Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 268 Bunyips and Water Beasts with Tony Healy
On this episode, we welcome Tony Healy back to look into some unusual cryptid history and encounters from Australia. From Bunyip sightings going back nearly 200 hundred years, to the strange creature or creatures lurking in the Hawksbury River, Tony gives us a crash course in two of Australia's most notable water beasts. We also discuss two of the strangest cryptid accounts you'll hear as wel...
2hr 1m Dec 25, 2023
2hr 1m
Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 267 The Yuletide Guide to High Strangeness with Tobias Wayland
This time of year is full of high strangeness hiding in plain sight all around the world. From the acceptance of a character who can break in to any house in the world, to flying animals, from cloth hunting cats to horse skulls singing for their supper, Christmas is strange. Joining me to discuss these customs and many others is Tobias Wayland, who along with his wife Emily, has created a thou...
1hr 20m Dec 18, 2023
1hr 20m
Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 266 Europe's Roswell with Mark Olly
We head back to January 1983 and the coastal area of Aberystwyth in Wales. One local farmer received quite the shock one morning whilst out inspecting his flock to discover his fields strewn with debris. On alerting the authorities, he was informed a plane had crashed, despite their being no evidence of any plane coming down and to his amazement, a large group descended on the fields to clear ...
1hr 21m Dec 11, 2023
1hr 21m
Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 265 Bigfoot goes ROGUE with author Luke Phillips
This week, we head to the Pacific North West with author Luke Phillips to discuss his brilliant new book "ROGUE". A thriling, horrifying and cryptid filled joy ride, ROGUE sees the Washington state under attack from something that has developed a taste for human flesh and it seems nothing and no-one can stop it. Luke and I discuss some of our favourite Bigfoot films from Boggy Creek to Exists...
1hr 31m Dec 04, 2023
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Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 264 Werewolves Dogmen and Shapeshifters with Pamela K Kinney
Dogmen. Werewolves. Skinwalkers. Shapeshifters. Many believe the Dogman phenomena began with the revalations surrounding Bray Road in Wisconsin and Linda Godfrey's amazing work. Yet as Linda and others discovered, stories about encounters with strange creatures have plagued the North American continent since records began. In her latest book, Werewolves, Dogmen and other Shapeshifters stalking...
1hr 22m Nov 27, 2023
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Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 263 Cryptoozologist Andy McGrath
This week, I'm joined by author and researcher Andy McGrath. We discuss a number of notable cryptids from around the world and hear about his recent visit up to Loch Ness. From Bigfoot to the Yeren, Megaliths to the paranormal, we dive in to several subjects and chew the fat about reasearch, exploration and the percieved rules for exploration. We also touch on his series currently being filme...
1hr 23m Nov 20, 2023
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Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 262 Humanoids and High Strangeness with Preston Dennett
In his latest book, "Humanoids and High Strangeness", Preston Dennett has collected 20 incredible encounters that show us that the subject of alien contact can often be even stranger than we imagine. From a child encountering a Grey riding a bike, to a werewolf playing peek a boo and hiding in closets to families being taken on board, there seems to be nothing too far out there that experience...
1hr 32m Nov 13, 2023
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Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 261 The Gul of Tajikistan with Richard Freeman
We head out to discover a cryptid we've never covered before in the company of our good friend Richard Freeman. The Gul of Tajikistan is a hairy bipedal hominid that has been seen for centuries across this mountainous land locked central Asian republic and has a reputation for violent encounters across the region. Richard tells us about the two expeditions he's undertaken with colleagues from...
1hr 29m Nov 06, 2023
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Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 260 More Haunted Times with Ruth Roper-Wylde
In her seventh book, Ruth has once again collated a bumper crop of modern day ghostly encounters from across the British Isles in These Haunted Times volume III. Ruth is fascinated particularly by finding correlations - where more than one person has seen the same or similar thing in the same location, or where multiple people experience different things but again in the same place. We visit ...
1hr 45m Oct 30, 2023
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Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 259 The Horrors of the House of Wills with Daryl Marston
Every paranormal investigator has one location that brings out the goosebumps whenever they think of it. For Daryl Marston it was the notorious House of Wills, a former funeral home in Cleveland, Ohio. What occured during his investigation stayed with him for far longer than he imagined and made him re-evaluate everything he thought he knew about himself and the paranormal. Daryl takes us thr...
