Bob After Dark

"Late last night and the night before, tommyknockers, tommyknockers knocking on my door.I wanna go out, don't know if I can 'cuz I'm so afraid of the tommyknocker man." - Steven King. Have you ever read The Tommyknockers? Maybe seen the made for TV movie? Well, did you know it was inspired by actual lore? Let us introduce you to the mining creatures known as Tommyknockers. A strange creature that, depending on where you are from, can be friend or foe. Some say they let miners known when a mine is collapsing, or some say they cause it. Some say they lure people in deep in the mines for folk to never be seen again. Or...they just steal your lunch.

On July 26, 2023 the United States Congress held a meeting with top ranking military personnel in regards to UFO sightings and debriefing that was made public. According to NBC News, "A House Oversight subcommittee held a hearing on UFOs — officially known as unidentified aerial phenomena or UAPs — and heard mystifying testimony about unexplained object sightings and government possession of “nonhuman” biological matter." They go on to talk about, "David Grusch, a former U.S. intelligence official, told the panel that he is “absolutely” certain that the federal government is in possession of UAPs, citing interviews he said he conducted with 40 witnesses over a four-year period. The former U.S. intelligence official said he led Defense Department efforts to analyze reported UAP sightings and was informed of a “multidecade” Pentagon program that endeavored to collect and reconstruct crashed UAPs." In short? This is the first time the American people were told, without secret, that there could be a potential about alien life, UFO's, and UAPs. Joining us for this episode is Steve Michaels pro-wrestler from OVW!

What do haunted former Navy ships, Men in Black, formerly haunted buildings in Hammond Indiana, Were-Tigers, and an over tired Bob have in common? A wonderful time we had with two US Military Veterans. Met Pat O'Donnell and JR Barajas. They both have some strange encounters during and after they served in the military. Hear of Pat's story of when he served in Vietnam and heard a valley of spirits calling out, or Were-Tigers that could vertically climb 60 feet! Or JR's tale of a former active Navy ship that still may still have some sailors aboard. There's even more now! As our sequel episode is here! Pat and Jr return this week to talk about even more experiences including a haunted lighthouse and near death experiences!

According to Brooke Hess with the Outdoor Journal, "In 1908, brothers Willie and Frank McLeod embarked on a mission into the Nahanni Valley in search of gold. They never returned. Two years later, the bodies of the McLeod brothers were found on the banks of the Nahanni River. Their heads though, were nowhere to be found. The two men were murdered, decapitated, and left on the side of the river for the next party of explorers to find." This episode is a wild one! Headless brothers, desert oasis in the middle of the artic, prehistoric animals alive, and even a naked lady!

What do haunted former Navy ships, Men in Black, formerly haunted buildings in Hammond Indiana, Were-Tigers, and an over tired Bob have in common? A wonderful time we had with two US Military Veterans. Met Pat O'Donnell and JR Barajas. They both have some strange encounters during and after they served in the military. Hear of Pat's story of when he served in Vietnam and heard a valley of spirits calling out, or Were-Tigers that could vertically climb 60 feet! Or JR's tale of a former active Navy ship that still may still have some sailors aboard.

The Wallowa Lake Monster, aka Wally, is said to reside in Wallowa Lake, Oregon. According to The Cryptid Wiki, "A local legend among the Nez Perce tribe states that when the Nez Perce and Blackfeet were at war, the daughter of the Nez Perce chief fell in love with the son of the Blackfoot chief. One night, the couple took a canoe from the Nez Perce camp and rowed out on the lake. Eventually, the rival tribes realized what was happening and set out after them. The monster then came up out of the lake and attacked them, killing them all. To this day, the Nez Perce do not venture out on the lake." There were also sightings of Wally all the way through the 20th century.

Nothing beats a good campfire right? Enjoying some Smores, sing-a-longs, maybe roast some popcorn...now that's the stuff. This week, Steve Michaels returns to enjoy a camp fire with us and tell some ghostly famous campfire stories. Each one of the boys takes a turn telling a story: Bob tells the legend (and origin) of the hookman legend, Steve tells the tale of the girl with the yellow ribbon, and Count shares the story of the missing leg ghost.

Ever go camping? Well, it's definitely a creepy experience! This week, we bust out our outdoors skills, start a fire, and go camping. We look at three haunted campgrounds including: Lake Morena Campground, and the Gazebo at Eden Park. We also have a cursed story involving a canoe!

Happy trails Happy trails to you, until we meet again.

You know what we don't talk about nearly enough on Bob After Dark? We don't talk about the Japanese Yokai! Way back in episode 1, we talked about the Yuki Onna, the snowy ghost who shares similarities to the North American Wendigo. Yokai are, according to Yokai.com, "Over the years, many different English words have been used as translations. Yōkai can be translated as monster, demon, spirit, or goblin, but it encompasses all of that and more. The world of yōkai also includes ghosts, gods, transformed humans and animals, spirit possession, urban legends, and other strange phenomena. It is a broad and vague term, and nothing exists in the English language that quite describes it. Yōkai is one of those words–like samurai, geisha, ninja, and sushi–that is best left in its native tongue." It's a broader umbrella term than what we look at here state side. Bob has an entire Yokai panel he does at anime conventions, so why not look at one now? Introducing the Teke Teke. According to Yokai.com, "Teke teke is a ghost who appears in a number of urban legends. Teke teke are almost always women (though in a few versions of the urban legend, the ghost is male). She has no lower half; she runs about on her arms, creating the distinctive “teke teke” sound from which she gets her name." So, lets see if we can spook Count Panek a bit with this terrifying creature.