Mysteries and Monsters

It's time to set a course for South Carolina on the hunt for more monstrous residents lurking in the woods, lakes and tunnels surrounding the beautiful of one of the US's most historic states with our good friend David Weatherly. I finally get a chance to get into one of my very favourite cryptid cases, the infamous Bishopville Lizard Man which made a small, sleepy town a nationwide monster huntin...

Joining me this week is Dr Kimberly McGeorge to take us on a journey into the realities of possession, hauntings, deliverance and more. We dive into the belief of reincarnation and the realisation that for many cultures, death is not the end and is simply the beginning of the next stage of life for our spirit.  Kimberly discusses the variety of entities that she has encountered and how they can ef...

On today's show, I'm joined by paranormal investigator, witch and tarot reader, Cherise Williams to discuss her new book "The Witch's Guide To Ghost Hunting". Cherise has over 20 years of experience in the field and takes us through how she has utilised fusing traditional ghosthunting with witchcraft to give more depth and insight in each of the cases she's investigated throughout this period. We...

On this episode, I'm delighted to be joined by one of the most respected and knowledgeable members of British fortean investigations, Malcolm Robinson. With over 40 years of experience chasing ghosts, UFO's, Nessie and much, much more, there aren't many aspects of the unusual he hasn't been involved in. We dive into three of Malcolm's most recent books, The Sauchie Poltergeist which covers an incr...

This week, my guest is Lesley Mitchell Clarke to discuss the use of skilled hypnotherapeutic regression in working with individuals who believe that they have had extra/ultra-terrestrial contact or other experiences of high strangeness. Lesley and I cover how she became to find herself in the field of working with experiencers and trying to unlock a variety of experiences, encounters and abduction...

Strange phenomena is often puzzling enough for those unfortunate to find themselves in the middle of an odd encounter and it seems that it happens across a variety of strange events. Joining me to look into some of these weird events is author W T Watson with his new book Mysteries in the Mist which looks at some very perplexing cases. We meet a man lost in time, ponder an infamous alleged Sea Mon...

Imagine how you would feel if you found yourself in the middle of something that the authorities simply tell you didn't happen. How would you respond? Would you question your sanity, would you consider how you view the reality of what is "truth" and just how you now view the world in the cold light of day? My guest this week is Caz Clarke, a lady who has been told that despite having a close encou...

On this weeks show, we journey to the historic and scenic nation of Wales to uncover some of the rich history of hauntings from across the country in the company of author and journalist Mark Rees. Mark has written two collections; Ghosts of Wales: Accounts from the Victorian Archives – reveals for the first time more than 50 hair-raising – and in some cases, comical – real life accounts from Wale...

On this episode of Mysteries and Monsters, I am joined by our good friend Carl Marshall from the Centre of Fortean Zoology to discuss the world of zombies both in the Caribbean and popular culture. We cover a couple of notable cases that saw the myth become a reality and finally saw the zombie move out of Haiti and into the mainstream. We also discuss some of our favourite zombie films from histor...

November 1957 and strange things are afoot in the Texan town of Levelland. What happened here clearly shows us that even at this point the US Government and the USAF were clearly engaged in a concerted effort to supprress the situation.  Despite numerous witnesses, clear sightings, cars and radios stalled and full of static, alleged landing sites and more were dismissed and deemed as irrelevant by...

On this weeks episode I am delighted to be joined by author and researcher Zelia Edgar to discuss her fantastic new book "Another Tin Foil Hat Presents" which dives into a whole slew of fortean cases. Zelia has built a growing reputation as a passionate and driven researcher and has brought a fresh perspective to some of the more well known cases whilst also bringing some more obscure accounts and...

On this weeks show I welcome Adam Benedict to the show to discuss his fabulous new book, Oddities in Print, the third book of his brilliant "In Print" series. Adam has trawled historical newspaper articles from the 19th and early 20th century to uncover some of the strangest and peculiar articles you will have ever read and both of us chuckle at some these lost gems. We discuss a strange group of...

