Episodes

  • Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 294 Wisconsin Legends with Jeff Finup

    Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 294 Wisconsin Legends with Jeff Finup
    Jun 24 2024
    Wisconsin is our destination today as I welcome Jeff Finup, citizen folklorist and historian and the diriving force behing Badgerland Legends.

    Jeff's brand new book, "Wisconsin Legends for Kids" is a delightful introduction to some of the Badgerland most intriguing legends and lore. A perfect introduction to world of the weird, the book is delightfully illustrated for each entry.

    Jeff and I cover some of the states more unusual stories and legends as well as some of its darker residents.

    A big thank you to Jeff for joining me this week!

    The book can be found here:

    Badgerland Legends can be found here:

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    You can join us on Facebook and Instagram as well.

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    Email us at mysteriesandmonsters@gmail.com with any feedback, guest suggestions or if you'd like to appear.

    All artwork by Dean Bestall and the show was produced by Brennan Storr of the Ghost Story Guys.

    Our theme music is kindly provided by the amazing Weary Pines, you can find them here:

    Intro - Zombies Ate My Shotgun

    Outro - Into The Night

    Mysteries and Monsters is a part of the Straight Up Strange Network.

    #BadgerlandLegends #JeffFinup #BeastofBrayRoad #JeffreyDahmer #Ghosts #Cryptids #Hodag #EdGein #Wisconsin #GhostChickens #Mastodon #UFOs #Aliens #LakeMonster #LindaGodfrey #ChadLewis #Legends #Lore #Folklore
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    1 hr and 17 mins
  • Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 293 Dr Jeff Meldrum

    Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 293 Dr Jeff Meldrum
    Jun 17 2024
    This week, we return to the world of the Sasquatch as I welcome the one and only Dr Jeff Meldrum to the show.

    Dr Meldrum discusses some of his early experiences and what drew him to the Sasquatch enigma as well his work with Paul Freeman, Dr Grover Krantz and more.

    We also look into some of the behaviours attributed to Sasquatch by witnesses that seem to parallel recent discoveries in the animal kingdom and Great Apes and Monkeys.

    Dr Meldrum's facebook is here:

    His books are here:

    The RHI can be found here:

    Thank you to Dr Meldrum for joining me this week!

    Our Patreon is now live, if you want to support the show and get Ad-Free episodes, bonus content, early release of the regular show and monthly prizes for everyone who signs up!

    Join here now for the flat fee of $4 a month which is a bargain! You can also support the show by leaving a review to help spread the word.

    Don't forget, you can now show your support with our brand new Merchandise shop on Tee-Public!

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    You can join us on Facebook and Instagram as well.

    You can also subscribe to our YouTube channel!

    Email us at mysteriesandmonsters@gmail.com with any feedback, guest suggestions or if you'd like to appear.

    All artwork by Dean Bestall and the show was produced by Brennan Storr of the Ghost Story Guys.

    Our theme music is kindly provided by the amazing Weary Pines, you can find them here:

    Intro - Zombies Ate My Shotgun

    Outro - Into The Night

    Mysteries and Monsters is a part of the Straight Up Strange Network.

    #DrJeffMeldrum #Sasquatch #Bigfoot #Hominids #Yowie #Yeren #Almasty #PaulFreeman #GroverKrantz #Tracks #Casts #Fortean #Cryptids #Cryptozoology #Gorillas #Orangutang #ReneDahinden #DougHijcack #Monsterquest #LegendMeetsScience
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    1 hr and 52 mins
  • Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 292 Stranger Utah with John Olsen

    Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 292 Stranger Utah with John Olsen
    Jun 10 2024
    We welcome back author John Olsen this week as he takes us on a journey into some unusual first hand experiences in both Utah and Idaho.

    With the release of John's eighth book, he brings things back to his home state of Utah and the unusual encounters people have had with ghosts, cryptids and more!

    You can find John's site here:

    John's books can be be found here:

    A big thank you to John for joining me once again.

    Our Patreon is now live, if you want to support the show and get Ad-Free episodes, bonus content, early release of the regular show and monthly prizes for everyone who signs up!

    Join here now for the flat fee of $4 a month which is a bargain! You can also support the show by leaving a review to help spread the word.

    Don't forget, you can now show your support with our brand new Merchandise shop on Tee-Public!

    Click here for all the show merch!

    You can join us on Facebook and Instagram as well.

    You can also subscribe to our YouTube channel!

    Email us at mysteriesandmonsters@gmail.com with any feedback, guest suggestions or if you'd like to appear.

    All artwork by Dean Bestall and the show was produced by Brennan Storr of the Ghost Story Guys.

    Our theme music is kindly provided by the amazing Weary Pines, you can find them here:

    Intro - Zombies Ate My Shotgun

    Outro - Into The Night

    Mysteries and Monsters is a part of the Straight Up Strange Network.

