Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 158 A Ghost Story For Christmas - Christmas Reunion
As I've mentioned before, ghost stories are an important part of the traditions for more and more people each year.  As many of us look back at seasons past, the era of the Victorian christmas saw the ghost story become wildly popular.  Here's one of my favourites that I read many years ago in a collection entitled "Not Exactly Ghosts" by Sir Andrew Caldecott from 1947.   Christmas Reunion i...
25m Dec 23, 2021
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Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 157 Icy Sedgwick from Fabulous Folklore
This week we delve in to the world of folklore in the company of Icy Sedgwick, host of the brilliant Fabulous Folklore podcast. Icy's show often educates us about a whole range of topics in the pantheon of folklore and always tells me something new each episode. As such, it was an absolute pleasure to finally have a chance to spend some time in her company. We cover a wide range of subjects, ...
1hr 35m Dec 20, 2021
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Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 156 Schoolyard UFO Encounters with Preston Dennett
This week, I am joined by author, researcher and investigator Preston Dennett to discuss the incredible number of UFO encounters that have occurred over schools all around the world.  Whilst many people may have heard of two of the most famous cases, Westall in Austalia which occurred in 1966 and the Aerial incident from 1994 in Zimbabwe, it seems these are just the tip of the iceberg.  Prest...
1hr 44m Dec 13, 2021
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Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 155 Sasquatch in Canada with Cameron Young
This week, we head to Alberta, Canada to speak with Sasquatch researcher and investigator, Cameron Young.  Cameron has been building a reputation in the Cryptid field over the last few years and joins me to discuss some cases from Alberta and beyond as well. We look at what got him into the subject, the researchers who he's spoken with and the help and support he's recieved from them.  We als...
1hr 31m Dec 06, 2021
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Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 154 Beyond Pascagoula with Dr. Irena Scott
October 11th 1973 would become a night that would change the lives of two men, Charles Hickson and Calvin Parker, for the rest of their lives. Yet, it seems that this incident was simply the tip of the iceberg.  Something strange was going on all across the United States that month. A mysterious boom shattered windows in several towns, strange lights and craft were seen in several states, a sm...
1hr 9m Nov 29, 2021
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Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 153 Lumberjack Creatures of the Northwoods with Chad Lewis
This week, we head to the northwoods of the United States in the company of our good friend Chad Lewis on the hunt for some unusual creatures lurking in the shadows. In his latest book, Lumberjack Creatures of the Northwoods , Chad introduces us to some strange and sometimes dangerous creatures hiding behind every tree. We meet the cute and curious Jackalope, often found near the camps of lum...
1hr 17m Nov 22, 2021
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Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 152 On The Hunt For Champ with Katy Elizabeth
This week, we go on the hunt for the most famous American Lake Monster, Champ in the company of researcher and investigator, Katy Elizabeth.  Katy has spent years on and under the surface of Lake Champlain, which is found straddling the states of Vermont and New York as well as Quebec in Canada on the hunt for the legendary inhabitant, Champ. Stories of Champ go back centuries and hundreds of...
1hr 12m Nov 15, 2021
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Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 151 Peach State Monsters with David Weatherly
It's a warm welcome back to David Weatherly to discuss his latest publication in his Monsters of North America series as we head down to the South East state of Georgia.  We cover a wide mix of strange creatures of land and sea. We meet the fearsome Hogzilla, which made world wide headlines back in 2004 after being shot and killed by a hunter, take a trip to the town of Darien on the banks of ...
1hr 22m Nov 08, 2021
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Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 150 Paul Sinclair
As we hit 150 episodes, its a warm welcome back to the ever popular Paul Sinclair as he eyes the release of both his latest instalment of his Truth Proof series of books alongside his upcoming cryptid documentary "Wolflands".  Paul and I discuss my recent trip to join him on the cliffs of Bempton and a nights investigation, some of the witnesses to more strange phenomena both in the air and on...
1hr 38m Nov 01, 2021
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Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 149 Cursed Objects with J W Ocker
On this final episode of the spooky season , author J W Ocker joins me to lift the lid on some notorious cursed objects from around the world which he's covered in his new book, Cursed Objects.  Jason tells us how his journey into this subject saw him purchase his very own cursed object to get him into the mindset of what owning one would do to his belief that there are no such things as demon...
