This week, we journey with author Morgan Daimler who will be our guide into the heart of this wonderful and sometimes disturbing folklore. Morgan has written over 25 books on folklore from around the world, but the majority have been in regards to the Irish legends of the Fae and Fairies. Morgan shares her extensive knowledge and research with us and guides us through cases, the challenge that a modern belief in Fairies brings, the historical context and written accounts, why we should always be...
Sep 28, 2020•1 hr 25 min
This week, it's a warm welcome back to the show for Allison Jornlin. Allison has just launched a new YouTube channel, Paranormal Women: A Hidden History focusing on some of the paranormal trailblazers that perhaps don't get the credit they deserve or may even have fallen off the paranormal radar. As such, Allison is shining a light on some of the paranormal world's most iconic women over the last two centuries. We discuss the legendary Catherine Crowe, a woman who wrote one of the outstanding pa...
Sep 21, 2020•2 hr
This week on Mysteries and Monsters, I am joined by someone I have wanted as a guest since the show started, the parapsychologist, Dr Barry Taff. For anyone who loves the paranormal, poltergeists and 80's horror films, the Entity case still resonates today, 46 years on. Dr Taff is one of the leading lights in the world of rigorous scientific paranormal investigation and has investigated hundreds of cases across North America and beyond. We discuss his career and early work into precognition and ...
Sep 14, 2020•1 hr 38 min
In October 1959, Rod Serling's The Twilight Zone made its television debut, and for the next 5 years, over 156 episodes, would take us to places we had only imagined possible. Stories of time travel, supernatural revenge, murderous dolls, aliens amongst us, nuclear war and ghosts saw some of the biggest talent in acting, writing and directing appear on our screens. Serling took us on a journey that has seen the shows influence transcend the decades and despite the three attempts reboot the show ...
Sep 07, 2020•1 hr 54 min
For many, William Shakespeare is the greatest playwright of all time, his works consistently performed on film, television and on stage across the world. With works such as Hamlet, Romeo and Juliet, King Lear, Othello and many more being household names, his legacy transcends continents, cultures and language. Yet, for the last 175 years, people have questioned if William Shakespeare really is the man we are led to believe. Many point to a man with no history, no educational history and a missin...
Sep 03, 2020•1 hr 5 min
25 years ago this week, millions around the world eagerly awaited the first television showing of alleged footage of evidence that would apparently change the world as we knew it. That footage was alleged to be of an Alien autopsy, brought to us by the infamous Ray Santilli and was to be shown all over the world. One man had been aware of this film since 1993, when Santilli contacted him about the "Rosewell" footage. From that point on, Philip Mantle found himself knee deep in the middle of one ...
Aug 29, 2020•1 hr 38 min
This week, I am delighted to be joined by one of the stars of the new season of Unsolved Mysteries, Thom Reed. Thom appears in Episode 5 of the new season entitled "The Berkshire UFO incident" about the numerous witness to an event over the town of Sheffield in Massachusetts on September 1st, 1969. We are also joined by Judge Kevin Titus who also was a witness to the event and was responsilble for the sealing of the legal documents regarding the case. We discuss the issues with the UFO park in S...
Aug 24, 2020•1 hr 43 min
This week, I am delighted to be joined one of Britain's most well known paranormal investigators, Richard Felix. With over 100 appearances on the seminal Most Haunted up to 2009, numerous tv interviews and a whole raft of his own ghost hunting guides around the United Kingdom, the only thing that matches Richard's passion for the paranormal is his love of history. Richard was responsible for the funding and creating of a statue in Derby to commerate Bonnie Prince Charlie's ill fated invasion of ...
Aug 17, 2020•1 hr 16 min
This week, I'm delighted to welcome Dr David Clarke back to discuss one of the most the controversial alleged UFO encounters of all time, Rendlesham. Christmas 1980 saw three nights of unusual reports, encounters and incidents in the Rendlesham Forest area, next to the Bentwaters and Woodbridge military bases in Suffolk. The three main witnesses John Burroughs, Jim Penniston and Charles Halt have discussed this case over the last 40 years and Dr Clarke has investigated this case since beginning ...
Aug 10, 2020•1 hr 37 min
This week, I'm joined by authors and investigators Chad Lewis and Kevin Lee Nelson to discuss their fantastic new book, Wendigo Lore: Monsters, Myths and Madness. As someone with only a passing knowledge of the Wendigo, I found this book to be a fantastic resourse for anyone wanting to know more about this fearsome creature and the way it is viewed by the tribes of the northern US States and Canada. Chad and Kevin have left no stone unturned as they tracked stories, newspaper reports and tribesp...
