Fireside Chats: Strange Semantics Rerelease

In this, we have for you a very important community project. Strange Semantics is an in-depth look at the language that we use to describe this incredible field that we find ourselves in. Terms like paranormal, supernatural, otherworldly, supranatural, supernormal, paraweird, and Fortean are examined through the input of 30 of the most fascinating people…

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88: Episode 88 – The Pascagoula Abduction

This week, we are talking about an absolute classic. The Pascagoula Abduction is a touchstone in the ufology community, and for good reason. On the evening of October 11, 1973, 42-year-old Charles Hickson and 19-year-old Calvin Parker told the Jackson County, Mississippi Sheriff’s office they were fishing off a pier on the west bank of…

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Fireside Chats: Fiction and Folklore with Luke Greensmith

This week, we had the honor of chatting with professional folklorist, Luke Greensmith. He is a horror writer, video game developer, and the mastermind behind the Lukelore podcast. We discussed his unique upbringing in the UK in order to find where his fascinations with horror, fantasy, and folklore come from. This guy is completely fascinating,…

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87: Episode 87 – The Battle of Ape Canyon

This week, we’re discussing one of the most famous encounters in the cryptozoological canon. It was on a summer night in July 1924 that a group of gold prospectors in the Mount St. Helens area of Washington state found themselves face to face with a group of “mountain devils” on the trail ahead of them….

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Friday Night Fright 9

Tonight’s first story follows two youngsters as they explore the storage unit of their recently deceased and very famous great-grandmother. We get a glimpse of the price that some pay for fame and fortune. A deal struck is not always a deal kept.    Our second tale is soaked in nostalgia. In a mid-90s video…

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2023 Ask Us Anything!

This week, we’re shaking things up! We recently put a call out on social media for Campers all over the world to send us their questions, comments, and curiosities! In this episode, we answer each and every one of them! From requests for our take on various Fortean phenomena to personal takes on everyday life…

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Fireside Chats: Linda Napolitano Revisited

This week, we’re sitting down to discuss a series of videos released by Carol Rainey, the wife of Budd Hopkins, that has had a massive impact on our view of the Linda Napolitano abduction case. Linda Napolitano was a simple New York housewife, at least until November 30, 1989, when in the middle of the…

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86: Episode 86 – The Surrency Haunting

In October 1872, a small Georgia community was bursting with visitors and curiosity seekers in an attempt to discover the truth behind mysterious happenings at the family home of Allen Powell Surrency.   In what many consider to be one of the most documented ghost story in American history, the Surrency family home seemingly became the…

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Fireside Chats: Finding Yourself in the Mystery with Jeremy Vaeni

This week, we have a very special guest. You will probably recognize his voice from the gone but never forgotten Paratopia podcast that he hosted alongside the late great Jeff Ritzmann. He is also the sometimes host of Dreamland with Whitley Streiber. He is also the author of a handful of fantastic books like I Am…

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85: Episode 85: The Secret of Sycamore Valley

In August of 1925, a Polish family went on what they thought would be a simple weekend hike. Unforeseen weather conditions and a series of bizarre events led them down a path no one would have ever expected. A lone survivor would tell a tale that tested the boundaries of reason. What happened on that…

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