Brother Richard answers listener questions on spirits, meditation, angels, relics, Capuchin crypts, saints, monks’ robes, 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/timothyrenner/25 Our ...
Dec 29, 2022•2 hr 8 min•Ep. 367
Rob and Eamonn from Monster Fuzz join Timothy and Alison for a special Christmas episode. We discuss some Christmas memories and then get into some Icelandic Christmas folklore. 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 amoun...
Dec 22, 2022•1 hr 41 min•Ep. 366
Brother Richard is back for our annual Christmas chat! This year we discuss angels – what they are, and what they are not. Seraphim, Cherubim, Thrones, Archangels, Guardian Angels and much much 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 i...
Dec 21, 2022•1 hr 21 min•Ep. 365
Ron returns to share more Blackfoot folklore, as well as some of his personal experiences with The Other. little people (good and bad), Iniskim, nighttime invaders, Wolverine Woman, Shapeshifters, 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 numb...
Dec 15, 2022•1 hr 19 min•Ep. 363
Charlie shares tales of being visited by a giant, sinister, red-eyed rabbit and another weird entity, along with experiences in a haunted house and some possible bigfoot encounters. 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 a...
Dec 08, 2022•1 hr 27 min•Ep. 362
Greg Walter tells of his bigfoot encounter in the Pacific Northwest, then discusses some of his research and findings around the phenomenon: little people, Native American lore, treasure hunting, 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 numbe...
Dec 01, 2022•1 hr 18 min•Ep. 360
Alison and Timothy read a selection of listener experiences and old newspaper reports. Witchcraft! Weird lights in Michaux! Ghosts! Flannel Man! An evil chimney! 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:/...
Nov 23, 2022•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 358
Jon and Timothy head to the haunted Pottstown Regional Public Library for a ghost tour and investigation. Windows are mysteriously opened, candles mysteriously light, bells ring, unexplained scents drift through the building, and an EVP is collected. 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...
Nov 17, 2022•1 hr 36 min•Ep. 357
Lon Strickler, author, podcast/radio host, and creator of the Phantoms and Monsters blog joins us to tell some of his various encounters with The Other: a Gettysburg time-slip; a faceless man in Hex Hollow; bigfoot; a Mothman-like creature; 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 i...
Nov 10, 2022•1 hr 14 min•Ep. 355
We wanted to present the first episode of Timothy's new podcast, The Flowered Path to Strange Familiars listeners. If you enjoy this episode, please follow The Flowered Path wherever you get your podcasts. In the first episode, we will tell the story of Saint Leonard of Noblac. Saint Leonard lived in the 6th century AD and is responsible for many miracles, most notably freeing many prisoners who invoked his name and intercession. We’ll also hear the tale of Saint Leonard’s Forest in England wher...
Nov 01, 2022•28 min
Happy Halloween! Rob and Eamonn of Monster Fuzz podcast stop by and discuss Jack-O-Lantern history and folklore. We hear the tale of Stingy Jack, one of two jack-o-lantern origin stories, and then we discuss Cabbage Stump Night (a tradition local to wexford, Ireland) and, amazingly, find its Pennsylvania Dutch equivalent. Finally, Brother Richard shares his poem All Hallows Eve . (part two of our jack-o-lantern talk will be on Monster Fuzz podcast). If you would like to help us continue to make ...
Oct 30, 2022•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 354
First, we meet John at the location of his bigfoot sighting along the river in York County, PA. John is of Native American heritage and, when the creature walked into the light of his lanterns while he was fishing, he used traditional sign language – and the creature signed back! John also shares some other local stories from friends who had encountered creatures in the area. Next, we talk to Sondra and Chad who found a trackway of huge, anomalous three-toed tracks on the Chestnut Ridge. If you ...
Oct 27, 2022•1 hr 25 min•Ep. 351
Ron continues sharing his personal experiences with The Other as well as some Blackfoot beliefs and folklore. Little people, bigfoot, ghost lights, spirits, 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://...
Oct 20, 2022•1 hr 21 min•Ep. 350
Ron shares some of his personal experiences with The Other as well as Blackfoot spiritual beliefs, folklore, and creation stories. Talking owls, ghosts, the Bucket Woman, a little person, 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 ...
Oct 13, 2022•1 hr 33 min•Ep. 349
Adam and Serfiel from Conspirinormal stop by to tell us about this year’s Strange Realities conference. KC shares her encounters with The Other: UFOs, nighttime invaders, a littlefoot, orbs, a frog-woman, 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 ...
Oct 06, 2022•1 hr 50 min•Ep. 348
Brother Richard and Timothy continue their deep dive into the apparitions at Fátima. More apparitions of the Virgin Mary; visions of hell; monsters; the child seers get kidnapped; and the Miracle of the Sun! 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 num...
