Firsthand stories of unusual phenomena held like memories in a collection of old matchbooks.
A thirteen-year-old encounters Skunk Apes in Estero, Florida in 1978. Special thanks to Henry for sharing his experiences, and to my brother Charlie Ogg for investigating the Florida property. Most of the images are linked below, but you can find them all in the YouTube video of this episode. If you scrub through the different moments you will see the images and videos I inserted.https://youtu.be/ABU_-ZNUTZk Property image 1 Property image 2 Property image 3 Exact model of Jim Walters home referenced: Funny video of racoon coming back to life: https://www.instagram.com/reel/C7azjMRg4C4/?igsh=MTN2NHdhYmhxejg4Mw== Raccoon meeting siblings 1: Raccoon meeting siblings 2 If you have an unusual story you'd like to share on the show, please email alec@parasaur.co Created by Alec Ogg Parasaur Studios © 2024
A child sees a bigfoot through his bedroom window. Plus bonus lore about sasquatch related to the Mount Saint Helens eruption. Special thanks to Rich for sharing his experiences. Witness reference image and Alec's revised photoshop Area near original encounter where Rich's wife heard something In Search of: Season 1 Ep.5 https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=eJS9eO2JHQU If you have an unusual story you'd like to share on the show, please email alec@parasaur.co Created by Alec Ogg Parasaur Studios © 2024
A nurse and her boyfriend encounter a Dogman in Iola, Kansas in 1978. Plus bonus near-death experience. Special thanks to Jo and Stephanie for sharing their experience. This episode is dedicated to Dale. Newspaper Clippings: https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/a/b/8/9/ab89b22d3677f2d127a2322813b393ee/MBFB_22_Newspaper.jpg Silver Bullet scene reference: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nKWzs-wD1fw If you have an unusual story you'd like to share on the show, please email alec@parasaur.co Created by Alec Ogg Parasaur Studios © 2024
A husband and wife encounter a bigfoot while kayaking the North Canadian River in Oklahoma City in 2009. Plus a bonus Dogman encounter! Special thanks to Jim for sharing his experiences. Link to additional BFRO report "Hiker's dusk sighting in Stinchcomb Wilfdlife Refuge 2019" Also referenced: Finding Bigfoot Season 3 Episode 3 (2012) If you have an unusual story you'd like to share on the show, please email alec@parasaur.co Created by Alec Ogg Parasaur Studios © 2024
Quinn (MD, PhD, Master's in Psychology, Master of Divinity) recounts his near-death experience when he was 11 years old in East Memphis in 1967. Picture Quinn drew to reference his NDE visual If you have an unusual story you'd like to share on the show, please email alec@parasaur.co Created by Alec Ogg Parasaur Studios © 2024
A 13-year-old girl witnesses an upright wolf on Old 2 Road in Watersmeet, Michigan in 1999. Special thanks to Casey for sharing her experience. Picture of Booker our new dog mascot. Alec found him, and Keith (from episode 2 of Matchbook Flashback) adopted him. Thank you Keith! Link to “The Legend” Song by Steve Cook https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5uwFZYCwnS0 Link to Coast to Coast AM episode 10/21/2011 https://www.coasttocoastam.com/show/2011-10-21-show/ Link to Linda Godfrey's Book: https://a.co/d/3QUnkhx Link to donate to the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research: https://give.michaeljfox.org/give/421686/#!/donation/checkout If you have an unusual story you'd like to share on the show, please email alec@parasaur.co Created by Alec Ogg Parasaur Studios © 2024
A boy witnesses a bigfoot creature while riding in the back of his dad's truck in 1977 Mississippi. Plus, bonus UFO and Shadow Man stories. Special thanks to Lavell for sharing his experiences. If you have an unusual story you'd like to share on the show, please email alec@parasaur.co Created by Alec Ogg Parasaur Studios © 2024
A blood donor has a Near-Death Experience in Mesa, Arizona in 1985. Special thanks to John Kelley for sharing his experience. Book a remote energy healing session with John: https://www.khadham.com/ Enjoy free exercises on John's youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@khadhamfreedomworks9513/featured Check out his partner Holly's sound healing website: https://www.unityharmonics.com/ If you have an unusual story you'd like to share on the show, please email alec@parasaur.co Created by Alec Ogg Parasaur Studios © 2024
A hunter in Western Massachusetts has a communicative encounter with Bigfoot in the late 1980s on Drake Mountain. Special thanks to Ernie for sharing his experience. If you have an unusual story you'd like to share on the show, please email alec@parasaur.co Created by Alec Ogg Parasaur Studios © 2024
A hunter encounters Bigfoot in Northern Minnesota in 1971. Special thanks to Mike for sharing his experiences. And check out his Facebook group “Pop's Bigfoot Hunter” https://www.facebook.com/groups/185707914559159/ If you have an unusual story you'd like to share on the show, please email alec@parasaur.co Created by Alec Ogg Parasaur Studios © 2024
A mother of three encounters a 9-foot Sasquatch while camping with her family in Montana in 2013. Special thanks to Shea for sharing her experience. If you have an unusual story you'd like to share on the show, please email alec@parasaur.co Created by Alec Ogg Parasaur Studios © 2024
