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What happens when the unknown stops being a distant mystery and becomes a direct personal encounter? In this presentation, I examine a chilling series of experiencer reports involving aliens, reptilian entities, mantis beings, transparent humanoids, Men in Black, subterranean creatures, and other unexplained intelligences that witnesses say entered their lives in unforgettable ways.Tonight's cases span bedrooms, military bases, levees, farms, tents, hotel rooms, and remote landscapes, each one offering a different face of the same underlying mystery. These are not just UFO sightings. These are deeply personal testimonies of contact, fear, warning, paralysis, missing memory, and lasting psychological impact.Witness reports include mantis entities, greys, reptilian humanoids, transparent beings, and shadow-like manifestationsSeveral cases involve military proximity, altered states, shared witness confirmation, or recurring visitation patternsThe deeper question remains whether these encounters point to extraterrestrial contact, ultraterrestrial intelligence, psychic intrusion, or something even strangerIf you have experienced an unexplained encounter or sighting, visit Phantoms and Monsters https://phantomsandmonsters.com to submit & share your story.

What happens when the unknown stops being a distant mystery and becomes a direct personal encounter? In this presentation, I examine a chilling series of experiencer reports involving aliens, reptilian entities, mantis beings, transparent humanoids, Men in Black, subterranean creatures, and other unexplained intelligences that witnesses say entered their lives in unforgettable ways.Tonight's cases span bedrooms, military bases, levees, farms, tents, hotel rooms, and remote landscapes, each one offering a different face of the same underlying mystery. These are not just UFO sightings. These are deeply personal testimonies of contact, fear, warning, paralysis, missing memory, and lasting psychological impact.Witness reports include mantis entities, greys, reptilian humanoids, transparent beings, and shadow-like manifestationsSeveral cases involve military proximity, altered states, shared witness confirmation, or recurring visitation patternsThe deeper question remains whether these encounters point to extraterrestrial contact, ultraterrestrial intelligence, psychic intrusion, or something even strangerIf you have experienced an unexplained encounter or sighting, visit Phantoms and Monsters https://phantomsandmonsters.com to submit & share your story.

Something moved through parking lots, forests, open water, and even hospital wards. Ten witnesses describe encounters that refuse easy explanation.From quadrupedal sprinting figures to translucent humanoids, from Bigfoot in a public park to a vanished Victorian-era stranger, these cases raise a difficult question: are these isolated events, or connected patterns?If you have experienced an unexplained encounter or sighting, visit Phantoms and Monsters https://phantomsandmonsters.com to submit & share your story.

Something moved through parking lots, forests, open water, and even hospital wards. Ten witnesses describe encounters that refuse easy explanation.From quadrupedal sprinting figures to translucent humanoids, from Bigfoot in a public park to a vanished Victorian-era stranger, these cases raise a difficult question: are these isolated events, or connected patterns?If you have experienced an unexplained encounter or sighting, visit Phantoms and Monsters https://phantomsandmonsters.com to submit & share your story.

