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Mysteries and Monsters

Mysteries and Monsters

Podcast featuring guest interviews from the around the world covering the Paranormal, Cryptozoology, Legends and Fortean themes, published weekly.

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Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 296 Welsh Fairies...

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2024/07/08

We head to Wales today in the company of author and practising with Mhara Starling who guides us into the myth and legends of Wales. In her new book, "Welsh Fairies" Mhara traces the threads of fairy lore from ancient Welsh literature, such as the Mabinogion, to Mhara s contemporary experiences. A big thank you to Mhara for joining me this week. Mhara's book is here: Her You Tube channel is here: Our Patreon is now live, if you want to support the show and get Ad-Free episodes, bonus

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104:44

Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 295 Crashed Saucers...

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2024/07/01

The 1980s saw the field of Ufology fracture into groups focussing on certain cases and allegations that led many investigators down many a rabbit hole. From allegations of alien wars occuring beneath our feet, crashed saucers, retrieved bodies, alien technology and deep state conspiracies, Ufology became a tangled, combative and confusing mess that pushed people to their limits. Assisting us with untangling the truth from the disinformation is Charles Lear, who's new book "Crashed Saucers and

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77:09

Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 294 Wisconsin Legends...

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2024/06/24

Wisconsin is our destination today as I welcome Jeff Finup, citizen folklorist and historian and the diriving force behing Badgerland Legends. Jeff's brand new book, "Wisconsin Legends for Kids" is a delightful introduction to some of the Badgerland most intriguing legends and lore. A perfect introduction to world of the weird, the book is delightfully illustrated for each entry. Jeff and I cover some of the states more unusual stories and legends as well as some of its darker residents. A big

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112:26

Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 293 Dr Jeff Meldrum

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2024/06/17

This week, we return to the world of the Sasquatch as I welcome the one and only Dr Jeff Meldrum to the show. Dr Meldrum discusses some of his early experiences and what drew him to the Sasquatch enigma as well his work with Paul Freeman, Dr Grover Krantz and more. We also look into some of the behaviours attributed to Sasquatch by witnesses that seem to parallel recent discoveries in the animal kingdom and Great Apes and Monkeys. Dr Meldrum's facebook is here: His books are here: The RHI

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89:56

Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 292 Stranger Utah...

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2024/06/10

We welcome back author John Olsen this week as he takes us on a journey into some unusual first hand experiences in both Utah and Idaho. With the release of John's eighth book, he brings things back to his home state of Utah and the unusual encounters people have had with ghosts, cryptids and more! You can find John's site here: John's books can be be found here: A big thank you to John for joining me once again. Our Patreon is now live, if you want to support the show and get Ad-Free

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60:06

Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 291 Parapsychologist...

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2024/06/03

This week, I welcome renowned parapsychologist Loyd Auerbach. Loyd has built a stellar reputation over the last 40 years as one of the leading investigators, researchers and authors in all things paranormal and has recently released a newly updated version of his book "A Paranormal Casebook". We cover some of the cases in the book including a touching story about the legendary Martin Caidin, when a haunting isn't a haunting, aroma's from the other side and much more. Loyd's books can be

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91:18

Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 290 Not From Here...

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2024/05/27

This week, I welcome back author, investigator and researcher Preston Dennett as we discuss some of the unusual cases covered in his latest volume of his "Not From Here" series. As usual, Preston has collected a series of intriguing. baffling, unusual and sometimes shocking encounters from a wide range of experiences in his latest release. From the sitcoms who had a UFO themed episode to aliens taking too much interest in dogs, cluster sightings and warnings about the future, the book offers up

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78:35

Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 289 The Bishopville...

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2024/05/20

In 1988, the small town of Bishopville was about find itself smack bang in the middle of a monster flap that attracted world wide attention. When locals began reporting some strange reports of damaged vehicles, the authorities appeal for help took a decidely strange turn.What started as some unusual vandalism turned in to a collection of reports of encounters with some chilling and disturbing encounters with a weird bipedal creature lurking near Scape Ore Swamp. Joining me to return to one of his

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107:45

Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 288 Haunted Histories...

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2024/05/13

My guest this week takes us on a journey in to history and cementing the paranormal connections to the past that can sometimes come up in a haunting. Penny Griffiths Morgan has built a reputation for being a researcher of esteemed merit who drills down in to the alleged histories of hauntings to see if there is any factual evidence to support the claims often put forward for alleged haunted histories. Penny's site and podcast can be found here: Thank you to Penny for joining me this week. Our

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85:50

Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 287 Grand Tower UFO...

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2024/05/06

This week, we head to Illinois to uncover the strange history of the Mississippi river town, Grand Tower. Once called the unluckiest town in America by Time Magazine, Grand Tower seems to be window to high strangeness. Taking for us a trip around this intriguing town are filmaker Joe Tury and fortean investigator, Michael Huntington. We look at the key 1973 UFO sighting, strange events, a bloody history of massacres, weird lights and strange creatures. Their film's kickstarter and trailer, Grand

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96:37

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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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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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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