SUSPEND DISBELIEF | Indigenous Horror Stories

SUSPEND DISBELIEF | Indigenous Horror Stories

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SUSPEND DISBELIEF | Indigenous Horror Stories episodes

  • Demon Monkeys w/ Jay and Judith Duncan | Suspend Disbelief

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    The Suspend Disbelief crew sit with Jay and Judith Duncan. They are a married couple that have lived all over the United States and have ended up where their roots lie in Oklahoma. Jay is Creek and Judith is Comanche/Kiowa. They have been big supporters of the Skull Crawlers for years and have incredible stories to tell.


    Follow Jay Here!

    instagram.com/mondokanemoviegoon

    tiktok.com/@jay.mondokane


    Buy Cary's indigenous horror short story Dead Hed from the folk horror anthology Secrets of the Forsaken: Into the Depths of Dread. Buy it here on paperback, Audible, or Kindle! https://theskullcrawlers.myshopify.com/


    If you have stories you'd like to submit, send us an email at [email protected] and we'd love to feature them on the show!


    Instagram/@theskullcrawlers

    TikTok/​⁠ @theskullcrawlers 

    Spotify @ Suspend Disbelief | Indigenous Horror Stories

    1 hr 26 min
  • I dreamt of a house of a child murderer and it was real w/ Shana Leigh | Suspend Disbelief

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    The Suspend Disbelief crew sit with Shana Leigh. Shana is an indigenous (cherokee/choctaw) video game streamer and a MMIW advocate. She is a ghost hunter/paranormal enthusiast. She streams for Blumhouse Creators Games program, primarily streaming horror games like Phasmaphobia on her youtube channel.


    Subscribe to Shana Here!


    youtube.com/@ShanaLeigh

    twitch.tv/ShanaLeigh

    instagram.com/theshanaleigh



    Buy Cary's indigenous horror short story Dead Hed from the folk horror anthology Secrets of the Forsaken: Into the Depths of Dread.

    Buy it here on paperback, Audible, or Kindle!

    https://theskullcrawlers.myshopify.com/


    If you have stories you'd like to submit, send us an email at [email protected] and we'd love to feature them on the show!


    Instagram/@theskullcrawlers

    TikTok/​⁠ @theskullcrawlers

    Spotify @ Suspend Disbelief | Indigenous Horror Stories

    59 min
  • Skinwalker Encounters from Tribal Officer Mark Cody | Suspend Disbelief

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    The Suspend Disbelief crew sit with Doc's dad and Cary's uncle, Mark Cody. Mark spent 20+ years in Native American law enforcement throughout many reservations in the United States. He retired as the Chief of the BIA in Oklahoma, and in his tenure he's seen many supernatural things including giant owls, skin walkers, shape shifting medicine men, and ghosts.


    Buy Cary's indigenous horror short story Dead Hed from the folk horror anthology Secrets of the Forsaken: Into the Depths of Dread.

    Buy it here on paperback, Audible, or Kindle!

    https://durvile.com/books/Secrets.html


    If you have stories you'd like to submit, send us an email at [email protected] and we'd love to feature them on the show!


    Instagram/@theskullcrawlers

    TikTok/​⁠ @theskullcrawlers

    Spotify @ Suspend Disbelief | Indigenous Horror Stories

    1 hr 35 min
  • Reservation Cop Ghost Encounters pt 2 w/ Mark Cody | Suspend Disbelief

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    The Suspend Disbelief crew sit with Doc's dad and Cary's uncle, Mark Cody. Mark spent 20+ years in Native American law enforcement throughout many reservations in the United States. He retired as the Chief of the BIA in Oklahoma, and in his tenure he's seen many supernatural things including giant owls, skin walkers, shape shifting medicine men, and ghosts.


    Buy Cary's indigenous horror short story Dead Hed from the folk horror anthology Secrets of the Forsaken: Into the Depths of Dread. Buy it here on paperback, Audible, or Kindle! https://durvile.com/books/Secrets.html


    If you have stories you'd like to submit, send us an email at [email protected] and we'd love to feature them on the show!

    Instagram/@theskullcrawlers

    TikTok/​@theskullcrawlers 

    Spotify @ Suspend Disbelief | Indigenous Horror Stories

    1 hr 3 min
  • The truth behind shape shifters | Stikini owl men aka Seminole Skin Walker | Cedric Sweet

    The Skull Crawlers Present: Suspend Disbelief 22The return of Chief Sweet, also known as Cedric Sweet. Seminole youtuber and solid dude, Cedric breaks the lore and tells the taboo secrets of the Seminole tribe and the truth behind the horrifying shape shifting medicine man known as the Stikini. We also talk about Little People, Deer Woman, and read some listener stories. Cary plugs his new indigenous horror short story Dead Hed from the folk horror anthology Secrets of the Forsaken: Into the Depths of Dread. Buy it here on paperback, Audible, or Kindle! https://durvile.com/books/Secrets.htmlIf you have stories you'd like to submit, send us an email at [email protected] and we'd love to feature them on the show!Instagram/@theskullcrawlersTikTok/‪@theskullcrawlers‬ Spotify @ Suspend Disbelief | Indigenous Horror Stories

    1 hr 27 min
  • Cherokee horror stories with Ryker Sixkiller | Suspend Disbelief 21

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    We are joined by Ryker Six Killer, an indigenous stuntman, actor, and director of the Cherokee nation. His credentials include Reservation Dogs, Killers of the Flowermoon, Marvel's Echo, and FX's The Lowdown. He is a multiple nominee and winner of Heartland Emmy awards from his work on Osyio TV produced by the Cherokee Nation Film Office.


