Strange Familiars

First, Octavian and Timothy present the story of Dr. Dady – who played part in a conspiracy that featured a ghost in black, a ghost in white, strange rituals, a dulcimer elixir, and other weird elements. Next, we hear two tales of phantom fiddlers from Pennsylvania.

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Divina and Jeff share stories of seeing UFOs, ghost hunting, deja vu, and dream visitors – including a possible Flannel Man.

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Amie shares stories of a blacker-than-black bigfoot sighting from her youth; her son’s complaints of the Hahas – frightening, floating, bodiless heads; a helpful voice; and more.

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First, Jared shares an interview done with his father Gary about bigfoot in Indiana. Next, Chadwick talks to the owners of a property who are experiencing dogman and other strangeness. Finally, Lenni shares stories of encounters with a flame-man, tiny witches, and more.

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Laura shares stories of poltergeist activity, ghosts, and more – including her encounters with little beings with skin like tree bark.

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Nicole shares stories of growing up in a house which seemed to hold a darkness within its walls. Inhuman shadow beings, an imaginary friend with a possible connection to disturbing collections found in the basement, and a weird, oily stain which appeared overnight.

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First, George shares stories of growing up in a haunted house, as well as an intense visit from a nighttime invader – was it related to his father’s experience with a UFO/missing time? Then we share some listener stories about Sabe/Sasquatch encounters and a plane frozen in the sky.

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Alison interviews Timothy about his new book, I Have Never Minded the Loneliness: Hermits and Their Stories. We discuss the book, hermits and their pets, John Smith, John Stink, the Hermit Queen of Happy Hollow, the Giant Hermit of the Adirondacks, the Old Leather Man, and more. Timothy reads the stories of hermits Left-Handed Charley, who was caught in a lie by Theodore Roosevelt, and Truman “Commodore” Downs, who claimed the pl...

Trisha shares stories of her grandfather’s encounters with a possible bigfoot and a UFO/alien; as well as her own stories of meeting an unhuman or possible angel, disembodied voices, and more. Then we hear a recording of Trisha’s grandfather telling a story about a bear encounter.

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First, Chadwick stops by to discuss a property he has been investigating where witnesses have encountered werewolves, goblins, orbs, bigfoot, and other strange things. Next, Tyler discusses a disturbing vision of a cartoon character in a closet from his youth. Finally, Timothy and Alison present several stories of haunted hollows and spooky ghosts from various parts of Pennsylvania.

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Larry shares his story of encounters with The Other: little people, weird creatures in his bedroom, Flannel Man, a black dog, and a very intense bigfoot sighting.

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First, we present several stories submitted by listeners. Bigfoot, sleep paralysis, strange entities, Flannel Man, and more. Next, Timothy discusses some forthcoming projects for 2025: new books, new music, and new ideas for the podcast.

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Brother Richard returns for our annual Christmas chat. We explore the idea of the wild man and, perhaps, the dogman/werewolf being an even more savage, wilder version of our modern wild man. We also discuss Saint Christopher and the cynocephalic saints – those who are pictured with dog heads; werewolves; Saint Patrick’s and Saint Natalis’ werewolf legends; the woodwose; Christmas wild men; and more.

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Rob and Eamonn from Monster Fuzz stop by to discuss mystery lights and Christmas. An old newspaper article on the history of Christmas candles leads to a story of strange lights in Ireland from 1910, followed by a long discussion of the Egryn lights–a flap of Welsh weirdness from 1904 and 1905. Next, we tackle some Christmastime orbs from Pennsylvania. Finally, we discuss our current weird lights of Christmas–the drone sightings on...

Brother Richard shares a story about a boy’s possible encounter with a faerie in the for of a white crow. He also shares stories of possible time-slips, disappearing shops, and more.

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On Episode 500 part two, several guests join Timothy: Seriah from Where Did the Road Go; Wes Germer from Sasquatch Chronicles; Joshua Cutchin; Brother Richard; Adam and Serfiel from Conspirinormal; and Rob and Eamonn from Monster Fuzz. Chad returns to join Jon and Timothy on a long hike through Michaux Forest. Finally, we present a round table discussion featuring Alison, James, Chad, Jon, Tyler, and Octavian. 

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On episode 500 part one, we hear stories recorded at Pine Ridge Reservation by Lucinda, Jon, and Timothy. Bigfoot, little people, giant white owls, and more.

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We present several stories from the past: Mysterious airships, a ghostly flutist, the spirit of a frightening old man, black dogs, and other animal spirits.

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Mystery lights are seen on top of a mountain; a family sees a donut-shaped UFO; Timothy notices something interesting at the site of the Carbondale UFO pond; Seriah joins Timothy and Octavian to discuss some weird experiences he had upon reading the Necronomicon.

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