Phenomena

Have you ever experienced sleep paralysis, being in a lucid dream state or a mandela effect you’re POSITIVE changed before your very eyes? Then you can relate to Ashley, Steven and Ben’s FANomena stories about those very topics! Feel free to email us at Phenomena.cases@gmail.com if you have any personal stories you’d like us to share :) ▶︎Like the new Intro animation? Check out @tylerismyname on Y...

Have you heard of #Sirens? Do you know what they are? Because I thought I did, only to be humbled by my scriptwriter/researcher/co-producer Jodell. It turns out they're not quite the #mermaid-like creatures I initially thought them to be. They might even be as illusive as to represent a concept or feeling. One thing is clear, though they may dominate the sea, they're no match for #mytholog...

Ah yes, the first and most well-known documented sighting and photo evidence of a phantom, ghost, spirit, apparition. The Brown Lady of Raynham Hall goes by many names but once upon a time she was just known as Dorothy. A woman scorned and thrown to the dark halls of Raynham manor until she perished. But her anguish remains. The question is, is she a ghostly presence or a memory showing itself to...

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When was the first #bigfoot sighting? How did the #sasquatch legend become so mainstream that it almost erased traces of any actual evidence? Dive into the Lore and Theories of arguably one of the biggest and most elusive #phenomena out there and come to your own conclusions. Did he ever exist at all? PHENOMANNOUNCEMENTS: Check out Vintage Drift (@vintagedriftsslc on instagram)! Not only have they...

Lighthouses help guide boats to shore during extreme weather like fog or thunderstorms. But what happens when the extreme weather fights back? And maybe even wins? Grab your magnifying glass and your Great Dane because this week we're diving into this #scoobydoo lookin-ass mystery of the Flannan Isles #Lighthouse. How did the three lighthouse attendants go missing, never to be seen or heard from a...

There's no mistaking it, it's #pink. Like super pink. Like "On Wednesdays we wear pink" pink. #lake Hillier is indeed Hot Pink but the reason why might surprise you (comment if you know). Shoutout to our WOMEN IN STEM who study things like micro and macro-biomes and organisms and...other sciency #sorcery, we appreciate you! PHENOMANNOUNCEMENTS: Follow @novacollects (Instagram) fo...

Imagine knowing, with your entire being, that something is in the room watching you but you realize you can't move to look at it or dispell it from your room? When you finally manage to move your fingers after agonizing minutes that feel like hours of paralysis, you can't catch a wink of sleep until dawn. The phenomenon of sleep paralysis has been haunting our bedsides since as early as th...

Long before the creation of Olaf, the most famous snowman known to the world was the #abominable. But what exactly is this legend of the #himalayas? Another Bigfoot? A human-like survivor of the Ice Age? A hoax? We're going to climb to the top of this mystery and uncover the chilling tale of the #Yeti. PHENOMANNOUNCEMENTS: Follow @forgottenrarities (on Instagram) for witchy crystals and calmin...

Although Lightning Sprites may sound whimsical, they are a TERRIFYINGLY redoubtable reminder that the sky has more in store for us than we ever imagined. Taking place several spheres above the clouds and shooting upward, #lightningsprites and other Transient Luminous Events (TLEs) are raw power beyond your wildest imagination. Take a science lesson with us as we cosplay being #womeninstem and lear...

The Aurora Borealis (AKA The Northern Lights) are truly a sight to behold. Equal parts grand and mysterious, the lore behind what causes them has been born of whimsical folkloric tales passed down through generations all over the world. Even after we were able to reverse engineer them in labs using #science to figure out exactly how they're created, the complex concoction of events that need t...

Have you ever experienced anything super #strange, something you can't quite explain, but you know it was real because it actually happened to you? We're wrapping #season2 up with these 5 FANomena #fan stories that are sure to send chills down your spine, or at least make you think twice next time you have to use the bathroom in the middle of the night. PHENOMANNOUNCEMENTS: Check out  @OFDARAC  on...

Trust us, you'll want your *Sound On* for this one. Shh, do you hear that? That ever-present hum that seems to be coming from everywhere and nowhere at the same time? Maybe it's all in your head. But soon, some other people hear it too. Not all, but some. Would you move just to get away from the Tao's Hum? In this #phenomena episode, THE FINALE OF SEASON 2 MIGHT I ADD, we unpack the #l...

