When Pino Turolla turned out to be such a great success, Cameron Buckner agreed to do another collaboration with me. I can’t tell you how exciting that was for me. I truly do love that man. He’s been just about the best friend a person can hope for to both me and my husband. And his wife is pretty cool, too.

Anyway, I was looking around for something that we could both sink our teeth into, and I realized we do have a common denominator. Cam and I both grew up on the Mississippi River. He grew up a lot farther south than I did, but we both have river water in our veins. So, I knew it had to have something to do with water. I’d been reading a few books on the subject of swamps, and I remember my fascination with them when I visited family in Arkansas as a kid. It seemed like a match made in heaven.

I promise the rest of the stories are fabulous, but the first story doesn’t have much punch to it, but I want you to know that I had a great uncle who was the best storyteller I ever knew. This was my one chance to share with the world my one big adventure with him. It may bore you. I hope it doesn’t. Just know that it’s my tribute to him. I miss you, Uncle Nolan.

There are no ghosts, UFOs, aliens, or monsters in this story. Just an incredible twist at the end. Okay, perhaps there is one monster. Maybe even three. I hope you find this tale of a lesser-known member of the Lincoln family as fascinating as I did.

The audio on this one is atrocious. I was having technical issues, and it shows in this podcast. Please accept my most sincere apologies.

In March, when Russia invaded the Ukraine, I was horrified by the number of people struggling to flee the area. I’m not a politically motivated person, so don’t even try to force your rhetoric on me. I’ll ignore it. My one and only concern was the plight of the refugees. My idea was to tell stories about monsters and legends in that part of the world and intersperse those stories with information for anyone interested in helping the refugees by donating to charities. It was a tough decision to make because I knew I’d be seen as someone trying to capitalize on the war, or worse, that I’d draw in comments from people who would try to turn my channel into their political platform. I’d be a liar if I didn’t admit to deleting more than a few of those comments. Human beings are human beings, no matter where they’re from. If they’re in dire straits, I firmly believe it is the responsibility of those who can, to help. That’s my final comment on the situation. And here's how I presented it…

A friend of mine was telling me about some pretty strange encounters she’d had as a child. I don’t know if these fell into the category of UFO and Aliens, or if they were more along the line of the paranormal. Whatever they were, they were fascinating to me. I started looking into the things children see that we adults don’t, and frankly, I found it a bit unsettling. I can only hope it has the same effect on you. Enjoy.

Recently, I uploaded a podcast about a place in Alabama called Jack Cole Road. I promised then that you’d hear more about that road. Well, today’s the day. The person who submitted the story idea to me had mentioned that is stepson had his own adventures in that area, and he got him to send me those encounters. I combined them with a few strange events that happened to my own son on a road near our hometown, and another story on Jack Cole Road was born. I hope you’ll enjoy it.

Right after I started working for Cameron Buckner, he told me about a book written by a guy named Pino Turolla. My husband found me a used copy of it, and I soon learned that Pino was very much a real-life Indiana Jones. His adventures in South America alone are not only fascinating, but a wealth of information.

Robert the Doll has long been a source of fascination with me. I’ve probably watched just about every television show and YouTube video about him. Over the years, I couldn’t help but notice the sad lack of information. It was like every show was just glossing over the truly scary stuff and hitting just the highlights which, for my money, weren’t all that interesting. From the lack of interest in my video, I suspect that a lot of other people out there feel the same.

Edward Leedskalnin was a fascinating man who was full of mysteries. Never is that more evident than in his coral castle located in Florida. No one, to this day, is fully certain of how he managed to build an entire castle out of stone all by himself. Not to mention the accuracy of his telescope - also handmade - or his perfectly balanced door.

Jack Cole Road is a short, dirt road in Blount County, Alabama. It's unimpressive to look at, but it has a history of murder, suicide, cryptids, and disappearances, just to name a few of the strange events that have happened there.

What happens when a weather event so rare it is unheard of hits your town? How would you react? Would you even survive?