Not Alone is a weekly podcast covering all things mysterious and unexplained. Your hosts, Sam and Jason, have been called 'the Siskel & Ebert of things strange', and others with interest in the paranormal saying that 'as a fellow believer in the weird, it's like coming home'. Join us as we reveal to you the hidden realm of the paranormal, nestled within the so called Real World. From stories you've never heard of, to ones you know by heart, we hope our variety of topics, from Curses to Cryptids to UFOS and back again, will provide something for the True Believer and Diehard Skeptic alike. And until next time, remember. We are Not Alone.
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This week we finish up our investigation on the most compelling account of Haitian Zombification of all time, that of Clairvius Narcisse. We'll cover the travels of Wade Davis, attempting to make sense of what happened that day in 1962 when Clairvius died, up until his final doctoral thesis and conclusions.
This week we dive into the most compelling account of zombification to ever occur in the nation of Haiti, that of Clairvius Narcisse who was buried in 1962 and shambled into the market 18 years later with a tale of being dug up by a sorcerer and set to work on a sugar cane plantation. When he returned, his story found its way to the attention of an intrepid ethnobotanist who vows to discover how this could be true and discover the secret of the zombie poison. We hope you'll enjoy the episode. Ch...
This week we jump head-first into an urban legend that's been around almost as long as the United States, with events beginning as far back of 1790. However, beyond the spooks and the kooks, something else seems to lurk in the darkness of Number 50, Berkeley Square in London, which has, more than once been called the most haunted house in all of England. A Nameless Thing. Maybe even an Ancient Thing. A terrible, awful, horrendous thing. One might even call it a cosmic horror. Join us tonight as ...
Join us tonight as we conclude our two part series on the Witchcraft Murder of Lower Quinton, the death of Charlie Walton. We’ll switch from setting the scene into the act of investigating the brutal murder itself, take you through the suspects, the evidence, and the ‘lore’ surrounding the homicide, before finally passing judgement. We hope you’ll enjoy the episode. For more information on this episode you can go to http://notalonepodcast.com/Walton2...
Join us tonight as for our first episode in a two part series on the Witchcraft murder of 1945. On a sleepy day in the village of Lower Quinton in Warwickshire a body was found, brutally murdered. As the investigators started their search, they realized that not only were things not adding up to produce a suspect, what they were producing was something even more alarming. Witches
This week, Sam sits idly by and allows Jason to explore the world outside of his cage, and host his fourth ever JASON SPECIAL! Science and Sorcery, Logic and Lizards, Math and Magic combine to bring you a thorough debunking of the very IDEA of Dragons. Not only are all these poets and storytellers from the Middle Ages and ancient world terrible liars, but they also don’t understand how physics works, and Jason is here to clear all that up for them. We hope you’ll enjoy! You can head to http://no...
This week we explore one of the most anomalous creatures to ever grace the history of modern folklore, The Dover Demon. The demon, which has been described as the David S. Pumpkins of its time due to the way it is ‘its own thing’ resembles no known or mythological creature or phenomena like unto it. We’ll be going through the witnesses stories and the physical evidence that makes this one of the most compelling cases to ever occur on our strange planet. You can head to http://notalonepodcast.com...
Tonight we explore for the very first time, a collection of stories sent in by listeners just like you. In fact, some of them might be you. We explore a mix of prerecorded and written tales, sure to chill the blood and cause even the most skeptical amongst us to scratch their heads in bewilderment. We hope you’ll enjoy the episode. We know we did.
This week we conclude our series on Point Pleasant West Virginia and John Keel with one of our longest episodes yet. Two and a half hours of paranormal goodness. We cover the Real Men in Black, more Mothman sightings, the Contactee Phenomena, localized tragedy, theories, arguments, and more. We hope you’ll enjoy the episode. Head over to http://notalonepodcast.com/Mothman2 for more information about this episode.
This week we attempt to cover one of the most well known phenomena of all time, the Mothman of Point Pleasant. However, if you ask anyone with any knowledge of this case, it is not one that exists in a vacuum. Therefore, this is not an episode on the Mothman. This is a series on Point Pleasant, West Virginia, in the years 1966 to 1967, when flying silver spheres were sighted frequently, monsters roamed the sky and earth, and one man was determined to put it all together. We hope you enjoy, we tr...
