Weird Candy
164 episodes - English - Latest episode: 13 days ago -Every week we'll dive into stories that cover topics from aliens to glitches in the matrix and everything in between. If you believe in the paranormal, I welcome you to take a walk on the weird side.
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Weird But True
April 16, 2024 19:00 - 1 hour - 48.4 MBThis week we dive into a number of weird but true stories. You truly need to hear these to believe them. Support the show
Puckwudgies
April 09, 2024 08:00 - 1 hour - 47.2 MBAccording to legend, Pukwudgies can appear and disappear at will, shapeshift, lure people to their deaths, use magic, launch poison arrows, and create fire. Native Americans believed that Pukwudgies were once friendly to humans, but then turned against them, and are best left alone. According to lore, a person who annoyed a Pukwudgie would be subject to nasty tricks by it, or subject to being followed by the Pukwudgie, who would cause trouble for them. They are known to kidnap people, push ...
What's the Deal With Tunnels
April 02, 2024 08:00 - 1 hour - 50.7 MBWhy do tunnels seem cause such strong feelings? Is it the fear of not knowing what lies in the dark? Is it the cold damp air? Is it maybe some primal fear left over from the early days of our species? This week we look into multiple tunnels, from the simply haunted to the completely outrageous. Support the show
Raelianism
March 19, 2024 08:00 - 1 hour - 56.9 MBRaelism, or the Raelian Movement, is another UFO religion and claims to be the largest. The Raelians are the followers of a cult founded in 1974 by the French auto racing journalist Claude Vorilhon. They have had two symbols to represent their cult; a swastika embedded on the Star of David, which was later replaced by a variant star and swirl symbol. They seek to use cloning as a way to achieve immortality. They founded Valiant Venture Ltd Corporation in 1997, to research human cloning. The ...
Munich Manual of Demonic Magic Part 2
March 05, 2024 15:00 - 51 minutes - 35.2 MBToday we conclude our study of the Munich Manual of Demonic Stuff. Support the show
Munich Manual of Demonic Magic
February 27, 2024 05:00 - 1 hour - 42.4 MBThe Munich Manual of Demonic Magic or Liber incantationum, exorcismorum et fascinationum variarum is a 15th-century grimoire manuscript. The text, written in Latin, largely deals with demonology and necromancy. The text is a fully digitally restored facsimile copy, but some parts of the text have been left unchanged (in the final part of the book) as they were torn in the original manuscript. Support the show
Demon Summoning Rituals
February 14, 2024 02:00 - 1 hour - 64.5 MBThis week we scour the interwebs for some esoteric demon summoning rituals, and have fun commenting on and critiquing their methods. Support the show
Miami Mall Aliens
January 30, 2024 09:00 - 57 minutes - 39.7 MBAfter a New Year’s incident at a Miami mall sparked a massive police response, social media users started spreading some out-of-this-world claims. Videos circulating social media show dozens of police cars and shadowy figures at Bayside Marketplace, located about 5 miles from South Beach. Many people claimed these figures were not human, but extraterrestrial. Support the show
The Dark Web
November 29, 2023 19:00 - 1 hour - 46.7 MBThis week we take a look at just how disturbing the dark web can be. Word warning weirdos don't go there yourself. Buzzsprout - Let's get your podcast launched! Start for FREE Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you. Support the show
Creepy Stories for Halloween
October 31, 2023 08:00 - 1 hour - 53.6 MBThis week we celebrate spooky season with a verity of creepy stories from around the world. Happy Halloween weirdos. Support the show
Cryptid Encounters
October 10, 2023 14:00 - 51 minutes - 35.7 MBThis week we bring you various cryptid encounters from all over world. From bigfoot to possible aliens, maybe even things you've never heard of. Check out these first hand accounts for some mystery and laughs. Support the show
Edgar Allan Poe
September 19, 2023 08:00 - 1 hour - 45.7 MBEdgar Allan Poe was a poet, short story writer, editor, and critic. Credited by many scholars as the inventor of the detective genre in fiction, he was a master at using elements of mystery, psychological terror, and the macabre in his writing. Join us as we talk about his life, career and the strange circumstances of his death. Support the show
The Philadelphia Experiment
September 05, 2023 08:00 - 58 minutes - 40.2 MBAllegedly, in the fall of 1943 a U.S. Navy destroyer was made invisible and teleported from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to Norfolk, Virginia, in an incident known as the Philadelphia Experiment. Records in the Archives Branch of the Naval History and Heritage Command have been repeatedly searched, but no documents have been located which confirm the event, or any interest by the Navy in attempting such an achievement. Support the show
The Roswell Incident
August 22, 2023 08:00 - 1 hour - 54.9 MBOn July 8, 1947 Public Information Officer Walter Haut of the Roswell Army Air Field in New Mexico issued a press release indicating that a flying saucer had been found in the desert. By the next day, the Army had changed their tune, stating the object had actually been a weather balloon, but it was too late. Rumors that a UFO had crashed in the area, and that an alien body was recovered from the wreckage, spread fast. Ever since, Roswell has been synonymous with UFOs. The city o...
