Strange Encounters

For one small town in Maryland, a year marked with failing crops and harsh weather could mean only one thing - there was a witch in the midst. Written & Produced by: Rick Coste Music:  Opening & Closing Theme: Rick Coste Cinematic Suspense Series Episode 001 by Sascha Ende Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/5786-cinematic-suspense-series-episode-001 License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Halloween Theme 1 by Alexander Nakarada Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/4735-halloween-theme-1 License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Come Play with Me by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/3526-come-play-with-me License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ All references sources for this episode are cited at https://StrangeEncounters.org

In 2010 the world was exposed to a dangerous thought experiment. So dangerous in fact that simply knowing about could just put your life in danger. Written & Produced by: Rick Coste Music:  Opening & Closing Theme: Rick Coste Hush by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4986-hush License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Heart of the Beast by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3862-heart-of-the-beast License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ The Voices by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4512-the-voices License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Apprehension by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3376-apprehension License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Bent and Broken by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3431-bent-and-broken License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ All references sources for this episode are cited at https://StrangeEncounters.org

We all want the world to be a better place.  In 1854 John Murray Spear took that desire a step further - he would create a saviour. Written & Produced by: Rick Coste Music:  Opening & Closing Theme: Rick Coste Steel and Seething by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4417-steel-and-seething License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Industrial Music Box by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3910-industrial-music-box License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Return of Lazarus by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4280-return-of-lazarus License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Gnarled Situation by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3810-gnarled-situation License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Gloom Horizon by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3809-gloom-horizon License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Digital Bark by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3647-digital-bark License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ All references sources for this episode are cited at https://StrangeEncounters.org

The students at the Pensionat von Neuwelcke school liked their new teacher.  That is until they realized there was something strange about her... and her mysterious doppleganger. Written & Produced by: Rick Coste Music:  Opening & Closing Theme: Rick Coste Redletter by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4268-redletter License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Colorless Aura by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3524-colorless-aura License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Dopplerette by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3668-dopplerette License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Static Motion by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4414-static-motion License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ All references sources for this episode are cited at https://StrangeEncounters.org

Tsutomu Yamaguchi needed to catch a train that would bring him from Hiroshima to his home in Nagasaki.  The date was Aug. 6, 1945, and it would change his life. Written & Produced by: Rick Coste Music:  Opening & Closing Theme: Rick Coste Anguish by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3373-anguish License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Atlantean Twilight by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3390-atlantean-twilight License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ The Dread by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4491-the-dread License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Dreams Become Real by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3678-dreams-become-real License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Heartbreaking by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3863-heartbreaking License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Ghost Story by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3805-ghost-story License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Drums of the Deep by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3681-drums-of-the-deep License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 All references sources for this episode are cited at https://StrangeEncounters.org

One night, while reading, a young woman heard a voice.  The voice's message would both terrify her and save her life. Written & Produced by: Rick Coste Music:  Opening & Closing Theme: Rick Coste Unseen Horrors by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4569-unseen-horrors License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Supernatural by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4446-supernatural License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Dreams Become Real by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3678-dreams-become-real License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Floating Cities by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3765-floating-cities License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Darkest Child by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3615-darkest-child License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ All references sources for this episode are cited at https://StrangeEncounters.org

In April of 1941 something crashed in Cape Girardeau, Missouri.  It wasn't a plane, nor, it is said, were its occupants human.   Written & Produced by: Rick Coste Music:  Opening & Closing Theme: Rick Coste Unseen Horrors by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4569-unseen-horrors License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Supernatural by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4446-supernatural License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Dreams Become Real by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3678-dreams-become-real License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Floating Cities by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3765-floating-cities License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Darkest Child by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3615-darkest-child License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ All references sources for this episode are cited at https://StrangeEncounters.org

An announcement about the second season of Strange Encounters.  

Albert Ostman had heard the stories about the large, hairy men who roamed the British Columbia forests.  They went by many names - Bigfoot and Sasquatch being only a couple.  The thing was, when he traveled there on a gold hunting expedition, he never expected to encounter one. Written & Produced by: Rick Coste Music:  Opening & Closing Theme: Rick Coste Paralytic Insomnia by David Hilowitz is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial License. Gathering Darkness by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3798-gathering-darkness License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Chase Pulse Faster by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3487-chase-pulse-faster License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Interloper by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3919-interloper License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ All references sources for this episode are cited at https://StrangeEncounters.org

In 1897 tragedy struck a newly married couple in Greenbrier County, West Virginia.  The family, and the town, would never be the same. Written & Produced by: Rick Coste Music:  Opening & Closing Theme: Rick Coste Nervous by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4118-nervous License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Long Note Three by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3993-long-note-three License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Echoes of Time v2 by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3698-echoes-of-time-v2 License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Dark Standoff by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3609-dark-standoff License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ All references sources for this episode are cited at https://StrangeEncounters.org

Over a century ago two girls produced five pictures that would captivate the world and convince many that fairies were real. Written & Produced by: Rick Coste Music:  Opening & Closing Theme: Rick Coste Evening Fall (Harp) by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3720-evening-fall-harp- License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Sneaky Adventure by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4383-sneaky-adventure License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Myst on the Moor by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4104-myst-on-the-moor License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Comfortable Mystery by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3531-comfortable-mystery License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ The Forest and the Trees by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4494-the-forest-and-the-trees License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ All references sources for this episode are cited at https://StrangeEncounters.org

