Mysteries and Monsters

When we think of creatures like Vampires, Werewolves and Mummies, our thoughts take us to Europe, China and northern Africa as our location. Yet, author and researcher John Lemay has uncovered hundreds of cases of accounts of strange encounters all across the United States throughout the 19th and early 20th centuries in his excellent series of "Cowboys and" series of books over the last decade. In...

On today's show we head out to Canada on the hunt for all manner of strange phenomena across this vast and mysterious land in the company of our good friend W T Watson. From stories of merpeople, lake and sea monsters, to legends of giant snakes hiding in underground burrows and even several members of the Werewolf family. Yet even more strange encounters have been reported involving giant beavers...

In a time when the world realised just how fragile it is, author and archeologist Mark Olly's new book "Crystal Skulls and Human Heads" brings a new view of what it means to be human, what the planet really is, how extinction is simply a part of nature and how the whole of life we so comfortably fit in to may not be quite what it seems. From the muddled history of crystal skulls, to the fall of an...

On todays show, we visit the county of Lancashire in the company of author and researcher Craig Bryant. Craig has been collecting first hand accounts and investigating historical accounts from the areas surrounding Accrington and the county of Lancashire for the last few years in his first two books. Craig covers the infamous and tragic story of the Pendle Witches and the ramifications of modern m...

This week, we take a trip to the Gopher State on the hunt of many a strange tale in the company of our good friend Chad Lewis. Minnesota it seems, is a little shy when it comes to promoting some of its scarier residents, which may come as a suprise for a state which is home to Anoka, the Halloween capital of the world! Yet, as always, Chad's dug into the hisory and lore to uncover a fantastic coll...

On this episode we return to the world of the Fae in the company of author, actor and illustrator Emily Carding. The book delves into magik, history and folklore of a variety of the fae population from Pixies, Will'o The Wisps, The Sidhe and many more of these magical beings. The book also is beautifully illustrated by the amazing artist Siolo Thompson. Emily and I discuss a wide range of topics f...

On this episode, I am joined by author and academic Heather Greene to immerse ourselves in the portrayal of Witches in American cinema and television since the birth of moving pictures. We discuss some of the most important performances from The Wizard of Oz, I Married a Witch, Bell, Book and Candle to Carrie, Rosemary's Baby and many more. It's a suprising journey with some fascinating insights f...

It's a warm welcome back to UFO researcher, author and publisher Philip Mantle on this weeks show as we uncover some of the UK's lesser known UFO encounters from history. Philip's new book has tens of fascinating cases that many people may not be aware of and we discuss some of my favourites from the book including a personal favourite case from 1961 when two teenagers see a strange whose occupant...

Over the millennia, we have relied upon mystics, shamans and priests to explain what awaits us in the next life but what if it is all an illusion? What really lurks behind the veil that seperates this world from the next? Could this world be something real and tangible and literally not of this earth. What if the afterlife or other types of phenomena are all linked in some way, an illusion created...

Cryptids are a world wide phenomeon with strange creatures being encountered and reported on every continent and countless witnesses.  In his new book, In Search of Real Monsters, our good friend goes on a globe trotting monster hunt to cover some of the most intriguing creatures that inhabit other countries. We head to Africa to look into the numerous accounts of dinosaurs somehow surviving into...

Around the world, many places are thought of as haunted; from houses, hotels, hospitals and even underground train stations.  Yet could a person actually be haunted? Could you find yourself in a situation that it didn't matter where you live, what you do or who you have around you something always finds a way to reach out from the otherside. My guest today is M.G. Stephens, a woman who has lived a...

It's time to set a course for South Carolina on the hunt for more monstrous residents lurking in the woods, lakes and tunnels surrounding the beautiful of one of the US's most historic states with our good friend David Weatherly. I finally get a chance to get into one of my very favourite cryptid cases, the infamous Bishopville Lizard Man which made a small, sleepy town a nationwide monster huntin...

Joining me this week is Dr Kimberly McGeorge to take us on a journey into the realities of possession, hauntings, deliverance and more. We dive into the belief of reincarnation and the realisation that for many cultures, death is not the end and is simply the beginning of the next stage of life for our spirit.  Kimberly discusses the variety of entities that she has encountered and how they can ef...

