Podcasts about Point Pleasant

Our friend Richard Hatem is taking his Paranormal Bookshelf on the road! The Light in the Dark Tour 2026 is an all new live show playing six cities in seven days, September 13th through 19th, and it winds up at the Mothman Festival in Point Pleasant, West Virginia. Richard and Susan Lambert will be at the festival both days selling Mothman and podcast merch, and on Saturday night, September 19th, he's performing an episode of the podcast picked especially for Point Pleasant.Hear Scott and Rich talk about the tour in his most recent post on the RHPB feed:SpotifyApple PodcastsTour Dates and TicketsSunday, September 13: Storm Crow Manor, Toronto, ONMonday, September 14: Padraigs Brewing, Minneapolis, MNTuesday, September 15: The Red Lion Pub, Chicago, ILWednesday, September 16: B Side Lounge, Cleveland Heights, OHThursday, September 17: Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA (FREE SHOW!)Saturday, September 19: Trinity UMC Community Center, Point Pleasant, WV (The Mothman Festival)More from RichardAll Tour Dates and TicketsRichard Hatem's Paranormal Bookshelf on Apple PodcastsRichard Hatem's Paranormal Bookshelf on SpotifyParanormal Bookshelf MerchThe Mothman FestivalTickets for every show but Carnegie Mellon (which MAY not require them, TBD)  are at richardhatemsparanormalbookshelf.com/events, or search Richard Hatem on Eventbrite. Come out and see Richard do his thing!

A bonus episode arrives ahead of the Season 8 finale, which heads into eastern England's A1075 for years of reported beast sightings there. It got us thinking that cryptids aren't just a British story, so this one leaves the UK behind for one of the best documented cryptid cases anywhere: The Mothman of Point Pleasant.Four young people described it first, on a freezing night in November 1966: six or seven feet tall, grey, wings folded against its back, and eyes that didn't reflect the light but burned. It made the front page of their local paper by the next morning, and what followed over the next year ended in tragedy, inspired a Hollywood film, and left a small town on the Ohio River with a legend it's never shaken.Two young couples driving past an abandoned wartime munitions site watched the creature rise vertically off the ground and keep pace above their car at over a hundred miles an hour. Within two days, two more separate groups nearby described the same grey, winged, red eyed figure, including one that followed a young mother onto her porch. A local reporter took five hundred phone calls in a single weekend, and thirteen months later, tragedy struck the town in a way nobody has ever fully explained.The episode follows the sightings, the writer whose own life turned strange while chasing the story, and the folklore, including the legends wrongly attached to Chernobyl, that grew up around Point Pleasant afterwards. A bonus episode to hold you over before Season 8's last case drops. Listen now.Enjoyed the episode? Subscribe, leave us a rating, and drop a review. It really helps the show reach more listeners. Here's where to find more:Support the show: Patreon (patreon.com/hauntedukpodcast) | Ko-fi (ko-fi.com/hauntedukpodcast)Follow us: Instagram @hauntedukpodcast | TikTok @hauntedukpodcast | X @hauntedukpodWebsite: https://hauntedukpodcast.com/Produced by Pink Flamingo Sound Studio Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This is a Grave Talks CLASSIC EPISODE!The Mothman first spread its wings over Point Pleasant, West Virginia, in the 1960s—an era of fear, mystery, and tragedy. After a wave of sightings and supernatural panic, the terror culminated in the catastrophic collapse of the Silver Bridge, cementing Mothman as one of America's most chilling legends. For decades, the creature vanished—until whispers of its return began to surface near Lake Michigan in 2017.Researcher and investigator Tobias Wayland joins the conversation to uncover the truth behind this winged enigma. Are the modern-day encounters with Mothman mere folklore reborn, or is the creature an ancient harbinger of doom following humanity through the decades?From eyewitness accounts to eerie coincidences and mass sightings over the Midwest, this is a story that refuses to fade. Because when the Mothman appears, history suggests tragedy is never far behind.#TheGraveTalks #Mothman #LakeMichiganMothman #Cryptids #CryptidLegends #PointPleasant #SilverBridgeCollapse #ParanormalPodcast #UrbanLegends #Cryptozoology #WingedCreature #HarbingerOfDoom #RealMysteryLove real ghost stories? Don't just listen—join us on YouTube and be part of the largest community of real paranormal encounters anywhere. Subscribe now and never miss a chilling new story:

This is a Grave Talks CLASSIC EPISODE! PART TWOThe Mothman first spread its wings over Point Pleasant, West Virginia, in the 1960s—an era of fear, mystery, and tragedy. After a wave of sightings and supernatural panic, the terror culminated in the catastrophic collapse of the Silver Bridge, cementing Mothman as one of America's most chilling legends. For decades, the creature vanished—until whispers of its return began to surface near Lake Michigan in 2017.Researcher and investigator Tobias Wayland joins the conversation to uncover the truth behind this winged enigma. Are the modern-day encounters with Mothman mere folklore reborn, or is the creature an ancient harbinger of doom following humanity through the decades?From eyewitness accounts to eerie coincidences and mass sightings over the Midwest, this is a story that refuses to fade. Because when the Mothman appears, history suggests tragedy is never far behind.#TheGraveTalks #Mothman #LakeMichiganMothman #Cryptids #CryptidLegends #PointPleasant #SilverBridgeCollapse #ParanormalPodcast #UrbanLegends #Cryptozoology #WingedCreature #HarbingerOfDoom #RealMysteryLove real ghost stories? Don't just listen—join us on YouTube and be part of the largest community of real paranormal encounters anywhere. Subscribe now and never miss a chilling new story:

Shortly after midnight on the morning of Tuesday the 15th of November 1966, in the small Ohio River town of Point Pleasant, West Virginia, in the county of Mason, two young married couples in a black 1957 Chevrolet drove out along State Route 62 to see what there was to see at the abandoned munitions plant seven miles north of town. The plant had been decommissioned since the end of the Second World War. It was known, to everyone in Mason County, as the TNT Area. It consisted of several hundred acres of overgrown vegetation, crumbling concrete storage bunkers, and an abandoned power plant building. The four young people in the car were Roger Scarberry and his wife Linda, and Steve Mallette and his wife Mary. Roger was driving. It was a Monday night rolling over into a Tuesday morning. They had been out. On the drive back into town, they had decided to take the long way home, past the TNT Area. As they approached the abandoned power plant building at approximately five minutes past midnight, their headlights fell on what appeared to be two red points of light standing beside the road. Roger slowed the car. The four of them looked out through the windscreen. The two red points of light, they realised as they got closer, were not lights. They were eyes. The eyes belonged to a figure that was standing perfectly still at the side of the road, watching them. The figure was, in Roger Scarberry's later description to police, shaped like a man, but bigger. Approximately six or seven feet tall. It was covered in a dark grey substance that might have been feathers, or might have been skin, or might have been something else entirely. Behind its back, folded, were what appeared to be a pair of very large wings. For a moment, the four young people in the car sat and looked at it. Then the figure moved. The story of the 13 months that followed, in which more than 100 people across Mason County reported sightings of the same creature. Of the extraordinary investigation conducted by American paranormal researcher John Keel. Of the disturbing dreams that spread through Point Pleasant in the autumn of 1967. And of the terrible event that occurred, in the darkness of the early evening of Friday the 15th of December 1967, exactly 13 months and one day after the first sighting, that killed 46 people and, in a strange coincidence that has never been explained, ended the Mothman sightings entirely.Become a Patreon or Apple + subscriber now for ealry and ad free access from as little as $1.69 a week. All the details hereSubscribe to Crime at Bedtimes Youtube channel HERE Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

STRANGE MYSTERIES Episode #21 with Steve Stockton - "Some doors to the past were never meant to be opened—and some who walked through them never returned." Welcome to Strange Mysteries, the ongoing anthology series dedicated to the world's most baffling historical enigmas, unsolved disappearances, and eerie phenomena. Presented in a classic, deep-dive documentary format, each volume explores the archival shadows where conventional history breaks down and the unexplained begins. From ships found drifting empty on frozen seas to ancient messages carved into desert clay, we examine the facts, the folklore, and the disturbing questions left behind.

Tom in Point Pleasant, NJ called to talk about rising movie revenues and how theaters charge so much these days. Hal in Freeport, NY called in and shared a story about how he used to go out and streak back in the day.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tom in Point Pleasant, NJ called to talk about rising movie revenues and how theaters charge so much these days. Hal in Freeport, NY called in and shared a story about how he used to go out and streak back in the day.

