Family Plot

Krysta, Dean and Laura take a spiritual journey to Florida where they discuss Edvard Leeskalnin, the creator of the Coral Castle. But before they get into his life, Krysta drops some knowledge on Mom and Dad laying out some Weird facts about Castles including the existence of Bear Moats! After Krysta drops her facts, they discuss Edvard Leeskalnin, his interesting life and his legacy, the Coral Ca...

This week, Laura, Krysta and Dean are joined in their brand new studio by Horror Author Dan B. Fierce. (@DanBFierce1 on Twitter) He discusses his new novel, Cabin 187 and they also discuss the intriguing cryptid The Mothman, his appearance in Point Pleasant as well as his recent sightings in Chicago and in the Soviet Union. They also discuss mental health, self esteem and Dean's 53rd birthday and...

Laura, Krysta and Dean discuss the various and many hauntings of Saint Joseph, Missouri. Is there a portal to hell near Missouri Western State College? Does the ghost of Jesse James haunt his farm? Does an ancient wounded Civil War soldier still ride through Saint Joseph on some long forgotten mission? We discuss these and many other hauntings in this city that is as haunted as anywhere. Become a...

Krysta, Laura and Dean discuss two lesser known California cryptids. The first they discuss are the Dark Watchers of the Santa Lucia Mountains, strange cloaked figures that stand vanguard among the peaks of the mountain. Thought by some to be a trick of the light, thought by others to be an ancient race recorded by the Chumash Native American peoples, written about by poets and legends. Once they...

Krysta, Dean and Laura discuss the phenomenon of doppelgangers. Also known as fetches, these otherworldy doubles were bad omens for the famous of their day including people like Percy Bysshe Shelley and Abraham Lincoln. They discuss the origin of the phenomenon and whether or not it still continues to this day. Much of this week's research began at Wikipedia and was followed to the paranormal page...

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Krysta, Laura and Dean discuss the Voynich Manuscript. They talk about what we know, what we don't and the multiple theories and attempts at solutions. The book's code remains unbroken (despite the claims of many to have solved it). We discuss the illustrations, the possible authors, Dean imitates a dinosaur...badly, and Lexi (Krysta's 4 year old little sister) can be heard singing in parts...and...

Laura, Krysta and Dean celebrate their #podiversary, 1 solid year of crazy history, true crime, folklore and the paranormal, all commented upon and dished out by your favorite odd family (we hope) us! So join us as we discuss all the oddness from some of our favorite urban legends. Our research this week mostly comes from snopes.com which, before it was a website that debunked the things politicia...

AUDIO ALERT: We tried a new audio setup this week and for some reason beyond my understanding, it clipped out little bits of audio here and there, these have been corrected to the best of my ability. My apologies. This week, Dean, Laura and Krysta discuss the Kemp Mansion in Saint Louis. They discuss the history of what was, at one time, one of the most powerful families in Saint Louis. They discu...

Krysta, Laura and Dean celebrate Episode 50 with a listener story and they discuss the paranormal cocktail that is Skinwalker Ranch. A place with a history of over 200 years of paranormal encounters, including UFO's, cattle mutilations, strange lights, stranger creatures and mysterious illnesses. They share stories from the Sherman's stay at the ranch, from the ranch's time under Robert Bigelow an...

Today, Laura, Dean and Krysta discuss the concept of Alien Big Cats or Phantom Cats. These are not cats from other worlds or ghostly cats but rather these are large, predatory cats that are believed to be discovered well outside their natural range. Suspected phantom cats include the Black panther-like beasts that have plagued England for almost as long as it's been an island country; the Australi...

Laura, Dean and Krysta discuss Fort Osage, a replica on the site of the original Fort and Trading post for the Osage people. They discuss the discovery of the land the fort occupied by Lewis & Clark on their coast to coast expedition, the founding of the fort by Clark himself and a company of Dragoons a few years later and the history of the area. They discuss the personalities of those who lived...

Laura, Krysta and Dean discuss the majestic Lake Baikal located in Siberia in Russia. They discuss the lake's size, flora, fauna and history and then alien sightings and encounters in and around the lake. They discuss the possible impact this might have on disclosure and how imminent that is. Krysta shares some weird facts about stars. They also discuss whether you can copyright music against 'nuh...

