Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 49 Lyle Blackburn

It's a warm welcome back to one of our very first guests, Lyle Blackburn as we catch up with him after a whirlwind 2019. We discuss his year with Mo-Mo, covering his book on the Missouri Monster as well as his performance in the final Small Town Monsters documentary of 2019, MoMo: The Missouri Monster.

We talk about the case, before taking a trip down to Boggy Creek to revist the Fouke Monster and newly remastered cult film, The Beast of Boggy Creek and its continued status as a much loved piece of cryptid cinema.

A trip to the mysteries of swamps is next on Lyle's list as we discuss his upcoming book cover these eerie areas of the USA.

You can keep up to date with Lyle's work here:

His latest book is available here:

Ghoultown, Lyle's band can be found here:

Thanks for joining us Lyle!

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#mysteriesandmonsters #lyleblackburn #bigfoot #boggycreek #cryptozoology #monsters #sasquatch #Momo #Ghoultown #smalltownmonsters #thebeastofboggycreek #swamps #USA #Texas #TheBridgewaterTriangle

Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 48: Phantom Hitchhikers with Dr Robert Gandy

This week, we return to the Paranormal with Dr Robert Gandy as we discuss one of my favourite ghostly subjects, Phantom Hitchhikers.

Stories of these ghostly figures span the globe, from the USA, to the UK  and South Africa and beyond. We talk through some of the UK's most unusual and peculiar cases and Dr Gandy discusses his interviews with witnesses throughout the years. We also touch on some well known urban myths.

We cover plenty of cases, but here's some links below in case you want to know more about anything we mention:

Rob Fulton case:

https://www.thehistorypress.co.uk/articles/phantom-rider-haunted-by-a-hitchhiker/

The Ghost of BlueBell Hill:

https://www.kentonline.co.uk/maidstone/news/the-truth-about-the-ghost-46573/

The Ghosts of Stocksbridge Bypass:

https://mysteriesandmonsters.podbean.com/e/mysteries-and-monsters-episode-37-stocksbridge-bypass-with-dr-david-clarke/

The Ghost of Ormskirk:

https://www.southportvisiter.co.uk/whats-on/whats-on-news/paranormal-activity-roads-between-southport-12077286

Stockport Hitchhiking Ghost:

https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/paranormal-expert-looking-unravel-mystery-10125992

The Ghost in Scunthorpe:

https://www.grimsbytelegraph.co.uk/news/local-news/tall-ghost-fancy-dress-who-3617213

Ghost of Lincolnshire:

https://www.lincolnshirelive.co.uk/news/lincoln-news/ghost-haunted-lincoln-park-40-3711218

If you've had a similiar encounter,you can email Dr Gandy at gandy31@ntlworld.com 

Thanks for joining us Dr Gandy.

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Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 47 Peter Byrne and a 2019 recap

This week, we welcome legendary Bigfoot investigator, Peter Byrne. As many may know, Peter has spent over 60 years hunting for both the Yeti and Bigfoot around the world. We cover Peter's work in India, Tibet and the Himalaya’s, meeting Tom Slick and his work hunting for Bigfoot in the Pacific Northwest.

For Peter to still be out hunting for Bigfoot at 94 years of age is simply staggering so we keep things fairly brief for over 35 minutes.

As such, we look back on 3 of my favourite interviews from last year, Episode 14 with Seth Breedlove covering Terror In The Skies, Episode 2 with Lyle Blackburn covering The Legend of Boggy Creek and Episode 21 with another Bigfoot legend, Ron Morehead.

We have highlights from all three episodes prior to speaking with Peter.

All three can be heard in full by clicking on the links below:

Seth Breedlove Episode 14:

Lyle Blackburn Episode 2:

Ron Morehead Episode 21:

You can keep up to date with Peter's work here:

His books are also available through Amazon.

Thank you for joining us Peter!

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#Bigfoot #Yeti #PeterByrne #TomSlick #Washington #JohnGreen #IvanSanderson #Oregon #Washington #Sasquatch #Almasty #Canada #DrGroverKrantz #JeffMeldrum #BFRO #Yeren #Yowie

Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 46 David Weatherly and Haunted Dolls

For the final show of 2019, we are delighted to welcome back David Weatherly to discuss his latest book, Eerie Companions focussing on the world of Haunted Dolls!

David's book delves into the history of the doll, covering cultures all over the world and how the doll changed from a symbol or warning into a plaything. As the 20th century progressed, several dolls began to gain a reputation of having certain effects on some visitors.

As we know these days, Robert the Doll and Annabelle are probably the most well known, but they are certainly not the only dolls causing the disrepectful to wish they had shown some manners.