Want more exclusive content?! http://prometheuslens.supercast.com to sign up for the "All Access Pass" and get early access to episodes, private community, members only episodes, private Q & A's, and coming documentaries. We also have a $4 dollar a month package that gets you early access and an ad free listening experience!==================== Unlock the mysteries behind the legendary Mothman and discover why this cryptid has become a pop culture phenomenon. From government cover-ups to Native American curses, this episode dives deep into the folklore, sightings, and extraordinary theories surrounding the creature that might be more than just an urban legend. You'll hear about the 1960s flap of sightings, the Silver Bridge tragedy, and the sinister men in black who seem to patrol these supernatural events.Join cryptid expert David Hardy—author of two captivating books and a passionate illustrator—as he unpacks the complex history, wild theories, and the cultural impact of Mothman.You'll learn about the Native American Chief Cornstalk's curse linked to the region's ongoing calamities, the connection to Thunderbird sightings, and the strange phenomena that have persisted for over 50 years. David shares his insights on how these sightings could tie into ancient history, extraterrestrial activity, and even the possibility of shape-shifting spirits.This episode isn't just about cryptids—it's a whirlwind through American folklore, conspiracy, and unexplained phenomena. Why do Mothman sightings spike around disasters? Could this creature be a harbinger of doom—or something else entirely? You'll also hear about the crazy viral stories, the iconic Point Pleasant festival, and the juvenile humor that keeps the legend alive with the “shiny hiney” statue.Perfect for thrill-seekers, history buffs, and believers in the supernatural, this episode will leave you questioning the reality we take for granted.If you're ready to explore the darker corners of American myth and uncover secrets lurking just beneath the surface, hit play now and step into the unknown.Ceaseless mystery, cultural phenomena, and the possibility of ancient curses—this is the story of Mothman that you won't want to miss.Find David Hardy's books and shirts at cryptidempire.com, and support the ongoing exploration of these extraordinary legends. Get ready to have your mind blown—because the truth might be stranger than fiction.====================

In this episode, we sit down with Jaci and Bill Kousoulas of Phenomenology Research Professionals (PRP). Jaci, a retired USPS Postmaster, business owner, and data analytics specialist, and Bill, who holds a PhD in psychology with a focus on positive psychology and post-traumatic growth, are qualitative researchers exploring the intersections of psychology, spirituality, trauma, and the paranormal.Together they authored Bridging the Tragedy: Silver Linings in the Mysterious Ohio River Valley, a study of the 1967 Silver Bridge collapse in Point Pleasant, West Virginia, the preceding Mothman sightings, and how communities experience growth after disaster.The couple shares their personal paranormal encounters—from ghostly apparitions and psychic phenomena to Jaci's striking experience with a gnome-like entity that seemed to follow them home. Bill's lifelong interest in the unexplained was ignited by the Project UFO TV series and deepened by the film The Mothman Prophecies.The conversation dives into the Mothman phenomenon and the Ohio River Valley's 13-month wave of high strangeness (UFOs, Men in Black, poltergeist activity) leading up to the tragic Silver Bridge collapse that claimed 46 lives. Jaci and Bill recount their extensive interviews with family members, survivors, locals, and witnesses who saw Mothman before and after the event, including conversations with figures like Jeff Wamsley (owner of the Mothman Museum) and others connected to the tragedy.They discuss post-traumatic growth—the positive transformations that can emerge from tragedy—and their broader work on how paranormal experiences often intertwine with trauma. Expect compelling stories, thoughtful analysis, and insights into one of America's most enduring mysteries.www.prpconnect.orgGear up and get freaky with official Let's Get Freaky merchandise! Our spooky-cool collection features hoodies, t-shirts, mugs, stickers, and more—perfect for showing your love of the paranormal while staying comfy and stylish. Dive into the full range now: https://tee.pub/lic/wX4lEJj3DMIGot a mind-blowing paranormal encounter, cryptid sighting, UFO experience, or any high-strangeness story that still gives you chills? We want to hear it—and we want YOU on the show! Become a guest on Let's Get Freaky and share your true story with our growing freaky community. Drop us a line at: letsgetfreakypodcast@mail.com Or slide into our DMs on socials: Facebook, Instagram, X, TikTok, or YouTube → @tcletsgetfreakypodcast.

Dave Sturchio & Tommy Dee are back inside Stellar19 Studios to bring you the latest episode of 'The Fight Factory Wrestling Podcast"! The War On The Shore 3 has come and gone, hear about the feedback they're getting along with their reactions on some of the amazing moments on the beach of Point Pleasant. Grayson Waller returned to NXT with a STATEMENT! The fellas discuss this promo! Busted Open on Sirius gets purchased and partners with WWE! What does this mean for the future of radio. Do you have any artifacts that you'd LOVE to have from pro wrestling history?? They close the show with that! Enjoy!! #WWE #WarOnTheShore3 #GraysonWaller #FightFactoryWrestling

Steve Stockton's STRANGE MYSTERIES Episode #18 - We build our lives on the assumption that the world around us follows a strict, unbreakable set of rules. But every so often, the universe leaves a crack in the foundation. Welcome back to the channel. I'm Steve Stockton, and today we are opening the files on 10 of the most heavily documented, widely witnessed, and fiercely debated paranormal mysteries in recorded history. These aren't campfire stories or rumors. From physical landing gear impressions left in the New Mexico desert to official police reports of poltergeist activity in Spain, these are the cases that stumped scientists, terrified authorities, and fractured our understanding of reality. Grab your boots, step into the shadows, and let's walk and see into the unknown. Which of these mysteries keeps you up at night? Let me know your theories in the comments below. If you enjoyed this deep dive into the unexplained, please hit the LIKE button, SUBSCRIBE, and ring the notification bell so you never miss a new case file. Stay curious, and as always... keep your eyes on the skies. In This Epsisode: 1. The Moving Coffins of the Chase Vault (1812–1820) 2. The Miracle of the Sun in Fátima (1917) 3. The Mothman of Point Pleasant (1966) 4. The Phoenix Lights Mass Sighting (1997) 5. The Vallecas Case Police Report (1991) 6. The Enfield Poltergeist Investigation (1977) 7. The Betz Mystery Sphere (1974) 8. The Shag Harbour UFO Crash (1967) 9. The Rendlesham Forest Incident (1980) 10. Officer Lonnie Zamora's Socorro Encounter (1964)Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/missing-persons-mysteries--5624803/support.

In this episode of Spooky Appalachia, we confront the legend head-on through the eyes of those who claim to have survived an encounter with the Mothman. We explore three distinct, harrowing experiences: a high-stakes, paralyzing roadside confrontation in rural Tennessee; a fog-drenched, unsettling night in the hollers of Point Pleasant; and an inexplicable mid-90s sighting at an Ohio gas station that forever changed a skeptic's perspective.These aren't just stories of shadows and mist—they are accounts of being studied by something with intelligence, intensity, and an unnatural, wing-spanned presence that defies biological explanation. Whether you believe these are encounters with an interdimensional entity, a piece of living folklore, or something else entirely, these testimonies will make you think twice the next time you drive a lonely road after dark.Have your own story? Send it to us: https://www.spookyappalachia.com/submitastory.phpSign Up For Our Monthly News Letter: https://www.spookyappalachia.com/mailinglist.phpSupport Us On Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cw/spookyappalachiaStay Spooky. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

STRANGE MYSTERIES Episode #18 with Steve Stockton - We build our lives on the assumption that the world around us follows a strict, unbreakable set of rules. But every so often, the universe leaves a crack in the foundation. Welcome back to the channel. I'm Steve Stockton, and today we are opening the files on 10 of the most heavily documented, widely witnessed, and fiercely debated paranormal mysteries in recorded history. These aren't campfire stories or rumors. From physical landing gear impressions left in the New Mexico desert to official police reports of poltergeist activity in Spain, these are the cases that stumped scientists, terrified authorities, and fractured our understanding of reality. Grab your boots, step into the shadows, and let's walk and see into the unknown. Which of these mysteries keeps you up at night? Let me know your theories in the comments below. If you enjoyed this deep dive into the unexplained, please hit the LIKE button, SUBSCRIBE, and ring the notification bell so you never miss a new case file. Stay curious, and as always... keep your eyes on the skies. In This Epsisode: 1. The Moving Coffins of the Chase Vault (1812–1820) 2. The Miracle of the Sun in Fátima (1917) 3. The Mothman of Point Pleasant (1966) 4. The Phoenix Lights Mass Sighting (1997) 5. The Vallecas Case Police Report (1991) 6. The Enfield Poltergeist Investigation (1977) 7. The Betz Mystery Sphere (1974) 8. The Shag Harbour UFO Crash (1967) 9. The Rendlesham Forest Incident (1980) 10. Officer Lonnie Zamora's Socorro Encounter (1964)Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/missing-persons-mysteries--5624803/support.

