In 1999 Colin Saunders was on his way home when he and is family had an encounter that changed their lives. The sighting set Colin on a journey of discovery and made him question everything he knew. In his new book, Colin recounts his encounter along with publishing another 130 encounters from around the UK from people who have also seen a triangular craft in the sky. The book can be found here: A big thank you to Colin for joining me this week. Our Patreon is now live, with bonus content, early...
May 15, 2023•1 hr 21 min
On this episode we return to the subject of Vampires in the company of author and graphic novelist Insha Fitzpatrick. With a growing reputation in the young adult literature field, Insha has now embarked on a new series of books under the "A Totally Factual Field Guide To The Supernatural" and the first one focuses on the undead! We talk horror films, cultural influences, comics, Godzilla, Vampires and much more. Insha's website is here: The books can be found here: Our Patreon is now live, with...
May 08, 2023•1 hr 41 min
We return to Washington State to continue our interview with Keith Linder as we revist to the home he shared with his partner and something else. In the concluding part of our interview, Keith explains how things went from bad to worse, investigators come and go, the haunting reaches dangerous levels and an appearance on television simply adds to the situation. A big thank you to Keith for his time. Keith's books can be found here: His YouTube channel is here: Our Patreon is now live, with bonus...
May 01, 2023•1 hr 52 min
On todays show, the Fortean Times televison reviewer Stu Neville returns as we cast our memories back to look at some of the older fortean TV shows as well as considering the situation with the current shows available. From the classic shows In Search Of and Arthur C Clarke's Mysterious World, the mid 90s resurgence to the limited releases until recent years, we dive into some of our very favourities. Is Fortean TV a thing of the past or can we pin our hopes on two shows people may not realise a...
Apr 24, 2023•1 hr 32 min
Anyone remotely interested in the subject of Ufology will be well aware of the alleged incidents that occurred over Rendlesham Forest in the Christmas of 1980. Yet, the area has has a longer history of strange events covering a variety of phenomena. Those events were simply the tip of the iceberg and Brenda Butler catalogued a wide variety of high strangeness over decades. Now in a newly updated version of her 1983 book, co-author Philip Kinsella joins me to discuss his experiences both inside a...
Apr 17, 2023•1 hr 24 min
Many may suspect that West Virginia is home to only one type of cryptid, but looks can be decieving. The Mountain State is a hotbed of alleged Bigfoot activity all across the state and reported on for decades. Joining me to discuss his work and methods in the field is Dr Russell Jones. A certified master naturalist, experienced outdoorsman and dedicated Bigfoot researcher, Dr Jones talks about his thoughts on the subject, his ways of working and some of the sightings he covers in his newly updat...
Apr 10, 2023•1 hr 18 min
Imagine the most popular heroic story ever written, one which spans three millennia & goes to the very heart of the largest religion in the world, but which has now almost entirely devolved into myth. Ignored & avoided by the establishment, shunned & unexplored by archaeologists & historians, consigned to the back-rooms of academic study, yet everyone knows the characters & the plot - the tales of King Arthur & his Knights Of The Round Table. But no-one knows the reality!...
Apr 03, 2023•1 hr 17 min
When the modern UFo age began, numerous contactees claimed that visitors were coming to eearht to save us, spread a doctrine of peace and love an illuminate our lives before we destroyed ourselves in a nuclear war. As the decades rolled on however, a more negative, disturbing a frightening agenda seemed to be taking hold. One of abduction, assault and implantation. From a terrifying incident with a shape shifting creature as a small boy, Derrel Sims has made it his lifes work to track down and h...
Mar 27, 2023•1 hr 24 min
I welcome back author Kenney W Irish to discuss his latest book, International Cryptids and Legends and some of the creatures, myths and legends he covers inside it. The book shine's a light on some particular countries that often get overlooked when we look in to some of the more notable international cryptids. Often Nessie, the Yeti and the Yowie take all the glory but Kenney brings some less well known characters to the fore. From more hairy hominids from around the world, werewolves turning ...
Mar 20, 2023•1 hr 8 min
There's a misconception that there are no great haunting cases being reported in the modern era, but in this world of lacklustre paranormal television, the great ones can get over looked for the same cliched hauntings. Keith Linder moved in to his new home with his partner Tina in 2012, looking forward to the opportunities life was giving him. New job, new partner and a wonderful new home. Yet, what Keith and Tina didn't realise was that the property wasn't exactly empty and the paranormal resid...
