Acadia After Dark

Bar Island in Bar Harbor, Maine is known for its tidal crossing — a path that appears and disappears with the sea. But beneath the beauty lies a story that has haunted the community for more than a century. Revisit a historic tragedy from 1915 and the ghostly legends that followed as we explore the darker side of Mount Desert Island, where memory, tide, and folklore intertwine.

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In this episode of Fogcast, I sit down with Ryan Von Ghoulsworth—DJ, archivist, writer, and the mind behind Mutants of the East—for a deep dive into Maine’s haunted musical underbelly.

A lifelong Mainer with roots in Auburn, Ryan has spent years digging through the state’s overlooked sonic history. From producing for Damnation Land to hosting WMPG’s Mutants of the East (and transforming it into a record label in 2025), Ryan has become a key figure in preserving the strange, the forgotten, and the fiercely local.

All of Ryan’s links are included below so artists can connect, collaborate, or submit to the Maine Covers Maine project.

https://www.mutantsoftheeast.com/

https://linktr.ee/mutantsoftheeast

https://mutantsoftheeast.bandcamp.com/

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CW: Descriptions of violence

Is Sarah Ware still searching for justice? Or is something older wearing her shape?

In 1898, Bucksport, Maine was shaken by the brutal and still‑unsolved murder of Sarah Ware. More than a century later, witnesses continue to report chilling encounters around — and beneath — the waters of Silver Lake.

In this episode, we explore the life and death of Sarah MacDonald Ware, the investigation that failed to bring her killer to justice, and the decades of ghostly sightings that followed. From Almira Miles’ early claims of spectral knocks to modern encounters on the lake’s hiking trails, Sarah’s story refuses to fade.

Featuring a special voiceover from Maine author and researcher Nomar Slevik, this episode seeks to uncover what might still linger in the dark waters of Silver Lake.

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Tonight’s Fogcast brought in two guests who know the darker corners of Maine better than most. Travis Hartford and Jeff Atwood, the voices behind Locating the Lost, joined me to talk about their work uncovering the stories behind missing persons and cold cases throughout New England. Their podcast blends interviews, live case discussions, and deep‑dive investigations to give a voice to those who’ve gone silent.

We talked about the cases that haunt them, the rumors that swirl through small towns, and some eerie moments they’ve encountered while chasing the truth.

You can find Locating the Lost here:

https://www.facebook.com/locatingthelostones/

https://www.youtube.com/@locatingthelost

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Good evening Hikers and welcome back to the Fogcast. On this week's episode I talk with Jenni from Newport about a wide range of topics from uranium glass and Magic the Gathering to eerie childhood memories and strange activity at a local cemetery.

Find more of Jenni's work:

https://www.threads.com/@plumjenni

Wicked treasure stuff: https://linktr.ee/WickedTreasure

Substack 1: https://jenniplum.substack.com/

Substack 2: https://themainesoapbox.substack.com/

Poetry: https://www.amazon.com/Maladies-Minor-Keys-poetry-illness-ebook/dp/B071L5L8V5

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It's been a while hikers but the Fogcast is back. On this return episode I talk about tourist season, the International Cryptozoology museum is almost open again and I look at your answers to the question of the week.

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In 2001, a Maine woman witnessed a creature sitting on her roof — a wolf‑like humanoid with pointed ears, a long snout, and strangely human features. Was it a Dogman? A cryptid? A misidentified animal? Or something else entirely?

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A couple driving through Oxford County witnesses an 8–9 foot tall, chocolate‑brown figure sprint across Bear River Road in the middle of the day. The BFRO investigator found the witness credible — and the location sits in one of Maine’s most active sighting clusters.

If Bigfoot exists in Maine… this might be some of the most convincing evidence yet.

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Maine is a place where the GPS cuts out and the wilderness takes over — a landscape of deep forests, forgotten logging roads, and secrets older than memory. Tonight we explore five real disappearances where people stepped into the Maine woods… and were never seen again.

From a boy on a red tricycle to a hunter whose tracks simply stopped in the snow, from a grieving widow on the Appalachian Trail to a young man swallowed by the timberlands, and finally a quiet homeowner who vanished without a trace — each story reveals a different face of mystery. Some cases feel like wilderness tragedies. Others hint at something darker. All of them leave behind the same haunting question: How can a person vanish so completely that no trace of them is ever found?

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Good evening hikers,

If you're from Maine you can’t talk about horror without at least mentioning Stephen King. With the first season of It: Welcome to Derry, audiences got a new chapter in the story of Pennywise but how did the show stack up in the eyes of a couple of people who live there? Well, we have thoughts.

I sat down with my friend, Nomar Slevik, and we discussed our feelings about the show, the themes that it touched on and some predictions for the next season. Since we do discuss the finale there are heavy spoilers in this video so don't click if you haven't watched the series for yourself.

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New episodes go up weekly. Check out our other series, Fearsome 5, where I explain a fearsome critter of Maine in five minutes or less. Fans of the first season of Acadia After Dark are going to want to check out Acadia After Dark: Campfire Stories. Local legends, listener stories, and maybe even a personal encounter or two all set to the sound of a cozy fire. Our Park Updates are your guide to surviving the supernatural bureaucracy of the worlds most haunted national park.

Intro/Outro music by Pine Tree Riot

As always, keep your lanterns lit and stay safe out there hikers...

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