Mysteries and Monsters

I welcome back author Kenney W Irish to discuss his latest book, International Cryptids and Legends and some of the creatures, myths and legends he covers inside it. The book shine's a light on some particular countries that often get overlooked when we look in to some of the more notable international cryptids. Often Nessie, the Yeti and the Yowie take all the glory but Kenney brings some less we...

There's a misconception that there are no great haunting cases being reported in the modern era, but in this world of lacklustre paranormal television, the great ones can get over looked for the same cliched hauntings. Keith Linder moved in to his new home with his partner Tina in 2012, looking forward to the opportunities life was giving him. New job, new partner and a wonderful new home. Yet, wh...

We head back to the days of the wild west for another collection of creepy stories saved from obscuity by John Lemay in another of his fantastic Cowboys series of books. This time we head out across the America's looking into cases and encounters which feature a wide range of canid cryptids roaming the plains, woods and towns as every day people end up encountering creatures thought only to exist...

Campers, walkers, tourists and even gamekeepers have had encounters with something that has challenged everything they thought they knew about the world around them. Something strange is going on in the woods, moors and forests of East and North Yorkshire and whatever these people are experiencing is leaving them distressed, with the ramifications staying with them for weeks and even months in som...

Some places just seem to be a magnet for strangeness and the small Canadian city of Revelstoke seems to be just that. Nestled on the banks of the Colombia river and sitting high in the mountains, skiing seems to be the main reason for tourists to visit but lurking in the shadows seem to all kinds of strange phenomena from across the paranormal spectrum. One man uncovered far more than he anticipat...

Whilst a great deal of research and numerous publications have focused on the search for Sasquatch encounters in British Colombia, the other provinces in Canada have a rich a history of sightings and much more with hairy bipeds. In his new book, Sasquatch Canada, our good friend W T Watson cover almost 200 such encounters and sightings going back decades. From lost children being saved in the wood...

On todays episode, I welcome Chad Lewis back to the show to discuss his new book Winter Legends and Lore. Winter may seem like a quiet time, but it is actually filled with bizarre tales and stories of weird spirits, odd tales of Santa Claus, bizarre superstitions, strange weather predictions, Krampus the Christmas Monster, little people, New Year's Eve rituals, the deadly wendigo, and numerous oth...

On this episode, we head to capital of Scotland in the company of Ghost Tour guide Graeme Milne. Edinburgh is a city with an almost unmatched paranormal reputationbuilt on top of its bloody and shocking history. Graeme cut his teeth collecting ghost stories from Aberdeenshire before moving on to Edinburgh and we've discuss a wide variety of hauntings. From a haunted bus station with an abandoned h...

On this episode I am delighted to welcome artist, author and designer Brett Manning. Brett has built a reputation as a creator of wonder pieces of art and design over the last decade and has recently released the fabulous book "One Foot In The Green". The book is wonderful compendium of magical and mystical creatures from all around in the world from the realms of the fae, the magical, the cryptid...

Denver Michaels  is an author with a passion for cryptozoology, the paranormal, lost  civilizations and ancient history, and all things unexplained and back in the spring of 2020 and now travel the country full time in an RV. Denver joins me to update me on his travels and some of the locations they've visited since hitting the road including Roswell and Hopkinsville and hunting down the sites of...

September 1996 and an alleged UFO incident occurred that challenged the belief of even the most open minded researchers and investigators and offered the most controversial report of the 1990s in the UK. 4 people, two adults and two children all witnessed strange lights, saw odd creatures and perhaps even had something else occur to them. All of them had different responses to the events they were...

I'm delighted to welcome Kevin Lee Nelson for his first solo appearance on the show and his third overall. Previously we've dived in to Wendigo and the Big Muddy Monster but on this episode things are firmly in the realm of the supernatural. Kevin has had a long interest in ghosts and hauntings and loves nothing better than booking himself in to some of the most notorious haunted hotels across Ame...

It's a warm welcome back to one of my favourite guests Ken Gerhard for a long overdue catch up since his last appearance back on Episode 120! Ken's had a hectic year with conferences, filming, expeditions and more and gives us a break down of some of the things he's been up to this year. We cover his trip out to California on the hunt for the Giant Salamander, a creature that seems to be as elusiv...