1hr 1m Oct 23, 2023
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Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 258 Spritualism, Cemeteries and Seances with Dr Kate Cherrell
We take a journey in to the other side on this episode as we look into some notable characters from the golden age of spiritualism, a haunted cemetery or two and the strange wourld of seances contacting departed celebrities. Joining us to act as our guide in to the other side is writer, paranormal historian, lecturer and lover of all things gothic, Dr Kate Cherrell! From spirit cupboards to v...
1hr 23m Oct 16, 2023
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Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 257 The Megalodon Revealed with Max Hawthorne
We head beneath the waves to uncover the reality of one of the most fearsome predators to swim in the ocean, the Megalodon. Yet is it the swift, surface breaching killing machine we often see potrayed on screen? Not so says Max Hawthorne and he's built a compelling case to show that most of what we think we know about these incredible creatures is nothing more than speculation and fantasy.  F...
1hr 34m Oct 09, 2023
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Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 256 Stranger World with John Olsen
John Olsen is the creative force and author behind the marvellous Stranger Bridgerland series of books that will send a shiver down your spine, whatever your paranormal poison is. The series has collected hundreds of first hand accounts of encounters with Ghosts, UFO's, cryptids, time slips and much, much more. In the latest book, Stranger World, John includes stories from around the world fo...
1hr 12m Oct 02, 2023
1hr 12m
Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 255 The New Mexico Book of Witches with John LeMay
We head to the state known as the Land of Enchantment in the company of John Lemay to discuss his magnum opus focusing on the incredibly rich history of witchcraft in New Mexico. A book full to the brim with historical accounts from the arrival of the Spanish in the early 17th century to the area, newspaper reports, tribal lore and indigenous legends, John has created a work for anyone who lov...
1hr 13m Sep 25, 2023
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Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 254 The Pascagoula Abduction with Philip Mantle
On October 11th 1973, two friends were planning on spending a warm autumn evening with a spot of fishing near their workplace. Neither of them could imagine what would occur that night, when rather than catching fish, it seems something decided to catch them. Over the last few years, Philip Mantle along with his co-author Dr Irena Scott have discovered a realm of supporting information that ha...
1hr 29m Sep 18, 2023
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Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 253 Chilling With Ghosts - Insha Fitzpatrick
I welcome back author Insha Fitzpatrick to discuss the second book in the Totally Supernatural series, Chilling with Ghosts. We talk about the paranoraml elephants in the room when dealing ghosts - grief and death - and how Insha approached discussing these aspects of the paranormal for a young adult audience. There's haunted houses, classic scary movies and Insha's favourite cases before we ...
1hr 44m Sep 11, 2023
1hr 44m
Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 252 Psychic and Paranormal Investigator John Russell
It's a warm welcome back to our good friend John Russell as his third book, 20 Ways To Increase Your Psychic Abilities hits the shelves across the globe. We discuss the negative potrayal of the paranormal on television, US Government programmes such as MK Ultra and Project Stargate as well Scrying, Psycometry, Ouija and a ghost story that will warm your heart. John's latest book is here: (htt...
1hr 34m Sep 04, 2023
1hr 34m
Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 251 A Life Of High Strangeness with Michael Kameron
Imagine growing up in the east of london in the 1970s and have a variety of experiences that nobody can help you with. A child trying to comprehend just who are these strange visitors, what do they want and why have they chose him. Michael Kameron joins me today to discuss some of these events contained his first book, High Strangeness: A Lifetime Of Alien and Paranormal encounters. A big th...
1hr 22m Aug 28, 2023
1hr 22m
Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 250 Part Two - Return To Wolflands with Paul Sinclair
In our second part of Episode 250, I'm delighted to welcome back my good friend Paul Sinclair to the show. With the long awaited documentary Wolf Lands finally being released on Amazon Prime, Paul discusses some of the witness accounts from the film, along with a whole slew of strange reports and events covering a wide range of phenomena. We look at strange deaths, experiences of the Oz Facto...
1hr 35m Aug 22, 2023
1hr 35m
Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 250 Part One - These Haunted Times III exclusive with Ruth Roper-Wylde
In the first part of the 250th episode special, I'm delighted to welcome back the ever popular Ruth Roper-Wylde to discuss some of her new encounters covered in the upcoming release of These Haunted Times Volume III. None of the stories have seen the light of day prior to our conversation and we've strange occurences reported from Finland, South Africa and the UK. You can find Ruth's work her...
