We return to the world of the paranormal this week in the company of writer, presenter and producer, Danny Robins. Danny's latest project is diving into a Poltergeist case that caused national headlines back in the mid 1950s but seemed to have dropped off the paranormal radar until a decade ago. In January 1956, 63 Whycliffe Road saw the arrival of one of the most active poltergeist cases in British history. Seemingly focusing on 15 year old Shirley Hitchings, the polt turned the lives of the Hi...
Mar 29, 2021•1 hr 18 min
June 1977 and two USAF EMT's have decided to spend a weekend camping in the Devil's Den State Park in Arkansas. What was supposed to be a fun trip for two best friends to take in some wildlife and admire the clear night sky became a terrifying night that changed lives and relationship forever. On this week's Mysteries and Monsters, I am joined by author and experiencer Terry Lovelace to discuss the events of that night in detail and the physical, personal and emotional ramifications of that inci...
Mar 22, 2021•1 hr 45 min
Welcome back to Mysteries and Monsters! On this week's show, I welcome back authors and investigators Chad Lewis and Kevin Lee Nelson, alongside film director Joe Tury to discuss the mysterious case of Murphysboro's Big Muddy Monster. Joe has recently released a brilliant documentary, entitled Creature From Big Muddy: An Illinois Bigfoot Legend looking at this unusual case. Featuring Chad and Kevin and a host of witnesses and locations, the film delves into the legends and lore of the Big Muddy ...
Mar 15, 2021•1 hr 22 min
Welcome back to Mysteries and Monsters! This week, I am delighted to welcome Stephen Bassett alongside filmaker Darcy Weir to discuss a variety of topics, including Darcy's new documentary Volcanic UFO Mysteries. The new documentary features some frankly stunning footage captured by the Mexican authorities from their volcano monitoring systems. With interviews with Stephen and Jaime Musson amongst others, the film looks into the numerous sightings of unusual lights in and around volcanoes around...
Mar 08, 2021•1 hr 24 min
On this week's show it is a welcome return to Dr Rob Gandy to discuss the mysterious Ruskington Horror in Lincolnshire. Since this case came to prominence after appearing on ITV's This Morning in 1999, numerous witness have been brave enough to come forward to discuss their strange encounters . Just what is terrifying motorists in this area of England and what can be causing these shocking encounters. We look into some of the witness accounts, consider some of the potential explanations as well ...
Mar 01, 2021•1 hr 25 min
As February draws to a close, I am joined by Canadian psychic Robert Lindsy Milne to discuss his career over the last 6 decades and the journey he has undergone throughout that time. From starting out realising that perhaps he was tuned into something different at an early agge, Robert's life saw him end up working in the blossoming Toronto psychic circuit in his mid teens as he sought a hot meal and a warm bed above anything else. Avoiding the Canadian Witchcraft Act was an all together more in...
Feb 27, 2021•1 hr 23 min
This week I am joined by Amanda Woomer the power behind Spook Eats. Amanda is the author of 5 books, including the fabulous "Haunted Atlas of Western New York" which is a fantastic guide to the haunted locations of New York state where you can also tantalise your tastebuds as well as getting your spooky on! Amanda joins me to discuss her latest project, the Feminine Macabre, a collection of essays, articles and investigations by women from around the world in a new bi-annual collection. The firs...
Feb 22, 2021•1 hr 13 min
Welcome back to Mysteries and Monsters. After diving into the world of monsters last week, we delve into a mysterious item found upon the shores of Michigan's Upper Penisula. Known as the MacIntosh stone, this small, etched stone was discovered simply laying on ground, waiting to be rediscovered. On it are some strange and unusual symbols that have caused consternation, confusion and more questions. What are the symbols? Are they an unknown form of Native American writing, a simply clever hoax o...
Feb 15, 2021•1 hr 17 min
Welcome back to Mysteries and Monsters. This week, we return to the world of Cryptozoology and I am delighted to be joined by two key members of the Olympic Project, David Ellis and Shane Corson, alongside filmaker Darcy Weir. Since I started the show, I have wanted to have someone from the Olympic Project as a guest due to the fantastic, science based research the team are working on in the Pacific North West. As someone with a deep interest in all things Sasquatch, the Olympic Project has been...
Feb 08, 2021•1 hr 45 min
This week, it is a warm welcome back to author and investigator, Ruth Roper Wylde. Ruth's first appearance on Episode 91 saw plenty of listeners asking when she would be returning, so it was never going to be too long! Since that episode, Ruth has released her latest book, the second volume of These Haunted Times and we dive into the book to discuss several of the cases included inside its covers! We discuss an unusual haunting in Anglesey, Wales which seems to show two very different personalit...
