Join Josh, Stefan, and special guest Santosh as they unwrap 12 legendary cryptids in a festive journey through high strangeness. From Bigfoot hiding behind the Christmas tree to Mothman playing the role of a very intense holiday angel, this episode dives into eyewitness accounts, lore deep-cuts, and the bizarre traditions that make these creatures so unforgettable.

But that’s not all—a mystery guest joins the celebration with a surprise appearance that takes the holiday chaos to a whole new dimension.

Expect laughs, lore, and a sleigh-full of strange as The Shadow Signal counts down the 12 Days of Cryptidness in the most wonderfully weird holiday special yet.

After the axe fell silent at 92 Second Street, Lizzie Borden built a mansion called Maplecroft—a refuge from accusation and shame. But legend says she didn’t live there alone. From whispered séances and dimly lit parlors to subtle hauntings that still echo through the Queen Anne halls, this episode explores the strange afterlife of Lizzie Borden’s story: the loneliness, the Spiritualist rumors, and the lingering presence of a woman who may never have stopped defending herself—even from beyond the veil.

In this chilling October episode of The Shadow Signal, Josh and Stefan explore the eerie legend of the Black Bird of Chernobyl—a dark, winged entity said to have appeared before the 1986 nuclear disaster. From Mothman to ghostly funeral processions and ancient banshee wails, they uncover humanity’s long history of omens and harbingers that seem to warn of catastrophe before it strikes. Are these spectral messengers coincidence, collective intuition, or something far stranger?

Mysterious visitors from vanished lands. A man with a passport from a country that doesn’t exist. Children from a twilight world. Ancient architecture that defies time. In this episode of The Shadow Signal, we explore travelers from forgotten realms—and the possibility that our history is far stranger than we’ve been told.

Join Josh and Stefan as they launch The Shadow Signal, exploring everything from UFOs to cryptids and the paranormal. Tune in to dive deep into high strangeness and listen for the hidden truths. Can you hear the signal between reality and myth, or the aliens?

Deep in the Irish countryside stands Leap Castle, a place soaked in blood, betrayal, and bone-chilling paranormal activity. From the brutal history of the un-alive Chapel to the terrifying presence of the Elemental, this ancient fortress has earned its title as the world’s most haunted castle. Join us as we uncover the dark legends, real testimonies, and chilling theories behind Ireland’s Fortress of Fear.

In November 1989, Linda Napolitano—using the pseudonym “Cortile”—claimed she was abducted from her 12th-floor Manhattan apartment by alien beings who levitated her through a closed window into a hovering craft near the Brooklyn Bridge. Her account, investigated and publicized by ufologist Budd Hopkins, included supposed high-level witnesses, including two security agents and even the then-U.N. Secretary-General. Though Linda reported earlier abductions and alleged continued alien interest in her family, the case became highly controversial due to unverifiable witnesses, criticism of Hopkins’ investigative methods, and later challenges from his ex-wife, Carol Rainey. The story resurfaced in 2024 through a Netflix docuseries, prompting Linda to file a lawsuit for defamation. The case remains one of the most debated abduction narratives in UFO lore.

The Shadow Signal is a monthly deep dive into high strangeness, hosted by Stefan Gearhart and Josh Rutledge. From UFOs and cryptids to psychic phenomena and government secrets, we explore the bizarre and unexplained one jaw-dropping episode at a time.

Many researchers have spoken about windows or areas in the geography where the phenomena, in all its aspects, seems to exist abundantly. We call these places Convergences. Join us as we dive into the Convergence Files to explore The Superstition Mountains in the Eastern Phoenix AZ area. Ancient burial grounds, sacred rituals, mining accidents, murder, ghost sightings, UFO sightings, and an entrance to the Underworld (or maybe Hollow Earth). If ever there was a place that holds all the mysteries, The Superstition Mountains is it.