Aug 03, 2020•1 hr 22 min
This week, we dive into the world of the paranormal with my guest, Hayley Stevens. Hayley is best known for her award winning blog, Hayley Is A Ghost which looks into a variety of topics and alleged aspects of the paranormal. Hayley brings a refreshing critical thinking to the paranormal field with her balanced approach to her investigations into the paranormal and other fortean fields. We discuss how her interest in the world of the paranormal came about and how she fell out of love with it. We...
Jul 27, 2020•1 hr 32 min
My guest this week needs very little introduction, with over 60 years of experience investigating unusual phenomenan since he was a child. Stan Gordon has become synonymous with the Kecksburg incident of 1965, when witnesses claimed something fell to earth and was recovered by the US Army under the cover of darkness. It has become one of the most notorious UFO incidents in modern history. What really happened on that December night is still not clear and many witnesses point to a cover up at the...
Jul 20, 2020•1 hr 25 min
It's time for another warm welcome back for another listener favourite, Lyle Blackburn to discuss his brilliant new book, Sinister Swamps: Monsters and Mysteries of the Mire. Lyle mentioned his book when we spoke, back on Episode 49 , so I had eagerly been awaiting a chance to get hold of a copy of it as soon as it was released. Lyle has built a reputation as a fantastic author and for me, this is another outstanding piece of work. We dive into three of the chapters and the creepy tales included...
Jul 13, 2020•1 hr 20 min
It's a warm welcome back to one of my most popular guests, the first lady of Cryptozoology, Linda Godfrey! Linda first appeared on Episode 31 (which you can listen to here if you missed it!) and that show still gets regular downloads, so there is no doubting Linda's popularity with yourselves. Linda has just released her own film "Return to Wildcat Mountain" which won an award in its first film festival showing, and is being prepped for a Prime release later this summer. We discuss the film, the...
Jul 06, 2020•1 hr 38 min
Today I am joined by self confessed armchair cryptozoologist and member of the London Cryptozoology Club, James Newton. James has had a long standing interest in Cryptozoology so we take a trip around the world discussing our favourite monsters, from Bigfoot, to the Yeti, to Mkolele-Mbembe to the Ropen. We also cover Forrest Galante, Blobsquatches and Paradeolia. We also discuss the Tic Tac videos, mystery Parakeets and much more. A big thank you to James for joining me. The London Cryptozoology...
Jul 02, 2020•1 hr 22 min
This week, I am joined by one of the leading lights in British Paganism, Steve Jones. Steve has been a driving force in the resurgence of Paganism in the Uk over the last 40 years, setting up the longest established Moot, based in Wakefield, West Yorkshire. Steve has also been investigating hauntings for decades too, so we delve into this too. We discuss how he became a Pagan, the differences between Paganism and Wicca and we also delve into his investigations into Hooded Entities, Ghosts and th...
Jun 29, 2020•1 hr 21 min
Welcome back to Mysteries and Monsters! On this week's show, I'm joined by Carl Marshall, from the Centre for Fortean Zoology. Carl is an Entemologist but also has a love of cryptozoology, especially the UK's mystery big cats as well as his passion for Micro-Cryptozoology and his upcoming book covering this criminally neglected niche in the world of Cryptids. We cover ABC's, including the Beast of Bodmin amongst others as well as diving into the world of arachnids, snakes and some of the tantali...
Jun 22, 2020•1 hr 14 min
This week I am delighted by joined by authors and investigators Gary Cunningham and Rob Cornes to discuss their newly updated book "Irish Aquatic Monsters:A Survey and Definitive Guide". The book is a must buy for anyone with an interest in Irish Folklore, Lake and Sea Monsters and Cryptozoology and Gary and Rob discuss their reasons for the book, how they came to collaborate with each other and the cases they've dove into . We also shine a light on a couple of Cryptozoologists who you may never...
Jun 15, 2020•1 hr 26 min
An important announcement about Mysteries and Monsters and the future of the show.
Jun 13, 2020•5 min•Ep. 73
It's a warm welcome back to British Cryptozoologist Richard Freeman! On this episode, we dive in to the world of giant animals across the world that have been reported by numerous witnesses. We look at cases involving sightings of giant Sharks, giant Lizards, Saltwater Crocodiles, Alligators, Boa Constrictors, Rock Pythons and Anaconda's going back centuries. It seems that plenty of people have seen enormous creatures still hiding out in the corners of the world. We look at the legendary Gustave...
