Talking Weird

Dave Spinks has investigated and researched the supernatural since 1986, inspired by several experiences he had as a young man. Since that time he has conducted several hundred investigations in the U.S. as well as Europe. Dave served in the U.S. Air Force for 8 Years and went on to work as a Federal Law Enforcement Officer, retiring in 2011.  During his paranormal investigations Dave has undergone many hair raising and unnerving experiences.  Having investigated strange phenomena for over 30 years he has built many friendships with some of the most well known investigators in the field today. He has been seen on various TV shows, including: EXPEDITION X, TERROR IN THE WOODS, PARANORMAL 911, The UNxPLAINED, IN SEARCH OF MONSTERS, and THESE WOODS ARE HAUNTED to name a few. He was also featured in the Small Town Monsters film FLATWOODS MONSTER: A LEGACY OF FEAR. He has been a featured guest on hundreds of paranormal themed radio programs and podcasts. Dave is often a guest speaker at paranormal conferences around the country. He is also an author on topics that include cryptids, hauntings and UFOs. Dave released his first book - WEST VIRGINIA BIGFOOT - in 2018 and was featured in the highly successful WOODKNOCKS series by David Weatherly. His most recent books are WICKED 46: A PENNSYLVANIA HAUNTING and COOKING WITH CRYPTIDS. Dave visits with Talking Weird to chat about his new store and books, and his many experiences with a wide range of paranormal phenomena; from spirits, through UFOs, to cryptids. It's a fun and fascinating conversation with a straight-shooting veteran of the paranormal community. Visit Dave Spinks' official site at: https://www.davespinksparanormalinvestigator.com/ Support TALKING WEIRD by purchasing one of the fantastic Fortean themed T-shirts available at: www.charlesfort.org Or you can "buy" Dean and Jenn "a coffee" at: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/weird

Vincent Richardson is the founder of the St.Louis Missouri based paranormal investigation group Minds Eye P.I. established in 2009. He has been lead investigator on local cases helping clients understand and deal with their personal paranormal experiences for 10+ years. Growing up in a 100 year old haunted home and having a near death experience as a young man introduced Vincent into the realm of the paranormal. Now Vincent is a Fortean Researcher and member of Lon Strickler's Fortean Research Team for Phantoms and Monsters. Vincent is also a Producer and Community Manager for the paranormal YouTube channel Beyond Explanation. Co-Producing shows with Bill Fuller such as Amy Bue's WILD BUE YONDER, The Catskills Appalachian Research Collective's FROM BEHIND TALL TREES, Jack Cary's PARANORMAL PLANET and ARCANE RADIO with Lon Strickler. Vincent is also the forensic sketch artist for the North American Dogman Project and is a sketch artist for paranormal sightings of creatures and experiences. He has been an active field researcher for everything from ghosts , spirits and otherworldly entities to UFOs, EBEs, Bigfoot, and other cryptids. Vincent visits Talking Weird to share and chat about some of his forensic sketches of Dogmen, Sasquatches, Wendigos, Mothman, other assorted cryptids and paranormal entities, along with his own paranormal experiences. The conversation also examines various paranormal theories and investigations from those proposed by John Keel to the MISSING 411 books of David Paulides. It's a fascinating and engaging episode. To see Vincent's sketches - which are discussed in this episode - watch the video version of this show, available on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_PWrvJtTFL4 Visit the BEYOND EXPLANATION YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/beyondexplanation Support TALKING WEIRD by purchasing one of the fantastic Fortean themed T-shirts available at: www.charlesfort.org Or you can "buy" Dean and Jenn "a coffee" at: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/weird

Heidi Erickson is a mostly fictional character who has dedicated herself to the telling of tales and spirits, and the tales of spirits, and the spirit of telling a good tale. She has a disturbing and entertaining knowledge of both the supernatural and the best libations to accompany them. She resides in the City of Milwaukee, arguably the best place on Earth to hone the skills of both drinking and storytelling. Heidi visits with the show for our Halloween special to spin enthralling, dark, and often hilarious tales of All Hallows' Eve, Faeries, Witchcraft, and the old Celtic Gods, as only she can! Visit Heidi on her Ghost Story Happy Hour Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/ghoststoryhappyhour Listen to Heidi co-host TEA'S WEIRD WEEK: https://teasweirdweek.podbean.com/ Support TALKING WEIRD by purchasing one of the fantastic Fortean themed T-shirts available at: www.charlesfort.org Or you can "buy" Dean and Jenn "a coffee" at: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/weird

Talking Weird's hosts Dean and Jenn launch into a fun and fast moving conversation about Halloween, astrology, and horror films. Films they chat about include HALLOWEEN 3: SEASON OF THE WITCH, John Carpenter's original HALLOWEEN (and HALLOWEEN 2), as well as Rob Zombie's remakes and his HOUSE OF 1000 CORPSES, THE DEVIL'S REJECTS, and LORDS OF SALEM. They also talk POLTERGEIST, NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET, SILVER BULLET, PRINCE OF DARKNESS, CHILDREN OF THE DAMNED, ROSEMARY'S BABY, Larry Cohen's IT'S ALIVE franchise, and Don Coscarelli's PHANTASM franchise. Dean and Jenn also remember some TV programs and mini-series: From IT'S THE GREAT PUMPKIN CHARLIE BROWN, THE WALTONS, and HAPPY DAYS, through THE STAND, ROSE RED, IT, SALEM'S LOT, MASTERS OF HORROR to THE LOWE FILES.  Taking questions and comments from viewers of the live show, this is an entertaining and lively chat, perfect to warm you up for the spooky season! Support TALKING WEIRD by purchasing one of the fantastic Fortean themed T-shirts available at: www.charlesfort.org Or you can "buy" Dean and Jenn "a coffee" at: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/weird Watch HALLOWEEN FAIRY TALE on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zxIaaNA_-2s Darkest Child by Kevin MacLeod http://incompetech.com
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As the owner of the famous Bellaire House in Ohio, Kristin Lee is a profound psychic medium. Her advisory style embraces many multi-culturally diverse, helping people with various life obstacles. As a metaphysician, she helps families when it comes to balancing and overcoming their traumatic paranormal experiences.   Kristin is a master level mental health professional who works with families and their children to help them overcome paranormal issues. Her work encompasses how social psychology and behavioral science correlates to the supernatural or paranormal investigators, psychic mediums, empaths, and families who are suffering from paranormal activity. She also studies and applies a higher intellectual source of communication, a multi-dimensional source of communication, how metaphysics coincides with physics, and the physiological effect of the human body while one investigates the unknown.   Kristin Lee is also an accomplished paranormal investigator, aligning herself with the most respected influencers in the industry. With this, she dedicates her afterlife studies to data collection principally with her property, the supernaturally intensified Bellaire House. Her research skills are applied organically and scholastically while infusing a metaphysical component, lifting it to a holistically professional level.   With all of this, Kristin Lee is a published author of two books titled “1699 Belmont Street” & “Paranormal Confessions" with a third one coming soon! Kristin Lee has appeared on the Bio Channel, A&E, Destination America, Travel Channel, and Lifetime Television on behalf of the haunted Bellaire House. Kristen visits with the show to talk about her latest book and many paranormal experiences. It's a fascinating and fun conversation! PARANORMAL CONFESSIONS is available here: https://www.amazon.com/Paranormal-Confessions-Hauntings-Possession-Bellaire/dp/1642970263 Visit the Bellaire House online: https://www.bellairehousetours.com/ Follow Kristen (paracat999) on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@paracat999? Support TALKING WEIRD by purchasing one of the fantastic Fortean themed T-shirts available at: www.charlesfort.org Or you can "buy" Dean and Jenn "a coffee" at: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/weird Thanks for listening, and keep it weird!

