Strange Familiars

Episode 60: For our holiday episode, Timothy and Alison talk Belsnickel, the wild man of Pennsylvania Christmastime. Much fiercer and stranger than a simple proto-Santa Claus figure, Belsnickel was called a "bad faerie" and "half-man, half-beast" - which came from the forest at night to haunt children. Timothy and Alison read multiple historical accounts of the frightening Belsnickel smacking wall...

Episode 58: Joshua Cutchin returns to talk about his most recent book, Thieves in the Night: A Brief History of Supernatural Child Abductions. The conversation wanders across the paranormal landscape from folklore to aliens to hoaxes to bigfoot and much more. Joshua and Timothy also drop some hints about the forthcoming book they are writing together.  If you would like to help us continue to make...

Episode 57: Jennie Behm's body is found in a cornfield two miles from her house. A coroner's inquest yields no answers. Timothy and Alison visit the cornfield and discuss their final thoughts on the story. A new suspect in Jennie's death comes to light. The Broken Circle closes (for now). In the second part of the show we discuss the 90th anniversary of Nelson Rehymeyer's death in the so-called "H...

Episode 54: Jennie Behm was born on the 19th of September 1923. She was last seen alive on the morning of July 28, 1925. In The Broken Circle we will explore the mysteries which surround Jennie's disappearance. In this episode we discuss an earlier disappearance from the Behm home, Floyd Hollenbach. Is the missing boy connected to Jennie's disappearance? We also hear about the discovery of a child...

Episode 53: Jennie Behm was born on the 19th of September 1923. She was last seen alive on the morning of July 28, 1925. In The Broken Circle we will explore the mysteries which surround Jennie's disappearance. If you would like to help us continue to make Strange Familiars, get bonus content, t-shirts, stickers, and more rewards, you can become a patron: http://www.patreon.com/StrangeFamiliarsOur...

Episode 50: In the middle of a heavy downpour, with rain leaking into the studio, OK Talk's Clint Granberry returns to Strange Familiars to continue our rambling synchronicity conversation. This time things get a little darker as Timothy tells of his recent raccoon attack in Hex Hollow - and all the synchronicities that surrounded those events. Clint takes another random phone call with remarkable...

Episode 49: Clint from OK Talk returns in a long and winding conversation with Timothy about synchronicity and many other things. Clint takes random phone calls in the studio as the discussion turns to Eminem, mumble rap, how to catch raccoons, the Eye of Sauron, near death experiences, ghosts, tornados, octopi on ecstasy, LSD, salvia divinorum, peyote, MDMA, and so much more.  (advisory: drug use...

Episode 48: Timothy talks to Sam about several strange experiences Sam had in the Black Diamond Cemetery. Ghostly figures, mystery lights, orbs, and more. Was it ghosts, bigfoot, or something else? The conversation then turns to other aspects of the paranormal as Sam and Timothy share and compare their experiences. This would normally be a patron-only episode but as we are nearing episode 50 we ar...

Episode 47: Four witnesses tell their Flannel Man encounters. Deborah, Kristina, John, and Katheryn share their stories of strange entities in plaid shirts. Haunted houses, sleep paralysis, and ghostly black dogs often accompany the phenomenon. Join us as we search for answers. Who - or what - are these entities in flannel - and why are so many people seeing them? If you would like to help us cont...

Episode 45: Clint from OK Talk podcast talks to Timothy about the Devil's Creek property: a residence in Washington State which has been the focus of ongoing bigfoot activity and other strangeness. Clint shares stories and on-site audio from Devil's Creek, and Timothy plays some sounds from Site 7 which are eerily similar. We also discuss the Devil's Creek documentary film.  If you would like to h...

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Christoffer calls in from Sweden and tells about a strange sighting he had of a Skogsra or wood-wife. We also talk about other Swedish folklore including trolls, house gnomes, changelings, and goatman. James stops by as well to tell of his very recent sighting of something very weird. Is it related to the Skogsra? If you would like to help us continue to make Strange Familiars, get bonus content,...

Episode 42: Timothy talks with Tobe Johnson from Strange Brau. Tobe relates some incredible stories of synchronicity, poltergeist-like activity, gifting, apports, and other weirdness which seems to be associated with ongoing bigfoot activity he is experiencing. He also discusses the Owl Moon prints – found and cast by Tobe, these impressions seem to be the knees of a female sasquatch. We also disc...

