Bob After Dark

You know what we don't talk about nearly enough on Bob After Dark? We don't talk about the Japanese Yokai! Way back in episode 1, we talked about the Yuki Onna, the snowy ghost who shares similarities to the North American Wendigo. Yokai are, according to Yokai.com, "Over the years, many different English words have been used as translations. Yōkai can be translated as monster, demon, spirit, or goblin, but it encompasses all of t...

I was to say, "Dear listener, what do you know about lumberjack lore?" You may think to yourself...well I know Paul Bunyan and his oxe Babe. Well, what if I was to tell you that lumberjacks had their own form of cryptids? They are known as the fearsome critters, and they are bizarre. Usually, the concept of the creature is there to teach new woodsmen a lesson. Whether that be not to drink too much, or don't get caught out too late,...

Have you ever seen a waterfall? It's an awfully beautiful sight! Here in America we happen to have one of the move famous of all waterfalls and that is in Niagara Falls right outside Buffalo New York. The falls are considered one of the most beautiful sights in the world, and happened to be one of the honey moon capital of the world. However, like most places in the world, there are some haunted locations around Niagara. One of the...

Choo-Choo! All aboard the Spooky-Express! This week, we look at the interesting stories behind ghost trains. Whether they are actual spectral trains or a story involving a train crash, these experiences are definitely some of the more subjects we ever covered. We talk about the Tanuki (Yokai) trains out of Japan, Abraham Lincoln's death train, The St Louis Ghost Train or the St Louis Light, The Swedish legend of Silverpilen (or "...

No, not the garden tool! The Rake is a creature born of internet lore, on all places 4Chan. The post read as follows: Here’s what we’ve got so far: Humanoid, about six feet tall when standing, but usually crouches and walks on all fours. It has very pale skin. The face is blank. As in, no nose, no mouth. However, it has three solid green eyes, one in the middle of its forehead, and the other two on either side of its head, towards ...

Secure. Contain. Protect. That is the mission of the SCP Foundation. A group that deals in anomalous objects and individuals. It started as a group of online writers who created case files for these entities in captivity. Now it has grown to an entire community contributing thousands of SCP files, video games, cosplay, stories, and even short animated films online. It has become a cultural significant lore, that has encompassed a l...

According to the Backrooms Wiki, "If you're not careful and no-clip out of reality in wrong areas, you'll end up in the Backrooms, where it's nothing but the stink of moist carpet, the madness of mono-yellow, and endless background noise of fluorescent lights at maximum hum-buzz, and approximately six hundred million square miles of randomly segmented empty rooms to be trapped in. God save you if you hear something wandering around...

Bob's back from Magfest! So, we want to talk about a spooky video game story. Instead of a creepypasta, why don't we look at at a story that may actual be true. An Easter Egg in the background of Loki and The Simpsons, it's an arcade cabinet. The story dates back to the 1970s with kids getting sick while playing games, and men in black collecting data instead of quarters. It even leads back to MK ULTRA, a bizarre FBI and CIA mind c...

We gave Count Panek a chance to pick an episode, and he chose a cryptid we never discussed before. This week we travel to Scotland to a big body of water named Loch Ness. This body of water is famously home to supposedly a prehistoric creature. Over the past hundred years, tourists have flocked there to catch a glimpse of the creature. Despite sceptics believing that it doesn't exist, there are some actual scientific research that ...

You may remember him, you may not. This is Pete Ghrist, he leads Northwest Indiana Paranormal. Not only is he an officer, but he also pioneers a local paranormal high school club known as Griffith Highschool Paranormal. He was one of the first people to really get the paranormal highlighted in high school, and getting different social clubs together. Also joining us this week is Steve Michaels. Professional Wrestler with many place...

Meet Neal Gibbons and Steve Leinweber. They run a paranormal touring company called Graveside Paranormal and host a podcast called The Pair-A-Normal Guys Podcast. These two are some of the most hilarious duo you'll ever meet. The talk about their origins. One of them grew up on the South Side of Chicago (But didn't know what a fronchroom was...) whom hails from areas haunted by Resurrection Mary and other Archer Road cases. The oth...

Meet Don Bernacky, by day he's a high school teacher teaching history. By night? Paranormal Investigator. He is one of the influences behind Bob After Dark, and a honor to have on the show. Hear his history talking about growing up in Northwest Indiana and his exploits traveling around the area. His adventures take him into Chicagoland, and has some of the most amazing stories to date. Including a ghost being stuck in a Carpenters ...

It's November, which you would think means spooky season is over. However, let me tell you...spooky season never ends on Bob After Dark! This month we are talking to paranormal investigators and learning the stories behind them. Their backstory, what makes them tick, and of course...what the paranormal means to them. To kick off this month, we talk to our pal Steve Michaels. Old fans know him as the original co-host of Bob After Da...