Feb 01, 2021•1 hr 35 min
This week, Kitsie Duncan joins me to discuss her new book, "I'd Rather Talk To Dead People". Kitsie is well known from her TV show and podcast, The Oddity Files as well as hosting the Get Scared podacst and co-hosting Miss Murder. Kitsie's effervescent personality and humour has seen her dive into the world of the paranormal after spending years being afraid of things that go bump in the night. We discuss her motivation for writing the book amd some of her favourite haunted locations including C...
Jan 25, 2021•1 hr 17 min
This week, it is a warm return to Ufologist, investigator and publisher Philip Mantle to discuss his latest book, Investigating UFO's: A Young Person's Guide. Philip has over 40 years of experience and has utilised this knowledge in his book to give anyone new to the subject a solid base of cases to work upon. With the book being split into decades since the 1940's, it offers 3 key cases per decade. Yet, what sets the book apart is that Philip has re-introduced some cases that had simply fallen ...
Jan 18, 2021•1 hr 26 min
This week, we're taken on a trip around some of Ireland's most notable haunted locations in the company of author June Gossler Anderson. June's latest book "Hauntings and History of the Emerald Isle" has just been released via Beyond The Fray Publishing. Part travelogue and part paranormal investigation, June's book covers her trip to Ireland back in 2015 and looks into more than just the ghosts. We look at the notorois Leap Castle, the scene of many a brutal murder and home to more than more th...
Jan 11, 2021•1 hr 21 min
Nick Redfern returns to Mysteries and Monsters to help us kick of the new year in style and act as our guide as we delve into the mysteries of the red planet and his book "The Martians". Mars has captivated us for centuries, from the Romans and Greeks up to the present day and our current exploration of the planet's surface. Nick and I discuss many of the aspects of his book, from the alleged sightings of canal's upon the surface, weird anomalies sighted in photographs, secret NASA programs and ...
Jan 04, 2021•1 hr 33 min
As we end the year, we welcome back Krissy Eliot to discuss the possibilities of the intelligence of plants. Krissy has just written a fantastic article for Edge Science magazine that looks in to the potential for sentience in plant life. Whilst these cutting edge theories have been on the fringes of science for centuries, more and more scientists are uncovering some rather intriguing evidence to suggest we know next to nothing about the world of plants and how they actual live. We cover numerou...
Dec 30, 2020•1 hr 15 min
On this Christmas special, we have two guests for your entertainment. In the first hour, we have Mary Joyce discussing her book "Cherokee Little People Were Real". We discuss testimonies of men who discovered ancient little tunnels, small skeletons and even a child-size skull with all its wisdom teeth when they were working on early construction projects at Western Carolina University in Cullowhee, North Carolina. In the second part of the show, I am joined by Dennis Stone, owner of the enigmati...
Dec 28, 2020•1 hr 57 min
It's a long overdue welcome back to author and investigator, David Weatherly to discuss his latest book "Monsters at the Crossroads - Cryptids and Legends of Indiana. We dive into the mysteries included inside the book, covering the weird oil pit squids from the town of Anderson, strange reports of giant snakes, the saga of the search for the Beast of Busco, runaway Gorillas, Bigfoot and much more. A big thank you to David for joining me as always for a fantastic conversation. David's site is he...
Dec 21, 2020•1 hr 23 min
As we continue the 100th Episode special we have another great collection of star studded contributions. On this part we are joined by Lyle Blackburn who tells of the fightening encounter Terry Sutton had in Boggy Creek, Andy Gilbert covers two of his favourite ghost stories from his brilliant Credible Witness books which featured first hand witness accounts from serving police officers, Brennan Storr talks to us about the mystery of shared dreams in Revelstoke, Morgan Knudsen covers an ongoing ...
Dec 14, 2020•1 hr 52 min
Welcome to Mysteries and Monsters. This week, we hit the big 100th episode so as a thank you to you all, I have asked some of my favourite guests to offer a story, be it a personal investigation or case that they love for you to enjoy, so we have 17 contributions covering Ghosts, UFO's, Bigfoot, ABC's, Wendigo's and much more. As such, I ended up getting such a great collection of contributions I had to make it a two part special, as I appreciate a 4 hour episode may not be everyone's cup of tea...
Dec 13, 2020•2 hr
This week, it is a warm welcome back to author and investigator, Adam Benedict to discuss his marvellous new book, Ghosts In Print. Following on from last years excellent Monsters in Print, the new book brings us newspaper reports going back 200 years in a bumper collection of curious tales, frightening encounters and the occassional pratical joke gone wrong. We discuss the perils of pretending to be a ghost, the curious case of a woman headed dog, marriage guidance from beyond the grave, a ghos...