Nessie the #lochnessmonster has taken Scotland, nay, the WORLD by storm. Since her big debut in the 1930s, the girl has been attracting droves of spectators to the Loch Ness, hoping to catch a glimpse of her. She might be shy, but don't be fooled. Sources say she's mighty (it's me, I'm sources). Many buy radar gear just to prove her existence. She is a queen, an icon, and a #legend...

Where did it come from? How was it assembled? These are some of the basic questions surrounding the #stonehengemystery but we dive even deeper in this Phenomena episode. Do you know abut the Olde English Lore behind how Merlin the Wizard might have been involved? Or how the #stonehenge could have been used as a way to tell time and seasons? In this video, we'll talk through some of the wildest...

Ever see eyes glowing in the darkness, looking back at you? It just might've been #mothman. Not to be confused with other creature-inspired superheroes & villains, Mothman's legend is one of mysterious sightings, #monstrous descriptions, #catastrophe and perhaps even, #warnings? In this video, we'll attempt to get to the bottom of one of the craziest urban legends and understand if...

The #AppalachianMountains are ancient—older than the Rockies, carved by time, and steeped in stories. Among those stories, the oldest and eeriest legend is one that still echoes through the trees… the #whistling. In this episode, we're exploring the origins and folklore surrounding these #eerie natural acoustics in the hopes to answer the question, 'what happens when the forest answers bac...

What's the scariest thing on the seven seas? If you don't know Mary, you're about to learn. The original ghost ship, some say they still see her—adrift at sea, crewed by ghosts, whispering across the waves. Whether it was bad luck, bad science, or something not of this world… the world may never knowPHENOMANNOUNCEMENTS: Check out Court Appearance Styling Studio, Salem, Oregon's que...

Think you know your #USHistory? Well, have you heard of the #RoanokeColony? 20 years before the first British colonies that would later form the US came to be, there was another colony. Founded on the heels of exploitation and murder, the settlers who made Roanoke their home would later vanish - establishing the first and oldest #mystery of the USA.PHENOMANNOUNCEMENTS: Ahh the Magic Market Pop-up...

Have you heard of the #dyatlovpassincident? The mysterious #death of 9 hikers in the Ural Mountains of Russia in 1959 has had investigators stumped for decades. Some explanations fit the circumstances of some #hikers but not others. Some were found found bundled with more than just their own clothes and some were found with nothing but their underwear and socks on. Some were under a tree several f...

The ocean covers more than 2/3 of our planet, but there's so much of it we've yet to explore! It's Season 2, and we're diving deeper into the legends of old - this one goes back to Plato's writings & the Greek God #Poseidon! The legendary #LostCityOfAtlantis has inspired many stories, expeditions, and obsessions, with its promises of treasures and advanced technologies undi...

Ever stumbled across a perfect ring of mushrooms and thought, “What’s the worst that could happen if I step inside?” Well… according to #folklore, a lot. From being forced to dance until you drop to vanishing into another realm, #FairyRings have long been shrouded in mystery, superstition, and just a little bit of terror. Are these eerie formations actually supernatural #portals, or is there a sci...

From eerie skies over Warnerville, NY, to a chilling Bell Witch retelling straight from Tennessee. We've even got a #UFO spotted off Revere Beach. This time, we’re diving into YOUR wildest, most unexplainable stories!

1800s Red River Tennessee. And there's a haunting (classic). But only two of the five Bell family members are afflicted by the haunting. Some say it's a witch, others, a poltergeist. Whatever it is, it won't stop until the Patriarch of the Bell family is DEAD! Once she's completed her mission, she vanishes. Only to return 7 years later! The twists and turns in this story are sharpe...

It's 1981. You walk into an arcade. It's smoky, dark, and you barely spot a black unmarked cabinet in the corner. It's calling your name, echoing. You walk closer to it. You have a decision to make, are you gonna play the game this cabinet holds? LET'S DIVE INTO THE POLYBIUS CONSPIRACY! The mirage of an 80's arcade game that took Portland, Oregon by storm. Some swear they were...