Joshua Cutchin is the author of five books: 2015's A Trojan Feast: The Food and Drink Offerings of Aliens, Faeries, and Sasquatch (translated into Spanish as Banquete Troyano); 2016's The Brimstone Deceit: An In-Depth Examination of Supernatural Scents, Otherworldly Odors, & Monstrous Miasmas; 2018's Thieves in the Night: A Brief History of Supernatural Child Abductions; and 2020's Where the Footprints End: High Strangeness and the Bigfoot Phenomenon, Volumes I & II, with Timothy Renner. 2021 will see the release of Fairies on Film, a collection of essays of which he is editor and a contributor. He has appeared on a wide variety of paranormal programs discussing his work, including Coast to Coast AM, Mysterious Universe, Binnall of America, Expanded Perspectives, Radio Misterioso and the Gralien Report. Joshua has been featured on the hit History Channel television show Ancient Aliens, and is a recurring roundtable guest on the Where Did the Road Go? podcast. Joshua has been invited to speak at Georgia MUFON Events, annual ParaMania un-conferences, the International Fortean Organization's 2016 & 2019 FortFests, 2019's X-Filers United! conference, ConCarolinas (2019-2021), Strange Realities Conference (2019-2021), Tewksbury Public Library's 2020 Fright Nights, 2020's Phenomenacon (hosted by Greg & Dana Newkirk), and the 2021 Utopæon-Convention in Graz, Austria. Joshua visits with Dean and Jenn for a mind-bending chat about Bigfoot, UFOs (and UFO "disclosure"), faeries, hauntings and the similarities that these phenomena share. Get ready for a deep dive into high strangeness; which calls into question the nature of reality itself. Joshua Cutchin's official website: https://www.joshuacutchin.com/ Links to purchase his books on Amazon and Barnes and Noble are here: https://www.joshuacutchin.com/publications Support TALKING WEIRD by purchasing one of the fantastic Fortean themed T-shirts available at: www.charlesfort.org Or you can "buy" Dean and Jenn "a coffee" at: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/weird Thanks for listening, and keep it weird!

Johnny Henderson is founder and director of the Cryptid Studies Institute. Born in the foothills of Appalachia, he grew up hearing the tales of Sasquatch and the supernatural, which instilled his curiosity to search out these beings and others. When he is not out in the field, he is a part-time speaker and preacher who specializes in creation, evolution, and dinosaurs. Elijah Henderson is co-owner of the Cryptid Studies Institute. He is the host of the YouTube series Nightmare Nuggets of Cryptid Terror, and has been engaged in cryptozoology since 2002. When he is not editing or creating the latest Nightmare Nugget, he enjoys active field research. Johnny and Elijah visit with the show to chat about their ongoing investigations into the werewolf/Dogman creature known as the Beast of LBL (the Best of Land Between the Lakes), relict dinosaurs, and more! Official website of the Cryptid Studies Institute: https://cryptidstudiesinstitute.com Follow the Cryptid Studies Institute on FaceBook: https://www.facebook.com/cryptidstudies Watch Nightmare Nuggets of Cryptid Terror on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEMLW-kaQI_LCmaCYKnfq_Q Support TALKING WEIRD by purchasing one of the fantastic Fortean themed T-shirts available at: www.charlesfort.org Or you can "buy" Dean and Jenn "a coffee" at: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/weird Thanks for listening, and keep it weird!

John Bullard began investigating the paranormal in 2008. Having heard disembodied voices and seen shadow figures, he began to research and investigate haunted locations. After capturing incredible evidence at King's Tavern in Natchez, Mississippi, he began a life long journey to document true evidence and make it easy for people to view and listen. His goal is to “validate proof of life after death”. He was featured in the 2020 paranormal documentary feature film THE HOUSE IN BETWEEN and has recently released an already best selling book A PEEK THROUGH THE VEIL. John returns to Talking Weird to chat about his new book and his many encounters with the paranormal. He also shares his considerable insights into investigative techniques. Visit John's official website: https://www.johnbullardpara.com/ Purchase A PEEK THROUGH THE VEIL: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B099HHG8S3 Find out where you can stream THE HOUSE IN BETWEEN: https://www.thehouseinbetween.com/ Support TALKING WEIRD by purchasing one of the fantastic Fortean themed T-shirts available at: www.charlesfort.org Or you can "buy" Dean and Jenn "a coffee" at: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/weird Thanks for listening, and keep it weird!

Patrick Meechan is the author of NIGHTMARE IN HOLMES COUNTY and 220 FIFTH STREET which are now available in greatly expanded second editions. He specializes in the area of spiritual warfare and how it relates to hauntings and possession. Patrick's books are published by Beyond the Fray Publishing and are available at Amazon. Patrick joins Dean and Jenn to chat about his books, his many paranormal experiences, and his engagement in spiritual battles against the forces of darkness. NIGHTMARE IN HOLMES COUNTY is available to purchase here: https://www.amazon.com/Nightmare-Holmes-County-Terrifying-Story-ebook/dp/B08TCDKWR5 220 FIFTH STREET is available to purchase here: https://www.amazon.com/220-Fifth-Street-Terrifying-Story-ebook/dp/B09186PQX8 Visit Beyond the Fray Publishing at: https://www.beyondthefraypublishing.com Support TALKING WEIRD by purchasing one of the fantastic Fortean themed T-shirts available at: www.charlesfort.org Or you can "buy" Dean and Jenn "a coffee" at: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/weird Thanks for listening, and keep it weird!

