Podcasts about Appalachian Mountains

https://brett-schumacher-shop.fourthwall.comhttps://www.patreon.com/c/CreepyGhostStoriesWelcome to Creepy Ghost Stories, your ultimate horror podcast for the strange, the bizarre, and the unexplained.Hosted by author and narrator Brett Schumacher, this channel is the premier destination for scary stories designed to chill you to the bone or help you drift off to sleep. We specialize in high-quality narrations ranging from viral creepypasta legends to true horror stories submitted by real people.What you can expect on the channel:• Folk Horror: Unsettling tales from the Appalachian Mountains and deep woods.• High Strangeness: Bizarre glitch in the matrix accounts and alien horror.• Supernatural: The best haunted stories and paranormal stories from around the world.• Real Encounters: Real horror experiences from night shifts, lonely roads, and closed locations.Whether you are a fan of Reddit horror or classic folklore, Creepy Ghost Stories brings these terrors to life with immersive audio.Subscribe now and turn on notifications for your daily dose of ghost stories.

https://brett-schumacher-shop.fourthwall.comhttps://www.patreon.com/c/CreepyGhostStoriesWelcome to Creepy Ghost Stories, your ultimate horror podcast for the strange, the bizarre, and the unexplained.Hosted by author and narrator Brett Schumacher, this channel is the premier destination for scary stories designed to chill you to the bone or help you drift off to sleep. We specialize in high-quality narrations ranging from viral creepypasta legends to true horror stories submitted by real people.What you can expect on the channel:• Folk Horror: Unsettling tales from the Appalachian Mountains and deep woods.• High Strangeness: Bizarre glitch in the matrix accounts and alien horror.• Supernatural: The best haunted stories and paranormal stories from around the world.• Real Encounters: Real horror experiences from night shifts, lonely roads, and closed locations.Whether you are a fan of Reddit horror or classic folklore, Creepy Ghost Stories brings these terrors to life with immersive audio.Subscribe now and turn on notifications for your daily dose of ghost stories.

On a remote ridge in Washington sits a nine-foot pit that has no measurable bottom, swallows everything thrown into it without ever filling, plays decades-old music through any radio brought near it, and—according to those who've used it to dispose of their dead—occasionally gives the dead back, alive and walking out of the forest still wearing the collars they were buried in. (LAST STORY IN THE EPISODE)EPISODE BLOG PAGE (includes sources and full transcript): https://weirddarkness.com/MelsHoleFEATURED STORIES IN THIS EPISODE: The next time that you hear a conspiracy theory, take the time to investigate before you decide that it's too impossible to be true. (Conspiracy Theories That Turned Out To Be True) *** The Black Knight satellite. Is this satellite nothing more than a Russian attempt at signal jamming or spying? Or is there something more sinister behind it? (Black Knight Satellite Conspiracy) *** A man starts to fall asleep at the wheel – but gets a supernatural shakeup from an unusual police squad car. (Guardian Angel Speed Trap) *** In a quiet Virginia cemetery is a peculiar tomb that has mystified visitors for nearly two hundred years. Nobody seems to know who is buried there. (The Grave of the Female Stranger) *** A man is knocked unconscious and while being so, he lives an entirely different life. (A Parallel Life) *** “I do not suppose that any man and wife lived more happily and wished each other better than we.” Strange last words from a man who murdered his wife due to a love triangle. (Neal Devaney) *** Did a strange race of albino, sun-fearing people used to roam the Appalachian Mountains? (Moon Eyed People) *** She can kill a man just by sucking all the blood from his body out through his nose. She can slip out of her skin at night to terrorize the countryside. Those who believe in hoodoo call her the Boo Hag. (The Boo Hag) *** A rash of attacks took place in India's New Delhi back in 2001 – and the attacker was described as having monkey-like qualities. Who or what was the Monkey Man of New Delhi? (Monkey Man of New Delhi) *** Bizarre secrets are said to hide somewhere in the bottomless depths of Mel's Hole. The hole definitely exists… but it appears that Mel himself may never have been real. (Mel's Hole) *** The old hag, the succubus, whatever you call it – it's a paranormal nighttime encounter with erotic overtones. Erotic – but more terrifying and mentally scarring than enjoyable. (The Old Hag Revisited)CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…00:00:00.000 = Show Open00:03:00.772 = The Black Knight Satellite Conspiracy00:05:43.919 = Guardian Angel Speed Trap00:09:53.004 = Grave of the Female Stranger00:14:50.756 = Conspiracy Theories That Turned Out To Be True00:26:36.438 = The Old Hag Revisited ***00:33:31.099 = The Boo Hag00:41:49.846 = A Parallel Life ***00:45:23.733 = Neal Devaney00:50:00.024 = The Moon-Eyed People01:00:25.240 = The Monkey Man of Delhi ***01:05:22.088 = Mel's Hole= Show Close*** = Begins immediately after inserted ad breakLISTEN ON PODCAST APPS: Look for this podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeart Radio, Amazon Music, Pandora, TuneIn Radio, and other podcast apps. Get a list of free listening apps here: https://weirddarkness.com/wdapps*No AI Voices Are Used In The Narration Of This Podcast*SOURCES and RESOURCES:“The Black Knight Satellite Conspiracy”: https://tinyurl.com/r3wxu6s“Guardian Angel Speed Trap” submitted by Weirdo family member Blackfire Wolf“Grave of the Female Stranger” by Orrin Grey: http://ow.ly/7cVz30nf1Di“Conspiracy Theories That Turned Out To Be True” from Occult Museum: (website no longer exists)“A Parallel Life/Awoken By a Lamp” posted anonymously to Reddit: http://ow.ly/kgX130ncj11“Neal Devaney” by Robert Wilhelm: https://tinyurl.com/ycsf7nqz“The Old Hag Revisted: Nighttime Terrors” from the book, “Basic Instinct: Erotic Paranormal Encounters”: https://amzn.to/4vjKbX0“The Moon Eyed People” by Brent Swancer: https://tinyurl.com/vgdmen7“The Boo Hag” from North Carolina Ghosts: (link no longer valid)“The Monkey Man of Delhi”: https://tinyurl.com/rq488nu“Mel's Hole” by Maggie Clendenin for Ranker: https://tinyurl.com/u9lzy78(Over time links may become invalid, disappear, or have different content. I always make sure to give authors credit for the material I use whenever possible. If I somehow overlooked doing so for a story, or if a credit is incorrect, please let me know and I will rectify it in these show notes immediately. Some links included above may benefit me financially through qualifying purchases.)WeirdDarkness® is a registered trademark. Copyright ©2026, Weird Darkness.Originally aired: March 16, 2022

There's an old rule in the Appalachian Mountains, if you hear your name called from the woods, don't answer. This week, we're delving into the hills to find out why. We cover folklore  from a 200-year-old Tennessee haunting that killed a man, to a 10-foot creature that emerged in West Virginia in 1952, to the thing in the trees that learns your voice. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

https://brett-schumacher-shop.fourthwall.comhttps://www.patreon.com/c/CreepyGhostStoriesWelcome to Creepy Ghost Stories, your ultimate horror podcast for the strange, the bizarre, and the unexplained.Hosted by author and narrator Brett Schumacher, this channel is the premier destination for scary stories designed to chill you to the bone or help you drift off to sleep. We specialize in high-quality narrations ranging from viral creepypasta legends to true horror stories submitted by real people.What you can expect on the channel:• Folk Horror: Unsettling tales from the Appalachian Mountains and deep woods.• High Strangeness: Bizarre glitch in the matrix accounts and alien horror.• Supernatural: The best haunted stories and paranormal stories from around the world.• Real Encounters: Real horror experiences from night shifts, lonely roads, and closed locations.Whether you are a fan of Reddit horror or classic folklore, Creepy Ghost Stories brings these terrors to life with immersive audio.Subscribe now and turn on notifications for your daily dose of ghost stories.

https://brett-schumacher-shop.fourthwall.comhttps://www.patreon.com/c/CreepyGhostStoriesWelcome to Creepy Ghost Stories, your ultimate horror podcast for the strange, the bizarre, and the unexplained.Hosted by author and narrator Brett Schumacher, this channel is the premier destination for scary stories designed to chill you to the bone or help you drift off to sleep. We specialize in high-quality narrations ranging from viral creepypasta legends to true horror stories submitted by real people.What you can expect on the channel:• Folk Horror: Unsettling tales from the Appalachian Mountains and deep woods.• High Strangeness: Bizarre glitch in the matrix accounts and alien horror.• Supernatural: The best haunted stories and paranormal stories from around the world.• Real Encounters: Real horror experiences from night shifts, lonely roads, and closed locations.Whether you are a fan of Reddit horror or classic folklore, Creepy Ghost Stories brings these terrors to life with immersive audio.Subscribe now and turn on notifications for your daily dose of ghost stories.

