Mysteries and Monsters

On this week's show we welcome back Carl Marshall from the Centre of Fortean Zoology back to the show as we dive into the wide world of Cryptozoology and the methods utilised in the field.  From Sea Serpents to the Kraken, Giant Hogs to Pizzlies, Bigfoot to Mystery Black Cats, we cover a whole spectrum of mysterious creatures and land and in the sea to investigate the possibilities of cryptids aro...

This week, we dive into a topic we've never covered before and one that comes with plenty of controversy, Crop Circles.    Since they exploded into the public consciousness in the late 1980s, they've been debunked, ridiculed and explained as the work of two men. Yet can two men really be responsible for every agrglyph found in the UK? What about the ones outside of the UK? Can we ignore the witnes...

It's a welcome return to the search for Bigfoot with the wonderful Amy Bue. Amy has made a name for herself in the last decade as a diligent, humble and driven researcher in the field of cryptozoology.    Since witnessing a strange creature whilst driving in Ohio ten years ago, Amy has dedicated herself to push the boundaries of her knowledge in the subject.   Amy has brought a refreshing realism...

Possession is something that for many of us, seems too incredible to contemplate, to outlandish to even consider or maybe to frightening to accept as real. Throuhgout the ages, such cases often become notorious and many of them have become well known yet one seems to have slipped through the cracks, the case of Elizabeth Knapp. What makes this case all more suprising is that it was meticilously re...

This week, our good friend Richard Freeman re-joins us to discuss the history of Dragons, a creature that has haunted humanity's dreams since time began. From Asia to Australia, Europe to the America's, tales of Dragons go back centuries, yet even in this modern era, people are incrdibly still claiming to see Dragons. Richard takes us through the history of Dragons, the different types and the sto...

This week, it is a warm welcome back to Australian fortean researcher Tony Heal who takes us a on a globe trotting monster hunt. Tony opens his files from 50 years of research and investigation to cover a country whose cryptids are hardly known of, New Zealand. Tony takes on the search for tales of the Moehau, the islands own hairy man, the fearsome Taniwha, which inhabits waterways, the towering...

It's a warm welcome back to Canadian paranormal researcher, investigator, lecturer and author Morgan Knudsen.    Morgan is well known to anyone who watches Paranormal 911 and Haunted Hospitals on Discovery as well as growing reputation in the field of paranormal research.   With a slant on what can cause a haunting, we discuss a variety of topics in the search for the reality behind hauntings.   ...

David Weatherly's 5th book in his expanding State Monsters series takes us to one of the original 13 colonies, North Carolina, a state close to David's heart as he grew up here.    The Tar Heel state may not have the reputation of the some the USA's more notable cryptid hotbeds but you only have to mention the infamous case of the Beast of Bladenboro for people to take notice.   What is it about N...

This week, I'm joined by American psychic and paranormal investigator John Russell from his home in Florida. John has been immersed in the paranormal since an encounter as a small boy in his family home in Texas.  A ghostly visitor awakened John's interest and his life has embraced his interest and experiences ever since. As his abilities developed, John sought to understand what this all meant an...

We all love a good monster mystery and some stand out from the majority either because they were so weird, so unusual or simply arrived and disappeared in a short space of time.    From the Dover Demon, to the Enfield Horror and one of my favourites, the Fresno Nightcrawler, unique cryptids are rarely spotted as rarely as these guys.   One of the weirdest also occured in the little town of Van Met...

After two years, we finally tackle the UK's most famous cryptid in the company of Ken Gerhard. Ken has recently released his latest book "The Essential Guide To Loch Ness and other Aquatic Cryptids" and we dive into the history of Nessie since she first came to the media's attention in 1933.    We cover some of the famous early sightings, THAT photo, the famous cryptozoologists who have joined the...

It's been a while since we dove into the world of Folklore but when you have an area steeped in unusual legends, mysteries and of course, monsters on your doorstep its hard to resist. Author and researcher, Charles Christian joins me today to examine the weird and wonderful history of an area known as the Wold Newton Triangle, an area hardly known in the UK, never mind Yorkshire. The Wold Newton t...

This week I'm joined by author, investigator, filmaker and presenter Jason Hewlett to discuss his career in the world of the paranormal.    Jason has recently released "I Want to Believe" in conjuction with investigator Peter Renn through Beyond The Fray publishing. With a long interest in the paranormal, Jason's journey has taken him via film school and a decade in journalism to being part of the...