Reality INspyrd | Shadow Work, Homecoming & Everything Is Working Out for You | Ashley Inspyrz Hey firefly. This one is raw, real, and full of every kind of life. ✨ The ring light popped out of the socket with smoke. The laptop wouldn't turn on. The electric felt hot. And we showed up anyway — because that is what we do. In This Episode: Playing dad's singing bowl and sitting with his sacred objects The cross-country drive — fires leaving LA, the teacup fire in Sedona on solstice, chemical haze in Kansas, a purple Jeep postmaster who saved Ashley from a $500 fine on a flooded dirt road Carrying dad's ashes across the country and feeling more connected to him than ever Recognizing the daddy wound in real time — a boy who said he'd come at 10am, the anxious waiting, and the shadow work that opened up on the bike path Finally saying I'm pissed and meaning it — growth in the lesson Identifying and releasing the loser energy carried in LA Dad's amputation in February and the anger at what felt like giving up The ex who left the LA apartment destroyed — mold, wood chips, a $2,500 junk removal — and calling his mother to sort it out Soul softening in Point Pleasant — sleeping well, no alarm, surrounded by people who love her Reconnecting with someone not seen in 25 years and the heart coming alive again The auspicious day ahead and a message for anyone carrying suffering right now The broken toilet story featuring Mom with her hands in the tank A self-tape audition and stepping into a new portal of action Ashley's Message for You: The struggle. The heartache. The fear. The abandonment. The grief. The betrayal. You can let it go. You do not need to suffer any longer. It is all happening for you. It is all exactly as it is meant to be. You are here for a reason. You get to walk the face of this planet right now. Let that mean something. There is heartache — and you love again. There is fear — and you do it anyway. Because you can. Because you are capable. And so am I. Tools Ashley Uses: RTT Hypnosis for recalibration when short or triggered Meditation + breathwork to come back to center Ong Namo Guru Dev Namo protection mantra to open Reality INspyrd is where Ashley spills the tea on the reality we are living in and co-creating — mind, body, energy, and everything in between. If this episode touches you, please subscribe, leave a review, and share it with someone who needs to hear that everything is working out for them

Jaci and Bill Kousoulas July 16th, 2026, Thursday, 6 PM ET Topic: Mothman Tragedy: The Untold Story of Loss, Mystery, and Post-Traumatic Growth BIO Jaci and Bill Kousoulas Jaci, a retired USPS Postmaster and current business owner/operator, is a holistic teacher and lecturer specializing in Reiki, Crystals, and Research. Bill, a seasoned professional with 30 years of experience in sales and sales management and holds degrees in English and Psychology. Our shared mission is to assist others by delving into research, crafting insightful writings, and publishing books that explore growth after trauma and related subjects. Additionally, both of us harbor a profound fascination with the paranormal – Jaci as an experiencer and Bill as an unwavering student. In 2021, we embarked on a research journey to investigate the 1967 Silver Bridge Disaster. This catastrophic event was preceded by a thirteen-month paranormal onslaught featuring UFOs, Men in Black, Cattle Mutilations, and Poltergeist activity. Notably, over 100 reports described a black, winged being known as Mothman. The culmination of our eighteen-month qualitative study, titled "Bridging the Tragedy: Silver Linings in the Mysterious Ohio River Valley," showcases interviews with several Point Pleasant natives, including Jeff Wamsley, Denny Bellamy, and Andy Colvin. Our upcoming book will delve deeper into the connection between trauma and paranormal experiences, extending beyond the confines of the Ohio River Valley. We extend a warm welcome into our lives and eagerly anticipate hearing from you! Feel free to reach out, and let's connect. Social Media: Website: https://www.prpconnect.org/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PhenomenologyResearchProfessionals United Public Radio & UFO Paranormal Radio www.uprntalkradio.com

What is really haunting Point Pleasant, West Virginia? Emily Mittermeier joins us to share a lifetime of bizarre paranormal encounters and unexplained experiences. As a frequent visitor to Point Pleasant, West Virginia, the legendary home of the Mothman, Emily has spent countless nights exploring haunted locations, abandoned sites, and areas connected to one of America's most famous cryptid legends.During her investigations, she has experienced strange voices, unexplained activity, eerie feelings of being watched, and encounters that continue to defy explanation. But what happens at the end of this interview may be one of the most shocking stories ever shared on From The Shadows Podcast about the area.Could Point Pleasant still be a hotspot for paranormal activity? Is there something lingering around the famous Mothman locations? Or, is there an even darker mystery hiding in the shadows?Join us as Emily shares her incredible experiences and decide for yourself.You can find Emily's travels athttps://www.instagram.com/atravelingspirit924her cryptid-inspired candle line, Outer Realms Bathworkshttps://www.instagram.com/outerrealmscandlesand her vintage store https://www.instagram.com/atravelingspiritvintageIf you enjoy stories about Bigfoot, Dogman, Mothman, ghosts, UFOs, and the unexplained, be sure to like, hype, subscribe, comment, and share this episode.Support our channel by becoming a YouTube member for special emojis, members only lives, new Ozark Howler episodes, and bonus paranormal episodes. Click the JOIN button under this video. Join us on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/fromtheshadowsVisit our Merch Shop https://www.fromtheshadowspodcast.com/shop/ Follow us on:TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@fromtheshadowspodcastFacebook - https://www.facebook.com/fromtheshadowspodcastInstagram - Shane Grove - https://www.instagram.com/shanegroveauthor Instagram - Podcast - https://www.instagram.com/fromtheshadowspodcastd mysteries.#Mothman #PointPleasant #Paranormal #GhostHunting #Cryptids #WestVirginia #WV #Folklore #Haunted

Send us a Question!PARTY PLEASER:Shirleon & Kathryn join Melvin to summarize Frogman, a surprise found-footage horror feature from 2023 about the Loveland Frogman! The three discuss their familiarity with Frogman, the inherent qualities of Found-Footage narratives, and whether they're frog people or rat people!Topics:(PATREON EXCLUSIVE) 33-minutes describing three cryptids, exploring their history, and deciding, "Do we believe?". (PATREON EXCLUSIVE)Asking the important questions: what's Frogman, and is he a swamp-mermaid?Each scene cleverly employs a new framing device, helping the film keep a healthy forward momentum.So... what does the gang think about the film's characters?The interview section of the film is when Melvin thought to himself, "Oh, like, this is a competent, real found-footage film, not just some Tubi-esque feature. Nice."Frogman is a real cryptid, but some of the environmental stuff in Frogman isn't. Kathryn shares why that may be.Does the Found-Footage genre typically result in a main character's self-destruction?Recommendations:Episode Thirteen by Craig DiLouie (2023) (Book)Old Gods of Appalachia (2019 - X) (Podcast)Hokum (2026) (Movie) Support the showSupport on Patreon for Unique Perks! Early access to uncut episodes Vote on a movie/show we review One-time reward of two Cinematic Doctrine Stickers & PinsSocial Links: ThreadsWebsiteInstagramLetterboxdFacebook Group 

Every state in the Union has its own creepy collection of urban legends — haunted playgrounds and vampires, cryptids and cursed roads, black-eyed children and shape-shifting monsters — and we're crossing all fifty to find the eeriest tale each one has to tell.EPISODE BLOG PAGE (includes sources): https://weirddarkness.com/StateLegendsREAD or DOWNLOAD the full transcript of this episode: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/StateLegendsLISTEN 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:https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/mv357ex6, https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/yckpd7md,https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/3k9anyn3, https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/3ahdkmkc,https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/3kmnpahx, https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/yckpebp7,https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/2p8s3eny, https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/2bz4zr7b,https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/5e9whsm4, https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/2p83tczx(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: August 29, 2023Every state in America is hiding something. Cross the country from Alabama to Wyoming and you'll find a haunted playground where swings move on their own, a vampire buried in a Colorado cemetery, a goat-headed man lurking under a Kentucky railroad trestle, and black-eyed children knocking on car windows in Texas. Some of these urban legends are pure fiction. Others have a disturbing amount of truth buried underneath them — which is exactly what makes them stick.This episode of Weird Darkness travels through all fifty states to uncover the eeriest tale each one has to tell. There's the Alaskan Triangle, where thousands have vanished without a trace, and the shape-shifting otter people the Tlingit say are responsible. There's Resurrection Mary, the ghostly hitchhiker still searching for a dance partner outside Chicago. There's the Villisca ax murders, an unsolved 1912 slaughter that turned a family home into a haunted museum. There's Mothman over Point Pleasant, the skunk ape in the Everglades, the Jersey Devil in the Pine Barrens, and Bigfoot stalking the forests of the Pacific Northwest.Cryptids and creepy clowns. Cursed roads and phantom trains. Witches, wendigos, and vampires. Alien crash sites and portals to hell. You'll meet the "watcher" who terrorized a New Jersey family through the mail, the Bunny Man of Virginia, Walking Sam on the Pine Ridge Reservation, and the Candy Lady of rural Texas. Whether these stories were born around a campfire or dragged out of something that really happened, they've survived because nobody can quite prove they're not true.So bolt your doors, lock your windows, and find out what's whispered about in your own backyard — because every state in the Union has its own creepy collection of urban legends, and some of them might be closer than you think.

