Podcast: Campfire: Tales of the Strange and Unsettling

The study of the paranormal has a long, fascinating, and controversial history. Best friends and hosts Ryan and Jordan explore the depths of metaphysical phenomena, ufology, cryptozoology, and all manner of unsolved mysteries through a time-honored tradition: the campfire story. If you’re fascinated by all things Fortean; if you love stories of ghosts, UFOs, cryptids, and the occult – this show is for you.

Patreon Preview: Lights Out Experience 3

With the new year around the corner, we thought it was a great time to remind out listeners of what they are missing out on by not subscribing to our Patreon. This is just a a preview of some of the content you can expect. There is much more (with plenty to come) over on…

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125: Episode 125 – The Yowie

From snakes to scorpions, the Australian Outback infamously contains a wealth of fearsome animals. But legend also states that this vast wilderness is home to more than one mythical creature, including a Bigfoot-like beast called a Yowie. Though accounts from Europeans only date to the 19th century, stories from Australia’s Indigenous Aboriginal people are believed…

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Tales From Ravenbrook: “Weatherby House” & “The Meteor”

Welcome to Ravenbrook. A town in northern Maine where mystery grows like a crop, monsters lurk at in every tree line, and phantoms lurk in more shadows than not. In this week’s first tale, we follow the exploits of an RPD beat cop from back in the 40s as he attempts to rid Ravenbrook of…

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124: Episode 124 – The Girlstown Possession

It all started in 2006 with what else but an Ouija board. Two girls at a prestigious catholic school in Mexico City led a group of peers in their first explorations of the dark arts. Soon, they began experiencing shadow figures, disembodied voices, and even suicidal ideations, but this is just the beginning of what…

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Campfire Classics Collection Volume 11: The Masque of the Red Death

We will be continuing the Campfire Classics Collection throughout the season. For this addition to the collection, we have a tale from one of the true masters of horror. The Masque of the Red Death by Edgar Allan Poe was first published in Graham’s Magazine in 1842. It’s a beautifully delivered allegory for the inevitability…

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123: Episode 123 – Gary Michael Hilton: The National Forest Killer

This week, we’re taking a look at a bit of an outlier in the psychological profiles of serial killers. Gary Michael Hilton, known as The National Forest Serial Killer, is an American serial killer responsible for four known homicides between 2007 and 2008 committed in three states, all of which occurred within the premises of…

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Tales From Ravenbrook: “Mr. Phantom” and “The Doll”

Welcome to Ravenbrook. A town in northern Maine where mystery grows like a crop, monsters lurk at in every tree line,  and phantoms lurk in more shadows than not. This week, we have a tale of an internet tulpa that examines the effect of modern myth-making on our seemingly sleepy little town and a story of…

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122: Episode 122 – The Disappearance of Judy Smith

In April of 1997, Judy Smith vanished from Logan International Airport. Five months later, her remains were found hundreds of miles away in Asheville, North Carolina. This, in itself is baffling, but the details of the case truly take it to another level. Join us for this truly bizarre tale of a very normal family…

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Fireside Chats: A New World Explorer with Cole Herrold

This week, we have a very special treat. After two years of attempts to line our schedules up, we finally managed to get today’s guest to sit down for an hour to talk. Cole Herrold is the brilliant mind behind the New World Explorers Society blog and a veritable human encyclopedia of Fortean knowledge. I had…

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2023 Halloween Hellscape Listener Story Extravaganza

The culmination of this year’s Spooky Season has arrived! The Halloween Hellscape Listener Story Extravaganza is our chance to truly revel in the fun, terrifying, and bizarre tales that make this season what it is. Not only are we reading a selection of your very own haunting tales, we’re diving in and read just a…

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