Campfire Ashes

What if your life flashes before your eyes and agonizing detail? A new chilling story and yet another reason to not be in the woods! . . . . https://cadancabrera.net/2020/10/18/salvadoran-mythology-la-siguanaba/ https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/la-siguanaba Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A Terrible Kisser! Something that literally goes bump in the night? Don't get too close! . . . https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jiangshi#:~:text=A%20ji%C4%81ngsh%C4%AB%20(simplified%20Chinese%3A%20%E5%83%B5%E5%B0%B8,in%20Chinese%20legends%20and%20folklore. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A Strip Of Agony! A food tour turns bad as something ancient stalks through the Andes! . . . . https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pishtaco#:~:text=According%20to%20folklore%2C%20a%20pishtaco,abuse%20them%20in%20many%20ways. https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/monster-mythology-pishtaco Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Is your plane making a weird noise? Or is it something worse? A new story from Paul! . . . https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gremlin https://medium.com/@junereynolds/gremlins-a-nineteenth-century-mythology-c0254c605db9 https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/what-are-gremlins Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Is that bobbing light a warning? Or an omen? You'll find out now! . . . https://patch.com/new-jersey/longvalley/truth-or-tale-long-valleys-hookerman Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What's that on your Ring doorbell footage? https://cryptidz.fandom.com/wiki/Fresno_Nightcrawler Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Yet another reason to stay out of the water? . . . https://mythologyvault.com/mythic-beings/spirits/kelpie-scottish-water-demon/ https://folklorescotland.com/kelpies/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kelpie https://www.historic-uk.com/CultureUK/The-Kelpie/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Roaming the woods of the Pacific Northwest and find someone weaving a basket? Might be more than you bargain for! . . . . https://jandacek.com/box/mythological-beings-based-mammoths/ https://www.reddit.com/r/DnDHomebrew/comments/dn17rl/kuku_the_basket_ogress_a_monster_with_a_hands_on/ https://tacomalibrary.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p17061coll5/id/65/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dzunu...

Alcohol and bullets don't mix. But what's worse? Something more dangerous than the combo! . . . https://www.texasstandard.org/stories/la-lechuza-legend-cautionary-tale-story-revenge/ https://allthatsinteresting.com/la-lechuza https://www.scarymommy.com/la-lechuza Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A blind date gets blind sided by something hunting those desperate for companionship! . . . . https://www.theirishroadtrip.com/dearg-due/ https://mythus.fandom.com/wiki/Dearg_Due#:~:text=Dearg%20Due%20(pronounced%20DAH%2Druhg,drains%20them%20of%20their%20blood. http://gotireland.com/2012/10/11/irish-faerie-folk-of-yore-and-yesterday-the-dearg-due/#:~:text=Dearg%2DDue%2C%20meaning%20%E2%80%9Cred,li...

Not THAT Cabin In The Woods! Some things are easy to avoid....and should be avoided! A new story from Paul with one of the biggest legends that have inspired stories, movies and even a Keanu franchise! . . . . https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baba_Yaga https://www.worldhistory.org/Baba_Yaga/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Is someone typing on the train platform? Or is it something more sinister? A brand new Jestina story about why you shouldn't inspect noises on a train platform! . . . . Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A Dream Dig? Or a Nightmare? . . . https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grootslang https://cryptidz.fandom.com/wiki/Grootslang https://www.fairytalesandmyths.com/grootslang/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It’s So Life-Like...almost as if they weren't alone! The weird and macabre brushes uncomfortably close to the world of True Crime in this new episode from Jestina! . . . . https://www.slate.com/blogs/atlas_obscura/2014/04/11/the_corpse_of_elmer_mccurdy_and_how_it_ended_up_in_a_long_beach_fun_park.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elmer_McCurdy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/...

A muddled legend diverging between deadly to benign! Which is it? Let's find out with a new story from Paul! . . . . . https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dover_Demon https://cryptozoologycryptids.fandom.com/wiki/Mannegishi?file=Mannegishi.jpg https://cryptozoologycryptids.fandom.com/wiki/Dover_Demon https://cryptidz.fandom.com/wiki/Mannegishi https://thecreaturecodex.tumblr.com/post/681369366848258048/...

What happens when you get everything you ever wanted, but there's something lurking behind the curtain, ready to pull it all away? A new story from Jestina with a little spice thrown in. . . . . https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leanan_s%C3%ADdhe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Don't say it again! Words have power and Paul writes a story about how those words can call something you don't ever want to see in the woods! . . . . https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OOJV9Hr3jvc https://history.denverlibrary.org/news/skinwalkers-wendigos-and-witchery-way#:~:text=Western%20Indian%20tribes%20also%20believed,to%20hide%20in%20plain%20sight. https://science.howstuffworks.com/science-vs...

Red Light Green Light! A decision in the dark of night leads to a game of life and death! A new Jestina story giving you something new to NOT do in the bathroom! . . . . https://www.wattpad.com/434771698-japanese-urban-legends-the-bath-game#:~:text=Daruma%2DSan%20is%20the%20ghost,do%20a%20few%20odd%20things. https://hideandgokill.fandom.com/wiki/The_Bath_Game Learn more about your ad choices. Visi...

Seriously, Turn Around! What is that along the tree line. Did you see movement? Or is it too late already? A new story from Paul gives you a new reason to not go into the woods. . . . . https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hidebehind https://cryptidz.fandom.com/wiki/Hidebehind https://abookofcreatures.com/2017/02/06/hidebehind/ https://scariesthings.com/2020/03/02/horror-shorts-the-hide-behind-2019/ Lear...

A Not So Silent Night! A terrified boy defends his house from an unknown invader! A new story from Paul about a very familiar entity with a background not nearly as old as you think! . . . . https://www.history.com/topics/christmas/santa-claus https://www.britannica.com/biography/Saint-Nicholas Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Uninvited guest after uninvited guest lead to a lapse in judgement that could lead to terror! Christmas is no time to let down your guard. Just because the season is full of love, doesn't mean things aren't still lurking in the shadows! Jestina tells you a story of houseguests you never want to meet! . . . . https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/meet-the-thirteen-yule-lads-icelands-own-mischie...

What happens when you open something you shouldn't have and your world is dragged into the darkness? A new disturbing story from Paul is live now! . . . . . https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pishacha https://unnaturalworld.fandom.com/wiki/Pishacha https://bloody-disgusting.com/editorials/3779589/legend-of-the-pishacha-it-lives-inside/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

More than Original Stories, Check out some real stories now! We break from content for what we hope to be the first of many listener tales episodes! Listen to Jes tell a few of her real life stories about the weird and what goes bump in the night! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sand and Fire lead to a haunting in a shore town that left and indelible mark on the Jersey Shore! A brand new story from Paul about a tragedy that built a town and a haunting of those stranded along the beach . . . . https://www.ripleys.com/weird-news/ss-morro-castle-shipwreck/?cjdata=MXxOfDB8WXww&utm_source=affiliate&utm_medium=cj&utm_campaign=46157&ref=cj&CID=46157&PID=46157&cjevent=33e007e960e...

A night watchman is tortured by the sound of the long dead! A new story from Paul based on a tragedy and a monument! . . . . . https://reconditosite.wordpress.com/2017/10/07/los-munecos-fountain/ https://mexicounexplained.com/seven-brief-legends-from-puebla/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices