Season one Episode

Dogman sightings.  Two very credible swat team members encounter a pair of dogmen while training.  A young man experiences a dogman at his grandparents' home and learns of a tale about his grandfather and an aggressive dogman back in 1974.  In another account, a man reports his uncles' sighting while traveling on rough roads in a lonely part of Mexico.  And finally reports from the Lycan Loop.  You wanted dogmen stories!  Hope that you enjoy these eerie tales of the canine type.  

The final story is really horrifying!  It's a Deacon's story about being present at an exorcism and what he saw during it.  Please go to the podcast "BigFoot: Terror in the Woods" episode 116 to hear the episode in its entirety. 

Be Petrified!!  Just so you know, I definitely was...

References

Aggressive Upright Canine Encounters Multiple Witnesses in Centre County, PA, Bi-Pedal Report, by Butch Witkowski, March 30, 2019

Bigfoot Terror in the Woods Podcast, Episode 116, "Batsquatch, Demonic Possessions, and a BigFoot in Wyoming" September 11, 2021, Hosted by WJ Sheehan and KJ Sheehan

Dogman Encounters: The 21st Century's Cryptozoological Phenomenon

Lon Strickler, Phantoms and Monsters website, Lon Strickler, July 29, 2016

Upright Canine Encounter in Centre County, PA, posted on The PA Upright Canine/ Dogman Interactive Map,  

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If you have a bigfoot, dogman or any other cryptid sighting you would like to share, email it to [email protected]

Surprise!  To celebrate Halloween, Petrafaction is giving you another episode, a bonus episode!  Is it a trick or is it a treat?  You decide.  First get a history of the origins of what's become known as Halloween and then enjoy an old Scottish legend, that of Sawny Bean.  And keep listening because that's not all!  Enjoy short stories of the possessed.  Yikes!  Happy Halloween friends!

References:

10 True Stories of Demonic Possession That'll Make You Believe in Pure Evil, By Jacob Geers, June 10, 2016

"Halloween," from History.com, dated October 14, 2021

"Sawney Bean's Cave, Scotland," from Atlas Obscura, www.atlasobscura.com, 2021

Terrifying Real Cases of Demonic Possession, The Power of Christ Compels You, Slappedham.com, June 19, 2019

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Warning, there is some profanity in this episode.

More October Hauntings!  The movie "Poltergeist," the Poltergeist Curse and other stories of hauntings.  One Real-Estate agent goes through a house that creeps her out, a man makes a video as a kid and years later sees a shadow person when reviewing the video, an abandoned house gets sold and comes with some extra special activities, a place with a creepy closet/kids' room and another home with black shadows.  Creepy stuff, be prepared to be "Petrified!"

References:

Poltergeist: Was There A Curse on the Cast? by Jason St. Jacques, July 12,2020

4 True Stories of Haunted Homes, from Kin Insurance at Kin.com, October, 30, 2018

50 True Stories From People Who Have Lived in a Haunted House, by Rikki Austin

Wikipedia, "Poltergeist"

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If you have a story you would like to share, you can reach me at this email:  [email protected]

Located in the Pittsburgh suburb of Brentwood stands a house on Brownsville road that tormented one family for nearly two decades.  The Cranmer house was the scene of things beyond belief.  They had shadow men, loud banging, slamming doors, voices, family members were bitten and scratched.  Visitors also witnessed many things.  PRS (Penn State Paranormal Research Society) came in to help document this case so that the Church could help with an exorcism.  

References: 

The Demon of Brownsville Road

A Pittsburgh Family's Battle with Evil in Their Home, by Bob Cranmer and Erica Manfred

Tantor Audio, Published 9-15-14

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Warning. sexual content

Ed and Lorraine Warren said they investigated 10,000 cases of the paranormal in their lifetime.  This episode is about a few of their lesser known cases.  Did you know they were asked to come in to West Point Academy to investigate weird happenings there?  In another case, Lorraine assisted a detective, giving clues that eventually allowed police to make an arrest.  And have you heard of the Exorcist?  This is a lesser known case of possession, that of a 16 year old girl who purchases a Ouija board, thinking it is only a game.  And a case you may have heard of is that of the Smurls haunting.  They had an evil presence in their home that followed them, even when they moved.  An unsanctioned exorcism was conducted, but did not help.  The Warrens helped to document this case and eventually the Vatican gave it's approval for an exorcism and the family was finally set free.

