Real Horror With Roanoke Tales

The ocean has affectionately been described as a giant graveyard. When boats tend to go missing, floating wreckage is looked for because its known little else is likely to be found. As a group of men set out for a fishing expedition they would run across storms that would be too much for their small ship, The Sarah Joe. As a searched was launched, they would never be found but the mystery would on...

Coal mining, is extremely dangerous work and only recently has there even been really any expectation that safety should be paramount. In a time before rules and regulations slowed coal mining but gave you a better chance at making home, disasters seemed common place. One such disaster, is known as the Farmington Mine Disaster. An explosion of indeterminate location or reason would go off, Trappin...

A woman would set out to go camping for a few days back in 2020. Approaching a meadow, she would set up here campsite where it would be discovered that her state of it, indicated an attack my have happened. After locating her vehicle, people would begin reporting back that they had seen her in the woods over the ensuing years, but she would not seem to respond to them calling out to her. Thank you...

Diving, while being a rather freeing experience and likened to flying in some cases depending on how clear the water is, can still be quite dangerous. With the local population of wild life, jagged rocks and ridges under the water, humans ability to just barely swim efficiently, and the potential for equipment failure, you are truly entrusting your life to a lot of variables. One such diving spot,...

Late one night, a man would get a flat tire. Getting out to check what had happened and change it, he would begin hearing something run towards him. Turning and peering through the rain that night, he would see an outline of something standing over 7 feet tall and approaching him at a rapid pace. Getting in his car, metal would be torn off his vehicle as he hid waiting for the attack to cease. Kno...

Space flight is a lofty goal for humanity, quite literally. As we have attempted to break the bonds of our own world, it has been plagued by danger and mistakes that have caused the heros who take on the risks, their lives. Whether a cosmonaut or astronaut, these men and women brave dangers by strapping 10,000 pounds of fuel behind them and ascend into the heavens. Its something to be admired. But...

A man who go on a pretty standard trek around the great lakes as he was a nature enthusiast. As he would set out just shy of graduation, he would alarmingly go missing. As search parties were launched to find him eventually they would all be called back because there just seemed to be no chance of finding him. When all seemed lost, he would randomly reappear 15 months later. art thumbnail by @Anth...

There is a bridge, in Scottland that has a fairly strange existence. Since the 1950s, it has been stated that atleast over 600 dogs have leapt from the bridge, to various fates. Some survived, some didnt. One man in particular even threw his youngling off the bridge during a mental break. But what exactly is going on with this bridge and why is this happening in this specific area? lets discuss th...

In the 1900s, the sky would be engulfed in flames. It would be unknown for a while what had happened but all anyone knew is the sound could be heard from thousands of miles away. As the flames spread and ultimately subsided, explorers would head in to find trees flattened for several miles all around. Even to to this day we are not absolutely sure what the toll on the life was in the area, just th...

There are many strange anomalies in the world. Unexplainable events that seem to either be a relic of the past of human activity or a piece of nature that we had never considered before. But sometimes, those two events, actually more often than not, will collide. Deep under the waters of Lake Michigan, lies a Stonehenge of sorts. These rocks all stacked up and collected with some being as large as...

A while back, a patrol would be sent out to an area in order to track down insurgents in the nearby hillsides. When they never returned it was feared they were overwhelmed or maybe some sort of ambush was laid for them. Fearing the worst, another team was sent out in order to attempt to find them. What they would find were expended casings and evidence of a battle, but no soldiers. That is until s...

Over a decade ago, actually we are a little past the 12 year anniversary of when it came onto the scene, a simple request would be made of anyone who could solve it. Essentially, utilize an image and back track it through 4chan boards to discover a location with the promise to those who solved the puzzle, something would be offered. As some succeeded but many failed, other iterations of the puzzle...

Rock slides, are an inevitable part of living in the mountains. Those caught in the path of this destructive force will very likely, lose property and their life. But its important to know the difference between a landslide and a monster waiting to consume you. Today, we discuss the Slide Rock Bolter. Thank you for watching Roanoke Tales and I hope you enjoy This Creature Waits Atop Mountains to E...