Sep 29, 2022•1 hr 32 min•Ep. 346
Brother Richard returns to join Timothy for a discussion of the Marian apparitions at Fátima. 8-year-old Lucia dos Santos began seeing visions of an angel at Fátima, Portugal in 1915. In 1917, she and her two cousins, Francisco and Jacinta Martos would see a series of stunning apparitions of the Virgin Mary – ending in October of 1917 with the Miracle of the Sun, witnessed by more than 70,000 people. If you would like to help us continue to make Strange Familiars , get bonus content, t-shirts, s...
Sep 22, 2022•1 hr 19 min•Ep. 343
It’s an early release – and a shared episode with Monster Fuzz! Rob and Eamon, the Monster Fuzz crew, bring some Irish folklore to Strange Familiars. We hear about the winged horror known as the Sluagh. If you hear a tapping at your window, you may want to leave the shades down. 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 p...
Sep 12, 2022•2 hr•Ep. 342
Chris shares his story of the nighttime visitors who haunted his childhood, then relates a strange tale of a hitchhiking Flannel Man, ghosts, 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/t...
Sep 08, 2022•1 hr 25 min•Ep. 341
We present the story of Durenstein aka The Victorian Blood Book , a strange scrapbook of religious and natural imagery, hand-written poetry, and other ornaments – every page dripping with red India ink “blood”. We also talk about potentially poison books. 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, h...
Sep 01, 2022•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 340
We present another collection of short encounters and interviews. Bigfoot, Flannel Man, UFOs, nighttime invaders, flying heads, premonitions, and a giant rabbit. 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.p...
Aug 25, 2022•1 hr 46 min•Ep. 339
Lobi tells of various encounters with The Other throughout her life: a skinwalker, Flannel Man, nighttime visitors, disembodied legs, 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/timothyre...
Aug 18, 2022•1 hr 37 min•Ep. 337
We present the legend of John Stink, an Osage hermit who was said to have died and returned to life – perhaps more than once! 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 Strang...
Aug 11, 2022•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 336
John and Keriann from Wyoming Valley Ghost Tours tell us what got them interested in the paranormal, then relate some of the experiences they have had leading ghost tours. We also discuss the Transcendent Paranormal Conference and Vendor Fair, which they are hosting in Scranton, Pennsylvania this September. 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 ...
Aug 04, 2022•1 hr 13 min•Ep. 334
Shane and The Judge of From the Shadows podcast stop by to share some stories. The Judge tells about a disturbing entity named Wind which haunted his daughter when she was very young. Then we hear their story of a bigfoot investigation gone weird. 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...
Jul 28, 2022•1 hr 29 min•Ep. 333
W.T. Watson stops by to discuss his books Mysteries in the Mist and Canadian Monsters and Mysteries . We talk eerie creatures, ghosts, and UFOs that inhabit the fog and mist, monsters and cryptids from Canada, 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 ch...
Jul 21, 2022•1 hr 22 min•Ep. 332
Joshua Cutchin and Timothy continue their talk with Alex and the aftermath of his intense encounter in the Uwharries. Alex returned to the site of his first experience several times–he saw a hair covered creature peeking from behind a tree, orbs, faeries, and more. High strangeness ensues. 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...
Jul 12, 2022•1 hr 17 min•Ep. 329
Joshua Cutchin and Timothy talk with Alex about his intense encounter in the Uwharrie National Forest. A solo camping trip started with the woods impossibly silent, before Alex felt like he was getting downloads of information in his mind–and things only got stranger from there: “giant monkey” whoops; unseen footsteps encircling his tent; creatures communicating in unknown language; weird lights in the trees; and more. If you would like to help us continue to make Strange Familiars , get bonus c...
Jul 07, 2022•1 hr 33 min•Ep. 328
We present a grab-bag of stories featuring Flannel Man, sleep paralysis, UFOs, a dogman/werewolf, roof-walking tricksters, phantom spiders, synchronicities, aliens, 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: ...
Jun 30, 2022•1 hr 22 min•Ep. 327
Alison and Timothy discuss The Year Without a Summer – 1816 – which found Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin (soon to be Shelley), Claire Clairmont, Dr. Polidori, Percy Shelley, and Lord Byron together in Switzerland. The eruption of Mount Tamboro in Indonesia caused clouds of ash to darken the skies over Europe. These remarkable events birthed the creation of Polidori’s story, The Vampyre (which inspired Dracula), and the incredible novel, Frankenstein or the Modern Prometheus by Mary Wollstonecraft Sh...
Jun 23, 2022•1 hr 15 min•Ep. 324
