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I welcome Russell Reynolds back to brillyant to give us a little intro to paranormal investigation.

The story of Inez Gibson, resident ghost at Malvern Manor, Iowa. I first dropped this nearly a year ago, but now I've cleaned it up and am re releasing it. Its one of my favorites. Shout out to Darren Marlar, host of Weird Darkness for introducing me to some software to help clean up the sound and taking time out to give some advice to some random guy trying to start a podcast. He didn't have to a...

John Sellars talks about the great cobra scare of 1953 in Springfield, Mo.!

I look at a trio of cursed cars. The Golden Eagle The Black Volga And Little Eagle, the car James Dean died in.

On this brillyant tidbit I look at two improbable tales of men who couldn't be hanged.

Spurned by a sixteen-year-old girl, Edward Leedskalnin set out to prove to her and indeed the world that he had greatness inside of him, and boy oh boy, did he succeed. Over 28 years he built the coral castle, “an engineering marvel that has been compared with Stonehenge and the great pyramids of Giza.” It’s website claims that it “has baffled scientists, engineers and scholars since its opening i...

Here in the Black Barn, you don't eat your salad, your salad eats you! I have three old timey newspaper articles from the 1890's about man-eating plants for your listening pleasure.

During times of extreme stress, when we are pushed to our very limits in the most dire of circumstances, we are not alone. Hundreds of adventurers and explorers and even everyday folk during their times of greatest need have reported a presence with them. Guiding them, encouraging them. A companion, sometimes silent but always there when it’s needed the most. I pulled the following accounts of sur...

I look at a trio of bizarre late-night encounters with faceless entities on the streets of Nashville, Tn.

This week at the Black Barn I look at a terrifying and bizarre account from The Gyb Farm in the 19th century. Also, I briefly look at the Ruby Creek Incident where a First Nations Family was terrorized by a bigfoot in a famous account in the annals of cryptozoology.

Step right up and see 'The Man Left Over From the Ice Age'. On display on this week's brillyant tidbit is the curiosity that is the Minnesota Iceman.

It's the first brillyantpodcast March Monster Madness Tournament! 4 regions 32 monsters 1 champion! With regional brackets curated by experts Jeff Belanger, Jason Offutt, and John Lemay. Preorder Chasing the World's Monsters by Jason Offutt coming in September. New Mexico Monsters by John Lemay available April 28th. and Wicked Strange by Jeff Belanger, available now!

On this brillyant tidbit we have clowns vs. Firemen as I look at the Toronto Clown riots. Also a social faux pas sparked an 8 day riot in New York City. Last we have a deadly riot in Amsterdam, all because of an eel.

March Madness is here and we're doing brillyant style, with the March Monster Madness Tournament. 4 Regions, 32 Supernatural Creatures, 1 winner! We kick off the tourney with the Midwest bracket curated by Jason Offutt author of Chasing American Monsters, Chasing North American Monsters, and coming in September Chasing the Worlds Monsters. He is the go to guy for anything weird in the Midwest and...

Elmer McCurdy was a lousy outlaw, but he made one heck of a corpse! This week I'll look at his unfortunate life and remarkable post life. Also, I have another story involving frogs and why its maybe not such a great idea to swallow them. A racoon goes on a rampage in a Wisconsin restaurant. Do plants talk to animals? One study says yes, yes they do.

A true account of some remarkable paranormal experiences of a pair of ghost hunting cousins in Missouri Including a chilling investigation of a local cemetery known as the 'Horse Cemetery' and experiences growing up in a haunted house.

I explore a trio of tales from loved one's reaching out from beyond the grave. Happy Valentine's Day!

On this brillyant tidbit, I have selected three separate accounts all involving a bizarre entity that can best be described as a flying devil monkey!

Welcome to Season 2! I kick it off featuring a trio of tales pulled from the pages of Eve S. Evans's Supernatural 911 Calls!

Hear about the Osage Monster- It's probably not what you think.

I look at the demonic Smurf panic of the 1980's

A Spanish galleon, lade with a fortune in black pearls, lay beneath the sands of the Mojave Desert.

The story of Old Ruidoso, the Hoodoo steer.

A haunting from the Motor City

A giant man covered in hair terrorized the folks in the Missouri Ozarks for fifty years between 1865-1915.