In 1903, two hunters tracking moose through the frozen Yukon wilderness stumbled upon a massive furrow in the mud — thirty feet long, flanked by clawed footprints the size of a man — and followed the trail straight to something that shouldn't exist. What a French traveler, a gold prospector, and a Jesuit priest would witness clambering out of a remote Arctic ravine defies every assumption about what still roams the Canadian wild.*No AI Voices Are Used In The Narration Of This Podcast*IN THIS EPISODE: Is it possible that dinosaurs lived recently? Like, in the 1900s? Even more bizarre… could they have been living in the 20th century in, of all places, the Arctic Circle? (The Monster of Partridge Creek) *** On May 3, 1881, Mena Muller and Louis Kettler took the ferry from New York City to Hoboken, New Jersey. They were going to be married in Hoboken, although they each had a spouse already. The legality of the marriage did not concern them; they were returning to Germany and would start a new life there. But somehow their plans went awry; that night Louis Kettler returned to New York alone and ten days later Mena Muller's body was found in New Jersey with a fractured skull. (The Guttenberg Murder) *** Timothy Trespas lives in his home in Brooklyn. And I do mean in his home – as he rarely leaves the house, because he feels he is being stalked everywhere he goes by gangs of individuals. And he's not the only one. (Gang Stalking Paranoia) *** They say walking is good for you… but that depends on where you walk, when you walk, and who you bump into, as one person found out late one night just trying to alleviate the boredom. (The Smiling Man) *** We've all slept in longer than we planned. What's the longest you ever slept in? Three hours? Thirteen hours? Did you ever sleep three days straight? I think I see maybe two hands raised out there. You two are amateurs. One man slept 300 days out of the year. (Never Enough Sleep) *** A man had several unexplained incidents while hiking in a German forest. Shaken by the events, he eventually encounters a man with bright green eyes. Was this a Guardian Angel or was it a gray alien? (Woodland Guardian Angel)CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…00:00:00.000 = Show Open00:02:51.791 = The Monster of Partridge Creek00:14:01.909 = The Guttenberg Murder ***00:22:41.929 = Gang Stalking Paranoia00:35:46.768 = The Smiling Man ***00:41:44.361 = Never Enough Sleep00:49:10.108 = Woodland Guardian Angel ***00:55:14.760 = Show Close*** = Begins immediately after inserted ad breakHELPFUL LINKS & RESOURCES…https://WeirdDarkness.com/MUSIC = Songs and Videos by our Weird Darkness punk band, #DarkWeirdnesshttps://WeirdDarkness.com/STORE = Tees, Mugs, Socks, Hoodies, Totes, Hats, Kidswear & Morehttps://WeirdDarkness.com/HOPE = Hope For Depression or Thoughts of Self-Harmhttps://WeirdDarkness.com/NEWSLETTER = In-Depth Articles, Memes, Weird DarkNEWS, Videos & Morehttps://WeirdDarkness.com/AUDIOBOOKS = FREE Audiobooks Narrated By Darren Marlar SOURCES and RESOURCES:“The Monster of Partridge Creek” by Brown Lotus for Medium: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/ck4rpy32, and Karl Shuker for Shuker Nature: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/2rkv8kjb“Gang Stalking Paranoia” by Mike McPhate for the New York Times: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/x25b3d87“The Guttenberg Murder” by Robert Wilhelm for Murder By Gaslight: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/aa3nu3ab“The Smiling Man” by u/blue_tidal, posted at MyHauntedLifeToo.com: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/vjjv3x9j“Never Enough Sleep” posted at Oddity Central: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/y2zacxr6,https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/yk6jdb4u, https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/mfc5mv4“Woodland Guardian Angel” submitted by VO, posted by Lon Strickler for Phantoms and Monsters:https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/yj73rsud=====(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.)= = = = ="I have come into the world as a light, so that no one who believes in me should stay in darkness." — John 12:46= = = = =WeirdDarkness® is a registered trademark. Copyright ©2026, Weird Darkness.=====Originally aired: August 09, 2021EPISODE PAGE (includes sources): https://weirddarkness.com/PartridgeCreekABOUT WEIRD DARKNESS: #WeirdDarkness is a true crime and paranormal podcast narrated by professional award-winning voice actor, Darren Marlar. Seven days per week, Weird Darkness focuses on all things strange and macabre such as haunted locations, unsolved mysteries, true ghost stories, supernatural manifestations, urban legends, unsolved or cold cases, conspiracy theories, and more. Weird Darkness has been named one of the “20 Best Storytellers in Podcasting” by Podcast Business Journal. Listeners have described the show as a blend of “Coast to Coast AM”, “The Twilight Zone”, “Unsolved Mysteries”, and “In Search Of”.DISCLAIMER: Stories and content in Weird Darkness can be disturbing for some listeners and intended for mature audiences only. Parental discretion is strongly advised.

For over 15 years, I have investigated reports of enormous manta-ray-shaped entities flying across American skies. Witnesses across the country describe massive, translucent rays silently swimming through the air.Are these biological UFO craft, ultraterrestrial beings, or interdimensional entities connected to our waterways?In this episode of Phantoms and Monsters Radio, I present the full case series and my working theories.• Multiple independent eyewitness accounts• Repeated water corridor correlations• Biological craft and ultraterrestrial hypothesesIf you have experienced an unexplained encounter or sighting, visit Phantoms and Monsters https://phantomsandmonsters.com to submit & share your story.

For over 15 years, I have investigated reports of enormous manta-ray-shaped entities flying across American skies. Witnesses across the country describe massive, translucent rays silently swimming through the air.Are these biological UFO craft, ultraterrestrial beings, or interdimensional entities connected to our waterways?In this episode of Phantoms and Monsters Radio, I present the full case series and my working theories.• Multiple independent eyewitness accounts• Repeated water corridor correlations• Biological craft and ultraterrestrial hypothesesIf you have experienced an unexplained encounter or sighting, visit Phantoms and Monsters https://phantomsandmonsters.com to submit & share your story.

Lon Strickler is a respected Fortean researcher, author, and publisher of the internationally recognized paranormal research site Phantoms and Monsters (PhantomsandMonsters.com). Since founding the blog in 2005, Lon has documented thousands of eyewitness reports involving UFO sightings, cryptid encounters, hauntings, supernatural experiences, and unexplained phenomena. His work attracts tens of thousands of daily readers worldwide and has become a trusted resource for paranormal investigators, researchers, and enthusiasts seeking credible firsthand accounts of high strangeness.Lon's investigations and research have been featured across hundreds of media platforms and adapted for television programs including Ancient Aliens (History Channel), Paranormal Witness (Syfy), Fact or Faked: Paranormal Files, and Monsters and Mysteries in America (Destination America). A native of south-central Pennsylvania near the historic Gettysburg Battlefield, Lon developed a lifelong fascination with the unexplained rooted in regional folklore and supernatural history. He is the author of nine books and host of the Phantoms and Monsters Podcast, where he continues exploring UFO phenomena, cryptids, Fortean mysteries, and real eyewitness encounters from around the world.Website: https://www.phantomsandmonsters.comSpaced Out Radio is your nightly source for alternative information, starting at 9pm Pacific, 12am Eastern.  We broadcast LIVE every night. -------------------------------------------------------You can now join the Space Traveler's Club;Join us at  https://www.patreon.com/sor_space_travelers_club  --------------------------------------------------------Grab Our Latest Spaced Out Radio Gear At:http://spacedoutradio.com/shop  It's a great way to support our show!--------------------------------------------------------OUR LINKS:TWITTER: https://www.twitter.com/spacedoutradio   FACEBOOK:https://www.facebook.com/spacedoutradioshow  SPACED OUT RADIO - INSTAGRAM:https://www.instagram.com/spacedoutradioshow  DAVE SCOTT - INSTAGRAM:https://www.instagram.com/davescottsor   TWITCH: https://www.twitch.com/spacedoutradioshow  WEBSITE: http://www.spacedoutradio.comGUEST IDEAS OR QUESTIONS FOR SOR?Contact Klaus at bookings@spacedoutradio.comBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/spaced-out-radio--1657874/support.

