Welcome to another edition of Cryptid Cocktail Party: HalloWednesday! This week Nick and I harness the power of technology and force ChatGPT to write us some creepypastas. This was hands down some of the most fun I've had while doing this show so I hope you enjoy it as well! Story one: Lord Montague and the Cursed Bossk Action Figure Story two: Lava Lamp Entrapment: The Montague Curse Continues Story three: David Prescott and the Haunted Ventriloquist Dummy
Oct 11, 2023•26 min
Welcome back to another episode of Cryptid Cocktail Party! This week I am joined once again by the homie Nick to discuss one of the more upsetting folkloric creatures I have ever had the displeasure of learning about, The Manananggal! A self-segmenting viscera sucker that prays on the sleeping. It is a nightmare of an episode but definitely worth a listen! Listen to the new season of The Ugly Radio here...
Oct 09, 2023•28 min•Season 2Ep. 31
Welcome to Cryptid Cocktail Party: HalloWednesday! For the month of October we're going to be doing some midweek bonus episodes for you guys and we are starting off strong with Luke telling us a strange tale of the Pacific Northwest Tree Octopus! I hope you enjoy and let us know what we should talk about next.
Oct 04, 2023•22 min
Welcome back to another episode of Cryptid Cocktail Party! This week I am joined by Nick Einstman to close out our Jersey Devil series while Luke competes in a pinball tournament to win the title of Pinball Wizard. In this episode, we cover some of the more notorious sightings of The Jersey Devil to come out of the Delaware Valley. It's a good time for sure and I hope you enjoy it! Check out Fuck My Work Life Podcast here or wherever you get your shows!...
Oct 02, 2023•31 min•Season 2Ep. 30
Welcome back everyone to the long awaited return of Cryptid Cocktail Party! I know we have been gone for a bit, taking some time for ourselves but now we are back and ready to shake off the cobwebs and kick off season two with a bang! On this episode were covering one of the heavy hitters in the cryptid world, The Jersey Devil and his many origin stories and Luke tells us about one of his spooky encounters he had while in the Pines while hiking the Appalachian Trail. It was a fun time and I hope...
Sep 24, 2023•30 min•Season 2Ep. 29
Welcome back to another episode of Cryptid Cocktail Party! This week Luke and I finish off our series on Hollow Earth with Admiral Byrds return trip to the surface world to deliver The Masters message to the world. We also finally put together all the clues and decided that the people of Arianni are for sure Nazis so...that's my bad guys. . . Listen to Getting Down and Wordy here or wherever you get your podcasts!...
Aug 21, 2023•31 min•Season 1Ep. 28
Welcome back to another episode of Cryptid Cocktail Party! This week Luke and I continue our journey into Hollow Earth and discuss the meeting between Admiral Byrd and the entity known only as "The Master." This episode is wild so...enjoy! . . Preorder a shirt here . . Check out The Ugly Radio here or wherever you get your podcasts
Aug 14, 2023•29 min•Season 1Ep. 27
Welcome back to another episode of Cryptid Cocktail Party! This week I am joined once again by the handsome one himself, Luke Farry, to discuss one of the more idiotic theories that have gained a sort of resurgence in the past few years. That theory is Hollow Earth. In part one we go over some of the history of the theory and talk about Admiral Byrds secret diary which is what really brought the theory into popularity. Its a fun story so I hope you enjoy! Preorder a shirt here ! Check out Beyond...
Aug 07, 2023•29 min•Season 1Ep. 26
Welcome back to another episode of Cryptid Cocktail Party everyone! This week Jamie Hurley joins me for another round of Fearsome Creatures of the Lumberwoods. On this episode I tell him about the foot changing Tote Road Shagamaw, the lush known as the Cactus Cat, a nightmare of a beast called The Agropelter, and a whirlwind of creature named The Central American Whintosser. So strap in and enjoy! WE HAVE SHIRTS AVAILABLE FOR PREORDER HERE Be sure to check out Brutal, Bizarre, and Boozy here or ...
Jul 31, 2023•30 min•Season 1Ep. 25
Welcome back to another episode of Cryptid Cocktail Party! This week I'm joined by longtime listener, first time guest Kevin Vallery! Kevin has been wanting to be a guest for a while now so I couldn't just tell him about a run of the mill alien or cryptid story. No. I had to go weird with this one so this week were talking about a creature that has no parallel in description or sighting. We talk...The Crazy Critter of Bald Mountain! A glowing horse sized tentacle monster that was reported to be ...
