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Wood you like to hear a story? While the warm weather remains, campfire ghost stories are the perfect supplement to any outdoor excursion! Tales of creepy Japanese folklore, an undead stalker, stifling evil, and more abound in this 6th installment of campfire ghost stories. Join Flora as he relays a variety of spooky yarns not unlike the ones from the old Tales From the Crypt. Bring a mini speaker and play this episode on your next night in the middle of nowhere! Just be sure to bring extra batteries for the flashlight you'll be constantly scanning the treeline with. Oh, and if you happen to find a glass eye rolling around, don't stick it in your mouth. Music Danse Macabre, Myst on the Moor, Asian Drums, Awkward Meeting, Backbay Lounge, Blue Sizzle, Classic Horror 2, Horrorific, Midnight in the Green House, Ossuary 6 - Air, Quinn's Song-A New Man, Spider Eyes, The Dread - Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0

Lunatic fringe... I know you're out there! Can't get enough of that hollow stuff on earth? Why not blast off into new territory with Hollow Moon Theory? Flora welcomes Brent, John, and Joe from the Hysteria 51 podcast to discuss the hollow moon and all its empty goodness. After controlled crashes of spacecraft onto the moon's surface, NASA observed some odd seismic activity. Earth's companion satellite seemed to 'ring like a bell,' throwing a wrench in science's models at the time. This led to numerous theories, including the moon being a spaceship, an observation station, and even a hologram. Hysteria 51 discuss the theories and speculations on a fun, spirited, and far out episode of Blurry Photos! Music Myst on the Moor - Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Links

• Hysteria 51 Podcast hosted by Brent Hand and John Goforth
• Would you like to know more? Is the Moon Hollow

A beerly-believable history of haunting. What's a huge, historical house without its share of ghostly goings-on? The Lemp Mansion is fast becoming more infamous for its unseen tenants of today than for its storied history of yesteryear. Join David as he concludes his deep dive into the nooks and crannies of the Lemp Mansion saga. Part 2 focuses on the paranormal happenings and urban legends associated with the old home. What have people experienced throughout the years? How did it go from boarding house to restaurant and Inn - and haunted house? Flora took a recorder with him to spend the night and see if any past residents welcomed him or rejected him. Stories, EVPs, and an interview round out this epic chronicle in this episode of Blurry Photos! Thanks to Matt Bell and the mansion staff for the hospitality. Find out more about visiting HERE. Music Myst on the Moor, Ossuary 6 - Air, Aftermath, Awkward Meeting, Classic Horror 2, Danse Macabre, Long Note 3, Ominous, Quinn's Song-A New Man - Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Links

• Pittman, Rebecca F. The History and Haunting of Lemp Mansion. Wonderland Productions. Loveland, CO. 2015.
• Marcus, Lisa. Lemp Mansion: Tales of a Cursed Family and Their Haunted House. Neatorama. Oct. 30, 2014. Web. https://www.neatorama.com/2014/10/30/Lemp-Mansion-Tales-of-a-Cursed-Family-and-Their-Haunted-House/
• Lemp Mansion website: http://www.lempmansion.com/
• Lord, Victoria. The Story of American Breweries. Ultimate History Project. Web. http://ultimatehistoryproject.com/breweries.html

A haunting history, beerly believable... Crack open a cold one and settle in for a detailed history of the Lemp Mansion! Home to one of the most successful and tragic families in St. Louis brewing history, Lemp Mansion stands as solemn reminder of both accomplishment and sorrow. In part 1 of this 2 part mega-sode, David delves deeply into the history of the Lemp family, including their humble beginnings and triumphs all the way through their anguished downfall. Few families can match the tragic Lemps. While money came easily, death might as well have been the dispenser of it. In the upcoming second part, Flora will relay the chilling accounts born of the untimely ends and secrets kept within the walls of the stately home. Grab your stein and nicest lavender outfit, this trip through St Louis' Gilded Age will leave you kegging for more! Music Myst on the Moor - Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Mars - Gustav Holst, perf. by USAF Heritage of America Band; Prohibition Blues - Nora Bayes; St Louis Rag - Tom Turpin; St Louis Blues - WC Handy Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0   Links

