Blake Smith
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Karen Stollznow and Matt Baxter recount their journey to solve the mystery of the ghost lights of Silver Cliff Cemetery, in Colorado.Silver Cliff CemeteryPrisoner's CinemaHistory ColoradoKaren's book Haunting America (Amz affiliate link)An
We answer a listener question that takes us down some interesting rabbit holes and face to face with the apparently never-ending tendrils of the Satanic Panic.Photo of Tokoloshe statue courtesy Peter Aller.Lots of show notes for this one:So
The US Library of Congress says the Cassowary is the world's "Most Dangerous Bird!?" But is it? We talked with biologist Steven Portugal to find out.Steven Portugal's search for the Cassowary tripCassowary (Wiki)Darren Naish on the 2023 Cass
Blake and Karen discuss some recent werewolf projects, and what to do with all this research material accrued since this project started in 2011. Wolf-related MonsterTalk (previous episodes) Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4Jay Smith’s histo
Friend of the show Ray Garton, author of many horror books including In a Dark Place, passed away April 21, 2024 of lung cancer.This show is largely a rebroadcast of episode #039 from 2011.Ray was one of the first and most prominent people wh
We take a look at the 1992 BBC Halloween tv special, Ghostwatch.Ghostwatch (streaming Affiliate Link)Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
This week we take a look at some recent news stories that fall within our bailiwick. We've got big cats, big-not-really-cats, and some UFO data to discuss. (with Matt Baxter.)Note - check out the articles for images of the "Thylacine", especia
This week we're going to take a quick peek behind the curtains as to how THE SCIENCE OF MONSTERS came to be published by MonsterHouse, and what you can find inside. Sales of the book directly help the show, and all of that is explained during o
Blake and Karen are joined by Matt Baxter to discuss the new horror film Late Night with the Devil (AMZ affiliate link), a fictional work that draws very heavily from "real" paranormal history to anchor its verisimilitude. Trailer for LNwtDDo
In this episode we talk with professor Jason Josephson-Storm about the concept of Disenchantment, why it's an important and influential concept, and why it is also a pervasive myth. The Dialectic of Enlightenment by Max Horkheimer and Theodor
Is Bigfoot making peculiar stacks of bones in the forests of Mt. St. Helens? Archaeologist Andy White joins us to discuss the hypothesis that was the topic of a research paper by a Bigfoot proponent Mitchell Townsend.Andy's website (and respon
Karen and Blake discuss three little mysteries they've run across while doing research that didn't quite warrant an individual episode, and which might benefit from some crowd-sourcing.Examples of "Bigfoot Tree Forts"Colorado Site discussing
Matt and Karen report back from their trip to Devil's Tower, Wyoming.reuters debunk traced to Facebook Satirical PostWatch CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND via Amazon affiliate linkLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adcho
[This episode contains some adult language.]This is the story of the search for Bigfoot as conducted by the NORTH AMERICAN WILDLIFE RESEARCH CENTER. (Which sounds a lot like the real Bigfoot research group North American Wildlife Research Team
We're excited to have Professor Chris French back to introduce his brand new book, The Science of Weird Shit: Why Our Minds Conjure The Paranormal (Affiliate Link).Links:Wilson & Barber and the "fantasy prone personality"Richard Wiseman ap
We catch up with Richard Estep and Bil Bungay, co-authors of The Black Monk of Pontefract: The World's Most Violent and Relentless Poltergeist to talk about the history and strange happenings alleged to take place in the village of Pontefract i
This week Blake, Karen and Matt Baxter discuss celebrity UFO encounters. Why are they so popular? Why do we care?Some examples:John LennonOlivia Newton John ElvisRussell CroweMick JaggerDavid BowieKeshaDemi LovatoJimmy Carter (see Th
Blake and Karen discuss The Secret History of Bigfoot by John O'Connor. The Secret History of Bigfoot (affiliate link)NYT Book ReviewTrey the Explainer on Bigfoot and Indigenous Culture (YouTube)Michael Barkun's Culture of Conspiracy (affil
There are lots of things to read about this on the Internet and you will not find a definitive answer, I'm afraid. My conclusions are based on parsimony not on explicit proof. Besides, we all know how hard it is to prove a negative. It's a comp
A lighthearted discussion of the cryptids of Connecticut with the author and illustrator of Connecticut Cryptids: A Field Guide to the Weird & Wonderful Creatures of the Nutmeg State, Patrick Scalisi and Valerie Ruby-Omen.Patrick's Amazon Au
We conclude our two-part look at Boleskine House, on the shores of Loch Ness. Matt Baxter joins Karen and Blake to wrap up this investigation.Links for Part 2:Article about sale of BoleskineReport of death of Major Grant (1960)A Dark Song (
Part 1 of a 2-part look at Boleskine House, the little house on the shores of Loch Ness that allegedly once hosted an infamous ceremony attempt by Mr. Aleister Crowley. Matt Baxter joins Karen and Blake to discuss. Thanks to previous guests P
Blake wraps up his seven year deep dive into the Kelly-Hopkinsville Goblins case by taking a look at the many myths and misconceptions still enshrined in the Wikepedia article at the time of this recording. Yep - it's Blake rant time again...
A look at Blake's ongoing research into the missing history of the Patterson-Gimlin film. This is pre-publication and the raw data is not ready to share yet, but we discuss some of the findings. Episode 12 - Greg LongCryptid Cinema - Steve B
In 1979 a man named Ernest encountered a mysterious creature in a tunnel in the Cabbagetown neighborhood of Toronto. Now, four decades on, we're joined by author Jeff Dupuis to look back on this peculiar incident and ask talk about why some mon
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