Jason Hewlett is a journalist, broadcaster, and podcaster with a degree in filmmaking and film studies. A lifelong interest in the paranormal led him to join Vancouver Paranormal Society in 2017, where he was a lead investigator and society director until 2020, when he and colleague Peter Renn launched the Canadian Paranormal Foundation. He is the manager of The Paranormal Network YouTube channel and all its shows, the writer, director and co-creator of the award winning paranormal reality web series We Want to Believe, narrator for The UFO Show and Hunting the Haunted, and co-author of I Want to Believe: One Man's Journey into the Paranormal, which is available from Beyond the Fray Publishing. He's also co-host of the long running entertainment podcast We Came from the Basement. Jason joins Dean and Jenn for a fun and enlightening conversation which ranges from paranormal investigations, through Bigfoot theories and UFO disclosure, to the nature of reality itself. Check out the Paranormal Network on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1y96pG3JOu6COlk_rfKp7Q Jason's book, I WANT TO BELIEVE: ONE MAN'S JOURNEY INTO THE PARANORMAL is available here: https://www.amazon.com/Want-Believe-Mans-Journey-Paranormal/dp/173441989X Support TALKING WEIRD by purchasing one of the fantastic Fortean themed T-shirts available at: www.charlesfort.org Or you can "buy" Dean and Jenn "a coffee" at: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/weird Thank you, and keep it weird!

Jill Shelley has been interested in the paranormal since she was a young child. In 2010, with a group of like-minded paranormal enthusiasts she formed an investigative team called St. Croix Paranormal. The group has traveled all over the US to well known haunted locations in search of answers. The group were featured on the Biography channel series MY GHOST STORY and they produce their our own local cable show, PARANORMAL PATROL. In was in their travels that Jill realized she wanted to have her own haunted location to research at, and one that would allow others to do the same. In 2018, she fulfilled that long time dream, of owning her own haunted location, when she purchased the Boyd House in Minnesota. Jill visits with Dean and Jenn for a fascinating chat about her experiences owning a haunted house, as well as her broader paranormal investigations. Official website for St. Croix Paranormal (which includes details on booking and visiting the Boyd House): www.stcroixparanormal.com Boyd House on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Boydhouse217 Watch BOYD HOUSE: THE DOCUMENTARY on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mcUX0vH1QsI Support TALKING WEIRD by purchasing one of the fantastic Fortean themed T-shirts available at: www.charlesfort.org Or you can "buy" Dean and Jenn "a coffee" at: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/weird Thank you, and keep it weird!

For more than 50 years, Edd Schultz has been studying and practicing hypnosis in many forms and venues. He has been both a stage hypnotist and a hypnotherapist, or as he prefers to call it, a hypnoticoach. Edd's first public performance was at the 1964 New York World's Fair when he was only sixteen years old. He studied with the New England Institute of Hypnotherapy, Hypnosis Motivation Institute and British Hypnosis Research, and began doing hypnotherapy in 1974, Now he is in the process of writing three books: Be Still and Know: A Course in Christian Meditation; Calm, Peace, Relax: How to Improve Your Life in 30 Days with Self-Hypnosis; and Journey of a Soul Searcher: A Spiritual Autobiography. Edd returns to the show, for a fascinating discussion that travels from hypnosis and the power of the imagination, through the mysteries of the subconscious, to recalled past life and alien abduction memories. Plus: He conducts an experiment on the power of the imagination, that listeners can partake in! Find Edd on Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/HYPNOTICOACH-208494932577815 Support TALKING WEIRD by purchasing one of the fantastic Fortean themed T-shirts available at: www.charlesfort.org Or you can "buy" Dean and Jenn "a coffee" at: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/weird Thank you, and keep it weird!  

Bigfoot witness-turned-researcher, Todd M. Neiss has been an active investigator for over 28 years. As a Sergeant in the Army's 1249th Combat Engineer Battalion, he came face to face with, not one, but three of the elusive giants in the temperate rain forest of Oregon's Coast Range while conducting high-explosives training in the spring of 1993. His sighting was independently corroborated by three fellow soldiers who also witnessed these creatures.

ince that fateful day, Neiss has conducted numerous investigations including several long-term expeditions in the Coastal, Cascade and Blue Mountain Ranges of Oregon & Washington, as well as Northern California, Arizona, Alaska, Nebraska and British Columbia. 
Over the years, his research has garnered him international attention. He has been the subject of numerous documentaries and TV programs from the US and Canada to the UK and Germany. He has been featured on such programs as: Unsolved Mysteries, Encounters, To the Ends of the Earth, The UnXpected and has been featured on the Discovery Channel, Travel Channel and National Geographic. He has also appeared on numerous radio & TV talk shows, local newscasts and newspapers. He is currently producing a documentary about his recent expedition in the uninhabited Broughton Archipelago of British Columbia called Operation: Sea Monkey He has been a featured speaker at several schools, colleges and universities. 
Neiss co-founded the American Primate Conservancy with his wife, Diane Stocking Neiss five years ago. Their primary mission is “the discovery, knowledge, research, recognition, and protection of the Sasquatch.” A veteran of the Iraq War, Neiss recently retired with meritorious honors from the U.S. Army; where he served for over 21 years. Todd visits with Dean and Jenn for a fascinating conversation about all things 'squatch: From Todd's own experiences and investigations, through the history of Bigfoot lore and native American Sasquatch abduction stories, to Missing 411 and paranormal Bigfoot theories. Anyone with an interest in Bigfoot will adore this episode. Official site of the American Primate Conservancy: www.americanprimate.org Trailer for OPERATION: SEA MONKEY: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zgsN8dQMZGY&t=127s Support TALKING WEIRD by purchasing one of the fantastic Fortean themed T-shirts available at: www.charlesfort.org

