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In this episode of Strange Matters we discuss four unexplained mysteries and legendary tales. Each of these cases involve the potential of hauntings, paranormal activity, and spiritual involvement. From one of the world’s most haunted locations, to a mysterious bleeding house, and...
In this episode of Strange Matters we once again present a collection of creepy and unexplained personal stories that were sent into us by our listeners. In this fourth installment in our Listener Story series, we share tales that cover a wide range of mysterious...
The Mandela Effect is a trendy term used to describe a particularly strange phenomenon that a large number of individuals feel they are experiencing. Numerous different people all over the world have discovered that they share the exact same memories of certain subjects...
On May 1st of 1995, a student at the University of Arizona named Bryan Hance was reading through the local college paper when he came across a full page advert which contained a cryptic mix of images, maps, languages, and equations. Coincidentally on the...
In this episode Strange Matters tackles one of the most controversial and bizarre conspiracy theories still spreading to this day – The Flat Earth Theory. Though it might come as a surprise to many, the shape of our home planet is...
Lt. Colonel Percival Harrison Fawcett was a man among men. A leader in the British military and an expedition who had been out on countless excursions into uncharted and enemy territory was obsessed with the idea of a lost yet...
In 1961, a German man named Paul Schäfer formed a community in an isolated region in Chile. Known as the Colonia Dignidad, or Dignity Colony, this large complex was constructed originally as a place of community welfare and harmony, which promoted free schooling and...
For months, Dorothy Jane Scott had been receiving disturbing phone calls from an obsessed and violent stalker. This mysterious caller promised Dorothy that he would soon take her, and that she belonged to him. On one fateful night, Dorothy dropped a...
In the freezing winter of 1959, nine experienced hikers traveled deep into the Russian mountains. When these hikers missed their deadline on what was supposed to be a brief journey, a search and rescue attempt was sent into the mountains....
In our first Patreon-suggested episode, we discuss various different cases of individuals who are alleged to have intentionally faked their own disappearance. In many of our earlier episodes this is a common theory for many unexplained vanishings, however it is extremely difficult...
In this episode of Strange Matters a number of infamous and legendary monsters and vile creatures of America are discussed. Each of these monsters have become well known urban legends in their own specific regions across the country. Whether it...
“I Think. Therefore I Am” For millennia people have pondered and questioned exactly what is reality. Is the world around us that we perceive everyday actually real? Or is it instead simply a trick, smoke and mirrors, a simulated reality to keep us fooled. In...
In this episode of Strange Matters we share a collection of unexplained and creepy listener stories that have been shared with us. Each of these stories involved personal encounters and experiences that can not be easily explained. These tales range from possible UFO...
Aliens… Do they really exist? Are we really all alone in the universe? Perhaps it depends on your definition of the term “alien”; perhaps your stereotypical small-bodied Grey or maybe something as simple as a microbe could define this term....
In this sequel to the original Ancient Mysteries, Eric discusses several mysterious cases from olden times. First is the legend of the screaming mummy. Gaston Maspero, the head of the Egyptian Antiquities Service was inspecting various different mummies found at...
The Family Murders is a well known and notorious series of crimes that occurred in Adelaide, Australia. This case includes mysterious attacks, brutal murders, and a dark conspiracy surrounding a secret group of elites that preyed on the young in the...
In this episode we discuss a number of legendary and infamous cults, and the terrible atrocities they are known for. The People’s Temple, lead by the notorious Reverend Jim Jones, was a socialist minded, tightly knit religious congregation. Though the People’s...
If a tree falls in the forest does it really make a sound? This philosophical conundrum raises questions about humans ability to perceive and interpret reality. What is reality? How much of what we are seeing is real and how...
In this episode of Strange Matters, three cases are presented in which someone suddenly vanished without a trace. In each of these unsolved mysteries, the victims would be going about living normal lives, until the next moment they were simply...
In this episode the crew of Strange Matters dives back into the realm of the paranormal and unknown, with four creepy tales of haunted artifacts, werewolves, angry poltergeists, and disturbed attic dwellers. These stories of unwanted guests will be sure to...
In this story we present a collection of local myths, folklore, and urban legends that have been sent in to us by our listeners around the world! The origins of these stories range from Austria, England, Canada, and a few in the...
For a conspiracy of this magnitude we had to devote an entire episode… the Illuminati is likely one of the most famous conspiracies and any celebrity in popular culture is likely to at some point during their lifetime to have their name...
In this second installment of Strange Matters Podcast’s series highlighting killers around the world, Sean discusses a pair of particularly cruel and cold-hearted English serial killers. Harold Shipman, known as Dr. Death, was a English General Practitioner and is currently the most prolific serial killer...
In this episode, Eric takes you on a tour of some of the world’s sightings of Alien cryptids. The following stories walk a fine line between what is considered a cryptid and what is actually just evidence of extra-terrestrial life. The first...
For this episode we present a number of old and mystifying structures located at different locations around the world. Mysteries surround each of these large constructions, as the reasons behind their construction and even how they were built is still being...