For years, I've been asked the same question. Are the Chicago winged humanoids the same beings reported near Point Pleasant, West Virginia, in 1966 and 1967? And if so, what exactly are they?In this episode, I examine multiple non-Chicagoland winged humanoid encounters, including cases from Missouri, Florida, Tennessee, Pennsylvania, and the Ohio River corridor. Each case is directly compared with structurally similar sightings from the 2017 Chicago wave.We analyze height variation, red-eyed manifestations, wing concealment, highway corridor crossings, tree-perch behavior, and ground-to-air transitions. Are we looking at a single distributed species with regional differences, multiple related morphotypes, or a phenomenon that transcends conventional biological explanation?The larger question remains. Are these beings Earth-dwelling creatures navigating hidden terrain corridors, or are they ultraterrestrial entities sharing our environment in ways we barely understand?This is not speculation. This is a pattern comparison across decades.If you have experienced an unexplained encounter or sighting, visit Phantoms and Monsters https://phantomsandmonsters.com to submit & share your story.

For years, I've been asked the same question. Are the Chicago winged humanoids the same beings reported near Point Pleasant, West Virginia, in 1966 and 1967? And if so, what exactly are they?In this episode, I examine multiple non-Chicagoland winged humanoid encounters, including cases from Missouri, Florida, Tennessee, Pennsylvania, and the Ohio River corridor. Each case is directly compared with structurally similar sightings from the 2017 Chicago wave.We analyze height variation, red-eyed manifestations, wing concealment, highway corridor crossings, tree-perch behavior, and ground-to-air transitions. Are we looking at a single distributed species with regional differences, multiple related morphotypes, or a phenomenon that transcends conventional biological explanation?The larger question remains. Are these beings Earth-dwelling creatures navigating hidden terrain corridors, or are they ultraterrestrial entities sharing our environment in ways we barely understand?This is not speculation. This is a pattern comparison across decades.If you have experienced an unexplained encounter or sighting, visit Phantoms and Monsters https://phantomsandmonsters.com to submit & share your story.

Tonight on GhostBox Radio with Greg Bakun, Greg talks with Lon Strickler about something that is really fascinating and makes sense: did Civil War soldiers see Bigfoot during the war? Lon will put this in perspective. E-mail: comment@ghostboxradio.com Listen Live Streaming: www.am950radio.com Watch Live: www.facebook.com/MNGhostBox www.facebook.com/AM950Radio www.facebook.com/ParaFriendsEvents/ www.facebook.com/gethauntedusa www.facebook.com/PUNMedia1 Website: www.ghostboxradio.com Twitter: @mnghostbox #GhostBoxRadio #AM950… The post GhostBox Radio – Bigfoot Sightings During the Civil War w/ Lon Strickler 2.17.26 first appeared on AM 950.

For years, investigator JC Johnson documented cases in the American Southwest that defied conventional wildlife encounters. Livestock are killed without being fed. Massive 'Furry Ones.' Upright predators are seen pacing vehicles. Winged humanoids returning night after night. And families targeted in ways that left lasting fear.In this episode of Phantoms & Monsters Radio, I present a focused selection of JC's most disturbing Four Corners investigations. These are not legends. These are documented cases with recurring patterns that continue to surface across the region.What emerges is not a single explanation, but a convergence. Cryptids. Predators. Cultural memory. And a landscape that does not let go of what moves through it.More cases remain. This is only the beginning.JC Johnson was a Southwest-based investigator and lead researcher for Crypto Four Corners, known for documenting cryptid encounters, livestock mutilations, and unexplained predation across the Four Corners region. His work emphasized field investigation, witness testimony, and indigenous knowledge, particularly on Navajo lands. Rather than offering simple explanations, Johnson focused on recurring patterns involving upright predators, winged humanoids, Sasquatch activity, and bloodless animal deaths. His investigations and collaborations with researchers & investigators continue to be referenced in ongoing discussions of anomalous activity in the American Southwest.As always, these accounts are presented without exaggeration, without conclusions forced upon the listener, and with respect for the witnesses who came forward.If you have experienced an unexplained encounter or sighting, visit Phantoms and Monsters https://phantomsandmonsters.com to submit & share your story.

