Believing the Bizarre: Paranormal Podcast

Sierra Nevada Monster Penelope | Paranormal Podcast We finally solved the mystery of the creepy woman on our cryptid poster — her name is Penelope, she's the Sierra Nevada Monster, she's seven feet tall with bone-white skin, razor claws, long black matted hair, and empty red eye sockets, and we genuinely wish we had never looked her up. We broke down her origin story — which involves a snowstorm,...

Pennsylvania Cryptids | Paranormal Podcast This episode we packed three Pennsylvania cryptids into one and honestly the squonk alone could carry an entire episode — it's a hairless, warty, perpetually weeping little nightmare creature that knows it's ugly, only comes out at night to avoid its own reflection, and has a Latin name that roughly translates to "tear body dissolve," which tells you ever...

When a group of teenage friends sneak into a local retention pond in their neighborhood, they run into more scares than the thrill of trespassing after dark. In our second listener submission, we detail a man's various apartments and homes over the years that is incredibly sensitive to the paranormal. From shadow figures and screams to fingers lurking between grates, there are plenty of horrifying...

When a tsunami suddenly struck Japan in 2011, it stole the lives of over 20,000 people. During the few months after this tragedy, hundreds of people in Japan claimed to see the spirits of those that perished during the tsunami. From ghostly passengers in cabs and spirit-filled beaches to forlorn possessions, we discuss countless ghost sightings. But, are they believable? Listen now. Patreon: Suppo...

Imagine if two disembodied, hairy hands appeared before your eyes while driving, grabbing the wheel, and causing you to violently swerve your vehicle. This may sound insane, but multiple people have claimed this exact scenario happened to them between Postbridge and Two Bridges in the United Kingdom. But, is it believable? Patreon: Support Believing the Bizarre and get tons of extra content by joi...

What if you saw a disturbing, contorting entity creep out of your toy box? Or, what if your entire family was oppressed by a dark, malevolent entity? It is listener submission time again and we have two fantastic and unsettling stories for you. But, are they believable? Patreon: Support Believing the Bizarre and get tons of extra content by joining our Patreon. For updates, news, and extra content...

Imagine a tall, hairy creature staring at you from the shadows around Fouke, Arkansas. This week, we discuss the bigfoot-like entity, the Boggy Creek Monster. For over a century, the Boggy Creek Beast has terrified residents, stalked folks, killed cattle and dogs, and more. It is known to be 7 or 8 feet tall with thick, reddish brown hair, red eyes, and an awful odor. We dive into multiple encount...

Have you ever seen a strange craft or weird lights underneath the water in the Ocean? This episode is all about strange encounters with unusual lights and spaceships appearing under the water or shooting out of the water. We all love UFOs in the air, so why not give some love to the USOs? But, are they believable? Listen now! Patreon: Support Believing the Bizarre and get tons of extra content by...

Have you ever witnessed an unexplainable light in your local cemetery? What about feeling stalked by an unknown enemy while hiking at night? It's listener submissions time again! We have two stories, both of which involve a group of 3 friends going on an adventure. One leads us to a spooky graveyard with mysterious lights and another involves hiking the Appalachian Mountains in North Carolina afte...

Imagine a demonic possession so terrifying you wake up with blisters, vomit nails and frogs, and twist and turn your body into excruciating shapes. That was the reality for Gottliebin Dittus in the 1840s. For multiple years, Johann Blumhardt performed exorcisms on Gottliebin. At one point, it was reported that over 1,000 demons were inside Gottliebin's body. Did she survive? How did it end? Find o...

There are only about 20 dangerous and powerful Supervolcanos in the world, and one of them is in the heart of the United States - Yellowstone National Park. It has erupted three times in the past, but if it erupted tomorrow, we would experience a volcanic winter, and nearby states would face terrifying consequences. In addition, we discuss mysterious noises over Yellowstone Lake and UFO encounters...

What would you do if your college house was haunted? Five friends in Athens, Ohio, who enrolled at Ohio University, lived in a local house with a locked, strange door in their basement. The discovery of this strange door was followed by terrifying nightmares, unusual sleepwalking, whispered voices, shadows, and objects moving around the house. But, is this college haunting believable? Listen now!...