Episode 41: Timothy talks with David Weatherly about the phenomenon of black eyed kids (BEKs) and his book, Black Eyed Children. Strange children are approaching people across the globe. They are asking to be let in to homes, vehicles and businesses. Their awkward mannerisms, plain clothing, and pale skin suggest there is something odd about these children, but their solid black eyes inspire terro...

Episode 38: Timothy discusses the recently published book Chasing the Elusive Pennsylvania Bigfoot with Brian Seech. While Brian did not write the book, he has worked closely with the author, Paul G. Johnson, for many years. We cover some of the ideas and cases from the book including a few of the stranger aspects of Pennsylvania bigfoot sightings: UFOs, disappearing bigfoot creatures, and more –...

Episode 37: Alison and Timothy have a discussion about some antique photos which purport to show paranormal entities. First they discuss an article which is being shared on social media of a photo which is supposed to be the oldest bigfoot photo and the many reasons why they doubt this photo is what it is claimed to be. In the second part of the show they discuss the Cottingly fairy photographs, g...

Episode 36: In this episode we hear two new Flannel Man accounts. Jeff, who previously appeared on episode 34 returns to tell of his encounter with a flannel-wearing entity in his girlfriend's house. Maria also tells her tale of two Flannel Man encounters. In her first encounter she was touched on the shoulder by the entity! Timothy also relates a story of Flannel Man appearing to trapped miners i...

Episode 35: Timothy and Jon head back to Michaux Forest where they meet Kelly and Mark (along with Ben and Cayden). Kelly and Mark experienced a fearful night of horrid screams and awful smells while camping back in 1985. They had not returned to the site since that night but met us in the forest to tell their story where it happened. Then Timothy goes to a local park to investigate a very recent...

Episode 34: Timothy speaks to Jeff regarding his lifetime of strange experiences from ESP to spirits, shadow people, a werewolf-like thing, a strange cryptid and more. If you would like to help us continue to make Strange Familiars, get bonus content, t-shirts, stickers, and more rewards, you can become a patron: http://www.patreon.com/StrangeFamiliars Check out the Strange Familiars ebay store: h...

Episode 33: Timothy welcomes Duke from World Bigfoot Radio to the show for a conversation. Duke talks about the different types of bigfoot creatures reported by witnesses as well as trolls, mountain giants, devil monkeys and other cryptid creatures of the wilds. We also discuss some of Duke's field research, tree structures, the possibility of bigfoot using guard crows, and more. If you would like...

Episode 32: Timothy talks to two guests about strange lights. First we hear Jerry tell a story about seeing (and photographing!) a mystery light in Iceland. We also talk about the Brown Mountain lights, which Jerry has also seen, weird lights in York County, and more. Then Timothy welcome's Matt to the show, who tells about a UFO and some other strange experiences in the Sierra Nevada Mountains. I...

Episode 31: Alison returns to talk with Timothy about historical wild men of a different sort (not bigfoot). Circus sideshow and dime museum "wild men" performers as well as unfortunate souls - itinerants, the insane, or simply people who wandered away from society, looked different, and were labeled "wild men" often out of fear. We talk about Houdini, The Wild Men of Borneo, the Fiji Cannibals, E...

Episode 30: Ines from France tells stories from the long tradition of women-in-white apparitions ("La Dame Blanche") - as well as some other French folklore: ghostly women-in-green, the local folk healing traditions, a river monster, and more. Ines went to high school in a castle which was home to one of these white ladies. She, as well as many of her classmates and her brother, saw the white lady...

Episode 29: Timothy heads out to Michaux State Forest in Franklin County, PA to meet with Geof - a bigfoot witness / experiencer. Geof takes Timothy to the location of his possible bigfoot sighting and areas where he heard creatures walking, rock clacks, knocks, a terrifying roar. They also visit Pond Bank where they discuss the White Lady of Pond Bank - another example of a woman-in-white associa...

Episode 28: James and Timothy spend the night in a haunted church located in the river town of Columbia, Pennsylvania. Recorders are deployed throughout the church and parsonage with two short but interesting audio clips captured. In the middle of the night, Timothy notices a black object on the floor which has disappeared by morning. Chris Vera tells some of the ghostly encounters he and others h...