Kerry Prior is the writer/director/producer of THE REVENANT, a film that garnered him three best-director awards and several best-in-festival awards (27 awards total). His other feature directing credits include ROADKILL and THE BLARE RABBIT PROJECT. Kerry cut his teeth in Hollywood as a visual effects artist and makeup effects artist while working on establishing a writing and directing career. He is a graduate of UCLA's School of Film and Television. Kerry joins Dean and Jenn to chat about the mythologies, beliefs, and anomalous phenomena that he draws on as inspiration for his films and projects. It's a funny and fascinating conversation that ranges from Eastern European vampire belief, through Bigfoot and UFO disclosure, to MK-Ultra mind control. Visit Kerry's official website here: https://dkerryprior.com/  

For nearly three decades Chad Lewis has traveled the back roads of the world in search of the strange and unusual. From tracking vampires in Transylvania and searching for the elusive monster of Loch Ness to trailing the dangerous Tata Duende through remote villages of Belize and searching for ghosts in Ireland's haunted castles, Chad has scoured the earth in search of the paranormal. Chad has been featured on the Discovery Channel's A Haunting, William Shatner's Weird or What, ABC's Scariest Places on Earth, Monsters and Mysteries in America, along with being a frequent contributor on Ripley's Believe it or Not Radio. With a Master's Degree in Psychology, Chad has authored over 20 books on the supernatural, and extensively lectures on his fascinating findings. The more bizarre the legend, the more likely it is that you will find Chad there. Chad joins Dean and Jenn to chat about his latest book SUPERNATURAL DARES OF THE MIDWEST, as well as some of his other recent works including WENDIGO LORE and THE BIG MUDDY MONSTER. It's a fascinating and sometimes spooky conversation, with one of the world's most learned and experienced paranormal researchers. Visit Chad and order his books at his official website: www.chadlewisresearch.com Support TALKING WEIRD by purchasing one of the fantastic Fortean themed T-shirts available at: www.charlesfort.org

Kitsie Duncan is well known in the paranormal world as a fierce, compassionate researcher of the unexplained. She is an author, producer, director and passionate pursuer of not only the evidence of spirit, but the story that the spirits are here to tell. In her book, I'D RATHER TALK TO DEAD PEOPLE, she shares her own story of seeking answers after her father passed away suddenly. This journey led her to create a show where others could receive the answers they seek in spirit. Through three seasons of the Oddity Files, available on Amazon Prime, Kitsie has investigated some of the most notoriously haunted locations in the world, and has gotten stories from the souls roaming these locations, beyond the lore and the legends told on a daily basis. With her latest series – PARANORMAL X ROAD - this self proclaimed “Oprah” of the paranormal is on a mission to make the paranormal investigative process more personal. She is going into the homes and workplaces of those living with questions, grief and despair and helping them speak to the spirits who are with them. Kitsie chats with Dean and Jenn about her new book, her latest series, and many of her experiences with the paranormal. It's a fun and fascinating episode. Check out all of Kitsie's pages at this one link: https://www.flowcode.com/page/kitsieduncan Support TALKING WEIRD by purchasing one of the fantastic Fortean themed T-shirts available at: www.charlesfort.org

Mister Sam Shearon is a British dark-artist based in Los Angeles. Specializing in horror and science-fiction, his work often includes elements inspired by ancient cultures, folklore, legend and the occult. 

His fascination with the supernatural, the paranormal, cryptozoology and the unexplained has played a huge part in his work since his own childhood experiences growing up on the edge of a forest in England. Sam has created artwork for a variety of clients in both the rock and metal music scene and the world of the comic book and graphic novel. 
Creating album covers, merchandise and comic-book covers for a variety of clients including: Rob Zombie, Slayer, Ministry, Rammstein, Filter, Iron Maiden, KISS, Powerman 5000, Clive Barker, Stan Lee, IDW publishing, Boom Studios, The X-Files and Fangoria... to name but a few.

His artwork can also be found on the covers of various books, films and podcasts regarding cryptozoology and the paranormal by authors David Weatherly, Ken Gerhard, Joshua Cutchin, Joshua P. Warren, Whitley Strieber, David Hatcher Childress, Shannon LeGro and many more.

 He regularly appears at various comic-conventions, signing books and prints of his artwork, including New York, Los Angeles and San Diego Comic-Con and has done so for the past eleven years in a row. 
He's been featured on the covers of several magazines and continues to occasionally appear as a guest on various podcasts such as 'Into The Fray', 'Where Did The Road Go', 'The Micah Hanks Program' and 'Coast to Coast AM'. 

His own podcast launches this year and is split into seasons, with the first covering ghosts, hauntings and things that go bump in the night! Sam joins Dean and Jenn to chat a little about his own upcoming podcast, as well as a wide range of anomalous phenomena: From ghosts and shadow people, through UFOs and faeries, to cryptids and strange disappearances. This show is a wild and fun ride down all kinds of dark back-roads of this haunted planet. WEBSITE: http://www.mistersamshearon.com 

 YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/MisterSamShearon 

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John Harrigan is a British filmmaker, actor, writer and occultist. He is a founder at FoolishPeople.org, F00lishPe0ple create ritual theatre. Harrigan wrote and directed the immersive horror film STRANGE FACTORIES which toured the oldest independent cinemas in the UK as a live cinematic event as featured in Filmmaker Magazine and Wired Magazine and written about in ‘The Modern British Horror’ by Dr. Steven Gerrard, Rutgers University Press (2018). In 2019 he was awarded Best Director at the Brighton Rocks Film Festival and Best Storytelling at the First Hermetic Film Festival in Venice for his second feature ARMAGEDDON GOSPELS. In his spare time he teaches meditation and lectures in storytelling, drama, ritual and creativity for organizations such as the Institute of Contemporary Arts, The Royal College of Art and The Royal Central School of Speech and Drama. His third feature LIGHTSHIPS is currently submitting to film festivals. He seeks peace and equilibrium, but finds it hard to locate in a house filled with five cats and three children. John chats with Dean and Jenn about his film, and his use of art as a transformative, magical process. The fascinating conversation also examines the work of Maryann Rada and the experiences of other UFO contactees, Enochian angelic communications, the imaginal realm, the nature of reality, and more. Visit John's official website: JohnHarrigan.com Like John's official FaceBook page: https://www.facebook.com/johnharriganUK John's productions company can be found at: https://foolishpeople.com The official website for LIGHTSHIPS: https://www.lightships.info/ Support Talking Weird by purchasing one of the fantastic Fortean themed T-shirt available at: www.charlesfort.org

