Mysteries and Monsters

It's a very warm welcome back to the ever knowledgeable and eloquent Dr Jeff Meldrum on this weeks episode.  With his vast experience and knowledge in field of hominids from around the world, we discuss his involvement in cases featuring evidence and eye witnesses in regards to two overlooked members, the Himalayan Yeti and China's Yeren. Dr Meldrum shares some of the evidence and investigations in to both of these creatures that he was involved with over the years. The Relict Hominid Inquiry can be found here: His book is here: A big thank you for Dr Meldrum 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     #Cryptids #Yeti #Yeren #DrJeffMeldrum #China #Nepal #Tibet #India #Cryptozoology #Channel4 #DrBryanSykes #MarkEvans #JoshGates #DiscoveryChannel #TomSlick #EricShipton #Himalayas #Bear #Memory #Witness #Footcasts #Bigfoot #Sasquatch #Yowie

21/04/2025 • 114:03

On this episode, I'm delighted to welcome back author and fortean traveler, J W Ocker to head on a cryptid road trip around the United States. All American states have a local legend or cryptid or two that can often be overlooked thanks to some of the more well known monsters lurking in the shadows such as Bigfoot, Dogman and Champ of course. From the strange story of the Loveland Frogman, to one of the best reported Cryptids of the seas, there is no end to some wonderful encounters covering all manner of cryptid creatures. Jay's books can be found here: His site is here: A big thank you as always for Jay for joining me! 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.  #Cryptids #JWOcker #Quirk #Bigfoot #Dogman #Trolls #Frogman #LizardMan #VanMeterMonster #Mothman #Glossie #Mermaids #Hodag #Wisconsin #Ohio #WestVirginia #Massachusetts #Gloucester #DoverDemon #EnfieldHorror #Albatwitch #Werewolves #Loveland #BrayRoad #FlatwoodsMonster #Braxie 

14/04/2025 • 82:36

On this episode I finally get a chance to speak with one of the most well known, experienced and thoughtful researchers in the fortean field as I welcome Steve Mera to the show. With a recent appearance on the last season of Unsolved Mysteries under his belt too, Steve has traveled the world chasing the weird. With decades of research and investigation under his belt, Steve has conducted countless investigations in to strange phenomena across numerous fields throughout his career. We discuss a variety of topics from some of his cases, the blurring of the lines in the world of strange phenomena and why we need more collaboration across the different disciplines to achieve anything. Steve's site is here: Tickets to the upcoming Awakenings Mini-Con can be found here: A big thank you to Steve for joining me! 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.  #SteveMera #Fortean #Paranormal #Anomalous #Hauntings #Ufology #Dimensions #Portals #Poltergeists #Investigations #Haunted #Cryptids #Strange #HauntedHouses #Ghosts #Awakenings #UnsolvedMysteries #Netflix

07/04/2025 • 94:52

The town of Bridgeport, Connecticut saw one of the most remarkable poltergiest cases in the USA back in late 1974 that caused pandemonium in the local community. Crowds flocked to the house after the word spread causing the police to close off access for the public. Dismissed as a hoax by the Bridgeport Police Department after several days, the case seemingly solved and the crowds left. Yet, in his extensively investigated paid of books, author WIlliam Hall lays out the jaw dropping events witnessed by dozens, that defy explanation. William's books can be found here: His website is here:  Thank you to William for joining me! 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.  #TheBridgeportPoltergeist #Connecticut #LindleyStreet #WilliamJHall #TheWorldsMostHauntedHouse #TheWarrens #PaulEno #MarcieGoodin #BoyceBatey #Haunting #Haunted #Poltergeist #Ghost #Levitation #Apports 

31/03/2025 • 85:05

On this episode I'm joined by horror author Clay McLeod Chapman to discuss his latest book, "Wake Up and Open Your Eyes". A chlling look at the potential for evil forces to be lurking in the electronic ether of social media and rolling news cycles, the book focuses us to comprehend just what could happen in this modern era of connectivity. Clay shares some of his passions as well as his favourite horror stories along with a peek into his next book "Shiny Happy People" out later this year. Clay's books can be found here: His website is here: Thanks to Clay for joing me. 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.  #ClayMcLeodChapman #JordanPeele #QuirkBooks #Horror #HorrorAuthor #Books #SamRaimi #EvilDead #StephenKing #Us #GetOut #TheVastOfNight #UFOs #Aliens #Demons #SocialMedia #Survival #WakeUpAndOpenYourEyes #ShinyHappyPeople #MarvelComics #Marvel #WendleandWild 

