Within The Mist

Ohio is among the top five states in bigfoot cases.  This is thought to be because of the widespread forest areas, multiple acres of farmlands, and numerous lakes and streams. There are eyewitnesses who claim that there is a giant, hairy hominid that walks on two legs through the forests of Ohio. The cryptid gets its name from the enormous, igloo-like living structures, or nests, it construct...

Have you ever found yourself standing in a dark bathroom, with a single candle for illumination? You stare into the mirror and chant her name three times.  An angry image of a woman with blood for tears is then said to appear.  This legend of a ghost or supernatural being is conjured to reveal your future. Versions may be helpful while others are demonic, depending on the variation of th...

Carving funny or scary faces into pumpkins is a tradition during the Halloween holiday.  Yet, its origins and purposes go far back into Irish folklore of Will O' The Wisps and a Drunkard named Stingy Jack. Join Gary and GoldieAnn as they tell the origins and discuss the legends of Jack O' Lanterns. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/withinthemist/support Faceboo...

A legend in Abbeville, Alabama claims that a phantom woman would chase after children who weren’t home by dark. She would hug those children she caught tightly and scream in their ears.   Was she a ghost or something even more supernatural? Join Gary & GoldieAnn as we discuss the stories of Huggin' Molly and her effects on the town of Abbeville. --- Support this podcast: https://podc...

Out of butterbean fields along the Scape Ore Swamps of South Carolina might dwell a seven-foot-tall Lizard Man.  Armed with large black talons and an appetite for chewing on cars, this creature is said to have been witnessed by local residents since the 1980s.   Join Gary & GoldieAnn as we explore the legends of the Lizard Man of Scape Ore Swamp... bear, over-protective farmer, or is...

The mighty river of the Altamaha in southeastern Georgia may be the home of a relative to Scotland's Loch Ness Monster.  This creature is said to exist amongst the twists and turns of the abandoned rice fields to make appearances for the past two hundred years of McIntosh County around Darien. Join Gary & GoldieAnn as we explore the legends of the Altamaha-ha... hoax, alligator gar, or pe...

Loveland, Ohio has been home to a collection of cryptids since 1955 that have shocked and terrified salesmen, police officers, and even Pokémon Go trainers.  Join GoldieAnn and Gary as they hop along with the amphibious creature known as the Loveland Frog.  Facebook Fan Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/544933724571696 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/withinthemistpodcast/ Youtu...

Situated in San Jose, California, The Winchester Mystery House was once the personal residence of Sarah Winchester, the widow of firearm magnate William Wirt Winchester. Today, it is a hotspot for tourists fascinated by the architectural curiosities that were added to the mansion since it construction in 1886 to avoid the curse of the ghosts killed by the Winchester rifle or is there more than mee...

Evolved from the French werewolf stories into its own American Cajun identity, The Rougarou is a beastly shapeshifter from the legends and folklore of the swamps and wetlands of Southern Louisiana.  It is said to be a creature so dangerous that even admitting to having seen one risks you becoming one yourself. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/withinthemist/sup...

Children across the globe who receive gifts for the holidays will dread receiving clothes that will be mixed in amongst their shiny new toys.  However, Iceland warns us against throwing those woolen socks to the side.  Wearing them just might save your life when Jólakötturinn, or the Yule Cat, peeks into your window and eats anyone who hasn’t received new clothes for Christmas. --- Suppo...

Stalking the people in the farming province of Gevaudan, France was a large black Beast.  It was responsible for over a hundred deaths.  The most shocking part of this cryptid was that it was real.  Was it a wolf, a dog, or a mix of both that hunted people rather than livestock? --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/withinthemist/support Facebook Fan Grou...

In 1940s Brazil, a poor farmer named Joao Prestes Filho was exposed to a mysterious energy after a fishing trip, which led to his flesh melting from his body. Was he attacked by angry spirits, extraterrestrials, or some freak form of natural phenomena? Join Gary and GoldieAnn of Within The Mist as we delve into the shocking true story of the Burning Man of Brazil. Facebook Fan Group: htt...

During the spring break of 1975, most teenagers were celebrating their temporary freedom from school by hanging out with their friends until the late hours of the nights. For the small town of Dover, Massachusetts three separate encounters with a very unusual creature would change what they believed roamed the woods surrounding them. This week, we are introduced to the Dover Demon. --- Support thi...

Many ghost stories take place in creepy old mansions or within dark forests and that is where the ghost stories remain. However, one true spirit of a murdered young woman extended into the courtroom where her testimony was admitted as evidence and utilized to convict the man who had murdered her. Forever after, she is known as the Greenbrier Ghost. Facebook Fan Group: https://www.faceboo...

Logic tells us that dolls are inanimate objects without the ability to move, speak or cause things to happen. But we’ve all experienced it: that feeling that something or someone was watching us; that an inanimate object had come alive.  In Key West, many have not only experienced that feeling, but have also witnessed it. This week we look at the most famous haunted doll in the world - Robert...

In the swamplands of Florida’s Everglades there is said to live a large, shaggy, man-beast (putting it into the same category as Bigfoot, Sasquatch, or the Yeti).  This Florida version, however, is distinct because of its terrible smell and elusive behavior.  Though there have been many sightings over the years within the Florida everglades but no definitive proof of the creature we disc...