The Cryptonaut Podcast

The outlandish menagerie of parachute pants wearing creatures seen loitering in Loveland, Ohio, would brand itself not only on the memories of all those who lived in the area, but also on the whole of paranormal lore. But just when it seemed that these undeniably alien entities had put to rest any notions of frog-like humanoids lurking in waterways of southwestern Ohio, an entirely different group...

In the 67 years since the first encounter with the Loveland Frogmen, what began as a little known case on the fringes of Fortean lore has evolved into a pop cultural phenomenon to rival even the most notable cryptids. But as the decades have elapsed the stories--like a game of paranormal telephone--have become twisted and convoluted to the point where it's become difficult to discern fact from fic...

The now infamous encounter between a short order cook and three diminutive, wand wielding entities on a roadside outside Loveland, Ohio in 1955, has become the stuff of legend, but the original account was just the tip of the iceberg as there were more (mostly forgotten) run-ins with these malodorous monsters as well as a mysterious cover-up involving agents of the FBI that left Loveland authoriti...

Open any 20 th Century history book and you will read that the first female ever to slip the surly bonds of Earth was a 26 year-old Russian woman by the name of Valentina Tereshkova. Young Tereshkova was launched into an orbital trajectory aboard the Vostok 6 on June 16, 1963, officially becoming the first woman to fly in space, but there are those who would suggest that this brave soul was not th...

In the 21 st Century citizens of Butler County, Pennsylvania claimed to have encountered at least two truly bizarre winged monstrosities in their bucolic backyards; forcing some to wonder if these humanoid entities might be magical creatures of lore... or something infinitely more diabolical; a beast that multiple eyewitnesses claimed was " straight from hell ." Research Link / Photo: https://www....

In the mid-80s a Nobel Prize winning chemist was visiting his remote cabin when he had a run-in with a glowing creature that would have been equally at home on the pages of a sci-fi novel or collection of fairy tales. This iridescent anomaly greeted him cordially and sent this already controversial character spiraling into a bizarre and terrifying realm of high strangeness. The Cryptonaut Podcast...

Across the globe, cryptozoological-lore is infested with stories of amphibious entities that lurk in the murky fringes of our everyday world. Here are a few of the more intriguing creatures to add to this ever increasing list. Research by Cole Herrold New Kensington 'Green Thing': https://newworldexplorerssociety.blogspot.com/2021/10/new-kensington-green-thing.html The Cryptonaut Podcast Patreon:...

Teleportation in Latvia, a Backwards Jogger, The Blobby Thing and a possible Demonic Being in the back yard.   The Cryptonaut Podcast Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cryptonautpodcast   The Cryptonaut Podcast Merch Store: Hellorspace.com Stay Connected with the Cryptonaut Podcast:   Website  -  Twitter  -  Facebook  - Instagram  

After being teleported from his hometown, 8 th Grader Maris M. was taken on an intergalactic journey by a transforming robot and trio of 10-foot tall, alluringly attired aliens. But, as bizarre as his day had already been, he was about to be presented with shocking revelations regarding Earth's Apocalyptic fate as well as information regarding an ancient entity of staggering, god-like power that h...

In the early 1990s, what began as an ordinary day for a young Latvian student would swiftly transform into a hyper-kinetic journey that included teleportation, a shape-shifting robot, erotic alien egg-heads, esoteric animals and a whirlwind interplanetary tour that would result in one of the most captivating cases to nearly slip through the cracks of UFO lore. The Cryptonaut Podcast Patreon: https...

These abhorrent animalistic anomalies allegedly lurk on the shadow shrouded stretches of back country roads located at polar ends of Pennsylvania. Though these sightings were separated by nearly two years and some 180-miles, there is reason to believe that these crazy critters may have been cut from the same cryptozoological cloth. Research by Cole Herrold:   Mud Creek Road Monster https://newworl...

This hideous, grinning, toothy phantasm has haunted the forests of West Virginia for at least a quarter of a century; leaving those who encountered this razor-clawed, four-eyed monstrosity to wonder whether they'd seen a sinister specter, an alien instigator, a cantankerous cryptid or merely a diabolical denizen forged in the Lake of Fire. The Cryptonaut Podcast Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cr...

In the early 1960s, a family moved into a modest house in Detroit, Michigan, never once suspecting that their new home was already occupied by an insidious entity that seemed hellbent on tormenting anyone who dared enter her room The Cryptonaut Podcast Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cryptonautpodcast The Cryptonaut Podcast Merch Store: Hellorspace.com Facebook - Cryptonaut Podcast Fan Page: http...

