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David Park Barnitz was a decadent poet who published one obscure volume before his untimely death at the age of 23. H.P. Lovecraft hailed Barnitz as “a vivid decadent.” “The Book of Jade” is a fantastic work of weird poetry, focused on death, madness, and other dark themes. Hear about Barnitz’ short life, the critical response to his poetry, and his connection to York, PA.
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Episode 477 notes and links:
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Episode artwork by Timothy.
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Strange Familiars Curiosity of the Week #123: Kopp’s Baby’s Friend bottle
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The closing song is The Singing Corpse by Stone Breath (featuring Martyn Bates) from Cryptids: https://stonebreath.bandcamp.com/album/cryptids
Rob tells a story of hat-men (or was it Men in Black?) who visited him after his girlfriend saw black triangle UFOs. The encounter brought a feeling of dread and some disturbing dreams – which caused Rob to look back at some other unsettling encounters from his youth.
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Episode 476 notes and links:
Strange Familiars is sponsored by BetterHelp: betterhelp.com/STRANGEPOD
Episode artwork by Timothy. Here is the original:
The original illustration can be purchased in our etsy shop: https://lostgrave.etsy.com/listing/1749595742
Strange Familiars Curiosity of the week #122: Boyd glass owl
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The closing song is The Night Birds Psalm by Stone Breath from the album of the same name: https://stonebreath.bandcamp.com/album/the-night-birds-psalm
First, Alison relates the story of a hermit who attacked a young girl in New Jersey in 1926. A note was found in his cabin stating “the Devil is making me do all the things I’m doing.” Next, we hear the story of Olive Oatman, who was kidnapped by Native Americans in the 1800s and tattooed on her chin as a member of their tribe.
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Left to right: Rose Taradash’s mother, father, Rose herself, and hermit, Frank Lipschitz
Press photo showing Rose pointing at her hermit attacker – from the collection of Timothy Renner.
OLIVE OATMAN
Strange Familiars Curiosity of the Week #121: Ambrotype photograph of stern man
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Lucinda, Jon, and Timothy talk about their trip to Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota. While driving through the back country, they saw a strange hiker who, seemingly, disappeared. Was he an unhuman? A shapeshifter? A shape-shifting bigfoot? … or just a normal dude?
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Alden details high strangeness from his life – including encounters with a goblin, out-of-body experiences, a ghost cat, a weird pig, and some unpeople in the Nevada desert.
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Episode 472 notes and links:
Episode artwork by Timothy… here is the original:
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Strange Familiars Curiosity of the Week #120: (another) Degenhart glass OWL
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Intro and background music by Stone Breath. You can find more at http://stonebreath.bandcamp.com
The closing song is Ashes of the Fading Light by Stone Breath from Greys and Orphans: https://stonebreath.bandcamp.com/album/greys-and-orphans
Patricia tells about encounters with an elemental spirit, ghosts, flannel man, and more.
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Episode 471 notes and links:
Episode artwork by Timothy… here is the original:
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Strange Familiars Curiosity of the Week #119: Degenhart slag gas OWL
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OLIVE OATMAN:
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Intro and background music by Stone Breath. You can find more at http://stonebreath.bandcamp.com
The closing song is Grey Two by Stone Breath from Greys and Orphans: https://stonebreath.bandcamp.com/album/greys-and-orphans
First, Brother Richard speaks about exorcism and the Vatican’s recent document on the Discernment of Supernatural Phenomena. Then Gabrielle and Jody describe an unsettling encounter with an antlered entity.
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Strange Familiars Curiosity of the Week #118: Alice in Wonderland book set
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The closing song is Grey Two by Stone Breath from Greys and Orphans: https://stonebreath.bandcamp.com/album/greys-and-orphans
Randy tells about a Pale Crawler that was haunting his parents’ house. After he had an intense dream about the creature, Randy’s mother confessed she had been seeing it as well. The activity got more aggressive until the creature ended up physically attacking Randy’s mother. In the second part of the show Brother Richard offers commentary on Randy’s story.
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Strange Familiars Curiosity of the Week #118: Goethe’s Autobiography
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The closing song is Sacred Heart of the Seventh Gate by Stone Breath from Greys and Orphans: https://stonebreath.bandcamp.com/album/greys-and-orphans
Caleb continues his conversation with Timothy. First we hear of some more of Caleb’s encounters with The Other – including mystery lights, knocks, and unknown growls in the Ozarks. Next, we hear about some experiments Caleb has done capturing paranormal audio while he was in a creative state.
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Episode 467 notes and links:
Episode artwork by Timothy… here is the original:
You can purchase the original illustration in our etsy shop: https://lostgrave.etsy.com/listing/1725817284
Lancaster Conservancy: https://www.lancasterconservancy.org
Protect Cuff’s Run: https://www.lancasterconservancy.org/protect-cuffs-run/
Riverbend Comics: https://www.riverbendcomics.com
Riverbend Comics Instagram: @riverbendcomics
Timothy’s books: https://www.amazon.com/Timothy-Renner/e/B072X44SD5
Chad’s YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNB7MSJ2F1SRBPcQsEFLnvg (make sure to subscribe to Chad’s channel, Ruck Rabbit Outdoors.)
Chad’s etsy shop: https://www.etsy.com/shop/RuckRabbitOutdoors
To help with the Capuchin Day Center’s work with the homeless you can donate here: https://www.capuchindaycentre.ie
and here: https://www.cskdetroit.org
Maynard’s GoFundMe: https://www.gofundme.com/f/maynard-walk-again
Contact us via email at: [email protected]
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Intro and background music by Stone Breath. You can find more at http://stonebreath.bandcamp.com
The closing song is Osiris by Timothy from the album, Fallow: https://stonebreath.bandcamp.com/album/fallow
Caleb tells of experiences at a haunted house and the strangeness that followed him home.
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