Strange Wilderness

Around 11pm, on a warm August night in the summer of 1955, eight people burst into the police station in Hopkinsville, Kentucky. The people were in a frenzy, a clear state of panic. “We need help!”, one had proclaimed, following up by uttering a phrase that, at the time confused local authorities. “We’ve been fighting them for nearly four hours!” 66 years later, the tale of a group engaging in a terrifying and seemingly impossible battle with what would be described as extraterrestrial forces would go down in history, cementing itself as a legend in local Kentucky circles. For, you see, they alleged that for nearly four hours, the group was attacked by what they described as little silver men. Today examine the curious case of the The Kelly-Hopkinsville Goblins.

Welcome explorers! We thought it would be neat to kick off the start of season three with a Q&A, so you get to know a bit more about both Ginge and Matt. Most of the questions are silly, and some aren't, but we think the responses and banter are interesting and fun on their own. We hope you learn a thing or two about the hosts behind the podcast you've come to know over the past four months, and we hope you enjoy something a little more light hearted!

Welcome explorers, and Happy New Year! It's the Strange Wilderness team, here with a short update and announcement regarding the podcast in 2022. During this short but sweet recording, you'll learn about all the plans we have for the podcast during 2022, including updates to our episode format, episode topics, overall podcast aesthetic, as well as a sneak peak into the various side projects we have planned. We hope you're as excited for the new and improved Strange Wilderness Podcast as we are, and we'd like to thank each and every one of you for tuning in over the past four months.

With how short our podcast exclusive Christmas Special was, we thought it would be neat to look at some scary stories revolving around New Years Eve, to give the Strange Wilderness Podcast one last hurrah before going into 2022. After scouring the internet for exactly 17 minutes, 43 seconds, we found a few stories posted to Reddit that I thought fit the theme perfectly. Here is one of those stories. On New Years Eve in 2011, a group of friends experienced a bizarre series of events, involving texts from an unknown individual who seemed to know a little too much about their night to be considered coincidence. This is the story of The Phantom Texter.

Original Story: https://www.reddit.com/r/nosleep/comments/1i0wzd/new_years_eve_2011_my_eerie_start_to_2012/

Happy Holidays explorers! Tis the season for good food, good cheer, good friends and good beer… But the holly jolly atmosphere of presents and love are merely a front for the darkness that hides below. Join me, Ginge and SarahSTFU as we dive into the evil book of Christmas Nursery Rhymes. It’s a leathery tome bound in human skin, and I found it under the remains of Santa’s workshop. He won’t mind if we borrow it to share some truly terrifying stories with you all. Now, deck the halls with gore and bodies, and enjoy the Strange Wilderness production of Krampus, written by J. Speziale.

Author's Site: https://jspeziale.com/

Original Story: https://www.creepypasta.com/krampus/

In this episode, we're doing things a little differently. With Ginge out of town for the week, we've decided to dive deep into the archives and bring you the episode that inspired the podcast you've come to love. Before Strange Wilderness, there was Call of the Void, a short-form show Matt created around experiences and encounters with all things extraterrestrial. It was much more serious in tone, and this show will be returning as part of our side content in the new year, but for now, here is the season finale of that series, where Ginge joined Matt as the one and only guest. This episode is purely theoretical and details can and probably will be wrong in some capacity, but it was fun to speculate nonetheless. This is our deep dive into The Dark Forest Theory, and how it can possibly be linked to what we call The Uncanny Valley.

In this episode, Strange Wilderness' own ScardyGinge shares a particularly bizarre and downright terrifying experience she and her husband Josh experienced in a rural part of Connecticut while visiting the area for Thanksgiving. Ginge describes how they encountered a rather suspicious abandoned vehicle, followed by a likely supernatural event that had them on edge for the rest of their drive. What would you do if you were right in the middle of a Waze Haunting?

Ginge YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/ScardyGinge 

In this episode, we do things a little differently. We look into, and discuss, the theoretical concept known as False Vacuum Decay. This is a theoretical concept that sits snugly in the terrifying world of physics, and Matt will absolutely get some concepts wrong since he's not a physics person, so bear with us as we dive down this rabbit hole. It's equal parts interesting and terrifying, and we hope you enjoy the cosmic dread that is this episode!

Melodysheep Channel:

https://www.youtube.com/user/melodysheep

Resources:

https://cosmosmagazine.com/science/physics/vacuum-decay-the-ultimate-catastrophe/

In our first, allegedly true story, from user SoulRequiem, a group exploring an abandoned set of properties near their cabin find both a hidden treasure, as well as an ominous and possibly supernatural dweller within. Don’t touch anything, especially The Fur Coat. And, in our second, allegedly true tale, from user imjonsey, a group of friends enjoying a night on James River would have their activities brought to a startling halt, when they hear what can only be described as a desperate and pained scream coming from just across the water. How would you react, if you heard The Bloodcurdling Scream? 

Resources: 

http://www.theoccultmuseum.com/campfire-stories-13-accounts-of-paranormal-encounters-in-the-wilderness/ (Stories)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bNLmuFhi4_8&ab_channel=NHTourGuidedotcom (Fishercat Audio)

We made it! This is the end of the Cryptid Iceberg! Thank you to everyone who has tuned in over the past eight weeks, and to those who live in future land and listen to the series down the line! We hope you've enjoyed the madness!

This is Tier 8.

In this episode, we explore, and often ridicule, these five cryptids:

1 - Con Rit

2 - Old Green Eyes

3 - Squonk

4 - Veggie Man

5 - Carnivorous Pink Clouds

The Paranormal Scholar Site: http://www.paranormalscholar.com

The Paranormal Scholar YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/TheParanormalScholar