In this episode we take a different approach to begin our series on one of the darkest tales of humanity we have ever encountered. Join us for part I of II as we ease into the tale of Sir John Franklin and his final Arctic expedition in quest for the infamous North West Passage. One of the most dangerous voyages in history. His ships Erebus & Terror were last seen entering Baffin Bay, July 26th, 1845.. The exact series of events that would follow are still unknown to this day. We’d like to t...
May 11, 2020•37 min•Transcript available on Metacast Futuristic cybernetic espionage, spontaneously generated consciousness and so much more. ITP delves into 1995 Anime classic, the original Ghost in the Shell. Discussing cyborg & AI technologies in this post-humanistic Japanese metropolis. We’d like to thank our regular sponsors of the show: Audible.com , BetterHelp.com , and all of our Patreon Supporters as well as our Producer Tim Godbey Need someone to talk to? Check out our sponsor Better Help and use promo code PORTAL to receive 10% off ...
May 02, 2020•1 hr 9 min•Transcript available on Metacast Aquatic cathedrals, vast undersea caverns, blissful azure blue pools that beckon forth to the curious, those willing to venture into risky lures of nature only to find themselves snared in the trappings of cursed waters. We take a different tact this week and explore sites of utmost morbid curiosity, diving into two notorious pools of death with that veer into the realm of the paranormal hauntings of those lost before their time... Watch the Monty Halls Documentary: Monty Halls Dive Mysteries Cu...
Apr 27, 2020•1 hr 8 min•Transcript available on Metacast This week ITP dives into Underwater (2020) a disaster-horror-scifi film that explores the depths of the Marianna's Trench and what lies beneath... we talk humanoid creatures, hollow earth, massive deep sea monsters and more! **PLOT SPOILERS ABOUND** Lamprey Video Need someone to talk to? Check out our sponsor Better Help and use promo code PORTAL to receive 10% off your first month :) Want some exclusive bonus episodes!? A little goes a long way. Come and join ITP’s Patreon Community! Coffee is ...
Apr 17, 2020•51 min•Transcript available on Metacast For thousands of years mankind's relationship with the water has led to many different spectacular legends and encounters. However for many cultures, none are as common or as strange as entities known as Mermaids... Creatures that have been spotted by great explorers and adventurers alike in modern times. But could such creatures exist in the vast unknown expanses of unexplored waters? In this episode we are joined by our good friend Dr. Shea Conger, a specialist in marine mammal behavioural eco...
Apr 13, 2020•1 hr 29 min•Transcript available on Metacast Lurking in the dense forests and swamps of southern Arkansas is a massive creature left unidentified to this day. Made most famous from a now classic 1972 film titled The Legend of Boggy Creek, the Fouke monsters legacy as a menacing and elusive phenomena of cryptozoology continues to this day... ITP covers not only the 1972 classic film by Charles B Piece, we get into the 1985 sequel Boggy Creek II: And The Legend Continues II, the 2016 Small Town Monster's Documentary Boggy Creek Monster, as w...
Apr 11, 2020•1 hr 5 min•Transcript available on Metacast ITP tackles a Sasquatch thriller this week on Film Friday! A 2018 film by Justin Lee explores the dark underbelly of Washington's Sasquatch playground, Gifford Pinchot National Forest, and the explosive violence of the mysterious Big Man... Extras: USDA Article "Loss of Space Threatening North American Sasquatch" Washington Sasquatch Research Team 2013 "Peeker" Footage Need someone to talk to? Check out our sponsor Better Help and use promo code PORTAL to receive 10% off your first month :) Want...
Apr 03, 2020•54 min•Transcript available on Metacast Venturing deep into the remote fjords and dense forests of Norway, Iceland and other areas of Scandinavia we search for Trolls! The final part in our cross over series on Creatures of Norse Mythology with Zeng This! . Join us for legends and encounters with these strange giant enigmas, creatures thought by some throughout history to be very very real... Need someone to talk to? Check out our sponsor Better Help and use promo code PORTAL to receive 10% off your first month :) Want some exclusive ...
Mar 22, 2020•1 hr 28 min•Transcript available on Metacast When it comes to mass extraterrestrial contact it is truly unknown how this situation would unfold... In Tim Burton's 1995 vision we get whats least expected layered amongst expected alien mayhem, with parodic references to the b-movie sci-fi classics of the 50's and 60's that continue to ignite imaginations everywhere. Join us as we chat classic saucers, Martian canals and all things UFO with Mars Attacks! Need someone to talk to? Check out our sponsor Better Help and use promo code PORTAL to r...
Mar 21, 2020•44 min•Transcript available on Metacast "Once upon a time there was a girl, and the girl had a shadow..." Join ITP for a discussion of Us, the 2019 horror masterpiece dreamed up by Jordan Peele this week on Film Friday! Doubles, Doppelgangers? The Tethered? We get into it all this week on the show! Need someone to talk to? Check out our Sponsor Better Help and use promo code PORTAL to receive 10% off your first month :) Want some exclusive bonus episodes!? A little goes a long way. Come and join ITP’s Patreon Community! Coffee is esse...
