Bob After Dark

Alright, so here's the thing. Bob has had Jack on the phone many times over the years, but he has never been in the studio. Well, that all changed this week. Meet, finally, Jack Chavez. Jack is a Swiss Army Knife of paranormal knowledge. He's a brilliant researcher who knows something about a lot of things. Including, but not limited to, cryptids, ghosts, demons, angels, local haunts, phantom clow...

Week two of Paranormal Researchers month, we welcome back to the show Rebecca and Pat from Ghostly Podcast. They are an interesting duo with Rebecca being the believer and Pat being a skeptic, they debate ghost stories. We dive into their pasts and look at why Rebecca is more researcher then hunter when it comes to the paranormal, and why one Buddhist's line changed Pat to being a skeptic forever.

What's the number one thing a paranormal researcher needs to prove what they find? Evidence. Not in the case of Jon-Erik Beckjord. Jon was a paranormal investigator whom studied Bigfoot, Lochness Monster, and UFO's. On this episode, we look at the strange case of Jon, and how his lack there of evidence made him quite the spectacle.

Ever see the movie the Exorcist? You know, with the little girl who gets possessed by a demon? Well, that movie was based on a book of the same name, and that book was based on a "true story." The story starts Cottage City Maryland in the home of the Ronald Hunkeler (Thanks Ghostly Podcast for the scoop.) There he learned about the spiritualism movement from his aunt Harriett. She taught the famil...

Episode 203: The Vanishing Hitchhiker Continue the conversation on our Discord!: https://discord.gg/NpjsaB7uQe You're driving down a dark road late at night. A hitchhiker climbs into your car, rides for a few miles… and then vanishes without a sound. This chilling tale is one of the most famous in paranormal folklore: The Phantom Hitchhiker. From ghostly travelers on forgotten highways to spirits...

This week we visit modern lore and look at the SCP Foundation. This week we read 3 file cases known as SCP-217, SCP-425, and SCP-119. One is a virus that turns any object into a clock, another is a microwave that seems to bend time, and a television that broadcasts infinity.

Bob is home from Gen Con! He brings back stories of mead trading, gaming, and of course speaking. Bob hosted two seminars this past weekend. One was on some of the stranger stories he experienced. The second was how to implement the paranormal in a RPG. Also on this episode we talk about the history of the Ouija Board, and the early days of the Spiritualism movement.

Wow, it's hard to believe this is the 200th time a Bob After Dark episode description has been written. We have a lot of viewer call ins: from a Big Foot sighting, to White Cemetery on Cuba Road in Barrington Illinois, to the Whispers Estate in Indiana, and even a special call from Count Dracula himself! We also tell the tale of the Squonk. A strange cryptid who cries because it's so ugly. Also, a...

Ever hear of Logan Webb? Well, you may know his work as an animator. He's worked on Sonic Prime, and Strawberry Shortcake. Well, now Logan is branching out and working on an animated feature about Big Foot being recruited to get back an alien that escaped from Area 51. So, a cryptidcentric feature film! Bob and Count are excited to speak to him about his kickstarter for the trailer found here: htt...

According to the Cryptid Wiki, "The Grafton Monster is described as being seven to nine feet tall, four feet wide and having white seal-like skin. The monster also possesses no discernible head, The Grafton Monsters head was rested in the middle of his chest. The Grafton Monster has a very deep bellow, being heard for miles." So, is this walking wall real? Or just one big hoax? If you're a fan of...

According to the Encyclopedia of Crytpids, "The  sasabonsam  or  asanbosam  is a vampire-like creature in the folklore of  Ghana ,  Côte d'Ivoire , and  Togo . [1]  A sighting is reputed to have occured in 1918 or 1928, making it a true  cryptid , specifically a flying humanoid. Sculptures of the sasabonsam depict it as a humanoid creature with a bearded human face, long hair, a pair of horns or p...

Long necked possibly vampiric yokai.

According to Joenickell.com, "I have been called "the modern Sherlock Holmes," the "real-life Scully" (from the  X-Files ), and other appellations. I am well into my fourth decade as an investigator of historical, paranormal, and forensic mysteries, myths and hoaxes. In contrast to mystery-mongerers on the one hand and so-called debunkers on the other, I believe that mysteries should actually be ...