Dec 07, 2020•1 hr 26 min
It's a warm welcome back to one of our favourite guests, the marvellous Lyle Blackburn to discuss his fantastic new book, Boggy Creek Casebook. Stories of the Fouke Monster came to public attention in the early 70's with both a terrifying incident in 1971 and Charles.B.Pierce's cult classic, The Legend of Boggy Creek in 1972. The success of the film has made Boggy Creek a household name in the world of Cryptozoology. Yet, as Lyle's book clearly demonstrates, encounters had been occurring for sev...
Nov 30, 2020•1 hr 18 min
This week, we return to the world of Ufofology with author and investigator, Paul Stonehill. Paul has been writing about UFO's and USO's from his home country of Russia for several years and his latest book focuses on encounters and witnesses around the world on Russian ships and submarines. We discuss several cases included in his book Russia's USO secrets: Unindentified Submersible Objects in Russian and International Waters. We discuss the mysterious sounds of the Kvakeri, strange sightings i...
Nov 23, 2020•1 hr 11 min
This week, I'm delving into a part of the paranormal I've not covered before - Spirit Rescue. Unlike exorcism or the cleansing of a property, spirit rescue is a process of communication with any earthbound or attached spirits that may be responsible for a haunting. To discuss this fascinating topic with me is Stephen Williams, the founder of Memphis Spirit Rescue. Stephen discusses his introduction to the paranormal, his personal experiences and how he came to found the organisation. We also dis...
Nov 16, 2020•1 hr 19 min
Its a warm welcome back to investigator and author Paul Sinclair. Paul joins us to discuss his latest book, Night People, which was released over the summer. In a depature from his previous Truth Proof books, Paul has bared his soul with a personal and brave account of a lifetime of strange incidents. From an early age, Paul has found himself experiencing something unusual in a variety of locations and different properties that have continued to effect him to this very day. In a brutally honest ...
Nov 09, 2020•1 hr 36 min
Well Halloween may be behind us, but that doesn’t stop us talking about the paranormal on Mysteries and Monsters. This week, I’m delighted to be joined by the founder of American Ghost walks, Mike Huberty. Mike set up the company a decade ago and now runs ghost walks in over a dozen towns and cities across North America. Mike and I discuss some famous hauntings in Madison and Milwaukee, including the ghost who clearly supports the Milwaukee Brewers in Pfister Hotel, ghosts that linger in the Maj...
Nov 02, 2020•1 hr 31 min
Well it's Halloween and what better time to talk about ghosts stories? Over the last few weeks, I've been asking you guys to send in your personal encounters and you haven't let me down. I've collected some of the best for a special Halloween edition of Mysteries and Monsters so I hope you find these tales creepy. Let me know if you enjoy the stories and you can always send your experiences in and who knows, we may do another at Christmas if you enjoy this one! Thank you to everyone who sent in ...
Oct 29, 2020•49 min
One topic I’ve been asked to cover more than most is the disturbing and worrying experiences regarding Shadow People. From the Hat Man, to the Hag, to shadowy entities lurking in bedrooms and homes, these dark shapes often leave the recipients upset, confused and frightened. Yet, are all the interactions malevolent? It seems not. Mike Ricksecker is an investigator and ghostorian who has investigated plenty of cases to try and shine a light on this mysterious phenomenon and what they possible cou...
Oct 26, 2020•1 hr 18 min
This week, I am delighted to be joined by British investigator and author, Ruth Roper Wylde, to discuss ghosts and the paranormal. Ruth has now written 4 books looking at cases from the length and breadth of the British Isles and I have to say her work is refreshingly down to earth. Ruth's work reminds me of the excellent books written by Peter Underwood and John and Anne Spencer. Ruth’s investigations has put many urban myths to bed, but has also uncovered hundreds of cases previously unknown f...
Oct 19, 2020•1 hr 24 min
It’s October and what better time of the year to delve into the history and lore of one of the paranormal’s most well-known creatures, the Vampire. To discuss this, I am joined by author A.P. Sylvia to discuss his fantastic book, Vampires of Lore: Traits and Modern Misconceptions. A.P. has researched the folklore of the Vampire to see why the modern interpretation is so different from what the actual folklore and stories of vampirism actually show us. We discuss the origin of the vampires, the c...
Oct 12, 2020•1 hr 34 min
This week, it's another subject new to Mysteries and Monsters, modern Demonology. We often think of demonology based primarily in the parameters of what we have been told by pop culture, religious dogma and televisual bias. Nathaniel Gillis is here to pull down the walls of what we believe, or certainly what we believe and why we believe what we have been told. Nathan is an author, lecturer and Religious Demonologist. Nathan found himself drawn into the world of darkness when encountering a ghos...
Oct 05, 2020•1 hr 17 min