Mar 13, 2023•1 hr 42 min
We head back to the days of the wild west for another collection of creepy stories saved from obscuity by John Lemay in another of his fantastic Cowboys series of books. This time we head out across the America's looking into cases and encounters which feature a wide range of canid cryptids roaming the plains, woods and towns as every day people end up encountering creatures thought only to exist in myth. From lovelorn werewolves, to magical transformations, hell hounds and dogmen, it seems that...
Mar 06, 2023•1 hr 18 min
Campers, walkers, tourists and even gamekeepers have had encounters with something that has challenged everything they thought they knew about the world around them. Something strange is going on in the woods, moors and forests of East and North Yorkshire and whatever these people are experiencing is leaving them distressed, with the ramifications staying with them for weeks and even months in some cases. Paul SInclair returns to discuss his new documentary "Wolflands" which features interviews ...
Feb 27, 2023•1 hr 25 min
Some places just seem to be a magnet for strangeness and the small Canadian city of Revelstoke seems to be just that. Nestled on the banks of the Colombia river and sitting high in the mountains, skiing seems to be the main reason for tourists to visit but lurking in the shadows seem to all kinds of strange phenomena from across the paranormal spectrum. One man uncovered far more than he anticipated and found himself moving from sceptic to a believer and author, podcaster, creator and producer B...
Feb 20, 2023•1 hr 22 min
Whilst a great deal of research and numerous publications have focused on the search for Sasquatch encounters in British Colombia, the other provinces in Canada have a rich a history of sightings and much more with hairy bipeds. In his new book, Sasquatch Canada, our good friend W T Watson cover almost 200 such encounters and sightings going back decades. From lost children being saved in the woods, to a face to face encounter whilst cutting wood to giants sighted near the Bighorn Dam, you will ...
Feb 13, 2023•1 hr 32 min
On todays episode, I welcome Chad Lewis back to the show to discuss his new book Winter Legends and Lore. Winter may seem like a quiet time, but it is actually filled with bizarre tales and stories of weird spirits, odd tales of Santa Claus, bizarre superstitions, strange weather predictions, Krampus the Christmas Monster, little people, New Year's Eve rituals, the deadly wendigo, and numerous other Holiday traditions for the darkest days of the year. Chad and I discuss some of the stranger trad...
Feb 06, 2023•1 hr 25 min
On this episode, we head to capital of Scotland in the company of Ghost Tour guide Graeme Milne. Edinburgh is a city with an almost unmatched paranormal reputationbuilt on top of its bloody and shocking history. Graeme cut his teeth collecting ghost stories from Aberdeenshire before moving on to Edinburgh and we've discuss a wide variety of hauntings. From a haunted bus station with an abandoned hospital wing, and aptly named haunted pub, an overlooked mummy's curse, a violent attack on a securi...
Jan 30, 2023•1 hr 22 min
On this episode I am delighted to welcome artist, author and designer Brett Manning. Brett has built a reputation as a creator of wonder pieces of art and design over the last decade and has recently released the fabulous book "One Foot In The Green". The book is wonderful compendium of magical and mystical creatures from all around in the world from the realms of the fae, the magical, the cryptid and the legendary. We discuss our love of cryptids, the world of the fae and Brett also shares some...
Jan 23, 2023•1 hr 23 min
Denver Michaels is an author with a passion for cryptozoology, the paranormal, lost civilizations and ancient history, and all things unexplained and back in the spring of 2020 and now travel the country full time in an RV. Denver joins me to update me on his travels and some of the locations they've visited since hitting the road including Roswell and Hopkinsville and hunting down the sites of numerous petroglyphs in several states. We also discuss Denver's encounter with a road ghost, which af...
Jan 16, 2023•1 hr 26 min
September 1996 and an alleged UFO incident occurred that challenged the belief of even the most open minded researchers and investigators and offered the most controversial report of the 1990s in the UK. 4 people, two adults and two children all witnessed strange lights, saw odd creatures and perhaps even had something else occur to them. All of them had different responses to the events they were party to and for some of them, the encounter was just the beginning of the event. It's a warm welco...
Jan 09, 2023•1 hr 23 min
I'm delighted to welcome Kevin Lee Nelson for his first solo appearance on the show and his third overall. Previously we've dived in to Wendigo and the Big Muddy Monster but on this episode things are firmly in the realm of the supernatural. Kevin has had a long interest in ghosts and hauntings and loves nothing better than booking himself in to some of the most notorious haunted hotels across America. He gives us some first hand experiences along with some of the history that these locations ha...
