Strange

A Ouija board. A cassette tape. A machine called a telephone to the dead. Christopher Wynn and screenwriter Richard Hatem (The Mothman Prophecies) chase the question no one can answer: What happens when we die?

In this bonus episode of Strange, a true story of coincidences involving Sting, a mystery and a murder.

The Goat-Man, “Satanic panic" and a real life double murder. Welcome to Old Foamy Road in Johnson County. Host Christopher Wynn goes for a drive. ——— Strange was created by Christopher Wynn (https://twitter.com/christopherwynn) and Jason Reimer (https://twitter.com/jasonmreimer) The show is edited and co-produced by Jeff Whittington (https://www.instagram.com/whittington_jeff/?hl=en) Jason ...

When Jason Cohen (https://www.instagram.com/curiositiesdallas/?hl=en) opened Forbidden Books and Video in Dallas, he knew he would meet some strange characters, but nothing prepared him for who actually showed up. Check out Jason’s current shop Curiosities (https://www.getcuriosities.com/) . Laurie Hertzel (https://twitter.com/StribBooks) , senior editor and books editor for the Star Tribune (...

Relationships are complicated. Sarah Hepola, Davy Rothbart and Robb Armstrong explain why. “Falling in love is wonderful,” says host Christopher Wynn (https://twitter.com/christopherwynn) . “And awful.” Sarah Hepola (https://sarahhepola.com/) recounts an unlikely romance that is set into motion in New Orleans’ French Quarter at gunpoint. She is the author of the New York Timesbestseller Black...

Hollywood actor Stephen Tobolowsky's strange "tones." Singer-songwriter Sudie's melodic nightmare.

“I don’t know how else to say this, but I was kind of a weird kid …” Indeed. Host Christopher Wynn digs into his “shoebox of cassette tapes” for this special mini-episode to try and explain his fixation with sound, his love of all things strange and why he grew up to become a professional storyteller and make this podcast. Also, there’s a séance. And some “thirst for blood.” But it will all m...

In a 'Strange' collaboration with Atlas Obscura, the online magazine about the world's hidden wonders, Atlas’ David Plotz, Joshua Foer, Dylan Thuras and Ella Morton share weird, true tales from across the globe. You’ll hear about the Japanese monks who mummified themselves while still alive; and the deep, booby-trapped pit on Nova Scotia’s Oak Island that may hold secret treasure. You’ll learn...

Mom-turned-private-investigator Sheila Wysocki helps solve her friend’s murder after a shocking twist. Former Hollywood digital-effects artist Russell Koonce is stalked by a maniac on a lonely Austin road. Whitley Strieber, the best-selling author of 'The Hunger' and 'Communion,' faces unexplained forces in his Manhattan apartment. Music critic Scott Cantrell reveals the bizarre curse afflictin...

In this debut episode, four Texans tell their true stories about an encounter with the strange. Author Virginia Savage McAlester reveals for the first time her chilling brush with the Boston Strangler. Investigative journalist Jeff Guinn takes us “creepy-crawling” with Charles Manson’s deranged Family. Novelist Merritt Tierce meets a very personal threat on her own front porch. And Jeffrey Cran...