In the 1980s, a young woman would go missing after going out for a bike ride. When she failed to turn up for lunch with her boyfriend and then failed to go home later that evening, a search would be launched to discover her. As more and more information came to light through the years it would become apparent that potentially a sherrifs son, may have been involved. But whats the story behind this?...

Humans and Wolves have ironically been long time enemies despite the fact that Dogs are man's best friend. A while back, during the horrific era known as the medieval period, the walls of Paris were built to keep people and animals out. However, once some wolves found a way in, allegedly the wolves would commit attacks inside the city walls. But what was the ultimate outcome of this? Lets discuss...

In the 1100s, two pre adults would arrive to a town. Being pre adults they would be taken in where they couldnt speak the language and they only ate beans. Over time they were able to learn english where they spoke of their town. It was always twilight and never day. They entered the town through a cave system which continues to make this whole thing bizarre. So whats the story? Lets discuss! Than...

Not too long ago, a family would purchase a home not only to escape their supposed haunted circumstances but also to start fresh. As they went to look at the land, their truck and dog would be left behind the small family would completely disappear from the face of the Earth. Despite extensive searches, they would not be found for years. After some time passed, eventually some skeletons would be f...

A while back, a person would be discovered that had surgical cuts made, innards taken away, missing an ear and tongue and seemingly, was not going through the natural processes that render a body returned to the Earth. On the heels of strange lights being seen in the sky and jets being scrambled, some seem to think that this was the work of Aliens, but was it? Lets talk about that in todays episod...

In the great state of Georgia, exists a river down to the south east known as the Altamaha River. Here, a serpent of some sort has been said to inhabit the area and has been spotted by several captains, and some of them weren't even drunk. But what sort of proof is there that this creature exists? Lets discuss in todays episode! Thank you for watching Roanoke Tales and I hope you enjoy Are The Alt...

In the 1900's, just prior to Christmas, three lighthouse workers would all but evaporate from their post at the lighthouse on the Flannan Isles. Upon this happening, groups of sailors would be sent in to discover what happened to them, but nothing was every truly found. Only context clues and strange left behind clothing. But what are some of the theories surrounding this disappearance? Lets discu...

In Taos New Mexico, there exists a sound that nobody can quite place their finger on. Despite looking for it, using equipment to measure it, and many reports. Nobody has seemingly been able to find it. This low base, has continued to perplex those that hear it, and disturb others. But what exactly is it? Thank you for watching Roanoke Tales and I hope you enjoy The Sound That Plagues A Town Called...

A while back, a sound was picked up by several different listening devices stationed all around the Pacific Ocean. Initially put there in an effort to keep track of soviet subs in the area, this noise would be detected that would have everyone stumped. Still to this day, we have an idea of what it could possibly be, but we still are not 100% sure. Some say it was a giant animal. Others claim it mu...

Flight 19 is a bizarre instance of a military exercise that went totally wrong, for reasons realtively unknown. Despite contact with the ground crews, and other pilots, the training exercise pilot amongst the new pilots proceeded to get lost and what appears to be a pretty routine bombing run. So what exactly happened? lets discuss that in todays episode! Thank you for watching Roanoke Tales and I...

A man would go missing in one of the strangest ways that to this day, has not been solved. Descending into the water of Vortex Spring, he would never return back up. But when an entire team of world class divers were sent in to look for him, they couldn't find him either. Nothing has ever been recovered to this day. So what happened? Lets discuss that in todays episode! Thank you for watching Roan...

It wasn't too long ago that a disaster took place which resulted in some pretty severe contaimination of the surroudning area as well as people being forced to leave for fear of the chemicals that were now in the air. Unfortunately, some would meet their end because of this disaster but the question now is, whats to be learned from this devastating issue? Thank you for watching Roanoke Tales and T...