1hr 53m Aug 20, 2023
1hr 53m
Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 249 Paranormal Casebook with Malcolm Robinson
It's a warrm welcome back to our good friend Malcolm Robinson as he prepares for the release of the fourth volume of his Paranormal Casebook of Great Britain series.  Malcolm takes us through some of the more intriguing cases included in this bumper volume of encounters and experiences, from ghostly visitors from both land and water, premonitions and the ramifications of such predictions, some...
1hr 13m Aug 14, 2023
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Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 248 The Faery Whisperer Claire Casely
On this episode, I welcome the Faery Whisperer Claire Casely to the show. Claire's show explores the multi-sensory pathways into the otherworlds inhabited by the Fae and other supernatural beings and we discuss her haunted history along with her journey in the world of the fae. Claire also spoils us with explaining her family connection to one of the my favourite British ghost stories, a haun...
1hr 43m Aug 07, 2023
1hr 43m
Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 247 A Silent Invasion? with Rik Allan
Contact with alleged otherwordly visitors has been reported since the birth of the modern UFO age all across the world. People describe creatures of varying shapes and sizes, species and colour. From the Greys to the Nordics, the Lizard's to the Insectoids, the species just kep coming. Yet, what if none of these "visitors" are real creatures? What if they're cloned or laboratory created clones...
1hr 29m Jul 31, 2023
1hr 29m
Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 246 Talking Ghosts with Kev Eustace
This week, I am joined by the host and creator of two remarkable shows, We Need To Talk About Ghosts and The Dark Paranormal, Kev Eustace. I've gotten to known Kev over the last few years and he joins me today as we dive in to the worlds of the paranormal from poltergeists, to residual hauntings, strange sightings and more. We also look at Cults, Mind Control, SImulations and much more. We N...
1hr 31m Jul 24, 2023
1hr 31m
Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 245 Beyond Brick and Bone with Tiyi Schippers
This week, I am delighted to welcome author and experiencer Antoinette Tiyi Schippers to the show. Tiyi and I discuss her haunted history from growing up in a family home with several spirits wandering the property and the chronicling of her supernatural life so far in her Gatekeeper book series. Growing up in a haunted home was only the beginning of Tiyi's journey with encounters from the ot...
1hr 14m Jul 17, 2023
1hr 14m
Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 244 Haunted Wisconsin with Chad Lewis
We head out on a paranormal road trip with our good friend Chad Lewis in charge of guiding us to some of the Badger states most haunted and strange locations. In his newly updated re-release of "The Wisconsin Guide To Haunted Places", we can discover a whole slew of strange and supernatural locations in all parts of the state. We'll encounter strange balls of light, michievious spirits, gnome...
1hr 37m Jul 10, 2023
1hr 37m
Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 243 High Strangeness in Shropshire with Amy Boucher
We head to one of England's most overlooked counties, Shropshire to discover some unsual and fascinating stories from around the county. Joining me to act as our guide, is the wonderful Amy Boucher, author and researcher.  We discover grumpy giants, tales of witchcraft, various visits from Satan himself, hauntings, shucks and the infamous story of the Shropshire Man Monkey! Amy's blog is her...
1hr 21m Jul 03, 2023
1hr 21m
Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 242 The Yowie Files with Tony Healy
Stories of hairy creatures across Australia have been with us since the first recorded encounters by colonists in the late 18th century were captured in the early newspapers and pamphlets of the era. In The Yowie, released in 2006, authors and researchers Tony Healy and Paul Cropper collected hundreds of encounters and witness accounts from across the country to show this is no modern hoax. I...
1hr 50m Jun 26, 2023
1hr 50m
Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 241 The Ghosts of Durham with Andrew Ross
Today we head to the north east of England in the company of the Ghost Whisperer, Andrew Ross as he takes us on a tour of some of Durham's most intriguing hauntings. A city steeped in history, Durham is home to the remains of two saints as well as some unusual ghosts. We have miners too scared to walk through a haunted garden for fear of encountering the Grey Lady, Black Dogs, Haunting music,...
1hr 10m Jun 19, 2023
1hr 10m
Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 240 The Denbigh Lights with Gari Jones
It's the beginning of 2012 in Denbigh, North Wales and one family are about to have a start to the new year they could never have predicted. A stormy night sees a teenage boy look into the street after a noise catches his attention only for a strange series of lights to pull his attention to the sky. Having the wherewithal to grab a camera and wake the rest of his family up, all four witness t...