This week we cover our first ever specific haunting experience, and it only took 8 months. We’re more than happy to bring you one of the most convincing and authentic cases of poltergeist activity, that of the Black Monk of Pontefract. We explore the relationship between the Pritchard Family and the specter that shared their home with them for 9 months between August of 1968 and May of 1969. From the harmless knocking and rapping that haunted the home for days on end, to the physical attacks on ...
This week we conclude our series on Skinwalker Ranch by focusing on the most conspiratorial side of the ranch and its inhabitants. We’re going to take you through the death of NIDS and the birth of its shadowy replacement BAASS, the true purpose and outcomes of Bigelows investments on the Ranch, as well as some of the amazing work that has been done by Ryan Skinner bringing the conspiracy behind this ranch to light. We’ll explore the idea that the government is involved on the ranch, that Bigelo...
This week we are continuing our Skinwalker Ranch series, focusing specifically on the arrival of the National Institue for Discovery Science and their mysterious benefactor, Robert Bigelow. We will explore the supposed evidence, the problems Jason has with how PhD level scientists do their job, and the first tidings of the undercurrent of conspiracy that run deep under the ground of Skinwalker Ranch. We hope you’ll enjoy. Head to Http://www.notalonepodcast.com/Skinwalker-Ranch2 for more informat...
Join us tonight for our first in a multi-part series on possibly the most active paranormal hotspot in the world, and Sam’s preferred final resting place, Skinwalker Ranch. We will dive deep into the laundry list of supernatural phenomena that calls the ranch home, from UFOs to invisible predators, to poltergeist activity, flesh and blood monsters and more. In this first episode we will be focusing on the story of the family of Terry and Gwen Sherman, a well-meaning group whose hunt for a new ho...
Tonight we bring you another collaboration, this one with our good friends over at the What If? Podcast! We'll be exploring the modern myth of the Philadelphia Experiment, the story of ship that travelled in time and space. We take you through the story, the explanations, the evidence, the probable hoax and the world-changing potential of the Unified Field Theory as explained by some guys who don't know a single thing about science. We hope you'll enjoy the episode!
Join us this week dear listeners as Sam blitzes Jason with one of the most non-sensical, yet strangely believable stories of all time. We'll be examine the legend of Gef, the talking Mongoose, a sensitive soul, 79 years old, whose pastimes involve living in walls, exhibiting powers of telekinesis, and screaming for no reason. We hope you'll enjoy the episode. We know we sure did.
Join us tonight as we take you through one of the most baffling cases of Modern Times, the Mad Gasser of Mattoon! This bizarre case involves the vicious attack of over 26 people in this small town of 15,000, Mattoon Illinois, for two weeks in 1944. We'll be covering the events, as well as some suspicious attacks from 11 years earlier, the theories, the suspects and more! We hope you enjoy the show! More information about this episode can be found at http://www.notalonepodcast.com/Gasser Check ou...
Join us this week as we explore one of the most cryptic and unsettling disasters at sea, that of the S.S. Ourang Medan, or the Death Ship of the South Sea. As we dive into the story to attempt to find out what is real and what is not, we find ourselves bumping up against possible Ghost Pirate activity and a whole lot of Chemical Weapons. For more information on this episode, you can visit our website at https://www.notalonepodcast.com/Ourang-Medan...
Join us this week as Jason explores the mythology and science surrounding the eclipse phenomena! We'll take you back through the ancient Greeks, the Vikings, the Egyptians, Indian, and Mayan cultures as we try to understand not only what an eclipse is, but what people thought it was in days gone by!
Join us tonight as we team up with one of our favorite shows, the Mad Scientist Podcast to bring you the mythology and science around the Hollow Earth conspiracy! It's a record breaking show, our longest yet by far, and we hope you'll enjoy all the bizarre places our minds go with it! Check out the Mad Scientist Podcast! You can find more information about this episode at http://www.notalonepodcast.com/Hollow-Earth...
