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Ohio Valley Cryptid

Ohio Valley Cryptid

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Seemingly randomly uploaded podcast where local cryptid and paranormal "experts" Dan, Mike, and Reese take deep dives into the history of strange goings-on around the Ohio Valley, the United States, and the entire world all while having a laugh or two along the way! Join us on our journey through all things creepy and mysterious as we try to find out what that sound in the woods or that bump in the night really is. Have a story you'd like to tell us? What about a suggestion for the show? You ...
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Legitimate Goblin Discussion

Legitimate Goblin Discussion

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Legitimate Goblin Discussion with Sam and Aleks is a comedy podcast about cryptids, but not just those boring same old cryptids like bigfoot or mothman, but fun weird lesser known cryptids and local urban legends like The Squonk, Slattenpatten and Vince McMahon. Sam is a stand up comedian and comedy writer for The Hard Time and Hard Drive from Rochester, NY who currently lives in Los Angeles, California. Aleks is a nerd who works at an undisclosed job for an undisclosed amount of money.
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Hosted by Robert Barber, State of the Unknown is a cinematic podcast that explores true paranormal stories, chilling local legends, and forgotten truths hidden in the folds of American folklore. Each episode unearths a different corner of the U.S.—from haunted highways and ghost towns to cursed landmarks and cryptid-infested woods. If you believe some stories were never meant to be solved, this is the podcast you’ve been looking for. 🎧 New episodes every other week. 🔗 www.stateoftheunknown.c ...
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Spooky Soul Sisters

Spooky Soul Sisters

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Two sweet and sassy southern belles tellin’ tales about spooky bull sheet. Join Kayla & Ashley for some good ole' southern scary storytelling. We take turns each week covering local legends, ghost stories, cryptids, hauntings, tall tales, folklore, & more. We also love listener submissions for extra spooky stories. We hope you listen in and scare yourselves silly!
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Quite Unusual

Nicole & Noelle

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Join best friends, Nicole and Noelle in the Haunted Attic as they talk about all sorts of strange and unusual topics. From history's most nefarious cults, local ghost stories, conspiracies, murder mysteries, paranormal activities, urban legends, UFO phenomena, and unexplained events. Nothing is off limits but everything is unusual, come get weird with us and remember to Celebrate the Strange and Keep it Unusual! Find us on social media @QuiteUnusualPod - Email us at [email protected] ...
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Haunted Hospitality