Mar 07, 2020•1 hr 7 min•Transcript available on Metacast Scandinavian myths are full of strange creatures and beings that have evolved over centuries from passed down oral traditions of Norse Mythology. But beyond the legends there is common belief that some creatures of ancient lore are in fact real living entities, whether in our realm.. or another. From the remote mountain ranges of Norway to the dense forests of Sweden and vast fjords of Iceland, Elves, Dwarves, and Trolls are said to reside, hidden from mankind. Join us on Into The Portal as we j...
Feb 24, 2020•1 hr 27 min•Transcript available on Metacast This week on ITP we examine the incredibly strange tale of what became known to many as the Minnesota Iceman. Peddled by a sideshow exhibitor and stumbled upon by two prominent cryptozoologists the controversy and mystery surrounding the origins of this legendary artifact ultimately continues to this day... Need someone to talk to? Check out our sponsor Better Help and use promo code PORTAL to receive 10% off your first month :) Want to support ITP? A little goes a long way :) Join ITP’s Patreon...
Feb 17, 2020•1 hr 1 min•Transcript available on Metacast Film Friday, or, Cinema Sunday! is back with The Horror Express, 1972, a Trans-Siberian monster sci-fi cult classic film! Adventurers get way over their heads with a humanoid ice specimen that threatens the livelihoods of all aboard the Trans-Siberian Express... and dabble in otherworldly manifestations far beyond their comprehension! Thank you to all of our Patreon Supporters and to our Producer Jorden U! Please help us out! a little goes a long way :) Join ITP’s Patreon Community! For more inf...
Feb 10, 2020•47 min•Transcript available on Metacast On the evening of October 21st 1978, an event occurred in the Bass Strait of Australia that defies explanation to this day. A young pilot named Frederick Valentich disappeared into the calm night after departing in his Cessna-182L for a seemingly routine excursion. Join Into The Portal as we examine the enduring mystery of Frederick's disappearance and the possible explanations that some may find out of this world... This episode is dedicated to the memory of Kobe Bryant and his entire family. M...
Jan 27, 2020•2 hr 30 min•Transcript available on Metacast This week on Into The Portal we wrap up our Dogman series and discuss all matters of Dogmen from the ancient past. From Greece to India and further, there exist all kind of accounts of dog-headed men that bleed into the realm of mythology... join us as we attempt to connect the stories of the ancient past to the modern phenomena encountered today in places like Michigan and beyond. Thank you to all of our Patreon Supporters and to our Producer Jorden U! Please help us out! a little goes a long w...
Jan 13, 2020•1 hr 27 min•Transcript available on Metacast We're back! This time searching amongst the dense forests of Wisconsin, joined by none other than Adam Benedict from The Pine Barrens Institute! Adam joins us to discuss these bi-pedal canine enigmas and gets into some details on the legendary monster of Wisconsin known as The Beast of Bray Road. Thank you to all of our Patreon Supporters and to our Producer Jorden U! Check out The Pine Barrens Institute at pinebarrensinstitute.com & find his book Monsters In Print Please help us out! a litt...
Dec 30, 2019•58 min•Transcript available on Metacast Happy Holidays Everybody! Treat your ears to this classic Christmas Eve poem, The Night Before Christmas, read by our very own crew at the Straight Up Strange Network! Check out our whole line up of awesome shows at https://www.straightupstrange.com/ & stay tuned for some news of high strangeness coming soon. As always, keep it strange this holiday season folks! From your friends Amber & Andrew
Dec 24, 2019•4 min•Transcript available on Metacast Welcome back for a bonus episode from ITP as we create our own hybrid enigma with this bonus Creature Search/Film Friday review of 2010 Monster Quest Episode - Americas Wolfman! We dive into more Michigan Dogman accounts, police investigations and the topic of hoaxed videos in the world of the paranormal... This episode is dedicated in loving memory of Janet Crema. We love you Nana, you will be forever in our hearts as we continue to search for the unknown. Thank you to all of our Patreon Suppor...
Dec 15, 2019•57 min•Transcript available on Metacast The Dogman Part 1 of a new series from ITP explores the origins of the legendary Dogman of Michigan. This mysterious and elusive creature straddles the line between reality and folklore yet has reports dating back to the 1800's and possibly much further... so prepare to jump down the rabbit hole with Amber and Andrew for a journey into the recent past with threads of connectivity that extend much further than we ever anticipated, as we search for the Legendary Dogman Thank you to all of our Patr...
Dec 10, 2019•52 min•Transcript available on Metacast A new Film Friday takes a look at a 1958 Criterion classic film, Fiend Without A Face! A fascinating story about the pitfalls of 'mad science' and the 'spawning of evil fiends' in the neighbourhood of Winthrop, Manitoba. Get ready for a trope of fearsome mental vampires, dubious professor characters, cold war drama, and a touch of romance - this is truly a must-see film! Thank you to all of our Patreon Supporters and to our Producer Jorden U! Please help us out! a little goes a long way :) Join ...