In December of 1980, Charles Halt and a handful of other United States Air Force servicemen investigated a strange light descending into the Rendlesham Forest in the United Kingdom near their base. They experienced strange lights, animals in hysterics, and discovered a clearing with broken branches and trees with burn marks. And the story only gets stranger from there. We have aliens, Men in Black...

The Rougarou is a common legend among French Louisiana. This terrifying cryptid is known as Louisiana's werewolf - it has sharp teeth, a furry body, and transforms from being a human. But, is this beast believable? Listen now to find out. Patreon: Support Believing the Bizarre and get tons of extra content by joining our Patreon. For updates, news, and extra content, follow Believing the Bizarre o...

Are doppelgangers real? What if a family member thought they saw you but felt like something was off, only to discover it wasn't you they really saw? If you had a friend tell you that your house was haunted, how would you feel? It's listener submission time again and we have an exciting episode for you. Listen now! Patreon: Support Believing the Bizarre and get tons of extra content by joining our...

Could you imagine an Air Base that was so haunted they had to shut down a barrack? Kadena Air Base in Japan is notoriously haunted, with countless generations of Air Force men and women, along with civilians, claiming to see, hear, and experience ghostly phenomena. But is it believable? Listen now! Patreon: Support Believing the Bizarre and get tons of extra content by joining our Patreon. For upd...

Tim Cullen lived an ordinary life until April, 1978. He experienced multiple premonitions, followed by a strange and shocking UFO encounter. Only later did he realize that he was missing time and may have been implanted with a foreign object. But, is it believable? Listen now! Patreon: Support Believing the Bizarre and get tons of extra content by joining our Patreon. For updates, news, and extra...

Imagine if everywhere you went, you saw an unimaginably tall, ghostly man in a brown suit. From your bedside to out in the city, this brown suit tall man stalks you at every turn. That is the reality of this week's listener submission. But, how believable is this entity? Listen now! Patreon: Support Believing the Bizarre and get tons of extra content by joining our Patreon. For updates, news, and...

Lurancy Vennum claimed to hear voices calling out her name, experienced terrible abdomen pain, and went into trances where she witnessed spirits and angels. For 5 months, Lurancy Vennum was possessed by the spirit of a deceased woman, Mary Roff, who seamlessly slipped back into her previous life while claiming to heal Lurancy's soul. Is this possible? Could it be demonic? Listen now to find out. P...

Have you witnessed a seal turn into a human? In this episode, we discuss the Norse and Celtic mythology of the Selkie, a creature that is known to exist as a seal in the water, shed its skin, and become a human on land. But, how believable is the selkie? Listen now! Patreon: Support Believing the Bizarre and get tons of extra content by joining our Patreon. For updates, news, and extra content, fo...

What if a haunting drove you into a deep depression? If you were stuck somewhere riddled with shadow figures and horrifying nightmares, would you give in to sleep deprivation even if it meant ruining your goals and education? In today's episode, we dive into a terrifying Michigan haunting and how it impacts the psyche of 3 college students in various ways. What would you do if you witnessed a cele...

What would you do if you witnessed a celebrity that is no longer among the living? We look at paranormal and ghostly encounters of celebrities like Heath Ledger, Michael Jackson, Amy Winehouse, John Lennon, Kurt Cobain, and more. Listen now. Support Believing the Bizarre and get tons of extra content by joining our Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/believingthebizarre For updates and extra con...

Would you ever summon a spirit into a doll and play hide and seek with it? Or what about riding an elevator to an unknown, hellish dimension? This week, we discuss four creepy and unsettling cursed games. Would you play these games, even if it meant risking your life? Listen now. Support Believing the Bizarre and get tons of extra content by joining our Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/believ...

Could you live in a haunted house where you captured both visual and audio proof of paranormal activity? From catching orbs in cameras and hearing voices calling out to being kicked on the bed, we discuss this terrifying listener submission from Texas. Support Believing the Bizarre and get tons of extra content by joining our Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/believingthebizarre. For updates a...

Do you ever get an odd feeling that a situation, location, or conversation you're having is eerily familiar without any recollection as to why? What about being able to predict an event because you swore that you witnessed it before? Today, we discuss déjà vu. Is déjà vu an odd occurrence easily explained by science or is it paranormal and a glitch in the matrix? Listen now! Support Believing the...