Haunted Hospitality

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Southern Stories told by Spooky Gingers. Co-hosts Robin and Zoey talk about a story a week that falls in the general spooky category, including ghosts, unexplained events, true crime, and local cryptids.
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Urban legends, cryptids, monsters, and creepy places from all across the U.S. and beyond! I chat with horror fans who love learning about their local spooks and sharing that knowledge with others, and ask a whole lot of random questions in the process. Then, there's the inevitable descent into ridiculous conversation and dark humor, because these guests are AWESOME! Every episode will be marked explicit for language (sorry, it's a habit I have a hard time breaking). Find me on Twitter: @tmr_ ...
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Step into the world of the weird, the wonderful, and the downright bizarre as Curious Britannia: Uncanny Tales & Folklore uncovers England’s most eccentric stories. From whimsical local legends and unexplained phenomena to peculiar historical events and quirky traditions, each episode delves into the strangest corners of English culture. Join your host every week as they journey through eerie ghost lore, medieval oddities, and the folk tales that shaped this green and pleasant land. Learn th ...
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Send us a text What happens when mystery collides with science? In this episode, Robert Barber and returning guest Dr. Brian Parsons dig deeper into America’s strangest cryptid cases—like the Murfreesboro Mud Monster, black goo evidence, and unexplained footprints. From haunted forests to local law enforcement transparency, we explore why paranorma…
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Send us a text What if the monsters we tell stories about… are still out there? In Part 1 of this special interview, Robert Barber talks with cryptozoologist Dr. Brian D. Parsons about the eastern U.S.'s most persistent legends—Bigfoot, Mothman, the Beast of Bladenboro, and the Loveland Frog. Explore how folklore, geography, and belief collide in t…
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Send us a text Grab your life vest and climb aboard as we dive deep into the doomed voyage of the Titanic. From its glittering construction to its tragic collision with destiny. We cover the chaos, the class divide, the flares, and the many missteps that turned a luxury liner into a legend. Stay tuned for Part 2, just like the Titanic VHS, we're go…
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Send us a text In the next episode of State of the Unknown, host Robert Barber sits down with cryptozoologist and paranormal researcher Dr. Brian D. Parsons to discuss the strange creatures explored in his book, Eastern Cryptids. From the Beast of Bladenboro to the Snallygaster, we dive into the stories, sightings, and cultural roots of these persi…
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Send us a text In this episode, Robert Barber dives into the chilling legacy of Ed and Lorraine Warren—the famed paranormal investigators behind America’s most enduring urban legends. From the true stories that inspired The Conjuring and Annabelle to the ghostly encounters still debated today, we explore what made the Warrens infamous… and why thei…
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Send us a text Where were you on October 15th, 2009? Were you like Nicole, probably tuned into MTV’s Real World/Road Rules Challenge? Or like Noelle (and the rest of America), glued to the news, holding your breath as a silver, UFO-shaped balloon floated over Colorado with a child supposedly inside? Noelle brings us the story of the Heene family’s …
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Send us a text Explore haunted legends and paranormal stories in this haunted places podcast episode all about Ed and Lorraine Warren. From the Amityville Horror to the case of Annabelle, we uncover the real-life investigations that inspired Hollywood's most chilling films. Join host Robert Barber as he separates fact from fiction, examines the War…
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Send us a text In this unscripted episode, we recap our wild and wonderful time at Windy City Parafest, listen to hear all of our eerie encounters and unforgettable moments. Go to magicmind.com/unusualmm and use code: UNUSUAL60 at checkout for 60% off Magic Mind! Support the show Hit us up on social media Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/QuiteUnu…
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Send us a text Before the films, before the Warrens—there was something already waiting inside the Conjuring House. In this episode, Robert Barber unearths the true story behind one of America’s most infamous haunted places. From the chilling experiences of the Perron family to the real history of Bathsheba Sherman, this colonial-era home holds mor…
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Send us a text Host Robert Barber takes you deep into one of America’s most chilling haunted places—the Conjuring House. This haunted places podcast unpacks the urban legends, true crime connections, and real paranormal encounters that inspired The Conjuring film series. From unexplained phenomena to the Warrens’ controversial investigation, discov…
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Send us a text In the woods outside Pittsburgh, the trees don’t forget. Dead Man’s Hollow is a place where urban legends, unsolved deaths, and paranormal stories have tangled for over a century. Join host Robert Barber as he walks the haunted paths of this eerie Pennsylvania forest—tracing disappearances, strange sightings, and a chilling silence t…
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Send us a text In Part Two of the Enfield Poltergeist, we unravel the bizarre final chapter of the haunting that captivated the world. We explore the unsettling family history of paranormal investigator Maurice Grosse and the eerie emergence of "Bill Wilkinson," the disembodied voice that chilled even the most skeptical minds. As the activity fades…
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Send us a text Discover haunted legends in this eerie podcast preview, focusing on chilling urban myths from Dead Man’s Hollow—one of Pennsylvania’s most mysterious and infamous forests. Host Robert Barber sets the stage for an episode that explores murders, disappearances, and ghost stories that refuse to fade. Is the land cursed? Or simply a plac…