For this episode of Strange Matters we share a number of spooky and creepy stories and encounters that have been sent into us by listeners. These disturbing paranormal listener stories include possible hauntings, unexplained phenomena, and strange encounters. Thanks to everyone who...
The story of the “Boy in the Box” was a tragic yet intriguing unsolved mystery that took place in the 1950’s. A young boy, not much older than 3-4 years, was found placed in a box and tossed on the...
In this episode of Strange Matters we present a number of particularly weird and bizarre ways that people have died. Though there are countless ways death can occur, for this discussion the focus is on rare and unusual cases. With...
In this episode Sean & Eric of Strange Matters team up with The Eastern Border Podcast, hosted by Kristaps Andrejsons, to delve into all the strange events and urban legends that surround the Chernobyl Nuclear Disaster. The incident at the Chernobyl...
In this Strange Matters Short, Sean presents the case of the Original Night Stalker, one of America’s most infamous and prolific unsolved serial criminals. The Original Night Stalker (ONS) was a serial killer in Southern California who targeted lone women...
What could be more terrifying? You are in your home late at night… hoping to be alone. Then suddenly it happens… a knock at the front doorstep. You quietly walk over to the door, peer through the peep hole and...
This follow up to the original “Apocalyptic Events” describes two utterly hopeless situations that involve the end of humanity as we know it. Eric discusses a famous end-of-the-world scenario that has been described in numerous films known as the “Gray Goo...
In this Strange Matters Short, Sean discusses the man-eating creature known as the Beast of Gevaudan. This violent animal terrorized a region in France for several years as it killed as many as a hundred men, women, and children....
What do Elisa Lam and Edgar Allan Poe have in common? Both of these artistic individuals died in extremely mysterious ways and have since become well known on account of their mysterious passing. In this episode we discuss the details that...
For this episode we continue our series of cryptozoology by discussing a number of legendary and mythical humanoid creatures. Though there are a large number of alleged sightings and encounters of such human-like beings all over the world, no actual concrete proof has...
In this short, Eric discusses two intriguing and mysterious disappearances. First, the story of Diane Augat… this 40 year-old woman has a history of bipolar disorder and drug and alcohol abuse. After losing custody of her children and later getting divorced her...
Shared psychosis: an extremely rare condition found in the DSM IV that describes psychotic behavior exhibited by a healthy individual who is under the influence of a close friend or family member with schizophrenia. There is a lot we don’t...
This episode of the Strange Matters Podcast starts a new series, highlighting brutal and psychotic serial killers from around the world. The purpose of this series is to dispel the common conception that the United States has both the highest...
In this episode we discuss some of the strangest sounds ever recorded starting with underwater recordings then moving to outer space and finishing up back on earth with several mysterious “sky-quakes”. “The Bloop” is one of the more famous underwater recordings...
In this episode of Strange Matters we talk about three cases of bizarre and weird science topics. First up Eric discusses the conspiracy behind the Large Hadron Collider. This underground particle accelerator was constructed with hopes of discovering the elusive Higgs...
In this episode we discuss the mysterious and bizarre death of Elfrieda Knaak. In the early hours of the morning Elfrieda was discovered alone and locked inside the basement of a police station, suffering from severe burns from the nearby...
In this episode we discuss the creepy and bizarre tale of the Bunny Man. This urban legend originates in Fairfax county, Northern Virginia. This strange story begins in the 1970’s, when several people encounter an ax-wielding man supposedly dressed in a full...
In this episode we discuss the legend of the Navajo Skinwalker – a shapeshifting Native American witch that has reached the highest tiers of priesthood. These terrors are known to chase cars at remarkable speeds and are frequently seen spying...
On this episode of Strange Matters we will be discussing two mysterious murder cases in Erdington, England. These particular murders share a striking number of similarities to each other. The victims had the same birthday, were killed on the same day, died...
Battle of Berlin, April 1945. The last major European offensive of World War II. As Soviet troops push into the German capital, a defeated Adolf Hitler commits suicide in his underground bunker… Or did he? In this episode of Strange...
In our latest Strange Matters short, Eric discusses the mysterious exorcism of Anneliese Michel. This young lady was raised in a family of devout Catholics, however she eventually began experiencing strange symptoms including auditory hallucinations and a strange aversion to...
This Strange Matters Short is all about the Wendigo, the legendary Native American man-eating creature. This episode continues our series on cryptozoology, the study of beings that are considered myths and legends. The Wendigo is a tale that was told for...
In this episode of Strange Matters we delve deep into the past and discuss two mysteries that have gone unsolved for ages. First Eric presents the bizarre phenomenon of the Ever-Burning Lamps. These strange lights have appeared in multiple places...
In honor of the New Year’s holiday we are taking a break from our serious research and did things a little different. To start off the year we put together a fun fight-to-the-death style tournament made up of 16 of our...
In this episode of Strange Matters we discuss our favorite apocalyptic events that could bring about the end of the world as we know it! Ranging from interstellar disasters to super volcanic eruptions and even a man-made nuclear event, we go over...