Strange Familiars

First, Nate stops by and shares a creepy story which starts with a policeman following his family home, behaving strangely. He also shares a story about a mysteriously behaving iPod and a weird night hike in Michaux Forest. Next we have our swapcast - Conspirinormal co-hosts Adam and Serfiel join Timothy for a long conversation ranging from bigfoot, women-in-white, flannel man, bunnyman, alien abd...

Sarah tells of a series of events which begin with the death of a friend's aunt and end with a frightening incident involving a ouija board. The Paulding Light, ghosts, automatic writing, and more weave into the story. 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/StrangeFami...

Timothy talks with Chad about some strange events which happened both before, during, and after he was in the military. We hear about a strange shadow soldier on an army base, an incident in Germany where Chad was surrounded by hooded figures, some precognitive incidents, and some other unexplained experiences. Chad was recently on Sasquatch Chronicles and described his bigfoot encounter, as well...

Chad and Jon join Timothy to explore the haunted Mt. Bethel Cemetery. Chad and Timothy share their stories of a previous visit to Mt. Bethel which yielded strange experiences and an unexpected recording for Chad and some weird woo tales and synchronicity for Timothy. We then break out the dowsing rods and contact...something...in the cemetery. If you would like to help us continue to make Strange...

Timothy talks with Heather about a very creepy man who walked out of a dream and into her life. He has appeared to her several times since - in scary and unexpected ways. Heather also talks about some ongoing poltergeist activity she has been experiencing.  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 pat...

Another bonus episode for everyone! Timothy talks with Craig and Sandy about their horror convention, Creature Feature Weekend. We talk about the celebrity guests and activities being held at Creature Feature, some of the films being shown, horror movies, ghost tours, and more.. and just so we don't get too off track from our normal fare, Sandy tells a story of hearing some strange sounds in a hau...

Timothy talks with Carlos who relates a story of entities wearing in red plaid which called to him using his parents' voices. Two of the entities moved in unison, like mirrored men. Weird lights and other high strangeness accompanied the experience. Carlos also relates some other stories of ghosts, Hat Man, black dogs, his mother's repeated Flannel Man sightings, and more.  If you would like to he...

This is a bonus episode for everyone. Enjoy! Phil tells of his chilling experience regarding a dark figure which spoke to him, then seemed to fade away like ink in water. He then relates an experience of seeing a man in flannel (perhaps Flannel Man) just before exploring and abandoned, haunted town.  If you would like to help us continue to make Strange Familiars, get bonus content, t-shirts, stic...

Timothy talks to James who experienced sleep paralysis, a green mist, and something which pulled him under his bed while he was living at a monastery. James also describes other eerie experiences his fellow monks were reporting. He then tells a tale of seeing what may have been a Flannel Man in Washington State. Timothy then reads a ghost story which involves a ruined castle, monks, a woodcutter,...

For our 100th episode we finally get around to doing a show on Powwow, a form of folk magic and faith healing local to the Pennsylvania Germans. After a discussion of John Hohman and his powwow book, The Long Lost Friend, we talk with Alison's mother, Catherine Diehl who shares some memories of family powwow practices. Finally, we hear Catherine's interview with powwow doctor Philip Smith, recorde...

Timothy talks with artist Johnny Miller about art, music, and the occult in the first part of the show. Johnny then tells stories of seeing black dogs with glowing eyes, strange light phenomena on a rural road, 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/StrangeFa...

It's paranormal potpourri! Timothy talks with three guests covering numerous encounters with the strange and unexplained: A stick-man; an albatwitch-like creature; a haunted abandoned mental institution; a giant fox; a black-eyed man; spooklights; a black wolf / dog; a one-eyed demonic Flannel Man; and more.  If you would like to help us continue to make Strange Familiars, get bonus content, t-shi...

After a series of rabbit synchronicities, we decided it was time to talk Bunnyman. A new furry friend appears on a nighttime walk; Alison brings up Echo and the Bunnymen again; and we explore some rabbit archetypes. Erin tells the story of a giant Bunnyman seen in her childhood home - is it connected to alien abductions? Finally, Jon checks in with stories of a creepy roadside Bunnyman and some ot...