Jan 02, 2023•1 hr 21 min
It's a warm welcome back to one of my favourite guests Ken Gerhard for a long overdue catch up since his last appearance back on Episode 120! Ken's had a hectic year with conferences, filming, expeditions and more and gives us a break down of some of the things he's been up to this year. We cover his trip out to California on the hunt for the Giant Salamander, a creature that seems to be as elusive as many water based creatures and a trip to Bluff Creek to pay homage and help out at the Patterso...
Dec 26, 2022•1 hr 10 min
Ho Ho Ho, Merry Christmas one and all. As an extra treat this year, here's 3 scary stories to give you the chills over the festive period. Fear not, the usual episodes will continue as always over Christmas and have I got a cracker lined up. Thank you as always for your support, kind words and comments! Until then, whatever you do, have fun, stay safe and take care! Our Patreon is now live, with bonus content, early release of the regular show, articles and more. Join here now for the flat fee o...
Dec 22, 2022•25 min
On today's episode I am delighted to be joined by someone who I've always wanted to speak with since I first saw him as the host of the criminally underated Beast Hunter over a decade ago. As the great-nephew of Charles Fort, Pat Spain has always has a thirst for the strange and the unusual and has now released 6 books covering his amazing, intriguing and often hilarious adventures whilst filming Beast Hunter. Pat covers some of his favourite cryptids, some of the amazing locations he visited, t...
Dec 19, 2022•1 hr 18 min
They say everything is bigger in Texas and it seems that could even apply to the hundreds of stories about encounters with large, hairy bipedal creatures wandering around the Lone Star State. The history of such encounters goes back over 200 years and encapsulates all kinds of encounters, from threatening appearances, major local media flaps, disappearing animals, strange howls and much more. Who better to be our guide, than Lyle Blackburn, who joins me to talk through some of the cases features...
Dec 12, 2022•1 hr 20 min
Richard Freeman returns to the show to update us on the exciting expedition he has just returned from on the hunt for the Orang Pendek in Sumatra. Richard, Carl Marshall and Geordie Jackson, along with their guide Dally spent a month staking out several locations on behalf of the CFZ on the first of several new expeditions the CFZ are undertaking in the next couple of years. We here about the new witnesses they interviewed, the new locations they explored, a tantalising close encounter and the a...
Dec 05, 2022•1 hr 13 min
On todays' show, I am joined by paranormal investigator, researcher and practicing witch J Allen Cross to discuss his latest book, The Witches Guide To The Paranormal. J breaks down his personal experiences and investigations along with how he found himself becoming immersed in both witchcraft and investigating the paranormal and how he utilises witchcraft in both investigating the paranormal and attempting to uncover what is causing the haunting. We talk about cleansing rituals, fractured spiri...
Nov 28, 2022•1 hr 29 min
On todays show, we head to a part of the world often over looked when we talk about the subject of cryptids. Author Carol Scott joins me to discuss her new book Cryptids of Asia and Oceania as we dive in to some of these lesser discussed cryptids. We head to Vietnam, Japan, Sri Lanka, Papua New Guinea and others discussing hairy bipedal cryptids, lake monsters, a strange population of little people, flying creatures and more. Carol's book can be found here: Thanks to Carol for joining me. Our Pa...
Nov 21, 2022•1 hr 6 min
On this episode I welcome the marvellous Jo Hickey-Hall from The Modern Fairy Sightings Podcast and Project to join me. It seems as the world opens up and more avenues and channels appear for people to share experiences and find support, more and more encounters with the Fae seem to be being reported. These are not the fairies found in story books, these creatures or entities seem to appear to people all over the world in a variety of settings and the encounters vary from overwhelming positive, ...
Nov 14, 2022•1 hr 38 min
On this episode, we venture to the Beehive State of Utah in the company of David Weatherley. We take a deep dive in to Skinwalker Ranch, cover some incredible Bigfoot encounters, strange dogmen sightings, a terrifying Native American legend, the mystery of the Bear Lake Monster and some Phantom Kangaroos. A big thank you for David for joining me again. The book can be found here: Our Patreon is now live, with bonus content, early release of the regular show, articles and more. Join here now for ...
Nov 07, 2022•1 hr 32 min
We head out on to the haunted highways and byways of Britain in the company of the delightful Ruth Roper Wylde as she guides us through her latest book, The Road Map Of British Ghosts Volume II. Ruth takes us on the hunt for more modern sightings reported to from all over the British Isles and her paranormal detective skills always come in handy when dealing with cases that seem to be more urban myth or tall tales. From the sightings of the Peak Districts famous ghost planes, phantom cars, stran...
Oct 31, 2022•1 hr 41 min
