Mysteries and Monsters

On this episode, we travel the globe on the hunt for some of the most dangerous vegetation in the world, the plants that view humans as prey: you’ll be meeting such fearsome plants as the Man-Eating Tree of Madagascar, the Vampire Vine of Nicaragua and the Terrible Tiger Tree of India!

Joining me to dive in to this cavalcade of Boys Own Adventure stories on a whole different level is our good friend, Kevin J Guhl who helps us sort fact from fiction and fantastical cases included in his brilliant new book "The Unnatural History of Man-Eating Plants!"

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Thank you as always to Kevin for joining me!

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Intro - Zombies Ate My Shotgun    
 
Outro - Into The Night 

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This episode I welcome author and Bigfoot enthusiast Kevin LeStarge to the show to dive into his fascination with the legendary cryptid.

Kevin grew up in Wisconsin and has always had a fascination with Sasquatch, which has led him to go on many expeditions across the country seeking the great mystery. Kevin shares life lessons he’s learned through friendship, exploration, the power of patience, respecting nature, and his passion for the Sasquatch subject, in his first children’s book!

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A big thank you to Kev for joining me.

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All artwork by Dean Bestall and the show was produced by Brennan Storr of the Ghost Story Guys. 

Our theme music is kindly provided by the amazing Weary Pines, you can find them here: 
 
Intro - Zombies Ate My Shotgun    
 
Outro - Into The Night     
 
Mysteries and Monsters is a part of the Straight Up Strange Network. 

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Back in 2020, I had an opportunity to speak with renowned Ufologist Peter Robbins, but once the interview had concluded, when I went to find the file, it was seemingly corrupted.

That was until last weekend, when searching for something else, I stumbled across the actual edited show that I had done, and clearly misfiled back in October 2020.

So as a Christmas bonus for you all, here is that lost interview as Peter talks about he and his sisters experience as children, his love of art and literature, his friendship with Budd Hopkins and the infamous Manhattan Abduction Case with Linda Napolitano who sadly passed away recently.

This episode is dedicated to Linda's memory and courage.

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Our theme music is kindly provided by the amazing Weary Pines, you can find them here: 
 
Intro - Zombies Ate My Shotgun    
 
Outro - Into The Night     
 
Mysteries and Monsters is a part of the Straight Up Strange Network. 

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Ruth Roper Wylde's databases have been mentioned on our previous converstations over the years, but we've never discussed some of the trends, facts and peculiarities of the date Ruth has collated. 

In the Paranormal community, certain cliches, tropes and bad information often gets trotted out. Nobody sees modern ghosts, all Black Dog encounters are frightening, nobody sees the Fae anymore and so on.

We dive in to some of these and find out that there is a lot more to the data than badly researched tropes and those who use them suggest.

Ruth's latest book can be found here:

If you have an encounter or experience you'd like to share with Ruth, you can email her at [email protected]

Thank you as always to Ruth for joining me!

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All artwork by Dean Bestall and the show was produced by Brennan Storr of the Ghost Story Guys. 

Our theme music is kindly provided by the amazing Weary Pines, you can find them here: 
 
Intro - Zombies Ate My Shotgun    
 
Outro - Into The Night     
 
Mysteries and Monsters is a part of the Straight Up Strange Network. 

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For the most part, the investigation of strange events or an alleged haunted site can cause many to be excited, intrigued and even mystified by strange sounds, snatched glimpses of figures and movements in the corner of your eye.

Yet, even the most experienced researcher and investigtors have a line in the sand for their fear factor and Steve Mera returns to discuss some of the occasions that he's made an escape from some rather hair raising situations.

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A big thank you to Steve for joining me!

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You can join us on Facebook and Instagram as well.

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Email us at [email protected] with any feedback, guest suggestions or if you'd like to appear.           

All artwork by Dean Bestall and the show was produced by Brennan Storr of the Ghost Story Guys. 

Our theme music is kindly provided by the amazing Weary Pines, you can find them here: 
 
Intro - Zombies Ate My Shotgun    
 
Outro - Into The Night     
 
Mysteries and Monsters is a part of the Straight Up Strange Network. 

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We head to Asia today as I welcome authors Komal Salman and Shaherzaad Laila to the show to discuss their fantastic new book "Heartstrings of the Kyhber - A Collection of Pashto Folktales".