References:

The Ghost Hunters: True Stories from the World's Most Famous Demonologists, By Ed and Lorraine Warren and Robert David Chase

Published by St. Martins Press

October 1989

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The Conjuring 2 is based upon the Enfield Poltergeist case.  This episode goes into detail about the movie the Conjuring 2, about Ed and Lorraine Warren and how Hollywood differs from the real investigation of the Enfield case in 1977.  In the Conjuring 2, Ed and Lorraine Warren head to London on behalf of the church to document the happenings for a possible exorcism.  In real life, the investigators at 284 Green Street were from The Psychical Research team, Guy Lyon Playfair and Maurice Grosse.  According to interviews later, the Warrens were there, they "popped in" for one day, uninvited, and their involvement in this case is greatly exaggerated in the Conjuring 2 movie.  Ultimately, it's the story of the Hodgson family and the ordeal they went through living at 284 Green Street in North London.  It's terrifying.  And made for Hollywood or not, the Conjuring 2 is a terrifying movie as well.  Start your haunted October off with a watch and a listen.  It's a good movie and today's podcast, "The Enfield Conjuring" is pretty creepy as well!  Be Petrified.

References

The Conjuring 2.Dir James Wan. Newline Cinema, June 2016

2012 Interview with Janet Hodgson, The Enfield Poltergeist, History VS. Hollywood.com

Darkness Radio, Interview with Guy Playfair and Dave Schroeder, 2016

Wikipedia Ed and Lorraine Warren

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It is About Time!  All about time, it's weirdness, time anomalies, time loops, time slips even some missing time.  These are some of my favorite stories!  Laborers working on a tunnel under the Thames river called it a time portal and said strange things happened there, where time stood still.  In another tale, a farmer "arrived before he got there" when a group saw his return....only he vanished, and reappeared again half an hour later.  These are just a few of the stories on today's show.  Remember, Time is on Your side!  Or is it?  Check out today's show!!

If you have a story you would like to share, you can email me at [email protected].  Tell my your tale, give as many details as you can remember and you just might hear it on an upcoming podcast!

References:

Five Chilling Instances of Slips in Time, Urban Legend, Nonsense, or Something More? By Tony Walker on Unsplash

Very Strange Accounts of Bizarre Time Anomalies, by Brent Swancer, March 16, 2018

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The White Thang Monster of Alabama, The Wampus Cat, The Metal Man, Dead Children's Playground, Huggin' Molly, the Witch of Alabama, The Hole that Won't Stay Filled, Alabama's UFO Capital and the Vanishment of Orion Williamson are all on today's episode of Petrafaction.  For photos of the metal man, please go to Petrafaction's website, the link is below!

References

Exploring American Monsters: Alabama, Jason Offutt, February 27, 2015

The Legend of Alabama's 'Dead Children's Playground' by Kelly Kazek [email protected]

Monster: 7 Wikipedia Pages with Creepy and Mysterious Alabama Tales, October 29, 2014

13 Alabama Ghosts and Jeffrey" by Kathryn Tucker Windham

The Witch Legend behind Huggin' Molly's, Alabama Eatery Filled with Movie Collectibles, al.com

Alabama's UFO Capital Still has a Story to Tell, Meghan Mitchell/@pomegranate 27

The Mythical and Paranormal Realm, Dedicated to the World of Legends, the Mysthical and the Paranormal, April 8 2012

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This episode contains stories about New England Bigfoot, Sea Serpents off the New England coast, Thunderbirds, The Frogman of Silver Lake, The Beast of Truro, a large white moose, Pukwudgees and ends with encounters with giant snakes near the Hockomock swamp.  The Bridgewater Triangle is one super spooky place!

References:

Monsters of New England by Loren Coleman, Globe Correspondent, October 25, 2013

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Warning, language is explicit.

Part two of Search and Rescue stories from a US Search and Rescue Officer.  Another story about those steps in the woods and  more about the trainee's first experience with them.

References

"I'm a Search and Rescue Officer for the US Forest Service, Part 2! Reddit.com, submitted by I'm_a_search_and_rescue_officer_for_the_us_forest

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