For years, investigator JC Johnson documented cases in the American Southwest that defied conventional wildlife encounters. Livestock are killed without being fed. Massive 'Furry Ones.' Upright predators are seen pacing vehicles. Winged humanoids returning night after night. And families targeted in ways that left lasting fear.In this episode of Phantoms & Monsters Radio, I present a focused selection of JC's most disturbing Four Corners investigations. These are not legends. These are documented cases with recurring patterns that continue to surface across the region.What emerges is not a single explanation, but a convergence. Cryptids. Predators. Cultural memory. And a landscape that does not let go of what moves through it.More cases remain. This is only the beginning.JC Johnson was a Southwest-based investigator and lead researcher for Crypto Four Corners, known for documenting cryptid encounters, livestock mutilations, and unexplained predation across the Four Corners region. His work emphasized field investigation, witness testimony, and indigenous knowledge, particularly on Navajo lands. Rather than offering simple explanations, Johnson focused on recurring patterns involving upright predators, winged humanoids, Sasquatch activity, and bloodless animal deaths. His investigations and collaborations with researchers & investigators continue to be referenced in ongoing discussions of anomalous activity in the American Southwest.As always, these accounts are presented without exaggeration, without conclusions forced upon the listener, and with respect for the witnesses who came forward.If you have experienced an unexplained encounter or sighting, visit Phantoms and Monsters https://phantomsandmonsters.com to submit & share your story.

Some protectors do not announce themselves. They appear when fear is highest, when danger is unseen, and when witnesses are at their most vulnerable.In this episode of Phantoms & Monsters Radio, we examine a disturbing and deeply personal collection of eyewitness accounts involving supernatural protectors, guardians, and sentinels. These are not vague feelings or symbolic visions. These are encounters with intelligent presences that arrive at critical moments, intervene without explanation, and often vanish just as suddenly as they appear.The cases presented include silent bedside guardians during moments of isolation, towering antlered sentinels guarding forest boundaries, unknown forces that escort hikers out of danger, and ancient watcher entities connected to regional land intelligence. Some witnesses describe overwhelming compassion and reassurance. Others report firm warnings, time distortions, and enforced boundaries that were not meant to be crossed.Across cultures, locations, and belief systems, the pattern remains consistent. These entities do not behave like ghosts, cryptids, or folklore figures. They act with intent. They appear to monitor, protect, guide, and sometimes remove individuals from harm without ever revealing who or what they truly are.This episode explores the unsettling possibility that humanity is not as unobserved as we believe, and that certain forces intervene only when absolutely necessary.Featured in this episode• Guardian figures appearing in bedrooms during illness and isolation• Antlered forest sentinels issuing warnings and enforcing territory• Witnesses escorted out of danger by unknown humanlike figures• Ancient land-based intelligences tied to specific regions• Patterns linking protection, vulnerability, and sudden disappearanceAs always, these accounts are presented without exaggeration, without conclusions forced upon the listener, and with respect for the witnesses who came forward.If you have experienced an unexplained protector, guardian, or presence that intervened during a moment of danger or vulnerability, you are not alone. Visit Phantoms and Monsters https://phantomsandmonsters.com and share your story.

Some protectors do not announce themselves. They appear when fear is highest, when danger is unseen, and when witnesses are at their most vulnerable.In this episode of Phantoms & Monsters Radio, we examine a disturbing and deeply personal collection of eyewitness accounts involving supernatural protectors, guardians, and sentinels. These are not vague feelings or symbolic visions. These are encounters with intelligent presences that arrive at critical moments, intervene without explanation, and often vanish just as suddenly as they appear.The cases presented include silent bedside guardians during moments of isolation, towering antlered sentinels guarding forest boundaries, unknown forces that escort hikers out of danger, and ancient watcher entities connected to regional land intelligence. Some witnesses describe overwhelming compassion and reassurance. Others report firm warnings, time distortions, and enforced boundaries that were not meant to be crossed.Across cultures, locations, and belief systems, the pattern remains consistent. These entities do not behave like ghosts, cryptids, or folklore figures. They act with intent. They appear to monitor, protect, guide, and sometimes remove individuals from harm without ever revealing who or what they truly are.This episode explores the unsettling possibility that humanity is not as unobserved as we believe, and that certain forces intervene only when absolutely necessary.Featured in this episode• Guardian figures appearing in bedrooms during illness and isolation• Antlered forest sentinels issuing warnings and enforcing territory• Witnesses escorted out of danger by unknown humanlike figures• Ancient land-based intelligences tied to specific regions• Patterns linking protection, vulnerability, and sudden disappearanceAs always, these accounts are presented without exaggeration, without conclusions forced upon the listener, and with respect for the witnesses who came forward.If you have experienced an unexplained protector, guardian, or presence that intervened during a moment of danger or vulnerability, you are not alone. Visit Phantoms and Monsters https://phantomsandmonsters.com and share your story.