Lakewood Morning Briefing — Thursday, July 2, 2026 | Zmanim, NWS New Jersey and MoreLakewood, New Jersey (ZIP 08701)Hebrew Date: 17 Tammuz 5786 | Shiva Asar B'Tammuz (Tzom Tammuz — FAST DAY)Parashat Pinchas━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━FAST OF TAMMUZ — 17 TAMMUZ 5786━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━Fast began: Alot HaShachar — 3:46 AM EDTFast ends tonight: • Standard (42 min after sunset): 9:11 PM EDT • Machmir (50 min after sunset): 9:19 PM EDT━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━TODAY'S ZMANIM — ZIP 08701━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━Alos HaShachar (Dawn): 3:46 AMMisheyakir (Earliest Talis & Tefillin): 4:21 AMNetz HaChama (Sunrise): 5:31 AMLatest Krias Shma: 9:14 AMLatest Tefila: 10:29 AMChatzos (Halachic Midday): 1:00 PMEarliest Mincha: 1:37 PMShkiah (Sunset): 8:29 PM━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━NWS MOUNT HOLLY FORECAST DISCUSSION━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━Extreme Heat Warning in effect. Heat indices exceeding 105°F, potentially reaching 115°F.Strong mid-level ridge over Mississippi Valley/Ohio Valley/Great Lakes.Friday downsloping effect from westerly/northwesterly winds will intensify heat.Slight Risk (2/5) for severe weather Friday and Saturday — damaging winds primary threat.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━KIDS ACTIVITIES — JULY 2, 2026━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━Indoor/air-conditioned options strongly recommended — Extreme Heat Warning in effect:1. Ocean County Library — Free summer programming, fully air-conditioned2. Jersey Shore Premium Outlets (Tinton Falls) — Indoor, family-friendly shopping3. Point Pleasant area aquarium — Indoor air-conditioned exhibits4. Local community center indoor pools (check your shul bulletin)5. Six Flags Great Adventure (Jackson NJ) — Go early morning before peak heat━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━WEATHER HISTORY — JULY 2━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━July 2, 1934: During the height of the Dust Bowl, a massive black blizzard swept across the central and southern United States. Enormous walls of dust traveled as far as Washington D.C., and fine Great Plains soil was deposited on ships hundreds of miles out in the Atlantic Ocean.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━TOMORROW'S ZMANIM — FRIDAY, JULY 3 (18 TAMMUZ)━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━Alos HaShachar: 3:46 AMMisheyakir: 4:22 AMNetz HaChama (Sunrise): 5:32 AMLatest Krias Shma: 9:16 AMLatest Tefila: 10:31 AMChatzos: 1:01 PMEarliest Mincha: 1:38 PMShkiah (Sunset): 8:29 PM━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━SHABBOS TIMES — SHABBAT PARASHAT PINCHAS━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━Hadlakas Neiros (Candle Lighting): Friday, July 3 — 8:11 PM EDT (18 min before sunset)Havdalah: Saturday, July 5 — 9:19 PM EDT (50 min after sunset of 8:29 PM)━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ABOUT THIS PODCAST━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━Morning forecasts at 7 AM every day on Spreaker, plus historical weather deep-dives every Tuesday and Thursday at 7 AM CDT.$5/month keeps this going — support the show at spreaker.com/podcast/weather-with-enthusiasm--4911017/supportTags: weather, zmanim, Lakewood, New Jersey, NWS, morning briefing, forecast, Jewish times, Ocean County, Tzom TammuzWeather with Enthusiasm is produced by Kol Simcha Productions.New episodes drop daily (B'N)— a morning forecast at 7 AM and historical deep dives Tuesdays and Thursdays. Contact: kolsimchaproductions@outlook.comHistorical content is thoroughly researched and factually verified. After it has been factually verified it often will say so in the description. Should you find any mistakes, please email kolsimchaproductions@outlook.com so we can look into it and correct it. Not affiliated with any government agency or academic institution. Presented for educational and entertainment purposes — with meaning.Support the show — exclusive bonus episodes available to subscribers for just $2/month at spreaker.com/organization/kol-simcha

With less than 2 weeks to go until the third installment of "The War On The Shore", Fight Factory Co-Owner Chris Payne & Fight Factory's Consigliere Tommy Tequila are joined by stand up Comedian Mike Figs at "The Stand Comedy Club" in NYC for "The War On The Shore 3" Press conference ! Joining the fun was M.A.D.E. , Sent2Slaughter, Vargas, Rico Gold, and, an uninvited guest in Nikos Rikos. Find out how it all went down as we get you ready for "The War On The Shore 3" LIVE on July 14th, from Martell's Tiki Bar in Point Pleasant, NJ! #MartellsTikiBar #WarOnTheShore #FightFactoryWrestling Support All Things Mile21 Media by subscribing to the Channel and following along on IG @Mile21Media - And for all your podcasting and rental needs, Follow @Stellar19Studios on IG to rent space to create your own show with Mile21 Media!

Cryptid folklore and encounters shape regional identity across America. Why do certain monsters become inseparable from the places that claim them?In this Thursday Thrills episode, Henrique Couto explores how the Jersey Devil haunts the Pine Barrens, Mothman defines Point Pleasant, and the Chupacabra became a symbol of rural fear. Discover why local legends aren't just scary stories—they're the mythology that communities use to understand themselves and their land. A dark journey through cryptid encounters that reveal us as much as they terrify us.

Two massive black figures sprint across a highway near Memphis just seconds before a tractor-trailer reaches them.What happened next made the witness realize these were not people.In this intense episode of Bigfoot Society, Dan shares years of encounters gathered while traveling and working across the eastern United States. His experiences include giant footprints near a remote South Carolina tree farm, terrifying vocalizations behind his trailer in Shelby, North Carolina, strange movement near Point Pleasant's abandoned TNT bunkers, and unsettling discoveries inside the eerie remains of Centralia, Pennsylvania.Dan describes silent movement in the woods, deep guttural sounds echoing through creek beds, broken trees, possible trackways, and nighttime encounters that happened disturbingly close to where people live.

