Family Plot

Krysta, Laura and Dean talk about the Holidays! Krysta educates us with some weird facts about Christmas while Dean regales us with a tale that he swears proves that the Christmas tree tradition was started by Groot and the Ents from the Lord of the Rings so everytime we set one up, we celebrate the Avengers victory over Thanos and the defeat of Sauron in Middle Earth. Laura and Krysta of course,...

Krysta, Laura and Dean acknowledge that due to a mistake on Dean's part, they will not be joined by author Gerald Rice and they get down to discussing New Jersey's most famous cryptid, the Jersey Devil. But first, Krysta hips us to some weird facts about deserts! Then we discuss the strange origin story of the Jersey Devil...how according to folklore it is the 13th child of Mrs. Leeds! We discuss...

Krysta, Laura and Dean get into everything that is known, thought or believed about Reptilians. But first, Krysta dishes out some weird facts about Bearded Dragons. From color, to markings to morphs Krysta tells us everything.we need to know about these lizards native to Australia and bred as pets world wide. Then they dive into rhe Reptilian invaders from other worlds. From ancient alien theories...

Today, Krysta, Laura and Dean discuss the hauntings that plagued the Smurl family from '74 to 89. They discuss the apparitions of the pig creature as well as the leaking pipes and the TV bursting into flames. They discuss the Smurls attempts to bring in the local Catholic Diocese as well as the intervention by Ed and Lorraine Warren, the paranormal rockstars of their era. Krysta also drops out her...

Laura, Krysta and Dean discuss the Bloody Benders of Kansas. How four people made a murderous 'family' that waylaid, robbed and killed many who stopped for supplies at their store along the Independence Fort Scott Trail. Their eventual discovery and the subsequent investigation revealed multiple bodies along their property which became known as Hell's Half Acre. But before they discuss these 1871...

Laura, Krysta and Dean discuss a listener's tale about the home she was renting and is now buying. A home that has brought her phantom noises, strange dreams, shadow people, mists, apparitions and strange illness and malaise. But first Krysta entertains us with weird facts about the Ukraine. After that, they discuss the Lost Dutchman Mine in the Superstition Mountains in Arizona. The Mine's strang...

Krysta, Laura and Dean discuss the Southeast Missouri city of Cape Girardeau. it's location and it's history and then they discuss the Reverend Huffman, a Southern Baptist preacher who was called out one night to perform Last Rites for three non human occupants of a crashed ship in early April of 1941. That night now lives in Legend so what really happened...and where is the photograph? The Family...

This time, Laura, Krysta travel back in time to the early 1800's to discuss the famous Bell Witch case from Tennessee. But first, Krysta drops some weird and fun facts about Tennesssee (did you know Tennessee had the the first Tow trucks?).Then we talk about John Bell and his daughter Betsy and how they ran afoul of the Bell Witch, and about the Witches exploits with Andrew Jackson and others. Joi...

Krysta, Dean and Laura team up this week to bring you Tales of Terror and Halloween Fright. Krysta brings us three spooky stories ranging from a house with a murderous history, a doll that doesn't know how to 'let it go' and the details of a house whose very walls are a legacy to the little known spellcraft of what has come to be known as 'The Pennsylvania Dutch'. Laura tells us the Halloween Lege...

Krysta, Laura and Dean sit down to discuss the Jinn (also known as Djinn and Genies) and their pre-Islamic origins as creatures smokeless flame. But first, Krysta shares some weird and unique facts about the color blue! They discuss the folklore of the Jinn, the powers they were believed to possess, their mortality, their adaptation by Islam, Judaism and Christianity as well as their appearances i...

Laura, Krysta and Dean discuss the 'Wickedest Man in the World. First, though, Krysta drops some Weird Facts about coins. Then they start by discussing the overall life of Crowley, his successes as an author, a poet, a mountaineer and occultist. They also discuss his days at Boleskin House, the ceremony he began there and how it remained uncompleted and the hauntings that followed. Then they discu...

Krysta, Laura and Dean discuss the Missouri State Penitentiary, once termed the 'Bloodiest 47 Acres in America'. But first Krysta doles out some weird facts about prisons...weird and disturbing. Then they turn their attention to the history of the penitentiary and then discuss a few of it's more famous inmates. They discuss the history of the 'Centennial Cells' as well as the 1954 riot. Then they...