Robert C. Robinson served in the United States Army as an Airborne Military Policeman for 21 years. Rob has a bachelor’s degree in Criminal Justice from Everest University and an associate degree in General Studies from Central Texas College and is a certified PADI wreck diver. As a boy, Robert visited Loch Ness in 1975 with his family, but his first real legend trip was investigating MoMo, the Missouri monster. Rob has filmed segments on the Florida Skunk Ape for PBS’s “Weird Florida: On the Road Again,” “Monsters and Mysteries of America,” and “Bigfoot in America” on Destination America channel. In 2010 Rob and his family appeared in the TV show “Wife Swap” as the monster-hunting family. Along with Bigfoot and other cryptids, Robert also investigates haunted places, UFO, buried treasure, and mysterious places. Robert is an active member of the following groups; MFON, The International Cryptozoology Society, the British Columbia Scientific Cryptozoology Club, The Ghost Club, the International UFO museum, and the World Explorers Club. He is also the Florida representative for the North American Dogman Project. Robert is an investigator and member of the UFO Hunters of America. Robert has had the privilege of speaking at the 2016 International Cryptozoology Conference, the Mothman Festival, the Ohio Bigfoot Conference, Cryptid Con, South Florida Paranormal Conference, and the Hocking Hills Bigfoot Conference. Robert has written for numerous magazines to include Paranormal Investigators Magazine, Cryptid Culture magazine. The 2016 International Cryptozoology Society Journal published his research into the Florida Skunk Ape legend. He currently writes articles and the Cryptid Corner column for the World Explorers magazine. Robert published his book Legend Tripping: The Ultimate Adventure in 2016. He wrote the chapter on the Florida Skunk Ape in Wood Knocks Vol 3. His most recent book is International Legend Tripping: Adventure Outside the Box. Adventures Unlimited Press publishes both books. He visits with Talking Weird to talk about his books, and his many legend trips! Legend Tripping: The Ultimate Adventure is available from the publisher here: http://www.adventuresunlimitedpress.com/proddetail.php?prod=LGT Or from Amazon here: https://www.amazon.com/Legend-Tripping-Adventure-Robert-Robinson/dp/1939149649/ International Legend Tripping: Adventure Outside the Box is available from the publisher here: http://www.adventuresunlimitedpress.com/proddetail.php?prod=INLT Or from Amazon here: https://www.amazon.com/International-Legend-Tripping-Adventure-Outside/dp/1948803275/ Find Rob on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RobertRobinsonLegendTripper

Emma Louise Tully was raised in the small village of Newtowncunningham in County Donegal, Ireland. While growing up, Emma faced unexpected challenges as she embarked on a journey with the paranormal. It all began when her parents fell in love with a dilapidated Georgian mansion. The family took on an immense project of renovation and spent most of their life savings bringing this former Church of Ireland rectory back to its former glory. When finally moving into their new home, unexplainable events began to unfold. Emma’s childhood was like no other. Her ability to see and hear spirits was enhanced when residing with the ghosts from the past. After leaving high school in 2007, she went on to study health and social care and later was employed by a private healthcare agency as a Personal Healthcare Assistant. Despite the attempts to lead a normal life, Emma’s curiosity in the paranormal grew as she began her research for answers as to why her home held such activity. For over two years, Emma has worked alongside leading Irish paranormal groups and studied Parapsychology to gain knowledge and understanding in the field of the paranormal as well as psychic phenomena. She has featured in TV shows, podcasts, paranormal magazines and live interviews detailing her personal experiences living in Sharon Rectory. As the paranormal is a growing interest for many, Emma has held numerous events such as paranormal investigations and historical tours within the spectacular Georgian rectory. Emma visits with Talking Weird to talk about her haunted life and her new book THE HAUNTING OF SHARON RECTORY. The Haunting of Sharon Rectory is available here: https://www.amazon.com/HAUNTING-SHARON-RECTORY-Horror-Heartbreak/dp/1527257738/ Visit Sharon Rectory online: https://www.sharonrectoryireland.com/

Peter Renn has been a paranormal researcher for over 26 years. He is co-founder of the Canadian Paranormal Foundation and a documenting investigator for an ordained Exorcist in Washington State. He is also the producer and lead investigator of the YouTube show WE WANT TO BELIEVE that can be found on the Paranormal Network. He joins Dean and Jenn to talk about his recently published book: I Want to Believe: One Man’s Journey into the Paranormal. The fascinating conversation that follows examines many of Pete’s personal experiences with the paranormal, as well as some deep dive theorizing and discussion on investigative techniques and the state of the paranormal research field. I Want to Believe: One Man's Journey into the Paranormal, is available in paperback of Kindle edition here: https://www.amazon.com/Want-Believe-Mans-Journey-Paranormal/dp/173441989X/ Watch I WANT TO BELIEVE on Youtube here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1y96pG3JOu6COlk_rfKp7Q

World-renowned cryptozoologist Ken Gerhard returns to Talking Weird, to chat about his new book THE ESSENTIAL GUIDE TO THE LOCH NESS MONSTER & OTHER AQUATIC CRYPTIDS. The conversation that ensues covers a wide range of sightings and monster reports, as well as some fun theorizing: ranging from the idea that Nessie might be a prehistoric whale, to more esoteric interpretations drawing from the mythic scope of monster reports. Ken Gerhard's Official site: http://www.kengerhard.com/ Ken's official Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Ken-Gerhard-Cryptozoologist-340810282571 Follow Ken on Twitter: https://twitter.com/gerhard_ken Ken's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/KGerhard/videos Autographed copies of THE ESSENTIAL GUIDE TO THE LOCH NESS MONSTER are available by contacting Ken, through the above website or his social media. Standard paperback and kindle versions are available here: https://www.amazon.com/Essential-Guide-Monster-Aquatic-Cryptids/dp/0578847469/

Kenney W. Irish AKA "The Cryptopunkologist," is an author, hardcore/punk musician and Bigfoot researcher. He returns to the show to chat with Dean and Jenn about his #1 best-selling book AMERICAN CRYPTIDS: IN PURSUIT OF THE ELUSIVE CREATURES. Visit Kenney's official website: https://www.kwirish.com AMERICAN CRYPTIDS is available here: https://www.amazon.com/American-Cryptids-Pursuit-Elusive-Creatures/dp/1954528019/

Heidi Erickson is a mostly fictional character who has dedicated herself to the telling of tales and spirits, and the tales of spirits, and the spirit of telling a good tale. She has a disturbing and entertaining knowledge of both the supernatural and the best libations to accompany them. She resides in the City of Milwaukee, arguably the best place on Earth to hone the skills of both drinking and storytelling. She visits with the show for a St. Patrick's Day special to spin tales of the Fae, the Anunnaki, and supernatural abductions, as only she can!