The Southeast River Forecast Center hosts a landscape that has the Appalachian Mountains in the north, is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to its east and the Gulf of Mexico to its south, has the Florida Peninsula jutting into those ocean waters, and lowlands between the oceans and mountains. Rain and hurricanes are powerful and important parts of the climate in the Southeast and this region has the most rivers of all the River Forecast Center domains. Did this region have a warm and dry March like much of the country did?  How was their winter precipitation?  What type of summer river flow do they anticipate and what happens here if El Nino is truly the emerging influence? This is the 4th episode in a series hosting interviews with five of the thirteen River Forecast Centers in the US. Our guest for this episode is Haley Stuckey, Hydrometeorological Analysis and Support Forecaster with the Southeast River Forecast Center   GUEST Haley Stuckey, Hydrometeorological Analysis & Support ForecasterSoutheast River Forecast Center River Forecast Centers NOAA National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration NWS National Weather Service   SPONSORSPoudre River Fund NRS NRS PFD for Whale Foundation Whale Foundation   PREVIOUS EPISODES ON RIVER FLOW FORECASTColorado River Basin Snowpack & River Flow 2026 - Apple Podcasts Colorado River Basin Snowpack & River Flow 2026 - SpotifyCalifornia & Nevada Snowpack & River Flow 2026 - Apple Podcasts California & Nevada Snowpack & River Flow 2026 - Spotify Columbia Basin Snowpack & River Flow 2026 - Apple Podcasts Columbia Basin Snowpack & River Flow 2026 - Spotify2024 Snowpack & River Flow - Apple Podcasts 2024 Snowpack & River Flow - Spotify 2023 Western Snowpack & River Flow -  Apple Podcasts 2023 Western Snowpack & River Flow - SpotifyAtmospheric Rivers 101 - Apple Podcasts Atmospheric Rivers 101 - Spotify Part 1, Hurricane Helene in Appalachia, The Science - Apple Podcasts Part 1, Hurricane Helene in Appalachia, The Science - Spotify Part 2, Hurricane Helene in Appalachia, River Rescue - Apple Podcasts Part 2, Hurricane Helene in Appalachia, River Rescue - Spotify THE RIVER RADIUSWebsiteRunoff signup (episode newsletter)InstagramFacebookApple PodcastSpotifyLink Tree

https://brett-schumacher-shop.fourthwall.comhttps://www.patreon.com/c/CreepyGhostStoriesWelcome to Creepy Ghost Stories, your ultimate horror podcast for the strange, the bizarre, and the unexplained.Hosted by author and narrator Brett Schumacher, this channel is the premier destination for scary stories designed to chill you to the bone or help you drift off to sleep. We specialize in high-quality narrations ranging from viral creepypasta legends to true horror stories submitted by real people.What you can expect on the channel:• Folk Horror: Unsettling tales from the Appalachian Mountains and deep woods.• High Strangeness: Bizarre glitch in the matrix accounts and alien horror.• Supernatural: The best haunted stories and paranormal stories from around the world.• Real Encounters: Real horror experiences from night shifts, lonely roads, and closed locations.Whether you are a fan of Reddit horror or classic folklore, Creepy Ghost Stories brings these terrors to life with immersive audio.Subscribe now and turn on notifications for your daily dose of ghost stories.

https://brett-schumacher-shop.fourthwall.comhttps://www.patreon.com/c/CreepyGhostStoriesWelcome to Creepy Ghost Stories, your ultimate horror podcast for the strange, the bizarre, and the unexplained.Hosted by author and narrator Brett Schumacher, this channel is the premier destination for scary stories designed to chill you to the bone or help you drift off to sleep. We specialize in high-quality narrations ranging from viral creepypasta legends to true horror stories submitted by real people.What you can expect on the channel:• Folk Horror: Unsettling tales from the Appalachian Mountains and deep woods.• High Strangeness: Bizarre glitch in the matrix accounts and alien horror.• Supernatural: The best haunted stories and paranormal stories from around the world.• Real Encounters: Real horror experiences from night shifts, lonely roads, and closed locations.Whether you are a fan of Reddit horror or classic folklore, Creepy Ghost Stories brings these terrors to life with immersive audio.Subscribe now and turn on notifications for your daily dose of ghost stories.

https://brett-schumacher-shop.fourthwall.comhttps://www.patreon.com/c/CreepyGhostStoriesWelcome to Creepy Ghost Stories, your ultimate horror podcast for the strange, the bizarre, and the unexplained.Hosted by author and narrator Brett Schumacher, this channel is the premier destination for scary stories designed to chill you to the bone or help you drift off to sleep. We specialize in high-quality narrations ranging from viral creepypasta legends to true horror stories submitted by real people.What you can expect on the channel:• Folk Horror: Unsettling tales from the Appalachian Mountains and deep woods.• High Strangeness: Bizarre glitch in the matrix accounts and alien horror.• Supernatural: The best haunted stories and paranormal stories from around the world.• Real Encounters: Real horror experiences from night shifts, lonely roads, and closed locations.Whether you are a fan of Reddit horror or classic folklore, Creepy Ghost Stories brings these terrors to life with immersive audio.Subscribe now and turn on notifications for your daily dose of ghost stories.

Part 2 of our conversation with former Cherokee County Sheriff Keith “Bumper” Lovin covers the capture of Eric Rudolph and the chaos that followed his arrest in western North Carolina. Keith shares firsthand stories from the manhunt, the face-to-face identification, and the pressure of managing one of the country's most high-profile fugitives in a small-town jail.We also discuss the investigation, the challenges of searching the Appalachian Mountains, and the questions that still remain about Rudolph's years on the run.The Sheriff Who Caught Eric Rudolph | Part 1Fall Youth RetreatSend us Fan MailPlease leave a review on Apple or Spotify to help improve No Sanity Required and help others grow in their faith. Click here to get our Colossians Bible study.

https://brett-schumacher-shop.fourthwall.comhttps://www.patreon.com/c/CreepyGhostStoriesWelcome to Creepy Ghost Stories, your ultimate horror podcast for the strange, the bizarre, and the unexplained.Hosted by author and narrator Brett Schumacher, this channel is the premier destination for scary stories designed to chill you to the bone or help you drift off to sleep. We specialize in high-quality narrations ranging from viral creepypasta legends to true horror stories submitted by real people.What you can expect on the channel:• Folk Horror: Unsettling tales from the Appalachian Mountains and deep woods.• High Strangeness: Bizarre glitch in the matrix accounts and alien horror.• Supernatural: The best haunted stories and paranormal stories from around the world.• Real Encounters: Real horror experiences from night shifts, lonely roads, and closed locations.Whether you are a fan of Reddit horror or classic folklore, Creepy Ghost Stories brings these terrors to life with immersive audio.Subscribe now and turn on notifications for your daily dose of ghost stories.

