Mysteries and Monsters

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Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 286 Mystic Visions...

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2024/04/29

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 high strangeness along with a preview of some of the speakers at the upcoming

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80:29

Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 285 UK Paranormal...

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2024/04/22

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 Leanne's experiences as well as her time working at the notorious Ancient Ram Inn! The

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81:58

Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 284 Telephone Calls...

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2024/04/15

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. Thankfully, Dr Cal Cooper has picked up the mantle and has now re-released his update

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85:21

Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 283 The Haunted Inns...

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2024/04/08

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 mysterious circumstance, a collective of ghostly cats and we may even uncover the ghost of

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82:42

Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 31 I Know What I Saw...

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2024/04/05

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 wide range of cryptid and paranormal sightings as well why she thought writing the Beast of

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75:46

Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 282 The Yuba County...

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2024/04/01

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. On Friday, February 24, 1978, five friends left the Yuba County, California area in

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101:21

Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 281 Paranormal New...

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2024/03/25

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, the tools they use whilst investigating, some of the encounters they have had along with

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85:26

Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 280 Unnatural Ohio...

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2024/03/18

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, to two of the most compelling UFO cases from the 50s and 70s, Bigfoots long association

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82:44

Mysteries and Monsters:Episode 279 Fortean Films with...

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2024/03/11

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 Abominable Dr Phibes Dr Phibes Rises Again Carry On Screaming Theatre of Blood Kolchak The

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87:00

Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 278 The Forest...

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2024/03/04

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 the possibilities of something else being responsible for some of the strange things people

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89:43

Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 277 Sighting In On...

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2024/02/26

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 me to look at the case and one particularly overlooked candidate is author Drew Beeson

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84:52

Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 276 The Aintree...

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2024/02/19

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 show is our good friend, Dr Rob Gandy who tried to get to the bottom of this weird set of

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Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 275 Searching For The...

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2024/02/12

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 worlds of the fantastical, the incredible and the sometimes frightening. Joining me to

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86:49

Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 274 The Secret...

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2024/02/05

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 more! You can find all her books here: A big thank you to Linda for joining me

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92:33

Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 273 The Mothman of...

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2024/01/29

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 unsual as both the Mothman and the Men In Black cemented their places in the minds

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116:37

Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 272 These Haunted...

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2024/01/22

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 the whole spectrum of hauntings. Ruth's books can be found here: If you've an encounter

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85:27

Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 271 The Shape Of...

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2024/01/15

For many, the term UFO is synonomous with the the term Flying Saucer but for many witnesses and experiencers, they see anything but a flying saucer. From the infamous Black Triangles, Flaming Crosses, Boomerangs and even Cigars shaped craft, the sky is indeed the limit in regards to the shapes of sighted craft in the heavens above us. Joining me to discuss his new book "The Shape of Things to Come From Elsewhere" is one of British Ufology's leading lights, Chris Evers. With an interest peaked

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98:49

Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 270 The Weirdness of...

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2024/01/08

We head back to Australia in the company of Dylan Stewart, host of the marvellous Paranormal Thoughts podcast to look at some of the strange occurences in and above Australia. From looking at some of Australia's most famous cases including Westall and some you may not be aware of, we look at the perception of the fortean in Australia and how the discussions have changed over the years, along with some classic Australian horror films and some of its more established creatures. We also consider

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76:46

Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 269 The Burton...

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2024/01/01

At the beginning of the 1920's, the sleepy Warwickshire village of Burton Dassett became the epicentre of a series of strange encounters. Locals began to see strange lights in the sky that seemed to act intelligently or even mischievously as some of the witnesses thought. Former police officer and now author, Richard Rokeby takes us on a trip back 100 years in to the past to try and uncover just what were "The Lights Upon The Hills". Richards book can be found here Thank you to Richard for

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Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 268 Bunyips and Water...

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2023/12/25

On this episode, we welcome Tony Healy back to look into some unusual cryptid history and encounters from Australia. From Bunyip sightings going back nearly 200 hundred years, to the strange creature or creatures lurking in the Hawksbury River, Tony gives us a crash course in two of Australia's most notable water beasts. We also discuss two of the strangest cryptid accounts you'll hear as well as probably the most disturbing Yowie incident I've ever heard of. A massive thank you to Tony as

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