Believing the Bizarre: Paranormal Podcast

It is listener submission time again and we can a couple of wild stories for you! Over several years, Yasmin experienced a series of inexplicable encounters that began in 2011 when she and her family witnessed a triangular UFO near their grandmother's house, followed by sensing an invisible presence in her bed, feeling supernatural forces under a mattress, and observing strange lights and streetla...

This week, we explore the Day of the Dead (Día de los Muertos), a Mexican holiday celebrated on November 1st and 2nd when the gates of heaven are believed to open, allowing children's spirits to return on the first day and adults' spirits on the second day. We discuss how the holiday originated from a combination of Mesoamerican rituals, European religion, and Spanish culture, including an ancient...

Here is our live Halloween special from Weston, West Virginia where we visited the very haunted Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum. The Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum, North America's largest hand-cut stone masonry building, stands as a Gothic monument to both healing and horror in West Virginia. Built in 1858 following Thomas Kirkbride's revolutionary design principles, which emphasized therapeutic s...

It is Bizarre News and Blind Rankings time again! This week, we cover:Story 1 - A mysterious rectangular structure resembling a door was spotted via Google Maps on an Antarctic mountainside, sparking widespread speculation about potential hidden bases, ancient civilizations, or extraterrestrial activity. While skeptics suggest the formation is likely a natural geological feature or satellite imagi...

It's Listener Submission Collection time again and we are on volume 8! We have 5 creepy stories for you this week:Story 1 - Three young people explore a fenced wooded area at night and see a shadowy figure, causing them to flee in fear. Stort 2 - A woman encounters a terrifying demonic entity in her bedroom, describing its horrifying appearance in vivid detail. Story 3 - Children are chased by a s...

In this episode, we dive into the paranormal experiences of Jayd from California and Abby from Missouri. Jayd's story begins in childhood, where she encounters shadow figures and communicates with spirits, including her late great-grandfather. Her experiences intensify after using an Ouija board, leading to terrifying encounters with malevolent entities and sleep paralysis. Abby's tale spans sever...

It is interview time again and we are thrilled to chat with our podcasting besties, Aly and Nat from Let's Get Haunted! In this interview, Aly and Nat, hosts of the Let's Get Haunted podcast, discuss their journey into paranormal podcasting, including their early experiences and how they've grown over the years. They share insights on creating content, managing listener feedback, and the challenge...

We're on a highway to..haunted roads! This week, we talk about a handful of allegedly haunted roads. In this likely first installment, we discuss the following four potentially haunted roads: Dice Road in Michigan Route 2A in Vermont, Uristock County Prospector Road in Garden Valley, California Clinton Road in West Milford, New Jersey Make sure to check out the new podcast SIGHTINGS. Tune in each...

In the quiet of the night, when exhausted parents finally sink into their chairs, baby monitors can sometimes become more than just a tool for childcare—they can transform into portals to the unexplained. This week, we dive into the world of mysterious voices, ghostly apparitions, and inexplicable phenomena captured by baby monitors. From disembodied whispers to spectral hands reaching into cribs,...

It is Bizarre News and Blind Rankings time again!**Trigger Warning: Child Abuse**This month on Bizarre News, we cover:Story 1 - A photograph taken over 50 years ago in Costa Rica, dubbed "the most convincing UFO photo ever," has resurfaced, showing a metallic disc floating above Lake Cote. The image, captured by aerial photographer Sergio Loaiza during a land survey mission, has puzzled experts fo...

It's listener submission time again, and we have some wonderful and creepy stories for you this week. One story includes a mother's terrifying encounters with a doppelganger and malevolent spirits in her apartment. Then, we venture into the dark history of the infamous Lickford Bridge, where legends of sacrificial rituals and ghostly apparitions have persisted for generations. From mysterious red...

It's Creature Feature time again! This week, we have four listener submission stories that involve strange creatures, whispering voices, and intense battles. In our first story, a young teacher in Utah experiences unnerving sights and sounds coming from the woods surrounding his rural home. Our second story crosses paths with a strangely ferocious canine - perhaps a hellhound? The third story invo...

It is interview time again and we are super excited to talk with the artist George Coghill, also known as Monsterologist. Fun fact: I (Tyler) currently have 3 Monsterologist stickers on my car and we have 5 of his cryptid travel posters up in our podcast studio. We are HUGE fans of his work and have been for a few years now. In this interview, George Coghill, the creative force behind Monsterologi...

