It's a warm welcome back to our good friend Jason Offutt as we head on the hunt for some of the worlds more overlooked cryptids from around the world. From Asia to South America, Antarctica to Australia, the rest of the world is not left behind some of the more well known areas of cryptid hotspots and it seems they've some of the weirdest members of Team Cryptid we've ever heard about. Jason's…
In Philip Mantle's new book, he looks back at 5 decades of involvement in the field of Ufology from his first tentative steps joining the Yorkshire UFO Society in 1980, to lecturing across the world in the 1990s, some of his favourite overlooked cases and much more. Philip takes us on a journey that saw him visit several notable locations both here and abroad and how he sees his career…
As a special bonus, the lovely team at Crossed Wires recorded the live show in July at their Festival and I was delighted to be joined by my good friend, Dr David Clarke. We covered some of our local cases of high strangeness that David found himself involved in during his time working at the Sheffield Star. Thanks to everyone who came to see us and the team at Crossed Wires for inviting me.…
Clare's debut two part book is a landmark exploration of modern pixie and piskie encounters in Devon and Cornwall, blending folklore research, contemporary testimonies, mythic ecology, and West Country fairy traditions. Ideal for readers seeking authentic British fairy lore, real‑world faerie experiences, and the living traditions of Pixieland, Clare explains her genesis on this journey in to the…
Author and lover of all things cryptid Luke Phillips returns on this show to discuss his double release of two fantastic new books, his marine monster thriller "Dark Tides" and his collection of terrifying horror short stories "Werewolves and Wildmen" which have both been released in the last month. We discuss the real life encounters that inspired both books and how the history of sea monsters…
Filmmakers Tim Whittard and Paul Cowmeadow join me on this episode as we head out in to the South West of England on the trail of all kinds of Fortean mysteries. From out of place big cats, to King Arthur, Haunted locations, the Holy Grail and two of Britain's most notorious serial killers, there is something for everyone in this overlooked area of the UK.. The Fortean Film Festival can be found…
This episode we look back at centuries of dark folklore, lost legends, and the wild inspirations behind Bram Stoker's immortal classic. Volcanic cataclysms, secret aristocratic scandals, mysterious societies, and ominous landscapes all converge to cast their spell. Historian Steven J. Rolfes guides us through a web of real events, eccentric creators, and uncanny myths that shaped and informed…
Flying Saucers, Unidentified Flying Objects, Unidentified Anomalous Objects, Foo Fighters, Ghost Rockets, Phantom Airships, Chariots of the Gods whatever you call them strange things have haunted our skies since the dawn of time. Are they invaders from outer space as imagined in Hollywood movies? Are they the product of psychological, sociological, and cultural factors? Are they nonterrestrial…
The Wild Hunt has stalked the folklore of Britain and the wider world for centuries, while a ghostly gallery of lone huntsmen continue to haunt the fields and hedgerows. From prehistory to the modern age, Hugh Williams joins me as he follows the ride of the Wild Hunt to the Midlands of England where amid its history, traditions and landscape a host of spectral hunters emerge. Hugh's website and…
In the world of the Fae, one term strikes fear in to humans that find themselves tangled up in the mysterious ways of the Fae, The Fairy Court, held by both the Unseelie and Seelie Fairy's and both with no guarantee you'll get your freedom back! The Seelie and Unseelie courts have become a staple in fiction and a common idea in pop culture, yet their origins and how they were and are understood in…
As above, so below. Soon, the unseen will put on a show. We measure the world with finite concepts such as up and down, left and right, dark and light, north and south, and so on. In this reality of many realities, our world is a quantum leap beyond our perceptions, so vast that it is understandable that we should feel safer mapping our perceptual plot of land in the universe. It is when we spend…