Dec 01, 2019•41 min•Transcript available on Metacast Those who have heard of the infamous Grinning Man, or Indrid Cold, are usually familiar with the subject in the context of the Mothman sightings and the tragic Silver Bridge Collapse that occurred in the 1960’s. Tonight Into The Portal gets into the high strangeness surrounding this peculiar figure that some have claimed to have connection to Men in Black and/or possibly alien phenomena… Thank you to all of our Patreon Supporters and to our Producer Jorden U! Please help us out! a little goes a ...
Nov 18, 2019•1 hr 10 min•Transcript available on Metacast Friday Friday is back! This time diving deep beneath the waves for a look at 1954 film 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea. Based off the classic Jules Verne Novel published in 1870 we discuss all things paranormal and strange in this under water adventure... Strange technologies, monsters and more. Thank you to all of our Patreon Supporters and to our Producer Jorden U! Please help us out! a little goes a long way :) Join ITP’s Patreon Community! For more information and resources visit our website in...
Nov 16, 2019•38 min•Transcript available on Metacast El Chupacabra, AKA The Goat Sucker, has appeared across the Americas, terrorizing animals and some unfortunate individuals in its bizarre wake of confusing attacks, leaving us to wonder - what exactly we are searching for?? A flesh and blood cryptozoological phenomena? Or, something else entirely… Join us on Into The Portal as we discuss the strange and elusive.. Chupacabra! Thank you to all of our Patreon Supporters and to our Producer Jorden U! Please help us out! a little goes a long way :) J...
Nov 04, 2019•1 hr 26 min•Transcript available on Metacast Poltergeists... commonly defined as a ghost or other supernatural entity responsible for physical disturbances such as phantom sounds, objects thrown around or disappearing/appearing at random, physical contact such as biting, scratching, pulling hair and other phenomena are also commonly reported. Ominous… yet reported all around the world throughout history. Tonight ITP dives into some obscure Canadian cases of poltergeists and hauntings that remain unexplained to this day... Join us on our Ha...
Oct 21, 2019•1 hr 10 min•Transcript available on Metacast The Film Friday Halloween Horrorfest continues with another classic from Tim Burton this week with BEETLEJUICE! Though perhaps not strictly a Halloween movie, this film is a gem with an all-star cast that the whole family can enjoy! Thank you to all of our Patreon Supporters and to our Producer Jorden U! Please help us out! a little goes a long way :) Join ITP’s Patreon Community! For more information and resources visit our website intotheportal.com Find more show like ours in a world of High S...
Oct 18, 2019•41 min•Transcript available on Metacast ITP's October Halloween Horrorfest keeps with the classics! This week it's Carrie (1976), a classic horror tale by Stephen King and a cinematic wonder in its own unique way. Join us as we get into the the films themes, symbolism, horror, dark comedy and mayhem on this weeks Film Friday. Thank you to all of our Patreon Supporters and to our Producer Jorden U! Please help us out! a little goes a long way :) Join ITP’s Patreon Community! For more information and resources visit our website intothep...
Oct 12, 2019•44 min•Transcript available on Metacast ITP digs into a Vault Release this week! The missing head of Oliver Cromwell. The infamous head suffered a tumultuous and ill-documented journey through history, spending time in the Westminster Abbey, disinterred and mounted on a stake for several decades before ending up in murky alleys of the black market.. Join ITP for a whole new historical mystery as a special Patreon archive release! Just one of the many archived episodes you can access on Patreon when you help support the show, which mak...
Oct 07, 2019•40 min•Transcript available on Metacast Poltergeist (1982) A classic in the world of cinematic hauntings and the paranormal. Kicking things off for our October Film Friday Horror-Fest we dive into this classic from Spielberg as a young family is tormented by forces from the beyond. Join us as we discuss themes, trivia, curses and more in this weeks Film Friday. Thank you to all of our Patreon Supporters and to our Producer Jorden U! Please help us out! a little goes a long way :) Join ITP’s Patreon Community! For more information and ...
Oct 05, 2019•55 min•Transcript available on Metacast Ned Kelly. Infamous Australian bushranger, gunslinger and the most feared outlaw of his time, Ned and his gang would eventually roam the Australian countryside robbing banks and shooting police on sight when they got in his way. His story is one filled with controversy and intrigue, known as the Australian Robin Hood to some... Simply a ruthless murderer to others. This tale is both exhilarating and bizarre. So join us on Into The Portal as we discuss the life and accolades of Ned Kelly & Th...
Sep 24, 2019•1 hr 6 min•Transcript available on Metacast ITP is back with a fresh Film Friday covering Winchester (2018) a film that looks at the infamous Mrs Winchester and her sprawling mansion filled with spirits in San Jose, California. A fascinating look at one of the most mysterious houses in all of America, Winchester is definitely worth a watch! Big thanks to Rhian for suggesting this topic/movie! Thank you to all of our Patreon Supporters and to our Producer Jorden U! Want to support the show? Join ITP’s Patreon Community! For more informatio...
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