Veteran UFO and paranormal researcher Steve Ward visits Talking Weird for an exploration of the twisting labyrinth of high strangeness. This is one that fans of John Keel, Jacques Vallee, and Patrick Harpur will not want to miss!

Alexandre Brecher is a documentarian, journalist, cryptozoologist and communicator. Born in France, his career in international development has seen him work for the United Nations and other NGOs in Central Asia, the Middle East and Africa. He joins Dean and Jenn to talk about his most recent film THE EXPLORER: which follows Michel Ballot in his search for the Congo Basin's Mokele-mbembe: a giant reptile or sauropod dinosaur that stalks the region's jungles, rivers, and swamps. They also chat about other cryptids including the Orang Pendek and the Emela-ntouka. Watch the trailer for THE EXPLORER here: https://vimeo.com/493949094 Like the film on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheExplorerFilm Visit MidWest WeirdFest online at: www.midwestweirdfest.com

Jason Hewlett is a host of the popular FROM THE BASEMENT radio program and podcast, co-author (with Peter Renn) of an upcoming book to be released by Shannon LeGro's and G. Michael Hopf's Beyond the Fray publishing imprint, and the creator of the new paranormal web series WE WANT TO BELIEVE. He joins Dean and Jenn for this special Halloween episode of Talking Weird to talk ghoulies and ghosties and all things that go bump in the night. The fascinating conversation examines paranormal investigations, hauntings, the bizarre water droplet phenomenon, some of Jason's and Jenn's own supernatural experiences, as well as various thinkers from Charles Fort to John Keel, and their ideas about anomalous happenings. WE WANT TO BELIEVE is available to watch on the on the JoBlo Horror Videos YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLyvkHUyUk0s3jDC_2WPmKMJ3otr0rysqm Like WE WANT TO BELIEVE on Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/wewanttobelievetheseries/ Listen to FROM THE BASEMENT at: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/we-came-from-the-basement

Aaron Daniel Annas is an Associate Professor and the director of Television and Film Arts at SUNY Buffalo State. He joins Dean and Jenn to chat about his new paranormal documentary film THERE'S NO SUCH THING AS GHOSTS? The fascinating discussion examines Aaron's chilling experiences while filming at some of America's most famous haunted locations including, the Hinsdale House, The Knickerbocker Hotel, and The Demon House of Brownsville Road. They also converse about different interpretations of paranormal phenomenon, life after death, and Aaron's own very personal encounter with the paranormal. THERE'S NO SUCH THING AS GHOSTS? is available to watch on most streaming platforms. For a full list of platforms and more info, visit the film's official website at: https://ghostdocfilm.com/ Like THERE'S NO SUCH THING AS GHOSTS? on Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/theghostdoc Follow THERE'S NO SUCH THING AS GHOSTS? on Twitter: https://twitter.com/thinkhaunted Find the film on Instagram at: https://www.instagram.com/thinkhaunted Subscribe to the film's YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4WWHUdltH7XrmLgwGiGYgg

Shannon LeGro is an author, publisher, and acclaimed host of the popular INTO THE FRAY podcast, as well as the host of two Small Town Monsters' series: ON THE TRAIL OF BIGFOOT and ON THE TRAIL OF UFOS. She joins Dean and Jenn to chat about her latest spine-tingling book (co-written by USA Today Bestselling author G. Michael Hopf) BEYOND THE FRAY: PARAMALGAMATION.   The enthralling conversation winds through the darkened labyrinth of the paranormal and anomalous: Traveling from mysterious “Missing 411” type disappearances and the sinister sounding Randonautica app, through the ideas of Charles Fort and John Keel, to shadow people, vampires, wendigos, fae and elementals. They also discuss the often overlooked psychological ramifications that an encounter with the unknown can entail. This week's episode is a fascinating, fun, and bizarre ride!   The “Vampires” EVP discussed on the show, can be heard here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QPhenlBWHP8   BEYOND THE FRAY: PARAMALGAMATION is available to purchase here: https://amzn.to/34noE6I   Visit the official INTO THE FRAY website: http://intothefrayradio.com/   Find INTO THE FRAY on Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/IntoTheFrayRadio/   Follow INTO THE FRAY on Twitter: https://twitter.com/itf_radio   Find Shannon on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shannonlegro_of_intothefray/   AND visit our new Fortean hub website here: https://www.charlesfort.org/

Kenney W. Irish author, explorer, and researcher from the New York Bigfoot Society, joins Dean and Jenn to chat about his latest book FOLKLORE FRANKENSTEINS. The fascinating conversation looks at Sasquatch reports in various states across the US, as well as other cryptids: including Lake Camplain's “Champ”, Dogmen, and Mothman. The discussion also examines Native American folklore, as well as some famous historical Bigfoot encounters, and alternative theories as to what some of these beings might be. FOLKLORE FRANKENSTEINS is available to purchase here: https://amzn.to/2ZpL8RF Visit Kenny's official website at: https://www.kwirish.com/ Find Kenny on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kenney.irish.1 Follow Kenny on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Kirisheae Watch the first episode of Dean's new 5 minute show, FORT THOUGHT, here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BKhU8hxzht0&fbclid

John Bullard, Amy Bullard, and Sabrina Ross are paranormal investigators and stars of the new feature film documentary THE HOUSE IN BETWEEN (from directors Steve Gonsalves and Kendall Whelpton). The trio join Dean and Jenn to chat about the film, and their investigations into the paranormal, particularly in the so-called "Mississippi House". They discuss various theories about what might be causing the disturbances on the property, as well as their personal and sometimes chilling experiences in the house. THE HOUSE IN BETWEEN can be viewed on most major steaming platforms, visit the documentary's official website for more details at: https://www.thehouseinbetween.com John and Amy Bullard's official website: http://www.smokeandmirrorspi.com THE HOUSE IN BETWEEN official Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thehouseinbetweendoc/ THE HOUSE IN BETWEEN on Twitter: https://twitter.com/houseinbetween THE HOUSE IN BETWEEN YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfMjA99CPZ0j1ufOHSUDaGQ