• Pittman, Rebecca F. The History and Haunting of Lemp Mansion. Wonderland Productions. Loveland, CO. 2015.
• Marcus, Lisa. Lemp Mansion: Tales of a Cursed Family and Their Haunted House. Neatorama. Oct. 30, 2014. Web. https://www.neatorama.com/2014/10/30/Lemp-Mansion-Tales-of-a-Cursed-Family-and-Their-Haunted-House/
• Lemp Mansion website: http://www.lempmansion.com/
• Lord, Victoria. The Story of American Breweries. Ultimate History Project. Web. http://ultimatehistoryproject.com/breweries.html

This date in miss-tory... Toss the old history books in the trash and Forget what you know about the Dark Ages, the years have vanished as phantom time! A historical conspiracy centering on the early Middle Ages, phantom time is the theory that 300 years of history never actually existed. The proponents of this theory list several compelling reasons why the centuries never happened. Not even the famous European icon Charlemagne is safe in this one. A pope and two emperors are said to be the culprits behind it, and a few German researchers and scholars have seemingly caught them red-handed. How can history as we know it be wrong? What would be involved in making 300 years disappear? And is such a thing even possible? Find out in this history-laced episode! Also stick around for the winner of the 2018 Miss Cryptid Contest and the drawing for the sweepstakes! Music Danse Macabre, Myst on the Moor, Crypto, Finding the Balance, Hidden Wonders, Rites, Satiate, Temple of the Manes - Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Links

• Illig, Heribert. "Anomolous Eras - Best Evidence: Best Theory." Toronto, 2005. Lecture. http://www.bearfabrique.org/Catastrophism/illig_paper.htm
• Niemitz, Hans-Ulrich. "Did the Early Middle Ages Really Exist?" Berlin, Germany, 1995. Paper. http://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/~mgk25/volatile/Niemitz-1997.pdf
• Stephens, Ian. "Is the Phantom Time Hypothesis Legitimate?" UFO Insight. April 16, 2016. Web. https://www.ufoinsight.com/phantom-time-hypothesis-legitimate/
• Colavito, Jason. "Did Half of the Middle Ages Really Happen?" Jason Colavito. Feb. 4, 2013. Web. http://www.jasoncolavito.com/blog/did-half-of-the-middle-ages-really-happen

Creepiness in triplicate. Flora welcomes back Derek Hayes from the Monsters Among Us podcast to discuss the high strangeness of Mirrored Men. A truly bizarre and recent phenomenon, Mirrored Men are strange men in odd locations who witnesses say move in synchronization and possibly cause missing time. Derek has fielded several calls of encounters with them, but is no closer to an explanation than anyone else. He and David talk about their origins, descriptions, and he even shares a couple of the calls he received. What are these odd entities? Can anything explain their appearances? David and Derek share ideas and get pretty out there in this one! Also, the winner of Week 3 of the 2018 Miss Cryptid Contest is announced, completing the list of finalists. Now it's up to you to head over to the Blurry Photos Homepage to cast your vote on who should win the 2018 Miss Cryptid Contest! Music Danse Macabre, Myst on the Moor - Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Links

• Monsters Among Us podcast, hosted by Derek Hayes
• Possible Australian Encounter

Altamaha-ha, Soucouyant, Dropbear (art by Jordan K. Morris @jordan_K_morris on Instagram) And just like that, the final week of the 2018 Miss Cryptid Contest is upon us! Georgia's river monster, the Altamaha-ha, the Caribbean's fire hag the Soucouyant, and Australia's treetop assassin the Dropbear are the last 3 contestants to grace the 2018 Miss Cryptid Contest stage. These lethal lasses saved some pretty powerful performances for the end. Land, air and water are all covered, meaning there's nowhere to hide from these terrors this week. Who will you choose to come out on top and move on to the finals for a chance at the coveted Golden Goatman Trophy? Make sure to head over to blurryphotos.org and cast your vote today! You can also enter for a chance to win a prize pack of your own. Flora also announces the winner of Week 2 in this episode. Special thanks to Alyssa, Sammy, and Graham from 'Straya for their help with this one! Music Danse Macabre, At the Shore, Beach Party, Mists on the Moor, Chee Zee Jungle, Come Play With Me, Echoes of Time v2, Guts and Bourbon, March of the Spoons - Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Sources

