We hear the tale of a family in Rome, Ohio plagued by strange phenomena. Bigfoot creatures, black humanoid figures, UFOs, an owl creature, mystery lights, and more. Believing their farm was under siege, the family began regularly shooting the creatures, often to little or no effect. At the same time, the nearby town of Rock Creek, Ohio was having its own set of creature sightings. If you would like to help us continue to make Strange Familiars , get bonus content, t-shirts, stickers, and more re...
Nov 05, 2020•1 hr 38 min•Ep. 200
Jay shares stories of haunted residences, shadow figures, deja reve, and a dream that may have saved his life. If you would like to help us continue to make Strange Familiars , get bonus content, t-shirts, stickers, and more rewards, you can become a patron: http://www.patreon.com/StrangeFamiliars If you would prefer a one-time payment to help us out, here is a PayPal.me link - you can change the number 25 in the URL to any amount: https://www.paypal.me/timothyrenner/25 Our Strange Familiars / L...
Oct 29, 2020•1 hr 20 min•Ep. 198
Lucy shares her stories of sleep paralysis, shadow figures, recurring dreams, and the gruesome Oatmeal Man. If you would like to help us continue to make Strange Familiars , get bonus content, t-shirts, stickers, and more rewards, you can become a patron: http://www.patreon.com/StrangeFamiliars If you would prefer a one-time payment to help us out, here is a PayPal.me link - you can change the number 25 in the URL to any amount: https://www.paypal.me/timothyrenner/25 Our Strange Familiars / Lost...
Oct 22, 2020•1 hr 23 min•Ep. 197
We hear the story of Jan Bryant Bartell, her book, Spindrift , and the synchronicities woven into her life - as well as the synchronicities Timothy and Alison experienced around the book. The house in which Jan lived would come to be known as the House of Death and is considered by some to be the most haunted residence in New York. Famous ghost hunter and author Hans Holzer brought a medium to Jan’s apartment and, later, wrote about her haunting in one of his books. If you would like to help us ...
Oct 15, 2020•1 hr 11 min•Ep. 196
We explore the life of Houdini and his challenges to Spiritualism. We hear about the Fox sisters communication with an entity named Splitfoot; Houdini’s early life as a circus performer; his friendship with Arthur Conan Doyle; and, eventually, his exposure of various frauds from the world of Spiritualism. Was Houdini the victim of a death curse? If you would like to help us continue to make Strange Familiars , get bonus content, t-shirts, stickers, and more rewards, you can become a patron: http...
Oct 08, 2020•1 hr 23 min•Ep. 195
First, Chris tells a story about a harrowing night at Little Crater Lake, OR as something unknown screamed nearby. Next, we hear the story of Running Bill, the Graveyard Wizard - was he an American Spring-Heeled Jack? If you would like to help us continue to make Strange Familiars , get bonus content, t-shirts, stickers, and more rewards, you can become a patron: http://www.patreon.com/StrangeFamiliars If you would prefer a one-time payment to help us out, here is a PayPal.me link - you can chan...
Oct 01, 2020•1 hr 14 min•Ep. 193
Our first guest, Abra, tells about strange activity happening around her former residence - including two separate Flannel Man sightings. Lorraine then tells us about some encounters her family had on their farm - and her own sighting of a unexplained white thing in a nearby field. If you would like to help us continue to make Strange Familiars , get bonus content, t-shirts, stickers, and more rewards, you can become a patron: http://www.patreon.com/StrangeFamiliars If you would prefer a one-tim...
Sep 24, 2020•1 hr 12 min•Ep. 192
First, we hear another account of disembodied legs as Kelly describes her strange sighting. Next, we talk with Tyler who tells about his encounters with UFOs and other mystery lights as well as a frightening visitation from an unknown entity. Go to http://www.Skillshare.com/Strange for 2 free months of Premium Membership at Skillshare . If you would like to help us continue to make Strange Familiars , get bonus content, t-shirts, stickers, and more rewards, you can become a patron: http://www.pa...
Sep 17, 2020•1 hr 13 min•Ep. 171
Chad and Timothy meet Six in Michaux Forest at the location of his bigfoot encounters. Six describes seeing two creatures with his son then leads us to a second location where he had other strange encounters. Chad and Timothy then make their way to the southern part of Michaux to check out the location of a pond which is said to be the home of some kind of pond monster. Next, Seriah from Where Did the Road Go and Adam and Serfiel from Conspirinormal stop by to talk about this year’s Strange Real...
Sep 10, 2020•1 hr 16 min•Ep. 189
Erin tells about her sighting of a Flannel Man on horseback. She then describes possible black dog encounters, sleep paralysis, UFOs/orbs, and more. If you would like to help us continue to make Strange Familiars , get bonus content, t-shirts, stickers, and more rewards, you can become a patron: http://www.patreon.com/StrangeFamiliars If you would prefer a one-time payment to help us out, here is a PayPal.me link - you can change the number 25 in the URL to any amount: https://www.paypal.me/timo...