Jun 08, 2020•1 hr 37 min
I'm delighted to welcome back Paul Sinclair to Mysteries and Monsters to take us for a return trip to East Yorkshire and the continuing series of weird phenomena that continues unabated across the area. With new witnesses, new sightings and more strange tales, Paul certainly has plenty of peculiar cases to bring to our attention. We cover stange lights, haunting phantoms walking along the high tides, missing time, cryptids, phantoms and UAP/UFO sightings. We also cover Paul's upcoming new book, ...
Jun 01, 2020•1 hr 37 min
This week I am delighted to be joined by three time world taxidermy champion Ken Walker and film maker Dan Wayne. Dan's wonderful film, "Big Fur", features Ken's attempt to re-create the legendary Patty for display at the 2015 World Taxidermy Championships as well offering us an insight to the world of taxidermy, Cryptozoology and much more besides. I was delighted to finally get a chance to speak with Ken as I had seen him interviewed a couple of years ago on the marvellous Mountain Beast Myste...
May 25, 2020•1 hr 21 min
This week, we dive into one of the most requested subjects I've recieved since I launched the show back in the winter of 2019, the mystery of Dyatlov Pass. As such, there was only one person I wanted to speak to about this case, author Keith McCloskey. Keith has been a driving force in the case over the last decade so I was delighted to finally get an opportunity to discuss the case with him, alongside his fantastic new book Unsolved Aviation Mysteries, which has just been released. We cover two...
May 18, 2020•1 hr 36 min
This week, I am delighted to be joined by the one and only Nick Redfern. A reknowned author and investigator, Nick is known the world over and has contributed greatly to the field of Forteana in the last 25 years. With a reputation that precedes him, Nick has continually investigated cases in the paranormal, cryptozoology and ufology across the world. With countless television appearances, articles and numerous books, Nick is easily and is one of the most recognised names in the field. We take a...
May 11, 2020•1 hr 41 min
This week, we're joined by Daniel Perez, editor and publisher of the Bigfoot Times. Daniel has been involved in the search for Bigfoot for several decades from liaising with John Green and Rene Dahinden as a teenager, to being out in location, investigating witness sightings and compiling them for the monthly editions of the Bigfoot Times. We dive into a couple of infamous Bigfoot cases, the 1924 Ape Canyon story which saw Fred Beck, Gabe Lefever, John Peterson, Marion Smith and Smith’s son Roy ...
May 04, 2020•1 hr 30 min
This week, I am joined by Canadian Paranormal investigator, Morgan Knudsen. Morgan has been investigating the paranormal for most of her life, Morgan has a reputation as a "tell it like it is" investigator. Morgan has also appeared on numerous tv shows and can be currently seen on both Haunted Hospitals and Paranormal 911. We discuss the paranormal in Canada, her families history with the paranormal as well as Canadian hauntings and a trip around some of Edmonton's most haunted locations. We als...
Apr 27, 2020•1 hr 24 min
This week, I am joined by one of the leading lights in both podcasting and the Fortean world, Micah Hanks! Micah is one of the best known voices in the world of Fortean podcasting, hosting the seminal Gralien Report for over a decade before it became known as the Micah Hanks Show. With a keen eye and a sharp mind, Micah has continued to discuss topics covering a variety of phenomena with some of the most well known people in the fortean world as well as being the author of The Maverick Guide to ...
Apr 20, 2020•2 hr 8 min
On this episode, I am joined by British Fortean, Stu Neville. Stu has been involved in the Fortean Times for over 2 decades and was one of the administrators of the official message boards for the worlds weirdest regular publication. We discuss his love of fortean themes, trends in the fortean world, Bigfoot, the works of Underwood and Wheatley, Ufology, Rendlesham, Ghosts and much more. There's a lot packed in to our 80 minute conversation, so I hope you find it stimulating. The Fortean Times c...
Apr 13, 2020•1 hr 27 min
This week on this bonus Easter episode, I am joined by Nash Hoover and his cousin Mikaila from Chasing Legends. We catch up with Nash, almost a year on since his first appearance to cover what he and the team have been up to, what investigations they'd be working on and we also discuss the potential kickstarter they were looking to set up. Sadly, they've had to postpone the launch due to the coronavirus pandemic, so when they get it up and running again we'll make sure we mention it. We also dis...
Apr 10, 2020•1 hr 17 min
This week, we're joined by the host of one of my favourite podcasts, Derek Hayes from Monsters Among Us. Derek's show is one of those wonderful gems, a collection of first person witness accounts covering all kinds of phenomena. From hauntings, to Bigfoot, from UFOs to Lake Monsters, Monsters Among Us has countless witness stories from across the USA and Canada, with the odd international call here and there. Starting over 4 years ago, I've been hooked since Episode One and been obsessed ever si...
Apr 06, 2020•1 hr 34 min
