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Paranormal Punchers

Paranormal Punchers

Paranormal Punchers is a light-hearted podcast where the weird meets the hilarious. From Bigfoot to haunted houses, we crack open a new paranormal tale every episode and and give our wild opinions with plenty of laughs along the way.

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Ep. 75 - The Bloody Benders

Paranormal Punchers ·

2019/11/12

In 1870, five families of spiritualists settled near Cherryvale, KS, and one of these families were the Benders, a family of four that is at the center of the greatest unsolved mystery of the Old West. Ma and Pa Bender, and their children John Jr and Kate, built a small one-room cabin that they turned into a store and inn for travelers on the Great Osage Trail. Many travelers would stop for a meal and supplies, but several of these men, who carried large sums of cash, began to go missing. After

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Ep. 74 - Samhain and Halloween

Paranormal Punchers ·

2019/10/29

Samhain, celebrated October 31 to November 1st, is an ancient Celtic festival to welcome in the harvest, and to usher in the dark half of the year. It is seen as a time to wrap up the old and prepare for the new in our lives. It is also seen as a time when the veil between the living and the spirit world is at its thinnest, allowing you to communicate and honor loved ones that have passed. October 31st became known as Halloween, but many of the traditions of trick or treating, dressing up in

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Ep. 73 - The Ouija Board

Paranormal Punchers ·

2019/10/15

The Ouija Board, also known as a spirit or talking board, is a flat board marked with the letters of the alphabet, the numbers 0-9, the words "yes", "no, and "goodbye", and is used to communicate with the spirits of those that have died. With the aid of a small heart-shaped device called a planchette, you can ask the spirits a question, and they supposedly answer by centering the planchette on the various letters, numbers, or words on the board. The spiritualist movement, which began in the 1850's,

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Bonus Ep. - Author Ian Jaydid and Lucid Dreaming

Paranormal Punchers ·

2019/10/08

Ian Jaydid is the author of the novel "Tripping the Field: An Existential Crisis of Ungodly Proportions", and at the age of 19, he discovered that he was able to experience lucid dreaming. He became fully aware when he was dreaming, and although he couldn't control his dreams, he was able to steer them in the direction of his choosing. He found that lucid dreaming was a doorway for strange or paranormal phenomenon to occur, has experienced astral projection due to the lucid dreaming, and has

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Ep. 72 - Tales of Bigfoot, Ghosts, Black-eyed Kids...

Paranormal Punchers ·

2019/10/01

John Olsen is the author of the Stranger Bridgerland series, a book series recounting the true paranormal stories from people all across the Western United States. Inspired by his own experiences with the unknown, he has spent 30 years interviewing and documenting stories of those who have witnessed the strange and unusual.The house he grew up in Northern Utah was over 100 years old, so its no surprise that he became interested in the paranormal at a young age. He, and others, would hear footsteps

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Ep. 71 - The Green Children of Woolpit

Paranormal Punchers ·

2019/09/17

The Green Children of Woolpit are two children, a brother and sister, who showed up in the town of Woolpit in the 12th century. They had a green hue to their skin, were wearing clothing made from a strange material, and spoke a language no one could understand. Despite starving, the children wouldn't eat any of the food given to them by the townspeople until someone brought them raw broad beans several days later. They survived for months on only the beans until eventually they began to eat other

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Ep. 70 - Stories of Bigfoot on Mount St. Helens

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2019/09/03

In July of 1924, a group of gold prospectors reportedly encountered multiple Bigfoot on the east flank of Mt. St. Helens, where they hastily fired their guns on them. The violence proved to be a mistake. That night, their cabin was assailed by a barrage of rocks, and they heard, and felt, giant bodies slamming against the walls and doors. The battle carried on the entire night, and when the sun came up, the hairy beasts broke off their attack and slipped away. The men packed up their gear and left

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Ep. 69 - Indrid Cold, The Grinning Man

Paranormal Punchers ·

2019/08/20

In November 1966, near Point Pleasant, WV, Woodrow 'Woody' Derenberger witnessed a UFO land in front of his vehicle while driving home from work one night. A door opened from the craft, and a man stepped out. The man was wearing a glistening green uniform, and he had a huge grin on his face. While using telepathy, this man introduced himself as Indrid Cold, that Woody had nothing to fear and then proceeded to ask Woody several questions. After their encounter, he told Woody that he would return,

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Ep. 68 - Summerwind Mansion

Paranormal Punchers ·

2019/08/06

Summerwind Mansion, considered Wisconsin's most haunted house, is located on the shores of West Bay Lake. When it was purchased by the Lamont's in 1916, the maids informed them that it was haunted, and even though they experienced weird and unexplained things throughout the years, it wasn't until the mid-1930's that the family's feelings changed. That day, they were at the dinner table when the basement door flew open and the apparition of a man appeared. Lamont fired his pistol twice at the spirit,

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Ep. 67 - Villisca Axe Murder House

Paranormal Punchers ·

2019/07/23

On June 10th, 1912, two adults and six children were found brutally bludgeoned to death by an ax in Villisca, Iowa. Because all of the victims were found in their bed, it is thought that the murderer waited in the attic for everyone to fall asleep before going room by room, killing them all. From the start, the crime scene was compromised when over 100 friends and neighbors came to gawk at the dead bodies, and the few suspects that they had, all had alibis to corroborate their whereabouts. This