This week we are off on a paranormal road trip around some of Illinois most haunted locations outside of Chicago in the company of our good friends director Joe Tury and Chad Lewis. Joe's latest documentary, Paranormal Prairie, takes us on a journey around the Prairie States less well known haunted hotspots that deserve a wider audience. We head down to the area of high strangeness that surrounds...

As any regular listeners know, one of my favourite crypitds out there is of course Australia's fearsome Yowie and who better to talk with than our old friend from the early episodes than Yowie Dan. Since we last spoke, Dan has appeared on the fantastic documentary Track: Searching For Australia's Bigfoot directed by Attila Kaldy, which features a whole host of Australia 's finest cryptozoologists...

On this weeks show I am joined by Tobias Wayland from the Singular Fortean Society to delve into some their case files included in his new book , Strange Tales Of The Impossible.  The new book has something for anyone who finds strange encounters across a myriad of unusual phenomenon fascinating and Tobias, alongside his wife Emily have been interviewing experiencers for several years. From Crypti...

This week I am joined by the notable Canadian psychic and paranormal investigator Jim Hunt. Jim's career has spanned decades and has seen him travel the world in a quest to find answers to the questions of the reality of life after death and the possibilities of what this could mean. We discuss his history in the world of the paranormal and how he dealt with the ramifications of what he began to s...

On this weeks show, I am joined by Lester Velez of OPUS (The Organisation of Understanding and Support) which Lester set up as co-founder in 1994. Added to his years of work for MUFON in which he rose to the position of Assistant State Director for California, Lester has a wealth of experience and knowledge in the field of investigation and research in Ufology. Through this period, Lester has assi...

This week author Anna Maria Manolo rejoins me to discuss her latest book "The Way Through The Woods".  The book tells of the true story of Krista, a young girl who's life is torn apart by the rise of Nazi Germany as her family suffer the consequences of refusing to comply with the regimes rules. Stripped from her family, Krista eventually escapes into the forests of Bavaria as she attempts to be r...

As we head in to the new year, I welcome back the wonderful Morgan Daimler to dive into some more Irish myths and legends. Morgan's knowledge on these subjects always educates and opens us up to learning so much about topics we may not know the real history about some creatures we will have heard about. We look into the real story of the Leprechaun and not the gold hording modern version we all kn...

We head to one of the US's most underated states when it comes to incidents of high strangeness, cryptid encounters and puzzling situtions this week in the company of our good friend, David Weatherly. Montana is quite rightly known as the Big Sky state, a vast expanse that seems to be less well known than many other "strange states" from around America but once you look in to the historical report...

As I've mentioned before, ghost stories are an important part of the traditions for more and more people each year.  As many of us look back at seasons past, the era of the Victorian christmas saw the ghost story become wildly popular.  Here's one of my favourites that I read many years ago in a collection entitled "Not Exactly Ghosts" by Sir Andrew Caldecott from 1947.   Christmas Reunion is the...

This week we delve in to the world of folklore in the company of Icy Sedgwick, host of the brilliant Fabulous Folklore podcast. Icy's show often educates us about a whole range of topics in the pantheon of folklore and always tells me something new each episode. As such, it was an absolute pleasure to finally have a chance to spend some time in her company. We cover a wide range of subjects, from...

This week, I am joined by author, researcher and investigator Preston Dennett to discuss the incredible number of UFO encounters that have occurred over schools all around the world.  Whilst many people may have heard of two of the most famous cases, Westall in Austalia which occurred in 1966 and the Aerial incident from 1994 in Zimbabwe, it seems these are just the tip of the iceberg.  Preston's...

This week, we head to Alberta, Canada to speak with Sasquatch researcher and investigator, Cameron Young.  Cameron has been building a reputation in the Cryptid field over the last few years and joins me to discuss some cases from Alberta and beyond as well. We look at what got him into the subject, the researchers who he's spoken with and the help and support he's recieved from them.  We also tal...

October 11th 1973 would become a night that would change the lives of two men, Charles Hickson and Calvin Parker, for the rest of their lives. Yet, it seems that this incident was simply the tip of the iceberg.  Something strange was going on all across the United States that month. A mysterious boom shattered windows in several towns, strange lights and craft were seen in several states, a small...