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Goblin Kwain

I collect first-hand paranormal encounters that I find and present them with genuine interest, casual analysis, and correlating folklore. My intention is to curate tales that highlight the aspect of human experience that I find most interesting–the otherworldly and unexplainable. For as long as there have been humans, there have been fairies, ghosts, strange animals, supernatural abilities, and stories about them.The classic setting in which these tales are told are by the fire. Consider this your

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108:23

#88 ✶ Bigfoot: elusive animal or archetype?

Goblin Kwain ·

2025/11/11

Tonight I am talking with Timothy Renner, author, artist, and host of the Strange Familiars podcast. Our conversation centers around Sasquatch, Tim’s prime paranormal interest and the subject of several of his books. We begin with the Bigfoot basics, such as what sounds, smells, and behaviors they are known for in terms of the mainstream “flesh and blood hypothesis”. We then move into the high strangeness factors that Tim and his co-author Joshua Cutchin discuss in their books, “Where the Footprints

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#87 ✶ Leprechauns, cartoon clowns & red-curtained...

Goblin Kwain ·

2025/10/30

Tonight I’m reading a mixed bag of first-hand paranormal experiences. The stories come from Reddit, Your Ghost Stories and the Fairy Census and feature a group of walking skeletons, a letter from a leprechaun, a possible tooth fairy sighting, and a creepy cartoon clown.🟎 you can contact me at goblinkwain@gmail.commusic by j sease & goblin kwain

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#86 ✶ Strangeness on the stairs – pooka, levitation,...

Goblin Kwain ·

2025/10/20

Tonight I’m continuing my “deconstructing a haunted house” series, where I examine houses room by room and piece by piece to see what area is the most ‘haunted’. This episode we focus on staircases; I’ll read some interesting personal experiences from Reddit and also examine some dream interpretation and symbology. The stories involve creepy disembodied whispers, phantom guiding lights, floating down the stairs, and some side quests involving creepy puppets and more…✶ To hear more episodes in the

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#85 ✶ Liminal Ohio – the ghostly women, hands & dogs...

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2025/10/13

Tonight I am reading stories from Liminal Earth, a website where people submit their first-hand paranormal experiences and tag the location where the experience occurred. All the stories in this episode take place in Ohio, so I’m joined by Ohio ghostlore author and expert Chris Woodyard. In addition to reading several experiences, we take a dive into legends of women in white, ghostly dogs, and disembodied hands while we take a virtual drive around the buckeye state.✶ to view more episodes in my

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#84 ✶ Gnome experiences & folklore from Fiji, Sweden,...

Goblin Kwain ·

2025/09/29

✶ Thumbail image credits: Rien PoortvlietTonight I’ll be reading experiences with gnomes! The stories are collected from Reddit, Your Ghost Stories, and the Fairy Census and are alleged to be real encounters by their authors. The beings encountered in these stories are similar but also in many ways different. While they all have the general appearance of a very small human, the details differ. Some wear pointed hats, some have pointed teeth; some are going about their workday and others are ice

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#83 ✶ deer boys, fire women & abandoned islands ✶...

Goblin Kwain ·

2025/09/15

Tonight I’ll be reading stories from Liminal Earth, a website where people submit their strange personal experiences. In addition to posting their encounter, they also tag the location where it took place. So, as I read the stories I’ll be showing Google streetview footage of each experience’s locality. In addition to taking a virtual wander through some stunning places, we’ll find some fascinating folklore and local history.The stories, themselves, involve a variety of shapeshifting, the possible

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#82 ✶ Winged men, easter bunnies, ceiling vortexes &...

Goblin Kwain ·

2025/09/01

Tonight I’ll be reading a handful of stories from Your Ghost Stories, a website where people post their first-hand paranormal experiences. The stories tonight include a creepy Slenderman-like entity, an Easter Bunny, a winged man, and more. I’ll also be reading some of the comments under each story as they offer similar experiences and interesting ideas.❧ for additional content, check Patreon.🟎 you can contact me at goblinkwain@gmail.com✶ Music by j sease & goblin kwain

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37:39

‘Bedroom animals’ ✶ Cartoon octupi, lionmen & more...

Goblin Kwain ·

2025/08/18

Tonight I’ll be reading a collection of experiences that were posted on the Forteana Forums. These stories have a few things in common; they’re highly strange, they took place in childhood, and they all involve bizarre animal visitors. Tiny rhinos, winged humanoids with lion heads, and a cartoon octopus. In between the stories I’ll ramble about my thoughts on each account, providing gentle analysis and speculation.Thanks for tuning in!! See below for links referenced in the show or to be redirected

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50:43

A menagerie of roadside fairy sightings ✶ goblins,...

Goblin Kwain ·

2025/08/04

In this installment of my ‘roadside sightings’ series I’m reading accounts from the Fairy Census. The variety of experiences from this ongoing research project (compiled of anonymous first-hand sightings) is staggering, and this episode contains stories of tree people, goblins, flower-dressed tiny women, mysterious radio broadcasts, and much more. In between stories I share my thoughts and gentle analysis, drawing any parallels to folklore that spring to mind.The Fairy Census is an ongoing research

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Little doctors ✶ fairies, grays, or something else?