    Ryker tells how he got into acting, stunts, and his journey navigating this film career he has dove head first into. He also tells us taboo stories of Cherokee medicine as well as haunting experiences of his own.


    Cary tells the true and haunting story of his Great Great Great grandfather and evil medicine man Tonacut (Snapping Turtle), and how he battled many other medicine men to become one of the most feared medicine men on the plains. He also plugs his short story titled Snapping Turtle, apart of the indigenous horror story anthology Whistle At Night and They Will Come by Alex Soop. https://durvile.com/books/Whistle.html By it here on paperback, Audible, or Kindle!


    If you have stories you'd like to submit, send us an email at [email protected] and we'd love to feature them on the show!


    Instagram/@theskullcrawlersTikTok/ @theskullcrawlers  Spotify @ Suspend Disbelief | Indigenous Horror Stories

    57 min
  • Escaping a cult / Indigenous ghost stories with Kate Cody | Suspend Disbelief 20

    The Skull Crawlers Present: Suspend Disbelief 20 We are joined by Kate and Mark "Doc" Cody, an indigenous married couple that love all things spooky.


    Kate Cody is a Canadian Indigenous Cree woman who was stripped from her roots though the foster system. Her adopted family wouldn't let her talk about her culture, learn about her culture, and forced her to pick up a bible. Later she found out her family wasn't just abnormal, but a Christian cult. She tells her story about decolonizing her mindset and finding her indigenous roots and the struggles that come with it. instagram.com/alilwonderland


    Mark "Doc" Cody (Kiowa) is a U.S. Marine, now living his civilian life. A lover of the paranormal and taboo, he joins us and tells horrifying paranormal experiences that have happened to him and loved ones. Instagram.com/warchiefcody


    Cary tells a haunting Deer Woman story at Riverside Indian Boarding School in Oklahoma.


    If you have stories you'd like to submit, send us an email at [email protected] and we'd love to feature them on the show!


    Instagram/@theskullcrawlers


    TikTok/ @theskullcrawlers 


    Spotify @ Suspend Disbelief | Indigenous Horror Stories

    1 hr 11 min
  • Military Ghost Stories with U.S. Marine Mark "Doc" Cody | SUSPEND DISBELIEF 19

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    We are joined by Kate and Mark "Doc" Cody, an indigenous married couple that love all things spooky.


    Mark "Doc" Cody is a marine, now living his civilian life. He's Kiowa and full of all kinds of stories. Doc explains to us his military experience being stationed at 29 Palms, and the ghost stories that followed. Instagram.com/warchiefcody


    Kate Cody was a Canadian Indigenous Cree woman who was stripped from her roots though the foster system. Her adopted family wouldn't let her talk about her culture, learn about her culture, and forced her to pick up a bible. She tells her story about decolonizing her mindset and finding her indigenous roots. instagram.com/alilwonderland


    Cary tells the haunting tales of Operation Post Rock, where 8 U.S. Marines had to endure ghosts, spirits, and demonic entities for 60 days in exclusion in the deserts of Afghanistan in 2009.


    If you have stories you'd like to submit, send us an email at [email protected] and we'd love to feature them on the show!

    1 hr 7 min
  • LITTLE PEOPLE AND HAUNTED DOLL STORIES WITH JOHNNIE JAE | SUSPEND DISBELIEF 18

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    We are joined by Johnnie and Kevin, two friends that made their mark in the indigenous webspace for horror and "nerd" themed content.
    Johnnie Jae is a Los Angeles based writer/editor for A Tribe Called Geek, an indigenous media website that focuses on creating a greater understanding of Indigenous peoples in the realm of pop culture. She also is the founder of Grim Native, a social media page that offers a diverse range of horror-themed content and media, from news and stories to podcasts and art.
    Instagram.com/grimnative
    Instagram.com/atribecalledgeek
    Kevin Chuculate is a writer/streamer/podcaster/comic writer out of Oklahoma. He is on the rise in the indigenous horror/nerd sphere and he's someone to watch out for.
    Instagram.com/kevinchuculate
    If you have stories you'd like to submit, send us an email at [email protected] and we'd love to feature them on the show!

    1 hr 30 min
  • HAUNTED HOUSE STORIES WITH KATIE HIGHTOWER | SUSPEND DISBELIEF 17

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    Oklahoma Filmmaker and queer icon Katie Hightower joins us on the show to tell us about her recent success with her first feature film Hailey's Game. She also tells us about paranormal experiences she had in a haunted house she grew up in in Texas.
    Cary and Orrin read listener stories, you're in for a TREAT.
    Thanks Alan and "Nobody" for the story submissions!
    Find Katie Hightower on instagram at instagram.com/katiehightower

    1 hr 25 min

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