Have you ever heard the Legend of Mel's Hole? A bottomless pit in Washington? I was the only one, neither Mandi or Kelly had.  Let me to tell you, I had heard of it, but it was a saga with turns I never expected.

Just in time for Aril fools day, join us as we dive deep into Mels' hole...Real or hoax...

Trigger warnings: Childish humor and Animal abuse.

References:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yYAQ9YIRJS8

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Bc8WMqVUog

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lj5fz3NBqWk

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CcYkniMSrVc

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wIHKmUIYkkY

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kola_Superdeep_Borehole

https://www.gi.alaska.edu/alaska-science-forum/hollow-earth-theory

https://www.8newsnow.com/news/local-news/coast-to-coast-am-radio-host-art-bell-died-of-drug-overdose/

https://www.dailyrecordnews.com/news/getting-to-the-bottom-of-mels-hole/article_d72b6a68-7ac2-11e1-b3ce-001a4bcf887a.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earth%27s_crust

https://www.nwlegendsmuseum.com/Mel_Hole_Transcripts.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kola_Superdeep_Borehole

https://www.spreaker.com/episode/exclusive-art-bell-and-the-story-of-mel-s-hole--63146007

Have you ever seen a shadow figure? There are different types and different names for these entities from different cultures.  Join us while we discuss and learn about them all. 

References:

https://bloody-disgusting.com/editorials/3788890/shadows-of-ourselves-the-unexplained-phenomena-of-shadow-people-dead-time/

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slender_Man

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Choctaw_mythology#Shadow-like_beings

https://www.ranker.com/list/different-classes-of-shadow-people/maggie-clendenin

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shadow_People_(film)

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/shadow-boxing/201307/shadow-people

https://thehatmanproject.com/

Do you know the history of Ouija? If the answer is no, I didn't either, until this episode. 

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-ouija-board-cant-connect-us-to-paranormal-forces-but-it-can-tell-us-a-lot-about-psychology-grief-and-uncertainty-5860627/

https://www.rd.com/article/nike-just-do-it-origin/

https://www.rd.com/list/chilling-crimes-involving-ouija-boards/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Fuld

https://horroraddicts.wordpress.com/2024/02/04/odds-and-dead-ends-a-brief-history-of-the-ouija-board/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ouija

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-ouija-board-cant-connect-us-to-paranormal-forces-but-it-can-tell-us-a-lot-about-psychology-grief-and-uncertainty-5860627/

We love to dig into the history of old asylums and the Athens Lunatic Asylum is unique because some of the buildings are still used today to house college students. There are numerous stories of hauntings at the college to this day. 

We hope you enjoy.

References:

https://www.hercampus.com/life/haunted-campus-stories-ohio-university-dorm-room-ghosts/

https://hauntedathensohio.com/wilson-hall-room-428/

https://prezi.com/ljh0iwimfo-g/wilson-hall-room-428/

https://thelittlehouseofhorrors.com/the-athens-lunatic-asylum-the-ridges/

https://www.uphs.upenn.edu/paharc/timeline/1801/tline14.html#:~:text=Kirkbride%20was%20a%20strong%20advocate,greater%20freedom%20with%20better%20behavior.

Who doesn't love a cryptid episode, were not sure but we do!

In this episode Melissa, Mandi, and Kelly discuss the origins of the mysterious cryptid.  We hope you enjoy it as much as we did!

Reference's:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mothman

https://www.wboy.com/only-on-wboy-com/paranormal-w-va/the-legend-of-mothman-paranormal-w-va/

https://www.netflix.com/tudum/articles/unsolved-mysteries-volume-4-episode-5-mothman-revisited

https://clutchmov.com/wild-wonderful-and-weird-the-mothman/index.html

http://theresashauntedhistoryofthetri-state.blogspot.com/2022/11/mothman-in-st-albans.html?m=1

https://folklife.si.edu/magazine/mothman-point-pleasant-west-virginia

https://maphub.net/wisconsincaps/mothman-sightings

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Point_Pleasant

https://ssir.org/articles/entry/where_two_rivers_meet_the_water_is_never_calm

https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-salina-journal-mothman-article-4/72515/

https://folklife.si.edu/magazine/mothman-point-pleasant-west-virginia

https://uwm.edu/letters-science/in-focus-2021/history-student-tells-the-story-of-the-mothman/

Hi, 

This episode is our personal experiences that we consider paranormal. These are not our only paranormal experiences, they are simply the experiences we chose to speak of on the show.  

Happy New Year!

We hope you enjoy.

Melissa nd mandi discuss the Mysterious, Cursed, Lake Lanier in Forsyth county Georgia. 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1912_racial_conflict_in_Forsyth_County,_Georgia

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forsyth_County,_Georgia

https://www.11alive.com/article/news/history/lake-lanier-deadliest-day/85-ef100b07-7d2d-41f3-af44-158421ba9649

https://www.cnn.com/2020/10/31/us/lake-lanier-urban-legends-trnd/index.html

https://nypost.com/2023/07/14/ushers-ex-tameka-foster-wants-to-drain-georgias-lake-lanier-where-son-kile-glover-died-in-2012/

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3037663/College-student-disappeared-complaining-flu-symptoms-dead-lake-gunshot-wound-month-later.html

https://www.newsweek.com/georgia-fisherman-van-submerged-lake-body-missing-man-inside-1473169

Please see the below for music credit and license:

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https://soundcloud.com/myuu

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We decided to take the time to learn about some lesser known cryptids and share the information with you.  This is a lighthearted episode recorded in Mandi's backyard (Sound quality may be off, please forgive us :)

Kikimora

Ivory billed woodpecker

Megalodon, Luska

The Loveland Frog

The Dover Demon

The Hopkinsville Goblins

The Maryland Goatman. 

References:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kikimora

https://www.worldhistory.org/Kikimora/

https://theowlhouse.fandom.com/wiki/Kikimora

https://www.ancient-origins.net/myths-legends/she-brings-bad-news-scary-slavic-household-spirit-called-kikimora-006776

https://meettheslavs.com/kikimora/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_cryptids

https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Ivory-billed_Woodpecker/overview

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Megalodon

https://kids.nationalgeographic.com/animals/fish/facts/megalodon

https://southernmostghosts.com/monsters-of-the-deep-the-luscas/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lusca

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loveland_frog

https://www.wlwt.com/article/the-loveland-frogman/37871711

https://charlestonterrors.com/the-loveland-frogman-ohios-most-famous-cryptid/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dover_Demon

https://archive.boston.com/news/local/articles/2006/10/29/decades_later_the_dover_demon_still_haunts/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kelly%E2%80%93Hopkinsville_encounter

https://www.courierpress.com/story/life/columnists/2017/08/21/history-lesson-goblins-hopkinsville/104796526/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goatman_(urban_legend)

https://www.onlyinyourstate.com/maryland/goatman-md/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_Alton_Bridge

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The Hermann Family Haunting is said to have served as inspiration for the iconic 1982 movie Poltergeist.  

Melissa and Mandi discuss the Hermann Family, Popper the Poltergeist, and the movie Poltergiest. 

Sources:

https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1958/03/04/83655647.html?pageNumber=34

https://www.nytimes.com/1958/03/04/archives/mystery-in-l-i-house-deepens-family-experts-police-stumped-house-of.html

https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1958/03/04/issue.html

https://books.google.com/books/about/LIFE.html?id=SlYEAAAAMBAJ

https://nerdist.com/article/poltergeist-true-story-inspired-movie/

"Real Fear, The truth behind the movies" https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2318647/

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