Bob After Dark

Brrrrrr. It is cold. Very cold. All December long we have been looking at lore dealing with cold places or just cold theming. While thinking about what episodes to put out, Bob had a thought. Are there ghost stories or cryptids associated with the tundra known as Antarctica. To his surprise, there defiantly is! Ghosts associated with victims of plane crashes, snow falls, and even a cryptid sightin...

You're wandering through the woods. It's dark. It's spooky. It's literally what every scary story is made of. You feel the chill in the air. Then, all of a sudden, you hear. A blood curdling scream and a loud rushing noise coming toward you. Staring you down in a twelve foot tall deer skeleton with ripping skin. The last few moments you have left alive, you need to know what is taking you down. Th...

This week, Bob and The Count are joined by Kitsie Duncan. She hosts the popular Amazon Prime show, Oddity Files and a paranormal podcast of the same name. Sharing stories of some of her travels, we talk about her work as a paranormal investigator. We also discuss her new book available now on Amazon and Barnes and Noble online called, "I'd Rather Talk to Dead People".

Driving can be a relaxing pass time. Crank up your radio, listen to music or perhaps your favorite podcast. However, every time you drive there is a certain level of fear. Lots can go wrong including even just a repair or a flat tire. This year for Fearsgiving, we talk about about cars and the metaphysical. Haunted cars like the Bonnie and Clyde car, or cursed cars like the James Dean car. Bob eve...

If you're a fan of Bob After Dark, then you know his voice. Jack Chavez is a paranormal enthusiast, tour guide around Chicago, and soon to be author. He joins the show this week talking about his upcoming book. There's a creature in creepypasta lore named The Rake. Even though that particular creature is based in myth, there are sightings out there of very similar creatures.

This is the one you have all been waiting for. In celebration of Episode 50, we are talking about Bob’s favorite paranormal story of all time. On December 15, 1967, in a small town of Point Pleasant West Virginia, the Silver Bridge collapsed, and unfortunately ended the lives of many individuals. It was, at the time the worst bridge disaster in American history. Events leading up to the unfo...

It is Halloween, Children of the Night. You can feel it in the air. Pumpkins are carved, costumes are being prepped to be worn. The Veil…is at its thinnest. Here at Bob After Dark, we tend to celebrate all year round. So, how do we make a Halloween edition of the show? We need to pick out a classic story and bring a special guest on. In the first half of the show, we have a sit-down discussi...

This week on Bob After Dark, the team is celebrating their two year anniversary of being an entity! To help celebrate, Anthony joins VIA Zoom. With the Bob After Dark team reunited, the boys are talking zombies. They are coming to get you, Barbara. When there is no more room in Hell, the dead shall walk the Earth. CHOKE ON IT! All classic lines from from some of the best zombie movies Hollywood ha...

There are few places in the world that can bring that certain spooky factor as a swamp can. Hollywood has made movies about the muggy wetland. From Shrek to Creature from the Black Lagoon, the idea is burned into our memories from a young age to stay out of the swamps. This week, we pay homage to the swamp monsters within our folklore. We discuss the Lizard Man of Scape Ore Swamp, Moss Man, and Ja...

From Sesame Street to Count Panek, vampires have been a staple in the world of fiction for centuries. They may as well be the most popular, and haunting creatures in the world of horror. However, where they come from and where these stories originate remains the question. Before Dracula, there were stories of blood-sucking creatures dating way back to ancient Sumeria. In this episode, we will dive...

It is late at night. You are perusing an online shopping website. You find a listing for a haunted painting. You see the buy it now button for 12 bucks. You buy it as a joke. Upon receiving it, things around your home are just…off. Random cold spots, disembodied voices, and footsteps belonging to no one. You just bought yourself a genuine haunted object online. Surprisingly enough, it’...

If you have ever heard of da Region, then you know it is up in the northwestern corner of Indiana. Some who live there say it is a suburb of Chicago, while others create its own community and personality. To outsiders, it may just be home to steel mills and oil refineries. However, according to its residents, it can be the roots of some major history. This week on Bob After Dark, joining the team...

Headless ghosts, women in white, and ghost bears…oh my. This week on Bob After Dark, the team takes a dive into The Tower of London. A beautiful structure with a troubling past. You will come to find out that nearly every spot in that area has a strange ghostly encounter. Top it off with a flock of prolific Ravens, this will be one spooky adventure you will not want to miss. Also, we forgot...