For more than a year, a seven-foot creature with glowing red eyes and folded wings terrorized Point Pleasant, West Virginia—and just weeks after the sightings stopped, the Silver Bridge collapsed and killed 46 people, leaving the town to wonder whether the Mothman had been a monster, a warning, or something far worse.EPISODE BLOG PAGE (includes sources and full transcript): https://weirddarkness.com/RedEyesOfMothmanREAD or DOWNLOAD the full transcript of this episode:https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/2p8s2fxtFEATURED STORIES IN THIS EPISODE: Most everyone is familiar with the King James Bible, but did you know that King James also wrote a book on demonology during the witch hunts and trials? (The King James Book of Demonology) *** Her gravestone, decorated with a cross and flowers, reads “Jerrilynn S. Mullins — Beloved wife and best friend.” It could also be added, “a victim of a crime that will likely never be solved.” (The Unsolved Mystery of Jerrilyn Mullins) *** It was on November 15th 1966 that Point Pleasant, West Virginia had its first experience with what later became known as the Mothman. Many believe it was either the cause of a horrific bridge collapse, or perhaps a harbinger of the doom that was soon to come. The mystery remains to this day – as do some of the eerie happenings in the area. (Mothman Attacks) ** 17-year-old Kendrick Johnson was found dead in his high school's gym – but the circumstances of his death have brought more questions than answers. Was Kendrick's death a tragic accident – or cold-blooded murder? (The Mysterious Death of Kendrick Johnson)CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…00:00:00.000 = Show Open00:01:56.519 = Mothman Attacks00:12:50.814 = The Mysterious Death of Kendrick Johnson ***00:32:56.273 = Unsolved Mystery of Jerrilyn Mullins ***00:44:05.678 = The King James Book of Demonology ***00:54:07.021 = 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 Mysterious Death of Kendrick Johnson” from The Scare Chamber: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/dkuavkb3“The King James Book of Demonology” by Jacob Shelton for Graveyard Shift: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/34vaad3z“Mothman Attacks” by Troy Taylor: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/5ac64hhn“The Unsolved Mystery of Jerrilyn Mullins” by Troy Taylor: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/224xc2w7(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: November 15, 2021This episode of Weird Darkness, hosted by Darren Marlar, moves from a winged cryptid haunting a West Virginia river town to a Georgia teenager found dead inside a rolled wrestling mat, a Minnesota newlywed who vanished from a restaurant parking lot, and a king of England who wrote a manual on demons.It opens with the Mothman, first reported on November 15, 1966, when two young married couples driving past an abandoned World War II TNT plant near Point Pleasant, West Virginia, spotted a six- or seven-foot gray figure with folded wings and glowing red eyes that rose into the air and pursued their car down Highway 62 at over 100 miles per hour. That same night, contractor Newell Partridge of Salem watched his television fill with a strange pattern before his dog Bandit chased two red eyes toward the hay barn and disappeared forever, and the next day Roger Scarberry described passing a large dog's body near the city limits that was gone minutes later. Over the following year roughly 100 people, including Marcella Bennett, reported the creature alongside UFO sightings and men in black, and on December 15, 1967, the 700-foot Silver Bridge linking Point Pleasant to Ohio collapsed during rush hour and killed 46 people, cementing the belief that the Mothman had been a harbinger of the disaster.From there the episode turns to Kendrick Johnson, the 17-year-old three-sport athlete found dead on January 11, 2013, stuffed head-down inside a rolled wrestling mat in the old gym at Lowndes High School in Valdosta, Georgia. Investigators ruled the death an accidental positional asphyxia, theorizing the boy fell in reaching for a shoe, but his 19-inch shoulders could not fit through the mat's 14-inch opening, an hour of footage from all four gym cameras was missing and altered, and his organs were found removed and replaced with newspaper. A second and third autopsy revealed blunt force trauma to his neck and right chest, a fabricated confession recording sold to his family for $1,000 was exposed as a hoax by Sheriff Ashley Paulk, and the case, which once entangled FBI agent Randy Bell's sons Brandon and Brian Bell, was officially reopened on March 10, 2021.Vanishing from a restaurant parking lot is what happened next to Jerrilyn Mullins, a 28-year-old Oakdale, Minnesota, newlywed who left the dinner table at a Chi Chi's in Richfield around 9:00 p.m. on November 15, 1978, and was last seen by her husband's coworker Patrick Melbourne, who said he drove her 22 miles back to a Howard Johnson's and left her there. Her decomposed body surfaced in a Lake Elmo swamp on June 30, 1979, identified through dental records and jewelry, with two autopsies unable to determine a cause of death though her stomach contents placed her killing within an hour of leaving the restaurant. Melbourne, who carried a long record of sexual assault allegations and was later convicted of crimes against a 10-year-old girl, remained the prime suspect; husband Ron Mullins lost a 1989 wrongful-death civil suit for lack of evidence, and the Washington County case stayed unsolved when Melbourne died in 2015.The episode closes with King James VI and I, who returned from a 1589 trip to Denmark obsessed with witchcraft and published Daemonologie in 1597, the only treatise of its kind written by a reigning monarch. In its pages he catalogued the signs of demonic possession, describing superhuman strength exceeding six men, iron-hard skin that could not be pierced, and victims speaking languages they never learned, while arguing that demons inhabit the corpses of the pious and that only prayer and fasting, not Catholic ritual, could repel them. He acknowledged werewolves as men suffering an excess of melancholy rather than cursed creatures, dismissed fairies as illusions sent by the Devil, fixed the ratio of female to male witches at 20 to 1 by reasoning that women were more easily deceived as Eve had been, and produced a work that fueled the European and colonial witch hunts and shaped the weird sisters of William Shakespeare's Macbeth.

West Virginia has long been known as Mothman country, but the state's unexplained history reaches far beyond Point Pleasant. In this episode of Phantoms & Monsters Radio, Lon Strickler presents a chilling collection of strange reports from the mountains, forests, mining communities, and backroads of West Virginia and the greater Appalachian region.These accounts include the infamous Vegetable Man of Grant Town, a possible winged omen connected to the 1934 McDunn mine-train disaster, a tall skeletal “Stickman” seen near Harpers Ferry, a bizarre upright deer encounter, Bigfoot-like activity in the Seneca Creek and Spruce Knob backcountry, a terrifying mountain giant with glowing golden eyes, a massive wolf-like creature in the Appalachian borderland, a tiny cloaked Glimmer Man-type figure in Beaver, West Virginia, and a disturbing Black-Eyed Kids encounter in Glade Springs.Are these reports examples of cryptid activity, interdimensional contact, ancient Appalachian folklore, spiritual warnings, or something even stranger?Join Lon as he examines these unsettling cases and explores why West Virginia remains one of the most mysterious and high-strangeness regions in America.Featured cases include:• The Vegetable Man of Grant Town• The Powellton winged omen and the McDunn mine-train explosion• The Stickman near Harpers Ferry• The upright deer or “Deer God” encounter• The Seneca Creek / Spruce Knob backcountry presence• The 10-foot figure with golden eyes• The full moon howl and black wolf-like creature• The tiny cloaked figure of Beaver, West Virginia• The Black-Eyed Kids of Glade SpringsVisit Phantoms & Monsters for more eyewitness reports, investigations, and Fortean research.Please like, comment, subscribe, and share your own unexplained encounter.

West Virginia has long been known as Mothman country, but the state's unexplained history reaches far beyond Point Pleasant. In this episode of Phantoms & Monsters Radio, Lon Strickler presents a chilling collection of strange reports from the mountains, forests, mining communities, and backroads of West Virginia and the greater Appalachian region.These accounts include the infamous Vegetable Man of Grant Town, a possible winged omen connected to the 1934 McDunn mine-train disaster, a tall skeletal “Stickman” seen near Harpers Ferry, a bizarre upright deer encounter, Bigfoot-like activity in the Seneca Creek and Spruce Knob backcountry, a terrifying mountain giant with glowing golden eyes, a massive wolf-like creature in the Appalachian borderland, a tiny cloaked Glimmer Man-type figure in Beaver, West Virginia, and a disturbing Black-Eyed Kids encounter in Glade Springs.Are these reports examples of cryptid activity, interdimensional contact, ancient Appalachian folklore, spiritual warnings, or something even stranger?Join Lon as he examines these unsettling cases and explores why West Virginia remains one of the most mysterious and high-strangeness regions in America.Featured cases include:• The Vegetable Man of Grant Town• The Powellton winged omen and the McDunn mine-train explosion• The Stickman near Harpers Ferry• The upright deer or “Deer God” encounter• The Seneca Creek / Spruce Knob backcountry presence• The 10-foot figure with golden eyes• The full moon howl and black wolf-like creature• The tiny cloaked figure of Beaver, West Virginia• The Black-Eyed Kids of Glade SpringsVisit Phantoms & Monsters for more eyewitness reports, investigations, and Fortean research.Please like, comment, subscribe, and share your own unexplained encounter.

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.

It has been proposed that the Mothman could very well be the angel of death, as sightings of the ominous and feared entity foretell impending disaster. This winged human-looking creature was first reported by citizens of West Virginia during the year prior to the horrible collapse of the Silver Bridge in Point Pleasant. Curiously, on November 20, 2016, an unidentified man allegedly captured images of what he believed to be the Mothman. The alleged return of Mothman happened 5 days after the 50th anniversary of the original sightings there in 1966. On this captivating episode of Ground Zero, Clyde Lewis talks with Mothman researcher and Cryptozoologist Ken Gerhard about THE RETURN OF MOTHMAN. The original broadcast was on December 2, 2016.

Who exactly are the Men in Black? This week, we dive deep into the uncanny history of the world's most unsettling, pale-skinned party poopers. We look at the very first MIB encounter during the 1947 Maury Island incident, an incredibly bizarre 1976 visit involving disappearing coins and drawn-on lipstick, and the sheer chaos they caused during the Mothman sightings in Point Pleasant—including attempting to drink Jell-O and vanishing from basements. Are they interdimensional "ultra-terrestrials" playing cosmic tricks on our limited senses? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

There's a version of the Mothman story that most people know.A winged creature. Red eyes. A bridge collapse.But when you look closer… that's not the part that stays with you.This episode of Idiot Mystic explores the strange events surrounding the Mothman sightings in Point Pleasant, West Virginia—and the far more unsettling encounter with a figure known as Indrid Cold… a man who smiled, spoke calmly, and claimed to be from somewhere that didn't make sense.What if this wasn't just a cryptid?What if it was something else entirely?An idiot's attempt at a deep dive into one of the earliest modern cases of non-human intelligence, where UFO sightings, Men in Black encounters, and impossible experiences all seem to overlap into something that doesn't fit neatly into any category.

