Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 207 The Road Map of British Ghosts Volume Two with Ruth Roper Wylde
We head out on to the haunted highways and byways of Britain in the company of the delightful Ruth Roper Wylde as she guides us through her latest book, The Road Map Of British Ghosts Volume II. Ruth takes us on the hunt for more modern sightings reported to from all over the British Isles and her paranormal detective skills always come in handy when dealing with cases that seem to be more urb...
1hr 40m Oct 31, 2022
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Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 206 Demonic Foes with Dr Richard Gallagher
One subject causes more friction in the world of the supernatural more than any other; Possession. Cultures and religions throughout history and all across the world can point to examples in both the written word and their oral traditions yet in the modern era, possession is often dismissed as mass hysteria, religious propaganda or mental illness. Yet, Dt Richard Gallagher, a professor of psy...
1hr 19m Oct 24, 2022
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Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 205 Trinity: The Best Kept Secret with Paola Harris
On todays episode, I am joined by investigative journalist and ufo researcher Paola Harris to discuss an intriguing case that occurred two years prior to the infamous Roswell incident. In her newly updated book, co-authored with the legendary Jacques Vallee, Trintiy: The Best Kept Secret, Paola looks into the reports that some strange sort of avocado shaped object crashed in the area near the ...
1hr 6m Oct 21, 2022
1hr 6m
Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 204 More Demons Among Us with M R Gorga
Today, I welcome back author M R Gorga to discuss more encounters with dark shapes and unseen entities lurking in the night. His book, Demons Among Us has proven to be wildly successful since its release and we dive into some of the reports he's recieived since we last spoke back on Episode 127. We look at the witch trial of Rebecca Greensmith and misperceptions surrounding the witch panic in...
1hr 8m Oct 17, 2022
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Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 203 In The Shadow Of Big Red Eye with Mike Familant
We head to New Jersey today in the company of Mike Familant, producer and creator of In The Shadow Of Big Red Eye YouTube Channel focusing on his expeditions and investigations in the search for Bigfoot. His interest in the subject was piqued after experiencing some strange experiences on his first experience of searching for cryptids in Florida on an event organised by the Finding Bigfoot tea...
1hr 18m Oct 10, 2022
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Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 202 A Witches Guide with Lisa McSherry
On todays show, I am delighted to welcome author, witch and priestess Lisa McSherry for her debut. With a long history of writing and contributing to periodicals, almanacs and publications over the last 20 years, Lisa joins me to discuss her latest book, "A Witches Guide To Crafting Your Practice". In it, Lisa breaks down the complexities of the American Wicca practice in a non-judgemental an...
1hr 25m Oct 03, 2022
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Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 201 The Flying Saucer Investigators with Charles Lear
Just after World War II, it seemed that people began to see something strange in the skies all across the world. From the summer of 1947, we officially entered the age of the UFOs. Over the next twenty years, sightings and encounters were reported across the enire world, people claimed to have spoken with aliens with important messages, strange creatures interacted with humans and animals and ...
1hr 19m Sep 26, 2022
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Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 200 Creepy Cryptids and UFOs with Stan Gordon
 As we hit 200 episodes, I welcome back one of my most popular guests for his second appearance on the show, the one and only Stan Gordon. Stan has been investigating and researching strange phenomena in Pennsylvania for decades and has become one of the most knowledgeable and respected investigators in fortean world. His work on both Kecksberg and Chestnut Ridge are both stellar bodies of wor...
1hr 23m Sep 19, 2022
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Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 199 The Gift of Instinct with Morgan Knudsen
We return to the world of the paranormal as our good friend Morgan Knudsen returns to talk all things parapsychology and her fabulous new book, "The Gift Of Instinct". In her latest book, Morgan unravels the moden misconceptions of negativity, fear and terror that seem to have seeped in to the modern cultural presentations of the paranormal online, on televison and other media. We discuss som...
1hr 27m Sep 12, 2022
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Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 198 Bigfoot and Black Shapes with Stu Neville
The UK has had a long history of strange encounters with black, hulking shapes that leave the witnesses or experiencers shaken to the core. To some, these encounters are being manipulated to fit an agenda of promoting their stance that Bigfoot has crossed the Atlantic to take up residency here in the British Isles, yet for many others, these interactions are simply a continuation of the centur...