The Squonk
August 08, 2023 16:00 - 36 minutes - 24.9 MBThe squonk is of a very retiring disposition, generally traveling about at twilight and dusk. Because of its misfitting skin, which is covered with warts and moles, it is always unhappy...Hunters who are good at tracking are able to follow a squonk by its tear-stained trail, for the animal weeps constantly. When cornered and escape seems impossible, or when surprised and frightened, it may even dissolve itself in tears. Support the show
The Smurl Haunting
August 01, 2023 08:00 - 56 minutes - 38.9 MBThe Smurls moved into a house on Chase Street in West Pittston, Pennsylvania in August 1973. They claimed that the premises were disturbed by a demon that caused loud noises and bad odors, threw their dog into a wall, shook their mattress, pushed one of their daughters down a flight of stairs, and physically and sexually assaulted family members on several occasions. In 1986, the family brought in a pair of demonologists Ed and Lorraine Warren. According to Ed Warren, the demon...
Fred and Rose West
July 25, 2023 04:00 - 1 hour - 53.7 MBOne of the most infamous serial killer couples in British history are Fred and Rose West from Gloucestershire, England. Over twenty years, they raped, tortured and murdered an unknown number of girls and women, including two of their own daughters. Their gruesome string of murders would shock the nation to its very core and even today, the investigation and intense interest in the case is still ongoing. Support the show
The Book of Shadows Part 2
July 18, 2023 08:00 - 1 hour - 53.9 MBThis week we continue our deep dive into the book of shadows. Support the show
The Book of Shadows
July 12, 2023 16:00 - 1 hour - 71.4 MBGerald Gardner, the "father of Wicca", first introduced the Book of Shadows to people that he had initiated into the craft through his Bricket Wood coven in the 1950s. He claimed that it was a personal cookbook of spells that have worked for the owner; they could copy from his own book and add material as they saw fit. He said that the practice of Witches keeping such a book was ancient, and was practiced by the Witch-cult throughout history. Support the show
Urban Legends
July 04, 2023 08:00 - 49 minutes - 34.3 MBEvery town seems to have its own urban legends. This week we dive into some of our favorites. I wont spoil it here, check out the episode and see if we cover your favorites, or maybe find an urban legend that you've never heard before. Support the show
Cellular Memory
June 27, 2023 08:00 - 1 hour - 48.9 MBThe theory of cellular memories states that memories, as well as personality traits, are not only stored in the brain but may also be stored in organs such as the heart. In 2009 Harvard Medical School defined cellular memories as “a sustained cellular response to a transient stimulus.” Basically, when a cell is introduced to a specific stimulus it will react in a certain way and every time it is given this stimulus it will have the same response. The best way to understand cel...
Son of Sam
June 13, 2023 08:00 - 1 hour - 54 MBBerkowitz grew up in New York City and served in the United States Army. Using a .44 Special caliber Bulldog revolver, he killed six people and wounded seven others by July 1977, terrorizing New Yorkers and gaining worldwide notoriety. Berkowitz eluded the biggest police manhunt in the city's history while leaving letters that mocked the police and promised further crimes, which were highly publicized by the press. Support the show
Djinn
June 06, 2023 08:00 - 1 hour - 45.6 MBJinn, especially through their association with things unseen, have always been favorite figures in North African, Egyptian, Syrian, Persian, and Turkish folklore and are at the center of an immense popular literature, appearing notably in The Thousand and One Nights. In India and Indonesia they have entered the local Muslim imagination by way of the Qurʾānic descriptions and Arabic literature. But are these sinister beings a real danger, some believe they are. Buzzsprout - Let...
