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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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Mysteries, legendary creatures, historical oddities, strange occurrences and spooky stuff all are fair game in this carnival sideshow of stories. Eric and Bekah are your guides to looking at the unknown through the lens of human belief. Step right up! It's a Jackalope Carnival! Jackalope Carnival has a new episodes coming mid-September 2025! Stay tuned!
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Ope, Whatchya Think?

spaffordcreekproductions

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Ope, Whatchya Think is a bite sized paranormal, conspiracy, cryptid, and true crime podcast that focuses on the Midwest. Join our hosts weekly as they crack open a few cold ones and talk about local stories. We say what we think and ask what you think too. Ope, Whatchya Think? Not only will we have short stories, we'll interviews too! Inebriated and Opiniated this is Ope what you think!
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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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Project Skeptic

James Settlemyer

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A weekly look at the odd world we live in. Everything from missing people, ghosts, conspiracy, and everything weird going on in our world. Each episode I will have a guest on and present a story to them and see what their beliefs are on the topic. Mid week episodes on Pennsylvania local legends.
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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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Hey, we do awesome tabletop stuff. Since 2018, Goblins and Growlers has been: - Running public TTRPG events in local breweries and restaurants in Richmond - Writing and publishing all our own original (award-winning) content - Producing ”Quid Pro Roll,” a 90k+ download narrative tabletop podcast - Producing ”The Goblins and Growlers Podcast,” an interview and discussion show about fun gaming products and topics - Presenting panels, performing on stage, and running organized tabletop events a ...
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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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On this episode the hosts banter over snacks and drinks before diving into Duluth, Minnesota’s moored freighter the SS William A. Irvin. They explore the ship’s history as a flagship of U.S. Steel, a fatal 1964 boiler-room explosion, and local reports of shadowy figures, chains, and a ghostly child. The crew debates natural explanations versus the …
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Leroy from Let’s Roll Press joins Inver and Art to discuss Chapelwick, a cosmic horror campaign setting steeped in gothic dread, modular madness, and soulslike challenge. They explore parasite-bound paladins, tendril-ridden druids, and the Madness Deck that turns 5E horror into a full sensory experience. Plus, a look at future projects and the alch…
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Hello Poison Friends! It was still Spooky Season while I was researching for this episode, so we are still on this spooky stuff! This week, I want to talk about a controversial couple who claimed to be self taught demonologists and paranormal experts. Ed and Lorraine Warren are famous for investigating such hauntings as those seen in the Conjuring …
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In this short episode the Midwest Paranormal Podcast hosts Tyler, Isaac, Jason, and Josh interview Will Jackson from Nebraska. Will shares chilling stories including a Ouija board session that spelled out an unknown brother's name, a ghostly white horse and cowboy seen at the bottom of his driveway, and other eerie encounters. The conversation mixe…
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On this episode of Mothboys, the boys conclude the 2025 Halloween Spooktacular by retelling creepy TRUE stories from the zine Mothboy Mike compiled with the Folklife Center. THIS EPISODE HAS IT ALL....smoking ghosts, alcoholic roosters, people lighting themselves on fire, and a combination fish/deer that eats bears and humans. Truly the perfect spo…
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On this episode of Mothboys, the boys continue the 2025 Halloween Spooktacular by discussing The Bosak Humanoid, an unfortunate, yet scary cow-humanoid entity. Somehow they do not make a Bosak/Borat reference, but still this episode is VERY Halloween and VERY Spooktacular, so please enjoy! Follow along on our moth-journey on Instagram at @mothboysp…
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On this episode the hosts drink to Milwaukee and dive into the spooky history of the Pfister Hotel, a lavish Victorian landmark said to be haunted by its founder, Charles Pfister. They share reports of apparitions, disembodied voices, moving furniture, and electrical oddities — including anecdotes from professional baseball players who refused to s…
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Josh and Art take some time to highlight upcoming crowdfund indie titles. They start with talking about Absurdia, a modern take on paranormal TTRPGs. Hey! We produce a ton of Patreon-exclusive episodes! Check us out on Patreon (http://www.patreon.com/goblinsgrowlers) for bonus Deep Dive videos along with early access to the video and audio of the p…
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On this episode of Mothboys, the boys finally decided that the last week of October was the perfect time to start the 2025 Halloween Spooktacular. On the first of THREE new episodes this week, they discuss The Seaford Poltergeist, an angry spirit that loves flipping bottles. We also discuss Matt's new living situation for the month of October and w…
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Hello Poison Friends! We are less than a week away from Halloween and I did not want to miss a chance to talk about an old urban legend dealing with trick or treaters being poisoned via the candy they collect. Stories of varying characters and settings, but the same plot, have traveled around and have caused a lot of fear among parents and children…
