Mysteries and Monsters

This week, we are joined by British Cryptozoologist and Paranormal investigator, Jackie Tonks.  Jackie is a member of the CFZ (Centre for Fortean Zoology) and has been fortunate enough to go on several expeditions searching for unknown hominids around the world and had an incredible encounter whilst in North America.  We discuss her sightings and expeditions searching for Bigfoot as well as coveri...

This week, we're delighted to welcome back both Shannon LeGro from Into The Fray and, making his fourth appearance, Seth Breedlove.  Small Town Monsters first release of the year is the latest addition to the On The Trail Of series that has seen them cover Champ and Bigfoot so far.  For the third series, the crew have recruited Shannon to lead us on a journey around the USA searching for answers t...

My guest this week is the Reverend Peter Laws, author, investigator, columnist for the Fortean Times and known for his love of all things horror! Myself and Peter dive into a wide range of topics, covering how he became a minister, his love of horror films, serial killers, his hunt for monsters in Europe and much, much more. As we discussed, here is the dreadful story of Michael Taylor too The Wer...

Joining us this week is American paranormal investigator, Allison Jornlin. Allison is one of the most respected paranormal investigators out there and we are delighted to finally get the chance to speak to her about the Paranormal. We discuss hauntings in Milwaukee, poltergeists in America and the current state of paranormal investigations. We also touch on Allison's personal investigations and wh...

We are joined by podcast host, author, writer and investigator Lon Strickler on this weeks show as we cover the continuing Chicago Mothman sightings, as well as Lon's career in the paranormal world and his personal experiences.  We also take another look back on one of the strangest alleged alien abduction cases, that of David Eckhart which has confounded believers and skeptics since it came to li...

This week we are delighted to be joined by one of the leading lights in Paranormal podcasting, the one and only Shannon LeGro. Shannon has hosted the groundbreaking Into The Fray since 2015 and has just released her first book, co-authored with G.Michael Hopf, called Beyond The Fray: Bigfoot. We discuss Shannon's show, dive into a couple of the cases in the book, touch on Shannon's arachnaphobia,...

This week, we're joined by author, investigator and tv ghost hunter, Richard Estep. Richard has worked tirelessly as a paranormal investigator across the USA and the UK and his balanced, boots on the ground style has always been admired by myself. We cover his last two books, The Haunting of Fox Hollow Farm and the Black Monk of Pontefract as well as his upcoming books on John Wayne Gacy and later...

Well, here we are hitting the big 5 0 episode milestone and joining me on this special show are everyone's favourite Canadian spooky podcast hosts, the Ghost Story Guys!  We cover the continued growth of their marvellous show, the terrors of competitive eating, Haunted Dolls, Taxi ghosts, syncronicities, haunted objects and much more throughout our chat.  Ian's is here: Brennan's book too: You can...

It's a warm welcome back to one of our very first guests, Lyle Blackburn as we catch up with him after a whirlwind 2019.  We discuss his year with Mo-Mo, covering his book on the Missouri Monster as well as his performance in the final Small Town Monsters documentary of 2019, MoMo: The Missouri Monster.  We talk about the case, before taking a trip down to Boggy Creek to revist the Fouke Monster a...

This week, we return to the Paranormal with Dr. Robert Gandy as we discuss one of my favourite ghostly subjects, Phantom Hitchhikers. Stories of these ghostly figures span the globe, from the USA, to the UK  and South Africa and beyond. We talk through some of the UK's most unusual and peculiar cases and Dr Gandy discusses his interviews with witnesses throughout the years. We also touch on some w...

This week, we welcome legendary Bigfoot investigator, Peter Byrne. As many may know, Peter has spent over 60 years hunting for both the Yeti and Bigfoot around the world. We cover Peter's work in India, Tibet and the Himalaya’s, meeting Tom Slick and his work hunting for Bigfoot in the Pacific Northwest. For Peter to still be out hunting for Bigfoot at 94 years of age is simply staggering so we ke...

For the final show of 2019, we are delighted to welcome back David Weatherly to discuss his latest book, Eerie Companions focussing on the world of Haunted Dolls!  David's book delves into the history of the doll, covering cultures all over the world and how the doll changed from a symbol or warning into a plaything. As the 20th century progressed, several dolls began to gain a reputation of havin...

