Believing the Bizarre: Paranormal Podcast

Imagine walking outside your home, looking up at the sky, and witnessing an aerial attack of ships and flying objects that are foreign and you don't recognize. You aren't even sure if they are from this planet. Or the terrifying feeling of your country's military shooting continually into the night sky for over an hour. Let's dive in to two different, yet similar, potential alien encounters - the...

If you enjoy personal encounters with cryptids, creatures, and blood-curling screams echoing throughout the night, this is the episode for you! This episode has 5 creepy encounters with creatures that are not easily defined (and often take place in Arizona). We loved doing Creature Feature Volume 1 and after the response that episode received, this one was a no-brainer as we leave 2022 and head in...

The Wendigo is a cryptid shrouded in mystery and fear. It has been described as a creature of pure evil, an ancient spirit with an insatiable hunger for human flesh. It has been talked about for centuries as a fearsome entity that lurks in the forests of North America, particularly in the Great Lakes region. For many Native American tribes, the Wendigo was a creature of immense power, a spirit of...

What if you knew the year the world would end? After being picked up and dropped off by a tornado, Baba Vanga lost her vision and became one of the most popular mystics in the last 100 years. We discuss her correct predictions, incorrect predictions, and everything in between. It's your favorite paranormal podcast, Believing the Bizarre. Stay up to date on everything and anything spooky and parano...

There have been numerous reports of ghost ships being discovered at sea with no sign of the crew or passengers. Without any sign of weather being a factor or passengers sent overboard, why are these ships abandoned? Could there be paranormal elements at play for these adrift boats? Listen now to our phantom ghosts episode to find out. It's your favorite paranormal podcast, Believing the Bizarre. S...

Waking up and feeling immense pressure on your chest by an invisible entity pushing you down while hearing running water in the distance can be terrifying. You muster up the strength and courage to reach for the flashlight under your pillow, and you shine it, and you can't believe what you see. Listen to The Drenched Floating Woman today. It's your favorite paranormal podcast, Believing the Bizarr...

*TRIGGER WARNING* Due to the nature of the incubus and the succubus sex demons, we have a trigger warning for sexual content, sexual assault, and rape.  The incubi and succubi sex demons are known for causing sleep paralysis, draining human energy, and forcing sexual acts. Some may think what they are experiencing is a dream, but when they awake, they realize it was a real-life nightmare.  It's yo...

Countless airplanes have reported seeing UFOs and UAPs. What could these mysterious aircraft being witnessed by airline pilots, crew, and passengers be? Could they be spaceships from outer space or just military jets? Listen now to find out. It's your favorite paranormal podcast, Believing the Bizarre. Stay up to date on everything and anything spooky and paranormal here: https://believingthebizar...

Have you ever had a dream that terrified you and seemed all to real? What if you and your friend witnessed an unusual, burning light in the sky and lost 4 hours of time? Who is the main in the curtains? We discuss all of this, and more, in Listener Submission Collection Volume 5. It's your favorite paranormal podcast, Believing the Bizarre. Stay up to date on everything and anything spooky and par...

Legend says the Melon Heads wander the woods of Kirtland, have abnormally large heads, and are known to prey on small animals and cannibalize humans. Some say they were test subjects from the government and given to an old couple in the middle of the woods to take care of. Others say a mad scientist collected orphans and performed heinous experiments on them until they murdered him and burned down...

Happy Halloween, everyone! 🎃 To celebrate this awesome day, we decided to release a bonus episode full of samplings from our Patreon. We included 3 segments: 1. Do You Believe the Bizarre? - Where Producer Ben tells us 3 stories per round, 2 are real and 1 is fake, and it is up to Charlie and Tyler to figure out which story is unbelievable! 2. Bizarre News - Tyler and Charlie discuss recent news...

The Hat Man | Paranormal Podcast We finally tackled one of the most requested topics in the show's history — the Hat Man — that tall, shadow-dark, wide-brimmed hat and trench coat wearing entity that people all over the world keep waking up to find standing silently in the corner of their room, lurking in doorways, or worse, leaning over their beds staring directly at them. We broke down what the...