In Episode 82, our host Captain Ricky Wheeler talks with Mike Zajac, a gentleman who truly worked his way on up through grit, work ethic, and pure passion for offshore fishing. He has so much time offshore fishing out of Northern New Jersey in the Canyon Runner Program, which is now the Fortuna Runner Charter Program. His passion shines through in this podcast, as well as his sense of humor. Quite a few great stories in this one, as well as some excellent tuna fishing insight.If you would like to fish with Mike Zajac and the Fortuna Runner Program on a 60' Custom Sportfishing boat out of Point Pleasant, NJ, you can reach them at https://fortunarunner.com/If you would like our host, Ricky Wheeler, to help you sell your boat/yacht or help you with searching for and buying a boat/yacht, please email: RickyWheeler@UnitedYacht.comSaltwater Euphoria Podcast Sponsors:+Saltwater Euphoria - https://www.saltwatereuphoria.com/+Euphoria Sportfishing - https://www.euphoriasportfishing.com/+Billfish Gear - https://billfishgear.com/ +Cape Maritime Consulting - https://www.capemaritimeconsulting.com/For online fishing courses, go to our website Courses.SaltwaterEuphoria.comFollow the following on Instagram: CaptainRickyWheeler: @CaptainRickyWheeler Saltwater Euphoria: @SaltwaterEuphoria Euphoria Sportfishing: @EuphoriaSportfishingBillfish Gear: @billfishgearIf you like this podcast, please be sure to click that FOLLOW button and also spread the word by sharing this episode with your friends or whatever social channels you are on and/or leaving a great review.  We appreciate your support.

Enjoy this on YouTube with real footage from Appalachia! https://youtu.be/xuKKuBv8RoUTonight, we share two terrifying accounts from the men and women who keep the country moving. First, a driver pulling industrial coal through West Virginia encounters a "Pale Walker" at a desolate fuel stop—a creature that didn't just watch him, but left deep, jagged gouges in his rig. Then, we travel back to 1991 for a chilling Mothman encounter in Point Pleasant that left a trailer ripped open by iron talons.Is it the isolation of the road, or are some parts of Appalachia better left unvisited? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In one of the most compelling interviews in Spooky Appalachia history, we sit down with Linda, an original witness to the legendary Mothman sightings of 1967.Decades after the events that shook Point Pleasant, West Virginia, Linda breaks her silence to share a terrifyingly detailed account of the night she came face-to-face with the "Bird." This isn't just a story about a cryptid; it is an exploration into the high strangeness that gripped the Ohio River Valley, including pulsating UFOs, "lost time," and chilling encounters with the mysterious Men in Black [32:12].In this episode, we dive into:The Sighting: Linda describes being 17 years old on a hilltop in Mason, WV, when a massive, reddish-orange UFO hovered directly over her car.The Encounter: The moment of "lost time" and finding herself sitting at the feet of an 8-foot-tall, man-like creature with dark, wing-like appendages.The Men in Black: A haunting encounter in Point Pleasant with "carbon copy" men in solid black suits and sunglasses who appeared shortly before the disaster.The Silver Bridge Tragedy: Linda shares her prophetic dream of the bridge collapse and the eerie silence that followed the December 15th disaster.The Aftermath: How hypnotic regression helped her reclaim lost memories and why she believes these beings are interdimensional.Whether you are a lifelong follower of the Mothman prophecy or a newcomer to Appalachian folklore, this firsthand account provides a bridge between the physical and the unknown.Connect with Linda: Check out her book Beyond the Pale Moonlight on Amazon and visit the Mothman Museum in Point Pleasant to learn more about the legend that continues to haunt the hills of West Virginia. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode of Haunted Cosmos, we learn about paranormal harbingers of doom throughout history. Turns out, Mothman may not have only visited Point Pleasant!Love Haunted Cosmos? Get access to our exclusive show, The Dusty Tome, early ad-free access to main episodes and monthly AMA's with our co-host, Ben Garrett, by becoming a patron of the show: https://www.patreon.com/c/HauntedCosmosThis episode is sponsored by: Jake Muller Adventures is an immersive, mysterious, and engaging audio drama. Use code "HAUNTED" to claim 10% off all digital downloads. https://www.jakemulleradventures.com/haunted Armored Republic: Making Tools of Liberty for the defense of every free man's God-given rights - Text JOIN to 88027 or visit: https://www.ar500armor.com/ Drain My Lawn is providing expert, high-quality drainage solutions that protect  properties and ensure lasting peace of mind to the people in Charlotte, NC: Visit drainmylawn.com/haunted for 5% off any serviceIndigo Sundries Soap Company - Go to http://indigosundriessoap.com and use code HAUNTEDCOSMOS for 10% off your whole order!Rose Solutions provides custom website design, website hosting, and website security. Visit Cosmoswebsites.comStonecrop Wealth Advisors! Go to this link to check out their special offers to Haunted Cosmos listeners today. https://stonecropadvisors.com/hauntedcosmosGray Toad Tallow. Visit their website here and use COSMOS15 at checkout for 15% off your order. https://graytoadtallow.com/Join us at the New Christendom Press conference, The War for Normal, this June 11-14 in Ogden, Utah.https://thewarfornormal.com/Buy the Haunted Cosmos book: https://www.newchristendompress.com/cosmos PS: It's also available as an audiobook!Support the showSee a live version of the podcast in Burlington, MA - April 17th. Get your tickets here: brushfire.com/refreshministrySupport the show

Hello and Welcome to another episode of Ohio Mystery Backroads. In the shadows of the Midwest, far beyond the famous sightings in Point Pleasant, whispers persist that the legend never stayed contained. It crossed rivers, followed highways, and found new life in the quiet corners of the Buckeye State. In this episode of Ohio Mysteries Backroads, we dive into chilling reports of the Mothman seen soaring over rural roads, lurking near abandoned structures, and terrifying witnesses across Ohio. From glowing red eyes piercing the darkness to massive wings cutting through the night sky, these encounters raise one unsettling question—did the Mothman ever really leave, or has it been here all along? We'll explore the eerie patterns that connect Ohio to one of America's most enduring cryptid legends. Is this creature a harbinger of disaster, a misidentified animal, or something far stranger? Turn down the lights, keep your eyes on the sky… and listen closely. Because in Ohio, the legend may still be watching. You are invited to join me, your co-host Dan, for a fun discussion of your favorite Ohio Mysteries episodes on Thursday, April 16th at 7pm at the Music Box Supper Club at the Music Box Supper Club in Cleveland, Ohio. It's 100% free event and open to all ages. So come and say hello and get ready for a night of laughter, stories and fun. Click the link and I will see you there! https://musicboxcle.com/event/famous-mysteries/ Check out our Facebook page!: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61558042082494¬if_id=1717202186351620¬if_t=page_user_activity&ref=notif⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Please check other podcast episodes like this at: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.ohiomysteries.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Dan hosts a Youtube Channel called: Ohio History and Haunts where he explores historical and dark places around Ohio: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCj5x1eJjHhfyV8fomkaVzsA Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On their way to Point Pleasant, West Virginia, Murphy, Jack, Elliot, and Aidan travel through Appalachia to avoid being followed. But in the supposedly haunted woods along the Appalachian Trail, they may not even be able to trust their own senses.Written by Annie VeeDirected by Alexandra MunroeCast:Emma Grace Myers - Merlyn MurphyDan Vasquez - Jack SherwoodDrew Burt - Elliot O'DonnellCedric Gegel - Aidan WalkerFrancis Páce-Nuñez - Marius ArdeleanAngela Strauman - Brigit Murphy & Billie RosenthalLucas Yudman - The Raven MockerElyssa Eliseo - Additional VoicesProduced by Alexandra Munroe, Annie Vee, & Dennis S. MowersDialect Coaching by Antone CorreiaMusic and Sound by Dennis S. Mowers© 2026 Ghostly Muse Productions, LLCFollow us on our social media and check out our website!Instagram, TikTok, & Facebook: @murphyaudiodramaTwitter/X: @merlynsmonstersWebsite: www.ghostlymuseproductions.com