The Bennington Triangle
May 30, 2023 08:00 - 1 hour - 41.9 MBThe Bermuda Triangle is a patch of ocean in the western North Atlantic Ocean. It’s near Florida and Bermuda and is famous for being the site of mysterious disappearances and spooky happenings. If you believe the legends, Vermont is also home to a cursed area known as the Bennington Triangle. The Bennington Triangle is located just north of (you guessed it) Bennington, Vermont. It’s actually not really a triangle so much as a swath of land that is a hotbed of paranormal and grues...
The History and Hauntings of the Lemp Mansion
May 23, 2023 08:00 - 1 hour - 57.7 MBSaid to be one of the ten most haunted places in America, the Lemp Mansion in St.Louis, Missouri, continues to play host to the tragic Lemp family. Over the years, the mansion was transformed from the stately home of millionaires to office space, decaying into a run-down boarding house, and finally restored to its current state as a fine dinner theatre, restaurant and bed and breakfast. Buzzsprout - Let's get your podcast launched! Start for FREE Disclaimer: This post contains...
Travis Walton Alien Abduction
May 16, 2023 08:00 - 58 minutes - 40.4 MBAccording to Walton and a number of other members from the logging crew, on November 5, 1975, he was working with a timber stand improvement crew in the Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest near Snowflake, Arizona. While riding in a truck with six of his coworkers, they allegedly encountered a saucer-shaped object hovering over the ground approximately 110 feet (34 m) away, making a high-pitched buzz. Walton says that after he left the truck and approached the object, a beam of l...
The Rougarou
May 09, 2023 16:00 - 1 hour - 44.3 MBThe Rougarou is werewolf like cryptid reported to dwell in the swamps of Louisiana. Often the story-telling has been used to inspire fear and obedience. I'd like to use this space to give all you awesome weirdos a heads up. We recently changed our studio set up and I didnt take the time check everything before recording, so the audio quality on this isn't what you're used to, and with all the other things we have going on right now we didn't have time to rerecord...
The Lost City of Dwarka
May 02, 2023 08:00 - 1 hour - 70.4 MBThe most famous legend about the lost city of Dwarka can be found in the ancient epic of Mahabharata. Dwarka, like Atlantis, is said to have sunk beneath the sea at some point in the distant past. However, unlike Atlantis, whose remains have never been discovered, remnants of this ancient kingdom could be found in the depths. According to the sacred scripture of Srimad Bhagavatam, the city of Dwaraka was built in response to Jarasandha, the ruler of Magadha, who was constantly...
Shadow People Revisited
April 25, 2023 18:00 - 1 hour - 47.8 MBIn the early days of Weird Candy Chris covered the topic of shadow people. Armed with new information and deeper research into this phenomenon we attack this topic again. Join us as we cover the many different types of shadow people and the explanations (from the scientific to the ridiculous) behind these entities. Support the show
The Highway of Tears
April 18, 2023 08:00 - 2 hours - 94.5 MBThe Highway of Tears is a 725-kilometre (450 mi) corridor of Highway 16 between Prince George and Prince Rupert in British Columbia Canada, which has been the location of many missing and murdered indigenous beginning in 1970. The phrase was coined during a vigil in 1998, by Florence Naziel, who was thinking of the victims' families crying over their loved ones. Lets travel this road and maybe discover if all this carnage may be related to cursed land... Or not? Buzzsprout - L...
The Nine Circles of Hell
April 12, 2023 18:00 - 1 hour - 50.9 MBSorry Virgil couldn't make it so you weirdos will have to settle with Chris and Chuck as your guides through the nine circles of hell. The circles are concentric, representing a gradual increase in wickedness, and culminating at the centre of the earth, where Satan is held in bondage. The sinners of each circle are punished for eternity in a fashion fitting their crimes. So join us on our journey through the nine circles from Dante's classic work "The Devine Comedy". Support t...