Lori Stasinski, a Swiss army knife of paranormal experiences join us this week. We talk about the passing of Joe Nickell, a skeptical paranormal investigator, A Navajo Ranger whom was investigating paranormal encounters, and a couple of 200 year old goats.

Meet Justin Ness and Jim Hysell. They are a couple of professors at Purdue Northwest. Now one teaches history, and the other teaches literature. Now, what are they doing on BAD? Well, they teach a class all about, get this, vampires. Justin teaches written, and visual side of vampirism showing films, and having readings about vampires like, "Dracula." Which Jim teaches the lore side of vampires. W...

The April Fools Day special of Bob After Dark! We're looking at 5 proven hoaxes in the Cryptozoology world. Including: The Fiji Mermaid, The Dogigator, The Cardiff Giant, Giant Roosters, and the Zuiyo-Maru Creature.

According to Studio Binder, " Analog horror  is a sub-genre of horror that draws heavily on the style and aesthetics of vintage analog media, such as VHS and cassette tapes. It's a form of horror that capitalizes on the eerie quality of grainy footage, distorted audio, and archaic technology to create an unsettling atmosphere. The emphasis on analog media paves the way for a distinctive narrative...

Meet David. David has been researching the paranormal for many years, and specializes in Sasquatch lore. He is what the community calls a, "Side B" believer, meaning that the sasquatch are spiritual creatures who can come and go as they please through dimensional portals. Not to mention, this man has explored pyramids in the Yucatan. You can hear his horrifying tale of him getting lost in said pyr...

In recent news, California is attempting to make Bigfoot their official cryptid of the state. That got Bob thinking, is there a cryptid associated with his home state of Indiana? Well, low-and-behold...there is. Meet The Beast of Busco, an enormous giant sized snapping turtle. It was said to be 12 feet long, and 500 pounds. It's beak is so large, that it supposedly could snap a boat in two. Howeve...

Secure. Contain. Protect. According to the SCP Foundation website, "The  SCP Wiki  is a collaborative speculative fiction website about the SCP Foundation, a secretive organization that contains anomalous or supernatural items and entities away from the eyes of the public — or so it may appear." This week we look at SCP-097, SCP-149, and SCP 354. We also look at a zombie fungus that infecting cave...

According to Yokai.com, "The baku is a strange, holy beast that has the body of a bear, the head of an elephant, the eyes of a rhinoceros, the tail of an ox, and the legs of a tiger. Despite their monstrous appearance, baku are revered as powerful forces of good and as one of the holy protectors of mankind." However it goes deeper then that. These things legit eat nightmares caused by evil spirits...

According to the Cryptid Wiki, "First reported in July 1971, near Louisiana, Missouri by Joan Mills and Mary Ryan, Momo has been spotted up and down the Mississippi River. It is supposedly a large, 7 ft (~2.1 m) tall, hairy, black, manlike creature that eats dogs and cats, and emits a terrible odor. Some suggest it was a rogue black bear. Following sightings in 1972 beginning at 3:30 p.m. July 11,...

If you read Sylvia's about me on her website, it would say, "Sylvia Shults is the author of several books of paranormal nonfiction, including 44 Years in Darkness, Fractured Spirits: Hauntings at the Peoria State Hospital, and Grave Deeds And Dead Plots. She sits in dark, spooky, haunted places so you don’t have to. She has spent the last twenty-five years working at a public library, slowly smugg...

You know Dasher, Dancer, Pranser, Vixin, Comet, Cupid, Donner, and Blitzen...but do you recall, the most famous Holiday scare of all? Drones! That's right folks, over the weekend, we had drone footage going on and national scare of things. So, Bob did the best he could to wrap everything in a box wrapped with a nice ribbon. We look at NPR articles, even looking at a government issued statement fro...

According to Joseph Sherwood, "In the Thai version of the story, the krasue was originally a normal human woman who lived a very sinful life. Because of her transgressions during her previous life, she is reborn as a ghost that must live off of rotten or uncooked food. The  krasue  is cursed to always feel hunger and to only be able to feed at night. To satisfy its ceaseless hunger, the  krasue  f...