Mysteries and Monsters

Since the late 1920's, sporadic archaeological discoveries in North America have begun to shed some light on the mysterious Clovis period and the ramifications it has on the search for the true history of the northern portions of the continent. Joining me to take us on a journey in to past is Jason Pentrail researcher, writer and one of the members of the Seven Ages Research team along with Micah...

This week, I am delighted to welcome legendary Scottish Fortean researcher Brian Allan to the show for the first time. Brian has had a lifetime touched by the strange and unusual. Brian tells us some of the experiences and investigations he's been on that have challenged his understanding as well as the strange occurrences he's witnessed at Rosslyn Chapel, a site that attracts visitors from all ar...

Richard Freeman returns to share some terrifying encounters from his new book, "Creatures That Eat People", the first volume of a two part series that focuses on fatal encounters with predators around the world.  From Africa to India, Indonesia to Australia, the USA to Europe, some creatures have always had us on the menu but sometimes even the expected behaviours of animals can surprise and terri...

I welcome back the marvellous Amy Bue to the show as we catch up with everything she's been up to since her last appearance on the show. From appearing at more events, taking the Wall Street Journal out Bigfooting, being invited to the Blackfoot homelands and even a terrifying event whilst camping in the Allegheny national park, Amy tells all! You can find the Sasquatch Aunties YouTube Channel her...

Rick Deyampert, joins me to discuss the magical history of two of the most well known members of the corvid family, whose influence on popular culture remains as strong as ever today. The crow and his cousin, the raven, are featured players in many cultures throughout the world, including Norse, Celtic, Jewish, and Indigenous traditions, Exploring history, folklore, mythology, and science, the boo...

We head to the beautiful country of Sweden as we go on the search of high strangeness covering all kinds of phenomena. Our guide Fred Andersson takes us on a journey to hear tales of some amamzing UFO sightings and strange occupants bothering the population, to strange creatures lurking in the woods and tales of the old ones preparing to lure us to the dark side. A big thank you to Fred for joinin...

We head to Wales today in the company of author and practising with Mhara Starling who guides us into the myth and legends of Wales. In her new book, "Welsh Fairies" Mhara traces the threads of fairy lore from ancient Welsh literature, such as the Mabinogion, to Mhara s contemporary experiences. A big thank you to Mhara for joining me this week. Mhara's book is here: Her You Tube channel is here:...

The 1980s saw the field of Ufology fracture into groups focussing on certain cases and allegations that led many investigators down many a rabbit hole.  From allegations of alien wars occuring beneath our feet, crashed saucers, retrieved bodies, alien technology and deep state conspiracies, Ufology became a tangled, combative and confusing mess that pushed people to their limits.  Assisting us wit...

Wisconsin is our destination today as I welcome Jeff Finup, citizen folklorist and historian and the diriving force behing Badgerland Legends.  Jeff's brand new book, "Wisconsin Legends for Kids" is a delightful introduction to some of the Badgerland most intriguing legends and lore. A perfect introduction to world of the weird, the book is delightfully illustrated for each entry.  Jeff and I cove...

This week, we return to the world of the Sasquatch as I welcome the one and only Dr Jeff Meldrum to the show.  Dr Meldrum discusses some of his early experiences and what drew him to the Sasquatch enigma as well his work with Paul Freeman, Dr Grover Krantz and more.  We also look into some of the behaviours attributed to Sasquatch by witnesses that seem to parallel recent discoveries in the animal...

We welcome back author John Olsen this week as he takes us on a journey into some unusual first hand experiences in both Utah and Idaho. With the release of John's eighth book, he brings things back to his home state of Utah and the unusual encounters people have had with ghosts, cryptids and more! You can find John's site here: John's books can be be found here: A big thank you to John for joinin...

This week, I welcome renowned parapsychologist Loyd Auerbach.    Loyd has built a stellar reputation over the last 40 years as one of the leading investigators, researchers and authors in all things paranormal and has recently released a newly updated version of his book "A Paranormal Casebook".    We cover some of the cases in the book including a touching story about the legendary Martin Caidin,...

This week, I welcome back author, investigator and researcher Preston Dennett as we discuss some of the unusual cases covered in his latest volume of his "Not From Here" series.  As usual, Preston has collected a series of intriguing. baffling, unusual and sometimes shocking encounters from a wide range of experiences in his latest release. From the sitcoms who had a UFO themed episode to aliens t...

