May 20, 2021

229 – Watertown 2: Eclectic Boo-Galoo

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 […]

Regular Episode 51 sec read
April 26, 2021

228 – The Chase Vault

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 […]

Regular Episode 36 sec read
March 31, 2021

227 – Bigfoot and the Paranormal

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

Regular Episode 47 sec read
March 20, 2021

226 – Usborne book of UFOs

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 […]

Regular Episode 46 sec read
March 1, 2021

225 – Thylacines and Pademelons

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 […]

Regular Episode 31 sec read
February 28, 2021

MTL014 – DOATS: The Hills Have Eyes

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.)

DOATS 13 sec read
February 15, 2021

MTL013 – Barney and Betty Hill

We interviewed Toby Ball, the host of the podcast Strange Arrivals – a serious deep dive into the foundational UFO abduction case of Betty and Barney Hill.   This interview was recorded as part of MonsterTalk Live on June 29, 2020. The video version of that discussion is available on YouTube. If you’re interested in UFOs you will definitely want […]

MonsterTalk Live 23 sec read
December 26, 2020

223 – The Loveland Frog

Ryan Haupt joins us to discuss the strange case of “the Loveland frog.”  Links: Hot Damn! It’s the Loveland Frog!A musical based on the Loveland Frog Hell Comes to Frogtown (1988) post-apocalyptic movie with Rowdy Roddy Piper Ryan Haupt podcast Science…Sort Of Skeptoid on Loveland Frog Wikipedia on Loveland Frog Full version: CUFOS doc on KY Goblins (includes Loveland Frog) […]

Regular Episode 22 sec read
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