Strange Familiars

Cate discusses her encounters with The Other. We hear about two Flannel Man accounts, ghosts, shadow people, weird lights, and more. If you would like to help us continue to make Strange Familiars, get bonus content, t-shirts, stickers, and more rewards, you can become a patron: http://www.patreon.com/StrangeFamiliars If you would prefer a one-time payment to help us out, here is a PayPal.me link...

Joshua Cutchin joins Alison and Timothy for a discussion growing from Josh and Tim’s new book, “Where the Footprints End, volume 2”. We explore strangeness that surrounds the bigfoot phenomena, the desperation of bigfoot believers for the phenomenon to be accepted by mainstream science, altered states in bigfoot encounters, what belief in bigfoot means, and more. If you would like to help us conti...

Rick tells stories of an encounter with disembodied legs, a disappearing truck, strangeness in Okinawa, a dream of cowboys come to reclaim their tombstones, an encounter with an odd dog-like creature, and more. If you would like to help us continue to make Strange Familiars, get bonus content, t-shirts, stickers, and more rewards, you can become a patron: http://www.patreon.com/StrangeFamiliars If...

Jay tells his stories of encounters with The Other: something appeared on his roof which looked like his brother (who lived in a different state at the time); a neighborhood game based on a weird encounter; a disembodied voice which spoke Jay’s name at the same time every night; strange little shadow creatures; and much more. If you would like to help us continue to make Strange Familiars, get bon...

Who knows what evil lurks in the hearts of men? Alison and Timothy discuss Walter Gibson, most famous as the author of The Shadow - a proto-superhero; subject of radio shows, pulp magazines, comics, movies, and multiple novels. A strange figure reportedly haunts the New York residence where Gibson wrote The Shadow stories. Is it a tulpa of The Shadow? Jon and Sam from Riverbend Comics stop by to d...

Tara Vanflower continues her talk with Timothy. Ouija weirdness, spirit contact, nighttime invaders, and more. If you would like to help us continue to make Strange Familiars, get bonus content, t-shirts, stickers, and more rewards, you can become a patron: http://www.patreon.com/StrangeFamiliars If you would prefer a one-time payment to help us out, here is a PayPal.me link - you can change the n...

Tara Vanflower talks with Timothy about music, books, and other creative pursuits, then relates some of her own paranormal experiences: a possible vampire, dream warnings, dreams of dead relatives, .and a story about something that slapped the side of a van one night in rural West Virginia. If you would like to help us continue to make Strange Familiars, get bonus content, t-shirts, stickers, and...

We continue our discussion with Nathan Isaac of the Penny Royal podcast. Synchronicity, Kentucky oddities, and more. If you would like to help us continue to make Strange Familiars, get bonus content, t-shirts, stickers, and more rewards, you can become a patron: http://www.patreon.com/StrangeFamiliars If you would prefer a one-time payment to help us out, here is a PayPal.me link - you can change...

Nathan Isaac relates stories of Kentucky oddities: from the paranormal and cryptids to occult and conspiracy theories. Nathan and his podcast, Penny Royal weave together layers of weird lore. Nathan also relates his two encounters with Flannel Man. If you would like to help us continue to make Strange Familiars, get bonus content, t-shirts, stickers, and more rewards, you can become a patron: http...

Timothy and Alison tell true stories of three unique characters from Berks County, Pennsylvania. Timothy tells tales of two men, Matthias Berger and Benjamin Laub - both were known as “The Blue Mountain Hermit”. Berger was killed and his murderer was never found, while Laub may have started the forest fires that burnt down Berger’s home. Alison then relates the story of Tommy Collins, a peddler wi...

Jenna tells stories of her encounters with the Other. Synchronicities, a shape-shifting stranger in a colorful cloak, mystery lights, and more. If you would like to help us continue to make Strange Familiars, get bonus content, t-shirts, stickers, and more rewards, you can become a patron: http://www.patreon.com/StrangeFamiliars If you would prefer a one-time payment to help us out, here is a PayP...

Zack shares a ghost story or possible time slip from a Revolutionary War battlefield. Chad tells us about a weird owl encounter from his youth. Zoe returns to the show to read a letter her great-grandmother composed about a cryptid sighting - something she referred to as “the white monster”. Timothy digs up some newspaper articles about other white creatures in Ohio, while Alison presents some art...