Agradece a este podcast tantas horas de entretenimiento y disfruta de episodios exclusivos como éste. ¡Apóyale en iVoox! IX A lo largo de la historia se han documentado episodios extraños que parecen desafiar las leyes conocidas de la realidad. Desapariciones súbitas, encuentros con seres imposibles o fenómenos que sugieren la existencia de otras dimensiones. Muchos de estos casos han quedado registrados con nombres, fechas y lugares concretos. Hoy vamos a recorrer algunos de los casos más inquietantes documentados. Si vas a escuchar el programa, te aconsejo que no leas esta descripcion, pues sí voy a hacer Spoiler. Hablaré de más de 20 casos extraños, empezando por… El testimonio REAL, que me ha llegado de una niña que ve, frente a su cuarto, una figura que la mira… un hecho aterrador. Además hablaré de: - El niño desconcertado de Astorga (España, siglo XVI) Uno de los relatos más antiguos aparece en la obra “El jardín de flores curiosas”, escrita por el humanista español Antonio de Torquemada, nacido en Astorga (León) alrededor de 1507. En torno a esta época, Torquemada recoge un episodio ocurrido en su ciudad natal y afirma que él mismo conoció al protagonista. Un muchacho de 13 años desapareció repentinamente mientras jugaba en el corral de su casa. Su familia lo buscó desesperadamente por toda la vivienda y los alrededores, pero no había rastro de él. Horas después, se escuchó un golpe en el desván de la casa. Cuando subieron, el niño apareció allí, tirado en el suelo, desorientado y lleno de arañazos. El joven relató que dos hombres negros y espantables lo habían elevado por los aires. Torquemada aseguró que el muchacho nunca volvió a ser el mismo. - El niño del monasterio y el extraño banquete (Italia, siglo XI) Otro caso fue relatado por San Pedro Damián en textos medievales. Según la historia, en un monasterio italiano del siglo XI, un niño que realizaba tareas domésticas desapareció repentinamente. Más tarde apareció en un molino cercano, donde afirmó haber participado en un extraño banquete con seres desconocidos. - El niño del arroz de Aichi (Japón, 1907) Durante una festividad religiosa, un niño desapareció durante varias horas. Cuando finalmente regresó, explicó que un ser extraño lo había llevado a un lugar donde le obligaron a comer tortas de arroz en un banquete. - La experiencia infantil de la actriz Daryl Hannah. La actriz estadounidense Daryl Hannah, conocida por películas como Blade Runner, Splash o Kill Bill, contó que durante su infancia tuvo una experiencia extraña. Cuando era niña afirmaba ver una casa en un bosque con una mujer misteriosa, un lugar que aparentemente no existía en la realidad. - Hablando de cine, volveremos a escuchar la vivencia del actor Scott Patterson. Un suceso increible, pero que hasta el día de hoy narra asegurando que es verdad. - El soldado de Manila. Uno de los casos más famosos de posible teleportación histórica ocurrió el 24 de octubre de 1593. Ese día apareció repentinamente un soldado español en la Plaza Mayor de Ciudad de México (actual Zócalo). El hombre aseguraba que instantes antes estaba de guardia en Manila, Filipinas, a más de 15.000 kilómetros de distancia. Durante el interrogatorio hizo una afirmación que dejó a todos helados, cuando pudieron comprobarlo. ¿Cómo podía saberlo antes de que la noticia llegara a Nueva España? - El supuesto diario secreto del almirante Richard E. Byrd (Antártida, 1947) El explorador estadounidense Richard Evelyn Byrd, nacido en 1888, lideró la Operación Highjump en 1946–1947, una enorme expedición militar estadounidense a la Antártida. Según un supuesto diario secreto fechado el 19 de febrero de 1947, Byrd habría sobrevolado una región donde el hielo desaparecía, dando paso a valles verdes, ríos y animales prehistóricos. El relato afirma que su avión fue escoltado por naves circulares luminosas hasta una ciudad avanzada habitada por seres humanoides. Allí, una figura conocida como “El Maestro” le habría advertido del peligro de las armas nucleares. No existen registros oficiales que confirmen este episodio, pero el relato se ha convertido en una de las leyendas más conocidas sobre la teoría de la Tierra Hueca. - El Mothman de Point Pleasant (Estados Unidos, 1966–1967) Uno de los casos más famosos de humanoides alados ocurrió en Point Pleasant, Virginia Occidental, entre noviembre de 1966 y diciembre de 1967. El 15 de noviembre de 1966, dos parejas, Roger y Linda Scarberry y Steve y Mary Mallette, vieron una criatura de más de dos metros de altura con ojos rojos brillantes en la zona conocida como Área TNT. La criatura los persiguió a gran velocidad mientras huían en coche. El 15 de diciembre de 1967, el Silver Bridge se derrumbó causando 46 muertes. Muchos testigos afirmaron haber visto al Mothman en el puente días antes de la tragedia. - Humanoides alados en el mundo. Tras el caso original se han reportado episodios similares: - Alemania, 10 de septiembre de 1978 Mineros cerca de Friburgo vieron una criatura alada antes de una explosión en una mina. - Ucrania, 26 de abril de 1986. Testigos afirmaron ver un pájaro negro gigante sobre la central nuclear de Chernóbil antes del desastre. - Chicago desde 2011, se han documentado decenas de avistamientos de humanoides alados. - Chihuahua, México marzo de 2009. Un joven llamado Humberto afirmó ser perseguido por una criatura alada mientras conducía. - Cumaná, Venezuela 1997. Habitantes reportaron figuras aladas oscuras sobrevolando la ciudad. - Arcos de la Frontera (Cádiz, España) marzo de 2012. Un testigo de Jerez de la Frontera vio un ser alado de unos 2,5 metros de envergadura sobre su coche cerca del lago de Arcos. - Santiago de Chile primavera de 1990. El comerciante Federico Rojo Feria observó un humanoide alado desde un edificio. - Peñalolén (Chile) febrero de 2013. El comerciante Félix Álvarez vio un “hombre pájaro” posado en un árbol en el patio de su casa. - El misterio del Rancho Skinwalker (Utah, Estados Unidos) Ubicado en el condado de Uintah, Utah, es uno de los lugares más estudiados por fenómenos paranormales. La propiedad fue comprada en 1994 por Terry y Gwen Sherman. Entre 1994 y 1996 registraron casi 100 fenómenos inexplicables, incluyendo: Mutilaciones de ganado. Criaturas gigantes. Luces extrañas. Anomalías electromagnéticas. Posibles portales dimensionales. En 1996, el periodista George Knapp publicó los primeros artículos sobre el rancho. En 1997, el bioquímico Colm Kelleher afirmó ver una criatura humanoide de tres metros de altura observando al equipo de investigación. - La desaparición de Dennis Martin. Uno de los casos más famosos de desaparición infantil ocurrió el 14 de junio de 1969. Dennis, un niño de 6 años, desapareció en el Parque Nacional Great Smoky Mountains, en Tennessee, mientras jugaba al escondite cerca del Sendero de los Apalaches. Más de 1.400 personas participaron en la búsqueda. - El caso Ryker Webb. El 3 de junio de 2022, el niño Ryker Webb, de 3 años, desapareció cerca del pueblo de Troy, Montana, cerca del Kootenai National Forest. Dos días después, fue encontrado a 4 kilómetros de su casa, escondido en un cobertizo. Sobrevivió a dos noches en el bosque con tormentas y temperaturas cercanas a los 5 grados. - La niña de las peras del Barranco de Badajoz (Tenerife, finales del siglo XIX). Uno de los casos más extraños de Canarias ocurrió en el Barranco de Badajoz, en Güímar (Tenerife). La historia se sitúa aproximadamente entre 1890 y 1910. Una niña fue enviada por su madre a recoger peras en un árbol del barranco. Se sentó a descansar bajo el árbol… y aparentemente se quedó dormida unos minutos. Cuando regresó al pueblo, todo había cambiado: Para ella solo habían pasado minutos. Pero para los vecinos habían pasado años. Alien Big Cat, son grandes felinos que aparecen en lugares donde no deberían estar. Suelen ser panteras, cuando se divisan, pero por su particularidad y el número de avistamientos, no pueden ser explicados, solo con circos ni mascotas escapadas. Animales o criaturas fuera de lugar, es decir, especies que no deberían existir o aparecer en esos lugares. Spn claros ejemplos de alta extrañeza, fenómenos donde los testigos ven algo real pero que no encaja con la zoología conocida. - (Grandes felinos fuera de su hábitat) El término Alien Big Cats no significa “gatos alienígenas”, sino grandes felinos que aparecen en lugares donde no deberían existir. El concepto surge sobre todo en Reino Unido. El patrón de los testimonios es sorprendentemente similar: animal negro o muy oscuro tamaño similar a puma o leopardo cola larga movimiento silencioso y muy elegante ojos que reflejan la luz en la oscuridad Muchos testigos son granjeros, cazadores o policías rurales, gente acostumbrada a distinguir animales en el campo. El misterio radica en que Reino Unido no tiene grandes depredadores salvajes desde hace siglos. - Caso principal: La Bestia de Bodmin Moor Cornwall, Inglaterra, a finales de los años 70. En el páramo de Bodmin Moor comenzaron a aparecer animales de granja muertos o mutilados. Los granjeros empezaron a hablar de una pantera negra que rondaba el lugar. Durante los años 80 se registraron más de 60 avistamientos, algunos testigos dijeron haber sido perseguidos por la criatura. La alarma llegó a tal punto que el gobierno británico investigó oficialmente el caso en 1995. - Casos en España Berja (Almería) – 2013. Vecinos afirmaron ver un gran felino negro tipo pantera. Se desplegó un operativo con trampas y vigilancia. Guadalajara – 2017-2018. Varios pueblos denunciaron ver un felino negro rondando los campos. ¿Por qué muchos testigos dicen que el animal aparece unos segundos… y desaparece? - Aves gigantescas. Criaturas voladoras de tamaño anormal, descritas en distintos lugares del mundo. Los testigos hablan de aves con envergaduras imposibles, en algunos casos de 3 hasta 15 metros. Caso principal: Barcelona 1990 Todo comenzó cuando un vecino llamado Pere Carbó escribió una carta al diario La Vanguardia. Afirmó haber visto desde su balcón una silueta negra de 3 a 5 metros de envergadura, acompañada de graznidos aterradores. La carta desencadenó una oleada de testimonios. Vecinos de Les Corts, Sant Gervasi, Gavà, Salou, Sant Joan Despí afirmaron haber visto el mismo animal. La policía recibió cientos de llamadas, colapsando el teléfono de atención ciudadana. Otros casos de aves gigantes. Atacama (Chile) – 1868. Trabajadores vieron un pájaro gigantesco cuya sombra parecía una nube. Algunos lo compararon con un pterosaurio. África – década de 1920. Tribus de Zambia hablaban del Kongamato, un ser alado similar a un pterodáctilo. Girona (España) – 1996. Una familia afirmó ver un ave negra de 5–6 metros de envergadura. Casos separados por siglos, por continentes y por culturas… que parecen sugerir algo que aún no comprendemos. Porque tal vez solo tal vez la realidad no sea tan sólida como creemos. Escúchame en iVoox. Suscríbete en tu plataforma preferida. 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The cattle mutilation mystery and its association with UFO activity didn't get the attention of researcher investigators until the 1970s. There is an article on page 2 of the March 1975 APRO Bulletin, headlined “More on Mutilations,” discussing the findings of APRO Field Investigators Bill Pitt, Lee Spiegel, and Kevin Randle. It was the opinion of APRO at the time that “no satisfactory evidence has emerged which links UFOs to mutilated animals.” The first mutilation to get the public's attention was that of a horse named Snippy found by its owners in the San Luis Valley of Colorado on September 8, 1967. Shortly after that, in his article (page 8 of the pdf) in the July/August 1968 Flying Saucer Review headlined “West Virginia's Enigmatic Bird,” John Keel mentions that cow and horse mutilations are “now common” in the midst of sightings of the Mothman and UFOs in the area around Point Pleasant. However, there is a report far earlier than this that, by most accounts, appeared in the April 23, 1897, Yates Center Farmer's Advocate. This involves a mystery airship caught in the act of abducting a cow right in front of prominent Woodson County, Kansas, citizen Alexander Hamilton (not the one on the 20-dollar bill).  While the Advocate article remains elusive, Redditt user Remseey2907 found an article in what appears to be the Globe Democrat that includes the details of and references the Advocate article. Read more →