Jul 23, 2023•28 min•Season 1Ep. 24
Welcome back to another episode of Cryptid Cocktail Party! This week, Nick Eintsman makes his return to the show to talk about a pretty fun one off sighting that took place in rural 1900s New York when three individuals crossed paths with a mysterious beast known now as the Copenhagen Devil! Listen to Fuck My Work Life here or wherever you get your podcasts
Jul 18, 2023•32 min•Season 1Ep. 23
Welcome back to another episode of Cryptid Cocktail Party! This week I am joined by a man who's name has been referenced a million times on the show but has never been on, Luke Farry! On this episode we talk about one of the cutest alien invasions the midwest has ever seen which is that of the SPACE PENGUINS!!!! This was a fun one so please give it a listen and, as always, enjoy! Listen to Genuine Chit Chat here or wherever you get your podcasts! Sources: cryptopia.us obscurban-legend.fandom.com...
Jul 09, 2023•34 min•Season 1Ep. 22
Welcome back to another episode of Cryptid Cocktail Party! This week I'm joined by the homie Jamie Hurley as we take our first dive into the world of hauntings and ghosts to discuss an incident that happened on Mt. Washington at the Lakes on the Clouds hut in my home state of New Hampshire. An encounter so weird that I don’t even know how to title the episode besides rip it off from another podcast. Check out the Dead On podcast here or wherever you get your shows!
Jul 03, 2023•34 min•Season 1Ep. 21
Welcome back everybody to another episode of Cryptid Cocktail Party! This week Nick takes the reins to tell me a story that I was wildly unfamiliar with but has all the things I love, gross flesh monsters, the Men In Black, and NASA! We're talking about Frank Shaw's Gargoyle AKA The NASA Gargoyle, a (maybe) one-off sighting that took place in 1986 in Houston TX involving some dude Frank and a 7-foot-tall humanoid figure that took place at NASAs Johnson Space Center. Houston we have a problem, am...
Jun 25, 2023•28 min•Season 1Ep. 20
Welcome back to another episode of Cryptid Cocktail Party! This week I am joined by frequent guest Nick Einstman and also we got a super special guest, author Mark Trollinger joining us today! This week I take these two across the pond to jolly old England to discuss one of the best one off sightings I have ever heard of involving two children and an interdimensional clown known as Sam the Sandown Clown! Its a wild story and a ton of fun so sit back, and enjoy! Be sure to check out Marks website...
Jun 20, 2023•41 min•Season 1Ep. 19
Welcome back to another episode of Cryptid Cocktail Party! This week I am joined by good friend and favorite coworker, Jon Bunting! I figured since there is a ton of UFO stuff going on in the news lately that we would discuss one of my favorite UFO stories, The Ariel School Phenomenon where 62 children in a small rural community in Zimbabwe encountered a couple alien hippies. Wanna know what that means? Well, you'll just have to listen. Enjoy! Be sure to check out our sponsor Myths and Malts for...
Jun 11, 2023•32 min•Season 1Ep. 18
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Jun 09, 2023•57 sec
Welcome back to another episode of Cryptid Cocktail Party! This week I'm joined by fellow Philadelphia transplant Nick Einstman to discuss some bizarre Philly history steeped in conspiracy, cover ups, and secrecy. This week we are going over Project Rainbow aka The Philadelphia Experiment! This story is once of my favorites and I'm excited for any of you who haven't heard this story to get a chance to take it in. Enjoy! Be sure to check out our sponsor Myths & Malts for more stories involvin...
Jun 04, 2023•35 min•Season 1Ep. 17
Welcome back to another episode of Cryptid Cocktail Party! This week I am joined by my buddy Jamie Hurley for a more relaxed episode to discuss the phenomena known as Sleep Paralysis and one of the more horrifying entities associated with it, The Hat Man! This episodes a little more loose than our usual episodes but still a ton of fun so I hope you enjoy! Check out the Bad Acts podcast here or wherever you get your podcasts...
May 22, 2023•39 min•Season 1Ep. 16
Welcome back to another episode of Cryptid Cocktail Party! This week I am joined once again by the energy boy himself, Colby Clark. This week we sit down to talk about one of the more wild alien encounters that I have ever heard which is the Kelly-Hopkinsville encounter and the Hopkinsville Goblins. This story has everything. It's got aliens, ufos, a ton of action, and a dog at one point! This was a super fun episode so I hope you enjoy! Listen F**k My Work Life here!...
May 15, 2023•34 min•Season 1Ep. 15
Welcome back to another episode of Cryptid Cocktail Party! This week I am joined by good friend and fan favorite Colby Clark to talk about some stories that come from our neck of the New England woods. This week we're discussing the 15-foot tall, glowing, all-white, unkillable Specter Moose of Maine! It was nice to have Colby back for this one and it was a ton of fun and make sure to stick around until the end to hear Colbys specter laws. Check out the Genuine Chit-Chat here...