A mental health paraprofessional encounters a possible bigfoot in Northern New Mexico in 2013. Plus bonus stories from Maryland, the Four Corners region of Colorado, and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. Special thanks to Rich Daniels for sharing his experiences. Here's a link to his research PDF And keep an eye out for his book, Footprints in the Mind: The Bigfoot Witness Experience by Rich Daniels Link to KOB4 newscast missing person report: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U5D8hVd9iwU Dissappeared Blog reference: https://disappearedblog.com/ingrid-lane/ Picture of rock and smashed back window of Ingrid Lane's car: https://matchbookflashback.libsyn.com/site/13-jemez-mountains-encounter If you have any information regarding the disappearance of Ingrid Lane please contact the Sandoval County Sheriff's Office at (505) 867-7526, or the National Park Service Tip Line at (505) 709-0077. Case #23-001710. If you have an unusual story you'd like to share on the show, please email alec@parasaur.co Created by Alec Ogg Parasaur Studios © 2024
A group of 14-year-olds encounter a dogman in an abandoned steel mill in Youngstown, Ohio 1987. Link to see Youngstown Sheet and Tube Company, Blast Furnace "Jeanette" https://matchbookflashback.libsyn.com/site/12-youngstown-dogman Special thanks to Matt Emch for sharing his experience. Matt Emch's YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@Planetfourtwelve?sub_confirmation=1 Matt Emch's Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/share/WN8Uv41Uota7k5Wg/?mibextid=K35XfP Created by Alec Ogg Parasaur Studios © 2024
Campers encounter possible Bigfoot at Sullivan Lake, Washington in 2009. Special thanks to Randy for sharing his encounter. Other Sullivan Lake Bigfoot reports courtesy of the BFRO: BFRO Report 6303: Woman kayaking with family at Sullivan lake sees bigfoot BFRO Report 11186: Possible sighting near Sullivan Lake If you have an unusual story you'd like to share on the show, please email alec@parasaur.co Created by Alec Ogg Parasaur Studios © 2024
An amateur bodybuilder has a near-death experience after dying in a Dairy Queen bathroom in 2003. Special thanks to Vinney Tolman for sharing his experience. If you have an unusual story you'd like to share on the show, please email alec@parasaur.co Created by Alec Ogg Parasaur Studios © 2024
A park ranger encounters fairy lights in Oregon in 2020. Plus bonus UFO encounter and park ranger mysteries. Special thanks to Shannon for sharing her experience. If you have an unusual story you'd like to share on the show, please email alec@parasaur.co Created by Alec Ogg Parasaur Studios © 2023
A group of neighboorhood basketball players encounter a werewolf in New Orleans in 1981. Special thanks to Roy "Stubs" Stubblefield for sharing his experience. If you have an unusual story you'd like to share on the show, please email alec@parasaur.co Created by Alec Ogg Parasaur Studios © 2023
A soldier encounters a bigfoot at his girlfriend's family farm in 1975. Plus mysteries from years in the army and law enforcement. Special thanks to Steve for sharing your experience, and for your service. If you have an unusual story you'd like to share on the show, please email alec@parasaur.co Created by Alec Ogg Parasaur Studios © 2023
A mechanic has a strange camping experience in Northern Michigan. Plus a bonus UFO encounter! Special thanks to Mitch for sharing his experience. If you have an unusual story you'd like to share on the show, please email alec@parasaur.co Created by Alec Ogg Parasaur Studios © 2023
A U.S. Marine encounters UFOs outside his Colorado apartment in 2017. Special thanks to Baker for sharing his experience and illustrations. View illustrations here: https://matchbookflashback.libsyn.com/5-hampden-ufos If you have an unusual story you'd like to share on the show, please email alec@parasaur.co Created by Alec Ogg Parasaur Studios © 2023
A group of men encounter a sasquatch in an abandoned salvage yard in Millwood, Pennsylvania in the 1990s. Special thanks to Wesley for sharing his encounter. If you have an unusual story you'd like to share on the show, please email alec@parasaur.co Created by Alec Ogg Parasaur Studios © 2023
First matchbook: a highschool student leaves her body in 1988. Second matchbook: a woman has a near-death experience during a two-week coma in 2023. Special thanks to my girlfriend's Aunt Nikki, and my Aunt Wanda for sharing their special experiences with me. If you have an unusual story you'd like to share on the show, please email alec@parasaur.co Created by Alec Ogg Parasaur Studios © 2023
A group of 14-year-olds encounter a cryptid while digging an underground clubhouse in 1983. Special thanks to Keith and Stovall for sharing their experience. If you have an unusual story you'd like to share on the show, please email alec@parasaur.co Link to Mack Prichard's 1952 map of Nonconnah Creek Native American sites (page 73 of the PDF) https://www.tn.gov/.../arch-journal-Volume10_Issue2.pdf Created by Alec Ogg Parasaur Studios © 2023
A financial broker encounters a UFO on his way to choir practice in the early 80s. Thank you for listening! If you have an unusual story you'd like to share on the show, please email alec@parasaur.co Created by Alec Ogg Parasaur Studios © 2023