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On this episode of Ope What You Think, the hosts dive into the legend of the Kensington Runestone — a 200-pound slab reportedly unearthed in 1898 that claims a group of Vikings reached Minnesota centuries ago. They discuss the runes, archaeological debates over authenticity, other Midwestern runestones, and share beer-fueled banter while weighing w…
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Send us a text In this episode, we’re diving into the nightmarish events of that November night in Moscow, Idaho, piecing together the timeline as told by the surviving roommates and reconstructed by investigators. We’ll walk through what was seen, heard, and discovered in those early morning hours, separating rumor from the truth. What really happ…
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Hello Poison Friends! Lets talk more vampires! This episode we need to discuss the fictional Count Dracula's namesake, Vlad III or Vlad Dracula, who is also known as Vlad the Impaler. I am going to go ahead and include a trigger warning here for some violence and gory details, but I am including timestamps here for those who want the history while …
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In this episode the hosts explore Shakers, a former 1894 brothel turned cigar bar in Milwaukee, tracing its Prohibition-era ties to the Capone network, grisly murders, and rumors of teenage prostitutes and trapdoors used for trafficking. They describe eerie reports from upstairs rooms (including a spirit called Molly), a menacing, active basement w…
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Hello Poison Friends! We are still on our spooky kick for the season here and I want to discuss the history behind vampires. We have mentioned some vampire scares here before when discussing tuberculosis, because the disease did carry some superstition behind it in some parts of the world. However, the idea of undead or spiritual entities eating hu…
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Send us a text Legends tell of a terrifying figure: half-man, half-goat, and fully armed with an axe. But is the Goatman a single creature wandering across America, or do multiple horned horrors haunt the land? From eerie folklore to strange encounters, we dive into one of the wildest cryptid tales around in this goat-monster-themed episode. Suppor…
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Hello Poison Friends! We are bringing you all more spooky season episodes! This one features good ole Appalachia and its spooky history and folklore. This is a huge area involving the Blue Ridge Mountains, Smoky Mountains, Allegheny Mountains, etc. The North, Central, and South Appalachians for ease, here, as it runs through thirteen states technic…
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Send us a text In part one of our deep dive into the Idaho murders, we focus on the four beautiful souls whose lives were selfishly taken. We go over who they were, their lives, and the bonds that tied them together. We also introduce the bitch boy killer, Bryan Kohberger, and the red flags he left scattered all over the place. Listen as we trace u…
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Join the hosts as they recount the eerie legend of the Beast of Bray Road — a six- to seven-foot, dog-headed, bipedal creature reported around Elkhorn, Wisconsin. From the first sighting in 1936 to a wave of reports in the 1980s–90s, witness accounts describe glowing eyes, carcass-eating behavior, and scratched cars that sparked national attention …
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Hey, Poison Friends! It is Spooky Season! So let's celebrate with some spookier content, shall we? No trigger warnings this episode for gore or violence or anything too scary. Should any of our episodes this season involve such content, I will say so here in the notes! Today, I want to walk you through a history of curses and provide some examples …
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Critical Role shocked fans by choosing 5E for Campaign 4. What does this mean for Daggerheart’s future? Critical Role stunned fans by announcing Campaign 4 will be played in Dungeons & Dragons 5E instead of their own system, Daggerheart. Inverlyst is joined by attorney and podcaster Noah Downs (@MyLawyerFriend) and TTRPG streamer Captain Robear (@C…
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On this episode the hosts introduce the show with a cold open and dive into Jason’s first-hand account of the Paulding Light in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. They describe the glowing orb seen near a logging road—its changing colors, size, and occasional electrical effects—and explain how it’s been reported since the 1960s. The conversation covers lo…
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Hey Poison Friends! I know I promised a lot for this one episode, including West Nile, Zika, EEE, and Malaria. The truth is, malaria is just a huge topic on its own and instead of keeping you all here for hours at one time, we are discussing malaria in all of its old and new world glory, so to speak. I will be adding an extra bonus on our Patreon l…
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In this episode the hosts revisit the January 1987 Belleville, Wisconsin sightings — police lights seen over a quarry, a radar blip picked up by O'Hare, and a town meeting that turned a local sighting into a regional mystery. Multiple witnesses and later commemorative "UFO Days" kept the story alive. The hosts mix reporting with personal experience…
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Send us a text This week we bring you the story of The Trunk Murderess, Winnie Ruth Judd. A story of illness, infidelity, murder, morphine and girls just being girls. This is a wild and confusing story that leaves more questions in its wake than it answers. Click play– its Morph’n time. Sources https://azmemory.azlibrary.gov/nodes/view/303 https://…