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Send us a text A man finds a bottomless hole in the forest. He lowers a line—thousands of feet—and it never hits bottom. Then he vanishes. Join Robert Barber as he unearths one of American folklore’s strangest and most unsettling paranormal stories. Known only as Mel’s Hole, this dark mystery in Washington State has entangled late-night radio, gove…
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Send us a text Step into haunted folklore with host Robert Barber as he unravels the bizarre legend of Mel’s Hole—one of Washington State’s most chilling urban myths. In this episode, we introduce the story of a bottomless pit that has defied explanation for decades. First made famous on late-night radio, Mel’s Hole is said to swallow objects witho…
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Send us a text What began as an ordinary, semi-detached council house at 284 Green Street in Enfield, London, would soon become one of the most infamous haunted locations in the UK. In part 1 we uncover the eerie beginnings of the haunting that shook a quiet London suburb in 1977. Mysterious knocks, levitating furniture, and terrified witnesses set…
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Send us a text Hosted by Robert B., State of the Unknown invites you into the chilling world of the Crescent Hotel—one of the most haunted places in America. Nestled in the Ozark Mountains of Arkansas, this historic hotel has gained a dark reputation over the years for its ghost sightings, tragic past, and disturbing paranormal stories that continu…
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The legendary Stan Gordon shares the latest from his paranormal and UFO research. He discusses new UFO sightings from the Pennsylvania area including tic tacs, a square-shaped object like a "flying iPad," black triangles, glowing humanoids, and strange cryptid sightings including mothmen, thunderbirds and gargoyles.…
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http://DarkMatterMonsters.com In this video we look at the work of Takaaki Matsumoto and his ideas about micro black holes and strings of dark matter, also studied by Ken Shoulders, B.U. Rodionov, S.V. Adamenko and Vysotsky of Proton 21 Labs. Adamenko and Vysotsky claimed that they had discovered a type of microscopic black hole which absorbed all …
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Send us a text Step inside one of America’s most haunted places. Hosted by Robert Barber, this preview of State of the Unknown sets the stage for a chilling descent into the Crescent Hotel—where paranormal stories, ghost sightings, and urban legends have lingered for over a century. As part of our haunted places podcast, this episode teases the eer…
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Send us a text We did it! We got Unscripted again! On this episode we chat about our time in The Roff House, a horror con where we learned William Shatner's beauty secrets, True Crime news, our home town Chicago Pope, the difference between a hot dog and a polish sausage, our favorite M. Night Shyamalan movies, and so much more that we honestly can…
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Send us a text Robert Barber presents a chilling deep dive into one of America’s earliest witch trials. Before Salem, fear gripped Hartford, Connecticut. In 1662, unexplained deaths, superstition, and hysteria sparked the nation’s first witch panic — and left a legacy history nearly forgot. In this episode of State of the Unknown, we trace the eeri…
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Send us a text Step into the haunted history of Hartford, Connecticut—site of America’s first witch trials and a chilling legacy that predates Salem. This creepy preview of State of the Unknown explores one of the darkest, most overlooked chapters in colonial history. If you love paranormal stories, forgotten tragedies, and unsettling truths, this …
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Send us a text One farmhouse. Eleven people. And a night that still haunts Kentucky. In 1955, the Sutton family claimed to be under attack by metallic-skinned creatures with glowing eyes—what would become known as the Hopkinsville Goblins. Host Robert Barber traces the incident’s timeline, military involvement, and the lasting legacy of one of Amer…
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Send us a text In 1903, something strange descended on Van Meter, Iowa—a winged creature, part bat, part machine, with a blinding light on its head. It terrorized the town for five nights… and then disappeared. In this episode, Robert Barber unravels one of America’s most chilling and little-known paranormal stories—a case where folklore, fear, and…
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Send us a text In 1892, a family in Rhode Island was dying one by one. Locals believed something—or someone—was feeding from the grave. When the coffin of 19-year-old Mercy Brown was opened, what they found sparked one of the most chilling vampire legends in U.S. history. Host Robert Barber uncovers the real story behind New England’s vampire panic…
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Send us a text In rural Wisconsin, something strange stalks the roads. Witnesses have reported a towering, fur-covered creature with glowing eyes and canine features—a beast some believe to be a werewolf. In this episode, host Robert Barber dives into the 1990s Bray Road sightings, local lore, and the possibility that something primal still hunts t…
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Send us a text In the heart of Massachusetts lies a stretch of land filled with curses, cryptids, and unexplained encounters. Known as the Bridgewater Triangle, this region has been home to ghostly sightings, UFOs, Bigfoot reports, and strange disappearances for decades. In this premiere episode, host Robert Barber explores the history of the trian…
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http://DarkMatterMonsters.com I recently visited the site of a recent Bigfoot sighting near Boulder, CO in March, 2025. I got chance to talk with the witness who told me about orbs on her property and possibly a UFO with glowing red light near the house in 1973. She hadn't seen any Bigfoot before March but noticed some knocking sounds on her bedroo…
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Send us a text This week, Noelle shares a story from 1943, when four young boys entered the woods in a small town near Birmingham, England, and discovered something horrific wedged inside the trunk of a tree. A year later, incriminating graffiti appeared, reading “Who Put Bella in the Wych Elm?”—a haunting question tied to a mystery that remains un…