1hr 36m Sep 05, 2022
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Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 197 Haunted Heirlooms with Anna Maria Manolo
Paranormal history is littered with numerous stories of hauntings associated with numerous inanimate objects from every populated continent in the world. From drums, chairs, walking sticks and countless dolls, it seems ghosts are quiet happy to use an object as a tether to the world. In her new book, Haunted Heirlooms, author Anna Maria Manolo has collected five stories of objects you may neve...
1hr 9m Aug 29, 2022
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Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 196 Dying Light: Near Death Experiences with Jason Hewlett
When we consider what may happen to us when we die, many people over the years have claimed to have been able to have a glimpse of what could await us on the other side through a Near Death Experience (NDEs). Since the 1960's this phenomena has been discussed, collected and investigated from across the world and yet for some, this is nothing more than dreams or erratic brain functions in stres...
1hr 20m Aug 22, 2022
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Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 195 Bigfoot and Dogman with Shetan Noir
On todays episode, I'm joined by researcher, investigator and author Shetan Noir. With a long held interest in cryptozoology and strange things, Shetan has spent a lifetime looking into mysteries from all realms of the paranormal. We take a trip to the Great Lakes on the hunt for mysterious disappearances, lake monsters and a famous alleged UFO incident from the 1950s before Shetan tells us a...
1hr 39m Aug 15, 2022
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Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 194 UFOs at the Drive In with Preston Dennett
This week I welcome back Ufologist and author Preston Dennett to cover two of his more recent books and both offer us some amazing encounters. In the first half of the show, we dive into covering some incredible first hand witness accounts from across North America by people visiting their local drive in theatres including one of the most famous ufologists of the last 30 years. In the second ...
1hr 39m Aug 08, 2022
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Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 193 Marine Monsters and Mysteries with Max Hawthorne
On today's episode, we head for the high seas on the hunt for a variety of monstrous creatures lurking in the depths of the worlds oceans in the company of author Max Hawthorne. Max discusses some of the incredible encounters and witnesses that experienced things that changed there lives all around the world. We've a series of terrifying incidents involving giant squid attacking a US Navy ship...
1hr 29m Aug 01, 2022
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Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 192 Strange Waters with Rowena Amos
On this episode, I am joined by writer and film producer Rowena Amos, whose new short film "Strange Waters" has been garnering rave reviews at numerous film festivals all year. This short supernatural thriller is set on one of the sea forts in the Solent which have a history of being haunted and follows five people who soon realise there's much more to this fort than meets the eye. Rowena dis...
1hr 20m Jul 28, 2022
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Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 191 Aperture In The Veil with Lady Ann Selene
On today's episode I am delighted to welcome Lady Ann Selene to the show to dive in to her haunted history and lifetime of paranormal encounters that she has covered in her debut book "Aperture In The Veil". Lady Ann takes us through ghost hunting, encounters with Shadow People and playing with homemade ouija boards. Lady Ann also discusses her attempts at remote viewing that seemed to take a ...
1hr 19m Jul 24, 2022
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Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 190 Witch Life with Emma Kathryn
This week we return to the world of witchcraft in the company of British witch, obeah woman and vodouisant Emma Kathryn, practising a mix of traditions that fully represents her heritage. In her new book, Witch Life Emma offers the perfect tool for making your practice thrive, even in the busiest times and presents spells and workings for nearly every purpose. A guide that offers a gateway fo...
1hr 24m Jul 18, 2022
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Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 189 Cowboys and Monsters with John Lemay
When we think of creatures like Vampires, Werewolves and Mummies, our thoughts take us to Europe, China and northern Africa as our location. Yet, author and researcher John Lemay has uncovered hundreds of cases of accounts of strange encounters all across the United States throughout the 19th and early 20th centuries in his excellent series of "Cowboys and" series of books over the last decade...
1hr 8m Jul 11, 2022
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Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 188 Canadian Monsters and Mysteries with W T Watson
On today's show we head out to Canada on the hunt for all manner of strange phenomena across this vast and mysterious land in the company of our good friend W T Watson. From stories of merpeople, lake and sea monsters, to legends of giant snakes hiding in underground burrows and even several members of the Werewolf family. Yet even more strange encounters have been reported involving giant be...
