The Cryptonaut Podcast

According to legend the untamed hills and hollows of Kentucky were once home to a population of small, semi-simian humanoids. Reports state that at the turn of the 20th century these pernicious proto-humans were wiped out—much like the Tasmanian Tiger—by overzealous hunters, but there's evidence to suggest that these diminutive cave dwellers managed to survive at least until the 1990s when they on...

Considering that the East Coast is by far the most populated region of the US, it would be easy to assume that any mysterious monsters that once lived there would have long since vacated the area, but nothing could be further from the truth. These two bizarre cases prove that anomalous entities have not only managed to survive, but thrive in the small, densely, forested pockets that remain on the...

This little blue orb we call home is chock-full of anomalous aquatic animals. According to published reports, 94% of the world's living species live underwater and 91% of those have yet to be discovered, described or cataloged. Today we offer a sample platter of the evidently endless paranormal parade that makes up this moist menagerie of monstrosities.  The Cryptonaut Podcast Patreon: https://www...

One of the most bizarre phenomenons to hit the paranormal arena in recent years are run-ins with pale, cadaverous, crawling humanoids who are nocturnally stalking not only the remote wooded areas one might expect, but also the once safe suburbs and even desolate city streets; forcing one to wonder if we might be bearing witness to a silent invasion of creepy crawlies that are both horrifying and—a...

In 2008, a young, Chicago athlete was struck by a series of wracking chest pain. After being rushed to the hospital, the high school student's biggest fears were the end of his basketball career and the surgery he'd have to undergo. But after just one night in this hospital from hell—during which the teenager endured a nightmarish odyssey in a freakishly familiar word—he was left with the lingerin...

Two Cryptonaut Podcast listeners, inspired by hearing past episodes, realized that they'd had similar paranatural experiences to those discussed. The first, reported a near—and potentially sinister—contact with the Ashtar Command and the Galactic Council… the second had a run-in with one of the most enigmatic entities ever chronicled a; haunting, patchwork, scarecrow-like, inter-dimensional, wood-...

It is a sad truth that children—more so than any others in society—are tormented by those bigger and stronger than themselves. Exacerbating this already troubling trend is the fact that these misanthropic yobbos can be corporeal, inhuman or decidedly dead. In this episode we explore terrifying true tales of kids being antagonized (or outright attacked) by an array of massive, red-eyed, moist-foote...

In the wild world of Cryptozoology, spontaneous sightings of one off weirdos is the rule rather than the exception, but every now and then we come across an account, revealing that what seemed to be a one and done encounter is actually just the beginning of what will become repeated run-ins with these anomalous animals. Here we present two never before heard eyewitness accounts from folks who clai...

The shadow, shrouded woods of the world harbor all kinds of bloodthirsty predators. Humans are all too familiar with most of these carnivorous critters, but there are few who seem to defy the zoological record; dwelling in that nebulous void between the unknown and high strangeness. It is with these seemingly insidious entities that we concern ourselves today. The Cryptonaut Podcast Patreon: https...

Since the dawn of history, children have loved puppets. Long before Kermit, Gonzo, Lamb Chop, Howdy Doody or even the violent 16th-century antics of Punch and Judy, kids worldwide have been delighted by small lumps of clay, wood and fabric being brought to life by master storytellers. Even with all the distractions of the modern world, puppeteers still manage to delight young and old alike… but th...

At his absolute lowest, John Edmonds received a call from a strange woman telling him she was a psychic who'd been hired to help him in his war against the Greys. Skeptical, John agreed to let her come never once suspecting that her arrival would set off a series of incredible incidents that would open his eyes to a new reality and result in a spectacular sorcery-infused showdown between interdime...

After over a decade of being called crazy, a liar or worse, John Edmonds was about to prove that aliens exist. But on the threshold of this paradigm shifting event, he was dealt a devastating blow that left him reeling. With no foreseeable end to his hellish ordeal, John found himself at the end of his rope. But—just when it seemed as if he was about to drown in a sea of high strangeness—the ranch...

As John Edmonds' bloodlust reached a fever pitch, the universe blessed the bedeviled rancher with a razor-sharp release for his wrath, a katana which suddenly put him in possession of the Holy Grail of ufology: irrefutable proof of the existence of extraterrestrials. The Devil's Academy: https://www.amazon.com/The-Devils-Academy/dp/B0B8528ZB6/ The Cryptonaut Podcast Patreon: https://www.patreon.co...