28/03/2025 • 69:20

In Coal Region Hoodoo, author and researcher Maxim Furek looks in to some of the Keystone's states strangest stories, events and legends. Pennyslyvania is a state that seems to have real mixture of high strangeness, weird history and notorious locations within its borders. From a notable UFO crash to a mine rescue with a difference, a town now sitting on burning earth to a serial kiler who helped inspire Silence of the Lambs, there is no end to to the strange stories in the region. Maxim's books can be found here: His website is here: 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.  #Pennsylvania #CoalRegionHoodoo #MaximFurek #Centralia #StanGordon #ChestnutRidge #Bigfoot #UFOs #UAPs #TWA800 #Sheppton #Aliens #Kecksburg #Roswell #FateMagazine #GaryHeidneck #TheSilenceOfTheLambs #Conspiracies #Montauk #ThePhiladelphiaExperiment #BillMoore #CharlesBerlitz

24/03/2025 • 84:46

The Garden State awaits us on this episode as I'm joined by Cara Cilento from New Jersey's Nine Lives Paranormal.  Her new book, co-authored with Gail Gamble takes us to some of their favourite haunted locations in their state along with some of its more dubious history.  From haunted asylums to colleges, fields to cinema's, it seems there's plenty to discover in New Jersey.  A big thank you to Cara for joining me. Gail and Cara's book is here: Their website is here:  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.  #9LivesParanormal #CaraCilento #GailGamble #NewJersey #Haunted #Paranormal #Haunting #Ghosts #Ghost #Supernatural #Hindenburg #TheWilliamsCenter #PennhurstAsylum #TheShanleyHotel #BoontonElkLodge #Mal’Occhio #OverbrookAsylum

17/03/2025 • 79:40

In his lastest book, Pascagoula Uncovered, Philip Mantle brings together a ream of newly published material in regards to one of the most striking alleged abduction cases of the late 20th century. The whole book is almost like a look back through time to see what happened that night in Pascagoula and how the events unfolded thereafter. And in a stunning revelation Calvin Parker recounts a previously unknown encounter from 1992 which is published here for the first time. Along with Darcy Weir's new documentary series, Pascagoula 73, available on Prime we can see just how many reports and witnesses there really are to this event! Philip has also kindly allowed me to share Calvin's regressive hypnosis session recorded with the legendary Bud Hopkins from 1993, which is unnerving to say the least. The book can be found here: Darcy's documentary can be found here: 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.  #Pascagoula #PhilipMantle #CalvinParker #CharlesHickson #MariaBlair #JerryBlair #UFO #UAP #1973 #BuddHopkins #JAllenHynek #Mississippi #Abduction #Experiencers #USArmy #DrIrenaScott #Pascagoula73 #DarcyWeir #StefanosPanagiotakis #Fate #CrystalSlughter #BettyandBarneyHill #TravisWalton #Hypnosis #DrJamesHarder #DrDavidJacobs

10/03/2025 • 100:30

I welcome back author and host of the Eerie Edinburgh You Tube channel, WJ Gilbert to dive in to some of the cases he has covered in the second volume of his hidden hauntes series, this time focussing on England. We look in some overlooked and forgotten cases with poltergeists, ghostly monks, the terrifying appariton of a murdered smuggler and a a castle that once was known as the most haunted in the world due to it being the home of Britains nastiest ghost, the awful and murderous John Sage. You can find the books here: Eerie Edinburgh's YouTube channel is here: 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.  #Ghosts #WJGilbert #EerieEdinburgh #Hauntings #Haunted #Ghost #Spirits #Supernatural #Whitby #ChillinghamCastle #JohnSage #RenishawHall #Derbyshire #Poltergeist #Worksop #Notthinghamshire #Norfolk #Happisburgh #Well #GreaterMissenden #Monks #HeadlessBadger #Gef 

03/03/2025 • 101:52

Horror films have probably never been as popular at any point in the history of cinema as they are right now as the options to find them have increased massively. Yet for someone coming in to the genre, where on earth do you start from. It's a daunting prospect for someone completely fresh to the world of horror film. Thankfully, in Emily C Hughes new book "Horror For Weenies", we're given a crash course in the most influential horror film of the last few decades and where those films can lead the viewer. With talking points, trivia and the killing of few urban myths, the book is a fantastic overview without the gatekeeping. Emily's a renowned writer in the field of horror and her passion and love for the subject drips from every page and has written for numerous magazines, major newspapers and websites over the last few years. The book can be found here: Emily's site can be found here: A big thank you to Emily for joining me on this episode 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.  #Horror #EmilyCHughes #Quirk #Films #Books #Psycho #NightOfTheLivingDead #RosemarysBaby #Alien #Aliens #TheThing #Scream #Halloween #Fridaythe13th #EventHorizon #Carrie #StephenKing #MaxBrooks #ReturnOfTheLivingDead #TheEmptyMan #Leprechaun #PuppetMaster #Phantasm #SalemsLot #Nosferatu #TheExorcist #TheTexasChainsawMassacre #28DaysLater #28YearsLater #DannyBoyle #RomanPolanksi #BrianDePalma #StanleyKubrick

24/02/2025 • 88:44

We've all heard or seen stories over the years that people will swear happened to them or a friend of a friend which on face value seem strange and often weird but if we dig a little deeper, the facts become blurry. It seems it doesn't matter where you live in the world, you will have all heard an urban legend dressed up as a real incident, be it a spider living in your hair, to swallowing seeds means plants grow in your stomach to even murderers hiding in the wardrobe. Joining me to look in to the history of these tales and some of our particular favourites is author, researcher and folklore expert Gail De Vos. The book can be found here: Gail's site is here: 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.  #UrbanLegends #GailDeVos #UrbanMyths #ScubaDiverInATree #HairRaisingRabbit #TheHookMan #HauntedToilet #Folklore #StoryTelling #DaddyLongLegs #Crossroads #MurdererInTheBackSeat #ChokingDog #ChainMail #Memes #Canada #Alberta #Wrongtable #Watkins

17/02/2025 • 89:36

This episode I welcome back Ruth Roper Wylde as her latest book, "These Haunted Times Volume 5: America" hits the shelves. We look at how Ruth has found liaising with experiencers in America and locating stories across the country, meeting all kinds of people dealing with a variety of hauntings. From haunted cemetries, a haunted home with a varied history to a bridge with a disturbing reputation, there's something for everyone. Ruths books can be found here: Thank you as always to Ruth for joining me once more. 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.  #RuthRoperWylde #Ghosts #Paranormal #Haunted #Ghost #Haunting #Supernatural #TheseHauntedTimes #Haunted #America #Alabama #Illinois #ResurrectionMary #Iowa #Texas #NewJersey #GoatmanBridge #Demons #FBI #Cults #AmericanFork 

10/02/2025 • 120:20

It's a warm welcome back to cryptozoologist Katy Elizabeth as we discuss her latest year of research up on lake Champlain and the echolocation recording caught last year.  A frustrating year of interruptions and technical issues all fell away after Katy captured something remarkable in September 2024 and the analysis of the sound recordings seems to show a previously unkown type of vocalisation.  Katy also discusses her plans to visit both Loch Ness and Loch Morar later this year on the hunt for their famous water based residents. Katy's page can be found here: The echolocations are discussed here: Thank you as always to Katy 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       #Champ #KatyElizabeth #LakeChamplain #LakeMonsters #Nessie #KelpieII #LochNess #LakeCreatures #Cryptids #Cryptozoology #Vermont #NewYork #Quebec #ChampSearch #Iroquois #Abernaki #Hydroacoustics #Florida #SeaMonsters #PolkCounty #Pinkie #Morag #LochMoray #Echolocation

03/02/2025 • 99:06

It's a warm welcome back to our old friend John Russell to discuss some of the personal experiences and investigations he's shared in his latest book "The Crying Tree and the Magic Rock". We cover some of the cases included in the book, one of John's UFo encounters, along with some talking animal encounters, the abduction phenomena along with some of the predictions John gave on his annual New Years Eve appearence on Coast to Coast John's website is here: The book can be found here: Thank you as always to John for joining 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       #Paranormal #JohnRussell #Investigator #Psychic #Predictions #Apocalypse #Ghosts #Haunting #UFOs #Abduction #BabaYaga #Nostradamus #Y2K #Spirirts #Protection #TalkingAnimals #Ghost #Haunted #Haunting

