Mysteries and Monsters

On today's episode I am delighted to be joined by someone who I've always wanted to speak with since I first saw him as the host of the criminally underated Beast Hunter over a decade ago. As the great-nephew of Charles Fort, Pat Spain has always has a thirst for the strange and the unusual and has now released 6 books covering his amazing, intriguing and often hilarious adventures whilst filming...

They say everything is bigger in Texas and it seems that could even apply to the hundreds of stories about encounters with large, hairy bipedal creatures wandering around the Lone Star State. The history of such encounters goes back over 200 years and encapsulates all kinds of encounters, from threatening appearances, major local media flaps, disappearing animals, strange howls and much more. Who...

Richard Freeman returns to the show to update us on the exciting expedition he has just returned from on the hunt for the Orang Pendek in Sumatra. Richard, Carl Marshall and Geordie Jackson, along with their guide Dally spent a month staking out several locations on behalf of the CFZ on the first of several new expeditions the CFZ are undertaking in the next couple of years. We here about the new...

On todays' show, I am joined by paranormal investigator, researcher and practicing witch J Allen Cross to discuss his latest book, The Witches Guide To The Paranormal. J breaks down his personal experiences and investigations along with how he found himself becoming immersed in both witchcraft and investigating the paranormal and how he utilises witchcraft in both investigating the paranormal and...

On todays show, we head to a part of the world often over looked when we talk about the subject of cryptids.  Author Carol Scott joins me to discuss her new book Cryptids of Asia and Oceania as we dive in to some of these lesser discussed cryptids. We head to Vietnam, Japan, Sri Lanka, Papua New Guinea and others discussing hairy bipedal cryptids, lake monsters, a strange population of little peop...

On this episode I welcome the marvellous Jo Hickey-Hall from The Modern Fairy Sightings Podcast and Project to join me. It seems as the world opens up and more avenues and channels appear for people to share experiences and find support, more and more encounters with the Fae seem to be being reported. These are not the fairies found in story books, these creatures or entities seem to appear to peo...

On this episode, we venture to the Beehive State of Utah in the company of David Weatherley. We take a deep dive in to Skinwalker Ranch, cover some incredible Bigfoot encounters, strange dogmen sightings, a terrifying Native American legend, the mystery of the Bear Lake Monster and some Phantom Kangaroos. A big thank you for David for joining me again. The book can be found here: Our Patreon is no...

We head out on to the haunted highways and byways of Britain in the company of the delightful Ruth Roper Wylde as she guides us through her latest book, The Road Map Of British Ghosts Volume II. Ruth takes us on the hunt for more modern sightings reported to from all over the British Isles and her paranormal detective skills always come in handy when dealing with cases that seem to be more urban m...

One subject causes more friction in the world of the supernatural more than any other; Possession. Cultures and religions throughout history and all across the world can point to examples in both the written word and their oral traditions yet in the modern era, possession is often dismissed as mass hysteria, religious propaganda or mental illness. Yet, Dt Richard Gallagher, a professor of psychiat...

On todays episode, I am joined by investigative journalist and ufo researcher Paola Harris to discuss an intriguing case that occurred two years prior to the infamous Roswell incident.  In her newly updated book, co-authored with the legendary Jacques Vallee, Trintiy: The Best Kept Secret, Paola looks into the reports that some strange sort of avocado shaped object crashed in the area near the Whi...

Today, I welcome back author M R Gorga to discuss more encounters with dark shapes and unseen entities lurking in the night. His book, Demons Among Us has proven to be wildly successful since its release and we dive into some of the reports he's recieived since we last spoke back on Episode 127. We look at the witch trial of Rebecca Greensmith and misperceptions surrounding the witch panic in the...

We head to New Jersey today in the company of Mike Familant, producer and creator of In The Shadow Of Big Red Eye YouTube Channel focusing on his expeditions and investigations in the search for Bigfoot. His interest in the subject was piqued after experiencing some strange experiences on his first experience of searching for cryptids in Florida on an event organised by the Finding Bigfoot team ba...