1hr 28m Jun 12, 2023
1hr 28m
Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 239 Poltergeists and the Paranormal with John Fraser
This week I am delighted to welcome author and investigator John Fraser as we discuss some of the cases he has investigated during his career as a member of the Society for Psychical Research, the Ghost Club and ASSAP. John discusses how he joined the Ghost Club via the legendary Peter Underwood, the work of both Colin Wilson and Tony Cornell along with some famous poltergeist cases and a coup...
1hr 32m Jun 05, 2023
1hr 32m
Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 238 The Search For Champ with Katy Elizabeth
On this weeks show, we head to the north-eastern United States to catch up with our old friend Katy Elizabeth and her research in North America's most famous lake creature, Champ. Katy updates us on her work and evidence that she's uncovered since her last appearance, what she has planned for this years expeditions and why Germany has gone monster crazy for Champ recently. Katy's site is here...
1hr 26m May 29, 2023
1hr 26m
Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 237 The Chilling with Lindsey Brisbine
Kent, Ohio may not strike you as place full of haunted locations but it certainly seems to be somewhere where the supernatural lurk behind the facades of normality. Haunted houses are never as obvious as the entertainment industry likes to portray and my guest today knows that better than most. When Lindsey Brisbine and her room mates needed a three bedroom house whilst at university, the onl...
1hr 41m May 22, 2023
1hr 41m
Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 236 Triangular UFOs in the United Kingdom with Colin Saunders
In 1999 Colin Saunders was on his way home when he and is family had an encounter that changed their lives. The sighting set Colin on a journey of discovery and made him question everything he knew. In his new book, Colin recounts his encounter along with publishing another 130 encounters from around the UK from people who have also seen a triangular craft in the sky. The book can be found he...
1hr 21m May 15, 2023
1hr 21m
Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 235 Hanging With Vampires with Insha Fitzpatrick
On this episode we return to the subject of Vampires in the company of author and graphic novelist Insha Fitzpatrick. With a growing reputation in the young adult literature field, Insha has now embarked on a new series of books under the "A Totally Factual Field Guide To The Supernatural" and the first one focuses on the undead! We talk horror films, cultural influences, comics, Godzilla, Va...
1hr 41m May 08, 2023
1hr 41m
Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 234 The Bothell House Poltergeist Part Two with Keith Linder
We return to Washington State to continue our interview with Keith Linder as we revist to the home he shared with his partner and something else. In the concluding part of our interview, Keith explains how things went from bad to worse, investigators come and go, the haunting reaches dangerous levels and an appearance on television simply adds to the situation. A big thank you to Keith for hi...
1hr 52m May 01, 2023
1hr 52m
Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 233 Watching The Weird with Stu Neville
On todays show, the Fortean Times televison reviewer Stu Neville returns as we cast our memories back to look at some of the older fortean TV shows as well as considering the situation with the current shows available. From the classic shows In Search Of and Arthur C Clarke's Mysterious World, the mid 90s resurgence to the limited releases until recent years, we dive into some of our very favo...
1hr 32m Apr 24, 2023
1hr 32m
Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 232 Sky Crash with Philip Kinsella
Anyone remotely interested in the subject of Ufology will be well aware of the alleged incidents that occurred over Rendlesham Forest in the Christmas of 1980. Yet, the area has has a longer history of strange events covering a variety of phenomena. Those events were simply the tip of the iceberg and Brenda Butler catalogued a wide variety of high strangeness over decades. Now in a newly upda...
1hr 24m Apr 17, 2023
1hr 24m
Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 231 West Virginia Bigfoot with Dr Russell Jones
Many may suspect that West Virginia is home to only one type of cryptid, but looks can be decieving. The Mountain State is a hotbed of alleged Bigfoot activity all across the state and reported on for decades. Joining me to discuss his work and methods in the field is Dr Russell Jones. A certified master naturalist, experienced outdoorsman and dedicated Bigfoot researcher, Dr Jones talks about...
1hr 18m Apr 10, 2023
1hr 18m
Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 230 The Polychronicon Of Merlin, Joseph & Arthur with Mark Olly
Imagine the most popular heroic story ever written, one which spans three millennia & goes to the very heart of the largest religion in the world, but which has now almost entirely devolved into myth. Ignored & avoided by the establishment, shunned & unexplored by archaeologists & historians, consigned to the back-rooms of academic study, yet everyone knows the characters & the plot - the tales...