    #StrangerWorld #JohnOlsen #StrangerBridgerland #Ghosts #Bigfoot #Haunted #Haunting #Paranormal #Cryptids #UFO's #RedEyes #Inhuman #LostTime #Utah #Idaho #Demon #MIB
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    1 hr and 30 mins
  • Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 291 Parapsychologist Loyd Auerbach

    Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 291 Parapsychologist Loyd Auerbach
    Jun 3 2024
    This week, I welcome renowned parapsychologist Loyd Auerbach.

    Loyd has built a stellar reputation over the last 40 years as one of the leading investigators, researchers and authors in all things paranormal and has recently released a newly updated version of his book "A Paranormal Casebook".

    We cover some of the cases in the book including a touching story about the legendary Martin Caidin, when a haunting isn't a haunting, aroma's from the other side and much more.

    Loyd's books can be found here:

    Thank you to Loyd for joining me this week.

    Our Patreon is now live, if you want to support the show and get Ad-Free episodes, bonus content, early release of the regular show and monthly prizes for everyone who signs up!

    Join here now for the flat fee of $4 a month which is a bargain! You can also support the show by leaving a review to help spread the word.

    Don't forget, you can now show your support with our brand new Merchandise shop on Tee-Public!

    Click here for all the show merch!

    You can join us on Facebook and Instagram as well.

    You can also subscribe to our YouTube channel!

    Email us at mysteriesandmonsters@gmail.com with any feedback, guest suggestions or if you'd like to appear.

    All artwork by Dean Bestall and the show was produced by Brennan Storr of the Ghost Story Guys.

    Our theme music is kindly provided by the amazing Weary Pines, you can find them here:

    Intro - Zombies Ate My Shotgun

    Outro - Into The Night

    Mysteries and Monsters is a part of the Straight Up Strange Network.

    #LoydAuerbach #Parapsychology #Paranormal #Haunting #Spirits #Ghosts #Ghost #AParanormalCasebook #Investigation #Sightings #MartinCaidin #ArtBell #Haunted
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    1 hr
  • Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 290 Not From Here with Preston Dennett

    Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 290 Not From Here with Preston Dennett
    May 27 2024
    This week, I welcome back author, investigator and researcher Preston Dennett as we discuss some of the unusual cases covered in his latest volume of his "Not From Here" series.

    As usual, Preston has collected a series of intriguing. baffling, unusual and sometimes shocking encounters from a wide range of experiences in his latest release.

    From the sitcoms who had a UFO themed episode to aliens taking too much interest in dogs, cluster sightings and warnings about the future, the book offers up some fascinating cases.

    His site is here:

    Preston's books can be found here:

    Thank you to Preston as always.

    Our Patreon is now live, if you want to support the show and get Ad-Free episodes, bonus content, early release of the regular show and monthly prizes for everyone who signs up!

    Join here now for the flat fee of $4 a month which is a bargain! You can also support the show by leaving a review to help spread the word.

    Don't forget, you can now show your support with our brand new Merchandise shop on Tee-Public!

    Click here for all the show merch!

    You can join us on Facebook and Instagram as well.

    You can also subscribe to our YouTube channel!

    Email us at mysteriesandmonsters@gmail.com with any feedback, guest suggestions or if you'd like to appear.

    All artwork by Dean Bestall and the show was produced by Brennan Storr of the Ghost Story Guys.

    Our theme music is kindly provided by the amazing Weary Pines, you can find them here:

    Intro - Zombies Ate My Shotgun

    Outro - Into The Night

    Mysteries and Monsters is a part of the Straight Up Strange Network.

    #UFOS #PrestonDennett #UAPS #Alien #Extraterrestrial #FlyingSaucer #Contact #NotFromHere #Disclosure #ProjectBlueBook #Clusters #Sighting #Abduction #MissingTime #Experiencer #DollySafran #Dogs #Aliens #Greys

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    1 hr and 31 mins
  • Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 289 The Bishopville Lizard Man with Lyle Blackburn

    Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 289 The Bishopville Lizard Man with Lyle Blackburn
    May 20 2024
    In 1988, the small town of Bishopville was about find itself smack bang in the middle of a monster flap that attracted world wide attention. When locals began reporting some strange reports of damaged vehicles, the authorities appeal for help took a decidely strange turn.

    What started as some unusual vandalism turned in to a collection of reports of encounters with some chilling and disturbing encounters with a weird bipedal creature lurking near Scape Ore Swamp.

    Joining me to return to one of his earliest cases is author, researcher and rock god Lyle Blackburn. Lyle covers the witnesses and encounters he covered in his book along with some of the odder aspects to an already odd case.

    Lyle's book and podcast can be found here:

    Thank you as always to Lyle for joining me this week.

    Our Patreon is now live, if you want to support the show and get Ad-Free episodes, bonus content, early release of the regular show and monthly prizes for everyone who signs up!