• Cox, Dale. “Altamaha-ha - Sea Monster of the Georgia Coast.” ExploreSouthernHistory.com. Web. http://www.exploresouthernhistory.com/altamahaha.html
• Miles, Jim. “Weird Georgia.” Sterling Publishing. Apr. 24, 2006. Pg. 77.
• Gibbens, Sarah. “Mysterious Sea Creature Washes Ashore, Stumps Scientists.” National Geographic. Mar. 21, 2018. Web.
• Anatol, Giselle. “Vampires from the Caribbean: the Soucouyant.” Gothic Imagination. Dec. 4, 2009. Web. http://www.gothic.stir.ac.uk/guestblog/vampires-from-the-caribbean-the-soucouyant/
• Anon. “The Mayor Soucouyant.” Triniview.com. Web. http://www.triniview.com/TnT/Soucouyant.htm
• Switek, Brian. “Giant Flesh-Eating Koala of Legend was Real.” National Geographic. Mar. 9, 2016. Web. http://phenomena.nationalgeographic.com/2016/03/09/australias-real-drop-bear/
• Middleton, Amy. “Drop Bears Target Tourists, Study Says.” Australian Geographic. Apr. 1, 2013. Web (joke). http://www.australiangeographic.com.au/news/2013/04/drop-bears-target-tourists,-study-says/
• Australian Museum Entry on Drop Bears: https://australianmuseum.net.au/drop-bear

Ozark Howler, Afanc, Kuranda Jellyfish (art by Jordan K Morris @jordan_K_morris on Instagram) The cryptid conflict continues in week 2 of the 2018 Miss Cryptid Contest! The Miss Cryptid Contest's Week 2 lethal lovlies include the United States' Ozark Howler, the Afanc from Wales, and the South Pacific's Juranda Jellyfish. Legend and lore collide in this installment of the contest. Join Flora as he explores the folklore, fact, and fiction behind each of these deadly dames. Who will capture your heart (and try to eat it) this week? We also find out which of Week 1's contestants will be moving on to the finals! Head on over to the Blurry Photos home page to find the voting form. And quick tip - if the form doesn't appear on the page, try refreshing your browser (or try a different browser) to get it to appear. Music Danse Macabre, Black Vortex, Enter the Maze, Lord of the Land, Night of Chaos, Village Consort - Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Sources

• Nadel, Darcie. "The Ozark Howler: Actual Cryptid or Elaborate Hoax?" Exemplore. Aug. 12, 2016. Web. https://exemplore.com/cryptids/The-Ozark-Howler-Mythical-Beast-or-Elaborate-Hoax
• Cox, Dale. "The Ozark Howler." Explore Southern History. 2017. Web. http://www.exploresouthernhistory.com/ozarkhowler.html
• Coleman, Loren. "Outing the Howler." Cryptozoology News. Mar. 19, 2008. Web. http://www.cryptozoonews.com/howler-redux/
• Davis, Gryffydd. "The Afanc - Mythical Welsh Lake Monster." Transceltic. Mar. 13, 2013. Web. https://www.transceltic.com/welsh/afanc-mythical-welsh-lake-monster
• Guest, Lady Charlotte. "The Mabinogion." Translation at Sacred Texts. 1877. Web. 107-109 http://www.sacred-texts.com/neu/celt/mab/mab10.htm
• Johnson, Ben. "TheLegend of the River Conwy Afanc." Historic U.K. Web. https://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/HistoryofWales/The-Legend-of-the-River-Conwy-Afanc/
• Eberhart, George M. “Mysterious Creatures: A Guide to Cryptozoology” ABC-Clio, Santa Barbara, CA. 2002.
• Farrington, Karen. “Marvels & Mysteries of the Unexplained.” Arcturus Publishing Ltd. London. 2006.

Loveland Frog, Jenny Greenteeth, Mngwa (art by Jordan K Morris @jordan_k_morris on instagram) Pop the champagne and watch for blood stains, it's time for the 2018 Miss Cryptid Contest! The 6th annual Miss Cryptid Contest kicks off ferociously with OH's own Loveland Frog, Lancashire's infamous Jenny Greenteeth, and the Mngwa from Tanzania. It's a veritable blood bath for who will emerge victorious from week 1 and move on to the finals! Make sure to pack the waterproof boots and pith helmet for this trip round the world. And make sure to cast your vote on the home page and enter to win a prize pack and replica Golden Goatman trophy! Special thanks to Jordan K Morris for the amazing art for this year's contest! Follow on Instagram @jordan_K_morris Music Danse Macabre, Graveyard Shift, Infados, Zombie Chase - Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Sources

