Doors Of The Universe

In the last episode I said I'd upload the episode on the Van Meter Monster, and here is that episode. Enjoy as we talk about this Iowa legend! In this episode the guys bring you a somewhat local legend. A visitor that came to Iowa for one week only. Was it a creature brought to us to confirm the hollow earth theory, or just a really big bat? Either way listen in to hear about this creature that ca...

In this episode we travel to the state in the US where everything is bigger, including their owls, or at least human avian hybrids. We'll talk about the West Texas Owlman and then we'll hop across the Pacific and check out the UK's own Cornish Owlman of Mawnan. Hope you enjoy getting to learn all about the Owlman and it's origins. Click this link to check out all our socials. https...

With the Slenderman stabbing being in the news in November of 2025, Aaron felt it would be a good time to reshare this episode from We Don't Talk Politics about Slenderman. Thanks for checking it out and be sure to check out all the original Doors of the Universe podcast episodes! Click this link to check out all our socials. https://linktr.ee/dotupodcast If you'd like to support this podc...

In this special series of episodes that comes out once a year Aaron brings you some of his favorite stories of all things eerie by the master of horror, Edgar Allan Poe. This year Aaron does a reading of The Masque of the Red Death. Sit back, grab a mug of hot apple cider and listen in to this scary tale of where we learn how fortified walls can only provide so much protection. Click this link to...

In this episode Aaron brings an episode out from the We Don't Talk Politics archives and shares an episode around easily one of the top five most well known cryptids, Mothman. Aaron and Sean-Patrick dive into a subject brought up by a listener request. They take you on a journey through the strange world of the Mothman. A popular subject of West Virginian folklore the Mothman made his way in to po...

In this episode we learn about a Cherokee legend and a Southern US folklore cryptid. Depending on where you hear the story first you might hear it called the Ew'ha or the Wampus Cat. Either way this forest creature is formidable and brings necessary change with it. Somehow Aaron forgot to bring up the fact that it has six legs and occasionally walks on it's hind legs, no big deal, right? C...

In this episode, Aaron shares the powerful story of Pat Tillman—son, brother, husband, and NFL player turned Army Ranger. We explore Pat’s remarkable journey, from his early success in athletics and academics to the heartbreaking circumstances surrounding his untimely death while serving in Afghanistan. Join us as we honor the life and legacy of Pat Tillman. Click this link to check out all our so...

Hop in your Outback and get ready as we take a trip to the homeland of Crocodile Dundee to check out this episode's very special cryptid the Euroa Beast. We get to check out this late 1800's cryptid that doesn't have a lot of exposure but is just as worthy of it as any other cryptid. Sit back and enjoy as we talk about this amphibian with the body of a snake/lizard and head of a bulldo...

In this short episode Aaron goes over the history of the pride of Rhinelander, Wisconsin, the Hodag. This creature is a part of one of his favorite sects of American folklore, lumberjack folklore. Sit back and enjoy this small piece of Midwestern Americana. Click this link to check out all our socials. https://linktr.ee/dotupodcast If you like to support this podcast financially you can become a m...

In this episode Aaron talks about some sightings of an unusual creature that first took place in Fresno, California in 2007. This sparked a minimal number of sightings since then, including one in Yosemite National Park. Listen in as we explore the Fresno Nightcrawlers. They were named this due to their initial sighting, apparently there must be another cryptid named the adorable little ghost pant...

Welcome once again to the best time of year and one of my favorite holidays, Halloween! Each year I like to bring you a reading of some classic horror literature, and this year's pick is an especially enjoyable one that delves into love, infatuation, and the supernatural! Sit back and enjoy this reading of Edgar Allan Poe's Ligeia.

Join Aaron in the shortest episode the podcast has ever recorded as he talks about the about piece of South Carolinian folklore and a modern-day cryptid, The Lizard Man of Scape Ore Swamp. Aaron lets you in on all the information he could gather up regarding this scaled cutie. Click this link to check out all our socials. https://linktr.ee/dotupodcast If you'd like to support this podcast fina...

