Mysteries and Monsters
Podcast featuring guest interviews from the around the world covering the Paranormal, Cryptozoology, Legends and Fortean themes, published weekly.
Episodes
May 27, 2024 • 91 mins
This week, I welcome back author, investigator and researcher Preston Dennett as we discuss some of the unusual cases covered in his latest volume of his "Not From Here" series.
As usual, Preston has collected a series of intriguing. baffling, unusual and sometimes shocking encounters from a wide range of experiences in his latest release.
From the sitcoms who had a UFO themed episode to aliens taking too mu...
As usual, Preston has collected a series of intriguing. baffling, unusual and sometimes shocking encounters from a wide range of experiences in his latest release.
From the sitcoms who had a UFO themed episode to aliens taking too mu...
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May 20, 2024 • 78 mins
In 1988, the small town of Bishopville was about find itself smack bang in the middle of a monster flap that attracted world wide attention. When locals began reporting some strange reports of damaged vehicles, the authorities appeal for help took a decidely strange turn.
What started as some unusual vandalism turned in to a collection of reports of encounters with some chilling and disturbing encounters with a weird ...
What started as some unusual vandalism turned in to a collection of reports of encounters with some chilling and disturbing encounters with a weird ...
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May 13, 2024 • 107 mins
My guest this week takes us on a journey in to history and cementing the paranormal connections to the past that can sometimes come up in a haunting.
Penny Griffiths Morgan has built a reputation for being a researcher of esteemed merit who drills down in to the alleged histories of hauntings to see if there is any factual evidence to support the claims often put forward for alleged haunted histories.
Penny...
Penny Griffiths Morgan has built a reputation for being a researcher of esteemed merit who drills down in to the alleged histories of hauntings to see if there is any factual evidence to support the claims often put forward for alleged haunted histories.
Penny...
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This week, we head to Illinois to uncover the strange history of the Mississippi river town, Grand Tower. Once called the unluckiest town in America by Time Magazine, Grand Tower seems to be window to high strangeness.
Taking for us a trip around this intriguing town are filmaker Joe Tury and fortean investigator, Michael Huntington. We look at the key 1973 UFO sighting, strange events, a bloody history of massacres,...
Taking for us a trip around this intriguing town are filmaker Joe Tury and fortean investigator, Michael Huntington. We look at the key 1973 UFO sighting, strange events, a bloody history of massacres,...
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April 29, 2024 • 96 mins
This week, I am joined by the Reverend Aylyson Dunlop-Shanes to discuss her lifetime of strange experiences.
From a childhood influenced by Spiritualism, Alyson has experienced strange phenomena her whole life and discusses some of the events that have stuck with her. From precognition, to encounters with the hat man, supernatural attacks to becoming an exorcist, Alyson shares some of the more challenging aspect of hi...
From a childhood influenced by Spiritualism, Alyson has experienced strange phenomena her whole life and discusses some of the events that have stuck with her. From precognition, to encounters with the hat man, supernatural attacks to becoming an exorcist, Alyson shares some of the more challenging aspect of hi...
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April 22, 2024 • 80 mins
On this episode, I'm joined by the Vice-Chair of the UK Paranormal Society, Leanne Burnam-Richards.
We discover about the creation of the society, its aims and the reason it was set up as a charitable organisation and the positive message it is striving to spead in the paranormal community both in the UK and abroad.
We look at the ethics of ghost hunting, investigations, history as well as discussing some of...
We discover about the creation of the society, its aims and the reason it was set up as a charitable organisation and the positive message it is striving to spead in the paranormal community both in the UK and abroad.
We look at the ethics of ghost hunting, investigations, history as well as discussing some of...
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April 15, 2024 • 81 mins
The paranormal has many aspects to it that often get overlooked more often than not. One perplexing phenomena that rose to prominence in the late 1970's was reports of telephone calls from the beyond.