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Send us a text What if America’s strangest stories weren’t just legends… but coordinates? State of the Unknown is a documentary-style podcast mapping the supernatural, the unexplained, and the forgotten mysteries tucked into the quiet corners of all 50 states. Each episode dives deep into a single location-based legend—cryptids, hauntings, cursed p…
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Send us a text Welcome to our 200th episode! ...sort of... This week we're taking a trip up north to CANADA, eh, as we dive into the mysterious Shag Harbour UFO incident of 1967. Canada’s most compelling and well-documented UFO case and what some call Canada's Roswell. From eyewitness accounts and official RCMP reports to military searches and deep…
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Send us a text In this episode, Noelle brings us the eerie and unsettling phenomenon known as "The Call of The Void"—that strange impulse to jump when standing near a cliff or bridge. We explore the psychology behind this paradoxical urge and discuss why it's more common than you might think. Join us as we discuss the mysteries of this haunting yet…
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Was it a deer, a demon—or a devilishly clever stunt? When Bristol Zoo Project released night vision images of a “winged and horned” creature in October 2024, panic and intrigue spread like wildfire. Was this Britain’s next big cryptid—or just a cunning Halloween hoax? In this gripping episode of Peculiar Britain, we dissect the evidence, folklore, …
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A six-foot reptile, a viral tweet, and a city that leaned into the mystery. In 2014, a Bristol bus driver reported a crocodile swimming in the River Avon. Within hours, the story exploded across the city—sparking more sightings, unofficial warning signs, and even a film. But was there ever a croc... or just a log and a clever bit of myth-making? Th…
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This is a lecture I gave to the Troy Historical Society where we attempt to understand why Bigfoot encounters and paranormal phenomena become hidden events that are seldom discussed in public. You can see the full video at https://youtu.be/_R8Jy7obuHY. References: Alley, J. Robert. 2021. Brushes with Bigfoot: Sasquatch Behaviors Reported in Close E…
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Send us a text Oops we did it again! We got Unscripted AND went live with it. From a man who did not know what a potato is, to ghost hunting with our newest REM Pod - Big Mouth Billy Bass, we chat about all of the weyward moments our lives have to offer. Support the show Hit us up on social media Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/QuiteUnusualPod/ …
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Send us a text This week Nicole brings us a paranormal parallel to the Colleen Stan episode. We discuss the prophetic and psychic dreams of Jodi Foster (not that Jodi Foster) and the strange synchronicities that lead to a breakthrough in the Marliz Spannhake disappearance at the hands of the Hookers. Sources https://unsolvedmysteries.fandom.com/wik…
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Send us a text In this episode, Nicole brings us the true crime story of Colleen Stan, known as "The Girl in the Box," who was kidnapped and held captive for seven years. We explore the psychological torment she endured and the complex dynamics of her captivity. Join us as we unpack the details of this horrific case and praise the resilience of a w…
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Send us a text In this episode, we explore the basics of astrology, from Western horoscopes to Chinese zodiac signs. Learn how your star sign might explain why you love to organize your sock drawer (hello, Virgo!) and how your Chinese animal year could reveal why you're secretly obsessed with Weird Al Yankovic. Check out the links below to find out…
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Send us a text Welcome to the Gulf of Quite Unusual, where anything is everything because honestly who cares anymore, we're SO tired! This week we have another Unscripted where we went live for our Patreon members and answered some of their questions, we promise we aren't just talking to ourselves. Get tickets to Windy City Parafest: https://windyc…
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Send us a text We have a special PALENTINE'S Day gift for you all! We're chatting with two wonderful humans and Co-Producers of Windy City Parafest, Franky Everleigh & Christina Marie! We're discussing all things Windy City Parafest and what sets this amazing convention apart from the rest! This is one you don't want to miss, get your tickets below…
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A summary of this podcast can be found at NewCrystalMind.com and my Patreon page. I’ve been puzzled and curious for a long time about Bigfoot’s ability to cause electromagnetic changes in its environment. Witnesses often report that the sounds of their environment become muffled or wholly extinguished. They’ll say the forest became unusually silent…
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Send us a text In this episode, we dive into the mysterious story of the Philadelphia Experiment, a supposed WWII-era Navy experiment that allegedly made a ship invisible and sparked decades of conspiracy theories. We’ll unravel the bizarre claims of Carl Allen, the enigmatic man behind the story, and explore how his letters led UFO researcher Morr…
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Send us a text Noelle brings us the story of the Cleveland Torso Murders, a series of brutal killings that haunted the city during the 1930s. Despite the gruesome nature of the crimes, the identity of the killer remains unknown, leaving the case shrouded in eerie uncertainty. Join us as we explore the investigation, the victims, and the dark legacy…
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Send us a text Well we've never done this before! Come along with us to the MOST Unscripted episode of all time... literally... our Patreon members get to watch us scream nonsense into a microphone for the last time in 2024! Support the show Hit us up on social media Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/QuiteUnusualPod/ Facebook Group: https://www.fa…
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Send us a text In this festive episode, we're getting into the holiday spirit with a spooky twist as they share some holiday-themed Creepypasta stories. Grab a cup of cocoa, turn on the tree lights, and prepare for some holiday horror! Noelle's Story: https://www.creepypasta.com/carrots-and-whiskey/ Nicole's Story: https://www.creepypasta.com/the-j…
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