Welcome to the Cryptonaut Podcast hosted by Marc Storrs, Chris Carnicelli and Rob Morphy. Exploring everything from Aliens, Cryptozoology, Cryptids, Ghosts, Monsters, The Occult, Paranormal Phenomenon, UFOs, Ufology and Unsolved Mysteries .... all while keeping a close eye on our reptilian overlords that dwell in the flat, hallow, robot infested Earth. This is the Cryptonaut Podcast.
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Random Acts of Comics features conversations with fans and pros about the impact comics have had on their lives. Also, "What's Your Favorite Comic?" Also, occasional radio plays and dramatic reenactments of classic comic scenes. Also, other random stuff. I don't know yet. We'll see…
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In 1949, a man driving along the Pan American Highway en route to Lima, Peru, caught sight of a large, glinting object hovering over the desert floor. Though he could have little expected it, this chance encounter would send him careening into the world of high strangeness and make him the focus of one of the most bizarre cases in the whole of ufol…
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Matt Anderson — I didn't know Matt; he's a friend of Doug's and Doug kept saying, "Ya gotta have Matt on! Ya gotta talk to Matt!" And I'll say it here; Doug was right. I did have to talk with Matt. About Doug. I get it now. Also, Matt wrote the cool comic White Picket Fences about flying saucers landing in 1950s America. Join Our Patreon Gang! http…
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For centuries an aristocratic Scottish family were said to hide a terrible secret; one that gave rise to rumors of a quasi-humanoid creature kept hidden from the world within the crumbling stone walls of the highland castle they called home; a diabolical descendant who's appearance—thanks to a witch's odious spell—was so distressing; so damnably re…
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Dan Jurgens — When I was s kid I was very shy and had a crush on a girl I could never ever talk to. I also read The Warlord comic by Mike Grell and would fantasize about being it's hero, Travis Morgan, trapped in the inner-Earth world of Skartaris and rescuing that cute girl with nothing but my sword and my bravery. This really has nothing to do wi…
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One Shot Wednesday | Jim Starlin Stops By The Studio
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Jim Starlin popped by the studio to talk to Todd about his kickstarter campaign for Dreadstar Vs. Dreadstar. Links : Jim Starlin's Kickstarter Become A Citizen Of Random Nation!
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#410: Wet Hell: The "Water Ghost" Of Bell Lane
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In what has to be one of the strangest sagas in paranormal lore, a star-crossed British family endured a maelstrom of moist mayhem when, in 1933, they became the victims of what was referred to as a "water ghost" but which modern supernatural scholars have re-branded a "hydro-geist". This wet wraith's reign of terror lasted for 6-months and left bo…
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Thom Zahler —Thom Zahler is the guy you want at your back when you're deep in the DMZ and you can hear Charlie all around you. He keeps it tight and dry and that's what you want when the Nam tries to punch your ticket. Thom is also a talented writer/artist with a considerable collection of graphic novels you should check out. Join our Patreon Gang!…
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#409: E.S.M.B. Listener Stories Part 39: Shadows in the Hall, Terror in the Woods
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A shadowy figure darting through a hallway, a hulking beast haunting a Tennessee golf course, and a possible run in with the Wicomico Catman? Three encounters that turn folklore into fear! The Cryptonaut Hotline:315-370-6853 The Cryptonaut Podcast Patreon:https://www.patreon.com/cryptonautpodcast The Cryptonaut Podcast Merch Stores:Hellorspace.com …
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Todd Nauck - Here's something you didn't know about Todd Nauck; he's got a secret identity. True! No, I'm not gonna tell you what it is, then it wouldn't be a secret! But I will tell you this; it involves a costume. No, not a superhero costume! It's a costume from a play. No, I'm not gonna tell you what play, that would give it away! Okay, it's fro…
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#408: Arachnid Anarchy Part 4: Astral Spiders
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Across time, space and the infinite bandwidth of consciousness itself, individuals from all walks of life are clashing with a nefarious breed of etheric arthropods that feed not on flesh and blood but psychic energy; leaving their victims a hollow shell of their former selves and exposing a thus far hidden—and for many horrific—realm of reality. Th…
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Ahoy, gang! We're thrilled to announce that Season 2 of Random Acts Of Comics will post on the Monday morning of October 6th (2025) **No Spoilers**
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#407: Arachnid Anarchy Part 3: War Spiders
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Anyone who's served in a time of armed conflict knows that few things can compare to the chaos, confusion and constant fear of war. The stress that puts on a human being is tremendous and, for many, debilitating. But, for an even unluckier few, these already anxiety inducing situations were made all the worse by the addition of aggressive eight-leg…
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#406: Arachnid Anarchy Part 2: Giant Spider Invasion
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For many the sight of a spider of any size is enough to trigger an anxiety attack, but—lurking in some of the most remote pockets of the world (and sometimes far too close to home)—are an array of enigmatic arthropods; massive monstrosities so aggressive, so utterly terrifying that they'd make even the most ardent spider lover's blood run cold. The…
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#405: Arachnid Anarchy Part 1: Bio-Mechanical Behemoths And More!