• "Classic Cryptid: The Legend of Ohio's Loveland Frogmen." Week in Weird.Planet Weird, 24 Jul. 2012. Web. 23 Jun. 2015. http://weekinweird.com/2012/07/24/classic-cryptid-legend-loveland-frogmen/
• Leggate, James. “Know the Legend of the Loveland Frogman? This man claims he Spotted It.” WCPO Cincinnati. August 4, 2016. Web. https://www.wcpo.com/news/local-news/hamilton-county/loveland-community/did-pokemon-go-players-encounter-the-legendary-loveland-frogman
• Plant Lore. Web. http://www.plant-lore.com/plantofthemonth/duckweed-and-jenny-greenteeth/
• "Englands Dreaming Water Witches." The Ransom Note. Web. https://www.theransomnote.com/musings/englands-dreaming/englands-dreaming-water-witches-raging-rivers/
• "The Truth About Jenny Greenteeth." Hypnogoria. Web. http://hypnogoria.blogspot.com/2015/01/the-truth-about-jenny-greenteeth.html
• Shuker, Karl. "In Search of the Strange One." Web. http://karlshuker.blogspot.com/2010/04/nunda-in-search-of-strange-one.html
• "Mngwa." Meta-Religion. Web. http://www.meta-religion.com/Paranormale/Cryptozoology/Felines/mngwa.htm

Mysterious deaths that led to few leads beyond some lead. Questions, enigmas, and mystery are in high order when investigating the lead masks of Vintem Hill. When two men were found dead with weird masks on a Brazilian hill in 1966, everything from murder to UFOs was put forth to explain the lead masks of Vintem Hill. Flora takes you through the case from the discovery of the bodies to the reports connected to them over the years. What could have happened to Miguel Viana and Manuel da Cruz in the suburb of Niteroi, Brazil? Why did they have little lead masks with them? The mystery only deepened when reports came out of UFO activity around the time and place the men were supposedly at before their deaths. Get out your sleuthing stuff and brush up on your Portuguese, this is one hot cold case! Music Ghostpocalypse 6 - Crossing the Threshold, Ghostpocalypse 8: Epilog, I Can Feel It Coming, Leblon, Modern Jazz Samba, Night on the Docks, Satiate, Suvaco do Cristo, Myst on the Moor - Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Sources

• Bowen, C. "The Mystery of the Morro do Vintem: How Did the Men with the Lead Masks Die?" Flying Saucer Review. Mar-Apr 1967, Volume 13, Number 2: 11-14. http://www.noufors.com/Documents/Books,%20Manuals%20and%20Published%20Papers/Specialty%20UFO%20Publications/Flying%20Saucer%20Review/FSR,1967,Mar-Apr,V%2013,N%202.pdf
• Bowen, C. "No Easy Solution to the Morro Mystery" Flying Saucer Review. Jun-Jul 1968, Volume 14, Number 4: 11-14. http://www.ignaciodarnaude.com/ufologia/Bowen,Deaths%201966%20at%20Morro%20Vintem,FSR68V14N4.pdf
• APRO. "Strange Deaths in Brazil." The APRO Bulletin. 1 Sep. 1966, Volume 1966, Number 5: 1, 3.
• Staff. "Brazil: Lead Mask Mystery" Flying Saucer Review. Nov-Dec 1966, Volume 12, Number 6: 11-14.
• Ortega, Xavier. "The Mysterious Lead Masks Case." 18 Sept. 2011. Ghost Theory website. http://www.ghosttheory.com/2011/09/18/the-mysterious-lead-masks-case
• Creighton, Gordon. "Follow-up On the Morro Do Vintem Mystery." Flying Saucer Review. Jul-Aug 1971, Volume 17, Number 4: 6-9. http://www.ignaciodarnaude.com/ufologia/FSR%201971%20V%2017%20N%204.pdf
• Conradt, Stacy. "The Bizarre Lead Masks Deaths of 1966." 22 Oct. 2015. Mental Floss website. http://mentalfloss.com/article/70161/bizarre-lead-mask-deaths-1966
• True Noir. "The Lead Masks Case: Mysterious Deaths on Vintem Hill." 16 March 2017. True Noir website. https://truenoirstories.wordpress.com/2017/03/16/the-lead-masks-case-mysterious-deaths-on-vintem-hill/
• Ultima Hora. Various Articles. Ultima Hora newspaper. 24-30 Aug, 2 Sep 1966. http://www.arquivoestado.sp.gov.br/site/acervo/uh_digital/index/2636
• Machado, Jose. "Experiencia cientifica e que matou tecnicos em eletronica." Jornal do Brasil. 25 Aug 1966. pg 16. https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=0qX8s2k1IRwC&dat=19660825&printsec=frontpage&hl=en