A tragic family murder spree mixed with ghosts and terrifying hauntings. No wonder the Amityville Horror is such a popular topic! We discuss the DeFeo family murders, the Lutz family hauntings, and of course, the Warren's appearance. While the Amityville Horror house is a huge topic in the paranormal and true crime community, is it believable? Listen now. Support Believing the Bizarre and get tons...

Body imprints in a dark basement can leave a horrifying image. But, is the true terror what follows once you leave? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It’s easy to understand why a large prison may be haunted. Now, throw in decades of abuse, violence, and suicide. That terrifying combination gives you the Mansfield Reformatory. This Ohio State Reformatory is known as being incredibly haunted, with guests often seeing shapes and shadows and being touched by unseen entities Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Wampus Cat Cryptid | Paranormal Podcast In this episode we dug into one of the lesser-known but genuinely fascinating cryptids in American folklore — the Wampus Cat — a massive, terrifying creature from the Appalachian Mountains that's been described as anywhere from the size of a gorilla to a miniature pony, walks on either two legs or six, and has a shriek that reportedly tears through the n...

What is lurking in rural Wisconsin? Could there be a real werewolf that stalks around Bray Road? The beast of Bray Rd is known as a dog man that stands between 6 and 7 feet tall with grey and brown hair, a muscular build, and a dog face with other canine features. We discuss the folklore of the dogman known as The Beast of Bray Road and discuss some more recent encounters. Learn more about your ad...

If you love stories about creepy creatures that lurk in the woods and peer through your window late at night, this is a Believing the Bizarre episode you’re going to want to dive into. We have four listener submission stories that all revolve around bumping into cryptids and creatures that pull you out of reality and into terror. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Celtic Banshee | Paranormal Podcast This episode we dove into one of Irish folklore's most haunting and honestly misunderstood entities — the Banshee — and what we found completely changed how we thought about her, because this isn't just a screaming monster from the woods, it's a weeping fairy woman who cries for you before someone in your family dies, which somehow makes the whole thing so m...

The Battersea Poltergeist | Paranormal Podcast This episode we headed to 1956 southwest London to cover the Battersea Poltergeist — one of the most well-documented and genuinely unsettling poltergeist cases on record, involving a completely ordinary working-class family whose home was overtaken by twelve straight years of banging, scratching, levitating furniture, objects flying across rooms, and...

Ohio Grassman | Paranormal Podcast This episode we went full hometown hero mode and covered the Ohio Grassman — our very own Buckeye State Bigfoot that we, two native Ohioans who are very into paranormal stuff, somehow had never heard of until recently, which says something, but also says nothing, because the encounters we found are genuinely hard to dismiss. We broke down the lore of this seven t...

The Berwyn Mountain UFO Incident | Paranormal Podcast This episode we dove into one of the UK's most compelling and frustrating UFO cases — the Berwin Mountains Incident of January 23rd, 1974 — where an entire Welsh village experienced violent earth-shaking, saw a massive pulsating reddish-orange orb hovering above the mountaintops, and then watched the evidence get buried, debunked, and dismissed...

Discover the rich Japanese history of a few of japans most famous Yōkai. We discuss multiple Yōkai and learn how amazing, powerful, silly, and terrifying these supernatural entities can be. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to another episode of Believing the Bizarre! This week, we have two hauntingly good listener submissions, from Nora and Cyndi. One story involves a Civil War General-like shadow figure and the other is a collection of creepy and unsettling moments, including intense nightmares, lurking shadow figures, and terrifying entities peering around corners. But, how believable are these listener st...

Barney and Betty Hill Alien Abduction | Paranormal Podcast This episode we finally tackled one of the biggest alien abduction cases in history — Barney and Betty Hill — two incredibly credible, well-respected civil rights activists from New Hampshire who in September 1961 were chased down a dark rural highway by a UFO, blacked out, and woke up two hours later with torn clothing, broken watches, my...