30/01/2025 • 109:58

We expend vast resources for this. Strangely, this does not seem strange. We look to several sources for understanding our past, which gives us clues about solving today’s problems, and the supernatural because it also is associated with our creation. Today supernatural communication, such as UAP, has increased so dramatically that even the US government has noticed and others discuss religious figures as ancient astronauts. To discuss these ideas in her new book, along with some updates in regards to the Pascagoula case of 1973 and the ongoing drone mystery, Dr Irena Scott returns to join me! The book can be found here: Dr Scott's website can be found here: A big thank you for Dr Scott 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      #Aliens #Apocalypse #DrIrenaScott #UFOs #UAPs #Disclosure #CongressionalHearings #AlienAbduction #AlienHybrid #History #Darwinism #ETContact #Abduction #Pascagoula #Drones

27/01/2025 • 77:02

The true story of the “Foo Fighters” goes back much earlier than 1944, involving RAF aircrew operating over Germany and Italy. The nicknames for what they encountered were different, but the phenomenon they witnessed was almost certainly the same. Mysterious lights, rockets and jets were reported on a regular basis, and many of these events are listed in the official records. These cases, plus others which may not have been reported to the military authorities at the time, are examined in this book. Discussing this phenomena is author and reseacher Graeme Rendall who has investigated this mysterious period in strange history in his book which can be found here: A big thank you to Graeme 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      #UFOs #FooFighters #GraemeRendall #Europe #Allies #SecondWorldWar #Bombers #NationalArchives #Germany #UK #Italy #Poland #WorldWarII #Unexplained #Mystery #Lights #UAP 

20/01/2025 • 76:55

Richard Freeman returns to the show on this episode as we discuss the recent Centre for Fortean Zoology expedition to Tajikistan on the search for one of the Euroasian mystery cats. The Caspian Tiger's range used to encompass the land from Turkey in the west all the way across southern Asia to the western borders of China, but was sadly declared extinct in 2003. Yet, witnesses claim to have both seen and had encounters with this lost big cat and Richard and his colleagues headed out for the third time to the northern parts of Tajikistan to look for evidence of this beautiful creature's survival against the odds. The CFZ can be found here: Thank you as always to Richard for joining me. 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      #RichardFreeman #CaspianTiger #Tajikistan #Asia #Cryptozoology #Zoology #Cryptid #Soviet #Turkey #China #Russia #tiger #SiberianTiger #Search #Hunt #Mystery

13/01/2025 • 81:43

When we hear the world "cult" our minds often create an image of gullible people who lack the intelligence to understand they're being manipulated by someone who is not what they seem. Yet, the evidence suggests that this isn't the case, organistations change, purposes are hidden and often the truth is altered in such a way that often it is only when they reach their conclusions that the followers realise just what is going on. Joining me to look at psychology and history of cults and their leaders is JW Ocker and we look at Jim Jones, Marshall Applewhite, NXVIM and more in our conversation. The book can be found here: A big thank you to JW for joining me. 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      #Cults #BranchDavidians #DavidKoresh #FBI #Waco #Texas #JimJones #ThePeopleTemple #Guyana #JonesTown #MarshallApplewhite #HeavensGate #HaleBopp #CharlesManson #RomanPolanski #SharonTate #TheChurchOfSatan #AntonyLeVey #NXIVM #KeithRaniere #TheSeekers #UFOs #EndOfTheWorld #TonyAlamo #Fouke #CognativeDissonance #Psychology

06/01/2025 • 100:38

I welcome back parapsychologist and author John Fraser as we discuss his latest book, One Big Paranormal Box Of Tricks. In the book, John reflects on the motivations for his involvement in paranormal research from an early age, less of a life story, the book is presented as a meditation on what the paranomal may mean for us. You can find the book here: A big thank you to John 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.  #Paranormal #JohnFraser #Stocksbridge #Pontefract #BlackMonk #PeterUnderwood #harryPrice #ColinWilson #Doddlestone #TheVerticalPlane #ThePhilipExperiment #ESP #Medium #TheExorcist #Ouijaboard #Scotland #TheHighgateVampire #DavidFarrant #ReverendSeanManchester #Vampires