Goblin Kwain ·

2025/07/21

Tonight’s episode concerns the very strange, specific, and seemingly rare phenomenon that I’m calling “little doctors”. So far I’ve found only three accounts that share the same very distinct details of seeing short-statured doctors and/or nurses at one’s bedside when they otherwise shouldn’t be there. This is no dream and certainly not a house call from actual human doctors, so who are these bizarre visitors?I’m grateful to be joined by two guests (Timothy Renner from Strange Familiars podcast, and

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62:47

Gremlins, gnomes, fairies & high strangeness ☙ a...

Goblin Kwain ·

2025/07/07

Tonight I’ll be reading experiences from reddit that all concern small humanoids. Elves, gnomes, fairies, gremlins… From little cloaked goblins to winged women in doorways. I also read interesting comments and it kind of goes in a few different directions from there as people bring up their own encounters, and some of them are quite strange…✶ For additional content, check my Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/goblinkwain 🟎 “Duende” video mentioned in the video:

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63:31

Floating down the stairs, green orbs, and shadow arms...

Goblin Kwain ·

2025/06/23

Tonight, we are fortunate to hear some of Emma’s personal experiences, straight from her mouth! While she has had many strange encounters throughout her life, on this episode we will focus on stories that involve some of my favored themes: green orbs, floating down the stairs, and disembodied hands…✶ To hear the episode where I previously read Emma’s story from the Fairy Census, click here. ✶ Here are links to Emma recounting some of her experiences on the Fairy Whispering podcast☙ Goblin Market and

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Neon green closets, soul-doubles, and black shucks ✶...

Goblin Kwain ·

2025/06/09

Tonight we are reading first-hand paranormal experiences from the website Your Ghost Stories. These stories include encounters with doppelganger, large black dogs, ghostly women in white, and more.Also, I’ve just launched a Patreon! There’s currently 4 free uploads there for you to enjoy. Visit here.🟎 you can contact me at goblinkwain@gmail.com☙ music by goblin kwain & j sease

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Flying goats, faceless people, and giant floating...

Goblin Kwain ·

2025/05/26

This video is part of my series reading stories from Liminal Earth (https://liminal.earth/), a website where people not only share their personal experiences with the strange and supernatural, but also tag the location of the event on a map. So, while I read each account, I’ll show Google street view footage of the area where the tale took place. In between stories I’ll dip into any interesting local history, legend, or regional folklore that I can find, as well as sharing my thoughts and casual

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Stairways to Hell, crashed saucers, and Borrowers 🟎...

Goblin Kwain ·

2025/05/12

Tonight we’ll be continuing my series on “deconstructing a haunted house”, where I go room to room in a house reading experiences that take place there. Tonight, we’ll be going down to the basement…. perhaps the creepiest room in the house, but is it the most haunted?I read first-hand experiences of odd and unsettling encounters, such as small humanoids that run along the baseboards and hide under sinks, crashed flying saucers, a staircase that mysteriously appears one day and one day only, and

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31:46

Grinning gnomes, cat-eyed humanoids & schoolhouse...

Goblin Kwain ·

2025/04/28

Tonight I’ll be going through several stories posted on the website Your Ghost Stories (https://www.yourghoststories.com/). These first-hand experiences describe encounters with gnomes, duendes, fairies, and a very strange looking humanoid with large cat-eyes and blue skin. In between stories I will provide some of my thoughts observations, and read some interesting comments left on the forum for each account.🧚‍♂️If fairies are your favorite topic, check out my playlist with all my fairy-focused

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Sesame Street screen memories, walking dolls & more...

Goblin Kwain ·

2025/04/14

Tonight I’ll be dishing out another round of “puppet people” stories. Continuing in the footsteps of my first show on the subject I’ll be reading first-hand encounters (mostly from Reddit) where people describe seeing puppet/muppet-like creatures coming into their bedroom, interacting with them, and in some cases harming them. It’s highly strange and deeply interesting!🟎 you can contact me at goblinkwain@gmail.com✶ Music by j sease & goblin kwain

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Witch-hares, Estonian werewolves, and satyr sightings...

Goblin Kwain ·

2025/03/31

Tonight the focus is on shapeshifters and cryptids! This began as a follow-up/leftovers episode for my recent “strange animals” episode (https://youtu.be/ZzeA9jP8z6A?si=BF4xxbaRSxsh5sie) but expanded as I stumbled upon more and more information and stories… It’s a mix of folklore/urban legends–from witches who take the form of hares to phantom chickens–and first-hand experiences; featuring easter bunnies, satyrs and more…It’s a cozy and fun mixed bag of more strange animals and shapeshifters. Thanks

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Italian fairy houses & Kentucky cave goblins ✶...

Goblin Kwain ·

2025/03/17

Tonight I’ll be reading stories from the website Liminal Earth (https://liminal.earth/), where people post their first-hand strange/paranormal experiences and include the location of the event. In addition to reading the stories, I’ll also show Google street view of the location, and in-between stories I’ll explore local legends, folklore, archaeology, and other topics as they come up.☙ For more videos in my Liminal Earth series, click here:

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46:47

Easter bunnies, bipedal cats, and human-faced horses...

Goblin Kwain ·

2025/03/03

Tonight we will be reading first-hand encounters with bizarre animals. Some of these creatures look similar to the natural animals they resemble, but something is… off. Maybe it’s the size, or that it walks on its hind-legs, or that it speaks human language…I grabbed these stories from Reddit, Your Ghost Stories, and The National Cryptid Society. In between reading the experiences, I’ll explain some folklore that relates to the sightings of these various odd creatures. The “animals” seen vary from

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