Skinwalker Ranch did not become famous overnight, and the phenomena did not begin with investigators or cameras. This is the documented history of what happened there before the world was watching, and why the activity never truly stopped.*Pre-Sherman era activity and early Basin anomalies*NIDS investigations and the camera sabotage mystery*Modern encounters beyond the ranch boundaryThis presentation examines Skinwalker Ranch as a patterned anomaly zone, not a television set piece. This episode is for listeners who value critical thinking, investigative discipline, and honest uncertainty.If you have experienced something similar, visit Phantoms and Monsters https://phantomsandmonsters.com and share your story.

Skinwalker Ranch did not become famous overnight, and the phenomena did not begin with investigators or cameras. This is the documented history of what happened there before the world was watching, and why the activity never truly stopped.*Pre-Sherman era activity and early Basin anomalies*NIDS investigations and the camera sabotage mystery*Modern encounters beyond the ranch boundaryThis presentation examines Skinwalker Ranch as a patterned anomaly zone, not a television set piece. This episode is for listeners who value critical thinking, investigative discipline, and honest uncertainty.If you have experienced something similar, visit Phantoms and Monsters https://phantomsandmonsters.com and share your story.

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Tonight's reports span more than a century, involving recurring encounters, regional waves, and long-term aftereffects. Rather than offering conclusions, this broadcast challenges the assumption that repetition equals intent and asks what these patterns actually tell us about perception, memory, and the limits of investigation.In this live investigative episode, I present seven carefully selected reports involving repeated encounters, pattern recognition across time, and experiences that did not resolve cleanly after a single event.The cases include:• Multiple personal encounters separated by years or decades• Family and community clusters• Historical reports recorded before modern paranormal language existed• Cloaked or distorted humanoid figures• Large bipedal entities and regional encounter waves• A modern incident involving injury, memory disruption, and long-term consequencesRather than framing these experiences as evidence of intent or intelligence, this discussion focuses on restraint, context, and the danger of assuming meaning where evidence remains incomplete.This episode is for listeners who value critical thinking, investigative discipline, and honest uncertainty.If you have experienced something similar, visit Phantoms and Monsters https://phantomsandmonsters.com and share your story.

Tonight's reports span more than a century, involving recurring encounters, regional waves, and long-term aftereffects. Rather than offering conclusions, this broadcast challenges the assumption that repetition equals intent and asks what these patterns actually tell us about perception, memory, and the limits of investigation.In this live investigative episode, I present seven carefully selected reports involving repeated encounters, pattern recognition across time, and experiences that did not resolve cleanly after a single event.The cases include:• Multiple personal encounters separated by years or decades• Family and community clusters• Historical reports recorded before modern paranormal language existed• Cloaked or distorted humanoid figures• Large bipedal entities and regional encounter waves• A modern incident involving injury, memory disruption, and long-term consequencesRather than framing these experiences as evidence of intent or intelligence, this discussion focuses on restraint, context, and the danger of assuming meaning where evidence remains incomplete.This episode is for listeners who value critical thinking, investigative discipline, and honest uncertainty.If you have experienced something similar, visit Phantoms and Monsters https://phantomsandmonsters.com and share your story.

Something is watching from the trees, and the people who notice it will never be the same. Across rural America, Australia, and deep forest regions, witnesses describe the same chilling realization that something unseen had already been observing them long before they ever looked back.In this episode, Phantoms and Monsters Radio presents a chilling collection of true first-person encounters with cloaked figures, tree line watchers, and silent forest entities that remain just beyond clear visibility.• Nine immersive firsthand accounts of forest and treeline observers• Cloaked humanoids, pale beings, and shadow figures• The moment witnesses realize they are no longer aloneIf you have experienced something similar, visit Phantoms and Monsters https://phantomsandmonsters.com and share your story.

Something is watching from the trees, and the people who notice it will never be the same. Across rural America, Australia, and deep forest regions, witnesses describe the same chilling realization that something unseen had already been observing them long before they ever looked back.In this episode, Phantoms and Monsters Radio presents a chilling collection of true first-person encounters with cloaked figures, tree line watchers, and silent forest entities that remain just beyond clear visibility.• Nine immersive firsthand accounts of forest and treeline observers• Cloaked humanoids, pale beings, and shadow figures• The moment witnesses realize they are no longer aloneIf you have experienced something similar, visit Phantoms and Monsters https://phantomsandmonsters.com and share your story.

What if the danger doesn't arrive… but is already there?In this episode, we investigate some of the most disturbing ultraterrestrial encounters ever reported. These are not simple sightings. These are moments when witnesses felt an overwhelming certainty of danger before they could explain why.Across ten deeply investigated cases, we explore encounters involving unseen intelligences, territorial entities, deceptive human-like figures, bedroom intrusions, pale crawlers, organized retrieval events, portal-associated humanoids, and direct military confrontations.These cases share a chilling pattern:• The warning comes before the explanation• The entities observe before they act• Boundaries matter• Escalation follows awareness• Survival depends on listening to instinctWitnesses describe a moment when curiosity collapses, and survival instinct takes over. A pressure in the chest. A tightening behind the eyes. A certainty that something is wrong.This episode is not about belief. It is about recognition.Several of these cases connect to ongoing investigations involving recurring entities, psychological aftereffects, and repeat contact. Visit Phantoms and Monsters for more reports and investigations.If you have ever felt that sudden knowing that something was wrong without understanding why, this investigation may resonate more than you expect.