Stories:1. Dibbuk2. We saw Something In The Sewer Drain3. Dark Feyhttps://brett-schumacher-shop.fourthwall.comhttps://www.patreon.com/c/CreepyGhostStoriesWelcome to Creepy Ghost Stories, your ultimate horror podcast for the strange, the bizarre, and the unexplained.Hosted by author and narrator Brett Schumacher, this channel is the premier destination for scary stories designed to chill you to the bone or help you drift off to sleep. We specialize in high-quality narrations ranging from viral creepypasta legends to true horror stories submitted by real people.What you can expect on the channel:• Folk Horror: Unsettling tales from the Appalachian Mountains and deep woods.• High Strangeness: Bizarre glitch in the matrix accounts and alien horror.• Supernatural: The best haunted stories and paranormal stories from around the world.• Real Encounters: Real horror experiences from night shifts, lonely roads, and closed locations.Whether you are a fan of Reddit horror or classic folklore, Creepy Ghost Stories brings these terrors to life with immersive audio.Subscribe now and turn on notifications for your daily dose of ghost stories.

Stories:1: I am An Ai and I AM Free2: The Pigeons In Toronto Are Wearing Something Elses Skin3: I Used To Want To Be A Ventriloquisthttps://brett-schumacher-shop.fourthwall.comhttps://www.patreon.com/c/CreepyGhostStoriesWelcome to Creepy Ghost Stories, your ultimate horror podcast for the strange, the bizarre, and the unexplained.Hosted by author and narrator Brett Schumacher, this channel is the premier destination for scary stories designed to chill you to the bone or help you drift off to sleep. We specialize in high-quality narrations ranging from viral creepypasta legends to true horror stories submitted by real people.What you can expect on the channel:• Folk Horror: Unsettling tales from the Appalachian Mountains and deep woods.• High Strangeness: Bizarre glitch in the matrix accounts and alien horror.• Supernatural: The best haunted stories and paranormal stories from around the world.• Real Encounters: Real horror experiences from night shifts, lonely roads, and closed locations.Whether you are a fan of Reddit horror or classic folklore, Creepy Ghost Stories brings these terrors to life with immersive audio.Subscribe now and turn on notifications for your daily dose of ghost stories.

https://brett-schumacher-shop.fourthwall.comhttps://www.patreon.com/c/CreepyGhostStoriesWelcome to Creepy Ghost Stories, your ultimate horror podcast for the strange, the bizarre, and the unexplained.Hosted by author and narrator Brett Schumacher, this channel is the premier destination for scary stories designed to chill you to the bone or help you drift off to sleep. We specialize in high-quality narrations ranging from viral creepypasta legends to true horror stories submitted by real people.What you can expect on the channel:• Folk Horror: Unsettling tales from the Appalachian Mountains and deep woods.• High Strangeness: Bizarre glitch in the matrix accounts and alien horror.• Supernatural: The best haunted stories and paranormal stories from around the world.• Real Encounters: Real horror experiences from night shifts, lonely roads, and closed locations.Whether you are a fan of Reddit horror or classic folklore, Creepy Ghost Stories brings these terrors to life with immersive audio.Subscribe now and turn on notifications for your daily dose of ghost stories.

Stories:1. Mullaghbrack2. Compulsion3. The Coin Locker (NSFW)4. That Awful Dripping Soundhttps://brett-schumacher-shop.fourthwall.comhttps://www.patreon.com/c/CreepyGhostStoriesWelcome to Creepy Ghost Stories, your ultimate horror podcast for the strange, the bizarre, and the unexplained.Hosted by author and narrator Brett Schumacher, this channel is the premier destination for scary stories designed to chill you to the bone or help you drift off to sleep. We specialize in high-quality narrations ranging from viral creepypasta legends to true horror stories submitted by real people.What you can expect on the channel:• Folk Horror: Unsettling tales from the Appalachian Mountains and deep woods.• High Strangeness: Bizarre glitch in the matrix accounts and alien horror.• Supernatural: The best haunted stories and paranormal stories from around the world.• Real Encounters: Real horror experiences from night shifts, lonely roads, and closed locations.Whether you are a fan of Reddit horror or classic folklore, Creepy Ghost Stories brings these terrors to life with immersive audio.Subscribe now and turn on notifications for your daily dose of ghost stories.

Stories:1. People Don't Die They Hide2. Showersick3. Something Has Been Leaving Gifts at Night4. The Black Paths Of Sheol5. The Pumpkin Patchhttps://brett-schumacher-shop.fourthwall.comhttps://www.patreon.com/c/CreepyGhostStoriesWelcome to Creepy Ghost Stories, your ultimate horror podcast for the strange, the bizarre, and the unexplained.Hosted by author and narrator Brett Schumacher, this channel is the premier destination for scary stories designed to chill you to the bone or help you drift off to sleep. We specialize in high-quality narrations ranging from viral creepypasta legends to true horror stories submitted by real people.What you can expect on the channel:• Folk Horror: Unsettling tales from the Appalachian Mountains and deep woods.• High Strangeness: Bizarre glitch in the matrix accounts and alien horror.• Supernatural: The best haunted stories and paranormal stories from around the world.• Real Encounters: Real horror experiences from night shifts, lonely roads, and closed locations.Whether you are a fan of Reddit horror or classic folklore, Creepy Ghost Stories brings these terrors to life with immersive audio.Subscribe now and turn on notifications for your daily dose of ghost stories.

https://brett-schumacher-shop.fourthwall.comhttps://www.patreon.com/c/CreepyGhostStoriesWelcome to Creepy Ghost Stories, your ultimate horror podcast for the strange, the bizarre, and the unexplained.Hosted by author and narrator Brett Schumacher, this channel is the premier destination for scary stories designed to chill you to the bone or help you drift off to sleep. We specialize in high-quality narrations ranging from viral creepypasta legends to true horror stories submitted by real people.What you can expect on the channel:• Folk Horror: Unsettling tales from the Appalachian Mountains and deep woods.• High Strangeness: Bizarre glitch in the matrix accounts and alien horror.• Supernatural: The best haunted stories and paranormal stories from around the world.• Real Encounters: Real horror experiences from night shifts, lonely roads, and closed locations.Whether you are a fan of Reddit horror or classic folklore, Creepy Ghost Stories brings these terrors to life with immersive audio.Subscribe now and turn on notifications for your daily dose of ghost stories.

1. The Reborn2. The Art of Claywork Is Dead3. Ears4. I am a Game Tester Of Lost Media5. Back Alley Brain Surgeonhttps://brett-schumacher-shop.fourthwall.comYouTube: https://www.patreon.com/c/CreepyGhostStoriesWelcome to Creepy Ghost Stories, your ultimate horror podcast for the strange, the bizarre, and the unexplained.Hosted by author and narrator Brett Schumacher, this channel is the premier destination for scary stories designed to chill you to the bone or help you drift off to sleep. We specialize in high-quality narrations ranging from viral creepypasta legends to true horror stories submitted by real people.What you can expect on the channel:• Folk Horror: Unsettling tales from the Appalachian Mountains and deep woods.• High Strangeness: Bizarre glitch in the matrix accounts and alien horror.• Supernatural: The best haunted stories and paranormal stories from around the world.• Real Encounters: Real horror experiences from night shifts, lonely roads, and closed locations.Whether you are a fan of Reddit horror or classic folklore, Creepy Ghost Stories brings these terrors to life with immersive audio.Subscribe now and turn on notifications for your daily dose of ghost stories.

https://brett-schumacher-shop.fourthwall.comPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/CreepyGhostStoriesWelcome to Creepy Ghost Stories, your ultimate horror podcast for the strange, the bizarre, and the unexplained.Hosted by author and narrator Brett Schumacher, this channel is the premier destination for scary stories designed to chill you to the bone or help you drift off to sleep. We specialize in high-quality narrations ranging from viral creepypasta legends to true horror stories submitted by real people.What you can expect on the channel:• Folk Horror: Unsettling tales from the Appalachian Mountains and deep woods.• High Strangeness: Bizarre glitch in the matrix accounts and alien horror.• Supernatural: The best haunted stories and paranormal stories from around the world.• Real Encounters: Real horror experiences from night shifts, lonely roads, and closed locations.Whether you are a fan of Reddit horror or classic folklore, Creepy Ghost Stories brings these terrors to life with immersive audio.Subscribe now and turn on notifications for your daily dose of ghost stories.