D Scott Rogo and Raymond Baylis's seminal 1979 book, Phone Calls From The Dead investigated dozens of witness accounts of the bereaved receiving a call from the other side in some jaw dropping incidents.
Thank...
D Scott Rogo and Raymond Baylis's seminal 1979 book, Phone Calls From The Dead investigated dozens of witness accounts of the bereaved receiving a call from the other side in some jaw dropping incidents.
Thank...
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This week, we head to the east coast of the USA to visit one of the countries most historic states on the search for ghosts residing at some of Virginia's Inns and Hotels.
Our guide on this paranormal trip around the Old Dominion state is author Susan Schwartz as we uncover all kinds of strange hauntings.
We meet a ghost who likes to dance, the spectre of the former head of a brewing giant who died under mys...
Our guide on this paranormal trip around the Old Dominion state is author Susan Schwartz as we uncover all kinds of strange hauntings.
We meet a ghost who likes to dance, the spectre of the former head of a brewing giant who died under mys...
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April 5, 2024 • 82 mins
A late surprise with a remastered version of my interview with Linda Godfrey back in September 2019. I'm hopeful of remastering most of the first 100 episodes throughout the year, but thought you'd all appreciate this episode as a little bonus.
This week I am delighted to be joined by author, journalist and investigator, Linda Godfrey.
We discuss her wonderful new book, "I Know What I Saw" which covers a wid...
This week I am delighted to be joined by author, journalist and investigator, Linda Godfrey.
We discuss her wonderful new book, "I Know What I Saw" which covers a wid...
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April 1, 2024 • 75 mins
It was supposed be the most exciting weekend for five friends as they prepared for the biggest game in their basketball careers. Ted Weiher, Jack Madruga, Bill Sterling, Jackie Huett, and Gary Mathias were to play in a tournament that would enable them to travel to Los Angeles courtesy of the Special Olympics.
They'd planned to watch their favourite college team first though, to inspire them for the following day.
...
They'd planned to watch their favourite college team first though, to inspire them for the following day.
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March 25, 2024 • 101 mins
New Zealand may have been the last large land mass populated by humans but it certainly has no shortage of paranormal activity.
With over 40 years of paranormal investigations under his belt, Mark Wallbank has been investigating hauntings, strange sightings, abductions and stories of unusual creatures along side his paranormal team mates.
Mark talks about his investigations and favourite haunted hotspots, th...
With over 40 years of paranormal investigations under his belt, Mark Wallbank has been investigating hauntings, strange sightings, abductions and stories of unusual creatures along side his paranormal team mates.
Mark talks about his investigations and favourite haunted hotspots, th...
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March 18, 2024 • 85 mins
We head out to Ohio this week on the search for some of the Buckeye states strangest cases from over the years.
Authors Kevin Moore and Kristina Smith from the Rutherford B Hayes Museum join me to cover some of the fascinating and perplexing cases covered in their book "Unnatural Ohio" which covers everything from cryptids, monsters, UFOs and ghosts!
From Ray Shockey's encounter with the Loveland Frogman, t...
Authors Kevin Moore and Kristina Smith from the Rutherford B Hayes Museum join me to cover some of the fascinating and perplexing cases covered in their book "Unnatural Ohio" which covers everything from cryptids, monsters, UFOs and ghosts!
From Ray Shockey's encounter with the Loveland Frogman, t...
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March 11, 2024 • 82 mins
The Fortean Times's resident couch potato returns to dive into some forgotten gems of the 60's and 70's from both TV and cinema as we discuss some of our favourite beloved lost gems.
From the vengeful Dr Phibes, to the ridiculous Phantom Rasberry Blower of Old London Town, Carry on Screaming to Hammer's House of Horror we delve in to some wonderful fortean films and the strangeness behind some of them.
The ...
From the vengeful Dr Phibes, to the ridiculous Phantom Rasberry Blower of Old London Town, Carry on Screaming to Hammer's House of Horror we delve in to some wonderful fortean films and the strangeness behind some of them.
