Slaying Monsters

Matt, EJ and Katie conclude their investigation into Doc Shiels, the Wizard of the West. After a brief encounter with owlman, Doc turns his sights to the Scottish Highlands. Together with an international collective of psychics, he claimed to cast his greatest spell: summoning the Loch Ness Monster. His photo would become one of the most hotly debated pieces of evidence for decades. Was it a genuine capture of a legendary creature? Or yet another surrealist art project from the infamous wizard? 

Matt, EJ and Katie continue their investigation into Tony 'Doc' Shiels, the Wizard of the West and self-proclaimed monster hunter. Doc reignites Cornish fairy legends by turning them into an art project before setting his sights on sea monsters. Along with his drinking buddies, he creates Morgwar, the sea giant. As his surreal exhibitions continue, more and more cryptozoologists fall for the rust, including legendary Nessie hunter Tim Dinsdale. 

Matt and EJ dive into the latest Fortean news, talking about alien dentistry, UAP legislation, a new doc on a close encounter, a ghost hunt that turned lethal and an insane new chemtrail bill. 

Alien mummy dentistry: 

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-14418841/Scientists-studying-alien-mummies-Peru-probing-mouths.html

Drone update: 

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ce3nx1kd9q1o

Pentagon GoFast update: 

https://www.aaro.mil/Portals/136/PDFs/case_resolution_reports/AARO_GoFast_Case_Resolution_Card_Methodology_Final.pdf

Rendlesham Forest documentary: 

https://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/weird-news/proof-alien-life-found-location-34607352

http://www.ianridpath.com/ufo/sitemap.html

FBI's UAP task force facing cuts: 

https://www.politico.com/news/2025/02/03/fbi-ufo-jan-6-011316

PA parnormal murder: 

https://people.com/man-allegedly-killed-girlfriend-paranormal-meter-eat-him-police-say-8786305

https://www.wvia.org/news/local/2025-01-07/police-northumberland-man-charged-with-murder-thought-he-would-be-eaten

Iowa chemtrail bill: 

https://www.thegazette.com/government-politics/anti-chemtrails-bill-gets-early-support-in-iowa-house/

https://www.aerosociety.com/news/chemtrails-debunked/

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In 1977, the clearest photograph of the Loch Ness monster ever taken was revealed in the Daily Mirror. A color photograph of a long neck, rising up out of the water, mouth open, rocked the Fortean world. But as strange and compelling as the photograph was, the photographer himself was on a whole other level. Behind the camera was a hard-drinking bohemian artist, a self-proclaimed magician who billed himself as the “Wizard of the West.” He claimed his occult skills had enabled him to summon Nessie, among other monsters, and he did so with the help of a cabal of witches.

The weird life of the Wizard known as Tony Doc Shiels, and his encounters with a host of lake monsters, witch covens and winged beasts, left an indelible mark on the world of cryptozoology. While his encounters may be of dubious authenticity, Doc Sheils is nevertheless one of the most influential Fortean figures.

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Matt and EJ conclude their investigation of the Beast of Bray Road, and dogmen in America. New evidence surfaces, in the form of an alleged video of a werewolf attack. This tape, and its mysterious leaker, might be the key to the truth of the legend itself. 

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Matt, EJ and Katie break down the latest Fortean news. We talk about the latest UAP whistleblower and alleged remote viewing, plus the dangers of Sasquatch hunting and a possible forgotten human ancestor in Indonesia. 

Alien egg and remote viewing UAP's:

https://www.newsnationnow.com/space/ufo/hfr-uap-recovery-video-egg-shaped-object-exclusive/

Sasquatch hunters lost in the woods:

https://www.npr.org/2024/12/29/nx-s1-5242491/portland-men-dead-sasquatch-bigfoot

Sasquatch in a court case:

https://www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/article/bc-mans-sasquatch-seeking-expeditions-used-against-him-in-spousal-support-case/

Cambridge monkey man:

https://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/weird-news/terrifying-6ft-monkey-man-spotted-34363929

Surviving homo floresiensis:

https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/archaeology/a63332154/homo-floresiensis-human-ancestor-may-be-alive/

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Matt and EJ continue their investigation of the Beast of Bray Road and the history of werewolves and dogmen. As more roadside encounters with mysterious dogheaded humans pop up in the American midwest, evil connections come to light. Are these monsters creatures from hell, the offspring demons? And how does the Satanic Panic play into their creation?  

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The small town of Elkhorn, Wisconsin holds a wild secret. According to local legend, a werewolf stalks their back roads, terrorizing motorists and feeding on the carcasses of dead animals. This creature, described as a massive, bipedal humanoid with a dog’s head, has been linked to all kinds of weirdness, from Satanic cults to religious beliefs to native Sasquatch populations. Spawning an entire subset of research, these “dogmen” are the disgraced nephew of cryptozoology: a story that just won’t die, and one which many think weakens their entire stance on unknown animals.

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In a special Fortean Roundup, Matt and EJ are joined by Katie to ring in a new year of the supernatural. We cover the New Jersey drone invasion, sea monsters, the destruction of the most haunted honky tonk and the tomb of the real Santa Claus. 

Oarfish and sea serpents: 

https://www.npr.org/2024/11/19/nx-s1-5196630/oarfish-california-japan-folklore

Spade-toothed whales: 

https://apnews.com/article/rarest-whale-zealand-spade-toothed-dissection-d71aad4ce6e47f4e1056a10cf5b8610e

Bobby Mackey's Haunted Music World: 

https://www.wlwt.com/article/bobby-mackeys-bar-haunted-demolition-wilder-kentucky/63145724

Alien invasion predictions: 

https://www.newsweek.com/futurist-aliens-prediction-december-3-war-1994853

UK drones: 

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/crk4g3zddexo

NJ Drones:

https://www.cbsnews.com/philadelphia/news/mysterious-drones-sightings-new-jersey/

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/dec/13/drones-new-jersey-governor-biden?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other

https://skepticalinquirer.org/1990/01/the-airship-hysteria-of-1896-97/

The real St. Nicholas: 

https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/1985825/archaeology-breakthrough-tomb-of-Saint-Nicholas-turkey/amp

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Matt and EJ conclude their investigation of the Highgate Vampire, the alleged bloodsucker who menaced a London cemetery in the 1970s. A riot breaks out, vampire hunters Sean Manchester and David Farrant clash in a duel to see who will be the first to slay the beast, and London police struggle to contain the riots. And, as the would-be slayers' bitter rivalry stretches across decades, the truth of the Highgate Vampire slowly comes into focus.