Story 1. The Night's Hook2. Hoarding3. The Unseenhttps://brett-schumacher-shop.fourthwall.comYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/CreepyGhostStories?sub_confirmation=1Welcome to Creepy Ghost Stories, your ultimate horror podcast for the strange, the bizarre, and the unexplained.Hosted by author and narrator Brett Schumacher, this channel is the premier destination for scary stories designed to chill you to the bone or help you drift off to sleep. We specialize in high-quality narrations ranging from viral creepypasta legends to true horror stories submitted by real people.What you can expect on the channel:• Folk Horror: Unsettling tales from the Appalachian Mountains and deep woods.• High Strangeness: Bizarre glitch in the matrix accounts and alien horror.• Supernatural: The best haunted stories and paranormal stories from around the world.• Real Encounters: Real horror experiences from night shifts, lonely roads, and closed locations.Whether you are a fan of Reddit horror or classic folklore, Creepy Ghost Stories brings these terrors to life with immersive audio.Subscribe now and turn on notifications for your daily dose of ghost stories.

In this episode I have the most recent UFO sightings reported from the Appalachian Mountains. Email us!   indarkplacespod@hotmail.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/indarkplacespodcast YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdrL6rsNSKeBA31NcU3reXA Rumble: https://rumble.com/user/InDarkPlaces Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/indarkplaces The ABCs Of Salvation: A.  ADMIT THAT YOU'RE A SINNER. This is where that godly sorrow leads to genuine repentance for sinning against the righteous God and there is a change of heart, we change our mind and God changes our hearts and regenerates us from the inside out. B.  BELIEVE IN YOUR HEART THAT JESUS CHRIST DIED FOR YOUR SINS, WAS BURIED, AND THAT GOD RAISED JESUS FROM THE DEAD. Believe in your heart that Jesus Christ died for your sins, was buried, and that God raised Jesus from the dead. This is trusting with all of your heart that Jesus Christ is who he said he was. C.  CALL UPON THE NAME OF THE LORD. This is trusting with all of your heart that Jesus Christ is who he said he was. Every single person who ever lived since Adam will bend their knee and confess with their mouth that Jesus Christ is Lord, the Lord of Lords and the King of Kings.

https://brett-schumacher-shop.fourthwall.comYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/CreepyGhostStories?sub_confirmation=1Welcome to Creepy Ghost Stories, your ultimate horror podcast for the strange, the bizarre, and the unexplained.Hosted by author and narrator Brett Schumacher, this channel is the premier destination for scary stories designed to chill you to the bone or help you drift off to sleep. We specialize in high-quality narrations ranging from viral creepypasta legends to true horror stories submitted by real people.What you can expect on the channel:• Folk Horror: Unsettling tales from the Appalachian Mountains and deep woods.• High Strangeness: Bizarre glitch in the matrix accounts and alien horror.• Supernatural: The best haunted stories and paranormal stories from around the world.• Real Encounters: Real horror experiences from night shifts, lonely roads, and closed locations.Whether you are a fan of Reddit horror or classic folklore, Creepy Ghost Stories brings these terrors to life with immersive audio.Subscribe now and turn on notifications for your daily dose of ghost stories.

Written by Corniconichttps://brett-schumacher-shop.fourthwall.comYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/CreepyGhostStories?sub_confirmation=1Welcome to Creepy Ghost Stories, your ultimate horror podcast for the strange, the bizarre, and the unexplained.Hosted by author and narrator Brett Schumacher, this channel is the premier destination for scary stories designed to chill you to the bone or help you drift off to sleep. We specialize in high-quality narrations ranging from viral creepypasta legends to true horror stories submitted by real people.What you can expect on the channel:• Folk Horror: Unsettling tales from the Appalachian Mountains and deep woods.• High Strangeness: Bizarre glitch in the matrix accounts and alien horror.• Supernatural: The best haunted stories and paranormal stories from around the world.• Real Encounters: Real horror experiences from night shifts, lonely roads, and closed locations.Whether you are a fan of Reddit horror or classic folklore, Creepy Ghost Stories brings these terrors to life with immersive audio.Subscribe now and turn on notifications for your daily dose of ghost stories.

There are places in the Appalachian Mountains where people refuse to stop after dark. Places where locals grow quiet when certain stories are mentioned. Places where legends have survived for so long that they begin to feel less like stories… and more like warnings.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/paranormal-411--4218639/support.

Glen Masters and his daughter Lauren are on a road trip through the Appalachian Mountains in hopes of reconnecting after a family trauma. But what was supposed to be a quick stop for lunch turns into a nightmare. Armed men and a mysterious living water hold Glenn and his daughter hostage at a small diner. With help nowhere in sight, Glen will have to face his worst fears or risk losing everything.

An old onehttps://brett-schumacher-shop.fourthwall.comWelcome to Creepy Ghost Stories, your ultimate horror podcast for the strange, the bizarre, and the unexplained.Hosted by author and narrator Brett Schumacher, this channel is the premier destination for scary stories designed to chill you to the bone or help you drift off to sleep. We specialize in high-quality narrations ranging from viral creepypasta legends to true horror stories submitted by real people.What you can expect on the channel:• Folk Horror: Unsettling tales from the Appalachian Mountains and deep woods.• High Strangeness: Bizarre glitch in the matrix accounts and alien horror.• Supernatural: The best haunted stories and paranormal stories from around the world.• Real Encounters: Real horror experiences from night shifts, lonely roads, and closed locations.Whether you are a fan of Reddit horror or classic folklore, Creepy Ghost Stories brings these terrors to life with immersive audio.Subscribe now and turn on notifications for your daily dose of ghost stories.

Welcome to Creepy Ghost Stories, your ultimate horror podcast for the strange, the bizarre, and the unexplained.Hosted by author and narrator Brett Schumacher, this channel is the premier destination for scary stories designed to chill you to the bone or help you drift off to sleep. We specialize in high-quality narrations ranging from viral creepypasta legends to true horror stories submitted by real people.What you can expect on the channel:• Folk Horror: Unsettling tales from the Appalachian Mountains and deep woods.• High Strangeness: Bizarre glitch in the matrix accounts and alien horror.• Supernatural: The best haunted stories and paranormal stories from around the world.• Real Encounters: Real horror experiences from night shifts, lonely roads, and closed locations.Whether you are a fan of Reddit horror or classic folklore, Creepy Ghost Stories brings these terrors to life with immersive audio.Subscribe now and turn on notifications for your daily dose of ghost stories.

In this episode, I talk about some spooky superstitions of the Appalachian Mountains.