Glenn Steckling, director of the George Adamski Foundation, joins Dean and Jenn to chat about the life and legacy of history's  most famous flying saucer contactee: George Adamaski. Glenn shares some of his, and his family's, own ET contact accounts and UFO sightings. The refreshing conversation also covers some of the controversies surrounding Adamski, and UFO disinformation: particularly in relation to alien abduction stories and the ongoing talk of imminent ET disclosure. Visit the official George Adamski Foundation website at: http://www.adamskifoundation.com Find Glenn on Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/george.adamskifoundation

Ken Gerhard, world renowned cryptid investigator, joins Dean and Jenn to chat about his latest book THE ESSENTIAL GUIDE TO BIGFOOT. Ken shares his own possible Bigfoot encounter, and discusses the history of Bigfoot research. The enthralling conversation also covers missing person stories, paranormal type encounters, some of Ken's own investigations, including “Littlefoot” reports, and his thoughts on the current direction of the Bigfoot field. THE ESSENTIAL GUIDE TO BIGFOOT is available from Amazon, here: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B085XL11WG Visit Ken's official site at: www.kengerhard.com Ken's Amazon.com Author page: https://www.amazon.com/Ken-Gerhard/e/B00EAFHG2Q Like Ken's Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/Ken-Gerhard-Cryptozoologist-340810282571/ Follow Ken on Twitter: https://twitter.com/gerhard_ken Ken's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/KGerhard/videos

Lon Strickler, cryptid researcher and founder of the influential Phantoms and Monsters website, joins Dean and Jenn to discuss his most recent book WINGED CRYPTIDS: HUMANOIDS, MONSTERS AND ANOMALOUS CREATURES CASEBOOK. Lon talks about some of his own encounters, including his experience with a Bigfoot, and his sighting of a winged humanoid. The conversation covers several different types, or manifestations, of winged anomalous beings; from Mothman, through angels, to pterosaurs. The fascinating chat also delves into different theories and ideas as to the nature and origin of these strange entities. WINGED CRYPTIDS: HUMANOIDS, MONSTERS AND ANOMALOUS CREATURES CASEBOOK is available from Amazon, here: https://www.amazon.com/Winged-Cryptids-Humanoids-Anomalous-Creatures-ebook/dp/B086T57CW3/ Visit PHANTOMS AND MONSTERS at: https://www.phantomsandmonsters.com/ Like the official PHANTOMS AND MONSTERS Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/ForteanResearch/ Follow Lon on Twitter: https://twitter.com/PhantomMonster Lon's Amazon.com author page: https://www.amazon.com/Lon-Strickler/e/B009JURSD4 Listen to Lon's podcast ARCANE RADIO here: https://arcaneradio.podbean.com/

Jay Katz (AKA Jaimie Leonarder), curator of Sydney, Australia's iconic Mu Meson Archive, co-host of the hot new podcast Naked World (with his wife Miss Death), and Vice President of Australia's UFO Research (NSW), visits the show. A fascinating and fun conversation ensues, ranging from Australian UFO encounters and the Min Min lights, through cryptids and Missing 411 type disappearances, to the failings of science when it comes to dealing with anomalous phenomena and the contents of his extensive archives. The Mu Meson Archive official site: https://www.mumesons.com Naked World on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/mumesons The Mu Meson Archive’s YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6p2N-HgF_KxPqAJBIljtRw The Mu Meson Archive’s Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/MuMesonArchivesSydney/ The Meson Archive's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mumesons/

Adam Benedict, author and founder of The Pine Barrens Institute, joins Dean and Jenn to discuss his fantastic book MONSTERS IN PRINT: A COLLECTION OF CURIOUS CREATURES KNOWN MOSTLY FROM NEWSPAPERS. Jumping off from Adam's own possible sea monster encounter, the conversation delves into a fun and fascinating analysis of historical cryptid reports, including proto Bigfoot accounts and tales of strange aquatic creatures. They also discuss what these 19th and early 20th century stories mean for modern cryptid research and Fortean thinking. MONSTERS IN PRINT: A COLLECTION OF CURIOUS CREATURES KNOWN MOSTLY FROM NEWSPAPERS is available from Amazon, here: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1691242535 Visit the official website of THE PINE BARRENS INSTITUTE at: https://pinebarrensinstitute.com/ THE PINE BARRENS INSTITUTE Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/pinebarrensinstitute/ THE PINE BARRENS INSTITUTE on Twitter: https://twitter.com/PBI_Crypto THE PINE BARRENS INSTITUTE on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pinebarrensinstitute/

Richard Doty, retired Special Agent of the Air Force's Office of Special Investigations, joins Dean and Jenn for what might be the show's most important interview yet. Richard, the quintessential UFO insider, is infamous for his involvement in the Paul Bennewitz affair. He has also been accused of leaking and/or creating the MJ-12 documents and the Project Serpo ET exchange program story, accusations which Richard denies. However, as he discusses on this week's show, his own experiences and knowledge from Air Force intelligence work seems to confirm much of the information contained in those controversial stories. Regardless, he is a key figure in the history of modern UFO belief, and this is an episode that anyone with an interest in the subject should not miss.

Dakota Laden, filmmaker and TV personality, joins Dean and Jenn to discuss season two of his hit paranormal series DESTINATION FEAR. The fun, spooky, and intriguing conversation delves into Dakota's most frightening experiences, both on and off camera. They also chat about GHOST ADVENTURES, paranormal phenomena in Dakota's family home, his UFO encounter, and the still to be released feature documentary TRAIL TO TERROR, which was the prototype for DESTINATION FEAR. DESTINATION FEAR screens on the Travel Channel Wednesday nights, 10pm/9pm central. Visit Dakota's official website at: https://www.dakotaladen.com/ Like Dakota's official Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/DakotaLadenOFFICIAL/ Follow Dakota on Twitter: https://twitter.com/DakotaLaden Follow Dakota on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dakotaladen7/ Dakota's Cinemanic Productions channel on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpoajabKKQZPIP8ZmLsLUAw DESTINATION FEAR official Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TravelChannelDestinationFEAR/ DESTINATION FEAR official Twitter: https://twitter.com/destinationfear TRAVEL CHANNEL on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/TravelChannelTV