    Join here now for the flat fee of $4 a month which is a bargain! You can also support the show by leaving a review to help spread the word.

    Don't forget, you can now show your support with our brand new Merchandise shop on Tee-Public!

    Click here for all the show merch!

    You can join us on Facebook and Instagram as well.

    You can also subscribe to our YouTube channel!

    Email us at mysteriesandmonsters@gmail.com with any feedback, guest suggestions or if you'd like to appear.

    All artwork by Dean Bestall and the show was produced by Brennan Storr of the Ghost Story Guys.

    Our theme music is kindly provided by the amazing Weary Pines, you can find them here:

    Intro - Zombies Ate My Shotgun

    Outro - Into The Night

    Mysteries and Monsters is a part of the Straight Up Strange Network.

    #LyleBlackburn #LizardMan #Bishopville #MonstroBizzaro #SouthCarolina #LeeCounty #Cryptid #Creature #Monster #Cryptozoology #Bigfoot #Swamp #Ghoultown #SherriffTruesdale #ChristopherDavis #CindyLee
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    1 hr and 19 mins
  • Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 288 Haunted Histories with Penny Griffiths Morgan

    Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 288 Haunted Histories with Penny Griffiths Morgan
    May 13 2024
    My guest this week takes us on a journey in to history and cementing the paranormal connections to the past that can sometimes come up in a haunting.

    Penny Griffiths Morgan has built a reputation for being a researcher of esteemed merit who drills down in to the alleged histories of hauntings to see if there is any factual evidence to support the claims often put forward for alleged haunted histories.

    Penny's site and podcast can be found here:

    Thank you to Penny for joining me this week.

    Our Patreon is now live, if you want to support the show and get Ad-Free episodes, bonus content, early release of the regular show and monthly prizes for everyone who signs up!

    Join here now for the flat fee of $4 a month which is a bargain! You can also support the show by leaving a review to help spread the word.

    Don't forget, you can now show your support with our brand new Merchandise shop on Tee-Public!

    Click here for all the show merch!

    You can join us on Facebook and Instagram as well.

    You can also subscribe to our YouTube channel!

    Email us at mysteriesandmonsters@gmail.com with any feedback, guest suggestions or if you'd like to appear.

    All artwork by Dean Bestall and the show was produced by Brennan Storr of the Ghost Story Guys.

    Our theme music is kindly provided by the amazing Weary Pines, you can find them here:

    Intro - Zombies Ate My Shotgun

    Outro - Into The Night

    Mysteries and Monsters is a part of the Straight Up Strange Network.

    #HauntedHistories #PennyGriffithsMorgan #History #Paranormal #SecondWorldWar #JackTheRipper #LondonUnderground #HelpMyHouseIsHaunted #Ghosts #Paranormal #Haunting #Investigation
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    1 hr and 48 mins
  • Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 287 Grand Tower UFO with Micheal Huntington and Joe Tury

    Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 287 Grand Tower UFO with Micheal Huntington and Joe Tury
    May 6 2024
    This week, we head to Illinois to uncover the strange history of the Mississippi river town, Grand Tower. Once called the unluckiest town in America by Time Magazine, Grand Tower seems to be window to high strangeness.

    Taking for us a trip around this intriguing town are filmaker Joe Tury and fortean investigator, Michael Huntington. We look at the key 1973 UFO sighting, strange events, a bloody history of massacres, weird lights and strange creatures.

    Their film's kickstarter and trailer, Grand Tower UFO can be found here:

    The facebook page is here:

    Thank you to Joe and Micheal for joining me today!

    Our Patreon is now live, if you want to support the show and get Ad-Free episodes, bonus content, early release of the regular show and monthly prizes for everyone who signs up!

    Join here now for the flat fee of $4 a month which is a bargain! You can also support the show by leaving a review to help spread the word.

    Don't forget, you can now show your support with our brand new Merchandise shop on Tee-Public!

    Click here for all the show merch!

    You can join us on Facebook and Instagram as well.

    You can also subscribe to our YouTube channel!

    Email us at mysteriesandmonsters@gmail.com with any feedback, guest suggestions or if you'd like to appear.

    All artwork by Dean Bestall and the show was produced by Brennan Storr of the Ghost Story Guys.

    Our theme music is kindly provided by the amazing Weary Pines, you can find them here:

    Intro - Zombies Ate My Shotgun

    Outro - Into The Night

    Mysteries and Monsters is a part of the Straight Up Strange Network.

    #GrandTowerUFO #JoeTury #MichaelHuntington #UFO #Illinois #HighStangeness #UAP #TheDevilsBackbone #DevilsBakeHouse #Cryptids #Orbs #EarthLights #Fortean #ZeliaEdgar #KevinLeeNelson #KenGerhard #SteveWard #Mothman #Sasquatch #ShawneeNationalPark
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    1 hr and 26 mins