The Texas Killing Fields
March 14, 2023 08:00 - 1 hour - 54.1 MBThe Texas Killing Fields is a 25-acre patch of land in League City, Texas situated a mile from Interstate Highway 45 and approximately 26 miles southeast of Houston. Since the early 1970s, 33 bodies of murder victims have been found along the I-45 area. They were mainly the bodies of girls or young women. Furthermore, many additional young girls have disappeared from this area; these girls' bodies are still missing. It is believed that many of the murders are the work of multi...
The Bunyip
March 07, 2023 09:00 - 1 hour - 56.5 MBThe bunyip has been described as amphibious, almost entirely aquatic, inhabiting lakes, rivers,swamps, lagoons, billibongs, creeks, waterholes, sometimes "particular waterholes in the riverbeds". The Bunyip, is represented as uniting the characteristics of a bird and of an alligator. It has a head resembling an emu, with a long bill, at the extremity of which is a transverse projection on each side, with serrated edges like the bone of the stingray. Its body and legs partake of the nature of...
Anton LaVey and the Church of Satan
February 28, 2023 09:00 - 1 hour - 57.3 MBThis week we take a look at the life of Anton LaVey founder of the church of Satan. We examine the life that led him to be what many consider the most evil man in history. Support the show
The Sallie House Hauntings
February 14, 2023 09:00 - 1 hour - 60.4 MBThe Sallie House is reported to be haunted by the ghost of a young girl who died there. According to the legend, a child named Sallie was brought to Dr. Finney's house by her mother for severe abdominal pain. He thought that she had appendicitis and began emergency surgery, as he believed that Sallie's appendix was about to rupture. However, he cut into her before the anaesthetic took effect, killing her as a result. Multiple former tenants have alleged paranormal activity the...
Leprechauns
February 07, 2023 16:00 - 1 hour - 44 MBThis week we look into the legendary Irish leprechaun. These tiny drunk shoe makers are known to be mischievous little pranksters. What do they do other than trick humans and make shoes for the other fairy folk you might ask. Well check out this episode to find out. Support the show
Elizabeth Klarer the Space Mother
January 05, 2023 04:00 - 1 hour - 48.6 MBElizabeth Klarer was a South African woman who, starting in 1956, publicly claimed to have been contacted by aliens multiple times between 1954 and 1963. Klarer's first visitation supposedly occurred when she was seven and she was one of the first women to claim a sexual relationship with an extraterrestrial. She promoted an ideal of a better world and beliefs in a cosmic consciousness. Support the show
Time Travelers
November 29, 2022 16:00 - 1 hour - 54.2 MBThis week we cover several alleged reports of time travel. So rub on some time grease, get nice and lubed up for our special season 3 finale. This topic was so fun to bring to you weirdos. Enjoy the holidays with your loved ones and if you find this time of year hard feel free to reach out we'll have some laughs with you and maybe ease your mind a bit. We'll back in January with some fresh candy for your ear holes. Support the show
Amelia Earhart Disappearance
November 22, 2022 18:00 - 1 hour - 46.1 MBAmelia was the first female aviator to fly solo across the Atlantic ocean. She also set many other records including some for flight speed and altitude. In spite of her aviation skills she would mysteriously disappear during an attempt to circumnavigate the globe in 1937. Join us as we cover her life and accomplishments as well as her disappearance and theories of what may have happened during that fateful flight. Support the show
Mermaids
November 15, 2022 09:00 - 1 hour - 49.5 MBI would like to think that we all know what mermaid's and mermen are, but in case you dont, they are most often described as having the upper body of a human with a fish tail for a lower body. It seems that every coultur throughout history has their own version of the legend. This week we dive deep to bring you these legends and also cover some reported sightings. Support the show
The Bear Brook Murders
November 08, 2022 09:00 - 1 hour - 41.8 MBOn November 10, 1985, a hunter discovered the remains of a woman and young girl in a 55 gallon drum at Bear Creek State Park in Allenstown, New Hampshire. Another drum full of remains was found in the same location on May 9, 2000. All of the victims had been beaten and dismembered. Buckle up weirdos this story goes to some dark places. Support the show
Creepy Tales
October 31, 2022 22:00 - 1 hour - 56 MBThis week for Halloween, we bring you several creepy tales. First we have the tale of a cave explorer plagued by the supernatural. Then we have "The Expressionless Lady", followed by the story of a death cult down in Mexico. Finally the story of a championship skater tormented by what can only be described as an internet curse. Join us on this most spooky day of the year for some creepy tales. Support the show
Exorcism in Indianapolis
October 25, 2022 08:00 - 1 hour - 62.3 MBThis week we cover a strange tale of haunting and demonic possession. Latoya Ammons and her three children moved into a home in Gary Indiana and immediately began experiencing paranormal phenomenon. Ultimately local police, the church, family services and psychological profesionals would become involved in this case. Many involved thought that the mother was using the idea of demons as a way to keep her children in line but others including several priests, police officers and ...