In 1988, the small town of Bishopville was about find itself smack bang in the middle of a monster flap that attracted world wide attention. When locals began reporting some strange reports of damaged vehicles, the authorities appeal for help took a decidely strange turn. What started as some unusual vandalism turned in to a collection of reports of encounters with some chilling and disturbing enc...

My guest this week takes us on a journey in to history and cementing the paranormal connections to the past that can sometimes come up in a haunting.  Penny Griffiths Morgan has built a reputation for being a researcher of esteemed merit who drills down in to the alleged histories of hauntings to see if there is any factual evidence to support the claims often put forward for alleged haunted histo...

This week, we head to Illinois to uncover the strange history of the Mississippi river town, Grand Tower. Once called the unluckiest town in America by Time Magazine, Grand Tower seems to be window to high strangeness.  Taking for us a trip around this intriguing town are filmaker Joe Tury and fortean investigator, Michael Huntington. We look at the key 1973 UFO sighting, strange events, a bloody...

This week, I am joined by the Reverend Aylyson Dunlop-Shanes to discuss her lifetime of strange experiences. From a childhood influenced by Spiritualism, Alyson has experienced strange phenomena her whole life and discusses some of the events that have stuck with her. From precognition, to encounters with the hat man, supernatural attacks to becoming an exorcist, Alyson shares some of the more cha...

On this episode, I'm joined by the Vice-Chair of the UK Paranormal Society, Leanne Burnam-Richards. We discover about the creation of the society, its aims and the reason it was set up as a charitable organisation and the positive message it is striving to spead in the paranormal community both in the UK and abroad. We look at the ethics of ghost hunting, investigations, history as well as discuss...

The paranormal has many aspects to it that often get overlooked more often than not. One perplexing phenomena that rose to prominence in the late 1970's was reports of telephone calls from the beyond.  D Scott Rogo and Raymond Baylis's seminal 1979 book, Phone Calls From The Dead investigated dozens of witness accounts of the bereaved receiving a call from the other side in some jaw dropping incid...

This week, we head to the east coast of the USA to visit one of the countries most historic states on the search for ghosts residing at some of Virginia's Inns and Hotels. Our guide on this paranormal trip around the Old Dominion state is author Susan Schwartz as we uncover all kinds of strange hauntings. We meet a ghost who likes to dance, the spectre of the former head of a brewing giant who die...

A late surprise with a remastered version of my interview with Linda Godfrey back in September 2019. I'm hopeful of remastering most of the first 100 episodes throughout the year, but thought you'd all appreciate this episode as a little bonus. This week I am delighted to be joined by author, journalist and investigator, Linda Godfrey. We discuss her wonderful new book, "I Know What I Saw" which c...

It was supposed be the most exciting weekend for five friends as they prepared for the biggest game in their basketball careers. Ted Weiher, Jack Madruga, Bill Sterling, Jackie Huett, and Gary Mathias were to play in a tournament that would enable them to travel to Los Angeles courtesy of the Special Olympics. They'd planned to watch their favourite college team first though, to inspire them for t...

New Zealand may have been the last large land mass populated by humans but it certainly has no shortage of paranormal activity. With over 40 years of paranormal investigations under his belt, Mark Wallbank has been investigating hauntings, strange sightings, abductions and stories of unusual creatures along side his paranormal team mates. Mark talks about his investigations and favourite haunted h...

We head out to Ohio this week on the search for some of the Buckeye states strangest cases from over the years.  Authors Kevin Moore and Kristina Smith from the Rutherford B Hayes Museum join me to cover some of the fascinating and perplexing cases covered in their book "Unnatural Ohio" which covers everything from cryptids, monsters, UFOs and ghosts!  From Ray Shockey's encounter with the Lovelan...

The Fortean Times's resident couch potato returns to dive into some forgotten gems of the 60's and 70's from both TV and cinema as we discuss some of our favourite beloved lost gems. From the vengeful Dr Phibes, to the ridiculous Phantom Rasberry Blower of Old London Town, Carry on Screaming to Hammer's House of Horror we delve in to some wonderful fortean films and the strangeness behind some of...