Believing the Bizarre: Paranormal Podcast

What could possibly go wrong during a paranormal investigation? When a group goes on a ghost hunt tour, they get much more than they bargained for when a strange smell appears, one investigator's mood and personality strangely shift, and a face completely morphs at the Ouija board. But is it believable? Listen now. Listen to Let Me Tell You a Scary Story on Apple Podcast or Spotify:Apple: https://...

What if a sore throat turned into the feeling that something was crawling around inside of you? Then, leading to terrible mood swings, insomnia, and strange voices? In August of 2016, this was Kennedy Ife's life. As Kennedy's symptoms and behavior intensified, his family took matters into their own hands - which led to a tragic, botched exorcism. Patreon: Support Believing the Bizarre and get tons...

Could immense loss and unnecessary tragedy be the cause of one of the most haunted locations in Arkansas? The Crescent Hotel is known for housing many ghosts. From guests to staff members, it is not uncommon for folks to witness an unexplainable entity appear in windows and around corners. When you look at the history and the fact that a man purchased the hotel and turned it into a fraudulent hosp...

What would you do if you saw a strange ship pass you by and a tall man with an eerie grin on the side of the road flag you down? While Mothman was terrorizing Point Pleasant, WV, there was another entity roaming the area - Indrid Cold, also known as the Grinning Man. Countless witnesses claimed to see this strange, grinning man; in fact, one man - Woodrow Derenberger - claimed to enter his spacesh...

A seemingly normal man showed up at Haneda Airport in Tokyo with documentation claiming he was from the country Taured. Confused, they asked him to point on a map where his country was at. The next morning, he completely vanished. We discuss this bizarre case and more interdimensional stories. But, are they believable? Patreon: Support Believing the Bizarre and get tons of extra content by joining...

Imagine if that familiar voice you heard call your name out wasn't actually your mother. Could that shuffling figure that passed by your bedroom door and peered into your room be something else? It's listener submission time! We have two horrifyingly creepy stories - one about sleep paralysis (and trying to self-induce it) and another about an unsettling entity pretending to be our author's mother...

Denver Airport Conspiracy | Paranormal Podcast In this episode, we went full conspiracy mode and dug into one of the most talked-about buildings in America — the Denver International Airport — which was funded by a company called the New World Airport Commission that apparently has never existed, went over budget by two billion dollars, and is laid out from above in a shape that has raised some ve...

In Kitami Japan in 1974, a 28 year old vegetable farmer, Yoshihiro Fujiwara, was awakened by a pounding knock at his door at 3 am. He was shocked to discover a starfish/octopus-like alien creature at his door. And this was just the beginning. But, are the Kitami aliens believable? Listen now. Patreon: Support Believing the Bizarre and get tons of extra content by joining our Patreon. For updates,...

Can ghosts have a calming effect? What if you could give your recently deceased puppy one last big hug and a pet? This listener submission episode covers many encounters - some creepy, some surprisingly peaceful. But, are they believable? Listen now. Patreon: Support Believing the Bizarre and get tons of extra content by joining our Patreon. For updates, news, and extra content, follow Believing t...

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...