We return to the world of the paranormal this week in the company of writer, presenter and producer, Danny Robins. Danny's latest project is diving into a Poltergeist case that caused national headlines back in the mid 1950s but seemed to have dropped off the paranormal radar until a decade ago.    In January 1956, 63 Whycliffe Road saw the arrival of one of the most active poltergeist cases in Br...

June 1977 and two USAF EMT's have decided to spend a weekend camping in the Devil's Den State Park in Arkansas.   What was supposed to be a fun trip for two best friends to take in some wildlife and admire the clear night sky became a terrifying night that changed lives and relationship forever.    On this week's Mysteries and Monsters, I am joined by author and experiencer Terry Lovelace to discu...

Welcome back to Mysteries and Monsters! On this week's show, I welcome back authors and investigators Chad Lewis and Kevin Lee Nelson, alongside film director Joe Tury to discuss the mysterious case of Murphysboro's Big Muddy Monster. Joe has recently released a brilliant documentary, entitled Creature From Big Muddy: An Illinois Bigfoot Legend looking at this unusual case. Featuring Chad and Kevi...

Welcome back to Mysteries and Monsters!   This week, I am delighted to welcome Stephen Bassett alongside filmaker Darcy Weir to discuss a variety of topics, including Darcy's new documentary Volcanic UFO Mysteries.    The new documentary features some frankly stunning footage captured by the Mexican authorities from their volcano monitoring systems. With interviews with Stephen and Jaime Musson am...

On this week's show it is a welcome return to Dr Rob Gandy to discuss the mysterious Ruskington Horror in Lincolnshire. Since this case came to prominence after appearing on ITV's This Morning in 1999, numerous witness have been brave enough to come forward to discuss their strange encounters . Just what is terrifying motorists in this area of England and what can be causing these shocking encount...

As February draws to a close, I am joined by Canadian psychic Robert Lindsy Milne to discuss his career over the last 6 decades and the journey he has undergone throughout that time.    From starting out realising that perhaps he was tuned into something different at an early agge, Robert's life saw him end up working in the blossoming Toronto psychic circuit in his mid teens as he sought a hot me...

This week I am joined by Amanda Woomer the power behind Spook Eats.   Amanda is the author of 5 books, including the fabulous "Haunted Atlas of Western New York" which is a fantastic guide to the haunted locations of New York state where you can also tantalise your tastebuds as well as getting your spooky on!    Amanda joins me to discuss her latest project, the Feminine Macabre, a collection of e...

Welcome back to Mysteries and Monsters.   After diving into the world of monsters last week, we delve into a mysterious item found upon the shores of Michigan's Upper Penisula. Known as the MacIntosh stone, this small, etched stone was discovered simply laying on ground, waiting to be rediscovered.    On it are some strange and unusual symbols that have caused consternation, confusion and more que...

Welcome back to Mysteries and Monsters.   This week, we return to the world of Cryptozoology and I am delighted to be joined by two key members of the Olympic Project, David Ellis and Shane Corson, alongside filmaker Darcy Weir.    Since I started the show, I have wanted to have someone from the Olympic Project as a guest due to the fantastic, science based research the team are working on in the...

This week, it is a warm welcome back to author and investigator, Ruth Roper Wylde. Ruth's first appearance on Episode 91 saw plenty of listeners asking when she would be returning, so it was never going to be too long! Since that episode, Ruth has released her latest book, the second volume of These Haunted Times  and we dive into the book to discuss several of the cases included inside its covers...

This week, Kitsie Duncan joins me to discuss her new book, "I'd Rather Talk To Dead People".   Kitsie is well known from her TV show and podcast, The Oddity Files as well as hosting the Get Scared podacst and co-hosting Miss Murder.  Kitsie's effervescent personality and humour has seen her dive into the world of the paranormal after spending years being afraid of things that go bump in the night....

This week, it is a warm return to Ufologist, investigator and publisher Philip Mantle to discuss his latest book, Investigating UFO's: A Young Person's Guide.   Philip has over 40 years of experience and has utilised this knowledge in his book to give anyone new to the subject a solid base of cases to work upon. With the book being split into decades since the 1940's, it offers 3 key cases per dec...