This collection of stories has been published in English for the first time thanks to the diligent work of Komal and Shaherzaad in locating, researching and translating these wonderful stories for our enjoyment.

Within this carefully curated collection, readers are able to explore themes of love, loss, longing, and honour throughout the cultural ethos of the Pashtuns. Along with their Folkloristan project, Komal and Shaherzaad are bringing these lost tales to a far wider audience and saving them for generations to come!

You can find the book here:

The Folkloristan website can be found here:

Thank you to both Komal and Shaherzaad!

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All artwork by Dean Bestall and the show was produced by Brennan Storr of the Ghost Story Guys. 

Our theme music is kindly provided by the amazing Weary Pines, you can find them here: 
 
Intro - Zombies Ate My Shotgun    
 
Outro - Into The Night 

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October 20th 1967 is a day burned in to most lovers of Bigfoot as the day everything changed with 59 seconds of footage of alleged undiscovered hominid striding through Bluff Creek in California.

For the two men who caught that footage, Roger Patterson and Bob Gimlin, life would never be the same again and in his new film, Bigfoot Enterprises: The Trueish Adventures of Patterson and Gimlin, director Eric Fulford and his writers Mark Schwartz and Mark Yellen set their sights of telling the story of the aftermath and the madness this entails.

Eric is a lifelong Bigfoot enthusiast and genuinely passionate about doing justice to the legend. He's got great stories from pre-production and what it takes to bring a cryptid to life on screen. Eric has made a career digging into the dusty reels of American storytelling, from the punk-legend skate myth of DAY AT THE POOL to the surreal Hollywood spiral of THE PLATINUM LOOP.

Their website can be found here:

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Intro - Zombies Ate My Shotgun    
 
Outro - Into The Night 

#Bigfoot #BluffCreek #California #BobGimlin #RobertPatterson #FourHorseman #Hollywood #BigfootEnterprises #Film #Crowdfunding #EricFulford #MarkSchwartz #MarkYellen #Sasquatch #Cryptids #Cryptozoology #Mystery

It's a warm welcome back to author, journalist, creator and film critic, Peter Laws as we delve in to his love of the supernatural and his stellar YouTube channel, Into The Fog.

We touch on some cases, the power of belief, the reluctance to come forward and the perils of dealing with the supernatural in an every day situation.

Peter's channel can be found here:

Peter's website is here:

Thank you to Peter for joining me.

Our Patreon is now live, if you want to support the show and get Ad-Free episodes, bonus content, early release of the regular show and monthly prizes for everyone who signs up!

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All artwork by Dean Bestall and the show was produced by Brennan Storr of the Ghost Story Guys. 

Our theme music is kindly provided by the amazing Weary Pines, you can find them here: 
 
Intro - Zombies Ate My Shotgun    
 
Outro - Into The Night 

#PeterLaws #IntoTheFog #Ghosts #Haunting #Supernatural #Faith #Belief #Horror #Poltergeist #Haunted #Belief #Spirits #TheFrighteners #StrangeDays

Some of Texas's strangest locations await us tonight as head out on the hunt for some of its overlooked haunted locations and sights of high strangeness inside it's borders.

Joining me as our guide around the lone star state is the marvellous Adam Lynch, host of Houston Strange and co-host of Weekly Creep with his wife Dulce!

We visit the site of America's largest loss of life through natural disaster, Galveston, and look in to some of the haunted sites that lie within the towns borders. From Haunted Hotels to the ghosts of lost children, Galveston has a haunted history around every corner.

Houston Strange can be found here:

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A big thank you to Adam for joining me on this episode.

Our Patreon is now live, if you want to support the show and get Ad-Free episodes, bonus content, early release of the regular show and monthly prizes for everyone who signs up!

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All artwork by Dean Bestall and the show was produced by Brennan Storr of the Ghost Story Guys. 

Our theme music is kindly provided by the amazing Weary Pines, you can find them here: 
 
Intro - Zombies Ate My Shotgun    
 
Outro - Into The Night 

#Texas #LoneStarState #Houston #AdamLynch #HoustonStrange #HotelGalvez #TropicalCyclone #Ghosts #Hauntings #TheStanleyHotel #Haunted #Tragedy #Bigfoot #Estes #Ghostly #Spirits #CashLandrum #Daytona #UFO #UAP #HighStrangeness