On today's show, I'm joined by paranormal investigator, witch and tarot reader, Cherise Williams to discuss her new book "The Witch's Guide To Ghost Hunting". Cherise has over 20 years of experience in the field and takes us through how she has utilised fusing traditional ghosthunting with witchcraft to give more depth and insight in each of the cases she's investigated throughout this period. We...

On this episode, I'm delighted to be joined by one of the most respected and knowledgeable members of British fortean investigations, Malcolm Robinson. With over 40 years of experience chasing ghosts, UFO's, Nessie and much, much more, there aren't many aspects of the unusual he hasn't been involved in. We dive into three of Malcolm's most recent books, The Sauchie Poltergeist which covers an incr...

This week, my guest is Lesley Mitchell Clarke to discuss the use of skilled hypnotherapeutic regression in working with individuals who believe that they have had extra/ultra-terrestrial contact or other experiences of high strangeness. Lesley and I cover how she became to find herself in the field of working with experiencers and trying to unlock a variety of experiences, encounters and abduction...

Strange phenomena is often puzzling enough for those unfortunate to find themselves in the middle of an odd encounter and it seems that it happens across a variety of strange events. Joining me to look into some of these weird events is author W T Watson with his new book Mysteries in the Mist which looks at some very perplexing cases. We meet a man lost in time, ponder an infamous alleged Sea Mon...

Imagine how you would feel if you found yourself in the middle of something that the authorities simply tell you didn't happen. How would you respond? Would you question your sanity, would you consider how you view the reality of what is "truth" and just how you now view the world in the cold light of day? My guest this week is Caz Clarke, a lady who has been told that despite having a close encou...

On this weeks show, we journey to the historic and scenic nation of Wales to uncover some of the rich history of hauntings from across the country in the company of author and journalist Mark Rees. Mark has written two collections; Ghosts of Wales: Accounts from the Victorian Archives – reveals for the first time more than 50 hair-raising – and in some cases, comical – real life accounts from Wale...

On this episode of Mysteries and Monsters, I am joined by our good friend Carl Marshall from the Centre of Fortean Zoology to discuss the world of zombies both in the Caribbean and popular culture. We cover a couple of notable cases that saw the myth become a reality and finally saw the zombie move out of Haiti and into the mainstream. We also discuss some of our favourite zombie films from histor...

November 1957 and strange things are afoot in the Texan town of Levelland. What happened here clearly shows us that even at this point the US Government and the USAF were clearly engaged in a concerted effort to supprress the situation.  Despite numerous witnesses, clear sightings, cars and radios stalled and full of static, alleged landing sites and more were dismissed and deemed as irrelevant by...

On this weeks episode I am delighted to be joined by author and researcher Zelia Edgar to discuss her fantastic new book "Another Tin Foil Hat Presents" which dives into a whole slew of fortean cases. Zelia has built a growing reputation as a passionate and driven researcher and has brought a fresh perspective to some of the more well known cases whilst also bringing some more obscure accounts and...

On this weeks show I welcome Adam Benedict to the show to discuss his fabulous new book, Oddities in Print, the third book of his brilliant "In Print" series. Adam has trawled historical newspaper articles from the 19th and early 20th century to uncover some of the strangest and peculiar articles you will have ever read and both of us chuckle at some these lost gems. We discuss a strange group of...

This week we are off on a paranormal road trip around some of Illinois most haunted locations outside of Chicago in the company of our good friends director Joe Tury and Chad Lewis. Joe's latest documentary, Paranormal Prairie, takes us on a journey around the Prairie States less well known haunted hotspots that deserve a wider audience. We head down to the area of high strangeness that surrounds...

As any regular listeners know, one of my favourite crypitds out there is of course Australia's fearsome Yowie and who better to talk with than our old friend from the early episodes than Yowie Dan. Since we last spoke, Dan has appeared on the fantastic documentary Track: Searching For Australia's Bigfoot directed by Attila Kaldy, which features a whole host of Australia 's finest cryptozoologists...