Mysteries and Monsters

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Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 365 Haunted Lincoln...

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2025/09/08

The history of the old west is littered with tales of bloodthirsty outlaws, renegade cattle barons, gunfights, lost treasure and ghost towns, but in his latest book, author and researcher John Lemay takes us on a tour of its most notorious and some would say frightening ghostly legends. From the spirit of Billy the Kid and the legends surrounding his supposed survival, to the ever wandering spirit of La Llorona, a ghostly steer who's very presence seems to foretell bad luck and misfortune to a

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51:46

Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 364 Dollcraft with...

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2025/09/04

The use of dolls in human civilisation goes back to some of the earliest graves and shrines we've discovered around the world regardless of the cultures we are finally uncovering. In her brand new book, Dollcraft, Patti Negri dives into all aspects of dolls, from how to make your own magickal poppets and how to identify and care for haunted dolls and shares some of the craft with us along with a couple of encounters with rather unusual dolls. The book can be found here: Patti's website is

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97:46

Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 363 Jonathan Downes...

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2025/09/01

I'm delighted to welcome the director of the Centre for Fortean Zoology, Jonathan Downes to the show. A lifelong love of strange animals and a chance meeting with Doc Shiels at the Fortean Times Unconvention saw the CFZ born and sent Jon on a lifetime of high strangeness, international exhibitions and speaking with thousands of people who have experienced and seen creatures that allegedly do not exist. You can find the CFZ here: Their books can be found here: A big thank you to Jon for

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79:48

Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 362 Chasing North...

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2025/08/25

Jason Offutt returns to the field of cryptozoology with his latest book, a follow up to 2019's brilliant Chasing American Monsters which is an essential book for anyone who loves cryptids.In this latest book, Jason takes us from Greenland to Guatemala and all points in between as we discover some overlooked creatures to some of the more famous members of the cryptid fraternity. Jason's books can be found here: His website is here: Thank you to Jason for joining me this week. Our Patreon is

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95:34

Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 361 American...

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2025/08/18

Kevin J Guhl returns with a brand new collection of American Strangeness as he collates another bumper crop of the strange gleaned from the articles of American newspaper history covering all manner of weirdness. From outbreaks of Dragons in the old west, the emergence of haunted automobile in to the paranormal world, the notorious women in black all manner of terrorised towns! Kevin's website is here: Kevin's books can be found here: Our Patreon is now live, if you want to support the show

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82:00

Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 360 The Lost Tribes...

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2025/08/11

In his latest book, Maxim Furek, a former psychologist and rock journalist, delves into the intriguing world of Bigfoot synchronicity, embracing interdimensional theories, mass hallucinations, and Jung's collective unconscious.Furek's dedication to the subject is evident in the hundreds of accounts from researchers who strive to answer the question, "If it's not flesh and blood, then what is it?" This question forms the heart of the author's evocative thesis as he tirelessly scours American and

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84:06

Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 359 The Meadow...

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2025/08/04

An alleged haunted road that proved to be a disappointment somehow led Trey Hudson and his team of investigators to stumble across an area of land that perplexed and intrigued them. This location, known as "The Meadow" quickly began to reveal some of its secrets and over the best part of the last decade, the team have recorded, reported and experiences numerous incidents of high strangeness, communications and encounters with all all manner of fortean enigmas. Trey shares some of the experiences

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83:55

Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 358 Supernatural Lake...

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2025/07/28

Lake Superior has always had a magnetic power through the history of life in North America, drawing people to its shores and on its waves for millennia and this continue more so in the modern age. It would seem that it seems that the Lake even holds sway over those of a Fortean nature too, with strange creatures seen in its depths, mysterious disappearances, UFO sightings by the bucket load and haunted locations all around its shores. In his brand new book, Supernatural Lake Superior, our friend

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91:00

Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 357 The Can Sack...

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2025/07/25

John Russell returns to share more of the stories from his latest book, The Can Sack Ghost as he delves into some of the experiences he has been a part of throughout his life. Another bumper crop of paranormal stories take us from lost friends, to an unusual insect becoming more than a pest, haunted candy bowls and much more. John's books can be found here: His website is here: Thank you as always to John for his time. Our Patreon is now live, if you want to support the show and get Ad-Free

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Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 356 Fortean TV Update...

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2025/07/21

This episode we catch up with the Fortean Times television reviewers Stu Neville and Ruth Morris to find out what they've been binging for their column and what shows they can't stop watching and which shows it is best to avoid! From Hauntings to High Strangeness, Celebrity fronted Folklore to UFOlogy failures, we look at some of the best new shows out there for the lovers of weird. You can catch them live at Strange Days here: A big thank you to Stu and Ruth for joining me. Our Patreon is now

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88:10

Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 355 Co-Host of the...