Merry Christmas one and all! This week, we're delighted to be rejoined by Ken Gerhard, to discuss his fantastic new book, The Essential Guide to Bigfoot .  We cover Ken's investigations, the history of Bigfoot, the notable individuals who have spent their lives searching for the elusive creature, some notorious cases as well as the situation regarding Cryptozoology today. You can keep up to date w...

This week, we are joined by author, researcher and investigator, Tobias Wayland. Tobias has been involved in the world of Fortean researcher for well over a decade, first as a field reporter for MUFON, then setting up the brilliant Singular Fortean Society with his wife Emily! Now, Tobias has released his first book "The Lake Michigan Mothman" covering the surge in the recent sightings of unusual...

This week, we're delighted to welcome back filmmaker Aleksander Petakov to discuss his new documentary "Lions of the East" which focuses on the numerous witness sightings, animal mutilations and tracks of Mountain Lions. Trouble is, the Mountain Lion has been deemed "extinct" in the New England area since the beginning of the 20th century, yet despite this, people keep seeing them across the state...

This week, we're delighted to welcome back British cryptozoologist Richard Freeman to discuss two of our favourite cryptids, the Orang Pendek from Sumatra and the infamous Yeti from the Himalayas.  We talk about Richard's expeditions to search for both over the last 20 years and discuss the sightings, eyewitnesses, Richards's thoughts on what the Orang Pendek could be and its known habitat and die...

This week, we're delighted to stay in Australia as we're joined by Steve Crawford from the Victorian Yowie Field Research Organisation. We cover his thoughts on the Thylacine and Japanese Wolf and their potential survival, Yowie's and other hominids around the world, the infamous Westall UFO sighting from the 1960's and other numerous curious creatures and cases from across the world You can follo...

This week on Mysteries and Monsters, we are delighted to be joined by Australian author, investigator and researcher Tony Healy. Tony has spent a lifetime investigating the paranormal, cryptids and high strangeness, not only in his home country but all around the world. We discuss a wide variety of subjects over two hours, covering his poltergeist investigations, including the infamous Humpty Doo...

This week we are delighted to be joined by UK researcher, investigator and author, Paul Sinclair. Since we started the show, Paul has been one of the most requested guests to invite on, so I was delighted to have the chance to discuss his fantastic series of books under the Truth Proof umbrella. We cover the strange incidents that are occurring in East Yorkshire that seems to cover all kinds of ph...

This week we dive into one of the most compelling UFO abduction cases of the 20th century, the Pascagoula incident of 1973 which affected two men for the rest of their lives. One of those men, Charles Hickson never hid away from facing the reality of what happened to him that night and dealt with the media glare that firmly landed upon his doorstep. The second man, Calvin Parker, had such a hard t...

Joining me on the second part of our Halloween special is English author, journalist, lecturer and investigator, Dr David Clarke. Dr Clarke was the man who got the UK Government to release all its UFO files in the late 90s and early 00s but has covered a wide range of Fortean subjects over the years. We dive into one of the most well known modern ghost stories in the United Kingdom, that of the ha...

In part one of our two-part Halloween special, we visit the scene of the bloodiest battle of the American Civil War, Gettysburg.  We are delighted to be joined by author, investigator, tour guide and former Forestry worker, Mark Nesbitt who has written 8 books on the ghosts inhabiting the Gettysburg battlefield and the surrounding areas.  Covering the history and build up to the battle, we then co...

This week, I am joined by documentary filmmaker, Jay Bachochin to discuss his hit, "Finding Jay" and the world of Bigfoot. Jay had an experience that changed his outlook on Bigfoot and all things Squatchy after spending his life being a skeptic towards the big guy. Since then, he has documented his expeditions deep into the Kettle Moraine in Wisconsin and the unusual things he has encountered. As...

This week my guest is Adam Benedict from the Pine Barren's Institute and author of the fantastic new book "Monsters In Print". Adam's site has become a real work of art over these last few years and is a must for anyone with a passing interest in cryptozoology, history, weird news and spooky stories. We discuss his infulences and dive into the book as we discuss several of the stories, the histori...

This week, we return to Australia, but this time we pay a visit to the West Coast rather the usual Eastern hotspots that have become well known as the Yowie's stomping ground. We are joined by Nick Slater, who discusses his work in the field, his recordings that he has captured and his theories about the possibility of their being two specific types of Yowie out there in the bush.  We cover Yowies...