Malevolent Maine

Send us Fan Mail In this episode we investigate a strange artifact from Maine's past, a horseshoe supposedly forged by a blacksmith in Wiscasset in the 1860s. The horseshoe, made from a strange, unknown metal was said to bring either good luck or terrible misfortune to the owner, and ended in total tragedy for the man who made it. What is this strange object? Is it really cursed? And how is i...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode we investigate the Devil's Breath, a supposed foul fog that blows off the Atlantic to plague the small town of Roque Bluffs every eighteen years. The mist causes disappearances, illness, and even death. What is this mysterious phenomenon and how is it related to one of America's earliest naval battles? Plus, the group shares their dreams...or should we sa...

Send us Fan Mail We investigate the story of Marc Henderson and the strange voice he heard on the end of his son's toy walkie talkie. Is it possible to contact parallel realities? Could you talk to your alternate self? And how bad would things have to get before you swapped places with your twin? We ask those very questions as we try to figure out what exactly happened to Marc Henderson. Cont...

Send us Fan Mail Lucas and Chris investigate a supposedly haunted woods near Raymond. The spirits of 13 children are said to taunt visitors who come to the woods, but there may be more to this story than meets the eye. Plus, the most recent update from our ongoing feud with Brother Magus and the Hermetic Brotherhood of the Cardinal Court. What exactly did Magus leave for us? Content Warning: black...

Send us Fan Mail We investigate the Holloway Stones, the set of thirteen mysterious stone monoliths discovered over a century ago in western Maine. What are they? Who made them? And what purpose do they serve? Plus, a disturbing piece of Maine history that took place at the site of one of the remaining standing stones. Content Warning: mysterious stones, magic, rituals, supernatural events, domest...

Send us Fan Mail We investigate the Shaw family, the last family to leave the doomed village of Flagstaff, Maine before it was flooded to make space for Maine's growing hydroelectric power grid. But what if the Shaws never left? What could have made them stay despite assured  destruction? And what does it have to do with a strange creature Olin Shaw may have encountered years before? Content...

Send us Fan Mail Tom investigates the so-called Midnight Market, a traveling assembly of metaphysical, mystical, and whimsical artifacts. How does one get into a secret underground paranormal marketplace? And what kind of secrets can one find there? Content Warning: dark magic, secrets, poison, druids, stolen identity, death masks, bones, potions, alcohol, conversing with the dead, visions of the...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode we take a trip to Eliot to investigate the Stymwood Cemetery. This small family plot has a unique history and an old custom, that if the dead men buried there aren't buried face down, then they may come back to haunt those that didn't properly bury them. Lucas and Chris look into this urban legend and ponder what could make dead men walk again. Content Wa...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to Season 4! We get back to basics - investigating all the truly terrifying things hiding in the state of Maine. This episode we investigate the Meat Suit Men, the mysterious men-in-black type beings who seem to show up whenever the paranormal is involved. Who are they? Who do they work for? What do they want? Content Warning: demonic forces, strange music/noises, physical...

Send us Fan Mail The Return of the King! With the Black Door open, the King makes his return to Earth and destruction follows in his wake. At the same time all of this is happening, the Mother Witch stands triumphant, returned in all her glory. And the magic word Marks’ been holding onto finally comes into play. It’s the end of everything…and perhaps a new beginning. Content Warning: demonic force...

Send us Fan Mail The team heads to Crimson Valley Orchards to catch the last Katie Clark concert of the season. Is this the beginning of the end? What happens if the Virulent Muse plays the Final Note? And who else is waiting for us at the apple orchard? Plus, Megan and Mark experience a calling. Content Warning:  demonic forces, strange music/noises, physical manifestations, physical decay/body h...

Send us Fan Mail We receive some aid in the search for our missing friend from an unlikely source. Plus another phone call from Mark, this one with more dire consequences. We formulate a plan to bring him home, but at great cost to one of us. Content Warning:  demonic forces, occult practices and summoning magic, mysticism, physical injury, self mutilation, white magic, religious ceremonies, magic...

Send us Fan Mail Lucas and Megan investigated the case of a potential demonic possession at a demolition derby. We speak with several witnesses, as well as the intended victim who survived the attack by a deranged driver. Content Warning:  demonic forces, occult practices and summoning magic, mysticism, physical injury, death, fire, automobile wreckage, misogyny, extramarital affairs, black magic...