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Reactions to spiders can range from fear to fascination but, for an unlucky few, encounters with these surreal spider-like anomalies can not only strike terror, but leave those involved question not only their memories, but the very nature of reality. The Cryptonaut Podcast Patreon:https://www.patreon.com/cryptonautpodcast The Cryptonaut Podcast Me…
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#404: Malevolent Mud Mermaids Of Indiana
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On the cusp of the 20th century, a group of horrified Hoosiers claimed to have encountered something utterly unexpected lurking in the murky, mud-filled depths of the paranormally plagued Ohio River; a group of vicious, quasi-reptilian humanoids that locals swiftly christened: "Mud Mermaids". The Cryptonaut Podcast Patreon:https://www.patreon.com/c…
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#403: E.S.M.B. Listener Stories Part 38: Ghosts, Ghouls And A Jawless Dog From Hell
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From a kindhearted spirit tucking in a farm kid on a cold Washington night, to a reeking, rotting canine corpse haunting a California townhouse, and finally to a jealous Tennessee entity that hums, laughs, and floods rooms with blinding light—three firsthand encounters reveal the paranormal at its most tender, terrifying, and downright bizarre. The…
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#402: Hell On Ice Part 2: The Terrible Truth
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In the 1990's, a military doctor found himself serving in one of the most remote outposts on Earth: McMurdo Station, Antarctica. It would be during his 11-month stint that the doctor's worldview would be shattered by a stupefying series of disclosures involving colossal kaiju, international intrigue, mad science, black budget genetic atrocities, ar…
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#401: Hell On Ice Part 1: Antarctic Abominations
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To some, Antarctica is a pristine, windswept landscape filled with austere beauty. For others—especially those unlucky enough to stumble across its indigenous inhabitants—the continent at the bottom of the world is a frigid, Lovecraftian hellscape filled with baffling behemoths and flesh eating fiends so malefic they defy the imagination. The Crypt…
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#400: The Santa Cruz Conundrums: High Strangeness In Suburbia
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In what has got to be one of the most bats**t crazy paranormal encounters on the books, a woman was relaxing in her Northern California home when she claimed to have encountered a bevy of increasingly bizarre beings, all of which coalesced into a whirlpool of metaphysical madness representing what may well be one of the last great paranormal vortex…
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#399: Demons From Down Under: Bunyips, Euroa Beasts And The Masterton Monster
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In the decades preceding the 20th century, the murky depths of the lakes, rivers and swamps of Australia and New Zealand seemed to be infested with an array of abysmal—and extremely aggressive—unknown animals; moist monstrosities which have forever etched themselves on the global psyche. The Cryptonaut Podcast Patreon:https://www.patreon.com/crypto…
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#398: Invasion Mexico: The La Rumorosa Incident
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On an impulsive excursion into the Mexican wilds, three teenagers would confront not only deadly snakes and the ominous prospect of being lost in the woods after dark, but something much more insidious; an armada of UAP and a small army of glow-in-the-dark entities who seemed hellbent on bringing them down. The Cryptonaut Podcast Patreon:https://ww…
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The Random Acts Of Comics Superman Spectacular! The mooks huddled for a special episode before Season 2 drops to talk about James Gunn's Superman. Know this now : MAJOR SPOILERS AHEAD! If you haven't seen the film yet, do not listen to this episode until you do. A couple of quick production notes. The service we used to make this episode happen pla…
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The boys are backish in town.
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#397: E.S.M.B. Listener Stories Part 37: Encounters from the Edge: Glimmer Men, Cornfield Creatures, and the Headless Thing.
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A Kentucky man spots a terrifying "Glimmer Man" near a lake rumored to hide a monster. In rural Illinois, a childhood game is interrupted by a grotesque, clawed creature that vanishes into thin air. And in Poland, a man sees a headless, metallic humanoid lounging in a former mass grave site. Something unnatural lurking just out of sight. The Crypto…
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#396: Uncle Bobby's Bonkers Big Bear Bonanza
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From Yogi, Smoky, Paddington and Winnie the Pooh to Baloo, Fozzi, the Berenstain Bears not to mention the Magic Kingdom's own Country Bear Jamboree, pop culture is littered with examples of talking bears. But, fanciful though these characters they may be, there are genuine reports of humans interacting with an uncanny array of these hyper-intellige…
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#395: Stumps Addendum: Crawlers, Creepers And Midnight Peepers
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In the mid-60s, an Oregon family was thrust into a supernatural gauntlet involving UAPs, dazzling indoor light shows, cycloptic beasts, dancing aliens, a smoking dome, possible poltergeist, an ominous (and evidently bulletproof) shadow stalker and—to cap it all off—a pack of spider-like tree stumps roaming the wilds of the Pacific Northwest. In fac…
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#394: When Shadows Attack: A Living Nightmare
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In 1986, a boy named Greg endured a night of hellish torment at the hands of a sinister, giggling shadow child, who—while under the watchful eye of its pernicious parent—tortured its human counterpart in what was evidently a diabolical twist on the time honored tradition of "bring your kid to work day". The Cryptonaut Podcast Patreon:https://www.pa…
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#393: Ufonauts, The Future And A Boy Named Osmo
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In the mid-50s a pair of Finnish brothers had a terrifying, all too close encounter with a speeding saucer. While the boys were both scared by this near miss, for one of them—Osmo Liene — his ordeal was just beginning as just days later, at the stroke of midnight, a trio of aged aliens would invade his home to interrogate him... and reveal somethin…
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#392: E.S.M.B. Listener Stories Part 36: Night Terrors
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In most children, the dread of bedtime stems from equal combination of FOMO and a fear of the dark. But for some kids, and even a few you adults, that fear is founded on all too real experiences with anomalous and sometimes highly aggressive entities that's prove—beyond the shadow of a doubt—that humankind's millennia long fear of the dark is not u…
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