The Weekly Strange

Archaeologist Michael Donnellan says that he has found the lost empire of Atlantis after years of searching. Is this fabled long lost civilization rooted in reality or fiction and where is Donnellan convinced that its final resting place is? All the history, facts, and theories - on this episode of THE WEEKLY STRANGE! Don't forget to Like, Subscribe, and Hit That Notification Bell! Buy Jon's Books...

As UAP and UFO sightings surge in 2025, is this indicative of aliens arriving? Or is it something far more typical and uninteresting? Is it an alien invasion or an invasion of another kind? Host Jon F. Merz delves into the recent rash of headlines and media reports proclaiming 2025 as the year of the UFO. Join us on THE WEEKLY STRANGE! Don't forget to Like, Subscribe, and Hit That Notification Bel...

An awesome new archaeological discovery was made recently when a temple of the Tiwanaku people - long lost in the annals of history - was discovered in Palaspatas, Bolivia. We've got all the details on this episode of THE WEEKLY STRANGE! Don't forget to Like, Subscribe, and Hit That Notification Bell! Buy Jon's Books on Amazon - Urban Fantasy, Horror, & More! https://amazon.com/stores/Jon-F.-Merz/...

Breaking Bigfoot news with a sighting last week on June 23rd of sasquatch near Sturgis, South Dakota! We've got all the details on this episode of THE WEEKLY STRANGE! Don't forget to Like, Subscribe, and Hit That Notification Bell! Buy Jon's Books on Amazon - Urban Fantasy, Horror, & More! https://amazon.com/stores/Jon-F.-Merz/author/B001JP43NU Watch THE OTHER SIDE OF MIDNIGHT playlist: https://yo...

As summer descends upon us, host Jon F. Merz examines the five top most haunted beaches in the US and invites listeners and viewers to visit them for their own uniquely paranormal beach experience. Join us on THE WEEKLY STRANGE! Subscribe to our YouTube channel: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@jfmthepulseofimagination ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Check out Jon's work: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.amazon.com/stores/Jon-...

New UAP Footage Released 6/25 in episode 16 of THE WEEKLY STRANGE, host Jon F. Merz details to newly-released UAP footage from 23 November 2020 from investigative journalists Jeremy Corbel and George Knapp. We'll take a look at the three videos that were released and muse on what it might be and more. Join us on THE WEEKLY STRANGE! Subscribe to our YouTube channel: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com...

Search for The Dover Demon: Part One...In this special 2-part episode of THE WEEKLY STRANGE, host Jon F. Merz looks into the case of The Dover Demon, a series of three sightings in April 1977 in which a bizarre creature was spotted over the course of two nights. Jon details the facts surrounding the case, theories about what the creature might be, and lays the groundwork for episode two where he w...

In this episode of THE WEEKLY STRANGE, host Jon F. Merz discusses D-list celebrity Candace Cameron Bure's assertion that she won't let anyone watch scary movies on her TV at home because it opens a portal to hell. Join us on THE WEEKLY STRANGE... Subscribe to our YouTube channel: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@jfmthepulseofimagination ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Check out Jon's work: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.amazon.com/s...

In this episode of THE WEEKLY STRANGE, host Jon F. Merz looks at the March 2025 incident where a sphere reportedly not of Earth was filmed flying and later crashing in Buga, Colombia and the subsequent attempts to research it - and whether they're entirely legitimate or not. Join us on THE WEEKLY STRANGE... Subscribe to our YouTube channel: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@jfmthepulseofimagination...

In this episode of THE WEEKLY STRANGE, host Jon F. Merz discusses the recent discovery of a new cosmic phenomenon and whether the signals it is beaming at Earth are something natural...or not. Join us on THE WEEKLY STRANGE... Subscribe to our YouTube channel: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@jfmthepulseofimagination ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Check out Jon's work: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.amazon.com/stores/Jon-F.-Merz/author/B0...

What is it about the Bennington Triangle that makes it such a mysterious place? Missing persons reports, ghostly encounters, strange phenomena, and much more abound there. In this episode of THE OTHER SIDE OF MIDNIGHT, host Jon F. Merz delves into its past and then takes a call from someone who had their own unique experience there. Subscribe to our YouTube channel: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@j...

In this episode of THE WEEKLY STRANGE, host Jon F. Merz discusses the Devils On The Run tour that features the supposedly demonically-possessed Annabelle doll and whether it's a good idea to make a spectacle out of something so potentially dangerous. Join us on THE WEEKLY STRANGE... Subscribe to our YouTube channel: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@jfmthepulseofimagination ⁠⁠⁠⁠ Check out Jon's work:...