Welcome to Creepy Ghost Stories, your ultimate horror podcast for the strange, the bizarre, and the unexplained.Hosted by author and narrator Brett Schumacher, this channel is the premier destination for scary stories designed to chill you to the bone or help you drift off to sleep. We specialize in high-quality narrations ranging from viral creepypasta legends to true horror stories submitted by real people.What you can expect on the channel:• Folk Horror: Unsettling tales from the Appalachian Mountains and deep woods.• High Strangeness: Bizarre glitch in the matrix accounts and alien horror.• Supernatural: The best haunted stories and paranormal stories from around the world.• Real Encounters: Real horror experiences from night shifts, lonely roads, and closed locations.Whether you are a fan of Reddit horror or classic folklore, Creepy Ghost Stories brings these terrors to life with immersive audio.Subscribe now and turn on notifications for your daily dose of ghost stories.

https://brett-schumacher-shop.fourthwall.comWelcome to Creepy Ghost Stories, your ultimate horror podcast for the strange, the bizarre, and the unexplained.Hosted by author and narrator Brett Schumacher, this channel is the premier destination for scary stories designed to chill you to the bone or help you drift off to sleep. We specialize in high-quality narrations ranging from viral creepypasta legends to true horror stories submitted by real people.What you can expect on the channel:• Folk Horror: Unsettling tales from the Appalachian Mountains and deep woods.• High Strangeness: Bizarre glitch in the matrix accounts and alien horror.• Supernatural: The best haunted stories and paranormal stories from around the world.• Real Encounters: Real horror experiences from night shifts, lonely roads, and closed locations.Whether you are a fan of Reddit horror or classic folklore, Creepy Ghost Stories brings these terrors to life with immersive audio.Subscribe now and turn on notifications for your daily dose of ghost stories.

Welcome to Creepy Ghost Stories, your ultimate horror podcast for the strange, the bizarre, and the unexplained.Hosted by author and narrator Brett Schumacher, this channel is the premier destination for scary stories designed to chill you to the bone or help you drift off to sleep. We specialize in high-quality narrations ranging from viral creepypasta legends to true horror stories submitted by real people.What you can expect on the channel:• Folk Horror: Unsettling tales from the Appalachian Mountains and deep woods.• High Strangeness: Bizarre glitch in the matrix accounts and alien horror.• Supernatural: The best haunted stories and paranormal stories from around the world.• Real Encounters: Real horror experiences from night shifts, lonely roads, and closed locations.Whether you are a fan of Reddit horror or classic folklore, Creepy Ghost Stories brings these terrors to life with immersive audio.Subscribe now and turn on notifications for your daily dose of ghost stories.

What if the Appalachian Mountains are hiding ancient places built for something far darker than history will admit? In this episode, Tony sits down with Bo Kennedy to explore the unsettling possibility of hidden Nephilim temples buried deep in Appalachia, where legends of giants, serpent mounds, cryptids, witchcraft, and spiritual warfare still seem to echo through the mountains. Bo shares the real research and personal experiences that inspired his novel, Army of God: Terror by Night, a story rooted in biblical warfare, ancient curses, forgotten mounds, and the fight between prayer and the powers of darkness. As the conversation unfolds, the mystery of Appalachia becomes more than folklore. It becomes a warning about what may still be hidden in the land, and what it means to stand firm in Christ when the darkness pushes back.Please pray for Tony's wife, Lindsay, as she battles breast cancer. Your prayers make a difference!If you're able, consider helping the Merkel family with medical expenses by donating to Lindsay's GoFundMe: https://gofund.me/b8f76890Become a member for ad-free listening, extra shows, and exclusive access to our social media app: theconfessionalspodcast.com/joinThe Confessionals Social Network App:Apple Store: https://apple.co/3UxhPrhGoogle Play: https://bit.ly/43mk8kZThe Counter Series Available NOW:The Counter (YouTube): WATCH HEREThe Counter (Full Episode): WATCH HERETony's Recommended Reads: slingshotlibrary.comIf you want to learn about Jesus and what it means to be saved: Click HereBigfoot: The Journey To Belief: Stream HereThe Meadow Project: Stream HereMerkel Media Apparel: merkmerch.comBo KennedyNew Book | Podcast | WebsiteSPONSORSSIMPLISAFE: simplisafe.com/confessionalsGHOSTBED: GhostBed.com/tonyQUINCE: quince.com/tonyIVERMECTIN: twc.health/tonyVENICE AI: https://venice.ai/theconfessionalsRUMBLE WALLET: https://rumblewallet.onelink.me/bJsX/ConfessionalsCONNECT WITH USWebsite: www.theconfessionalspodcast.comEmail: contact@theconfessionalspodcast.comMAILING ADDRESS:Merkel Media257 N. Calderwood St., #301Alcoa, TN 37701SOCIAL MEDIASubscribe to our YouTube: https://bit.ly/2TlREaIReddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/theconfessionals/Discord: https://discord.gg/KDn4D2uw7hShow Instagram: theconfessionalspodcastTony's Instagram: tonymerkelofficialFacebook: www.facebook.com/TheConfessionalsPodcasTwitter: @TConfessionalsTony's Twitter: @tony_merkelProduced by: @jack_theproducerOUTRO MUSICJoel Thomas - AdiósYouTube | Apple | Spotify

https://brett-schumacher-shop.fourthwall.comWelcome to Creepy Ghost Stories, your ultimate horror podcast for the strange, the bizarre, and the unexplained.Hosted by author and narrator Brett Schumacher, this channel is the premier destination for scary stories designed to chill you to the bone or help you drift off to sleep. We specialize in high-quality narrations ranging from viral creepypasta legends to true horror stories submitted by real people.What you can expect on the channel:• Folk Horror: Unsettling tales from the Appalachian Mountains and deep woods.• High Strangeness: Bizarre glitch in the matrix accounts and alien horror.• Supernatural: The best haunted stories and paranormal stories from around the world.• Real Encounters: Real horror experiences from night shifts, lonely roads, and closed locations.Whether you are a fan of Reddit horror or classic folklore, Creepy Ghost Stories brings these terrors to life with immersive audio.Subscribe now and turn on notifications for your daily dose of ghost stories.

Tonight's guest, Andy Hall, was born and raised in Southwestern Virginia, just like Jeff from last week's show. Like Jeff, Andy is a Sasquatch investigator for Cryptid Investigations of Appalachia. Jeff told us about his Sasquatch-related sightings and experiences on last week's show. This week, it's Andy's turn to tell us about his experiences, including the night he thought the devil was looking at him through a window in his house. We hope you'll tune in and listen to him do that.If you've had a Sasquatch sighting in the Appalachian Mountains and would like to report it to Andy, please visit the Cryptic Investigations of Appalachia Facebook Page at…https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61557545973165If you'd like to visit the Cryptic Investigations of Appalachia YouTube Channel, please visit…https://www.youtube.com/@CIA-VAIf you've had at least one Sasquatch sighting and would like to be a guest on the show, please go to BigfootEyewitness.com and let me know. I'd love to hear from you.If you'd like to help support the show, by buying your own Bigfoot Eyewitness t-shirt or sweatshirt, please visit the Bigfoot Eyewitness Show Store, by going to https://Dogman-Encounters.MyShopify.comI produce 4 other shows that are available on your favorite podcast app. If you haven't checked them out, here are links to all 4 channels on the Spreaker App...My Bigfoot Sighting https://www.spreaker.com/show/my-bigfoot-sighting Dogman Tales https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/dogman-tales--6640134Dogman Encounters https://www.spreaker.com/show/dogman-encounters-radio_2 My Paranormal Experience https://www.spreaker.com/show/my-paranormal-experience Thanks, as always, for listening!

https://brett-schumacher-shop.fourthwall.comYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/CreepyGhostStories?sub_confirmation=1Welcome to Creepy Ghost Stories, your ultimate horror podcast for the strange, the bizarre, and the unexplained.Hosted by author and narrator Brett Schumacher, this channel is the premier destination for scary stories designed to chill you to the bone or help you drift off to sleep. We specialize in high-quality narrations ranging from viral creepypasta legends to true horror stories submitted by real people.What you can expect on the channel:• Folk Horror: Unsettling tales from the Appalachian Mountains and deep woods.• High Strangeness: Bizarre glitch in the matrix accounts and alien horror.• Supernatural: The best haunted stories and paranormal stories from around the world.• Real Encounters: Real horror experiences from night shifts, lonely roads, and closed locations.Whether you are a fan of Reddit horror or classic folklore, Creepy Ghost Stories brings these terrors to life with immersive audio.Subscribe now and turn on notifications for your daily dose of ghost stories.

https://brett-schumacher-shop.fourthwall.comYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/CreepyGhostStories?sub_confirmation=1Welcome to Creepy Ghost Stories, your ultimate horror podcast for the strange, the bizarre, and the unexplained.Hosted by author and narrator Brett Schumacher, this channel is the premier destination for scary stories designed to chill you to the bone or help you drift off to sleep. We specialize in high-quality narrations ranging from viral creepypasta legends to true horror stories submitted by real people.What you can expect on the channel:• Folk Horror: Unsettling tales from the Appalachian Mountains and deep woods.• High Strangeness: Bizarre glitch in the matrix accounts and alien horror.• Supernatural: The best haunted stories and paranormal stories from around the world.• Real Encounters: Real horror experiences from night shifts, lonely roads, and closed locations.Whether you are a fan of Reddit horror or classic folklore, Creepy Ghost Stories brings these terrors to life with immersive audio.Subscribe now and turn on notifications for your daily dose of ghost stories.