This week we head to Texas to discuss some popular Lone Star State UFO Encounters. From the enigmatic Lubbock Lights of 1951 to the perplexing Stephenville incident of 2008, we examine reports of massive, silent crafts and unexplained aerial phenomena that have baffled witnesses and investigators alike. In the Levelland UFO case, multiple vehicles mysteriously stalled in the presence of an unident...

The Grafton MonsterOn a fateful night in June 1964, Robert Cockrell's drive home through Grafton, West Virginia, took an unexpected turn when he encountered a massive, headless creature with smooth, rubbery skin. This bizarre sighting sparked a town-wide frenzy, with armed locals combing the woods in search of what became known as the Grafton Monster. Multiple witnesses described an 8-10 foot tall...

In this episode of Believing the Bizarre, we dive into more listener submission stories. From shared dreams of pink goo monsters to pendulum divinations revealing shocking truths about human identity, these stories blur the line between the ordinary and the extraordinary. We explore a chilling encounter at an abandoned mansion in Florida, where a father and son stumble upon more than they bargaine...

This month's Bizarre News covers a wide variety of strange and unusual topics. Including:Story 1 - A resurfaced clip from a 2001 nature documentary showing a shadowy bipedal figure running alongside caribou in remote Quebec has sparked online debates about a potential Bigfoot sighting, with the cinematographer affirming no crew or known individuals were present during filming. Story 2 - Surveillan...

Another Tuesday and another Believing the Bizarre episode! We have 3 creepy listener submissions for you this week. The first story follows Adrianna, where she see discovers her little cousin hiding under a bed, only to find out that there was no way she could have been there...Our second story takes place in the Netherlands. Robin stayed at a hotel, supposedly the only guest, but then woke up in...

It is listener submission time again! Our first story takes us to Rexburg, Idaho, where Sydney experiences a series of unsettling events in her college apartment, including mysterious knocks, moving objects, and a terrifying shadow figure. The haunting escalates until a blessing brings peace, only for Sydney to face another frightening encounter on a mountain trip with friends. Jeremy's tale trans...

We are honored and super excited to sit down and chat with Lynze (Lindsay) Cummins from Scared to Death Podcast. Lynze shares the origins of Scared to Death, revealing how her husband Dan Cummins envisioned it as part of a trio of shows. She discusses the organic evolution of including listener stories and the challenges of adapting to a public-facing role. She also opens up about dealing with neg...

In 1906, Clara, a 16-year-old orphan at St. Michael Mission in Natal, South Africa, began exhibiting strange behaviors. Initially kind and devout, she started talking to unseen entities, claiming she had made a deal with Satan. Her behavior escalated to tearing at her clothes, growling, and speaking in languages she had never learned. Clara also demonstrated clairvoyance, revealing private informa...

The Bermuda Triangle, also known as the Devil's Triangle, is a vast 500,000 square mile area in the Atlantic Ocean bounded by Miami, Bermuda, and Puerto Rico. This region has been the site of numerous mysterious disappearances of ships and aircraft over the years, leading to its infamous reputation. The area is prone to powerful weather patterns and is home to one of the deepest ocean trenches on...

This month in Bizarre News, we discuss a variety of bizarre topics such as werewolves entering an Englishf forest through portals, smiling robot faces, moon caves, and more! Additionally, this month's Blind Ranking is comprised of creatures we'd like to meet. From Bigfoot and the squonk to Penelope, we discuss which cryptids we'd enjoy hanging out with - and which ones we'd rather leave on read. P...

It is time for another UFO and alien-themed listener submission episode! In this episode, we explore four intriguing UFO encounters from across the United States. James from Akron, Ohio recounts a childhood experience where he and two others witnessed strange red lights in the sky that split, moved, and vanished mysteriously. In Alaska, Julian shares his father's story of encountering an intense g...

In this episode, we dive into three chilling listener-submitted stories of paranormal encounters. The first tale recounts eerie events following a tragic death, including possible possession, that leave the hosts questioning if it's truly the spirit of the deceased or something more sinister. Next, we explore a nighttime encounter with a mysterious shadowy figure that has interdimensional alien-li...