Sep 03, 2020•1 hr 14 min•Ep. 188
AP Strange shares stories of his paranormal experiences from New England. A ghost does a tarot reading; weird lights appear in his childhood bedroom; poltergeist activity at home and work; UFOs; and more. Athol, MA gets another call back on the show. If you would like to help us continue to make Strange Familiars , get bonus content, t-shirts, stickers, and more rewards, you can become a patron: http://www.patreon.com/StrangeFamiliars If you would prefer a one-time payment to help us out, here i...
Aug 25, 2020•1 hr 23 min•Ep. 187
Ryan shares stories of orbs, mystery lights, unseen things in the woods, and other strangeness he has encountered in an area around his house. What Ryan describes sounds and behaves like things experienced at Site 7 as he and Timothy compare notes. If you would like to help us continue to make Strange Familiars , get bonus content, t-shirts, stickers, and more rewards, you can become a patron: http://www.patreon.com/StrangeFamiliars If you would prefer a one-time payment to help us out, here is ...
Aug 20, 2020•1 hr 38 min•Ep. 186
Keith talks about several strange experiences - including his father’s bigfoot encounter, his own trackway find, sleep paralysis experiences, a glowing moth, a strange cloaked figure witnessed by his girlfriend, an unknown scream on White Rocks Trail, and more. Go to http://www.Skillshare.com/Strange for 2 free months of Premium Membership at Skillshare . If you would like to help us continue to make Strange Familiars , get bonus content, t-shirts, stickers, and more rewards, you can become a pa...
Aug 13, 2020•1 hr 19 min•Ep. 185
Timothy meets a bigfoot witness, Scott, at the location of his sighting in York County, Pennsylvania. Scott describes what he saw in detail, including the strange ways in which the creature moved. If you would like to help us continue to make Strange Familiars , get bonus content, t-shirts, stickers, and more rewards, you can become a patron: http://www.patreon.com/StrangeFamiliars If you would prefer a one-time payment to help us out, here is a PayPal.me link - you can change the number 25 in t...
Aug 06, 2020•1 hr 13 min•Ep. 184
Alison and Timothy relate the story of William Amos Wilson, also known as The Pennsylvania Hermit. After his sister was tragically hanged, Wilson became a hermit and lived in a cave for 19 years. Chad, Alison, and Timothy visit Indian Echo Caverns - Wilson’s Cave - for an underground tour and a visit to Wilson’s former residence. If you would like to help us continue to make Strange Familiars , get bonus content, t-shirts, stickers, and more rewards, you can become a patron: http://www.patreon.c...
Jul 30, 2020•1 hr 28 min•Ep. 182
Alison, Timothy, and Joshua Cutchin continue their wide ranging conversation about the weirdness surrounding bigfoot using Joshua and Timothy’s book, Where the Footprints End, as a springboard. Capturing bigfoot, faeries, Pond Bank, white bigfoot creatures, circus wild men, and more. If you would like to help us continue to make Strange Familiars , get bonus content, t-shirts, stickers, and more rewards, you can become a patron: http://www.patreon.com/StrangeFamiliars If you would prefer a one-t...
Jul 23, 2020•1 hr 19 min•Ep. 180
Alison interviews Timothy and Joshua Cutchin about their new book, Where the Footprints End: High Strangeness and the Bigfoot Phenomenon, volume 1. It is a wide-ranging conversation with bigfoot as the springboard to discussions of changing wild man archetypes, mer-squatches, poltergeist activity as it relates to bigfoot, spiritualism, hairy hands and creatures summoned at seances, Tituba’s sighting of a hairy creature, the strangeness of Ape Canyon, weird-washing, the Patterson-Gimlin film, and...
Jul 16, 2020•1 hr 16 min•Ep. 179
Shannon brings stories of shadow figures, orbs and other oddities in Gettysburg, strange meditation experiences, ghostly armies, sleep paralysis, and more. If you would like to help us continue to make Strange Familiars , get bonus content, t-shirts, stickers, and more rewards, you can become a patron: http://www.patreon.com/StrangeFamiliars If you would prefer a one-time payment to help us out, here is a PayPal.me link - you can change the number 25 in the URL to any amount: https://www.paypal....
Jul 09, 2020•1 hr 17 min•Ep. 178
Al tells stories of a haunted property along an old wagon trail in British Columbia as well as other encounters he and his family have had in the area: a witch figure, sleep paralysis, ghosts, encounters with strange dogs and wolves, wood knocks, and more. If you would like to help us continue to make Strange Familiars , get bonus content, t-shirts, stickers, and more rewards, you can become a patron: http://www.patreon.com/StrangeFamiliars If you would prefer a one-time payment to help us out, ...
Jul 02, 2020•1 hr 15 min•Ep. 177
Ken, Chad, and Timothy continue their exploration of Hairy Springs in Michaux Forest. Strange sounds and weird lights accompany them up the mountain. On the way back down the trail, something unseen grabs Timothy’s pack from behind. The recorder starts behaving strangely in the presence of the mystery lights. If you would like to help us continue to make Strange Familiars , get bonus content, t-shirts, stickers, and more rewards, you can become a patron: http://www.patreon.com/StrangeFamiliars I...