1hr 19m Oct 28, 2021
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Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 148 Spontaneous Human Combustion with Larry Arnold
This week, I dive into a subject that has always fascinated me, Spontaneous Human Combustion. I remember seeing what remained of Dr. John Bentley whose remains were discovered in December 1966 and that image has stayed with me all my life.  I'm joined by investigator and author Larry Arnold to discuss this peculiar and terrifying topic and some of the cases he has investigatd and covered in hi...
1hr 24m Oct 25, 2021
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Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 147 These Haunted Times with Ruth Roper-Wylde
On this second Halloween episode, it's a warm welcome back to paranormal investigator and author Ruth Roper Wylde to discuss some of her favourite scary tales from These Haunted Times Volume Two. We discuss a frightening night for a group of teenagers whilst using a Ouija board, terrifying spectral encounters on roads, haunted hotel rooms and a strange story involving a ghost with a taste for ...
1hr 31m Oct 21, 2021
1hr 31m
Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 146 Chasing Ghosts with Marc Hartzman
Halloween is drawing closer, so what better time to go on the hunt for some ghosts! This week, author and historian Marc Hartzman joins me to discuss his marvellous new book, Chasing Ghosts in the first of four upcoming Halloween episodes. It's a book that takes you back to those wonderful books of your childhood, full of fantastic images and photographs. The book offers us an overview of the ...
1hr 11m Oct 17, 2021
1hr 11m
Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 145 Phantom Black Dogs with W T Watson
On todays show, we delve into one of my favourite paranormal subjects, the mysterious Phantom Black Dogs that stalk the highways and byways of many a darkened lane in England and beyond. From the Bargest to the Padfoot, the Black Shuck to Gytrash, stories of encounters with these corperal entities span centuries but it seems they roam far beyond the shores of the UK. Joining me to discuss his ...
1hr 19m Oct 11, 2021
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Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 144 Stalking the Herd with Christopher O'Brien
This week, I am joined by author, researcher and investigator, Christopher O'Brien. Chris has been investigating strange events, anomalous phenomena and cryptids for over 30 years and has collated a whole history of the cattle mutalations that have plagued farmers ranchers across the world. Chris and I cover several cases, his investigati began sons, some of the alleged theories put forward to...
1hr 45m Oct 04, 2021
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Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 143 Desert Bigfoot with Bruce Champagne
On this weeks show, I am delighted to be able to welcome Bruce Champagne to Mysteries and Monsters.  Bruce has spent years investigating reports of encounters and sightings of hominids in locations many would unaware of, the vast expanses of desert terrain across North America.  Despite the modern perception that you're more likely to encounter Bigfoot in the Pacific North West, there have be...
1hr 11m Sep 27, 2021
1hr 11m
Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 142 Monster Quest's Doug Hajicek
On this week's show, I am delighted to be joined by one of the leading lights in cryptozoology television and Bigfoot research, Doug Hajicek. Doug has had a long career working in documentary film making prior to entering the field of Cryptid documentaries at the turn of the 21st century. Doug and I discuss his early career in wildlife films, his discoveries with Beavers and Bears prior to the...
1hr 38m Sep 20, 2021
1hr 38m
Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 141 The Hunt For Bigfoot with Shelly Covington-Montana
On this week's show I am delighted to be joined by researcher, investigator and experiencer, Shelly Covington-Montana. Shelly is a native Texas who Is known as a wilderness and wildlife enthusiast with a passion for conservation and preservation. Her search for the truth has committed her to constantly improving her education thru the Citizen Sciences. Shelly is a Level II Certified Wildlife T...
1hr 45m Sep 13, 2021
1hr 45m
Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 140 Bigfoot in Maine with Michelle Souliere
On this week's show we journey to the Eastern shores of the USA in the company of author, illustrator and the owner of the marvellous Green Hand books, Michelle Souliere. Michelle has recently released her second book, "Bigfoot in Maine" which is a collection of first hand accounts from residents who have an experience they can't explain. Maine may not be the first place you think of when disc...
1hr 12m Sep 06, 2021
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Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 139 Bigfoot with Ron Morehead
On this week's show, its a warm welcome back to one of my most popular guests, Ron Morehead. Ron appeared way back on Episode 21 back in 2019 but that show still gets downloads to this day. Ron and catch up with his research and current investigations, discussing some possible theories about what could possible behind some of the phenomena alongside some more audio files from those fateful exp...
1hr 19m Aug 30, 2021
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Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 138 Touched By Roswell with Thomas Carey
For many, one incident brought the UFO topic into the mainstream and even over 70 years later, people can't get enough of it. Of course I am refering to the Roswell incident.   July 1947 saw strange reports hit the press, then an official retraction and it seemed the case died down until the late 1970s saw the case re-ignited, primarily by Jesse Marcel who had decided to come clean about the e...