Laura, Krysta and Dean are joined by James Herring (a student from Dean's Intro to Podcasting Class) as they discuss James upcoming podcast (tenatively titled Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Pizza). Krysta drops some facts about bears that are too cool to be believed and then they discuss the Skunk Ape. It's sightings go back hundreds of years as the Indiginous Seminole referred to it as the Esti...

This week, Laura, Krysta and Dean discuss the Owlman of Cornwall, also sometimes known as the Owlman of Mawnan. They discuss the modern sightings and the region where the sightings occur. Krysta drops some Weird Facts about owls and we talk about Laura's Birthday (the show was recorded on her birthday). We also discuss possible explanations and our own theories. All in all another dive into the fa...

Krysta, Dean and Laura take a spiritual journey to Florida where they discuss Edvard Leeskalnin, the creator of the Coral Castle. But before they get into his life, Krysta drops some knowledge on Mom and Dad laying out some Weird facts about Castles including the existence of Bear Moats! After Krysta drops her facts, they discuss Edvard Leeskalnin, his interesting life and his legacy, the Coral Ca...

This week, Laura, Krysta and Dean are joined in their brand new studio by Horror Author Dan B. Fierce. (@DanBFierce1 on Twitter) He discusses his new novel, Cabin 187 and they also discuss the intriguing cryptid The Mothman, his appearance in Point Pleasant as well as his recent sightings in Chicago and in the Soviet Union. They also discuss mental health, self esteem and Dean's 53rd birthday and...

Laura, Krysta and Dean discuss the various and many hauntings of Saint Joseph, Missouri. Is there a portal to hell near Missouri Western State College? Does the ghost of Jesse James haunt his farm? Does an ancient wounded Civil War soldier still ride through Saint Joseph on some long forgotten mission? We discuss these and many other hauntings in this city that is as haunted as anywhere. Become a...

Krysta, Laura and Dean discuss two lesser known California cryptids. The first they discuss are the Dark Watchers of the Santa Lucia Mountains, strange cloaked figures that stand vanguard among the peaks of the mountain. Thought by some to be a trick of the light, thought by others to be an ancient race recorded by the Chumash Native American peoples, written about by poets and legends. Once they...

Krysta, Dean and Laura discuss the phenomenon of doppelgangers. Also known as fetches, these otherworldy doubles were bad omens for the famous of their day including people like Percy Bysshe Shelley and Abraham Lincoln. They discuss the origin of the phenomenon and whether or not it still continues to this day. Much of this week's research began at Wikipedia and was followed to the paranormal page...

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Krysta, Laura and Dean discuss the Voynich Manuscript. They talk about what we know, what we don't and the multiple theories and attempts at solutions. The book's code remains unbroken (despite the claims of many to have solved it). We discuss the illustrations, the possible authors, Dean imitates a dinosaur...badly, and Lexi (Krysta's 4 year old little sister) can be heard singing in parts...and...

Laura, Krysta and Dean celebrate their #podiversary, 1 solid year of crazy history, true crime, folklore and the paranormal, all commented upon and dished out by your favorite odd family (we hope) us! So join us as we discuss all the oddness from some of our favorite urban legends. Our research this week mostly comes from snopes.com which, before it was a website that debunked the things politicia...

AUDIO ALERT: We tried a new audio setup this week and for some reason beyond my understanding, it clipped out little bits of audio here and there, these have been corrected to the best of my ability. My apologies. This week, Dean, Laura and Krysta discuss the Kemp Mansion in Saint Louis. They discuss the history of what was, at one time, one of the most powerful families in Saint Louis. They discu...

Krysta, Laura and Dean celebrate Episode 50 with a listener story and they discuss the paranormal cocktail that is Skinwalker Ranch. A place with a history of over 200 years of paranormal encounters, including UFO's, cattle mutilations, strange lights, stranger creatures and mysterious illnesses. They share stories from the Sherman's stay at the ranch, from the ranch's time under Robert Bigelow an...

Today, Laura, Dean and Krysta discuss the concept of Alien Big Cats or Phantom Cats. These are not cats from other worlds or ghostly cats but rather these are large, predatory cats that are believed to be discovered well outside their natural range. Suspected phantom cats include the Black panther-like beasts that have plagued England for almost as long as it's been an island country; the Australi...