I took this episode from an article I wrote for Flying Snake magazine, which was published in December 2020 (Vol. 6, #18). Show transcript: Welcome to Strange Animals Podcast. I'm your host, Kate Shaw. The Great Smoky Mountains is a subrange of the Appalachian Mountains, which stretches from the middle of Alabama in the United States north into southeastern Canada. The Appalachians formed when the world's continents crunched together to form the supercontinent Pangaea. The southern Appalachians formed separately and later than the northern Appalachians, around 270 million years ago. The Appalachians were once as high as the Rockies or Himalayas, but by the time the dinosaurs went extinct, they had eroded down to the mountain cores. Sediment weathered from the peaks and filled in valleys. But during the Pleistocene, when massive glaciers covered the northern parts of North America, the weight of the ice pushed the North American plate down, causing the southern part of the plate to rise. Eventually the ancient mountains' roots were a thousand feet (300 m) above sea level again. Rivers that once flowed east into the Atlantic Ocean or west into the remains of the shallow Western Interior Seaway shifted their courses to flow northward. Streams that once meandered across the land now plunged down steep slopes and dug gorges into the rock. And over thousands of years, animals and plants retreating from the ice migrated southward along the mountain range. When the climate warmed some 11,000 years ago and the ice age glaciers melted, many cold-adapted species were trapped in the peaks of the southern Appalachians. One of the highest peaks is Mount LeConte, with its highest point, High Top, measured at 6,593 ft, or 2,010 meters. I hiked Mount LeConte on 7 May, 2016 when the weather in nearby Knoxville, Tennessee was a warm 82 Fahrenheit, or 27.8 Celcius, but there was snow on the mountain that morning. I wrote my name in it. A spruce-fir forest grows on the upper slopes, a remnant of forest that grew throughout the mountains during the last ice age. The climate at the peak of Mount LeConte is more like that of southern Canada than the warm, humid southeastern United States. The Great Smoky Mountains National Park was established in 1934 to protect the mountains along the Tennessee/North Carolina border. No one lives in the park's 800 square miles (2,072 square km), which receives up to 90 inches [2.29 m] of rain a year, some of it from hurricanes that sweep up from the southern Atlantic or the Gulf of Mexico. Large tracts of old-growth forest still remain in the park too. So as you can see, the Smokies are a biodiversity hotspot. In 2018, the park announced its 1,000th species discovered that is new to science, which by July 2020 had grown to 1,025. Overall, 20,000 known species live in the park as of 2019 and scientists estimate that up to 100,000 more are yet to be discovered. The Smokies are heavily forested, of course, but some mountain summits and crests have no trees. Instead, native grasses and shrubs grow. They're called grassy balds and no one is sure why they exist. The prevailing theory is that Pleistocene megaherbivores opened the forests for grazing, and after their extinction, the balds remained open due to bison, elk (wapiti), and deer. When white settlers moved into the area, they used the balds to graze cattle and other livestock. Remains of mammoth and mastodon, musk ox, ground sloth, and other megaherbivores have been excavated from various balds throughout the park. Amphibian enthusiasts call the Smokies the Salamander Capital of the World, with 30 known species. Largest of these is the hellbender, which we talked about in episode 14, a giant salamander that can grow nearly 2 ½ feet long, or 74 cm, and which lives in swift-moving mountain streams. It's most closely related to the Chinese and Japanese giant salamanders, which can grow over twice as long as the hellbender. Twenty-seven of the salamanders found in the Smokies are lungless, in the family Plethodontidae. Instead of breathing with lungs or gills, the lungless salamanders absorb oxygen through their skin. Of these, the red-cheeked salamander is endemic to the Smokies—that is, it's found nowhere else in the world. The red-cheeked salamander lives in forests in high elevations. It can grow up to seven inches long, or 18 cm, and is gray or black with bright red patches on its face. It spends the day in a burrow, then comes out at night to find insects in the leaf litter. But it's hard to tell apart from the imitator salamander, although the imitator only grows a little over four inches long, or 11 cm. The imitator has red cheeks but its body is patterned black and brown instead of solid gray or black. Sometimes its cheeks are yellow, too, while the red-cheeked salamander only ever has red cheeks. Another animal found only in the Smoky Mountains, although it may also be present in mountains outside of the park, is a species of jeweled spider fly called Mary-Alice's emerald (Eulonchus marialiciae). Mary-Alice's emerald has a metallic-green body and yellow legs, and the adults eat nectar. But the larvae eat spiders. Specifically, they parasitize spiders. After hatching, the larva goes in search of a spider, especially trapdoor spiders that live in burrows. When it finds one, it works its way into the spider's body and eats it from the inside out, eventually killing it. Then it pupates in the burrow and emerges as an adult spider fly. It prefers high elevations that are cool and moist. A less horrific animal found in the Smokies is the Carolina northern flying squirrel. It was one of the species whose ancestors migrated south along the Appalachians during the Pleistocene. Then, after temperatures started to warm, the cold-adapted flying squirrel migrated north again. Some populations remained on mountaintops in the Smoky Mountains and have been isolated for thousands of years, evolving into a subspecies of flying squirrel found only in high elevations of the Smokies. It's much rarer than the southern flying squirrel that lives throughout the southeastern United States, and prefers spruce forests instead of the hardwood forests that southern flying squirrels like. But the spruce forests are threatened by climate change, the introduced woolly adelgid insect that kills fir trees, and pollution in the form of acid rain and pesticides that travel to the mountains from other states and even other countries. The Carolina northern flying squirrel has a patagium of furry skin that connects its front and back legs. When it jumps from a branch, it stretches its legs out and uses the patagia to glide to a new perch. It's clumsy on the ground, though, and spends most of its time in trees. It mostly eats fungi, mushrooms, and lichens, but will also eat nuts, insects, bird eggs and even baby birds, and other plant material like tree sap and buds. Bobcats still live in the Smokies, but the cougar, or mountain lion, was supposedly killed off in the area by the end of the 19th century. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service removed the eastern cougar subspecies from the endangered species list in 2018, since it is supposed to be extinct. The last cougar in what is now the park was supposedly killed in 1920. But sightings continue in the Smokies, close to a dozen a year, and some sightings are compelling, like the 2002 report of a cougar crossing a road in the park, spotted by a veterinarian who treated captive cougars in his practice. Considering how seldom seen the bobcat is despite it being relatively abundant, it's possible that a small number of cougars still live in the park—either animals that have moved back into the mountains from elsewhere, or a relict population. The red wolf is native to the eastern United States and was once common in the Smoky Mountains, but was killed off by white settlers throughout most of its range. Where it remained in the wild, it interbred with closely related coyotes, until it was declared extinct in the wild in 1980. Fortunately, by then a captive breeding program was in place. Starting in 1991, 37 red wolves were released in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park in Tennessee, following the release of 63 red wolves into the Alligator River Natural Area in North Carolina a few years earlier. But the release didn't go well in the Smokies. Wolves are shy and need enormous territories with lots of game. Before long some wolves were leaving the park and attacking livestock. Others died of parvo virus, especially wolf pups. Worse, this was about the same time that coyotes moved into the area from the west. The wolves started interbreeding with the coyotes, and the coyotes also competed with the wolves for food. In 1998, the Fish and Wildlife Service ended the program and recaptured all but one of the wolves originally released into the park. The North Carolina release went better, with a population peak in 2006 estimated at nearly 130 wolves. But that program was suspended in 2015, and without management of the wild population, the number has dwindled. As of 2019, only 14 wolves remain in North Carolina—and that's the entire population of red wolves in the wild. But sightings of red wolves continue in the Smokies. The trouble is that the red wolf looks very similar to the coyote. It's taller and larger, with a more pronounced reddish shade to its coat, but even experts can have trouble telling the two species apart if they can't get a good look at the animal. Most likely people are seeing coyotes, possibly ones descended from red wolf/coyote hybrids born during the reintroduction program. The biggest mystery in the park is the occasional sighting of a Bigfoot-type creature. Most sightings are probably bears, though. An estimated 1,500 American black bears live in the Smokies, and while some bears get used to hikers and tourists, most are shy and seldom seen. A black bear keeping an eye on hikers or cars will sometimes stand on its hind legs for a better view, and would naturally look like a hulking humanoid if glimpsed. But other sightings aren't so easy to explain. In February of 2009, a photographer named Deb Campbell was hiking the Middle Prong Trail in the snow. The Middle Prong Trail passes three major waterfalls and many smaller ones as it follows along a tributary of the Little River. She had the trail almost completely to herself—she says she only saw one person the whole time. Later she reported, “[A]t some point I am photographing along the stream and I start to smell a gawd awful stench. Not really like anything I had ever smelled before. I look around, see nothing, listen intently…nothing. So I finish up at that spot and go further up the trail.” The smell receded behind her but the snow increased, so finally she turned around to hike out. Around the area where she smelled the stink earlier, she started feeling watched. She stopped long enough to secure her camera gear for much faster hiking in slick conditions, when she heard a deep growl that she described as “very low, not like a cat, almost guttural.” Needless to say, she got off the mountain as quickly as possible. The black bear doesn't truly hibernate since its body temperature remains normal instead of dropping, but it does find a den in cold weather and will sleep for long stretches. It may emerge from its den occasionally during the winter during warm spells, but for the most part it's asleep in its den from around November through March in the Smoky Mountains. But Campbell was hiking in February during a snowfall, with snow already on the ground. A bear would most likely not be out of its den in that weather unless it had been disturbed. And bears don't actually smell bad. During the winter hibernation most bears don't defecate at all. Any feces left in a bear's digestive tract harden to form a fecal plug. If it does feel the need to defecate near the end of the winter, it will do so just outside its den, but the fecal plug has very little odor. Even under ordinary conditions, unless a bear has been eating carrion, it will smell no worse than a dog that needs a bath. Not only that, black bears don't actually growl. They make grunty, huffing noises when warning people away or when males fight in the summer, and a frightened bear will moan, but they don't growl like a dog. It's possible that Campbell hiked past a bear that had emerged from its den early and had found and eaten carrion, possibly roadkill, and that she was so close to the bear without seeing it that she smelled its breath. That's almost more frightening than the thought of passing near a Bigfoot. The growl might have come from a different animal, a coyote or who knows, maybe even a red wolf. Or Campbell might have encountered a creature sometimes called a skunk ape due to its foul odor. The skunk ape is most commonly reported in Florida swamps, but sightings—or smellings—have come from many other states. The smell is sometimes described as that of rotting food and roadkill on a hot day. A bear or other animal that has been rooting around in garbage bins can pick up this odor, especially in hot weather, but it's hard to believe that a bear would be actively foraging so much in winter that it would smell like trash. January and February are the depths of winter in East Tennessee. The bears are hibernating, not foraging. Thanks for your support, and thanks for listening! This is what a couple of fighting bears sound like: [bear sounds]

