This week on Chambers of the Occult, we bring the curtain down on a killer's final act and light the fuse on one of the strangest cryptid encounters you’ve never heard of.
J returns to center ring with Part Two of the chilling saga of Grady Stiles Jr., the infamous Lobster Boy. Now charged with murder, Grady’s life twists even further into spectacle and scandal. From courtroom manipulation to carnival revenge, this true crime tale takes its darkest turn yet. Abuse, betrayal, and a murder-for-hire plot all collide in a finale that proves karma doesn’t need claws, it just needs patience. Justice may not have worn a badge, but it came armed and vengeful.
Then, Kai lifts us out of the darkness and into the skies, sort of. In Van Meter, Iowa, in 1903, townsfolk reported something bizarre: a nine-foot bat-winged creature with a blinding beam of light shooting from its forehead. It left strange footprints, reeked of decay, and shrugged off shotgun blasts like dust. Was it a dinosaur? A demon? A misunderstood cryptid parent on a stroll? Known only as The Van Meter Visitor, this case is strange, sweet, and slightly smelly.
One tale ends with a killer in a recliner.
The other begins with a beam in the sky.
And both will leave you wondering what really hides in plain sight.
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