In tonight’s dead letter… Luke recounts a spooky camping trip with his brother and father where they found themselves surrounded by something both canine and ethereal. Despite being experienced outdoorsmen, they’re unable to defend themselves against whatever is encircling their campsite as the leader of this pack of animals stares intently at them, and has no reaction to shots fired in self-defense.

LINKS:

The Tule River Indian Tribe

https://tulerivertribe-nsn.gov/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tule_River_Indian_Tribe_of_the_Tule_River_Reservation

Black Dog

https://www.thebarkingbugle.co.uk/the-black-dog-of-east-anglia/

The Barghest

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barghest

The Hellhound

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hellhound

The Black Shuck

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Shuck

Original Reddit Post

https://www.reddit.com/r/Paranormal/comments/55mhg6/surrounded_by_translucent_coyotes/

The KLF 3AM Eternal

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3_a.m._Eternal

MOVIE REFERENCES:

Jacob’s Ladder

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacob's_Ladder_(1990_film)

BOOK REFERENCES:

Wild Talents: By Charles Fort

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wild_Talents_(book)

The Silver Bridge (Collapse/Mothman Connection)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silver_Bridge

PODCAST EPISODES:

Let’s Not Meet

https://letsnotmeetpodcast.com/

https://crypticcountypodcasts.com/

Radiolab: You Are Here

https://www.radiolab.org/podcast/110165-you-are-here

Astonishing Legends: Are We Ever Alone?

https://open.spotify.com/episode/3nLvVgPmouZsTAnuxepPMo?si=7eb6d9be9f9b4c14

Astonishing Legends: The Sheriff and Outlaw Henry Plummer Part 1

https://open.spotify.com/episode/0aPODiXAQaJwg5GePi7039?si=78bc91b6c0e14a3a

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In 1988, the Knowles family’s journey across Australia’s remote Nullarbor Plain turned into a nightmare, when in the pre-dawn hours of January 20th, they encountered a glowing, egg-shaped object that chased their car along the Eyre Highway. They claimed the light emitted a high-pitched hum, filled the car with a gray mist, and lifted the vehicle off the road before dropping it, blowing out a tire. Fleeing in terror, they found the car dented and covered in black dust. A police officer confirmed their distress, and a truck driver reported seeing strange lights in the same area. What attacked the Knowles family that night? This week, we take a look.

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In tonight’s dead letter… Veronica takes a ghost tour of an old jail in Charleston, South Carolina and has an intense encounter with a spirit there. She's able to describe this man in detail and later discovers the spirit is that of William Marcus, who was hanged at the jail for the murder of his wife. The experience was terrifying and shaped Veronica's path in understanding and protecting herself from many more unseen things she has crossed paths with in her life since then.

The photo of William Marcus is from Charleston News and Courier (published as The News and Courier.) - August 4, 1906 - page 8. 

LINKS:

Facebook video where the video tour of the jail with the guide can be found, at 4:30 the image of William Marcus can be seen.

https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=198368942110180&rdid=DOvyBA9NGT8WMtSY

Stella Maris Catholic Church

https://stellamarischurch.org/

American Ghost Walks (Tour Company)

https://www.americanghostwalks.com/

ASTONISHING LEGENDS EPISODES MENTIONED:

The Siren Call of Hungry Ghosts Part 1

https://open.spotify.com/episode/0R1h6Lw9GoAnMupP82zSrm?si=7f96f93019ef4976

The Vertical Plane Part 1

https://open.spotify.com/episode/69ynhhVF8UrVzI1OI4Rsoy?si=d266bf2f5e064ca2

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In the cemetery of Christ Church Parish Church in Barbados stands a half-buried stone crypt infamous for its early 19th-century mystery. Between 1807 and 1812, several heavy, lead-lined coffins were placed inside, but each time the vault was reopened, the caskets were found disturbed — despite the massive stone door being sealed tight with no sign of entry. Governor Lord Combermere investigated in 1819, sealing the vault with his stamp, and spreading sand to catch footprints, but when it was opened again, the coffins had once more been thrown into chaos with the seals unbroken and the sand untouched. The bodies were removed soon after, and the vault sealed again, its mystery still unsolved.