https://brett-schumacher-shop.fourthwall.comYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/CreepyGhostStories?sub_confirmation=1Welcome to Creepy Ghost Stories, your ultimate horror podcast for the strange, the bizarre, and the unexplained.Hosted by author and narrator Brett Schumacher, this channel is the premier destination for scary stories designed to chill you to the bone or help you drift off to sleep. We specialize in high-quality narrations ranging from viral creepypasta legends to true horror stories submitted by real people.What you can expect on the channel:• Folk Horror: Unsettling tales from the Appalachian Mountains and deep woods.• High Strangeness: Bizarre glitch in the matrix accounts and alien horror.• Supernatural: The best haunted stories and paranormal stories from around the world.• Real Encounters: Real horror experiences from night shifts, lonely roads, and closed locations.Whether you are a fan of Reddit horror or classic folklore, Creepy Ghost Stories brings these terrors to life with immersive audio.Subscribe now and turn on notifications for your daily dose of ghost stories.

Tonight's guest, Jeff, is a Sasquatch investigator who lives in Southwest Virginia. He's a team member of Sasquatch research group named Cryptic Investigations of Appalachia. Jeff had his first Sasquatch sighting when he was young. He was hunting in an area his dad had warned him not to go into, at the time. His encounter shook him up, but he had another surprise when he finally told his dad about what he had seen, though. The reason why his dad had told him to stay out of that area was because his dad had encountered Sasquatch there as well. We hope you'll tune in and listen to Jeff talk about some of his Sasquatch-related experiences. He's had multiple experiences with them.If you've had a Sasquatch sighting in the Appalachian Mountains and would like to report it to Jeff, please visit the Cryptic Investigations of Appalachia Facebook Page at…https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61557545973165If you'd like to visit the Cryptic Investigations of Appalachia YouTube Channel, please visit…https://www.youtube.com/@CIA-VAIf you've had at least one Sasquatch sighting and would like to be a guest on the show, please go to BigfootEyewitness.com and let me know. I'd love to hear from you.If you'd like to help support the show, by buying your own Bigfoot Eyewitness t-shirt or sweatshirt, please visit the Bigfoot Eyewitness Show Store, by going to https://Dogman-Encounters.MyShopify.comI produce 4 other shows that are available on your favorite podcast app. If you haven't checked them out, here are links to all 4 channels on the Spreaker App...My Bigfoot Sighting https://www.spreaker.com/show/my-bigfoot-sighting Dogman Tales https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/dogman-tales--6640134Dogman Encounters https://www.spreaker.com/show/dogman-encounters-radio_2 My Paranormal Experience https://www.spreaker.com/show/my-paranormal-experience Thanks, as always, for listening!

https://brett-schumacher-shop.fourthwall.comYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/CreepyGhostStories?sub_confirmation=1Welcome to Creepy Ghost Stories, your ultimate horror podcast for the strange, the bizarre, and the unexplained.Hosted by author and narrator Brett Schumacher, this channel is the premier destination for scary stories designed to chill you to the bone or help you drift off to sleep. We specialize in high-quality narrations ranging from viral creepypasta legends to true horror stories submitted by real people.What you can expect on the channel:• Folk Horror: Unsettling tales from the Appalachian Mountains and deep woods.• High Strangeness: Bizarre glitch in the matrix accounts and alien horror.• Supernatural: The best haunted stories and paranormal stories from around the world.• Real Encounters: Real horror experiences from night shifts, lonely roads, and closed locations.Whether you are a fan of Reddit horror or classic folklore, Creepy Ghost Stories brings these terrors to life with immersive audio.Subscribe now and turn on notifications for your daily dose of ghost stories.