Ho Ho Ho, Merry Christmas one and all. As an extra treat this year, here's 3 scary stories to give you the chills over the festive period. Fear not, the usual episodes will continue as always over Christmas and have I got a cracker lined up. Thank you as always for your support, kind words and comments! Until then, whatever you do, have fun, stay safe and take care! Our Patreon is now live, with b...

On today's episode I am delighted to be joined by someone who I've always wanted to speak with since I first saw him as the host of the criminally underated Beast Hunter over a decade ago. As the great-nephew of Charles Fort, Pat Spain has always has a thirst for the strange and the unusual and has now released 6 books covering his amazing, intriguing and often hilarious adventures whilst filming...

They say everything is bigger in Texas and it seems that could even apply to the hundreds of stories about encounters with large, hairy bipedal creatures wandering around the Lone Star State. The history of such encounters goes back over 200 years and encapsulates all kinds of encounters, from threatening appearances, major local media flaps, disappearing animals, strange howls and much more. Who...

Richard Freeman returns to the show to update us on the exciting expedition he has just returned from on the hunt for the Orang Pendek in Sumatra. Richard, Carl Marshall and Geordie Jackson, along with their guide Dally spent a month staking out several locations on behalf of the CFZ on the first of several new expeditions the CFZ are undertaking in the next couple of years. We here about the new...

On todays' show, I am joined by paranormal investigator, researcher and practicing witch J Allen Cross to discuss his latest book, The Witches Guide To The Paranormal. J breaks down his personal experiences and investigations along with how he found himself becoming immersed in both witchcraft and investigating the paranormal and how he utilises witchcraft in both investigating the paranormal and...

On todays show, we head to a part of the world often over looked when we talk about the subject of cryptids.  Author Carol Scott joins me to discuss her new book Cryptids of Asia and Oceania as we dive in to some of these lesser discussed cryptids. We head to Vietnam, Japan, Sri Lanka, Papua New Guinea and others discussing hairy bipedal cryptids, lake monsters, a strange population of little peop...

On this episode I welcome the marvellous Jo Hickey-Hall from The Modern Fairy Sightings Podcast and Project to join me. It seems as the world opens up and more avenues and channels appear for people to share experiences and find support, more and more encounters with the Fae seem to be being reported. These are not the fairies found in story books, these creatures or entities seem to appear to peo...

On this episode, we venture to the Beehive State of Utah in the company of David Weatherley. We take a deep dive in to Skinwalker Ranch, cover some incredible Bigfoot encounters, strange dogmen sightings, a terrifying Native American legend, the mystery of the Bear Lake Monster and some Phantom Kangaroos. A big thank you for David for joining me again. The book can be found here: Our Patreon is no...

We head out on to the haunted highways and byways of Britain in the company of the delightful Ruth Roper Wylde as she guides us through her latest book, The Road Map Of British Ghosts Volume II. Ruth takes us on the hunt for more modern sightings reported to from all over the British Isles and her paranormal detective skills always come in handy when dealing with cases that seem to be more urban m...

One subject causes more friction in the world of the supernatural more than any other; Possession. Cultures and religions throughout history and all across the world can point to examples in both the written word and their oral traditions yet in the modern era, possession is often dismissed as mass hysteria, religious propaganda or mental illness. Yet, Dt Richard Gallagher, a professor of psychiat...

On todays episode, I am joined by investigative journalist and ufo researcher Paola Harris to discuss an intriguing case that occurred two years prior to the infamous Roswell incident.  In her newly updated book, co-authored with the legendary Jacques Vallee, Trintiy: The Best Kept Secret, Paola looks into the reports that some strange sort of avocado shaped object crashed in the area near the Whi...

Today, I welcome back author M R Gorga to discuss more encounters with dark shapes and unseen entities lurking in the night. His book, Demons Among Us has proven to be wildly successful since its release and we dive into some of the reports he's recieived since we last spoke back on Episode 127. We look at the witch trial of Rebecca Greensmith and misperceptions surrounding the witch panic in the...