Gargoyles have many dark associations. Inspired by Gothic traditions and marked by their often grotesque nature, these stone representations have an important role in many cultures throughout history not just simply serving as waterspouts. 


However, could these terrifying stone creatures be inspired from all too real encounters in our ancient past?


Join into the Portal for a historical look at one of architectures most fearsome features and real life accounts of such creatures identified as Gargoyles! 


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S1 Ep52: Rise of the Gargoyles

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It is 1890s California. Imagine living in an era before the first zeppelins hit the skies, before the first test flight of the Wright brothers, and witnessing a massive cigar-shaped craft emerging from the clouds. Long before the 1947 UFO sightings of Kenneth Arnold, or the discovery at Roswell, there were reports of strange craft which seemed to defy explanation in the skies above California and moving eastward across dozens of states. The first modern UFOs that straddled the line between human technological abilities and fantastical steampunkesque flying machines. Massive craft with bright lights and manned by sizeable crews were witnessed by hundreds of ordinary Americans across the country, hovering above crowds, emanating strange sounds, and even possibly travelling at speeds up to 150 mph. It's a case that has become known as the Phantom Airship Mystery. 



Could this be epic advanced aviation? Alternatively, could it possibly be explained as early cases of foreign spies and espionage from the skies? Or, to go even further, could we be dealing with some kind of early extraterrestrial mimicry of zeppelin-like technology soon to be deployed? Join us as we explore a legend from yore, the mystery of the phantom airship. 



Special thank you and shout out to Adam Benedict, author of Oddities in Print, the primary source of information for this episode!



  

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S2 Ep35: Mystery of the Phantom Airship

The Minch...A treacherous straight prone to sudden storms, strange wrecks, and intense superstition. It is steeped in ancient maritime myths and legends, with tales of various races of aquatic and amphibious humanoid beings. Referred to as Merfolk in the Hebrides and the Fin-folk in the Northern Isles. Whether their tales of treachery are based on any truth is indeed an intriguing mystery. Today, Over 80% of the world's oceans remain unmapped and unexplored... Could ancient amphibious humanoids be hiding in the depths lending to the true origins of some of these fantastical creatures? Welcome back Into The Portal as we investigate tales of Merfolk, Fin-folk and The Legend of the Blue Men of the Minch! 



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S2 Ep34: Merfolk & The Men of Minch

Hell in Space?... Welcome back, everyone! For another Film Friday as we delve into the 1990 B movie classic - Dark Side of The Moon. A place where indeed you don't want to find yourself stranded! Portals, the Bermuda Triangle and even the Devil himself are all on the table on this wild ride through frozen space in the year 2022 ;) Join us as we discuss all things paranormal in this film and more. Find Dark Side of The Moon free on Tubi



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S2 Ep33: Film Friday: The Dark Side of The Moon (1990)

Over the past several years, rumours and reports have resurfaced of a massive pyramid structure said to be hidden underground in a chamber beneath the ice, snow and rock of the remote Alaska mountains. Towering over 1000 feet high, this alleged enigma remains buried between remote mountain ranges in a vast ice-covered landscape. If this structure does exist, it could quite possibly connect us to an unknown past and perhaps to dimensions beyond our own. Join us on Into The Portal, as we venture into the remote wilds of the Alaskan mountains for a discussion of a mysterious megalith known as The Dark Pyramid.



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S2 Ep32: The Dark Pyramid

For thousands of years, Lake Michigan's waters have been associated with paranormal phenomena. A type of energy connected to disappearances, strange encounters and other activity that has been difficult to explain. One thing is certain, It is a place that can take you. We are left with an unexplainable series of strange happenings spread across an area that has now become known as the Lake Michigan Triangle. A place where planes, ships and individual people inexplicably vanish… Welcome back Into The Portal everyone! As we venture into the Lake Michigan Triangle to discuss vanishings, ancient archeology and search for the truth behind one of its most bizarre cases, The 1978 Disappearance of Steven Kubacki.



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S1 Ep52: Rise of the Gargoyles

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