https://brett-schumacher-shop.fourthwall.comYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/CreepyGhostStories?sub_confirmation=1Welcome to Creepy Ghost Stories, your ultimate horror podcast for the strange, the bizarre, and the unexplained.Hosted by author and narrator Brett Schumacher, this channel is the premier destination for scary stories designed to chill you to the bone or help you drift off to sleep. We specialize in high-quality narrations ranging from viral creepypasta legends to true horror stories submitted by real people.What you can expect on the channel:• Folk Horror: Unsettling tales from the Appalachian Mountains and deep woods.• High Strangeness: Bizarre glitch in the matrix accounts and alien horror.• Supernatural: The best haunted stories and paranormal stories from around the world.• Real Encounters: Real horror experiences from night shifts, lonely roads, and closed locations.Whether you are a fan of Reddit horror or classic folklore, Creepy Ghost Stories brings these terrors to life with immersive audio.Subscribe now and turn on notifications for your daily dose of ghost stories.

https://brett-schumacher-shop.fourthwall.comYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/CreepyGhostStories?sub_confirmation=1Welcome to Creepy Ghost Stories, your ultimate horror podcast for the strange, the bizarre, and the unexplained.Hosted by author and narrator Brett Schumacher, this channel is the premier destination for scary stories designed to chill you to the bone or help you drift off to sleep. We specialize in high-quality narrations ranging from viral creepypasta legends to true horror stories submitted by real people.What you can expect on the channel:• Folk Horror: Unsettling tales from the Appalachian Mountains and deep woods.• High Strangeness: Bizarre glitch in the matrix accounts and alien horror.• Supernatural: The best haunted stories and paranormal stories from around the world.• Real Encounters: Real horror experiences from night shifts, lonely roads, and closed locations.Whether you are a fan of Reddit horror or classic folklore, Creepy Ghost Stories brings these terrors to life with immersive audio.Subscribe now and turn on notifications for your daily dose of ghost stories.

https://brett-schumacher-shop.fourthwall.comYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/CreepyGhostStories?sub_confirmation=1Welcome to Creepy Ghost Stories, your ultimate horror podcast for the strange, the bizarre, and the unexplained.Hosted by author and narrator Brett Schumacher, this channel is the premier destination for scary stories designed to chill you to the bone or help you drift off to sleep. We specialize in high-quality narrations ranging from viral creepypasta legends to true horror stories submitted by real people.What you can expect on the channel:• Folk Horror: Unsettling tales from the Appalachian Mountains and deep woods.• High Strangeness: Bizarre glitch in the matrix accounts and alien horror.• Supernatural: The best haunted stories and paranormal stories from around the world.• Real Encounters: Real horror experiences from night shifts, lonely roads, and closed locations.Whether you are a fan of Reddit horror or classic folklore, Creepy Ghost Stories brings these terrors to life with immersive audio.Subscribe now and turn on notifications for your daily dose of ghost stories.

https://brett-schumacher-shop.fourthwall.comYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/CreepyGhostStories?sub_confirmation=1Welcome to Creepy Ghost Stories, your ultimate horror podcast for the strange, the bizarre, and the unexplained.Hosted by author and narrator Brett Schumacher, this channel is the premier destination for scary stories designed to chill you to the bone or help you drift off to sleep. We specialize in high-quality narrations ranging from viral creepypasta legends to true horror stories submitted by real people.What you can expect on the channel:• Folk Horror: Unsettling tales from the Appalachian Mountains and deep woods.• High Strangeness: Bizarre glitch in the matrix accounts and alien horror.• Supernatural: The best haunted stories and paranormal stories from around the world.• Real Encounters: Real horror experiences from night shifts, lonely roads, and closed locations.Whether you are a fan of Reddit horror or classic folklore, Creepy Ghost Stories brings these terrors to life with immersive audio.Subscribe now and turn on notifications for your daily dose of ghost stories.

There has always been something strange about music. It has captured the imaginations of people in ways that nothing else has ever been able to do. This was true during the days of traveling minstrels, when folk music emerged from the Appalachian Mountains, when the first jazz music was played in the brothels of New Orleans, and when the first bluegrass songs rattled across the American South. But when the first notes of the blues – which eventually gave birth to rock-n-roll – began to be heard from roadhouses and juke joints, the fundamentalists were convinced that the Devil himself had invented his own brand of music. And maybe they're right. The origins of rock-n-roll are murky, at best. It is, by its nature, difficult to define, and even harder to explain. There may never be a single, clear-cut, universally accepted explanation for the origins of rock-n-roll. From its inception, it's been twisted by myth, folklore, legend, rumor, and fact. There is no other kind of music – or even type of popular culture – that has such a rich history of depravity, untimely deaths, bizarre curses, and lives filled with excess. It's almost as if someone sold their soul to the Devil to end up with the kind of lifestyle that music can offer.Our Sponsors:* Check out Shopify: https://shopify.com/hauntingsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

https://brett-schumacher-shop.fourthwall.comYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/CreepyGhostStories?sub_confirmation=1Welcome to Creepy Ghost Stories, your ultimate horror podcast for the strange, the bizarre, and the unexplained.Hosted by author and narrator Brett Schumacher, this channel is the premier destination for scary stories designed to chill you to the bone or help you drift off to sleep. We specialize in high-quality narrations ranging from viral creepypasta legends to true horror stories submitted by real people.What you can expect on the channel:• Folk Horror: Unsettling tales from the Appalachian Mountains and deep woods.• High Strangeness: Bizarre glitch in the matrix accounts and alien horror.• Supernatural: The best haunted stories and paranormal stories from around the world.• Real Encounters: Real horror experiences from night shifts, lonely roads, and closed locations.Whether you are a fan of Reddit horror or classic folklore, Creepy Ghost Stories brings these terrors to life with immersive audio.Subscribe now and turn on notifications for your daily dose of ghost stories.

Feral People | Paranormal Podcast We dove deep into one of the more unsettling corners of the paranormal world this episode — feral humans — the idea that there are people living so far removed from society in places like the Appalachian Mountains and national forests that they've essentially become something else entirely. We walked through the history, the science, and the psychology behind how and why this happens, from documented cases of wild children to evolutionary changes in isolated communities, and then got into some genuinely chilling firsthand accounts that had us questioning what's really out there in those stretches of forest no one's ever mapped. One story in particular — passed down from a grandfather who followed a blood trail in 1954 Tennessee — had us both fully convinced that feral people aren't just folklore, and honestly might explain more than a few of those national forest disappearances we've covered before.

America’s desire to expand its borders has existed since its first colonies – from attempts to settle beyond the Appalachian Mountains in the 18th century to Manifest Destiny in the 19th century down to talks today to purchase Greenland. But the United States spent two centuries eyeing acquisitions far stranger than California or Oregon—from Canada to the Kamchatka Peninsula of Russia and even Syria after World War I. These weren't fever dreams of fringe politicians; they were serious diplomatic efforts involving presidents, congressional debates, and appeals from foreign leaders themselves who saw American annexation as preferable to rule by Mexico, France, or Britain. The difference between success and failure often came down to whether Washington offered full statehood and constitutional protections (like Alaska and Hawaii) or imposed colonial supervision without citizenship (like Cuba and the Philippines), creating either assimilation or nationalist resentment that echoes today. Today's guest is Mark Kawar, author of America, but Bigger: Near-Annexations from Greenland to the Galápagos. We discuss how Woodrow Wilson was the last president to successfully buy land from Denmark (the U.S. Virgin Islands in 1917), why El Salvadoran leaders and Polynesian chiefs actively lobbied for American annexation to escape worse colonial masters, and how the 1919 King-Crane Commission discovered that Syria overwhelmingly requested U.S. oversight because Wilson promised self-determination while European powers reeked of imperial exploitation. Kawar also explains the Guano Islands Act of 1856, which let America claim dozens of Pacific islands for fertilizer deposits, and why American Samoans today are U.S. nationals but not automatically citizens—a legacy of the "unincorporated territory" loophole that still defines places like Guam.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.