1hr 22m Jul 04, 2022
1hr 22m
Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 187 Crystal Skulls with Mark Olly
In a time when the world realised just how fragile it is, author and archeologist Mark Olly's new book "Crystal Skulls and Human Heads" brings a new view of what it means to be human, what the planet really is, how extinction is simply a part of nature and how the whole of life we so comfortably fit in to may not be quite what it seems. From the muddled history of crystal skulls, to the fall o...
1hr 23m Jun 27, 2022
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Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 186 The Black Monks of Accrington with Craig Bryant
On todays show, we visit the county of Lancashire in the company of author and researcher Craig Bryant. Craig has been collecting first hand accounts and investigating historical accounts from the areas surrounding Accrington and the county of Lancashire for the last few years in his first two books. Craig covers the infamous and tragic story of the Pendle Witches and the ramifications of mod...
1hr 32m Jun 20, 2022
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Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 185 Paranormal Minnesota with Chad Lewis
This week, we take a trip to the Gopher State on the hunt of many a strange tale in the company of our good friend Chad Lewis. Minnesota it seems, is a little shy when it comes to promoting some of its scarier residents, which may come as a suprise for a state which is home to Anoka, the Halloween capital of the world! Yet, as always, Chad's dug into the hisory and lore to uncover a fantastic...
1hr 32m Jun 13, 2022
1hr 32m
Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 184: Seeking Faery with Emily Carding
On this episode we return to the world of the Fae in the company of author, actor and illustrator Emily Carding. The book delves into magik, history and folklore of a variety of the fae population from Pixies, Will'o The Wisps, The Sidhe and many more of these magical beings. The book also is beautifully illustrated by the amazing artist Siolo Thompson. Emily and I discuss a wide range of top...
1hr 18m Jun 09, 2022
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Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 183 Lights, Camera, Witchcraft with Heather Greene
On this episode, I am joined by author and academic Heather Greene to immerse ourselves in the portrayal of Witches in American cinema and television since the birth of moving pictures. We discuss some of the most important performances from The Wizard of Oz, I Married a Witch, Bell, Book and Candle to Carrie, Rosemary's Baby and many more. It's a suprising journey with some fascinating insig...
1hr 30m Jun 06, 2022
1hr 30m
Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 182 Philip Mantle UFO Landings UK
It's a warm welcome back to UFO researcher, author and publisher Philip Mantle on this weeks show as we uncover some of the UK's lesser known UFO encounters from history. Philip's new book has tens of fascinating cases that many people may not be aware of and we discuss some of my favourites from the book including a personal favourite case from 1961 when two teenagers see a strange whose occu...
1hr 39m May 30, 2022
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Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 181 Barry Fitzgerald with The Deception of Gods and Men
Over the millennia, we have relied upon mystics, shamans and priests to explain what awaits us in the next life but what if it is all an illusion? What really lurks behind the veil that seperates this world from the next? Could this world be something real and tangible and literally not of this earth. What if the afterlife or other types of phenomena are all linked in some way, an illusion cr...
1hr 21m May 23, 2022
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Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 180 In Search of Monsters with Richard Freeman
Cryptids are a world wide phenomeon with strange creatures being encountered and reported on every continent and countless witnesses.  In his new book, In Search of Real Monsters, our good friend goes on a globe trotting monster hunt to cover some of the most intriguing creatures that inhabit other countries. We head to Africa to look into the numerous accounts of dinosaurs somehow surviving i...
1hr 25m May 16, 2022
1hr 25m
Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 179 The Boogeyman Chronicles with M G Stephens
Around the world, many places are thought of as haunted; from houses, hotels, hospitals and even underground train stations.  Yet could a person actually be haunted? Could you find yourself in a situation that it didn't matter where you live, what you do or who you have around you something always finds a way to reach out from the otherside. My guest today is M.G. Stephens, a woman who has li...
1hr 24m May 09, 2022
1hr 24m
Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 178 David Weatherly with Palmetto State Monsters
It's time to set a course for South Carolina on the hunt for more monstrous residents lurking in the woods, lakes and tunnels surrounding the beautiful of one of the US's most historic states with our good friend David Weatherly. I finally get a chance to get into one of my very favourite cryptid cases, the infamous Bishopville Lizard Man which made a small, sleepy town a nationwide monster hu...