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Hey Poison Friends! We are just starting to feel the slightest edges of Fall/Autumn here. It is more like “false Fall” as we call it, because the temps here will hit the 90s again before it actually gets cooler. I mention this, in part, because I love fall and spooky season and because I am looking forward to the demise of critters like mosquitoes.…
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Send us a text At what point does legend become fact? Is there any evidence that the legend of the Bell Witch was concocted to cover for something more nefarious? We don’t know what strange girls in green dresses hanging about in trees showing off her ankles has to do with two headed dogs, but boy howdy there were some strange goings on in central …
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As we finally make our return Jay and The Bumbeeno tackle a strange case from over the pond. In 1973, two children met the bizarre “Sandown Clown” on the Isle of Wight. Was it an alien, cryptid, or a trickster entity? Explore the mystery here. Email: [email protected] Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/projectskeptic/ https://disco…
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Send us a text We're getting unscripted, answering your questions, talking about our dads, making fun of our sibling's teeth, reading some fun news articles, reading each others minds and rambling about nonsense. Lock in, and get ready to Harness the Banshee! Support the show Hit us up on social media Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/QuiteUnusual…
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On this episode of Mothboys, the boys come back from a long hiatus and discuss The Cole Hollow Road Monster and The Lockridge Monster, two terrifying creatures with possible big feet. We also discuss swing daddies, the alpha lifestyle, and how Matt broke his foot at Veggie Man Day. Follow along on our moth-journey on Instagram at @mothboyspodcast a…
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Critical Role isn't using Daggerheart for Campaign 4! There are a lot of good business reasons for that, but there's still an element of poor planning there that's hard to overlook. WotC's new Unearthed Arcana is an air raid siren telling us that they're planning a Dark Sun release, likely in 2026. This is a huge change from perceived sentiments a …
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Hello Poison Friends! We have discussed quite a few heavy metals, but not all of them. While we did mention Antimony awhile back, we did not give it the attention it deserves, so this would be a great time to do so. Before getting too deep into Antimony, however, a review on purging with emetics and the history there concerning the "rebalancing of …
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Ope, What You Think? is a bite-sized podcast about paranormal sightings, conspiracies, cryptids, UFOs, and true crime from the Midwest. Join our hosts weekly as they crack open a few cold ones, trade outrageous local stories, and give unfiltered opinions. Expect short tales, on-site interviews, quirky banter, and a little chaos — from hovering ligh…
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Hey Poison Friends!! I hope we are all staying well so far this (almost) Fall season. I know, the Autumnal Equinox won't be here until next month, but I am excited for Fall and spooky season and cooler weather. The one thing I do not like this time of year is the amount of viral and bacterial infections that seem to wage war on us all. One such bac…
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Send us a text The Titanic has sunk, the band has stopped playing, and now we’re diving headfirst into the aftermath. From sensational headlines to deep sea dreams, we’re unpacking the chaos, conspiracies, and the hunt for that big boat at the bottom of the Atlantic. Grab your life vest, because this ride is just as wild as the iceberg that started…
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In this week’s Goblins & Growlers Podcast, Inverlyst welcomes Alex of Alpha Comics & Games to pull back the curtain on writing romance into your tabletop games. Together, they tackle the messy realities of GMing smoochable NPCs, avoiding bleed, and why player-to-player romance can derail a campaign faster than a crit fail. From sexy smiths to sahua…
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Hello Poison Friends! We are going over more wellness products and practices that have been used and promoted as cures for various illnesses, from colds to cancer and autoimmune diseases. In this final episode on the Wellness Industry’s toxic side, we need to discuss some multi level marketing (MLM) businesses/groups that not only push such product…
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Hello Poison Friends! We have been covering this topic of “wellness” and the industry surrounding the term. We all want to be well, and obviously, there are some great practices out there to help us out with that, but there are also a lot of scams and misinformation out there as well. This week we are covering the story of Belle Gibson, a wellness …
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Critical Role's Daggerheart is shaking up the TTRPG licensing world and we've got legal insight you won't find in your average rules breakdown. Inverlyst is joined by returning guest Noah Downs (a.k.a. @MyLawyerFriend) to unpack the Community Gaming License (CGL), its potential legal pitfalls, and whether it's truly the heir (or foil) to the OGL. W…
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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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“What do you get when you mix a thousand-legged centipede, a skeleton butler, and an emotionally resilient owlbear cub? A Paul Hughes interview, of course.” In this special episode of GGP, Inver and Josh are joined by Pets & Sidekicks co-creator Paul Hughes, longtime EN World writer and TTRPG monster crafter. Together, they delve into: ✦ The design…
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