1hr 18m Aug 23, 2021
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Monster Fuzz - Guest Appearance
#Occasional Bad Language Warning#  I joined Eamonn and Rob over on Monster Fuzz this week to discuss a variety of subjects from serial killers, Irish ghosts, horror films, living in a haunted house, crazy cryptids and answering the big question, who would I think would win in a fight between Bigfoot and the Dogman.  A big thank you to Monster Fuzz for having me on the show! #Ghosts #Wexford ...
1hr 9m Aug 20, 2021
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Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 137 Theatre Ghosts with Nick Bromley
This week, I am joined by author and West End Stage manager Nick Bromley to delve back into the world of the Paranormal on the hunt for haunted theatres!  Nick's book, "Stage Ghosts and Haunted Theatres" is a marvellous collection of first hand accounts of paranormal events drawn from theatres across the United Kingdom.  Nick and I battled through an ironic thunderstorm during our interview t...
1hr 18m Aug 16, 2021
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Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 136 David Race, host of the Monstrosity Podcast
This week, its a warm welcome to the host of the marvellous Monstrosity Podcast, David Race. His show mixes pop culture with cryptozoology and a dash of the paranormal with guests from the world of film, TV and music rubbing shoulders with some of the premier investigators in the world including Matt Moneymaker, Linda Godfrey and more.  We discuss some of his favourite guests including Burt Wa...
1hr 22m Aug 09, 2021
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Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 135 American Cryptids with Kenney W Irish
On this week's show we return to the world of cryptozoology in the company of author and researcher, Kenney W Irish. Kenney's recently released his book "American Cryptids:  In Pursuit Of The Elusive Creatures" through Beyond the Fray publishing and offers us an overview of the strange creatures and cryptids in every one of the US's 50 states. Each chapter covers a Bigoot sighting or cryptid ...
1hr 10m Aug 02, 2021
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Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 134 Author Anna Maria Manalo
On today’s show, author and investigator Anna Marie Manalo joins me to discuss her re-released and updated book, Portal: A Lifetime of Paranormal Experiences. Anna has been a supporter of the show, so it was lovely to have her back on to discuss Portal on Mysteries and Monsters. Portal is a book of two parts, the first focuses on a family in the Philippines who have become the unwitting tethe...
1hr 15m Jul 26, 2021
1hr 15m
Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 133 Nick Redfern and the Diary of Secrets
Marilyn Monroe is an icon of our time, despite passing away prematurely in August 1962. Her death has atttracted investigation since that time, with many inconsitencies in the official reports, missing personal items and dangerous personal liaisons with JFK and his brother Robert.  Yet, one aspect of her life seemed to remain hidden until rumours of President Kennedy's knowledge of secret UFO ...
1hr 41m Jul 19, 2021
1hr 41m
Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 132 Nightmare in Holmes County with Patrick Meechan
Haunted houses always attract my attention and my guest today has had the misfortune of finding himself living in two.  PatrickMeechan's two books, "Nightmare in Holmes County" and "220 Fith Street", cover both of these unusual, scary and disturbing situations he found himself in.  Patrick, talks us through some of the events that surrounded himself, his family and his pets and how he facing ...
1hr 19m Jul 12, 2021
1hr 19m
Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 131 Parapsychologist Evelyn Hollow
Joining me on this week's show is the marvellous Scottish parapsychologist, Evelyn Hollow. Many people will have heard Evelyn as one of the main contributors to the Battersea Poltergeist Podcast on BBC Radio 4 earlier this year.  Evelyn joins me to discuss the show, poltergeist cases, why some sceptical explanations are bad science, her personal haunted history and we also touch on cursed and ...
1hr 24m Jul 05, 2021
1hr 24m
Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 130 Cryptozoology with Carl Marshall
On this week's show we welcome back Carl Marshall from the Centre of Fortean Zoology back to the show as we dive into the wide world of Cryptozoology and the methods utilised in the field.  From Sea Serpents to the Kraken, Giant Hogs to Pizzlies, Bigfoot to Mystery Black Cats, we cover a whole spectrum of mysterious creatures and land and in the sea to investigate the possibilities of cryptids...
1hr 16m Jun 28, 2021
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Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 129 Crop Circles with Gary King, Stephen Bassett and Darcy Weir
This week, we dive into a topic we've never covered before and one that comes with plenty of controversy, Crop Circles.   Since they exploded into the public consciousness in the late 1980s, they've been debunked, ridiculed and explained as the work of two men. Yet can two men really be responsible for every agrglyph found in the UK? What about the ones outside of the UK? Can we ignore the...