Sometimes, the real world we live in, and the real physical problems we deal with far outweigh the ones we talk about on this show. Upon hearing the horrifying events that happened in Louisiana, Bob wanted to step in to help. This week, the team do something just a little different. Joining the Bob After Dark team is Ben Langlinais with the Louisiana Ghostbusters, and Brain Campbell with Impact Ac...

Whether you are a king or a tiny street sweeper, sooner or later you will dance with the Reaper. This week on Bob After Dark, the boys are celebrating the release of Bill and Ted Face the Music by looking at Bobs favorite character, Death. The personification of Death has always been a fascinating discussion, and how fiction uses the character. Find the answers as to where it came from and why Dea...

It is not very often the team covers an Alien or UFO topic, but when Pat from Ghostly requested a Bob Lazar episode, it had to be done. Wrapping up Viewers Choice Month, the team was joined by Pat from Ghostly Podcast. They talked about the life and times of Bob Lazar, the supposed scientist, and whistle-blower behind the governments involvement with Area-51. Also, Steve Michaels calls in and shar...

Once upon a time ago, way back before Bob After Dark was in podcast format, Bob covered a strange yet dangerous creature on the radio show version. Thanks to Viewers Choice Month, Bob is revisiting a cryptid that technically has a body count. In Popelick Kentucky, right outside Louisville, there is a legend of a half-goat half-man creature that is said to have powerful mental abilities. Including...

This week, find out what happens when True Crime meets the Paranormal. Viewers Choice Month continues with an interesting choice that sort of genre bends the show. Back in the early 1900s, a group of Pennsylvania Dutch were partaking in magikal rituals. Some of the rituals were good, some…not. This is the story of how a group of people were murdered due to the thought of being hexed. This is...

Viewers Choice Month is upon us. Our first discussion is one about a dreaded horse demon from Scotland, The Nuckelavee. Find out more about what could be an origin to the concept of the Four Horsemen of the Apocolypse. Also joining us for an interview is Meg Viola. She was the creative mind behind the animated short film, Attack of the Mothman. Find out the inspiration behind her film, and share s...

What do Poltergeist, Rosemary’s Baby, and The Exorcist have in common? To some, the answer is, Well they are horror movies. Well, little do they know that despite the movies being about metaphysical…may have had some paranormal happenings behind the scenes. Each of these films is said to be cursed and had a lot of unfortunate events happen during them. Are these movie sets haunted? Find out...

It is hot, Children of the Night. Bob and The Count are doing whatever they can to keep cool. However, to our fans in the American Southwest, what we are going go through is normal since apparently, they live in a molten core. This week, in honor of those brave folk, we are dedicating an episode to the Arizona Bigfoot, The Mogollon Monster. Learn the Native lore behind it. Also, as an added bonus,...

Home sweet home. Bob is finally back in the studio, and joining him is Count Panek. This week the boys are looking at 5 shorter paranormal stories that have left a lasting impact. These stories include The Polish Disco Demon, The Cat Cactus, The Newfoundland Blob, and The Love Land Frog. Each story does not have enough information to stretch to a full episode but still have fun worthwhile informat...

The Disney Parks are often quoted as being the happiest places on Earth. But we’re here to tell you that this happy place could potentially be haunted. Steve Michaels makes his triumphant return to Bob After Dark as the boys perform a social distancing episode. This week, we talk about the spooky side Disney World and Disney Land. We look at a few stories each and share what we think could a...

Recently, Bob went on a potential haunted object removal. It was, of all things a VHS tape. It was a mysterious tape found in a crawl space. Well, what could the mysterious tape be? Turned out to be a copy of Space Jam. Laughs were had, but the mystery remained. This tape should not have been there and popped up randomly. This week we look at the potential of a haunted tape and looking at the idea...

Find out what happens when a group of paranormal podcasters get together to talk about what could be one of the most haunted cities in America. This week on Bob After Dark, we are doing a bonus episode from a virtual panel that way held back in May. Representing BAD was Bob and Steve. Joining them was Ghostly Podcasts Rebecca and Pat, Chicago Paranormal Historian Ursula Bielski, and moderated by F...