What if the danger doesn't arrive… but is already there?In this episode, we investigate some of the most disturbing ultraterrestrial encounters ever reported. These are not simple sightings. These are moments when witnesses felt an overwhelming certainty of danger before they could explain why.Across ten deeply investigated cases, we explore encounters involving unseen intelligences, territorial entities, deceptive human-like figures, bedroom intrusions, pale crawlers, organized retrieval events, portal-associated humanoids, and direct military confrontations.These cases share a chilling pattern:• The warning comes before the explanation• The entities observe before they act• Boundaries matter• Escalation follows awareness• Survival depends on listening to instinctWitnesses describe a moment when curiosity collapses, and survival instinct takes over. A pressure in the chest. A tightening behind the eyes. A certainty that something is wrong.This episode is not about belief. It is about recognition.Several of these cases connect to ongoing investigations involving recurring entities, psychological aftereffects, and repeat contact. Visit Phantoms and Monsters for more reports and investigations.If you have ever felt that sudden knowing that something was wrong without understanding why, this investigation may resonate more than you expect.

George Noory and paranormal researcher Lon Strickler discuss his investigations into cryptids and other humanoid creatures across the United States, including his own encounter with Bigfoot, flying creatures seen around Chicago, and reports of the Dogman in Pennsylvania.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Terrifying Midwest Mothman Invasion with Lon Strickler | Untold Radio AM #277 Jan 4, 2026

Something is stalking closer than ever. This episode documents real encounters with cryptid canine creatures that nearly turned deadly.- Physical attacks, pursuits, and home intrusions.- Law enforcement and multi-witness cases.- Children present during active threat events. Several of these cases connect to ongoing investigations involving recurring entities, psychological aftereffects, and repeat contact. Visit Phantoms and Monsters for more reports and investigations.

Something is stalking closer than ever. This episode documents real encounters with cryptid canine creatures that nearly turned deadly.- Physical attacks, pursuits, and home intrusions.- Law enforcement and multi-witness cases.- Children present during active threat events.Several of these cases connect to ongoing investigations involving recurring entities, psychological aftereffects, and repeat contact. Visit Phantoms and Monsters for more reports and investigations.

Lon Strickler is a fortean researcher and creator of the ever popular website, phantomsandmonsters.com. Tonight, Lon gets into his most popular stories and monsters in a look back on 2025.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/spaced-out-radio--1657874/support.

Some winged humanoid encounters remain distant and strange. Others collapse the margin of safety and place witnesses seconds from injury or worse. In this episode, we examine winged humanoid encounters where proximity, behavior, and timing created real danger.From roadways near O'Hare to fairgrounds, hotel corridors, and isolated campsites, these are not just sightings. They are risk events.Several of these cases connect to ongoing investigations involving recurring entities, psychological aftereffects, and repeat contact.• Near misses on active highways• Public crowd proximity and freeze responses• Vehicle strikes and repeated pursuit behaviorIf you have experienced a similar encounter near a road, bridge, airport, or populated area, your report matters.Visit Phantoms and Monsters for more reports and investigations.

Some winged humanoid encounters remain distant and strange. Others collapse the margin of safety and place witnesses seconds from injury or worse. In this episode, we examine winged humanoid encounters where proximity, behavior, and timing created real danger.From roadways near O'Hare to fairgrounds, hotel corridors, and isolated campsites, these are not just sightings. They are risk events.Several of these cases connect to ongoing investigations involving recurring entities, psychological aftereffects, and repeat contact.• Near misses on active highways• Public crowd proximity and freeze responses• Vehicle strikes and repeated pursuit behaviorIf you have experienced a similar encounter near a road, bridge, airport, or populated area, your report matters.Visit Phantoms and Monsters for more reports and investigations.

For decades, researchers have searched forests, fields, cities, and forgotten places for creatures that should not exist. Enormous beings without remains. Winged entities without nests. Small humanoids without provenance. They appear suddenly, interact briefly, and then vanish, leaving witnesses shaken and evidence nonexistent.Tonight's reports suggest something unsettling. These are not creatures hiding behind trees or retreating into caves. They are beings that arrive, observe, and depart through mechanisms we do not yet understand. Not ghosts. Not folklore. Not animals as we define them. These encounters hint at a reality that overlaps our own, where cryptids and ultraterrestrials do not live here permanently but move through here, briefly visible before slipping away.

For decades, researchers have searched forests, fields, cities, and forgotten places for creatures that should not exist. Enormous beings without remains. Winged entities without nests. Small humanoids without provenance. They appear suddenly, interact briefly, and then vanish, leaving witnesses shaken and evidence nonexistent.Tonight's reports suggest something unsettling. These are not creatures hiding behind trees or retreating into caves. They are beings that arrive, observe, and depart through mechanisms we do not yet understand. Not ghosts. Not folklore. Not animals as we define them. These encounters hint at a reality that overlaps our own, where cryptids and ultraterrestrials do not live here permanently but move through here, briefly visible before slipping away.