Join us for a very creepy converstation and Robert, I meant the situation was weird, not you!

You can also visit David's site here as well as his new Eerie Lights site here:

Thanks for joining me David!

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Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 45 Ken Gerhard

Merry Christmas one and all!

This week, we're delighted to be rejoined by Ken Gerhard, to discuss his fantastic new book, The Essential Guide to Bigfoot. We cover Ken's investigations, the history of Bigfoot, the notable individuals who have spent their lives searching for the elusive creature, some notorious cases as well as the situation regarding Cryptozoology today.

You can keep up to date with Ken's busy schedule through his website: 

You can also find Ken's books here too!

Thanks for joining us Ken.

Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 44 Tobias Wayland

This week, we are joined by author, researcher and investigator, Tobias Wayland. Tobias has been involved in the world of Fortean researcher for well over a decade, first as a field reporter for MUFON, then setting up the brilliant Singular Fortean Society with his wife Emily!

Now, Tobias has released his first book "The Lake Michigan Mothman" covering the surge in the recent sightings of unusual flying creatures in the states surrounding Lake Michigan.

What seemed like a couple of unusual sightings suddenly began to snowball and Tobias's book takes us on a journey into a phenomenon that seems to defy explanation whilst harking back to the infamous Mothman's first appearance, back in November 1966.

We cover the sightings, the book, Tobias's work on the Singular Fortean, Bigfoot hunting with Jay Bachochin and cryptids in general.

You buy Tobias's book here:

The Singular Fortean is also here:

Thank you for joining us, Tobias.

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Thanks for listening.

#TobiasWayland #TheSingularFortean #EmilyWayland #Mothman #LakeMichigan #LonStrickler #JohnKeel #JayBachochin #Michigan #Illinois #Fortean #MUFON #Bigfoot #AdamBenedict #Wisconsin #PhantomsandMonsters #Pteradactyl #GiantEagle #SandHillCrane #Heron #Chicago

Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 43 Aleksander Petakov

This week, we're delighted to welcome back filmmaker Aleksander Petakov to discuss his new documentary "Lions of the East" which focuses on the numerous witness sightings, animal mutilations and tracks of Mountain Lions.

Trouble is, the Mountain Lion has been deemed "extinct" in the New England area since the beginning of the 20th century, yet despite this, people keep seeing them across the state and further afield.

We discuss the cases, the history, the witnesses, the evidence and the compelling feeling that someone, somewhere is not being truthful. We also cover a bit of Ufology with Aleks sighting over the summer, his upcoming appearance in the new Small Town Monsters docu-series "In Search Of Ufos" and a little bit of cryptozoology too.

Aleks' blog can be found here:

You can view the trailer for Lions of the East here:

Thanks to Aleksander for joining us again!

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#Bigfoot #Mysterybigcats #Newengland  #LakeMonsters #SmallTownMonsters #Sasquatch #LionsoftheEast #Cryptids #Cryptozoology #ABCs #MountainLions #Cougar #BlackPanther

Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 42 Richard Freeman

This week, we're delighted to welcome back British cryptozoologist Richard Freeman to discuss two of our favourite cryptids, the Orang Pendek from Sumatra and the infamous Yeti from the Himalayas.

We talk about Richard's expeditions to search for both over the last 20 years and discuss the sightings, eyewitnesses, Richards's thoughts on what the Orang Pendek could be and its known habitat and diet. 

We then touch on the stories of the Vietnamese Rock Apes before turning our attention towards the Yeti and the hundreds of stories of the reclusive creature. We also cover monstrous snakes, man-eating crocodiles and more.

Join us for a world tour of Cryptids!

Thanks for joining us Richard!

Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 41 Steve Crawford

This week, we're delighted to stay in Australia as we're joined by Steve Crawford from the Victorian Yowie Field Research Organisation.

We cover his thoughts on the Thylacine and Japanese Wolf and their potential survival, Yowie's and other hominids around the world, the infamous Westall UFO sighting from the 1960's and other numerous curious creatures and cases from across the world

You can follow the VYFRO here:

Thanks for joining us, Steve!

Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 40 Tony Healy

This week on Mysteries and Monsters, we are delighted to be joined by Australian author, investigator and researcher Tony Healy.

Tony has spent a lifetime investigating the paranormal, cryptids and high strangeness, not only in his home country but all around the world.

We discuss a wide variety of subjects over two hours, covering his poltergeist investigations, including the infamous Humpty Doo case, his search and writing on the Yowie, his ABC sighting and subsequent investigations as well as discussing the Thylacine, Cryptids around the world and more on a fantastic and challenging conversation.

I hope you enjoy it as much as we did!

You can buy Tony's brilliant books here:

Thanks for joining us Tony!