Family Plot

Krysta, Laura and Dean discuss the Old Year and all the Podcast stuff from 2021. Before they get too deep Krysta has a lot of weird facts about languages. From there they update their episodes with a new story of the Missing 411, an update on UFO sightings at Lake Baical, an update on Alien Big Cats seen in the Hawaiian Islands, and plenty of shoutouts to other podcasts that have helped us get through 2021 in style! So join in, listen and celebrate New Years with the Family Plot Podcast!!

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Krysta, Laura and Dean talk about the Holidays! Krysta educates us with some weird facts about Christmas while Dean regales us with a tale that he swears proves that the Christmas tree tradition was started by Groot and the Ents from the Lord of the Rings so everytime we set one up, we celebrate the Avengers victory over Thanos and the defeat of Sauron in Middle Earth. Laura and Krysta of course, claim he's insane. They also discuss some holiday hauntings, a Christmas-y urban legend, some special Holiday greetings and some Holiday UFO's on this special Christmas Edition of the Family Plot Podcast.

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Krysta, Laura and Dean acknowledge that due to a mistake on Dean's part, they will not be joined by author Gerald Rice and they get down to discussing New Jersey's most famous cryptid, the Jersey Devil. But first, Krysta hips us to some weird facts about deserts! Then we discuss the strange origin story of the Jersey Devil...how according to folklore it is the 13th child of Mrs. Leeds! We discuss the Pine Barrens, it's ecosystem and some famous folks who encountered the Jersey Devil. We discuss a few of the more famous sightings and some potential things skeptics say people are seeing. We take a few stabs at summarizing all we learned before saying our goodbyes! A must listen show!

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Krysta, Laura and Dean get into everything that is known, thought or believed about Reptilians. But first, Krysta dishes out some weird facts about Bearded Dragons. From color, to markings to morphs Krysta tells us everything.we need to know about these lizards native to Australia and bred as pets world wide. Then they dive into rhe Reptilian invaders from other worlds. From ancient alien theories involving Quetzalcoatl to modern beliefs about the New World Order and their taste for human flesh. They dig into the beliefs both fantastic and skeptical and cover their appearances in pop culture. They talk the crazy, the criminal, the concerning and the outright absurd before they discuss whether or not they believe these strange tales. Plus holiday greetings from a fellow podcaster and typical family hijinx, this episode is definitely a can't miss!

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Today, Krysta, Laura and Dean discuss the hauntings that plagued the Smurl family from '74 to 89. They discuss the apparitions of the pig creature as well as the leaking pipes and the TV bursting into flames. They discuss the Smurls attempts to bring in the local Catholic Diocese as well as the intervention by Ed and Lorraine Warren, the paranormal rockstars of their era. Krysta also drops out her first of a new segment, Krysta's question! All in all a fun way to emerge from Thanksgiving!

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Laura, Krysta and Dean discuss the Bloody Benders of Kansas. How four people made a murderous 'family' that waylaid, robbed and killed many who stopped for supplies at their store along the Independence Fort Scott Trail. Their eventual discovery and the subsequent investigation revealed multiple bodies along their property which became known as Hell's Half Acre. But before they discuss these 1871 ne'er-do-wells, Krysta gives us some weird facts about Thanksgiving, including how Ben Franklin wanted the Turkey to be the National Symbol of the United States. Then they go back to 16th century Scotland to investigate the folklore of the Sawney Bean clan. These Scottish highwaymen, murderers and cannibals supposedly terrorized an area near Girvan in Ayleshire Scotland in the 1600's. Also the Family Plot Crew sends Thanksgiving well wishes to their listeners. So join us for this special Family Plot episode!

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Laura, Krysta and Dean discuss a listener's tale about the home she was renting and is now buying. A home that has brought her phantom noises, strange dreams, shadow people, mists, apparitions and strange illness and malaise. But first Krysta entertains us with weird facts about the Ukraine. After that, they discuss the Lost Dutchman Mine in the Superstition Mountains in Arizona. The Mine's strange origins and the fate of several of those who have gone in search of it. They discuss their thoughts about both stories and share their beliefs.

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Krysta, Laura and Dean discuss the Southeast Missouri city of Cape Girardeau. it's location and it's history and then they discuss the Reverend Huffman, a Southern Baptist preacher who was called out one night to perform Last Rites for three non human occupants of a crashed ship in early April of 1941. That night now lives in Legend so what really happened...and where is the photograph? The Family Plot family discuss all these things and more.

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This time, Laura, Krysta travel back in time to the early 1800's to discuss the famous Bell Witch case from Tennessee. But first, Krysta drops some weird and fun facts about Tennesssee (did you know Tennessee had the the first Tow trucks?).Then we talk about John Bell and his daughter Betsy and how they ran afoul of the Bell Witch, and about the Witches exploits with Andrew Jackson and others. Join the fun as they do their PG-13 take on all things Bell Witch.

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Krysta, Dean and Laura team up this week to bring you Tales of Terror and Halloween Fright. Krysta brings us three spooky stories ranging from a house with a murderous history, a doll that doesn't know how to 'let it go' and the details of a house whose very walls are a legacy to the little known spellcraft of what has come to be known as 'The Pennsylvania Dutch'. Laura tells us the Halloween Legends of the Vanishing Date as well as the Irish Legend of Stingy Jack and the origin of the Jack O' Lantern before sharing a story from a haunted Carriage house her sister once called home. Dean tells an old story of a childhood dare gone awry, reframing it in the trappings of his youth and follows it up with stories of a real Haunted experience he had in Atchison, Kansas; and the ghostly encounters of several of his friends. It is a wild ride through folklore, history and terror that rounds out the Halloween season!

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