1hr 29m May 02, 2022
1hr 29m
Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 177 Possession and Deliverance with Dr Kimberly McGeorge
Joining me this week is Dr Kimberly McGeorge to take us on a journey into the realities of possession, hauntings, deliverance and more. We dive into the belief of reincarnation and the realisation that for many cultures, death is not the end and is simply the beginning of the next stage of life for our spirit.  Kimberly discusses the variety of entities that she has encountered and how they c...
1hr 15m Apr 25, 2022
1hr 15m
Mysteries & Monsters: Episode 176 A Witch's Guide To Ghost Hunting with Cherise Williams
On today's show, I'm joined by paranormal investigator, witch and tarot reader, Cherise Williams to discuss her new book "The Witch's Guide To Ghost Hunting". Cherise has over 20 years of experience in the field and takes us through how she has utilised fusing traditional ghosthunting with witchcraft to give more depth and insight in each of the cases she's investigated throughout this period....
1hr 14m Apr 18, 2022
1hr 14m
Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 175 The Sauchie Poltergeist with Malcolm Robinson
On this episode, I'm delighted to be joined by one of the most respected and knowledgeable members of British fortean investigations, Malcolm Robinson. With over 40 years of experience chasing ghosts, UFO's, Nessie and much, much more, there aren't many aspects of the unusual he hasn't been involved in. We dive into three of Malcolm's most recent books, The Sauchie Poltergeist which covers an ...
1hr 29m Apr 11, 2022
1hr 29m
Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 174 Hypnotheraputic Regression with Lesley Mitchell Clarke
This week, my guest is Lesley Mitchell Clarke to discuss the use of skilled hypnotherapeutic regression in working with individuals who believe that they have had extra/ultra-terrestrial contact or other experiences of high strangeness. Lesley and I cover how she became to find herself in the field of working with experiencers and trying to unlock a variety of experiences, encounters and abduc...
1hr 25m Apr 04, 2022
1hr 25m
Mysteries & Monsters: Episode 173 Mysteries in the Mist with W T Watson
Strange phenomena is often puzzling enough for those unfortunate to find themselves in the middle of an odd encounter and it seems that it happens across a variety of strange events. Joining me to look into some of these weird events is author W T Watson with his new book Mysteries in the Mist which looks at some very perplexing cases. We meet a man lost in time, ponder an infamous alleged Sea...
1hr 18m Mar 28, 2022
1hr 18m
Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 172 The Pentyrch Incident with Caz Clarke
Imagine how you would feel if you found yourself in the middle of something that the authorities simply tell you didn't happen. How would you respond? Would you question your sanity, would you consider how you view the reality of what is "truth" and just how you now view the world in the cold light of day? My guest this week is Caz Clarke, a lady who has been told that despite having a close ...
1hr 16m Mar 21, 2022
1hr 16m
Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 171 Ghosts of Wales with Mark Rees
On this weeks show, we journey to the historic and scenic nation of Wales to uncover some of the rich history of hauntings from across the country in the company of author and journalist Mark Rees. Mark has written two collections; Ghosts of Wales: Accounts from the Victorian Archives – reveals for the first time more than 50 hair-raising – and in some cases, comical – real life accounts from ...
1hr 17m Mar 14, 2022
1hr 17m
Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 170 Zombies with Carl Marshall
On this episode of Mysteries and Monsters, I am joined by our good friend Carl Marshall from the Centre of Fortean Zoology to discuss the world of zombies both in the Caribbean and popular culture. We cover a couple of notable cases that saw the myth become a reality and finally saw the zombie move out of Haiti and into the mainstream. We also discuss some of our favourite zombie films from hi...
1hr 13m Mar 11, 2022
1hr 13m
Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 169 The Levelland Incident with Kevin Randle
November 1957 and strange things are afoot in the Texan town of Levelland. What happened here clearly shows us that even at this point the US Government and the USAF were clearly engaged in a concerted effort to supprress the situation.  Despite numerous witnesses, clear sightings, cars and radios stalled and full of static, alleged landing sites and more were dismissed and deemed as irrelevan...
1hr 24m Mar 07, 2022
1hr 24m
Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 168 Just Another Tin Foil Hat with Zelia Edgar
On this weeks episode I am delighted to be joined by author and researcher Zelia Edgar to discuss her fantastic new book "Another Tin Foil Hat Presents" which dives into a whole slew of fortean cases. Zelia has built a growing reputation as a passionate and driven researcher and has brought a fresh perspective to some of the more well known cases whilst also bringing some more obscure accounts...
