Strange Familiars

SpectreVision Radio•www.spectrevision.com

Join us as we explore the stranger aspects of our world. From bigfoot creatures and other cryptids to hauntings, hexes, magick, and more. A combination of historical research, witness interviews, discussion, and on-site recordings (where possible) is used to tell stories of the weird-but-true. SpectreVision Radio is a bespoke podcast network at the intersection between the arts and the uncanny, featuring a tapestry of shows exploring the anomalous, the luminous, and the numinous. We’re a community for creators and fans vibrating around common curiosities, shared interests and persistent passions. spectrevisionradio.com linktr.ee/spectrevision

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Episodes

Bigfoot Yesterday and Today, part one

Episode 8: We hear about a very old sighting of a possible albatwitch creature (Pennsylvania's "little bigfoot") from 1838 - and then we talk with Mark Blankenship who has had some much more recent encounters with creatures in Washington state. 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 Episode 8 notes and links : Sarada: http://www.etsy.com/shop/ArtBySa...

May 17, 2017•1 hr 12 min•Ep. 8

Spooklights and Headless Ghosts

Episode 7: We talk about the little town of Seven Valleys and many strange reports that have come from the area – including mystery lights, bigfoot sightings, pig weirdness, and more. We hear the story of Old Man Ruby, who died the same day as his horse and was seen riding his spectral mount for nearly a century after his death. Tim and Anthony pay a midnight visit to Panther Hill in Seven Valleys – where something unseen, but very much heard, runs them off! If you would like to help us continue...

May 08, 2017•55 min•Ep. 7

Barnum's Cannibals

Episode 6: We tell the true story of P.T. Barnum's Fiji Cannibals. After being taken from Fiji and exhibited in sideshows and dime museums around the United States, one of these men died in York, Pennsylvania. Newspapers reported that two other "cannibals" attempted to eat his corpse. What really happened?...and where is the Fiji Cannibal's body? We visit Potter's Fields, and discuss sideshows, circuses, Circassian women, and more. Our guest is Alison Renner. If you would like to help us continu...

Apr 19, 2017•1 hr 18 min•Ep. 6

Haunted Roads

Episode 5: We talk about Haunted Roads - both the general idea and symbolism of haunted roads, and some specific haunted roads. Our guest is Thomas White. 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 Episode 5 notes and links : Thomas White: https://www.amazon.com/Thomas-White/e... Contact us via email at: strangefamiliarspodcast@gmail.com http://www.faceb...

Apr 06, 2017•56 min•Ep. 5

The Witch Diggers

Episode 4: In our fourth episode we tell a strange story of bigfoot creatures and other weirdness from 1892 in Indiana and compare it with some modern bigfoot reports. Our guest is Joshua Cutchin. 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 Episode 4 notes and links : Sarada: http://www.etsy.com/shop/ArtBySarada Joshua Cutchin: https://www.amazon.com/Josh...

Mar 22, 2017•1 hr 26 min•Ep. 4

Toad Road and the Seven Gates of Hell, part three

Episode 3: Our first cycle of episodes will explore some local legends from York County, Pennsylvania beginning with Toad Road and the Seven Gates of Hell. In episode 3 we journey back to Toad Road and discuss ghosts, bigfoot, the Hidebehind, cryptids, iron furnaces, missing persons, and more - including some very dark, very real true crime stories which took place in the area. If you would like to help us continue to make Strange Familiars, get bonus content, t-shirts, stickers, and more reward...

Mar 08, 2017•1 hr 47 min•Ep. 3

The Singing Corpse

Episode 2: Our first cycle of episodes will explore some local legends from York County, Pennsylvania beginning with Toad Road and the Seven Gates of Hell. In the second episode we travel north along the Codorus Creek into York City and go to Prospect Hill Cemetery where we talk about the Singing Corpse, mystery lights, synchronicity, red glowing eyes, and other strangeness - and we are rewarded with a photographic anomaly. If you would like to help us continue to make Strange Familiars, get bon...

Feb 22, 2017•1 hr•Ep. 2

Toad Road and the Seven Gates of Hell / Hex Hollow

Episode 1: Our first cycle of episodes will explore some local legends from York County, Pennsylvania beginning with Toad Road and the Seven Gates of Hell. In the first episode we talk a little about Toad Road and the Seven Gates, where they are, what they might be, and what they are not. We disprove some urban legends and head to Hex Hollow for discussions about powwow, witchcraft, ghosts, will-o-the-wisps, cryptid creatures, and the famous "hex murder". If you would like to help us continue to...

Feb 11, 2017•1 hr 35 min•Ep. 1

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