Mysteries and Monsters

Mysteries and Monsters episodes:

• 04.22.2024

  Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 285 UK Paranormal Societies Leanne Burnam-Richards

  On this episode, I'm joined by the Vice-Chair of the UK Paranormal Society, Leanne Burnam-Richards. We discover about the creation of the society, its aims and the reason it was set up as a charitable organisation and the positive message it...

  
• 04.15.2024

  Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 284 Telephone Calls From The Dead with Dr Cal Cooper

  The paranormal has many aspects to it that often get overlooked more often than not. One perplexing phenomena that rose to prominence in the late 1970's was reports of telephone calls from the beyond.  D Scott Rogo and Raymond Baylis's seminal...

  
• 04.08.2024

  Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 283 The Haunted Inns and Hotels of Virginia with Susan Schwartz

  This week, we head to the east coast of the USA to visit one of the countries most historic states on the search for ghosts residing at some of Virginia's Inns and Hotels. Our guide on this paranormal trip around...

  
• 04.05.2024

  Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 31 I Know What I Saw with Linda Godfrey (remastered)

  A late surprise with a remastered version of my interview with Linda Godfrey back in September 2019. I'm hopeful of remastering most of the first 100 episodes throughout the year, but thought you'd all appreciate this episode as a little...

  
• 04.01.2024

  Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 282 The Yuba County Five with Tony Wright

  It was supposed be the most exciting weekend for five friends as they prepared for the biggest game in their basketball careers. Ted Weiher, Jack Madruga, Bill Sterling, Jackie Huett, and Gary Mathias were to play in a tournament that...

  
• 03.25.2024

  Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 281 Paranormal New Zealand with Mark Wallbank

  New Zealand may have been the last large land mass populated by humans but it certainly has no shortage of paranormal activity. With over 40 years of paranormal investigations under his belt, Mark Wallbank has been investigating hauntings, strange sightings,...

  
• 03.18.2024

  Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 280 Unnatural Ohio with Kevin Moore and Kristina Smith

  We head out to Ohio this week on the search for some of the Buckeye states strangest cases from over the years.  Authors Kevin Moore and Kristina Smith from the Rutherford B Hayes Museum join me to cover some of the...

  
• 03.11.2024

  Mysteries and Monsters:Episode 279 Fortean Films with Stu Neville

  The Fortean Times's resident couch potato returns to dive into some forgotten gems of the 60's and 70's from both TV and cinema as we discuss some of our favourite beloved lost gems. From the vengeful Dr Phibes, to the...

  
• 03.04.2024

  Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 278 The Forest Poltergeist with W T Watson

  When it comes to the Sasquatch phenomena, following on from the main sighting events people reports come secondary experiences such as wood knocks, vocalisations, footprints and more. Yet what if something else is responsible for some of these other events....

  
• 02.26.2024

  Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 277 Sighting In On The Zodiac Killer with Drew Beeson

  California in the late 1960's became a mecca for the counterculture movement, attracting all sorts to find themselves in new concepts, beliefs and communities.  Yet, a darkness lurked in the shadows as a series of murder shocked the Bay Area and...

  
• 02.19.2024

  Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 276 The Aintree Spectres with Dr Rob Gandy

  A series of strange sightings were reported in the 1970's and 80's in Aintree, famous of course as the home of the Grand National . Witnesses were perplexed by the sight of torch bearing figures wandering in a field.  Hushed tales...

  
• 02.12.2024

  Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 275 Searching For The American Dogman with Chad Lewis

  It's December 1991 and a new reporter on the the local Elkhorn free newspaper "The Week", gets a lead on a rather unusual story. Could it really be true that a Werewolf was running around Walworth County? What happened next...

  
• 02.05.2024

  Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 274 The Secret History of Christmas Baking with Linda Raedisch

  Linda Raedisch joins me on this weeks show to dive into some of the strange histories and traditions that she has uncovered whilst compiling her fourth Llewellyn book, The Secret History of Christmas Baking:  Recipes and Stories from Tomb Offerings...

  
• 01.29.2024

  Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 273 The Mothman of Point Pleasant with Steve Ward

  On a cold November night back in 1966, four teenagers would have an experience that would resonate around the world. A night time drive to the local TNT area would culminate in a terrifying chase that left them frightened out...

  
• 01.22.2024

  Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 272 These Haunted Times Volume Four with Ruth Roper Wylde

  We return to the world of the paranormal as we travel the length and breadth of Britain on the hunt for more encounters with ghosts. In her brand new book, Ruth Roper Wylde has once again collated a bumper crop...

  
• 01.15.2024

  Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 271 The Shape Of Things To Come From Elsewhere with Chris Evers

  For many, the term UFO is synonomous with the the term Flying Saucer but for many witnesses and experiencers, they see anything but a flying saucer. From the infamous Black Triangles, Flaming Crosses, Boomerangs and even Cigars shaped craft, the...