30/12/2024 • 85:48

I'm delighted to welcome back author, investigator and a contributor to dozens of paranormal television shows, Richard Estep back to the show.  In his latest book, In Search of Demons, he hits the road to interview people in regards to one of the most decisive topics in the paranormal and hears from sceptics, believers, investigators, magicians, bishops, exorcists and more. A balanced and informative journey awaits the reader as RIchard grapples with the baggage attached to such a subject. You can find Richards books here: Thank you to Richard 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.  #RichardEstep #InSearchOfDemons #Possessed #Demonic #Haunting #Exorcist #Exorcism #Enfield #Bathsheba #TheWarrens #Amityville #RonaldDefeo #Paranormal #Catholicism #TheSallieHouse #PeterJames #QueenMary #TheVilliscaHouse #AxeMurders

23/12/2024 • 72:34

Thunderbird myths have been with us for millenia and span the entire continent. From tales spoken by Native Americans and First Nations peoples, to the far flung corners of Asia, the stories of gigantic birds are ingrained in to our history. Joining me to discuss the Thunderbird,the missing photo, lost tresures, strange UFO's and mysterious monsters is author and researcher Kevin J Guhl. Kevin is the man behind thunderbirdphoto.com and we look at the some of the stories included in his new book: An Anthonlogy of American Strangeness.  You can find his site above and the book can be found here: Thanks to Kevin for joining me! 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.  #KevinJGuhl #Thunderbird #Eagle #NativeAmericans #Storms #Pteranadon #LostGold #Dutch #LostMine #GiantSkeleton #Giants #Cryptids #Cryptozoology #Sinbad #Roc #HaastEagle #Moa #Quetxacoatl #Mexico #iIcas #Aztecs #Con #LostCties #HammersonPeters #Bigfoot #Sasquatch #BirdBoy #Iowa #Arizona #Tombstone

16/12/2024 • 104:44

In this book, Ronald Kinsella questions the validity of a number of alien, UFO and cryptid reports which range from the unusual, to the very bizarre, throughout the world. This interrogation is not based on their authenticity, rather, questioning a much darker aspect to their origins and of a seemingly fragmented phenomenon. We discuss the possibilities of one force perhaps being behind all manner of unusual encounters with some intriguing ideas. The book can be found here: Thank you to Ronald for joining me. 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 #RonaldKinsella #UAPs #Encounters #Visitors #Space #ET #CosmicJoker #Dimensions #Abduction #Dogman #Cryptids #FlyingDiskPress #Sightings #Drones #Interdimensional

14/12/2024 • 108:13

From deities like the Morrigan to death-related beings such as the Doppelganger, Steven J. Rolfes examines what banshees are and how they have captivated humanity for centuries. We discuss some spine chilling encounters and reports of encounters with the Banshee as well as some of the other messengers of death from around the world. You can find Steven's book here: A big thank you for Steven for joining me! 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.  #Banshee #Celtic #Supernatural #StevenJRolfe #Harbingers #Predictions #Omen #Keeling #Doppleganger #Crime #Revenge #DeathBird #Morrigan #Scotland #Ireland #Germany #Wales #Llewellyn #Scandanavia #Irish 

09/12/2024 • 81:34

We enter the world of divination and tarot this week with author and reader Alaric Albertsson who guides us into the world of reading through a standard set of playing cards. For many, a normal pack of cards was more than sufficient to enable seers and those attuned to receiving messages to find guidance in the past until Tarot took hold in the late 19th centrury. With a history shrouded in mystery we look through the magic and mystery to uncover the power of cards. His books can be found here: Thank you to Alaric for joining me. 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.  #AlaricAlbertsson #Divination #Tarot #PlayingCards #Italy #Moors #Spain #Magik #Wicca #Pagan #Norse #Viking #England #Ireland #Celtic #Runes #Runestone #Wiccan #Llewellyn