Cryptozoological lore is littered with creatures that seem to defy classification, but even within this motley menagerie there exist critters so bizarre that they force us to shake our collective heads at their sheer strangeness and perplexing array of seemingly supernatural abilities that range from telekinesis and levitation to self-illumination and armored skin... Welcome to the wild world of U...

A single grainy photograph of a bizarre, gangly, quasi-humanoid figure is the only evidence that remains of one of Great Britain's most notorious and controversial alien abduction cases. UFO Case Book: Photo Reference https://ufocasebook.com/ilkleymoor.html   Anomalien: Photo Reference https://anomalien.com/the-ilkley-moor-alien/   ARandomShoppe: https://www.etsy.com/shop/ARandomShoppe   The Crypt...

In the hopes of unlocking repressed memories of a bizarre incident that occurred nearly a quarter of a century before, Rev. Harrison E. Bailey agreed to undergo hypnotic regression whereupon he opened a Pandora's Box of recollections involving missing time, alien abduction, bizarre insects, psychokinetic assault and a small army of shrieking frog-like fiends. Controversial Entity Photos From Calif...

In the late summer of 1951, an industrious Indiana steel worker braved the elements in a show of support for his favorite baseball team when he had a series of encounter with an inexplicable Oz-like whirlwind and a pair of tiny, green helmeted UFO occupants that would forever change the course of his life in what is one of the least discussed, yet most astonishing, alien assaults on record. The Cr...

Halloween, more than any other time of the year, seems to usher in an inexplicable array of often terrifying and always extraordinary entities. Is this merely coincidence or are there unfathomable forces at work that not only fuel our fascination for the macabre, but unleash the dark denizens who strike fear in our collective hearts? 2021 Paranormal Podcast Awards Winners: https://paranormalitymag...

In the early 1970s, a pair sharing a hotel room had a bizarre and terrifying encounter with a trio of inhuman entities, which some believe to be of diabolical origin and others insist are alien. The Cryptonaut Podcast Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cryptonautpodcast   The Cryptonaut Podcast Merch Store: Hellorspace.com Stay Connected with the Cryptonaut Podcast: Website  -  Twitter  -  Facebook...

For decades unsuspecting individuals—from experienced hunters to frolicking youths—claimed to have come face-to-hideous-face with what seems to be members of an unknown, cabal of ebony entities that are evidently lurking in the forests along the United State's east coast. Here are two terrifying tales of just such encounters. The Cryptonaut Podcast Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cryptonautpodcas...

2 for 1 Mystery Bag Monday!   HOUSE OF THE FACELESS PEOPLE: In the swampy wilds outside a small New England town lurks a horrifying legend regarding an elderly caretaker and a group of humanoid entities whose most defining facial features are their utter lack of them.  THE MOUNT WASHINGTON INCIDENT: After a professional mountaineer—who was sent to assess the winter damage done to a popular climbin...

Like Utah's Skinwalker Ranch, Puerto Rico's El Yunque National Forest is a seeming supernova of often alarming and always perplexing paranormal phenomena and in the early 1970s, a group of campers would have a series of increasingly terrifying encounters with a trio enigmatic entities and a pack of monsters that held them hostage in a nightlong siege of unrelenting horror. The Cryptonaut Podcast P...

Whether they be found in L. Frank Baum's "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz," or J. R. R. Tolkien's fantastical Middle-earth, the idea of sentient, mobile, tree-like beings have ignited imaginations across the globe, but what if entities like Marvel Comics eponymous " Groot " were not merely works of fiction but based on something ancient, alarming and all-too real. Axy Alvarado: https://www.instagram.co...

Fantastic reports of documented encounters between the living and the dead! Ghosts In Print: An Assemblage Of Spirits, Spooks, & Specters From Newspapers Of Old: https://www.amazon.com/Ghosts-Print-Assemblage-Specters-Newspapers/dp/B08KYJTTT9/   The Pine Barrens Institute: https://pinebarrensinstitute.com   RiskyBismuthStudio: https://www.etsy.com/shop/RiskyBismuthStudio   The Cryptonaut Podcast P...

In the late 70s an experienced French rider mounted her favorite horse, had the foresight to take a spare and called her dog to accompany her on a tour of her family's vast rural estate; never once suspecting that her scenic excursion into the swampy wilds would become a week long odyssey of terror from which—some say—she never fully recovered. The Cryptonaut Podcast Patreon: https://www.patreon.c...