and remember: don't get spooked!
Episode 406: Estries: Jewish Lady Vampires or Jewish Vampire Ladies?
March 31, 2023 05:00 - 1 hour - 92.4 MBBest be home from shule before dark because they're out there, and they want that red stuff that's in your veins. They're Estries, the Jewish Lady Vampires! This week, Ethan and Shibble go deep into the lore to dig up all they can about these mysterious, Semitic blood suckers. Is there any truth to the old legends of witches making pacts with demons to gain the power of eternal life, only to be cursed with an endless thirst for blood? Who are we to say? So, tune in, and remember: don't get s...
Episode 405: Okay, Okay, It's the Oklahoma Octopus
March 17, 2023 05:00 - 1 hour - 97.9 MBFrom the murky depths of Lake Thunderbird, he emerges! An octopus the size of a horse, living in the fresh water lakes of Oklahoma? It's more likely than you think! But is there any truth to the rumors that it's eating teenagers at the behest of late President John F Kennedy? Only one way to find out: tune in! Just remember, don't get spooked!
Episode 404: He's Tizzie-Whizie, Is He?
March 03, 2023 06:00 - 1 hour - 95.5 MBHe's cute, he's little, and he loves to fly about, munching on ginger biscuits: he's Tizzie-Whizie! But what is the facts about the famously shy chimera of Cumbria? And just how many flying hedgehogs would you need to take down prime Shaquille O'Neil in a fight? Only one way to find out: tune in! Just remember, don't get spooked!
Episode 403: The Short Story of the Nimerigar
February 17, 2023 06:00 - 1 hour - 88.8 MBThe Shoshone tell stories of a tribe of tiny cannibals that hid in the Rocky Mountains. That's right, it's the Nimerigar! But is there any real, physical evidence to back up these tales of two-foot tall flesh-eaters? And how many rows of teeth did they really have? Only one way to find out: tune in! Just remember: don't get spooked!
Episode 402: The Amphibious Nature Of The Bunyip
February 03, 2023 06:00 - 1 hour - 106 MBWe take our first trip down under to investigate Australia's favorite big boy: The Bunyip! But is there any truth to the old tales of this hulking behemoth of the antipodes? And why does this episode so heavily reference the 2009 TV series, The Jersey Shore? Only one way to find out, tune in, and remember: don't get spooked!
Episode 401: Leprechaun Mating Season
January 20, 2023 06:00 - 1 hour - 97.6 MBSeason 4 kicks off with those classic little green men that the paranormal community can't get enough of: Leprechauns! We trace the origins of Leprechauns up to the modern day, from the saga of Fergus mac Léti to Warwick Davis. But is there any truth to the tales of the gold-loving fae folk? And if Shibble was going to write a Leprechaun movie, what would it be like? Only one way to find out: tune in! Just remember, don't get spooked!
Episode 317: The Season 3 Kumite!
January 06, 2023 13:00 - 1 hour - 83.3 MB16 monsters enter, but only one will be crowned champion; it's the Season 3 Kumite! All of your favorites from season 3 are back for a single elimination tournament to find out who will be the deadliest of them all! We've got The Kasai Rex vs The Toteroad Shagimaw, The Kraken vs The Flying Dutchman, and the Fresno Nightcrawler vs Gef The Talking Mongoose! Place your bets and tune in, just remember: don't get spooked!
Episode 316: The Uncle Meets The Baron
December 23, 2022 06:00 - 1 hour - 102 MBHe's a big man from beyond the grave, and he's our final monster of the aeason; it's Baron Samedi! Will our boys successfully discuss this important figure to the Vodon religion without saying anything terrible? Only one way to find out! Tune in, but remember: don't get spooked!