1hr 36m Feb 28, 2022
1hr 36m
Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 167 Oddities in Print with Adam Benedict
On this weeks show I welcome Adam Benedict to the show to discuss his fabulous new book, Oddities in Print, the third book of his brilliant "In Print" series. Adam has trawled historical newspaper articles from the 19th and early 20th century to uncover some of the strangest and peculiar articles you will have ever read and both of us chuckle at some these lost gems. We discuss a strange grou...
1hr 31m Feb 21, 2022
1hr 31m
Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 166 Paranormal Prairie with Joe Tury and Chad Lewis
This week we are off on a paranormal road trip around some of Illinois most haunted locations outside of Chicago in the company of our good friends director Joe Tury and Chad Lewis. Joe's latest documentary, Paranormal Prairie, takes us on a journey around the Prairie States less well known haunted hotspots that deserve a wider audience. We head down to the area of high strangeness that surro...
1hr 14m Feb 14, 2022
1hr 14m
Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 165 Searching For Australia's Bigfoot with Yowie Dan
As any regular listeners know, one of my favourite crypitds out there is of course Australia's fearsome Yowie and who better to talk with than our old friend from the early episodes than Yowie Dan. Since we last spoke, Dan has appeared on the fantastic documentary Track: Searching For Australia's Bigfoot directed by Attila Kaldy, which features a whole host of Australia 's finest cryptozoologi...
1hr 32m Feb 07, 2022
1hr 32m
Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 164 Strange Tales Of The Impossible with Tobias Wayland
On this weeks show I am joined by Tobias Wayland from the Singular Fortean Society to delve into some their case files included in his new book , Strange Tales Of The Impossible.  The new book has something for anyone who finds strange encounters across a myriad of unusual phenomenon fascinating and Tobias, alongside his wife Emily have been interviewing experiencers for several years. From C...
1hr 35m Jan 31, 2022
1hr 35m
Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 163 Canadian Psychic and Paranormal Investigator Jim Hunt
This week I am joined by the notable Canadian psychic and paranormal investigator Jim Hunt. Jim's career has spanned decades and has seen him travel the world in a quest to find answers to the questions of the reality of life after death and the possibilities of what this could mean. We discuss his history in the world of the paranormal and how he dealt with the ramifications of what he began...
1hr 25m Jan 24, 2022
1hr 25m
Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 162 The Abduction Phenomena with Lester Velez
On this weeks show, I am joined by Lester Velez of OPUS (The Organisation of Understanding and Support) which Lester set up as co-founder in 1994. Added to his years of work for MUFON in which he rose to the position of Assistant State Director for California, Lester has a wealth of experience and knowledge in the field of investigation and research in Ufology. Through this period, Lester has ...
1hr 17m Jan 17, 2022
1hr 17m
Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 161 The Way Through The Woods with Anna Maria Manolo
This week author Anna Maria Manolo rejoins me to discuss her latest book "The Way Through The Woods".  The book tells of the true story of Krista, a young girl who's life is torn apart by the rise of Nazi Germany as her family suffer the consequences of refusing to comply with the regimes rules. Stripped from her family, Krista eventually escapes into the forests of Bavaria as she attempts to...
1hr 13m Jan 10, 2022
1hr 13m
Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 160 Leprechauns, Vampires and Irish Lore with Morgan Daimler
As we head in to the new year, I welcome back the wonderful Morgan Daimler to dive into some more Irish myths and legends. Morgan's knowledge on these subjects always educates and opens us up to learning so much about topics we may not know the real history about some creatures we will have heard about. We look into the real story of the Leprechaun and not the gold hording modern version we a...
1hr 30m Jan 03, 2022
1hr 30m
Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 159 Monsters of the Big Sky Country with David Weatherly
We head to one of the US's most underated states when it comes to incidents of high strangeness, cryptid encounters and puzzling situtions this week in the company of our good friend, David Weatherly. Montana is quite rightly known as the Big Sky state, a vast expanse that seems to be less well known than many other "strange states" from around America but once you look in to the historical re...
1hr 44m Dec 27, 2021
1hr 44m
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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