A short story about a UFO sighting reported by an officer on-duty.

The Wendigo is of Native American lore regarding a monster in the woods that devours human flesh.  It arises from someone becoming a cannibal, this usually happens when a human is literally starving and resorts to cannibalism to survive.  It is said it is better to starve to death than to do such things.  After eating human flesh, the human is taken over by the spirit of the Wendigo and is compelled to eat ravenously.  Another very good reason to stay out of the woods!

References:

Reporting a Sighting, by username, "Interceptor" through The Officer.com Forums

The Wendigo, Legend of the American North Woods, by americanhauntingsink.com

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Two short stories of bigfoot sightings in rural Pennsylvania. The first in Patton, the next one near Johnstown, Pennsylvania.

References:

8 Unnerving 'Bigfoot Sightings' That Made Believers Out of Skeptics, by Marco Margaritoff

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This episode is marked as "Clean," but be warned there are a few instances of minor curse words in here.  

Two military buddies become obsessed with going camping.  They head to Devil's Den State Park in Arkansas and what they encounter there is terrifying.  There is a giant craft in the sky, there are bright lights and there are these beings in a huge field.  Listen in to hear what happens to Toby and Terry.  Then pick up the book and give it a read yourself.  There is so much to this story, one hour on a podcast, even if it is commercial free, just isn't enough time.  Read the book, it is definitely worth it.

My voice quality is horrible in this one, you can tell I am suffering from severe allergies today.  I didn't want to keep fans waiting, however, so I opted to record and publish now.  I think the story is worth the listen.  My apologies, ~Petey

References:

Incident at Devil's Den: A True Story, by Terry Lovelace, Published by Terry j Lovelace, 6/22/2018

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Katherine Van Olst was just 8 years old when she went missing in Devil's Den State Park in Arkansas.  How did she end up 30 miles away from her campsite, through rough terrain and with nothing on except a bathing suit?  

References:

Strange Folklore, Dark Forces and mysterious Wilderness Vanishings, by Brent Swancer

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Clean but a few minor curse words in audio.

The Legend of the Green Man of Pittsburgh, also known as Charlie No-Face.  This isn't an Urban Legend, it's the story of a man named Ray, a true Legend.  Meet him today in this story!

The Twisted, True Story of the Glowing Green man, Charlie No-Face Will Fulton, Urban Legends, 10/28/2017

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The Bus to Nowhere, also called "Bus Zero" and "the Wandering Bus" is a Philadelphia Septa bus that purportedly transforms those who have experienced the ride first hand.  This bus is credited with providing those in need with a new lease on life.

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Search and Rescue stories that will chill you to the bone!  How does a girl climb up a tree, with her mother waiting at the bottom of the tree, only to never come back down?  What are those stairs in the woods all about, anyway?  These are the weirdest and creepiest stories yet.  

Have you ever heard of Port Chatham, Alaska?  It's a Ghost Town now, but the former inhabitants of this cannery village claim that it was a "Bushman" that scared them all away, en masse.  It is another intriguing and yet terrifying account of the Alaskan Bigfoot known as the Hairy man or the Bushman.

References:

"I'm a Search and Rescue Officer for the US Forest Service, I have some Stories to Tell" Reddit.com

"Sasquatch Classics: Murder and Mayhem in Portlock, Alaska" By Texas Cryptid Hunter, 8-7-15

Today's show include stories about a cursed dress, a cursed car, cursed rocks, a house remodel creep-out, The Man from Taured, Military weirdness, The Real Lobster Boy and missing in the Bennington Triangle.

Show references:  "This New Old House," by Subreddit BatoutofHell821;  Monsters of New England by Loren Coleman, Globe Correspondent, October 25, 2013;  "30 Short Tales of Horror That Are Better Than Most Scary Movies You've Watched," Raj Da:,  Taured Mystery: The Man Who Vanished As Mysteriously As He Came," News Nation Bureau 2/14/2020:  "Gollum," by dee_swoozie:  "Cemetery Ghost," chrisberman410:  Anna Baker's Wedding Dress: Strange & Unusual Spotlight," July 25, 2018;  "The Most Evil Car in America," volocars.com;  "Curses! Hawaii Can't Get Tourists to Stop Sending Back Lava";  "Lobster Boy,"

S1E1 Travel Gone Wrong, Petrafaction

References:

"The Mojave Incident" Ron Felber, ‎ Barricade Books (September 25, 2015); 

Insider.com Redditor CCKaufmann;  

The-Line-Up.com, AlexDrops "24 Real-Life Camping Stories That Will Make You Stay Out of the Woods Forever"; 

All-Stays.com; Article "15 Haunted Hotels and Bed and Breakfasts That Will Leave You Shook," So Yummy, by Rachel Behlmann;  

"Haunted Texas Vacations: The Complete Ghostly Guide" by Lisa Farwell; 

The Texas White House Bed and Breakfast, texaswhitehouse.com; 

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