Allen Brill

Brillyantpodcast

History EN ↓ 71 episodes

I explore the odd, eerie, and just plain strange. Warning:It gets dark in here.

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Allen Brill

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History

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Latest episode

Oct 18, 2026

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Episodes

Exploring the Haunted White Sands of New Mexico with John LeMay! 18.10.2026

Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode! John LeMay stops by the Black Barn to discuss his book Haunted White Sands!

Three lesser known members of the Phantom Menagerie 06.10.2026

This week on Brillyant I look at three lesser known members of the Phantom Menagerie! First, we have the mysterious, shambling Teague Terror! Then I look at the misleadingly named Batsquatch! I close with the reptilian humanoid known only as the Dark Denizen. Source: Lyle Blackburn's True Terrifying Encounters Volume 2

The Warren U.F.O. Incident-Minnesota's Roswell 29.09.2026

In 1979 in Warren, Minesota, a Sheriff's Deputy has an encounter with a U.F.O. A very credible encounter that left behind bizarre physical evidence. Join me and explore this highly credible, and underrated U.F.O. encounter. Source: Shadowzine "8 written by Dave Schrader. Keep it weird!

A Trio of Time Slips 20.09.2026

I look at three defy easy explanation and are hard to categorize. I pulled these from Rob Gandy's article 'A Trio of Tantalizing Time Slip's' in Fate Magazine issue 742.

Exploring The Worlds Most Haunted Places with Jeff Belanger! 13.09.2026

Jeff Belanger drops by the Black Barn to discuss his book The Worlds Most Haunted Places. The World's Most Haunted Places https://www.amazon.com/Jeff-Belanger/e/B001JS30O0?ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1&qid=1789343349&sr=8-1

The massively talented Frank Grace drops by the Black Barn! 06.09.2026

Incredibly talented photographer Frank Grace drops by the Black Barn! This one was a lot of fun, check it out!

Chasing Monsters with Jason Offutt 30.08.2026

Jason Offutt stops b the black barn to talk about monsters and his new book, Chasing The World's Monsters hitting shelves soon. Pre order your cop today! https://www.amazon.com/dp/0738782920/?bestFormat=true&k=chasing%20the%20world%27s%20monsters&ref_=nb_sb_ss_w_scx-ent-bk-ser_k0_1_26_di&crid=2XG36FP3BLBAM&sprefix=chasing%20the%20worlds%20monster

The Hidden Ones 23.08.2026

"If you choose to fear anything in your life, fear the djinn."-Philip J. Imbrogno I take a look at this ancient and powerful race.

Anomalous Amphibians 17.08.2026

I'm feeling froggy on this week's brillyantpodcast as I present three ribbeting cases!

Extra! Extra! Human Monster seen in Idaho in 1902! 10.08.2026

I look at an old timey newspaper article from 1902 about what could best be described as a bigfoot encounter in Idaho, where a group of kids are terrorized while ice skating bt an 8 foot hair covered man! Source: Monsters In Print by Adam Benedict https://www.amazon.com/Monsters-Print-Collection-Creatures-Newspapers/dp/1691242535/ref=sr_1_1?crid=25NRE4ETY7AG0&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.VScInV7lKPuRgQMds...

MO41 02.08.2026

Paul Blake Smith drops by the black barn to discuss the UFO crash and recovery, including three nonhuman biological entities in Cape Girardeau, Mo. in 1941 and his new book The UFO Bombshell before Roswell available on Amazon and most major book sellers. https://www.amazon.com/UFO-Bombshell-Before-Roswell-Missouris/dp/0738783153/ref=sr_1_1?crid=376K0YBBJSAAP&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.JubIhul36nSVXReCmS...

Zombie Road 02.08.2026

This week on brillyant I take a brief look at one of the most haunted roads in America-Zombie Road.

Brushy Bill and Billy the kid's post life 02.08.2026

John LeMay will make you famous on this weeks brillyant as we chat about Brushy Bill and Billy the Kid post life.

Missouri's Mad Doctor, Joseph Nash McDowell 02.08.2026

The brilliant but completely eccentric Dr. Joseph Nash McDowell is the Show Me State's own mad scientist. His undeniable brilliance and his influence in medicine was overshadowed by his madness. From the founding of his own medical school to grave robbing, to the horror he hid in the depths of Mark Twain Cave, inspiring the author himself, let's take a look at the remarkable and bizarre life of Mi...

1 year podiversary! 02.08.2026

brillyant celebrates its one year podiversary! Here's a look back at the past year. Thank you to all you brillyant listeners, here's to many more!

The Van Meter Visitors 02.08.2026

In 1903 the small town of Van Meter, Iowa was visited by a bizarre creature.

The Ghosts of Flight 401 02.08.2026

This week on brillyant we fly the haunted skies as we look at the ghosts of flight 401!

Ghost Hunting 101 with Russell Reynolds 31.05.2026

I welcome Russell Reynolds back to brillyant to give us a little intro to paranormal investigation.

Inez-Remastered 23.05.2026

The story of Inez Gibson, resident ghost at Malvern Manor, Iowa. I first dropped this nearly a year ago, but now I've cleaned it up and am re releasing it. Its one of my favorites. Shout out to Darren Marlar, host of Weird Darkness for introducing me to some software to help clean up the sound and taking time out to give some advice to some random guy trying to start a podcast. He didn't have to a...

The great cobra scare of Springfield, Mo. 19.05.2026

John Sellars talks about the great cobra scare of 1953 in Springfield, Mo.!

Wheels of terror 17.05.2026

I look at a trio of cursed cars. The Golden Eagle The Black Volga And Little Eagle, the car James Dean died in.

The Man They Couldn't Hang 07.05.2026

On this brillyant tidbit I look at two improbable tales of men who couldn't be hanged.

'I know how the pyramids were built."-Edward Leedskanin, builder of the Coral Castle 26.04.2026

Spurned by a sixteen-year-old girl, Edward Leedskalnin set out to prove to her and indeed the world that he had greatness inside of him, and boy oh boy, did he succeed. Over 28 years he built the coral castle, “an engineering marvel that has been compared with Stonehenge and the great pyramids of Giza.” It’s website claims that it “has baffled scientists, engineers and scholars since its opening i...

Extra! Extra! Incredible Tales of Man-Eating Plants 19.04.2026

Here in the Black Barn, you don't eat your salad, your salad eats you! I have three old timey newspaper articles from the 1890's about man-eating plants for your listening pleasure.

Tales Of The Third Man Vol. 1 12.04.2026

During times of extreme stress, when we are pushed to our very limits in the most dire of circumstances, we are not alone. Hundreds of adventurers and explorers and even everyday folk during their times of greatest need have reported a presence with them. Guiding them, encouraging them. A companion, sometimes silent but always there when it’s needed the most. I pulled the following accounts of sur...

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