Laura, Krysta and Dean discuss King Tutenkhamen aka King Tut's short life, his short reign as pharoah and the various possibilities of his death. They speculate as to the identity of his mother and then they discuss the finding of his tomb, what that meant for the world at large and finally...and rather spookily, the Curse including the Crowley Option! Join us for another rousing episode of histor...

Dean, Laura and Krysta celebrate Krysta's 12th birthday, with greetings sent along from other podcasters AND a very special episode of Krysta's facts which essentially becomes a crazy game show between her parental units, all while they discuss the spooky weirdness of the Stairs in the Woods and their potential ties to the Missing 411 and so much more! Become a supporter of this podcast: https://w...

This week, Laura, Krysta and Dean discuss the Swamp Monster of the Scape Ore Swamp, a lizard man that supposedly makes it's home within the rather dense confines of the local swamp. Starting with legends from Native Americans of the Creek tribe, and moving onto modern day sightings. They discuss the evidence for and against the creature and come up with their own summary of this rather scary beast...

Today, Laura, Krysta and Dean discuss the 1916 Shark Attacks on the Jersey Shore. In the summer of 1916 a heatwave and a polio epidemic were in full swing, and over roughly two weeks in July, right around the July 4th holiday, a series of shark attacks changed the scientific community's ideas around sharks and changed America forever. Laura, Krysta and Dean discuss these events, discuss what shark...

This week Dean, Laura and Krysta discuss the Slender Man. They discuss the creatures origins, it's inspirations and the fact that it was created via internet collective. They discuss the character's popularity, the fact that there are actual sightings, and the crimes that have become associated with the Internet's favorite resident haunt. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.co...

Dean, Laura and Krysta discuss the alien race known as the Greys. These creatures are the stars of many alien abductions and have appeared in the works of Whitley Streiber, the Travis Walton Story, the Barney and Betty Hill Story and so many more. Plus they have appeared in the TV series the Outer Limits, The movie 'Paul' and many other movies as well. The Family discusses all these elements and w...

Laura, Dean and Krysta discuss super heroes, a brief note about kinds of heroes and then they go on an audio adventure looking for real world heroes. They discuss paranormalist Uri Geller as well as many of the people featured on the History Channel show Superhumans both debunking AND explaining what it takes to be so amazing. They discuss folks that are able to use their bodies to channel electri...

Dean, Krysta and Laura discuss dragons from the Babylonian multi-headed Tiamat all the way to a dragon seen by a French Pilot over the Sahara desert in 1937 and everything in between. They discuss the proto dragons of the Sumerians, the Celestial Dragons of the East and the European man eating worms, wyverns and other Dragons. We discuss Peter Dickinson's theories from his tome, 'Flight of Dragons...

Krysta, Laura and Dean discuss the James B. Wornall house, located in Kansas City. They discuss the Wornall family, their journey to Kansas City from Kentucky, the building of the House and it's fate during the Civil War as being used as a Hospital for Both sides, the death of James Wornall and his wife Eliza and the ghosts said to inhabit the place even now since it is a museum. Become a supporte...

Laura, Krysta and Dean load up the spiritual RV that is Family Plot and take it on a scenic drive of the highways, byways and of course, spookways of Missouri as they travel the state visiting some of it's more spooky spots of interest. With Krysta dropping weird facts about Missouri itself and Laura telling a story of having to move her sister due to a powerful haunting plus stories of such haunt...

In this episode, Dean dons his adventure hat and leads Laura and Krysta in a discussion of Fouke, Arkansas and it's legendary inhabitant, the Fouke Monster. We discuss the history of the region, early appearances of the creature, and it's most famous encounter with the Ford family that became the basis for the cult classic, the Legend of Boggy Creek! They discuss later sightings, it's unique physi...

Krysta, Laura and Dean discuss the phenomena known as the Missing 411. They detail the things that define these cases, briefly discuss David Paulides, the author and former Law Enforcement Official who noticed and continues to document them and they cover several cases of the missing from all over the United States. They discuss their opinions of the disappearances and whether the cases have a lot...