Jun 25, 2020•1 hr 18 min•Ep. 175
Chad and Timothy meet Ken in Michaux Forest at the scene of his bigfoot encounters. First Ken describes a group of creatures uttering what seemed to be some sort of strange, gurgling unknown speech. Then Ken leads us to Hairy Springs, where he relates some more experiences. Chad gets bluff-charged. Weird lights appear. If you would like to help us continue to make Strange Familiars , get bonus content, t-shirts, stickers, and more rewards, you can become a patron: http://www.patreon.com/StrangeF...
Jun 18, 2020•1 hr 47 min•Ep. 174
Timothy talks with Ryan about encounters he had around his childhood home: being paced in the woods; weird sounds; large, upright figures; feelings of intense fear; unknown animals; and something which walked from the trees and urinated on his tent. If you would like to help us continue to make Strange Familiars , get bonus content, t-shirts, stickers, and more rewards, you can become a patron: http://www.patreon.com/StrangeFamiliars If you would prefer a one-time payment to help us out, here is...
Jun 11, 2020•1 hr 13 min•Ep. 173
Laura, Jon, Chad, and Timothy hike into Site 7 as night falls. Once again weird lights manifest, coming closer to us than ever before. Everyone saw the lights - but did they all see the same thing? Visit https://www.wildfoods.co and enter the code STRANGE for 12% off your entire order. If you would like to help us continue to make Strange Familiars , get bonus content, t-shirts, stickers, and more rewards, you can become a patron: http://www.patreon.com/StrangeFamiliars If you would prefer a one...
Jun 04, 2020•1 hr 56 min•Ep. 172
First Steve tells of an encounter with a creepy ghost boy on a Malaysian island and other stories sweet smells from beyond, and a glowing figure. Next Juan relates his scary and disturbing sleep paralysis experiences. Visit https://www.betterhelp.com/strangefamiliars to get 10% off your first month of BetterHelp. If you would like to help us continue to make Strange Familiars , get bonus content, t-shirts, stickers, and more rewards, you can become a patron: http://www.patreon.com/StrangeFamilia...
May 28, 2020•1 hr 24 min•Ep. 171
Two guests tell true stories of strange encounters. Victor tells a very strange story about disembodied legs, some pre-cognitive experiences, and shadow people. Then Art shares his stories of repeat encounters with hooded figures, some roadside weirdness, and a possible skinwalker sighting. Visit https://www.wildfoods.co and enter the code STRANGE for 12% off your entire order. Visit https://www.betterhelp.com/strangefamiliars to get 10% off your first month of BetterHelp. If you would like to h...
May 21, 2020•1 hr 33 min•Ep. 168
The last in our series (for now!) exploring Spring-Heeled Jack entities and other prowling ghosts in the UK. Hear about Springheels, the Derby Ghost, Jack the Ripper, demon jumpers, cloven-hooved beings, and other spectral entities. As the 20th Century dawns, Spring-Heeled Jack turns from a frightening attacker to a Robin Hood-like proto-superhero. Visit https://www.betterhelp.com/strangefamiliars to get 10% off your first month of BetterHelp. If you would like to help us continue to make Strang...
May 14, 2020•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 167
We continue our exploration of the prowling ghost phenomenon with more stories of Spring-Heeled Jack entities in all their strange forms. More ghost attacks; breathing fire; Spring-Heeled Jack frightens people into insanity - and death; prowling ghosts at a military base; and more. Visit https://www.wildfoods.co and enter the code STRANGE for 12% off your entire order. If you would like to help us continue to make Strange Familiars , get bonus content, t-shirts, stickers, and more rewards, you c...
May 07, 2020•1 hr 15 min•Ep. 166
In the second part of our series exploring the “prowling ghost” phenomenon in 19th Century England, we hear about naked ghosts, human “monsters”, and the introduction of Spring-Heeled Jack entities in all their various forms. Visit https://www.wildfoods.co and enter the code STRANGE for 12% off your entire order. If you would like to help us continue to make Strange Familiars , get bonus content, t-shirts, stickers, and more rewards, you can become a patron: http://www.patreon.com/StrangeFamilia...
May 05, 2020•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 165
Alison and Timothy present the first part of Strange Familiars deep dive into the 19th Century phenomenon of prowling ghosts. Were they frightening phantoms gifted with superhuman abilities or simply men in costumes? Visit https://www.wildfoods.co and enter the code STRANGE for 12% off your entire order. If you would like to help us continue to make Strange Familiars , get bonus content, t-shirts, stickers, and more rewards, you can become a patron: http://www.patreon.com/StrangeFamiliars If you...
Apr 30, 2020•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 164
Gage tells the story of a white bigfoot creature in the woods near his childhood home and some strangeness surrounding the encounter. Timothy has more Site 7 news. Visit https://www.wildfoods.co and enter the code STRANGE for 12% off your entire order. If you would like to help us continue to make Strange Familiars , get bonus content, t-shirts, stickers, and more rewards, you can become a patron: http://www.patreon.com/StrangeFamiliars If you would prefer a one-time payment to help us out, here...
Apr 23, 2020•1 hr 38 min•Ep. 163
