State of Fear Podcast

Welcome to episode 69 - Minnesota First up James tells us about the Lake Pepin Serpent. Then we discuss the creepy and pathetic tale of Paul Michael Stephani aka the Weepy Voiced Killer

Information

https://www.onlyinyourstate.com/minnesota/urban-legends-mn/

https://dailyyonder.com/lake-pepin-monster-fires-up-peoples-imaginations-and-local-economy/2021/05/07/

https://cryptidz.fandom.com/wiki/Pepie_Monster

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/P...

Welcome to episode 68 Mississippi - First up is the dark tale of the Mississippi section of the Natchez Trace. Then we get into the weird yet fascinating tale of the Pascagoula alien abductions of 1973.

All audio by White Bat Audio

Research:

https://www.nature.org/en-us/get-involved/how-to-help/places-we-protect/pascagoula-river-watershed/

https://osr.org/blog/kids/pascagoula-ufo-encounter/

https://countryroadsmagazine....

Welcome to episode 67 - Wyoming First up we discuss the gruesome and grotesque fate of criminal George Parrott also known as Big Nose George, Big Beak Parrott, George Manuse, and George Warden, a cattle rustler and highwayman in the American Wild West in the late 19th century.  Then we discuss the Cokeville Hostage Miracle that occurred on May 16, 1986 that ended in a way no one would expect. 

Research:

https://en.wikipedia.or...

Welcome to episode 66 - Ohio First up we take a trip to Helltown Ohio, filled with mutants, ghosts, giant pythons and Wendigos. We follow that up with a trio of strange ohio monsters that don't get enough coverage: The Charles Mills Lake Monster, Orange Eyes and the Loveland Frogman.

Music by White Bat Audio

Research:

https://www.onlyinyourstate.com/ohio/urban-legends-oh/

https://allthatsinteresting.com/helltown-ohio

https://www.kea...

Welcome to episode 65 Maryland, first up the Goatman of Fletchertown Road, a cryptid who is very baaa-ad.  Then we discuss America's own Spring Heeled Jack, The Phantom of O'Donnell Heights, a figure in black seen during a hot summer in 1951.

Break music - Rinse Repeat - DivKid

All other music by White Bat Audio

Check out our website at https://sofpod.onpodium.com/

Research

https://www.onlyinyourstate.com/maryland/goatman-md/...

Welcome to episode 64 - Indiana - Our first story is about the micro sized Puk Wud Jie's and the bad luck they bring when crossed.  We then dive into the fascinating tale of James Woods and his mission to build the greatest self decapitation machine ever constructed.

All music by White Bat Audio

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Research

https://www.washtimesheral...

Welcome to episode 63 - Illinois; our first story is on the devil baby of hull house.  It is an urban legend, demon curse or deformed child? Then we hear a tale of one woman's encounter with an invisible/glimmering creature; first during her childhood then again as an adult.

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All music by White Bat Audio

Research

https://ghostwalks.com/articles...

Welcome to episode 62 Pennsylvania - First up is the Bus to Nowhere. This bus is said to appear only at night and only to those most in need of escape. Then, we dive into the Bigfoot/UFO invasion that took place throughout Pennsylvania between 1973 and 1974.

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Research:

https://www.onlyinyourstate.com/pennsylvania/pa-urbanlegends/

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Welcome to episode 61 New Mexico First up we talk about the Secret DUMB (Deep Underground Military Base) Dulce. Then we discuss one the most underreported serial killers in history, David Parker Ray aka the Toybox Killer. Finally, we hear from a fan, Christopher Lucero, who was an acquaintance of Ray's accomplice, Dennis Roy Yancy. Chris discusses his interaction with Yancy in high school and beyond. You won't want to mis...

Welcome to episode 60 - California; First up we take a trip to Turnbull Canyon to uncover its dark past and hauntings. Then we take a dive into the case of John Homer Van Meter and his run in with a Satanic Cult in Sonoma County. His intervention resulted in him be shot 9 times but saving the life of an innocent woman who had been kidnapped.

Stories this week:

The house in England

An experience u/RobVelhadd had; read by James

The Stran...

Welcome episode 59 - Alabama First up we talk about the house of horrors at McKamey Manor, a house people pay to attend, who are then frightened and tortured to see if they can survive 24 hours. Then we discuss the sighting of a UFO by 2 more pilots, Captain Chiles and Whitted.

All music by White Bat Audio

https://www.youtube.com/c/WhiteBatAudio

https://whitebataudio.com

Information Sources:

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/extrem...

Welcome to episode 58 - North Dakota First up we discuss another cryptid that has flown under the radar, the Miniwashitu. Then we recount the fantastic case of the Gorman UFO dogfight of 1948.

Information Sources:

https://bestthingsnd.com/myths-urban-legends/

https://cryptidz.fandom.com/wiki/Miniwashitu

https://north-of-normal-shadowrun-fargo.fandom.com/wiki/Miniwashitu

https://web.archive.org/web/20071130112842/http://ufos.about.com/od...

Welcome to episode 57 - Michigan First up, we talk about the Hell's Bridge in Algoma Township and its dark history. Then, we go over the story of Dennis DePue and how it connects to the 2001 movie Jeepers Creepers.

Information Sources:

• https://99wfmk.com/hellsbridge2018/
• https://maps.roadtrippers.com/us/mi/points-of-interest/hells-bridge
• http://michigansotherside.com/hells-bridge/
• https://lostinmichigan.net/bloody-sheet-abandon...

Welcome to episode 56 - Wisconsin First up, we go over the various and multiple entities and legends haunting Paradise Road. Then, we go over serial killer Richard Macek, aka the Mad Biter, and the disturbing crimes that earned him that nickname.

Information Sources:

https://www.thebozho.com/madison-mystery-paradise-road-jefferson-wisconsin/

https://beethoven23.tripod.com/Jefferson/ParadiseRoad.html

https://jesswitkins...

Welcome to episode 55 - New Hampshire This week we record live on the USS Stewart at the Galveston Naval Museum. First up we discuss the legend of Chief Chocorua and his curse. Then we discuss another New Hampshire cryptid, the elusive Coos County Wood Devils.

Music by White Bat Audio

Information Sources:

https://www.chocorualake.org/news/the-legend-of-chief-chocorua

https://www.chocoruanh.com/the-legend-of-chocorua

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Welcome to episode 54 New York First up we discuss the absolutely fascinating history and lure of the Hell's Gate bridge. Then we get into the haunting of a Brooklyn house bought by Elaine Mercado in the 1980s'. Elaine and her family were subject to 14 years of encounters while in the house.

Music by White Bat Audio

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_6hQy4elsyHhCOskZo0U5g

Tim Kulig

timkulig.com/albums/petrification

Information S...

Welcome to episode 53 - Maine First up we discuss the ghost of Catherine Hill in Hancock County, Maine. Then, we discuss a family who is stalked and attacked by a pack of upright canine creatures after moving into their farmhouse in Palmyra.

Music by White Bat Audio

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_6hQy4elsyHhCOskZo0U5g

Information Sources:

http://www.strangenewengland.com/podcast/ghost-catherines-hill/

https://seeksghosts.blogspot.co...

Welcome to episode 52 - Washington 

First up, we discuss Maltby's 13 Steps to Hell in King County Wa

Then, we discuss the story of serial killer Jake Bird and the hex that apparently killed 7 people associated with his trial.

Music by White Bat Audio

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_6hQy4elsyHhCOskZo0U5g

Information Sources:

https://meaww.com/sam-raimi-50-states-of-fright-13-steps-to-hell-quibi-maltby-cemetery-washington-haunte...