1hr 21m Jun 21, 2021
1hr 21m
Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 128 Bigfoot with Amy Bue
It's a welcome return to the search for Bigfoot with the wonderful Amy Bue. Amy has made a name for herself in the last decade as a diligent, humble and driven researcher in the field of cryptozoology.    Since witnessing a strange creature whilst driving in Ohio ten years ago, Amy has dedicated herself to push the boundaries of her knowledge in the subject.   Amy has brought a refreshing real...
1hr 23m Jun 14, 2021
1hr 23m
Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 127 The Possession of Elizabeth Knapp with M R Gorga
Possession is something that for many of us, seems too incredible to contemplate, to outlandish to even consider or maybe to frightening to accept as real. Throuhgout the ages, such cases often become notorious and many of them have become well known yet one seems to have slipped through the cracks, the case of Elizabeth Knapp. What makes this case all more suprising is that it was meticilousl...
1hr 7m Jun 07, 2021
1hr 7m
Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 126 On the Search For Dragons with Richard Freeman
This week, our good friend Richard Freeman re-joins us to discuss the history of Dragons, a creature that has haunted humanity's dreams since time began. From Asia to Australia, Europe to the America's, tales of Dragons go back centuries, yet even in this modern era, people are incrdibly still claiming to see Dragons. Richard takes us through the history of Dragons, the different types and th...
1hr 27m May 31, 2021
1hr 27m
Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 125 Cryptids of New Zealand with Tony Healy
This week, it is a warm welcome back to Australian fortean researcher Tony Heal who takes us a on a globe trotting monster hunt. Tony opens his files from 50 years of research and investigation to cover a country whose cryptids are hardly known of, New Zealand. Tony takes on the search for tales of the Moehau, the islands own hairy man, the fearsome Taniwha, which inhabits waterways, the tower...
1hr 55m May 24, 2021
1hr 55m
Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 124 Morgan Knudsen
It's a warm welcome back to Canadian paranormal researcher, investigator, lecturer and author Morgan Knudsen.    Morgan is well known to anyone who watches Paranormal 911 and Haunted Hospitals on Discovery as well as growing reputation in the field of paranormal research.   With a slant on what can cause a haunting, we discuss a variety of topics in the search for the reality behind hauntings....
1hr 31m May 17, 2021
1hr 31m
Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 123 Monsters of the Tar Heel State with David Weatherly
David Weatherly's 5th book in his expanding State Monsters series takes us to one of the original 13 colonies, North Carolina, a state close to David's heart as he grew up here.    The Tar Heel state may not have the reputation of the some the USA's more notable cryptid hotbeds but you only have to mention the infamous case of the Beast of Bladenboro for people to take notice.   What is it ab...
1hr 28m May 10, 2021
1hr 28m
Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 122 Psychic and Paranormal Investigator John Russell
This week, I'm joined by American psychic and paranormal investigator John Russell from his home in Florida. John has been immersed in the paranormal since an encounter as a small boy in his family home in Texas.  A ghostly visitor awakened John's interest and his life has embraced his interest and experiences ever since. As his abilities developed, John sought to understand what this all mean...
1hr 20m May 03, 2021
1hr 20m
Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 121 The Van Meter Monster with Chad Lewis
We all love a good monster mystery and some stand out from the majority either because they were so weird, so unusual or simply arrived and disappeared in a short space of time.   From the Dover Demon, to the Enfield Horror and one of my favourites, the Fresno Nightcrawler, unique cryptids are rarely spotted as rarely as these guys.   One of the weirdest also occured in the little town of V...
1hr 21m Apr 26, 2021
1hr 21m
Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 120 The Loch Ness Monster with Ken Gerhard
After two years, we finally tackle the UK's most famous cryptid in the company of Ken Gerhard. Ken has recently released his latest book "The Essential Guide To Loch Ness and other Aquatic Cryptids" and we dive into the history of Nessie since she first came to the media's attention in 1933.    We cover some of the famous early sightings, THAT photo, the famous cryptozoologists who have joined...
1hr 12m Apr 19, 2021
1hr 12m
Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 119 Charles Christian
It's been a while since we dove into the world of Folklore but when you have an area steeped in unusual legends, mysteries and of course, monsters on your doorstep its hard to resist. Author and researcher, Charles Christian joins me today to examine the weird and wonderful history of an area known as the Wold Newton Triangle, an area hardly known in the UK, never mind Yorkshire. T...