02/12/2024 • 93:24

We set our eyes on the skies this episode as I welcome back author Insha Fitzpatrick to the show. The latest installment in the "Totally Factual Field Guide" series sees Insha sighseeing with aliens. From alien encounters in cinema to the disturbing cases of alien abdution, the mystery of exoplanets and Quatermass, we ponder our place in the universe. Insha's books can be found here: Insha's website is here: Thank you as always to Insha 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.  #Aliens #InshaFitzpatrick #UFOs #UAPs #Space #Abduction #BettyandBarneyHill #TravisWalton #CalvinParker #WhitleyStreiber #NASA #CarlSagan #JohnCarpenter #TheThing #Alien #WarOfTheWorlds #JeffWayne #QuirkBooks #JordanPeele #Nope #InvasionOfTheBodySnatchers #Communion #Pascagoula 

25/11/2024 • 100:56

Author and paranormal researcher Dr Paul Lee joins me on this week's show to discuss his work in cataloguing the numerous haunted pubs, bars and hotels in the United Kingdom. We discuss the essence of hauntings, history, the over-reliance on gadgets over more practical methods and more. Dr Lee's site is here: His books are here: Thank you to Dr Lee 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.  #DrPaulLee #HauntedHospitality #Ghosts #Paranormal #Haunted #Haunting #Ghost #Spirit #Stonetape #Hotels #Pubs #Spectres 

18/11/2024 • 95:06

A journey around some of Scotland's lesser known ghosts is on the menu today as author and host of the Eerie Edinburgh YouTube channel joins me. We delve in to the dark story of Major Thomas Weir, Deacon Brodie, a forgotten haunted house and a distinctive haunted car and much more this episode You find his books here: Eerie Ediburgh is here: Thank you to WJ Gilbert 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.  #Scotland #EerieEdinburgh #WJGilbert #Ghosts #Ghost #Haunted #Haunting #Paranormal #Supernatural #WizardofWestBow #DeaconBrodie #HauntedHouse #Fae #Kelpie #Shadowperson #HiddenHauntsScotland 

11/11/2024 • 80:44

This week, I am delighted to welcome back Lyle Blackburn to the show to cover one the Lone Star state's most infamous cryptid cases. The Lake Worth Monster cases erupted in that hot summer of 1969 which left dozens of witnesses baffled, locals forming monster hunting posse's and a slew of strange characters claiming they were responsible. Lyle also discuss the curious case of the Cowman of Copalis Beach, an often overlooked Bigfoot encounter first uploaded on line way back in 1995! Lyle's book can be found here: Monstro Bizzarro can be found here: Thank you to Lyle as always for his conversation! 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.  #LakeWorthMonster #LyleBlackburn #MonstroBizzarro #Cryptids #Texas #FortWorth #JimMarrs #Cryptozoology #Monsters #Goatman #Bigfoot #Cowman #PopeLickMonster #CowmanOfCopalisBeach #Washington #BigfootAttacks #Fortean #SallieAnnClark #BillMorris

04/11/2024 • 78:07

In the second part of our converstation, Ruth tells us more about some the unusual events in here life, including some rather hair raising Ouija encounters, strange natural phenomena and sneak preview in to her new book, These Haunted Times Volume 5! Ruths books can be found here: Thank you as always to Ruth! 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.  #RuthRoperWylde #Ghosts #Paranormal #Haunted #Ghost #Haunting #Supernatural #TheseHauntedTimes #Ouija #Badger#Fox #MysteryBooms #Dolls #Lightning #StElmosFire

30/10/2024 • 71:55

On this episode, I'm delighted to welcome back our good friend, Ruth Roper Wylde in the the first installment of a two part conversation. Known as the premier chronicler of Paranormal Encounters in the UK due to her fantastic series of books, Ruth talks about some of the strange and unusual events that have peppered her life rather than the ones shared with her. From visitations from ghostly cats, to an encounter with a strange green being. a ghost in a toilet and potentially an elemental. we hear some intriuging and mysterious events to ponder over. The second part will be out on October 30th. Ruths books can be found here: Thank you as always to Ruth! 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.  #RuthRoperWylde #Ghosts #Paranormal #Haunted #Ghost #Haunting #Supernatural #TheseHauntedTimes #Experiences #GhostCat #Elemental #Insect #GreenWoman #Halloween #Storms 

28/10/2024 • 66:27