Join us this week for our second ever 'Tales of' episode. This time, we focus on 3 and a half stories of reincarnation, the process by which we find ourselves trapped in this material plane, hopefully not forever. We also spend a fair amount of time theorizing on the spiritual mechanics of Reincarnation, and, as almost always, end up back on the idea that the universe is a simulation. You can find more information on this episode on our website at http://www.notalonepodcast.com/Reincarnation...
Join us tonight as we dig into one of the most complex and intense accounts of Alien Abduction and Invasion to ever occur on our lonely blue planet. The Mojave Incident focuses on the account of Steven and Dawn Hess, a couple who went into the desert for a nice weekend away, and came back completely and totally changed, victims of a truly terrifying experience by way of E.T. And UFO encounter. As always, we hope you'll enjoy the episode. Head over to http://notalonepodcast.com/Mojave-Incident fo...
Join us tonight as we explore what may very well be the first ever publicized account of a Sasquatch sightings by white settlers in the United States. We'll explore the compelling mysteries of Ape Canyon, a crevasse that holds more questions than answers, and the account that forced Sasquatch to transcend from Ape, to multi-dimensional entity. We hope you'll enjoy the show. Consider donating to our Patreon, at patreon.com/notalonepodcast if you enjoy the work we do. You can go to http://www.nota...
Join us this week as we discuss one of the most enduring aspects of popular folklore, the hell hound. We'll start in the 12th century, as we ride with the Wild Hunt across the land, detour in the Middle Ages to recount the tale of Black Shuck, one of the most famous of all hell hound legends, and finally settle on the main subject of this week's episode: The Hound of Mons, the spectral horror that stalked the battlefield of World War One. We'll explore it's colorful origins, the terrors of trenc...
Join us this week as we explore the greatest state of the Union, Idaho! Home of Potatoes, College Football Teams, Ghosts, Werewolves, and of course, Sasquatch! We'll be going over some of the most well known hauntings in the state, like the Old Pen and the Idanha, as well as some lesser known legends, like that of Chief Nampa and the Nirumbee. We hope you'll enjoy as we show some love to the places we call home. Please help the show out by going to survey.libsyn.com/notalonepodcast and filling o...
Join us this week as Jason tears apart lake monsters and explains the science behind why they can't exist. The ocean, however, is fair game, and who knows what could be teeming underneath it's waves? We'll look at some famous sightings, hoaxes, and terrifying truths as Jason puts his skeptical spin on the entire Phenomena. We are now a part of the Dark Myths Collective, head over to DarkMyths.org to learn more! Check out our interview in Boise Weekly! Head over to our website, Notalonepodcast.co...
Join us tonight as we explore the most well documented, and longest case of Demon Possession to ever occur in the United States, that of Anna Ecklund. Clocking in at over 16 weeks, 3 of which were a nonstop battle with the Devil himself, this story is one of the most compelling cases for Demonic Possession we've ever come across. Demonic Possession has been around since time immemorial, and so why, out of all the billions of options, did the Devil himself allegedly possess an innocent young woma...
Join us tonight as we talk about the first in what we hope to be a long line of episodes on cursed mountains during the run of the podcast. Our premiere cursed mountain has claimed at least 4 people since 1980, but sometimes the ones that go missing aren't nearly as strange as those that come back, and the tales they tale of that time they were unaccounted for. We'll explore the possibility of a dimensional rift, as well as let Jason talk about the African Clawless Otter for maybe just a minute ...
Join us this week as we examine the mystery of Angikuni Lake, one of the most controversial paranormal events of all time. The Angikuni Lake disappearances has become a hallmark of examples of Mass Abduction by UFO, it's been theorized as one of the largest cover-ups in Canadian History, and it's been called a complete fabrication with absolute no basis in fact. However, we can assure you that SOMETHING did happen that day back in 1930 on the Shores of one of the most remote lakes on the face of...
Join us this week as we take a departure from our standard format. Instead of focusing on one event, we've decided to tell you 7 different stories all united by one common theme: Time Travel, and, in particular, Time Slips, a phenomena by which unwitting and unwilling participants are plucked from the streets of their home town and thrown down Time's lazy river hundreds and sometimes thousands of years away. We regret to inform you that Sam was a dummy and forgot to save his sources as he goes f...
