Ballyraven

Bud Mountain is an ideal location to begin the study of Voritorvita - the Life Eaters, ‘ghosts’, paranormal entities. Home to a few non-violent varieties, Bud boasts ghosts, phantoms, and a white, dog-shaped specter. This is a study of this location and its otherworldly residents.

Narration from PHouseGames.
Narration from Alan Thompson.
Edited & produced by Andy Rhode.
Written & narrated by Ballyraven.

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The official Ballyraven Museum of Monsters and Magic.

The Order of the Ballyraven delves deep into the forest searching for the source of unusual singing and frightening mimicry. What sings like a man, yet copies sounds like a bird? How can one ward off these beasts or see through their trickery? Explore the lives of Woodland Crooners, discover how these amazing bigfeet take down prey, and learn how to protect yourself from their cunning.

Narration from PHouseGames.
Edited & produced by Andy Rhode.
Written & narrated by Ballyraven.

Support the show

Become a Forfend Cryptid Wildlife Protection Agent: join the Ballyraven Patreon.
The official Ballyraven Museum of Monsters and Magic.

The Order of the Ballyraven discusses the legend of the Whooping Spider and their large, trap-filled, underground dens. Following one of the creatures for over a year,  the secrets of these giant, burrowing arachnids will finally be unearthed, including their hunting methods, web structures, and social rituals.

Narration from PHouseGames.
Edited & produced by Andy Rhode.
Written & narrated by Ballyraven.

Support the show

Become a Forfend Cryptid Wildlife Protection Agent: join the Ballyraven Patreon.
The official Ballyraven Museum of Monsters and Magic.

The Order of Ballyraven discusses the history, folklore, and daily life of the Day Hoot, Appalachia's 'cursing owl.'

Beginning with a folk story, this episode features a lecture on the magical history of the Day Hoot, a nature documentary on its reproduction, diet, territory, and living conditions, and ends on the Day Hoot's curse, removal of the curse, and precautions to take when traversing Day Hoot territory.

Narration from PHouseGames.
Edited & produced by Andy Rhode.
Written & narrated by Ballyraven.

MUSIC
Storytime  AJ Super
Daydreaming of The South  Bryan Mathys
Basic  Yshwa
Roach-Man  Punk Rock Opera
Novelty Citizen “There is Nothing to Fear”
Jason Shaw “Running Waters”
Brendan Kinsella “Mozart – Sonata No. 13”
Monroeville Music Center “Robert Wadlow's Blister”
Monroeville Music Center “Herb Pilhofers Whirlpool”
Monroeville Music Center “Rainbowe Bomb”
Steinbruchel “Snowfall”
SFX
Audible-Edge “Winter Wind Whistling Through Window”
https://freesound.org/people/audible-edge/sounds/69512/

lwdickens “Footsteps Snow Wet Crunchy”
https://freesound.org/people/lwdickens/sounds/263490/

_stubb “Wing Flap 2”
https://freesound.org/people/_stubb/sounds/389633/

kyles “Branch Breaking Forest Twig Snap Crunch”
https://freesound.org/people/kyles/sounds/452570/

SoundCollectah “Rock Falls With Cracking”
https://freesound.org/people/SoundCollectah/sounds/157804/

Fission9 “Tumbling Rocks”
https://freesound.org/people/Fission9/sounds/488660/

deleted_user_2104797 “Crack of Branch 3”
https://freesound.org/people/deleted_user_2104797/sounds/164472/

northern87 “Branches Snappng_Norther87”
https://freesound.org/people/northern87/sounds/369986/

frantramp “Heart”
https://freesound.org/people/frantramp/sounds/474656/

tommy_mooney “Wings Flapping”
https://freesound.org/people/tommy_mooney/sounds/386706/

Podcapocalipsis “BIRDS”
https://freesound.org/people/Podcapocalipsis/sounds/520287/

colorsCrimsonTears “Static”
https://freesound.org/people/colorsCrimsonTears/sounds/547523/

harveyjnz “Radio Interference/Static (recorded from Ghetto Blaster)”
https://freesound.org/people/harveyjnz/sounds/337700/

mattwasser “Static_Glitch”
https://freesound.org/people/mattwasser/sounds/58931/

joedeshon “Film_Static_04”
https://freesound.org/people/joedeshon/sounds/329673/

mycompasstv “Restaurant Ambience Chatter”
https://freesound.org/people/mycompasstv/sounds/474740/

SpliceSound “Walla Chatter, Adults and Children in Auditorium”
https://freesound.org/people/SpliceSound/sounds/188218/

jayfrosting “Murmur 2”
https://freesound.org/people/jayfrosting/sounds/333415/

dividedby.one “ssh (hush)”
https://freesound.org/people/dividedby.one/sounds/240381/

sternferny “Gallery Footsteps”
https://freesound.org/people/sterferny/sounds/382321/

dkiller2204 “Indoor Footsteps”
https://freesound.org/people/dkiller2204/sounds/366111/

Runey “Security_Cli

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Become a Forfend Cryptid Wildlife Protection Agent: join the Ballyraven Patreon.
The official Ballyraven Museum of Monsters and Magic.

In the Cumberland Mountain range, the Order of Ballyraven discovers a large creature of dragon-kind. After getting tips of its existence, interviewing locals, and delving into history, the habits, lives, and secrets of Goosefoot, the Cumberland Dragon have been exposed!

Narration from PHouseGames.
Edited & produced by Andy Rhode.
Written & narrated by Ballyraven.

Storytime  AJ Super, Daydreaming of The South  Bryan Mathys, Basic  Yshwa, Roach-Man  Punk Rock Opera, Qubodup “Sticky Mouth Sounds”, Audible Edge “Winter Wind Whistling Through Window”, Jankoehl “Walk Grass”, Soundcollectah “Dry Branches Cracking”, Budjillett “Wind Gusts Late Autumn”, Dnab55 “Radio Tuning”, Justinvoke “Splat”, Soundcollectah “Rocks Fall With Cracking”, Deleted_user_2104797 “Crack of Branch 3”, Maxthrower “Dig”, Unfa “Boiling Towel”, iampagan “Slimy Flesh”, Keweldog “Crunching Scraping”, Juryduty “Dragonroar”, Wubitog “Slime Attack or Movement”, Jymdavis “Creek Sounds in Georgia”, “Summer Night in Georgia”, “Insect in a Tree”, “Forest Murmur”, Mafon2 “Two Thumps”, Ahill86 “PuddleSplash”, Jarredgibb “IMP Then Munch”, “Pig Breath 1 96khz”, Philip1789 “Chew Food”,

Support the show

Become a Forfend Cryptid Wildlife Protection Agent: join the Ballyraven Patreon.
The official Ballyraven Museum of Monsters and Magic.