Slaying Monsters

The Haunted Museum in Las Vegas contains a particularly spooky item. A wine box, originally owned by a Holocaust survivor, and cursed with the malicious spirit of a demon. Even touching the box can bring months of bad luck and anyone who owns the box is taking their very life in their hands. Among those negatively affect by the box are famed paranormal investigator Zak Bagans, musical artist Post Malone and even the cast and crew of the Sam Raimi produced film The Possession.

Matt and EJ dive into the recent Fortean news, covering Sasquatch summoning, UFO and nuclear reactors, UK big cats and the latest evidence for the thylacine. 

Bigfoot murder

https://www.kiro7.com/news/trending/man-found-guilty-murdering-friend-he-thought-had-summoned-bigfoot/SWYZFHH3YFB3XMIZUZ3IKVXX4U/

New Loch Ness expedition

https://news.sky.com/story/loch-ness-monster-nasa-urged-to-help-as-new-search-begins-13113351

Luring Aliens with Nuclear Reactors

https://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/weird-news/experts-admit-theyre-trying-lure-32855511

Reverse engineering UFOs and Kona Blue

https://www.politico.com/news/2024/03/08/us-alien-spacecraft-program-pentagon-report-00146013

Big cats in the UK

https://www.discoverwildlife.com/animal-facts/mammals/big-cat-british-countryside

Thylacine photos

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

https://www.newsweek.com/extinct-tasmanian-tiger-video-expert-1901144

Matt and EJ conclude their investigation of the sea monster legends of World War I. Were German U Boats the victims of monster attacks? And why would soldiers concoct such outlandish stories about their missions and losses? We talk naval warfare, the Lusitania, plesiosaur biology and life on the most dangerous ships on the seas. 

During World War I, a new kind of naval warfare emerged: the submarine. Over the course of the German U Boat campaign in the British Isles and the Mediterranean, more than two hundred submarines were lost. While most of these were the result of attacks or accidents, two of the subs disappeared under more mysterious circumstances. According to legend, they were destroyed by massive sea monsters.

Matt and EJ conclude their investigation of Sloss Furnaces and the malicious ghost of Slag Wormwood. We discuss ghost hunting, the problems with EVPs and the complicated history and future of dark tourism. 

Matt and EJ dive into the recent Fortean news, talking about underwater UFOs, the Satanic Panic, alien spaceports, Havana Syndrome and the Mad Gasser of Mattoon. 

Underwater Anomaly: 

https://www.newsweek.com/underwater-anomaly-larger-texas-spotted-african-coast-1889674

Bennet Braun and the Satanic Panic:

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/12/us/bennett-braun-dead.html

Sumerian Spaceport

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/iraq-spaceships-transport-minister-kazem-finjan-iraqi-sumerians-space-travel-7000-years-ago-a7340966.html

Havana Syndrome: 

https://www.skeptic.com/reading_room/new-study-finds-no-evidence-for-havana-syndrome/

https://theness.com/neurologicablog/what-to-make-of-havana-syndrome/

Matt and EJ continue their investigation of the haunted Sloss Furnaces in Birmingham, Alabama. We meet Sloss' nefarious foreman, and discuss the flawed labor practices that allowed him to rise to power. We also take an in depth look at ghostly orbs and their role in spirit photography. 

In the middle of Birmingham Alabama lies a hulking ruin of metal. The remnants of Sloss Furnaces, the only blast furnace in America, a relic of the second industrial revolution. Part of the concentrated boom of industrialization Birmingham, this region became known as the “Magic City” due to its explosion of industry. But the old hearth and stacks hide a sinister secret: the site is reportedly haunted by spirits of long-dead workers. A legion of people who died on the job, falling victim to poor safety regulations and business practices. According to legend, their souls remain trapped in the furnace, and their agonizing deaths have elevated Sloss Furnaces to be one of the most haunted places in the country.

Matt and EJ dive into the recent Fortean news, discussing the AARO UAP disclosure, new Loch Ness monster photos, more alien bodies and a cultish UFO conference.  

Matt and EJ conclude their investigation into the Snakeman of Robinson's Galleria. We talk the evolving legend, snake biology, and the real life events that inspired the horrifying monster.