May 08, 2023•27 min•Season 1Ep. 14
Welcome back to another episode of Cryptid Cocktail Party! This week I'm joined by one of my best buds Jamie Hurley to discuss some of the weirdest lumberjack tall tales and folklore from William T. Cox's 1910 field guide "Fearsome Creatures of the Lumberwoods." We go over 4 of the weirdest ones that I found which are the Tripodero, the Funeral Mountain Terrashots, the Whirling Whimpus, and everyone's favorite little guy...the Squonk! Lots of fun and weird stuff in this one so I hope you enjoy i...
Apr 30, 2023•35 min•Season 1Ep. 13
Welcome back to another episode of Cryptid Cocktail Party! This week I'm joined by good friend AJ to discuss the legend of the Ozark Howler, a terrifying bear, bull, horned, corgi hybrid thought to haunt the vast area known as the Ozarks. We talk about what it is, what it could be, and the possible origins of the legend dating back centuries. Hope you enjoy it. If not, let us know. Its whatever. Be sure to check out Dead On: A True Crime Podcast...
Apr 26, 2023•29 min•Season 1Ep. 12
Welcome back to the long awaited new episode of Cryptid Cocktail Party! This week I am joined once again by the one and only Nick Einstman who, in a strange turn of events, is telling ME the legend of the famed Tahoe Tessie and the lore and history of Tessie herself. Spoiler Alert: I am a terrible guest and derail the show almost immediately. This episode was a ton of fun and was good change of pace to keep things interesting. Hope you enjoy. Listen to Saturdays Are For The Ghouls here . You won...
Apr 16, 2023•34 min•Season 1Ep. 11
Welcome back to another episode of Cryptid Cocktail Party! This week I am joined by the homie Tuesday from the band Echobreak out of Ohio. On this episode we have a few drinks and talk about The Grafton Monster, an amorphous blob of a cryptid seen by at least 20 people in the town of Grafton, WV in 1964. Was it an alien? An interdimensional being? Some dude named Steve pushing a cart of boxes? Who knows!?
Apr 03, 2023•22 min•Season 1Ep. 10
Welcome back to another episode of the Cryptid Cocktail Party! This week I am joined once again by my good friend Nick of The Dad Cast to tell him the tale of The Van Meter Visitor. A mysterious pterodactyl/humanoid/mobile spotlight that plagued the VERY small mining town of Van Meter, Iowa in the fall of 1903. So strap in, grab a disgusting shrimp burrito, and enjoy! Be sure to check out our sponsor Immortal Workshop. Head to their website here for your chance to win $250 in store credit! Just ...
Mar 25, 2023•26 min•Season 1Ep. 9
Welcome back to another episode of Cryptid Cocktail Party! This week I'm joined by Lisa of Cryptid Comforts! We talk about how she got sucked into the wild world of cryptids, her involvement in the Kickstarter for the upcoming musical SCOUTS, the upcoming festival she's organizing alongside Cryptoteeology known as Squonkapalooza, and as an added bonus I tell her the horrifying tale of the Russian militarys encounter with the Lake Baikal Swimmers! Be sure to check out our sponsor Immortal Worksho...
Mar 20, 2023•47 min•Season 1Ep. 8
Welcome back to another episode of Cryptid Cocktail Party! This week I was joined by the CEO and creator of MetaZoo Mike Waddell. MetaZoo is a Trading Card Game based on the legends and lore of North American cryptids (for now!) This is a longer episode than normal and I was very nervous so be easy on me and only say nice things, please. We talk cryptids, the TCG community, and a ton more so...enjoy!
Mar 13, 2023•1 hr 31 min•Season 1Ep. 7
Welcome to another episode of Cryptid Cocktail Party! This week I sit with my good buddy Jon to tell him the literally magical tale of The Loveland Frogman. In honor of the inaugural Loveland Frogman Festival that just took place in Mason, OH, we felt it was only right to bring this amphibious/human hybrid to the forefront this week. This story has everything. Magic, frogs wearing pants, magic frogs wearing pants. Everything.
Mar 05, 2023•34 min•Season 1Ep. 6
Welcome back to another episode of Cryptid Cocktail Party! This week I am joined by my good friend and host of The Dad Cast, Nick Einstman! On this episode we sit crisscross applesauce on my studio floor, enjoy some Miller Lites, and discuss one of the strangest and silliest alien sightings I've ever heard of. We're talking The Falkville Metal Man AKA The Metal Man of Alabama!
Feb 26, 2023•31 min•Season 1Ep. 5