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2025/07/14

On this episode, i welcome podcast co-host and author Tiffany Doran to the show. A lifelong passion for the strange and unusual has enabled Tiffany to be in a unique position of dealing with her partner's Bigfoot encounter along with a ghost that likes to make it's presence known by a variety of aroma's! We dive in to her love of cryptids, along with missing people, Dogman and much more. Tiffany's website can be found here: The show can be found here: Thanks to Tiffany for joining me this

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76:46

Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 354 New Zealand's...

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2025/07/07

We return to New Zealand to head to the southern island on the hunt for its haunted history. From haunted department stores, ghostly figures on bridges, ghost towns and pubs with an owner who still stays on, Mark Wallbank covers some of the locations in his latest book, Haunted South Island. The book can be found here: Mark and the team's website is here: Thanks to Mark for joining me Our Patreon is now live, if you want to support the show and get Ad-Free episodes, bonus content, early

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Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 353 The Saucerian:...

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2025/06/30

The early days of modern ufology seem to be a procession of characters, wild tales and messages from the stars most forgotten than the notable exceptions. Yet one man found his calling after reading the headlines about the Flatwoods Monster in his home town. Gray Barker found himself front and centre in the late 50s and 60s as his involvement in the UFO field spanned publishing, investigating, hoaxing and writing and his legacy is still seen to this day. In his new book, author Gabriel Mckee

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Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 352 The Essential...

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2025/06/23

In his latest book, cryptozoologist Ken Gerhard looks in to a whole series of encounters with strange creatures who seem to be able to defy gravity against all common sense. From the legendary encounters with Mothman back in the mid 1960's, the fearsome Owlman lurking in Cornwall and Spring Heeled Jack terrorising Victorian London, these strange visitors seem to appear from nowhere and leave the witnesses traumitised. You can find Ken's website here: His books can be found here: Thank you to

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74:56

Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 351 The Case For The...

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2025/06/16

Since the dawn of time, the question of what happens when we pass away has been a cornerstone of cultural development around the world and how we view ourselves and our place in the world. In his series of books, Chris Carter argues that the case for the afterlife is not some wishy washy dream or unsubstantiated belief but a tangible and very real reality that doesn't conform to religious or paranormal belief structure. Is it simply a matter of time before we accept the reality that death has

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Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 350 Paul Sinclair

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2025/06/09

As we hit Episode 350, who better to welcome back to the show than Paul Sinclair to update on us his continuing investigations into high strangeness along the East Coast of Yorkshire and beyond. With some new cases and first hand encounters with unusual entities, vacuum's of fear and investigating locations of the back of them, we delve in to the strange events that seem to surprise even the most prepared person!. Paul's website is here: His YouTube channel is here: A big thank you to Paul as

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59:51

Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 349 Something I Keep...

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2025/06/06

On this episode, New York Times best selling thriller and supernatural mystery author J D Barker joins me to talk about his career so far, his influences and his new supernatural haunted house thriller, "Something I Keep Upstairs". With a devoted fan base and a body of work stretching back over a decade, J D discusses how he got this point in his life and his new book which features a fantastic competition to win a stay for 4 people in the haunted house that inspired his new book! You can enter

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Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 348 Folklore Past,...

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2025/06/02

It's a very warm welcome back to the show for Dr David Clarke as we dive in to his work he and his colleagues are undertaken as part of the Centre For Contemporary Legend and their upcoming National Folklore Survey. Before we get the the Folklore, David updates us about the current investigations he's involved with regarding the marvellous Calvine UFO case which you can read all about here: The Centre For Contemporary Legend can be found here: David's website can be found here: A big thank you

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Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 347 Enduring...

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2025/05/26

The hook that got many of us into the strange can be found for many of us in a childhood experience. Be it a family story, a personal experience, a TV show or a book full of monsters, ghosts and aliens, the interest runs deep. In his new series of books, under the Enduring Mysteries banner, author Christopher Bahn tackles a variety of fortean mysteries aimed at the younger audience but clearly with an eye on anyone with an interest in the topics of any age. From Area 51, to the mysteries of

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Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 346 More These...

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2025/05/19

With her first audio-book hitting the internet, I'm delighted to welcome Ruth Roper Wylde back to the show to dive in to some more experiences covered in the latest book. With haunted houses in Ohio, an alleged haunted road that diverts many from the real the hauntings in Long Grove, Illinois and an urban myth lurking in the woods around Trumbull, Connecticut, Ruth and I discuss some rather unusual events and experiences shared with her by real witnesses. Ruth's audio-book, narrated by Brennan

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