Join Aaron on a journey through time as we go back to the early 1900's to hear the tale of the Squonk. We meet this cryptid in the woods of Pennsylvania's hemlock forests. Where lumberjacks sit around the fire and tell the stories of the sad dissolving tortured soul of the woods. Click this link to check out all our socials. https://linktr.ee/dotupodcast If you'd like to support this p...

This episode has been in the planning stage for years! Aaron has been trying to coordinate having Zero-Goblin join him on a podcast for at least the last three years and all the hard work and planning has come to fruition in this episode. It's been years since Aaron has done a non-solo episode so there were a few hiccups along the way with audio and video but it's all edited and ready for...

So, what would happen if Big Bird and Snuffleupagus made a baby? We'll never know because they're puppets that can't reproduce. I do feel like the elephant bird of Madagascar seems like it could be a Jim Henson creation, and could have been the outcome of that beautiful union. Go with Aaron as he mispronounces all the scientific names in this episode while telling you all about the ama...

It's that time of year again when Aaron brings some class to the podcast with classic literature. It is October, it is Fall, it is Halloween! This year Aaron reads The Fall of the House of Usher by Edgar Allan Poe. Aaron was inspired to choose this story after watching the new Netflix series with the same title, which is NOT about the crumbling empire of early 2000's R&B singer, song w...

Come with Aaron as he heads back down South to talk about a local cryptid of Lake Worth, TX that enjoys joyriding on the hoods of cars and showing off feats of strength like hurling a truck tire 500 feet. This local fluffy boy is still celebrated in this town annually. Sit back and get ready to hear all about the Lake Worth Monster! Click this link to check out all the socials. https://linktr.ee/d...

Prepare to dive into the most edited episode of all the Doors Of The Universe episodes! There are so many Scandanavian names and cities in this episode. You get to see Aaron's linguistic abilities at their finest in this episode as he tells the tale of Harald Hardrada the Viking king of Norway. Aaron is basically Harald III of Norway's modern-day skald. Don't know what a skald is? Well...

In this episode Aaron digs deep into the seedy underbelly of the crime ridden state of Ohio. Actually, Aaron doesn't really know if Ohio has a high crime rate or a seedy underbelly, but what they do have is one of Aaron's newly favorite cryptids. In the small town of Loveland lives The Loveland Frogman. Listen in as Aarons digs up all the information he can and talks about all the conflict...

In this episode Aaron makes his way back to the exotic land of the midwestern United States. He takes us to the Ozarks that run from Missouri all the way down through Arkansas, Oklahoma and even a little bit of Kansas. In this magical land you'll find The Ozark Howler and Silver Dollar City. Two great attractions worth talking about more, which Aaron does in this episode. Sit back and enjoy! C...

In this episode Aaron tells you all there is to know about the Elwetritsch. The very little there is to know about Elwetritsch. This mythical creature came to Aaron in a fever dream, or just randomly on some other cryptid research. We may never know, but what we do know is that you should give this Cryptid Quickie episode a listen and let Aaron know what you think about the amazing Elwetritsch.

In this episode Aaron takes us to the 1959 Belgium Congo. We visit a local reptilian, that is not only large in size but also notoriety. We also introduce you to a Colonel named Remy who discovered our elusive, not only in sightings, but in having information about it online as well, reptilian friend the Giant Congo Snake. This is a short and sweet episode that will expose you to a new cryptid or...

What's weirder than when a bunch of worms show up on the sidewalk when it rains? How about when an electroshocking giant worm that spits acid on you when it rains comes up out of the desert sand to greet you when it rains?! Well that's exactly what might happen if you're strolling through the Gobi Desert on a day of fresh rain, if you happen to cross the path of the Mongolian Death Worm! We travel...

Hide yo wife, hide yo kids! Or actually don't worry about doing that at all because this cryptid has never been known to attack humans. In this episode Aaron tells you everything you could ever want to know about the vampiric dog/lizard/racoon/coyote/monkey that is El Chupacabra! Sit back and prepare to be informed on all the information he's gathered from all the darkest corners of the internet!...

Welcome to part two of the two episodes surrounding Project Blue Book. The is concludes what was started back in November on our series on UFOs or the now preferred term of UAPs which I think having phenomena makes it sound cooler anyway. I hope you enjoy this episode; I will say this episode was one that has been my least favorite to make so far. There's just so much information on Project Blue B...