Dark Outdoors
Dark Outdoors® seeks to raise awareness to the growing dangers and strange encounters in the great outdoors From serial killers to human-animal conflict and unexplained sightings, Dark Outdoors® digs deep to bring you in-depth coverage. Hosted by award-winning wildlife journalist Chester Moore , Dark Outdoors® covers what the mainstream media ignores with interviews with survivors, experts and investigators.
Episodes
In this gripping episode of Dark Outdoors, we uncover a chilling and ongoing mystery unfolding across Texas and beyond—where horses are being found shot, mutilated, or poisoned in a string of brutal and unexplained attacks. From Kendall and Waller Counties to Bexar and Smith, horses are being executed in pastures, dumped in brush, or even tied up and shot in the head. Authorities have few leads—and the killers remain free.
We exami...
Beneath the surface of Hollywood’s most iconic ocean thriller lies a deeper, darker truth. In this chilling episode, we venture into the murky waters behind the making of Jaws—a film that forever altered our perception of the sea and its apex predator. But the terror didn’t end on screen.
We dive into real-life great white shark attacks that fueled the public's fear and expose how Steven Spielberg’s cinematic masterpiece led to dec...
Encountering an illegal grow or trafficking operation is one of the most dangerous things that can happen in the great outdoors. We have several terrifying tales to share including one that happened near the legendary "Murder Mountain" made famous by the Netflix reality series.
Plus, a savage trained killer dog sent to attack a hiker who found a growing area.
*A serial killer who turned himself in with a breast in a bag
*Held at gu...
In this unusual episode of Dark Outdoors, we uncover the bizarre case of a man who posed as a woman to gain illegal access to a city park—and its vulnerable deer population. What starts as a strange poaching scheme spirals into a web of wildlife trafficking, leading investigators deep into the shadowy world of exotic animal cloning. Join us as we track the trail from urban deer blinds to high-stakes deals involving the cloning and ...
In this special lost episode of Dark Outdoors, we uncover a never-before-heard interview with the late Jerrie Dean, founder of the Missing Texas 40 project. Recorded before her passing, Jerrie shares chilling insights into unsolved disappearances, cold cases, and suspicious deaths, including a disturbing case involving a body found in a barrel and a brutal murder deep in the Pineywoods of East Texas. This rare interview sheds light...
In this intense episode of Dark Outdoors, we dive into real-world survival strategies for people who find themselves under attack while in their vehicles, at campsites, or in other remote locations. Whether you're off-roading deep in the backcountry or camping far from cell service, understanding how to react in these high-risk situations can mean the difference between life and death.
Joining us is special guest Jeff Stewart—renow...
In July 1916, a series of shark attacks along the New Jersey coast left four dead and one injured, inciting widespread panic and inspiring the iconic film Jaws.
While a great white shark was captured and blamed, modern experts suggest a different culprit: the bull shark. Known for its ability to thrive in both salt and freshwater, the bull shark's unique adaptability and aggressive nature make it a prime suspect.
Join us as we delv...
A border patrol agent encounters hooded figures around a fire in an area known for satanic rituals. A security guard sees a ritual taking place and three boys encounter a bizarre ritual-all involving mysterious hooded figures. In this episode we talk about encountering the dark occult, secret satanic groups and sacrificial sights in the great outdoors.
We appreciate Chris James of the Strange Things with Chris James podcast for co...
A woman encounters an orangutan-looking creature on her porch at her swampy homestead. A hunter sees a troop of baboons. A hairy hand reaches into a deer blind.
Across the American South, particularly in states like Texas and Florida, tales have surfaced for decades of strange, often unnerving encounters in the wilderness—not with known native wildlife, but with creatures resembling feral apes or wild primates.
Some researchers be...
Join host Chester Moore on an intense discussion of Sinister Swamps with the author of the book of the same name Lyle Blackburn.
Learn about several strange cases of campers, hunters and others who went missing without a trace in the Everglades and Great Dysmal Swamp.
Hear about the super strange and scary case of the mysterious dolls set up in an Alabama Swamp.
Learn about serial killer activity in the swamps and more in this show...
In a special episode of Dark Outdoors® Ben Verheul gives an hour-long uncut story of his harrowing grizzly attack in the Wyoming wilderness.
Learn how he survived and how he knew for sure the grizzly that attacked him was one he had already had an encounter with.
If bear stories intrigue you-this one will blow your mind!
Dark Outdoors® is sponsored by Texas Fish & Game who bring you the Missing in the Wild reports on our weekly...
Chester Moore interviews author R.C. Bramhall author of Haunted War Tales: True Military Encounters with the Bizarre, Paranormal and Unexplained about the terrifying wildlife encounters faced by military around the world.
We cover:
*A Crocodile-Caused Massacre
*Tiger Attacks
*The U.S.S. Indianapolis
*Snakebites
*Huge bunker rats in Vietnam and much, much more!
Dark Outdoors® important Missing in the Wild component is brought to you...
Dark Outdoors® gives an exclusive, detailed report of a huge drone seen at Sabine Lake on the Texas-Louisiana border as well as a large drone in the interior of Louisiana, plus more reports from the region.
We also talk with Scott Tompkins who has created www.dronetracker.app a mapping system to log drone sightings and to help get to the bottom of what's going o
Strange drones are showing up on the East and Gulf Coast. Homeland Security claims they don't know what's going on. We have uncovered strange drone reports of people being stalked by them in different areas of the country.
What's really going on?
Check out this special edition of Dark Outdoors® as we delve into the issue.
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In our special annual Halloween cryptozoology edition, author and researcher Lyle Blackburn talks about his new book The Lake Worth Monster: The True Story of the Greer Island Goatman.
In this show we get deep into a topic that has been greatly misunderstood and is super creepy!
Dark Outdoors is brought to you by Texas Fish & Game.
Chester Moore talks with best-selling author Randi Minetor about the contents of her seven-book series on death in national parks.
*Learn what kills more people than anything in national parks
*Hear about the harrowing and deadly "night of the grizzly"
*Alligator attacks
*Missing people found weeks later dead on the same trails where numerous searches took place
And more
Dark Outdoors is sponsored by Texas Fish & Game
Join host Chester Moore as he digs into a forgotten book that details strange tales of harrowing encounters with alleged primitive tribes in the 1960s and 80s in the Trinity Bay area near the Galveston-Houston area.
*This show also digs into a similar report in the Big Thicket National Preserve as detailed by a longtime newspaper author.
*Was there a "wild man" running around the Old and Lost River area near Trinity Bay in recent y...
Is there a serial killer on Ladybird Lake in Austin?
Is it the Rainey Street Ripper?
Or is there something more frightening like a group of serial killers or even a method of operation traded out there in dark places. We talk about more deaths on Ladybird Lake and the Smiley Face Killers phenomenon of strange water deaths of young men that has now gone global.
Dark Outdoors is sponsored by Texas Fish & Game.
Join us for a mini-episode of Dark Outdoors where we address the shark attack at South Padre Island that according to officials involved multiple victims.
In this episode we address:
*What is known about the attacks and victims
*Exclusive info on what's going on with sharks in the area right now
*Info on other rare multiple victim attacks in Gulf waters in recent years
*A rumor killer about great white shark involvement.
On this Dark Outdoors short episode, host Chester Moore recounts a story of a young boy who saw the original Candyman-serial killer Dean Corrl dumping a body.
We tell some forgotten details of Corrl's reign of terror.
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