1hr 13m Apr 12, 2021
1hr 13m
Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 118 Jason Hewlett
This week I'm joined by author, investigator, filmaker and presenter Jason Hewlett to discuss his career in the world of the paranormal.    Jason has recently released "I Want to Believe" in conjuction with investigator Peter Renn through Beyond The Fray publishing. With a long interest in the paranormal, Jason's journey has taken him via film school and a decade in journalism to being part o...
1hr 18m Apr 05, 2021
1hr 18m
Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 117 The Battersea Poltergeist with Danny Robins
We return to the world of the paranormal this week in the company of writer, presenter and producer, Danny Robins. Danny's latest project is diving into a Poltergeist case that caused national headlines back in the mid 1950s but seemed to have dropped off the paranormal radar until a decade ago.    In January 1956, 63 Whycliffe Road saw the arrival of one of the most active poltergeist cases i...
1hr 18m Mar 29, 2021
1hr 18m
Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 116 Incident At Devils Den with Terry Lovelace
June 1977 and two USAF EMT's have decided to spend a weekend camping in the Devil's Den State Park in Arkansas.   What was supposed to be a fun trip for two best friends to take in some wildlife and admire the clear night sky became a terrifying night that changed lives and relationship forever.    On this week's Mysteries and Monsters, I am joined by author and experiencer Terry Lovelace to d...
1hr 44m Mar 22, 2021
1hr 44m
Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 115 Chad Lewis , Joe Tury & Kevin Lee Nelson with The Big Muddy Monster
Welcome back to Mysteries and Monsters! On this week's show, I welcome back authors and investigators Chad Lewis and Kevin Lee Nelson, alongside film director Joe Tury to discuss the mysterious case of Murphysboro's Big Muddy Monster. Joe has recently released a brilliant documentary, entitled Creature From Big Muddy: An Illinois Bigfoot Legend looking at this unusual case. Featuring Chad and ...
1hr 22m Mar 15, 2021
1hr 22m
Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 114 UAPs and the Truth Embargo with Stephen Bassett and Darcy Weir
Welcome back to Mysteries and Monsters!   This week, I am delighted to welcome Stephen Bassett alongside filmaker Darcy Weir to discuss a variety of topics, including Darcy's new documentary Volcanic UFO Mysteries.    The new documentary features some frankly stunning footage captured by the Mexican authorities from their volcano monitoring systems. With interviews with Stephen and Jaime Musso...
1hr 23m Mar 08, 2021
1hr 23m
Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 113 The Ruskington Horror with Dr Rob Gandy
On this week's show it is a welcome return to Dr Rob Gandy to discuss the mysterious Ruskington Horror in Lincolnshire. Since this case came to prominence after appearing on ITV's This Morning in 1999, numerous witness have been brave enough to come forward to discuss their strange encounters . Just what is terrifying motorists in this area of England and what can be causing these shocking en...
1hr 25m Mar 01, 2021
1hr 25m
Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 112 Robert Lindsy Milne
As February draws to a close, I am joined by Canadian psychic Robert Lindsy Milne to discuss his career over the last 6 decades and the journey he has undergone throughout that time.    From starting out realising that perhaps he was tuned into something different at an early agge, Robert's life saw him end up working in the blossoming Toronto psychic circuit in his mid teens as he sought a ho...
1hr 22m Feb 27, 2021
1hr 22m
Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 111 Spook Eats' Amanda Woomer
This week I am joined by Amanda Woomer the power behind Spook Eats.   Amanda is the author of 5 books, including the fabulous "Haunted Atlas of Western New York" (https://www.amazon.co.uk/Haunted-Atlas-Western-New-York/dp/0578599481/ref=sr_1_4?dchild=1&keywords=amanda+woomer&qid=1613841089&sr=8-4) which is a fantastic guide to the haunted locations of New York state where you can also tantalise...
1hr 13m Feb 22, 2021
1hr 13m
Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 110 The MacIntosh Stone with Ron Radamacher
Welcome back to Mysteries and Monsters.   After diving into the world of monsters last week, we delve into a mysterious item found upon the shores of Michigan's Upper Penisula. Known as the MacIntosh stone, this small, etched stone was discovered simply laying on ground, waiting to be rediscovered.    On it are some strange and unusual symbols that have caused consternation, confusion and more...
1hr 16m Feb 15, 2021
1hr 16m