The Source Family Cult
October 18, 2022 08:00 - 1 hour - 52.7 MBChris and Chuck Cover another cult, I honestly don't want to divulge to much here but this was a fun one. This weeks tale is a bit less dark and murdery than other cults we've covered and full of love and psychedelic drugs with a sprinkle of what can only be considered the best music ever (I hope Chuck was being sarcastic when he said to write that last bit). You weirdos will notice a difference in the sound of this episode, reach out to us and give us your wildest theories as...
The Necronomicon Part 3
October 13, 2022 02:00 - 1 hour - 62.8 MBThis week we continue our deep dive into The Necronomicon. The first mention of the Necronomicon was in H. P. Lovecrafts short story The Hound and while Lovecraft insisted that it was a work of pure fiction who's title came to him in a dream many believe it to be true. The Necronomicon that we're looking into today is known as The Simon Necronomicon and is a patchwork mixing middle eastern mysticism with the writings of H. P. Lovecreft and Aleister Crowley. Simon insisted ...
The Necronomicon Part 2
October 04, 2022 08:00 - 2 hours - 84.3 MBThis week we continue our deep dive into The Necronomicon. The first mention of the Necronomicon was in H. P. Lovecrafts short story The Hound and while Lovecraft insisted that it was a work of pure fiction who's title came to him in a dream many believe it to be true. The Necronomicon that we're looking into today is known as The Simon Necronomicon and is a patchwork mixing middle eastern mysticism with the writings of H. P. Lovecreft and Aleister Crowley. Simon insisted t...
The Necronomicon
September 27, 2022 08:00 - 1 hour - 77 MBThe first mention of the Necronomicon was in H. P. Lovecrafts short story The Hound and while Lovecraft insisted that it was a work of pure fiction who's title came to him in a dream many believe it to be true. The Necronomicon that we're looking into today is known as The Simon Necronomicon and is a patchwork mixing middle eastern mysticism with the writings of H. P. Lovecreft and Aleister Crowley. Simon insisted that the book was a genuine collection of magic rituals th...
Questions Better Left Unanswered
September 20, 2022 08:00 - 1 hour - 51.4 MBThis week we have been very busy with life outside of podcasting and while we do have more of the content you expect from us in the works we didn't feel like it was ready to publish. Rather than give you awesome weirdos something we didn't think was complete we decided to have some fun and ask each other some questions and see just how weird our answers would be. Support the show
Ghost Ships
September 13, 2022 08:00 - 1 hour - 46.5 MBThis week we dive into tales of ghost ships from folklore and legends and real life history. Some of these ships have been found simply abandoned and there crews were never seen again, others have been discovered with their crews dead and still manning their stations, others are timeless legends of spectral vessels that have been seen through the ages. Pack your speedo and arm floaties for this one. Support the show
Patience Worth the Ghost Novelist
September 06, 2022 08:00 - 56 minutes - 39.1 MBBetween 1912 and 1937 Patience Worth would write several books and a ton of poetry from beyond the grave. Patience allegedly lived in the 1600's and you're probably wondering how a ghost became a published author, through a Ouija board thats how. A woman named Pearl Curran would use the board to talk to Patience and then copy her stories down and have them published using the spirits name rather than her own. Buzzsprout - Let's get your podcast launched! Start for FREE In...