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March 4, 2024 • 87 mins
When it comes to the Sasquatch phenomena, following on from the main sighting events people reports come secondary experiences such as wood knocks, vocalisations, footprints and more.
Yet what if something else is responsible for some of these other events. Could something be running concurrently with cyptid reports and be misindentified?
In his new book, The Forest Poltergeist, author WT Watson considers t...
Yet what if something else is responsible for some of these other events. Could something be running concurrently with cyptid reports and be misindentified?
In his new book, The Forest Poltergeist, author WT Watson considers t...
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February 26, 2024 • 89 mins
California in the late 1960's became a mecca for the counterculture movement, attracting all sorts to find themselves in new concepts, beliefs and communities.
Yet, a darkness lurked in the shadows as a series of murder shocked the Bay Area and beyond and its name was Zodiac.
Now considered one of America's most intriguing unsolved murder cases, it still captivates peoples from around the world and joining m...
Yet, a darkness lurked in the shadows as a series of murder shocked the Bay Area and beyond and its name was Zodiac.
Now considered one of America's most intriguing unsolved murder cases, it still captivates peoples from around the world and joining m...
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February 19, 2024 • 84 mins
A series of strange sightings were reported in the 1970's and 80's in Aintree, famous of course as the home of the Grand National . Witnesses were perplexed by the sight of torch bearing figures wandering in a field.
Hushed tales of nefarious deeds, secret socities and even cults were blamed but just what was going on and could anyone find out who was responsible.
Returning after too long an absence to the ...
Hushed tales of nefarious deeds, secret socities and even cults were blamed but just what was going on and could anyone find out who was responsible.
Returning after too long an absence to the ...
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February 12, 2024 • 91 mins
It's December 1991 and a new reporter on the the local Elkhorn free newspaper "The Week", gets a lead on a rather unusual story. Could it really be true that a Werewolf was running around Walworth County?
What happened next has become cryptid and fortean legend as both Linda Godfrey and the Beat of Bray Road became entwined forever.
Linda's incredible body of work has inspired thousands to enter in to the w...
What happened next has become cryptid and fortean legend as both Linda Godfrey and the Beat of Bray Road became entwined forever.
Linda's incredible body of work has inspired thousands to enter in to the w...
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February 5, 2024 • 86 mins
Linda Raedisch joins me on this weeks show to dive into some of the strange histories and traditions that she has uncovered whilst compiling her fourth Llewellyn book, The Secret History of Christmas Baking: Recipes and Stories from Tomb Offerings to Gingerbread Boys.
We discuss the strange history of mummies as medicinal cure alls, the dark secrets of sugar and gingerbread, ancient civilisations, Bigfoot and much m...
We discuss the strange history of mummies as medicinal cure alls, the dark secrets of sugar and gingerbread, ancient civilisations, Bigfoot and much m...
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January 29, 2024 • 92 mins
On a cold November night back in 1966, four teenagers would have an experience that would resonate around the world. A night time drive to the local TNT area would culminate in a terrifying chase that left them frightened out of their wits and shock all of the residents of Point Pleasant.
What happened next over the next 13 months in the small town in West Virgina would become known to all lovers of the strange and u...
What happened next over the next 13 months in the small town in West Virgina would become known to all lovers of the strange and u...
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January 22, 2024 • 116 mins
We return to the world of the paranormal as we travel the length and breadth of Britain on the hunt for more encounters with ghosts.
In her brand new book, Ruth Roper Wylde has once again collated a bumper crop of paranormal encounters featuring witnesses and enounters with entities of all shapes and sizes.
From crying children to poltergeists, haunted museums to ghostly footsteps, these encounters cover th...
In her brand new book, Ruth Roper Wylde has once again collated a bumper crop of paranormal encounters featuring witnesses and enounters with entities of all shapes and sizes.
From crying children to poltergeists, haunted museums to ghostly footsteps, these encounters cover th...
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