  
• 01.08.2024

  Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 270 The Weirdness of Oz with Dylan Stewart

  We head back to Australia in the company of Dylan Stewart, host of the marvellous Paranormal Thoughts podcast to look at some of the strange occurences in and above Australia. From looking at some of Australia's most famous cases including...

  
• 01.01.2024

  Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 269 The Burton Dassett UFO events of 1923 with Richard Rokeby

  At the beginning of the 1920's, the sleepy Warwickshire village of Burton Dassett became the epicentre of a series of strange encounters. Locals began to see strange lights in the sky that seemed to act intelligently or even mischievously as...

  
• 12.25.2023

  Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 268 Bunyips and Water Beasts with Tony Healy

  On this episode, we welcome Tony Healy back to look into some unusual cryptid history and encounters from Australia. From Bunyip sightings going back nearly 200 hundred years, to the strange creature or creatures lurking in the Hawksbury River, Tony...

  
• 12.18.2023

  Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 267 The Yuletide Guide to High Strangeness with Tobias Wayland

  This time of year is full of high strangeness hiding in plain sight all around the world. From the acceptance of a character who can break in to any house in the world, to flying animals, from cloth hunting cats...

  
• 12.11.2023

  Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 266 Europe's Roswell with Mark Olly

  We head back to January 1983 and the coastal area of Aberystwyth in Wales. One local farmer received quite the shock one morning whilst out inspecting his flock to discover his fields strewn with debris. On alerting the authorities, he...

  
• 12.04.2023

  Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 265 Bigfoot goes ROGUE with author Luke Phillips

  This week, we head to the Pacific North West with author Luke Phillips to discuss his brilliant new book "ROGUE". A thriling, horrifying and cryptid filled joy ride, ROGUE sees the Washington state under attack from something that has developed...

  
• 11.27.2023

  Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 264 Werewolves Dogmen and Shapeshifters with Pamela K Kinney

  Dogmen. Werewolves. Skinwalkers. Shapeshifters. Many believe the Dogman phenomena began with the revalations surrounding Bray Road in Wisconsin and Linda Godfrey's amazing work. Yet as Linda and others discovered, stories about encounters with strange creatures have plagued the North American...

  
• 11.20.2023

  Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 263 Cryptoozologist Andy McGrath

  This week, I'm joined by author and researcher Andy McGrath. We discuss a number of notable cryptids from around the world and hear about his recent visit up to Loch Ness. From Bigfoot to the Yeren, Megaliths to the paranormal,...

  
• 11.13.2023

  Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 262 Humanoids and High Strangeness with Preston Dennett

  In his latest book, "Humanoids and High Strangeness", Preston Dennett has collected 20 incredible encounters that show us that the subject of alien contact can often be even stranger than we imagine. From a child encountering a Grey riding a...

  
• 11.06.2023

  Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 261 The Gul of Tajikistan with Richard Freeman

  We head out to discover a cryptid we've never covered before in the company of our good friend Richard Freeman. The Gul of Tajikistan is a hairy bipedal hominid that has been seen for centuries across this mountainous land locked...

  
• 10.30.2023

  Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 260 More Haunted Times with Ruth Roper-Wylde

  In her seventh book, Ruth has once again collated a bumper crop of modern day ghostly encounters from across the British Isles in These Haunted Times volume III. Ruth is fascinated particularly by finding correlations - where more than one...

  
• 10.23.2023

  Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 259 The Horrors of the House of Wills with Daryl Marston

  Every paranormal investigator has one location that brings out the goosebumps whenever they think of it. For Daryl Marston it was the notorious House of Wills, a former funeral home in Cleveland, Ohio. What occured during his investigation stayed with...

  
• 10.16.2023

  Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 258 Spritualism, Cemeteries and Seances with Dr Kate Cherrell

  We take a journey in to the other side on this episode as we look into some notable characters from the golden age of spiritualism, a haunted cemetery or two and the strange wourld of seances contacting departed celebrities. Joining...

  
• 10.09.2023

  Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 257 The Megalodon Revealed with Max Hawthorne

  We head beneath the waves to uncover the reality of one of the most fearsome predators to swim in the ocean, the Megalodon.  Yet is it the swift, surface breaching killing machine we often see potrayed on screen? Not so says...

  
• 10.02.2023

  Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 256 Stranger World with John Olsen

  John Olsen is the creative force and author behind the marvellous Stranger Bridgerland series of books that will send a shiver down your spine, whatever your paranormal poison is. The series has collected hundreds of first hand accounts of encounters...

  
• 09.25.2023

  Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 255 The New Mexico Book of Witches with John LeMay

  We head to the state known as the Land of Enchantment in the company of John Lemay to discuss his magnum opus focusing on the incredibly rich history of witchcraft in New Mexico. A book full to the brim with...

  
• 09.18.2023

  Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 254 The Pascagoula Abduction with Philip Mantle

  On October 11th 1973, two friends were planning on spending a warm autumn evening with a spot of fishing near their workplace. Neither of them could imagine what would occur that night, when rather than catching fish, it seems something...