In this episode of THE OTHER SIDE OF MIDNIGHT, host Jon F. Merz takes a call from a man with a fascinating story of group abduction and the drive to investigate the event that led him and his friends to an incredible discovery in the woods of Ohio. Subscribe to our YouTube channel: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@jfmthepulseofimagination ⁠⁠⁠ Check out Jon's work: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.amazon.com/stores/Jon-...

In this episode of THE WEEKLY STRANGE, host Jon F. Merz takes a look at a recent sighting of Bigfoot in Michigan and its proximity to Detroit. Is this indicative of a new trend or are we assuming too much when it comes to the study of cryptid phenomena? We'll take a look at the details of the case and the questions it raises only on THE WEEKLY STRANGE... Subscribe to our YouTube channel: ⁠⁠⁠https...

In this episode of THE HUNTED, Jon looks at the story of Credonia Mwerinde, the Ugandan leader of the Movement for the Restoration of the Ten Commandments cult and her role in the mass murders of nearly 1,000 of its members back in 2000. She hasn't been seen since right before the members were burned alive and an international arrest warrant still exists for her apprehension. Subscribe to our You...

In this episode of THE OTHER SIDE OF MIDNIGHT, host Jon F. Merz delves into the cold case of Framingham, MA resident Karen Marchioni who was killed in October 2001 and whose case remains unsolved. Is it neglect on the part of DA's office? Or bias against a victim of substance abuse? Then Jon investigates the skinwalker phenomenon and takes a call from a man with his own skinwalker experience in wh...

In this episode of THE WEEKLY STRANGE, host Jon F. Merz dives into the phenomenon known as the "dogman," said to be a creature with the torso of a human and the head of a canine. Rumored to stalk forests and woodlands throughout the US and Canada, Jon looks at the numerous theories that purport to explain this strange creature and asks questions about what else it might be. Learn all the details o...

In this episode of THE HUNTED, we’ll take a look at the case of David Anthony Durham, a man from Oregon who was stopped for a routine traffic incident, opened fire on the investigating officer, engaged in a high-speed pursuit, and then after his tires were blown out, somehow managed to escape the police. This all happened back in 2011 and Durham is still on the run, still a fugitive from justice,...

In this episode of THE OTHER SIDE OF MIDNIGHT, host Jon F. Merz gets a call from a woman purporting to be an actual live werewolf...and she knows Jon. But before that, Jon investigates the two Christmas murders of Fernando Martinez in 2003 and Martina Serpa in 1978. Both of these cases remain unsolved to this day. Subscribe to our YouTube channel: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/@jfmthepulseofimaginatio...

In this episode of THE WEEKLY STRANGE, host Jon F. Merz talks about a place that has been called the most haunted lighthouse in the US: Owl's Head Lighthouse in Maine, a place where ghostly apparitions and strange events have dominated its history, including the full revival of a couple who were literally frozen to death in a block of ice when their ship crashed on the rocks below the lighthouse....

In this episode of THE HUNTED, host Jon F. Merz details the incredible life of Vassilis Paleokostas, a Greek criminal mastermind who evolved from small electronics thefts to bank robbery and kidnapping billionaires. Beloved by many Greek citizens because of his generosity and distribution of his ill-gotten gains to those in need, this Robin Hood of Greece made millions of dollars during his career...

In this episode of THE OTHER SIDE OF MIDNIGHT, host Jon F. Merz looks into the unsolved Christmas Day road rage murder of Christopher Spaunhorst, who had just dropped his mother off and was returning home to be with his family for the holiday. Then Jon talks to a caller who has an incredible relationship with a strange cate that may or may not have ties to a series of "interesting" events... Subs...

In this episode of THE WEEKLY STRANGE, host Jon F. Merz talks about the recent arrest of an American Youtube influencer for trespassing on one of the strangest and most remote places: Sentinel Island. Home to a tribe that has been cut off from civilization for nearly 60,000 years, those who choose to defy local law and trespass often find out it was the worst - and LAST - decision of their lives....

In this episode of THE HUNTED, host Jon F. Merz unveils the criminal dealings of Omid Tahvili, a Persian/Canadian who set himself up behind a front of legitimate businesses even as he was quickly constructing one of the largest criminal enterprises in Canadian history. While awaiting sentencing for kidnapping and sexual torture, Tahvili walked out of a detention facility and simply vanished. Where...

Listen..  We're back for part 2 of our special Wally Report True Crime series focusing on HBO's award-winning Docu- series, the Jinx! I know everybody loved part one and now we're about to hit you with an even more entertaining part 2!! Again I'm returning with our new "super just" co-host Sean "Stafford" Serino. For folks that missed episode one Stafford is an actor, a screenwriter, a digital con...