Enough was enough. After enduring years of abuse at the hands of an uncanny array of arcane abominations, John Edmonds strikes back with a vengeance. As the bloodshed intensifies into an orgy of chaotic carnage and inter-dimensional portals rip through the fabric of space-time, John, like the mythic heroes of yore, receives a razor-edged gift from the proverbial gods The Devil's Academy: https://w...

With alien abductions, animal mutilations and anomalous entity attacks on the rise, John Edmonds goes public with his story, incurring the wrath of would-be assassins, the notorious Men in Black and violent greys. But just when things were at their darkest, John would find it within himself to fight back against the malevolent monstrosities arrayed against him in order to save the woman he loves....

Having declared war on the malevolent metaphysical forces slaughtering his animals and infesting his home, John Edmonds was unprepared for the escalation of violence and stunned by a new wave of sinister spectral assailants. But what he'd initially assumed were just the restless dead proved to have more divergent origins as the bulk of these beings seemed to hail from both hell and space. The Devi...

From the moment he moved onto the ranch John Edmonds found himself the victim of a malignant metaphysical manifestation which seemed hellbent on not only driving him from his dream home, but quite literally out of his mind. As he learns about the property's brutal history nefarious paranormal forces drew first blood forcing the homeowner to declare war. The Devil's Academy: https://www.amazon.com/...

Take the supernatural antics surrounding Skinwalker Ranch—including UFOs, bizarre beasts, animal mutilations, poltergeist and portals—add to it black-eyed doppelgangers, M.I.B. and alien factions caught in a turf war; top it all off with a '70's samurai-sploitation cherry and what do you get? The ultra-bizarre yet unnervingly true case of the notorious Stardust Ranch... welcome to the weirdest, wi...

Fortean lore is riddled with anxiety inducing accounts of creepy critters, but few of these anatomical anomalies are more alarming than the eerie entities who are, inexplicably born without a face. How these bizarre beings manage to stalk their prey lacking eyes, ears and a nose—let alone consume it without a mouth—is an enigma that perplexes all who ponder the existence of these faceless, fear in...

"It crawls.... It creeps.... It eats you alive! Indescribable... indestructible... insatiable! Bloated with the blood of its victims! Nothing Can Stop It!" These are just a fistful of the gloriously hyperbolic taglines used to market one of the 50s' most memorable creature features—"The Blob"—but while nearly every movie fan is at least familiar with this amorphous, undulating mega-mass from anoth...

These two brief, yet bizarre—and in one case extremely brutal—cases are emblematic of the kind of unexpected encounters that human beings across the globe claim to have had with creatures that lurk beyond the pale of rational explanation. Are we dealing with cryptids, aliens, faerie folk, occult incarnations, inter-dimensional entities or something that, as yet, defies description? Let's dig in. T...

From fetid, stump ridden swamps to murky lakes infested with slippery, tentacle-like strands of seaweed that wrap around your ankles with uncanny strength to backwater bayous and even roadside drainage ditches; life thrives in the dark, wet corners of our world. In this episode we're exposing some of these strange, semi-aquatic critters to the light. The Devil's Academy: https://www.amazon.com/The...

In the spring of 1974, an enigmatic orb known as the Betz Sphere came crashing down creating a cyclone of controversy before disappearing just as cryptically. In the decades that followed the mystery has only deepened, leaving lingering questions such as: What was it? Where did it come from? And—most alarmingly considering its destructive potential—who has it now? The Devil's Academy: https://www....

June 12th, 2023: We are living through an incredible moment in the history of ufology. The events, incidents and revelations that have occurred during the last weeks—regardless of what their eventual outcomes may be—have shaken the foundations of many human-centric beliefs and may well force us to look at the universe, and our place in it, with fresh eyes. Intelligence Officials Say U.S. Has Retri...

With the media, the military and misanthropic millionaires (not to mention fringe flying saucer fans and terrifying trespassers) closing in on all sides, the beleaguered Betz family allowed the object to be taken before a Blue Ribbon UFO panel for a potential $50,000 prize; meanwhile seemingly sinister forces were gathering behind the scenes. The Devil's Academy: https://www.amazon.com/The-Devils-...