Episode 94: Timothy accompanies Chad on a hike along White Rocks Trail as they retrace the steps of a hike Chad and a friend made in 2014. Chad tells the story of that strange day as we make our way along the White Rocks Trail to Center Point Knob, where it meets the Appalachian Trail. Chad's  tale starts with a burning tree, struck by lightning the night before. Things only got weirder from there...

Timothy talks with Jeff who shares some compelling stories of weird encounters. Jeff tells about a harrowing night of fishing with his father where frightening sounds and heavy footfalls issued from the dark woods around them. Was it ghosts? Bigfoot? Both? Jeff then relates more tales including UFO sightings, some green-eyed nighttime invaders, and a mind-blowing tale of something which lifted his...

Episode 92: On this episode Timothy talks with three guests who share their stories of encounters with strange entities. Sonya tells of a creepy bunny-man, some sort of glowing-eyed cryptid in a cemetery, and a jellyfish-like UFO. Then Taylor tells us about disappearing people. Finally, Olaf relates a tale of a man who appeared to be made of TV static.  If you would like to help us continue to mak...

Episode 90: The Flannel Men (and women!) come back to Strange Familiars. Timothy and Alison present a hint that there could be something supernatural to buffalo plaid itself. We read stories of Flannel Man from listeners; another story connecting Flannel Man to black dogs; Flannel Man stepping out of dreams and into bedrooms; and suggestions that these plaid-clad entities are far more than just gh...

Timothy has a long talk with Jeremy who tells about some very strange bigfoot eyeglow he has been seeing in the Texas woods - which sound a lot like the lights we have been seeing at Site 7. Jeremy also relates stories of a troop of ghosts he saw while hog hunting, orbs hovering in the trees, and some other bigfoot encounters.  If you would like to help us continue to make Strange Familiars, get b...

Episode 88: We welcome Christian to the show who talks about a strange man that was seen multiple times in the woods and fields beside the home of a friend from his youth. They described the man as a "lumberjack" and named him Plaid. Was he a Flannel Man? Christian also tells us some east Texas history and talks about his documentary film, Sunken Silver...and relates a bizarre bigfoot story. If yo...

Timothy talks with Evan who relates his wife's experience of an entity which looked like ink dropped in water, and which touched her with ice cold tendrils. Then Evan tells a tale of a remote graveyard with a nine foot tall roaring creature, strange sounds, and an unseen hand that pushes visitors. If you would like to help us continue to make Strange Familiars, get bonus content, t-shirts, sticker...

Episode 86: Timothy and Alison read some listener stories - including a story of a very dark entity and another of a weird and interesting kind of haunting - then Timothy talks to Matt who tells of several strange sightings including UFOs and a creepy, crawling bigfoot. Matt also relates a story of a shooting which may be connected in some way to the Necronomicon.  If you would like to help us con...

Episode 84: Timothy has a wide-ranging conversation with John about paranormal experience, high strangeness, and The Other. John relates some strange sleep paralysis experiences - one of which may be related to a phantom phone call his mother received hundreds of miles away. We also discuss some ghost encounters before the conversation heads into a discussion of The Other - and we end up discussin...

Episode 83: First, Alison and Timothy read a selection of listener stories about bedroom invader entities, mystery lights, mysterious sounds, and angry ghosts. Then we talk with Luke who tells us a story about a jackal-headed shadow creature he witnessed and then shares some of his experiences investigating bigfoot - including some audio of possible creatures and activity captured in the field. If...

Episode 82: First, we talk to David, who tells a story about a horrifying creature he saw multiple times as a child. It appeared in his bedroom, grabbing and hitting him before sending him into nightmares. Then we hear from Bryan who tells us about a frightening old man in black robes he has seen on several occasions. If you would like to help us continue to make Strange Familiars, get bonus conte...

Episode 81: Timothy talks to Carlos who has had several experiences of possible alien contact, UFO sightings, shadow people and more. This is a bonus episode for everyone. Thanks for listening! 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...