Lyle Blackburn, leading cryptid researcher and author, joins Dean and Jenn to discuss his highly anticipated upcoming book SINISTER SWAMPS: MONSTERS AND MYSTERIES FROM THE MIRE, some of his previous seminal works, including MOMO: THE STRANGE CASE OF THE MISSOURI MONSTER and THE BEAST OF BOGGY CREEK: THE TRUE STORY OF THE FOUKE MONSTER, and his involvement with several Small Town Monsters documentaries. The conversation delves into Lyle's deep knowledge of Bigfoot type creatures and other cryptids, as well as some of the stranger theories and cases of cryptid research: including paranormal interpretations, three-toed creature tracks, Missouri's own “Minnesota Iceman”, weird parallels between the Fouke Monster and the Kelly/Hopkinsville Goblins, and other disturbing cryptid related attacks and disappearances. Visit Lyle's official website for links to purchase his books, and to view the Small Town Monsters documentaries that he has worked on: http://www.lyleblackburn.com Lyle is also the front man and guitarist of the hellbilly band Ghoultown. Check then out here: http://www.ghoultown.com/ You can also visit his author page at Amazon.com, here: https://www.amazon.com/Lyle-Blackburn/e/B007H8JZIG Like Lyle's official Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/lyleblackburn.official Follow him on Twitter: https://twitter.com/BlackburnLyle

Edd Schultz, once known as “The Psychic Priest”, worked alongside famous paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren on several haunting and possession cases. Ordained in the Episcopal Church, Edd has also been a stage magician, teacher, author, actor, and hypnotherapist. He joins Dean and Jenn for an insight loaded conversation, which examines many of Edd's psychic and paranormal experiences: From ESP and exorcisms, through mystical contact with the Divine, to remote viewing. You can find Edd's official Facebook page at: https://www.facebook.com/Edward-L-Schultz-1628429274073034/ A collection of Edd's writings are available in his book SmorgasWord, available here: https://www.amazon.com/SmorgasWord-Edward-L-Schultz/dp/B005D2RJGS/ His novels UNDER THE PIGNUT TREE and BEYOND THE PIGNUT TREE are available at the following Amazon links: https://www.amazon.com/Under-Pig-Tree-Edward-Schultz-ebook/dp/B00BT71UIY/ https://www.amazon.com/Beyond-Pig-Tree-Edward-Schultz/dp/1499529244/ Edd and his wife Li have a YouTube channel – Li W TV – check it out here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4jhs4iBSOg-JWJZKk5rcbQ

Linda S. Godfrey, the world renowned investigator and author, joins Dean and Jenn to chat about her new documentary film RETURN TO WILDCAT MOUNTAIN: WISCONSIN'S BLACK PANTHER NEXUS, as well as her latest book I KNOW WHAT I SAW: MODERN DAY ENCOUNTERS WITH MONSTERS OF NEW URBAN LEGEND AND ANCIENT LORE. The intriguing conversation that follows begins by delving into mystery black panther sightings, then travels into a discussion about “window areas” and the possible connection between electromagnetic geographic anomalies and weird phenomenon. Linda and Jenn also recount some of their own strange experiences. Including: cougar sightings, observations of  mysterious lights, and Linda's Bigfoot encounters. You can keep up with Linda's latest work, at her official blog: https://lindagodfrey.com RETURN TO WILDCAT MOUNTAIN: WISCONSIN'S BLACK PANTHER NEXUS is available to stream at: https://www.reelhouse.org/whitelhasastudios/return-to-wildcat-mountain I KNOW WHAT I SAW: MODERN-DAY ENCOUNTERS WITH MONSTERS OF NEW URBAN LEGEND AND ANCIENT LORE is available from most online and bricks and mortar stores. Amazon link here: https://www.amazon.com/Know-What-Saw-Modern-Day-Encounters/dp/B07T3HTQ1W/ Like Linda's official Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/LindaGodfreyAuthor/ Follow her on Twitter: https://twitter.com/lindasgodfrey

Greg Newkirk (https://weirdhq.com/) and Karl Pfeiffer (https://www.karlpfeiffer.com/) - paranormal researchers and creators of the ground-breaking paranormal series HELLIER - join Dean and Jenn in studio, during the 4th annual MidWest WeirdFest, to chat about their multi-award winning show. The fascinating conversation travels down the rabbit hole of paranormal belief and high strangeness: From HELLIER and the ideas of John Keel and Jacques Vallee, through Allen Greenfield's influential occult/UFO book SECRET CYPHER OF THE UFONAUTS and P. K. Dick's semi-autobiographical sci-fi novel VALIS, to Greg and Karl's unique paranormal investigation techniques. They also discuss Bigfoot hunters, and what seems to be the influence behind many hauntings. Seasons 1 and 2 of HELLIER are available to stream online for free at: Planet Weird: https://www.hellier.tv/ Amazon Prime: https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B07N6M11C9/ref=atv_dp_season_select_s1 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCH2NwCAEpwXKuHIc2v6jgXw

Kyle J. Macias, paranormal researcher and documentary filmmaker, joins Dean and Jenn to chat about his film THE HAT MAN: DOCUMENTED CASES OF PURE EVIL. The frightening conversation that ensues explores the terrifying apparition known as the Hat Man, and related phenomena; such as bedroom visitations, alien abduction, shadow people, Slender Man, fallen angels, tulpas, and demonic apparitions. The hosts and their guest also recount some of their own unsettling experiences. THE HAT MAN: DOCUMENTED CASES OF PURE EVIL is available to purchase at: Vimeo on Demand: https://vimeo.com/ondemand/thehatmanfilm DVD or Blu-ray: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07X37S66P/ref=sr_1_1 Like the film on Facebook here: https://www.facebook.com/thehatmandocumentary

Co-host Jenn Dorrell joins the show for the first time. She talks with Dean Bertram about her many intriguing paranormal experiences, from childhood to the current day. Including: sleep paralysis, visitation dreams (dreams of the dead). contact with spirits, demonic apparitions, and what some might interpret as alien visitation or abduction phenomenon.

Zelia Edgar (www.justanothertinfoilhat.com) joins host Dean Bertram for a trip down the rabbit hole of UFO belief. A fascinating conversation ensues: from the ideas of the late UFO/Fortean writer John Keel and his influence on the X-Files, through the writings of Jacques Vallee, to the cultural and subjective influences that shape the UFO phenomenon. They also chat about the failure of science to deal with the phenomenon, deep state "spin", and the real history of UFOs: from the Great Airship of 1897 to the Tic-Tac video.