1hr 17m Apr 03, 2023
1hr 17m
Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 229 Alien Hunter Derrel Sims
When the modern UFo age began, numerous contactees claimed that visitors were coming to eearht to save us, spread a doctrine of peace and love an illuminate our lives before we destroyed ourselves in a nuclear war. As the decades rolled on however, a more negative, disturbing a frightening agenda seemed to be taking hold. One of abduction, assault and implantation. From a terrifying incident w...
1hr 24m Mar 27, 2023
1hr 24m
Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 228 International Cryptids and Legends with Kenney W Irish
I welcome back author Kenney W Irish to discuss his latest book, International Cryptids and Legends and some of the creatures, myths and legends he covers inside it. The book shine's a light on some particular countries that often get overlooked when we look in to some of the more notable international cryptids. Often Nessie, the Yeti and the Yowie take all the glory but Kenney brings some les...
1hr 8m Mar 20, 2023
1hr 8m
Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 227 The Bothell House Poltergeist Part One with Keith Linder
There's a misconception that there are no great haunting cases being reported in the modern era, but in this world of lacklustre paranormal television, the great ones can get over looked for the same cliched hauntings. Keith Linder moved in to his new home with his partner Tina in 2012, looking forward to the opportunities life was giving him. New job, new partner and a wonderful new home. Yet...
1hr 42m Mar 13, 2023
1hr 42m
Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 226 Cowboys, Dogmen and Werewolves with John Lemay
We head back to the days of the wild west for another collection of creepy stories saved from obscuity by John Lemay in another of his fantastic Cowboys series of books. This time we head out across the America's looking into cases and encounters which feature a wide range of canid cryptids roaming the plains, woods and towns as every day people end up encountering creatures thought only to ex...
1hr 18m Mar 06, 2023
1hr 18m
Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 225 Wolflands with Paul Sinclair
Campers, walkers, tourists and even gamekeepers have had encounters with something that has challenged everything they thought they knew about the world around them. Something strange is going on in the woods, moors and forests of East and North Yorkshire and whatever these people are experiencing is leaving them distressed, with the ramifications staying with them for weeks and even months in...
1hr 25m Feb 27, 2023
1hr 25m
Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 224 A Strange Little Place with Brennan Storr
Some places just seem to be a magnet for strangeness and the small Canadian city of Revelstoke seems to be just that. Nestled on the banks of the Colombia river and sitting high in the mountains, skiing seems to be the main reason for tourists to visit but lurking in the shadows seem to all kinds of strange phenomena from across the paranormal spectrum. One man uncovered far more than he anti...
1hr 22m Feb 20, 2023
1hr 22m
Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 223 Sasquatch Canada with W T Watson
Whilst a great deal of research and numerous publications have focused on the search for Sasquatch encounters in British Colombia, the other provinces in Canada have a rich a history of sightings and much more with hairy bipeds. In his new book, Sasquatch Canada, our good friend W T Watson cover almost 200 such encounters and sightings going back decades. From lost children being saved in the ...
1hr 32m Feb 13, 2023
1hr 32m
Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 222 Winter Legends and Lore with Chad Lewis
On todays episode, I welcome Chad Lewis back to the show to discuss his new book Winter Legends and Lore. Winter may seem like a quiet time, but it is actually filled with bizarre tales and stories of weird spirits, odd tales of Santa Claus, bizarre superstitions, strange weather predictions, Krampus the Christmas Monster, little people, New Year's Eve rituals, the deadly wendigo, and numerous...
1hr 25m Feb 06, 2023
1hr 25m
Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 221 Haunted Edinburgh with Graeme Milne
On this episode, we head to capital of Scotland in the company of Ghost Tour guide Graeme Milne. Edinburgh is a city with an almost unmatched paranormal reputationbuilt on top of its bloody and shocking history. Graeme cut his teeth collecting ghost stories from Aberdeenshire before moving on to Edinburgh and we've discuss a wide variety of hauntings. From a haunted bus station with an abando...
1hr 22m Jan 30, 2023
1hr 22m
Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 220 One Foot In The Green with Brett Manning
On this episode I am delighted to welcome artist, author and designer Brett Manning. Brett has built a reputation as a creator of wonder pieces of art and design over the last decade and has recently released the fabulous book "One Foot In The Green". The book is wonderful compendium of magical and mystical creatures from all around in the world from the realms of the fae, the magical, the cr...
1hr 23m Jan 23, 2023
1hr 23m