Send us Fan Mail We investigate the story of a lobsterman who may have pulled up pieces of some sort of alien craft. We also look into the mysterious phenomenon known as the Meat Suit Men - a group of human-like beings who try to cover up all things paranormal. Content Warning:   aliens, ufos, murder, robbery, alcohol and drug use, unexplained government agents Host: Chris Estes Writer: Chris Este...

Send us Fan Mail The group puts all the pieces together and discovers the identities of the King Beyond the Desert's four Hierophants. We have a discussion about everything we know or think we know and begin to make plans for our final confrontation. Content Warning:  prophecies, dreams and visions, kidnapping, death, hypothermia, extreme weather, cannibalism, death by fire, insanity Host: Ch...

Send us Fan Mail When Chris and Lucas get called away on important business, it's up to Tom to hold down the fort. He and Megan investigated the story of Ralph Leblanc and the mysterious objects floating in a can of baked beans. They can't possibly be chunks of brains...right?  Content Warning: demonic/supernatural possession, death threats, contaminated food, mysterious packages, vomit,...

Send us Fan Mail We continue our investigation of the King Beyond the Desert. This time we look into a certain artifact left behind in King Olaf's treasure vault, as well as the psychedelic experiments of Dr. Darren that shed some startling light on our examination of Norumbega. Oh, and Tom sits down with Katie Clark and things get...weird. Content Warning:  swords, axes, battle, death, black...

Send us Fan Mail We further investigate the silver sigil we discovered in the Web of Wax (See Episode 48). With the help of our consultant, C. E. Talbot, we attempt to discover just what demonic force is connected to it, and how to destroy it once and for all. Also, Lucas dives into the mystery of the man known as The Perse Enigma. Content Warning:  demonic forces, occult practices and summoning m...

Send us Fan Mail Tom and Chris investigate an abandoned zoo in the shadows of Maine’s Moosehead Lake. Why did Rand’s Animal Kingdom suddenly close? What happened to the owner? And why is the park strictly off limits? Content Warning:  abandoned zoos, dead animals, shadowy businesses, disappearances, trespassing, audio distortions, illness & vomiting, monsters, loud noises, auditory & visua...

Send us Fan Mail We investigate the fabled lost city of Norumbega, a Native American settlement of amazing mystical power visited by early British explorers. What was this by-gone kingdom and how did it mysteriously disappear? And how does it connect to our ongoing investigation of the King Beyond the Desert. Plus, we get another call from Mark. Content Warning:  disappearing cities, dark magic, n...

Send us Fan Mail Megan investigates the story of Jordan Cooper and his bag of money that was stolen in the early 70s. What she finds is the fate of all involved was far, far worse than expected. Missing money, brutal betrayals, and a nefarious Voice urging it all on.  It's all a part of the mystery. Content Warning:  robbery, torture/vicious attacks, mysterious entities, murder/suicide, cance...

Send us Fan Mail Tom, Lucas, and Chris visit the Web of Wax, an old wax museum that’s been abandoned for almost twenty-five years. The Web of Wax, and its enigmatic owner, Freeman Belasco have a history in Maine, but the closing of the museum and the disappearance of its owner, have left many wondering what exactly happened. Plus, the group discovers something that may connect Belasco to dark occu...

Send us Fan Mail Chris and Tom investigate the legend of Mushy the Clown, a mysterious one-armed mummer who haunted the town of Cornish in 2012. Who was Mushy and what did he want? Where did he go in the winter of 2012 and is he still around? Tom talks to some locals and investigates the remains of a building in the woods purported to be the shack the deranged clown used. Content Warning:  clowns,...

Send us Fan Mail We investigate the strange case of a mysterious woman who approaches deer hunters, begging for the heart of their recent kill. She returns a few days later with an offering of her own. Who is she? What does she want? And why is she targeting Maine hunters? Content Warning:  hunting, gun sounds, animal organs, blood, mysterious presences, apparitions, eating of raw organs Host: Chr...

Send us Fan Mail The Malevolent Maine squad digs deep into the possible identity of the legend known only as, “The Exile.” Could this person be a Viking prisoner, exiled from his home for some terrible crime? And could he be related to the so-called King Beyond the Desert? Plus, an update on Katie Clark, the woman who followed the Gray Fool, and our investigation into the Portly Man phenomenon. Al...