On todays show, I am delighted to welcome author, witch and priestess Lisa McSherry for her debut. With a long history of writing and contributing to periodicals, almanacs and publications over the last 20 years, Lisa joins me to discuss her latest book, "A Witches Guide To Crafting Your Practice". In it, Lisa breaks down the complexities of the American Wicca practice in a non-judgemental and acc...

Just after World War II, it seemed that people began to see something strange in the skies all across the world. From the summer of 1947, we officially entered the age of the UFOs. Over the next twenty years, sightings and encounters were reported across the enire world, people claimed to have spoken with aliens with important messages, strange creatures interacted with humans and animals and it s...

 As we hit 200 episodes, I welcome back one of my most popular guests for his second appearance on the show, the one and only Stan Gordon. Stan has been investigating and researching strange phenomena in Pennsylvania for decades and has become one of the most knowledgeable and respected investigators in fortean world. His work on both Kecksberg and Chestnut Ridge are both stellar bodies of work an...

We return to the world of the paranormal as our good friend Morgan Knudsen returns to talk all things parapsychology and her fabulous new book, "The Gift Of Instinct". In her latest book, Morgan unravels the moden misconceptions of negativity, fear and terror that seem to have seeped in to the modern cultural presentations of the paranormal online, on televison and other media. We discuss some of...

The UK has had a long history of strange encounters with black, hulking shapes that leave the witnesses or experiencers shaken to the core. To some, these encounters are being manipulated to fit an agenda of promoting their stance that Bigfoot has crossed the Atlantic to take up residency here in the British Isles, yet for many others, these interactions are simply a continuation of the centuries...

Paranormal history is littered with numerous stories of hauntings associated with numerous inanimate objects from every populated continent in the world. From drums, chairs, walking sticks and countless dolls, it seems ghosts are quiet happy to use an object as a tether to the world. In her new book, Haunted Heirlooms, author Anna Maria Manolo has collected five stories of objects you may never ha...

When we consider what may happen to us when we die, many people over the years have claimed to have been able to have a glimpse of what could await us on the other side through a Near Death Experience (NDEs). Since the 1960's this phenomena has been discussed, collected and investigated from across the world and yet for some, this is nothing more than dreams or erratic brain functions in stressful...

On todays episode, I'm joined by researcher, investigator and author Shetan Noir. With a long held interest in cryptozoology and strange things, Shetan has spent a lifetime looking into mysteries from all realms of the paranormal. We take a trip to the Great Lakes on the hunt for mysterious disappearances, lake monsters and a famous alleged UFO incident from the 1950s before Shetan tells us about...

This week I welcome back Ufologist and author Preston Dennett to cover two of his more recent books and both offer us some amazing encounters. In the first half of the show, we dive into covering some incredible first hand witness accounts from across North America by people visiting their local drive in theatres including one of the most famous ufologists of the last 30 years. In the second half...

On today's episode, we head for the high seas on the hunt for a variety of monstrous creatures lurking in the depths of the worlds oceans in the company of author Max Hawthorne.  Max discusses some of the incredible encounters and witnesses that experienced things that changed there lives all around the world. We've a series of terrifying incidents involving giant squid attacking a US Navy ship, b...

On this episode, I am joined by writer and film producer Rowena Amos, whose new short film "Strange Waters" has been garnering rave reviews at numerous film festivals all year. This short supernatural thriller is set on one of the sea forts in the Solent which have a history of being haunted and follows five people who soon realise there's much more to this fort than meets the eye. Rowena discusse...

On today's episode I am delighted to welcome Lady Ann Selene to the show to dive in to her haunted history and lifetime of paranormal encounters that she has covered in her debut book "Aperture In The Veil". Lady Ann takes us through ghost hunting, encounters with Shadow People and playing with homemade ouija boards. Lady Ann also discusses her attempts at remote viewing that seemed to take a dark...

This week we return to the world of witchcraft in the company of British witch, obeah woman and vodouisant Emma Kathryn, practising a mix of traditions that fully represents her heritage. In her new book, Witch Life Emma offers the perfect tool for making your practice thrive, even in the busiest times and presents spells and workings for nearly every purpose. A guide that offers a gateway for any...