Weird Around Illinois

Vampires are hard to classify. Are they a myth, a cryptid, a human with a viral condition? The Weird Around Illinois Team takes a closer look at these undead creatures and compares them to traditional cryptids like bigfoot and dogman to try to determine once and for all if a vampire is a cryptid.

Investigating a haunted road presents unique challenges. The Weird Around Illinois team shares techniques and tools for hunting ghosts, spirits, and specters who like to hang out on roads and highways.

People are quick to dismiss Dogman sightings as cases of mistaken identity, but what animals could actually be mistaken for Dogman? The Weird Around Illinois team takes a look at some of the things that could possibly be mistaken for the mysterious canine cryptid.

When you're searching for cyptids, it's not enough to go to the ends of the earth, sometimes you have to go under water, too. The Weird Around Illinois team takes a look at sea monsters, swamp creatures and other aquatic cryptids.

There's something unnerving about looking into the woods and seeing something looking back at you, especially if that something is over seven feet tall. People see all kinds of strange things when they look into the eyes of a dogman, bigfoot or mothman, so the Weird Around Illinois team discusses what it's like to stare down a cryptid.

Of all the cryptids that may exist, none are quite as fearsome as Dogman. Whether you call him the Rougarou, a Werewolf, a Skinwalker, or a Dogman, this canine beast clearly has lethal capabilities that can inspire terror. The Weird Around Illinois team takes a look at a few incidents where Dogman may have attacked and killed humans.

The Weird Around Illinois Team explores Volo Bog in search of a swamp cryptid so secret that there's not even a report of it on the internet. 

Whenever people talk about evidence for bigfoot, dogman or other cryptids, the question always comes up: "Why haven't we found a body?" The Weird Around Illinois team discusses the mystery of what happens to cryptids after they die.

When the Weird Around Illinois team goes out on a cryptid, ghost or alien hunt, a protein bar is one of our necessary supplies. We're always trying to find the best mix of protein, low sugar and bad carbs, decent size and great taste. We take a look at several different protein bars to try to find the best and most satisfying for our expeditions.

The Weird Around Illinois Team brings John back to talk about a personal UFO encounter that has been talked about for decades by several people who witnessed it.

In this episode, the Weird Around Illinois team discusses the possibility of mothman being associated with the bridge collapse in Baltimore.

There are a lot of strong opinions about whether or not Lake Michigan has strange happenings, like sea monsters, UFOs and disappearances. The Weird Around Illinois team shares listener comments about Lake Michigan Weirdness.

The Weird Around Illinois team brings in a witness to share accounts of Thunderbirds, giant flying cryptids, in and around Illinois.

The Weird Around Illinois team returns to Holy Hill to find and investigate the secret Carmelite cemetery, with its stories of ghosts, orbs and other paranormal phenomena.

You're never going to win a game of hide and seek against cryptids like Bigfoot, Dogman and the Loch Ness Monster. Why are they so good at not being found? Is it camouflage, technology, underground tunnels, portals, magic? Something is allowing these creatures to stay hidden from even the most dedicated cryptid hunters, and the Weird Around Illinois team wants to know what it is.

In this bonus episode, the Weird Around Illinois team talks about their favorite... and not-so-favorite pizza places around Illinois.

A botanic garden is a place of beauty and tranquility filled with flowers and trees... and occasionally ghosts, portals, phantom electromagnetic surges and launch points for astral projection. The Weird Around Illinois Team investigates reports of these phenomena at the Chicago Botanic Garden.

Sometimes a cryptid can be so powerful that it inspires you to break out in song. Apparently Mothman is such a cryptid. The Weird Around Illinois team checks out songs and videos about Mothman.

The stories of the werewolf, skinwalker and rougarou all have one thing in common—people turning into animals, usually wolves. The Weird Around Illinois team takes a look at these creatures and lycanthropy in general, and tries to determine if dogman might actually be a werewolf, skinwalker or rougarou.

Have you ever seen bigfoot doing a crossword puzzle? How about dogman driving a car? Maybe bigfoot and dogman aren't quite there yet, but these cryptids (and others) are clearly smarter than the average bear. The Weird Around Illinois team takes a look at the intelligence of these creatures and how it may relate to other animals...and humans.

Chasing cryptids is a year-round activity. Are some cryptids, like bigfoot and dogman actually easier to find in the winter? The Weird Around Illinois team checks it out.

There are several generally accepted techniques for hunting cryptids like bigfoot or dogman, but do they actually work? From bigfoot calls to tree knocks to dogman bait, the Weird Around Illinois team evaluates some of the most popular methods of hunting cryptids.

How would you react if you saw Bigfoot? Dogman? An alien? A ghost? For many people, their first encounter with a cryptid, extra-terrestrial or other paranormal phenomenon can be life changing. Whether they become a Bigfoot hunter or spend the rest of their lives in their basement with a tinfoil hat on to avoid alien encounters, most people's lives take a very different path after their first s...

Is there a difference between Michigan dogman sightings and Wisconsin dogman sightings? In this episode, the Weird Around Illinois team answers this question.

What do ghosts, shadow people, aliens, dogman and bigfoot all have in common? All have been associated with portals, traveling points between places, times or even dimensions. The Weird Around Illinois team takes a closer look at the idea of portals and how they may operate.