  
• 09.11.2023

  Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 253 Chilling With Ghosts - Insha Fitzpatrick

  I welcome back author Insha Fitzpatrick to discuss the second book in the Totally Supernatural series, Chilling with Ghosts. We talk about the paranoraml elephants in the room when dealing ghosts - grief and death - and how Insha approached...

  
• 09.04.2023

  Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 252 Psychic and Paranormal Investigator John Russell

  It's a warm welcome back to our good friend John Russell as his third book, 20 Ways To Increase Your Psychic Abilities hits the shelves across the globe. We discuss the negative potrayal of the paranormal on television, US Government...

  
• 08.28.2023

  Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 251 A Life Of High Strangeness with Michael Kameron

  Imagine growing up in the east of london in the 1970s and have a variety of experiences that nobody can help you with. A child trying to comprehend just who are these strange visitors, what do they want and why...

  
• 08.22.2023

  Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 250 Part Two - Return To Wolflands with Paul Sinclair

  In our second part of Episode 250, I'm delighted to welcome back my good friend Paul Sinclair to the show. With the long awaited documentary Wolf Lands finally being released on Amazon Prime, Paul discusses some of the witness accounts from...

  
• 08.20.2023

  Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 250 Part One - These Haunted Times III exclusive with Ruth Roper-Wylde

  In the first part of the 250th episode special, I'm delighted to welcome back the ever popular Ruth Roper-Wylde to discuss some of her new encounters covered in the upcoming release of These Haunted Times Volume III. None of the...

  
• 08.14.2023

  Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 249 Paranormal Casebook with Malcolm Robinson

  It's a warrm welcome back to our good friend Malcolm Robinson as he prepares for the release of the fourth volume of his Paranormal Casebook of Great Britain series.  Malcolm takes us through some of the more intriguing cases included in...

  
• 08.07.2023

  Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 248 The Faery Whisperer Claire Casely

  On this episode, I welcome the Faery Whisperer Claire Casely to the show. Claire's show explores the multi-sensory pathways into the otherworlds inhabited by the Fae and other supernatural beings and we discuss her haunted history along with her journey...

  
• 07.31.2023

  Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 247 A Silent Invasion? with Rik Allan

  Contact with alleged otherwordly visitors has been reported since the birth of the modern UFO age all across the world. People describe creatures of varying shapes and sizes, species and colour. From the Greys to the Nordics, the Lizard's to the...

  
• 07.24.2023

  Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 246 Talking Ghosts with Kev Eustace

  This week, I am joined by the host and creator of two remarkable shows, We Need To Talk About Ghosts and The Dark Paranormal, Kev Eustace.  I've gotten to known Kev over the last few years and he joins me today...

  
• 07.17.2023

  Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 245 Beyond Brick and Bone with Tiyi Schippers

  This week, I am delighted to welcome author and experiencer Antoinette Tiyi Schippers to the show. Tiyi and I discuss her haunted history from growing up in a family home with several spirits wandering the property and the chronicling of...

  
• 07.10.2023

  Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 244 Haunted Wisconsin with Chad Lewis

  We head out on a paranormal road trip with our good friend Chad Lewis in charge of guiding us to some of the Badger states most haunted and strange locations. In his newly updated re-release of "The Wisconsin Guide To...

  
• 07.03.2023

  Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 243 High Strangeness in Shropshire with Amy Boucher

  We head to one of England's most overlooked counties, Shropshire to discover some unsual and fascinating stories from around the county. Joining me to act as our guide, is the wonderful Amy Boucher, author and researcher.  We discover grumpy giants, tales...

  
• 06.26.2023

  Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 242 The Yowie Files with Tony Healy

  Stories of hairy creatures across Australia have been with us since the first recorded encounters by colonists in the late 18th century were captured in the early newspapers and pamphlets of the era. In The Yowie, released in 2006, authors...

  
• 06.19.2023

  Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 241 The Ghosts of Durham with Andrew Ross

  Today we head to the north east of England in the company of the Ghost Whisperer, Andrew Ross as he takes us on a tour of some of Durham's most intriguing hauntings. A city steeped in history, Durham is home...

  
• 06.12.2023

  Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 240 The Denbigh Lights with Gari Jones

  It's the beginning of 2012 in Denbigh, North Wales and one family are about to have a start to the new year they could never have predicted. A stormy night sees a teenage boy look into the street after a...

  
• 06.05.2023

  Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 239 Poltergeists and the Paranormal with John Fraser

  This week I am delighted to welcome author and investigator John Fraser as we discuss some of the cases he has investigated during his career as a member of the Society for Psychical Research, the Ghost Club and ASSAP. John...

  
• 05.29.2023

  Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 238 The Search For Champ with Katy Elizabeth

  On this weeks show, we head to the north-eastern United States to catch up with our old friend Katy Elizabeth and her research in North America's most famous lake creature, Champ. Katy updates us on her work and evidence that...