Tonight, we expose a series of encounters tied together by military secrecy, shadow operations, and human contact with nonhuman intelligence. Each story reveals another piece of a hidden system working relentlessly to control what the public knows.• Covert experiments involving citizens• Crash retrievals predating Roswell• Military pursuit after alien contact

Tonight, we expose a series of encounters tied together by military secrecy, shadow operations, and human contact with nonhuman intelligence. Each story reveals another piece of a hidden system working relentlessly to control what the public knows.• Covert experiments involving citizens• Crash retrievals predating Roswell• Military pursuit after alien contact

Something is happening on the trails that does not fit inside park brochures. Skeletal things standing by tents, faceless hikers whistling from the trees, portals on ridges, and cryptid creatures that stare into you like they already know you.There is a moment on the trail when the silence feels wrong. The air is the same, the trees are the same, but something in the background has shifted out of place, as if the world is holding its breath and watching you.If you have ever had a strange or terrifying experience while hiking, camping, or backpacking, I want to hear it. Tell me where it happened, what year it was, and what you saw, heard, or felt that still does not make sense. Drop your story in the comments, upvote the ones that resonate with you, and let me know which of tonight's cases hit you hardest. The more we compare these encounters, the more precise the pattern becomes.

Something is happening on the trails that does not fit inside park brochures. Skeletal things standing by tents, faceless hikers whistling from the trees, portals on ridges, and cryptid creatures that stare into you like they already know you.There is a moment on the trail when the silence feels wrong. The air is the same, the trees are the same, but something in the background has shifted out of place, as if the world is holding its breath and watching you.If you have ever had a strange or terrifying experience while hiking, camping, or backpacking, I want to hear it. Tell me where it happened, what year it was, and what you saw, heard, or felt that still does not make sense. Drop your story in the comments, upvote the ones that resonate with you, and let me know which of tonight's cases hit you hardest. The more we compare these encounters, the more precise the pattern becomes.

Some encounters are so vivid and so unexpected that they shake the witness long after the moment has passed. Tonight, we are crossing into that territory, traveling through a series of cases that share one unsettling thread. Every witness knew they had seen something alive, intelligent, and powerful, and that whatever it was, it did not belong within the boundaries of ordinary nature. These are the moments that redefine a person's understanding of the woods, the world, and themselves.As you will hear, the forests, farms, and forgotten corners of America form a hidden network that these beings navigate with ease. From storm drains beneath Kansas City to frozen valleys in Colorado, and from Maryland's river sanctuaries to the deep rural wilderness of Minnesota, each report offers another piece of a larger puzzle. The question is not whether these creatures exist, but why they appear where they do, why they remain unseen for so long, and why the people who encounter them are changed forever.

Some encounters are so vivid and so unexpected that they shake the witness long after the moment has passed. Tonight, we are crossing into that territory, traveling through a series of cases that share one unsettling thread. Every witness knew they had seen something alive, intelligent, and powerful, and that whatever it was, it did not belong within the boundaries of ordinary nature. These are the moments that redefine a person's understanding of the woods, the world, and themselves.As you will hear, the forests, farms, and forgotten corners of America form a hidden network that these beings navigate with ease. From storm drains beneath Kansas City to frozen valleys in Colorado, and from Maryland's river sanctuaries to the deep rural wilderness of Minnesota, each report offers another piece of a larger puzzle. The question is not whether these creatures exist, but why they appear where they do, why they remain unseen for so long, and why the people who encounter them are changed forever.

Lon Strickler is a long time fortean researcher and the heart and soul of his website, phantomsandmonsters.com. Lon has been a great helper to Dave Scott, host of Spaced Out Radio, and his adventures into the British Columbia Forest, when it comes to the Flight 21 investigations. Together, they break down the latest findings and take a look at what happened in 2025.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/spaced-out-radio--1657874/support.

Tonight's presentation explores the horrifying encounters reported inside abandoned buildings and forgotten spaces where the past refuses to stay silent. From deserted psychiatric hospitals to decaying jails, military warehouses, collapsed railroad tunnels, and hidden forest structures, these witnesses came face to face with entities that defy explanation. Massive winged creatures, invisible predators, mirrored men, skeletal figures, and demon-like humanoids all emerged from the shadows when the explorers least expected it. Each report reveals how the abandoned and overlooked places around us often conceal forces far more terrifying than ghosts or urban legends. These chilling accounts challenge our understanding of what moves through the derelict structures of America and beyond.

Tonight's presentation explores the horrifying encounters reported inside abandoned buildings and forgotten spaces where the past refuses to stay silent. From deserted psychiatric hospitals to decaying jails, military warehouses, collapsed railroad tunnels, and hidden forest structures, these witnesses came face to face with entities that defy explanation. Massive winged creatures, invisible predators, mirrored men, skeletal figures, and demon-like humanoids all emerged from the shadows when the explorers least expected it. Each report reveals how the abandoned and overlooked places around us often conceal forces far more terrifying than ghosts or urban legends. These chilling accounts challenge our understanding of what moves through the derelict structures of America and beyond.

