Karen and Blake are joined by the hosts of MonsterFuzz, Eamonn O’Neill and Rob Billington, to discuss monsters and folklore of Ireland. Well, that’s what we were supposed to talk about but we wandered a bit because it was obvious we all loved talking about monsters. So… that’s on brand right? Giant Otter Irish cryptid/folklore Human occupancy of Australia is […]
It’s been nearly a century since the uncropped photo of the alleged Watertown Ghosts was seen by the public. In that time a tiny cropped version of the original has become an iconic member of the “greatest ghost photos of all time” club. Blake’s research which was published in 2010 showed that the photo was manipulated, but he never forgot […]
Karen Stollznow and Matt Baxter team up to discuss one of Karen’s favorite mysteries: The moving coffins of Chase Vault, Barbados. Note: This episode deals with themes of suicide and death. If you’re feeling at all suicidal please get help immediately by calling the national suicide hotline: 1-800-273-8255. (TALK) Some links for today’s episode: Chase Vault (Atlas Obscura) Transatlantic Sketches […]
There has long been an effort to (as today’s guests call it) “Weirdwash” many unusual features out of Bigfoot cryptozoology. To mend that gap, they’ve co-written a book in two volumes:
Where the Footprints End: High Strangeness and the Bigfoot Phenomenon
We are joined by entertainer Jon Culshaw to talk about the influential children’s book UFOs, (affiliate link) part of the Usborne “World of the Unknown” series that was recently reissued. Jon brings his love of the mysterious and his uncanny ability to do voice impressions as we talk about how UFOs were presented in the 1970s, the wonders of space, and […]
Blake and Karen are joined again by Mat Baxter to talk about the latest Thylacine claims from the TAGOA. The photos dropped last night (US Time) and sadly don’t meet up with the hype – but there’s still much to talk about with this story. Triple M Radio with Neil Waters on Thylacine News Thylacine probably didn’t attack sheep in […]
deBased on a True Story continues with the Wes Craven film The Hills Have Eyes (affiliate link). Allegedly the film was inspired by the “true” story of the Scot cannibal, Sawney Bean! But is that story even true? (Originally recorded live and available with Video on YouTube.)
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