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In tonight’s dead letter, listener Trevor recounts a bizarre encounter while looking out the window one night. He saw a strange, bald, meditating figure with long pointed ears in his friend’s backyard. The figure then opened its eyes, grinned at him with pointed teeth, and hopped away into the woods. Trevor’s evening began with taking the psychedelic drug mescaline, but he has some experience with it, and has never experienced something interactive like this. Trevor is plain about the fact that he had been under the influence earlier in the evening, and maybe that’s the reason for what he saw, but he does also wonder if the drug lifted a veil to reveal a real being, especially when he connected his story to an older episode of Astonishing Legends where a listener encountered something very similar, while awake and completely sober.

LINKS:

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In tonight’s dead letter… a listener shares their chilling encounters with "Die Fratzen," demonic faces that surfaced after a period of indulgence and self-disgust. These weren't just fleeting nightmares; they manifested as waking visions and doppelgangers, leading to a quest for spiritual help. The writer grapples with the possibility of mental health issues versus a genuine spiritual battle and how these experiences mirror those of Anneliese Michel, whom we covered a few years ago on Astonishing Legends.

Links:

Astonishing Legends: The Devil and Annaliese Michel P1

https://open.spotify.com/episode/5ZiRkT1ZfIyMBsUBAs1RDK?si=d044978fbf484d63

P2

https://open.spotify.com/episode/5k6UzW5Yku23D55QbcKGhl?si=cb39009d744f4dbd

P3

https://open.spotify.com/episode/3NHYwTl94InnHYREWpE044?si=bc43d397273d4176

Astonishing Legends: Sarah and the Spider Woman

https://open.spotify.com/episode/38UXYglzND21RcSLQiTk1M?si=4e6f381273b34557

Unsolved Mysteries: Don Decker

https://unsolved.com/gallery/don-decker/

Paranormal Witness: Don Decker

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2090999/

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Across England, legends tell of “screaming skulls,” which are human remains said to bring disaster if moved from their resting place. In Dorset, a skull defies removal with deadly consequences; in Derbyshire, “Dickie” halted a railway project; in Yorkshire, Anne’s head demanded to stay within her beloved home; and in Manchester, one cast into a moat unleashed a storm. Whether relics of Celtic head-worship, tools of folk medicine, or grim mementos of an age steeped in mortality, the stories agree on one rule: disturb the skulls at your peril.

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In tonight’s Dead Letter, you’ll hear a bizarre tale from rural Ohio, one of our favorite strange states, involving a creature known only as the "Lock Looker." This cryptid, with its orangutan-like build, glowing orange eyes, and famous movie scream, lurks near a dam and has been sighted by both the storyteller and their father. It may have been around a while. Join Scott and Forrest as they briefly debate the pronunciation of Orangutan and also delve into this multi-generational mystery.

https://www.iea.uzh.ch/dam/jcr:00000000-7c6e-90e4-ffff-ffff84c61003/Ref_Crying_and_Screaming_Jeri.mp3

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=So0nmciiFJg

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News from Scott and Forrest

In tonight’s dead letter… a VFW canteen worker in Michigan has a close encounter with a mysterious cowboy, complete with vintage attire and dollar coins. The stranger asks her to champion his cause of getting “shell shock” recognized for a Purple Heart. After the encounter, the letter he provides vanishes and the general he mentions turns out to be from the Civil War.

Links:

Jim Harold’s Roadhouse Saloon Campfire STory

https://jimharold.com/the-roadhouse-saloon-from-the-files-of-jim-harolds-campfire/

The VFW

https://www.vfw.org/

Shell Shock

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shell_shock

PTSD

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Post-traumatic_stress_disorder

PTSD as a Criteria for a Purple Heart

https://www.dvidshub.net/news/520197/purple-heart-criteria-exclude-ptsd-defense-officials-say

https://www.mghclaycenter.org/hot-topics/denying-purple-hearts-veterans-ptsd-2/

https://www.disabledveterans.org/purple-hearts-for-ptsd/

The ‘Seated Liberty’ Dollar

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seated_Liberty_dollar

Some for sale on Ebay

https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_nkw=seated+liberty+dollars+1840-1873&_sacat=0&_from=R40&_trksid=p4432023.m570.l1311

‘The Edge of Tomorrow’ movie which references Verdun as an Alien Battle Site

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edge_of_Tomorrow

Unsolved Mysteries: Paranormal Rangers

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt22336540/