Brother Richard returns for our 2020 Holiday show. We discuss the pagan origins of Christmas, the Three Magi, Mary Magdalene, the Holy Grail, the teachings of Saint Francis, Christmas legends and rituals, and much more. Brother Richard also relates some stories of his encounters with The Other. If you would like to help us continue to make Strange Familiars, get bonus content, t-shirts, stickers,...

In this bonus episode we present the collected stories from our discontinued Strange Familiars Presents series. Witch Clouds, hexerei, ghosts, hex cats, and more. If you would like to help us continue to make Strange Familiars, get bonus content, t-shirts, stickers, and more rewards, you can become a patron: http://www.patreon.com/StrangeFamiliars If you would prefer a one-time payment to help us...

First, Amanda shares stories of finding weird stick symbols in the trees, followed by a night of terrifying screams; a tall black figure seen on an early morning jog; orbs; the “dirt people” that appeared in her room one night; and more. Next, Timothy and Alison relate a story of high strangeness and deer synchronicity. If you would like to help us continue to make Strange Familiars, get bonus con...

Barbara tells stories of strange lights and glowing entities seen in the Ohio woods. If you would like to help us continue to make Strange Familiars, get bonus content, t-shirts, stickers, and more rewards, you can become a patron: http://www.patreon.com/StrangeFamiliars If you would prefer a one-time payment to help us out, here is a PayPal.me link - you can change the number 25 in the URL to any...

Bryan shares stories of experiences with fae and bigfoot; a lucid dream which featured grays; UFOs; gifting stories; The Old Man on the Hill; and more. Bryan and Timothy compare notes on tree structures. If you would like to help us continue to make Strange Familiars, get bonus content, t-shirts, stickers, and more rewards, you can become a patron: http://www.patreon.com/StrangeFamiliars If you wo...

Barry shares a story of his partner waking him up to a very weird situation which results in contact from his deceased brother. This event triggered a series of memories and realizations that The Other has been in Barry’s life for a long time. If you would like to help us continue to make Strange Familiars, get bonus content, t-shirts, stickers, and more rewards, you can become a patron: http://ww...

We hear the tale of a family in Rome, Ohio plagued by strange phenomena. Bigfoot creatures, black humanoid figures, UFOs, an owl creature, mystery lights, and more. Believing their farm was under siege, the family began regularly shooting the creatures, often to little or no effect. At the same time, the nearby town of Rock Creek, Ohio was having its own set of creature sightings. If you would lik...

Jay shares stories of haunted residences, shadow figures, deja reve, and a dream that may have saved his life. If you would like to help us continue to make Strange Familiars, get bonus content, t-shirts, stickers, and more rewards, you can become a patron: http://www.patreon.com/StrangeFamiliars If you would prefer a one-time payment to help us out, here is a PayPal.me link - you can change the n...

Lucy shares her stories of sleep paralysis, shadow figures, recurring dreams, and the gruesome Oatmeal Man. If you would like to help us continue to make Strange Familiars, get bonus content, t-shirts, stickers, and more rewards, you can become a patron: http://www.patreon.com/StrangeFamiliars If you would prefer a one-time payment to help us out, here is a PayPal.me link - you can change the numb...

We hear the story of Jan Bryant Bartell, her book, Spindrift, and the synchronicities woven into her life - as well as the synchronicities Timothy and Alison experienced around the book. The house in which Jan lived would come to be known as the House of Death and is considered by some to be the most haunted residence in New York. Famous ghost hunter and author Hans Holzer brought a medium to Jan’...

We explore the life of Houdini and his challenges to Spiritualism. We hear about the Fox sisters communication with an entity named Splitfoot; Houdini’s early life as a circus performer; his friendship with Arthur Conan Doyle; and, eventually, his exposure of various frauds from the world of Spiritualism. Was Houdini the victim of a death curse? If you would like to help us continue to make Strang...

First, Chris tells a story about a harrowing night at Little Crater Lake, OR as something unknown screamed nearby. Next, we hear the story of Running Bill, the Graveyard Wizard - was he an American Spring-Heeled Jack? If you would like to help us continue to make Strange Familiars, get bonus content, t-shirts, stickers, and more rewards, you can become a patron: http://www.patreon.com/StrangeFamil...

Our first guest, Abra, tells about strange activity happening around her former residence - including two separate Flannel Man sightings. Lorraine then tells us about some encounters her family had on their farm - and her own sighting of a unexplained white thing in a nearby field. If you would like to help us continue to make Strange Familiars, get bonus content, t-shirts, stickers, and more rewa...