For nearly fourteen years, Chicago has stood at the epicenter of one of America's most perplexing modern mysteries, the rise of the winged humanoid phenomenon. From frightened residents throughout Chicagoland to police officers, pilots, and air traffic controllers at O'Hare International Airport, credible witnesses have described a massive, dark entity with glowing eyes and bat-like wings stalking the skies over the city and its suburbs. In this episode, I revisit the most disturbing and best-documented encounters ever recorded, stories that suggest this being is more than legend… and may still be watching from above.

For nearly fourteen years, Chicago has stood at the epicenter of one of America's most perplexing modern mysteries, the rise of the winged humanoid phenomenon. From frightened residents throughout Chicagoland to police officers, pilots, and air traffic controllers at O'Hare International Airport, credible witnesses have described a massive, dark entity with glowing eyes and bat-like wings stalking the skies over the city and its suburbs. In this episode, I revisit the most disturbing and best-documented encounters ever recorded, stories that suggest this being is more than legend… and may still be watching from above.

Lesley & Ron speak with Lon Strickler researcher, remote viewer and monster hunter

From mysterious lights and missing time to hybrid children and robotic entities, these nine chilling encounters reveal the complex and dark nature of the alien abduction phenomenon. Spanning over three decades, from Wyoming's farmlands to the woods of Pennsylvania, each case carries its own terrifying signature: paralysis, telepathic voices, medical manipulation, and emotional trauma. Some experiencers were shown infants that weren't quite human, while others returned with scars, missing organs, or unexplainable physical changes. Many describe being studied for their psychic sensitivity, as if they are being targeted by forces seeking to harness human consciousness itself. Whether these visitors are extraterrestrial, interdimensional, or something far stranger, their presence leaves behind only fear, silence, and questions that no one can answer.

From mysterious lights and missing time to hybrid children and robotic entities, these nine chilling encounters reveal the complex and dark nature of the alien abduction phenomenon. Spanning over three decades, from Wyoming's farmlands to the woods of Pennsylvania, each case carries its own terrifying signature: paralysis, telepathic voices, medical manipulation, and emotional trauma. Some experiencers were shown infants that weren't quite human, while others returned with scars, missing organs, or unexplainable physical changes. Many describe being studied for their psychic sensitivity, as if they are being targeted by forces seeking to harness human consciousness itself. Whether these visitors are extraterrestrial, interdimensional, or something far stranger, their presence leaves behind only fear, silence, and questions that no one can answer.

Across continents and over decades, ordinary people have reported extraordinary encounters with creatures that defy logic and challenge their beliefs. From glowing red eyes watching in a South African field to an enormous batlike entity shaking an SUV in Florida, these accounts remind us that the world may still hold secrets science cannot explain. Witnesses describe beings that shift between human and animal forms, entities that vanish into the wilderness without a trace, and encounters so vivid that they leave behind physical evidence and lifelong unease.In tonight's presentation, we'll dive into nine chilling reports about cryptids & humanoids that are referred to by unusual monikers. A werewolf-like figure prowling the suburbs, a colossal bat terrorizing Orlando, a winged humanoid in Pennsylvania, devilish hybrids in Virginia and Ohio, the historic hunt for a Hodag, a Jackalope sighting in Turkey, a mysterious woman in the frozen Swiss Alps, and a violent attack by a shapeless force on a sugarcane farm. Each testimony is raw, unfiltered, and unforgettable, leaving us to ask what is truly sharing this world with us, and how close they have already come to our lives.

Across continents and over decades, ordinary people have reported extraordinary encounters with creatures that defy logic and challenge their beliefs. From glowing red eyes watching in a South African field to an enormous batlike entity shaking an SUV in Florida, these accounts remind us that the world may still hold secrets science cannot explain. Witnesses describe beings that shift between human and animal forms, entities that vanish into the wilderness without a trace, and encounters so vivid that they leave behind physical evidence and lifelong unease.In tonight's presentation, we'll dive into nine chilling reports about cryptids & humanoids that are referred to by unusual monikers. A werewolf-like figure prowling the suburbs, a colossal bat terrorizing Orlando, a winged humanoid in Pennsylvania, devilish hybrids in Virginia and Ohio, the historic hunt for a Hodag, a Jackalope sighting in Turkey, a mysterious woman in the frozen Swiss Alps, and a violent attack by a shapeless force on a sugarcane farm. Each testimony is raw, unfiltered, and unforgettable, leaving us to ask what is truly sharing this world with us, and how close they have already come to our lives.

Lon Strickler from phantomsandmonsters.com joins us monthly to discuss the monsters among us. Tonight, we get deep into the Night Crawler phenomenon, which started in in Fresno, California in the 1990s. These pale coloured, long legged, MC Hammer pant style creachers are definitely odd to say the least.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/spaced-out-radio--1657874/support.