Actor Jimmy Stewart played many memorable roles in his career.  This one was destined to be the strangest... Written & Produced by: Rick Coste Music:  Opening & Closing Theme: Rick Coste Infados by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3914-infados License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Accralate by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3336-accralate License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ River Fire by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4294-river-fire License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Silver Flame by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4362-silver-flame License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ All references sources for this episode are cited at https://StrangeEncounters.org

Cashen's Gap on the Isle of Man is home to one of the oddest stories when it comes to hanuted farmhouses.  Poltergeist?  Perhaps.  It's the form this particular spook manifested iteself is what makes it memorable. Written & Produced by: Rick Coste Music:  Opening & Closing theme by Rick Coste Darkest Child by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3615-darkest-child License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Sunset at Glengorm by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4437-sunset-at-glengorm License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Colorless Aura by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3524-colorless-aura License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ It is Lost by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3932-it-is-lost License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Land of Phantoms by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3966-land-of-phantoms License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ All references sources for this episode are cited at https://StrangeEncounters.org

When it came to pantomime and silent roles, Chaplin was king.  Little did he know a few months after his death he would be the star of another silent role. Written & Produced by: Rick Coste Music:  Opening & Closing Theme: Rick Coste Thinking Music by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4522-thinking-music License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Sneaky by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4385-sneaky License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Trio for Piano, Cello, and Clarinet by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4547-trio-for-piano-cello-and-clarinet License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Scheming Weasel (faster version) by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4326-scheming-weasel-faster-version- License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Hard Boiled by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3857-hard-boiled License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ All references sources for this episode are cited at https://StrangeEncounters.org

One early morning, in 1897, the residents of Aurora, Texas looked up to see an object trailing smoke.  When it crashed they ran to the scene to find it littered with debris…  and something else. Written & Produced by: Rick Coste Music:  Opening & Closing Theme: Rick Coste Dreams Become Real by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3678-dreams-become-real License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Unnatural Situation by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4567-unnatural-situation License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Night Break by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4125-night-break License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ All references sources for this episode are cited at https://StrangeEncounters.org

One morning, Lerina Garcia Gordo woke up to find that everything had changed.  What started out as a peculiar set of circumstances, soon turned bizarre, and then horrifying. Written & Produced by: Rick Coste Music:  Opening & Closing Theme: Rick Coste Gloom Horizon by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3809-gloom-horizon License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Spider Eyes by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4405-spider-eyes License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Symmetry by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4790-symmetry License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ All references sources for this episode are cited at https://StrangeEncounters.org

In May of 1972 a Benedictine priest and scientist named Father Pellegrino Ernetti claimed he he was part of a team who created a device called the chronovisor.  What's so special about it?  It's screen could look into the past... Written & Produced by: Rick Coste Music:  Opening & Closing Theme: Rick Coste Ghost Story by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3805-ghost-story License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Blue Sizzle by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3452-blue-sizzle License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Aftermath by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3342-aftermath License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Bent and Broken by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3431-bent-and-broken License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ All references sources for this episode are cited at https://StrangeEncounters.org  

A figure has been walking through history.  He never ages and claims to be hundreds, if not thousands, of years old.  This man is the Count of Saint Germain. Written & Produced by: Rick Coste Music:  Opening & Closing Theme: Rick Coste Grave Matters by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3822-grave-matters License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Danse Macabre - Isolated Harp by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3593-danse-macabre---isolated-harp License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Mourning Song by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4086-mourning-song License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Trio for Piano Violin and Viola by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4546-trio-for-piano-violin-and-viola License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Violin Solo:  Mark Winstanley All references sources for this episode are cited at StrangeEncounters.org

Something was killing the sheep in Talbot County, Georgia.  At first they thought it was a wolf, until they began to suspect it might be something else… Written & Produced by: Rick Coste Music:  Opening & Closing Theme: Rick Coste Redletter by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4268-redletter License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Night of Chaos by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4127-night-of-chaos License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Grim League by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3829-grim-league License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Oppressive Gloom by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4174-oppressive-gloom License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ All references sources for this episode are cited at StrangeEncounters.org

In 1966 the students of Westall High had their studies interrupted.  Not by a disturbance in the halls, but by something in the sky...   Written & Produced by: Rick Coste Music:  Opening & Closing Theme: Rick Coste Blue Sizzle by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3452-blue-sizzle License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Floating Cities by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3765-floating-cities License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Long Note Two by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3994-long-note-two License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/   All references sources for this episode are cited at StrangeEncounters.org  

The Cranswell’s loved their new home at Croglin Grange.  That is until something crept over their stone wall and approached the house…   Written & Produced by: Rick Coste Music:  Opening & Closing Theme: Rick Coste Dreams Become Real by Kevin MacLeodLink: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3678-dreams-become-real License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Interloper by Kevin MacLeodLink: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3919-interloper License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/   All references sources for this episode are cited at StrangeEncounters.org

The library at the Mont Saint Odile Abbey boasts many ancient works. Some are rare, priceless, and centuries old. And, on a warm Summer’s day in August of 2000, they began to disappear...   Written & Produced by: Rick Coste Music:  Opening & Closing Theme: Rick Coste Dreams Become Real by Kevin MacLeodLink: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3678-dreams-become-real License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Interloper by Kevin MacLeodLink: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3919-interloper License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/   All references sources for this episode are cited at StrangeEncounters.org

In 1950 a man appeared in the middle of Times Square dressed in 19th century clothes.  This man's appearance, and the story behind it, leads to a strange encounter with time, truth, and a 70 year old mystery.   Written & Produced by: Rick Coste Music:  Opening & Closing Theme: Rick Coste Dark Times by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3611-dark-times License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Oppressive Gloom by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4174-oppressive-gloom License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ All references sources for this episode are cited at StrangeEncounters.org