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Ep. 66 - The Montauk Project

Paranormal Punchers ·

2019/07/09

On the eastern tip of Long Island, NY, lies rumors of a hidden underground government base that is home to horrifying genetic meddling, time travel, and mind control experiments, all of which have become known as the Montauk Project. This base, established as Camp Hero, was used as coastal defense, but was shut down in 1984, where it was sold to the state of New York and eventually became part of a state park. But the belief is that the Montauk Project never completely ended and continues on to this

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Ep. 65 - Wendigo

Paranormal Punchers ·

2019/06/25

The Wendigo is a cannibalistic spirit that closely resembles a zombie. The best known way to become a Wendigo is by eating another human being, even when done out of necessity for survival. It appears to be gaunt, with its skin stretched tight across its bones, has massive, sunken eyes, and very sharp claws. There are some reports that say it is missing its lips and toes, while others report that it has the head of a deer. The Wendigo is a cold weather creature and a near-perfect hunter and has been

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Ep. 64 - Robert the Doll

Paranormal Punchers ·

2019/06/11

Robert the Doll is a life-size, century old doll that is stuffed with wood wool, wearing a sailor outfit, and carrying his own toy dog. He has buttons for eyes, wears a malevolent smirk and is covered in nicks, similar to scars. He was given to a young Robert Eugene 'Gene" Otto by his grandfather when he was a small boy, but some believe that he was a gift from a nanny who was mistreated by the family. She practiced voodoo & imbued the doll with her magic.Robert the Doll has been known to move

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Ep. 63 - Dulce Base

Paranormal Punchers ·

2019/05/28

Dulce Base is a secret jointly-operated human and alien underground facility located beneath the Archuleta Mesa on the Colorado and New Mexico border. It is a seven story compound that houses animal, human and alien hybrids, extremely advanced technologies, and experiments such as mind control and cross breeding are performed there. The first three levels are mainly inhabited by humans, while the rest of the complex is alien controlled. The area has been plagued with cattle mutilations since the

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Ep. 62 - Sheepsquatch

Paranormal Punchers ·

2019/05/14

The sheepsquatch, also known as the "White Thing", is a quadruped creature about the size of a bear with white wool-like fur that roams the Appalachian mountains, primarily the southwestern region of West Virginia. It has a long pointed head, similar to a dog, long, saber-like teeth, and ram-like horns. Unlike many other cryptids, its tail is long and hairless like that of an opossum. When it is near, it emits an odor similar to sulfur. The first official sighting of the sheepsquatch was in 1994

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Ep. 61 - Flatwoods Monster

Paranormal Punchers ·

2019/04/30

On September 12, 1952 at 7:15 P.M., in the small town of Flatwoods, WV, three young boys saw a bright object cross the sky and land in a nearby farmer's property. They immediately went to investigate, along with several other children, a dog, and an adult. After climbing a hill, they came across a large pulsating ball of fire, detected a pungent mist that burned their eyes and nose, and heard a steady metallic whining noise. It was at that point that they took notice of a large creature. It stood

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Ep. 60 - The Black Forest, Germany

Paranormal Punchers ·

2019/04/16

Schwarzwald, known as the Black Forest, is a large forested mountain range in southwest Germany. It is roughly oblong in shape and is 160 km (99 mi) long and 66 km (41 mi) wide. It is a very dense, dark and atmospheric place, which is why many legends about witches, dwarfs and werewolves have been born there and passed along through the generations. Many famous German tales are believed to be set there, including the famous stories of Hansel and Gretel, Little Red Riding Hood, and Snow White and

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Ep. 59 - Tombstone, AZ

Paranormal Punchers ·

2019/04/02

Tombstone, Arizona was established in 1879 by prospector Edward Schieffelin after he discovered silver ore in the surrounding area. Within a few years, the town grew immensely, but so did the tension between the the ranchers, cowboys and lawmen. Because of this, there were many shootouts that resulted in death, possibly causing the town itself to be haunted. Not only do people witness apparitions in the many hotels and saloons of Tombstone, but they have also smelled cigar smoke and whiskey, heard

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Ep. 58 - MoMo, The Missouri Monster

Paranormal Punchers ·

2019/03/19

Momo, the Missouri Monster, is a large, 7 ft tall hairy bipedal creature similar to Bigfoot. He has a large, pumpkin-shaped head, with black hair covering most of his body, which resembles a shag carpet. He is said to have 3 fingers and toes, emits a terrible body odor, and has been known to be aggressive towards other animals.Although sightings of the Missouri Monster have occurred since the mid-1900's, it wasn't until July 1972, that he got a lot of attention. On July 11, 1972, 8 year-old Terry

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Ep. 57 - Kentucky Goblins and Aliens

Paranormal Punchers ·

2019/03/05

On August 21, 1955, a family was besieged for several hours by goblin-like creatures at a remote Hopkinsville, Kentucky farmhouse. The creatures had large, bat-like ears, were bald and 3-4 feet tall, had large, glowing yellow eyes, and had long arms with large claws at the end. The family defended the property by shooting at them for hours, only to have no effect, reportedly hearing metallic clinging noises when the bullets hit their target. Later, police were unable to find any evidence of the

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