The Devil Within Wings of Prophecy — Part Two: The Final Witnesses At 5:04 PM on December 15, 1967, the Silver Bridge collapsed into the Ohio River. In less than a minute, forty-six lives were lost. But in the days leading up to the disaster, the people of Point Pleasant believed they had been watching something — or something had been watching them. In Part Two of Wings of Prophecy, we follow the Mothman legend to its devastating conclusion, tracing the final sightings, the growing sense of unease across the town, and the tragedy that forever linked folklore with one of America's deadliest infrastructure failures.  Mothman 2 As winter closed in, witnesses reported that the sightings were changing. The creature that once appeared suddenly and vanished just as quickly now lingered in plain sight — perched, watching, almost as if standing vigil. One of the final reported encounters came just days before the collapse. By then, Point Pleasant had transformed. National attention brought curiosity seekers, investigators, and skeptics. Businesses leaned into the legend. Others resented the spectacle. Beneath it all, anxiety spread — strange dreams, unusual animal behavior, and a growing sense that something was wrong. Then came the engineering reality. Unseen inside the bridge's structure, a microscopic crack in a critical steel component had been growing for months — invisible to inspections at the time. Each passing vehicle added stress. Each day brought the structure closer to failure. On a December evening filled with Christmas shoppers, commuters, and families heading home, that hidden flaw reached its breaking point. The collapse was sudden. Catastrophic. Irreversible. In this episode:     •    The final reported Mothman sightings before the disaster     •    How Point Pleasant changed during thirteen months of national attention     •    The structural failure that caused the Silver Bridge collapse     •    Eyewitness accounts from the moments before and after the tragedy     •    How folklore and trauma became permanently intertwined in the community In the aftermath, the sightings stopped. The creature was never reported again. But the legend remained — not just as a monster story, but as a way for a grieving community to make sense of sudden, senseless loss. Because sometimes the mystery isn't whether something supernatural happened. Sometimes the mystery is how people survive what did.

Tom from Point Pleasant, NJ, called Mark to ask whether Trump selling watches on TV is a good idea. Peter from Flushing, Queens, NY, found Mayor Mamdani's response to police officers being hit with snowballs heartbreaking.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tom from Point Pleasant, NJ, called Mark to ask whether Trump selling watches on TV is a good idea. Peter from Flushing, Queens, NY, found Mayor Mamdani's response to police officers being hit with snowballs heartbreaking.

The Devil Within Wings of Prophecy — Part One: The Watchers in the Dark Something was watching Point Pleasant. Before the headlines. Before the legend. Before the bridge fell. In Part One of Wings of Prophecy, we begin a two-part investigation into one of the most chilling and enduring mysteries in American folklore — the wave of strange sightings that gripped a small West Virginia town in the thirteen months before tragedy struck. The story begins on a quiet November night in 1967, when four young people driving near an abandoned TNT plant encountered something impossible: a towering, winged figure with glowing red eyes that appeared to follow their car at highway speeds. What they reported would become the first of dozens of sightings. And the beginning of something far bigger than a local ghost story. As word spread, more witnesses came forward. A respected barber described strange lights — and the disappearance of his dog. Residents reported massive shapes flying over roads, perching on rooftops, and watching from the darkness beyond town. Law enforcement took statements. A journalist arrived. The story spread. And slowly, the community began to divide — believers and skeptics, fear and ridicule, curiosity and dread. But beneath the growing legend was something deeper: A town beginning to feel watched. Studied. Waited for. In this episode:     •    The first terrifying encounter near the TNT area     •    Deputy Halstead's investigation and the growing number of eyewitness reports     •    The arrival of reporter Mary Hyre and the national attention that followed     •    Strange animal behavior, unexplained lights, and escalating fear     •    How the legend of the Mothman took hold inside a community under pressure Because sometimes the most powerful monsters aren't just what people see. They're what fear does to a town. And while residents debated whether the creature was real… something else was happening in Point Pleasant. Something no one could see. A microscopic flaw inside the Silver Bridge — slowly growing, quietly weakening the structure that held the town together. Thirteen months later, that bridge would collapse into the Ohio River in less than sixty seconds, killing 46 people. And the question that still haunts the town remains: Was the Mothman a warning… Or was it simply waiting?

This episode of The Box of Oddities drifts from quiet museum news into deeply unsettling territory, beginning with an update on the International Cryptozoology Museum and sliding straight into one of America's most enduring paranormal mysteries. In Point Pleasant, West Virginia—forever linked to the legend of Mothman—the hosts revisit the famous sightings that turned a small river town into ground zero for strange phenomena in the 1960s. But this time, the story doesn't stop with glowing red eyes and winged silhouettes. Digging through old police blotters uncovers something far quieter and, in some ways, far more disturbing: decades of reports describing the same unidentified man walking the streets at night. Long before and during the height of the Mothman flap, officers documented encounters with a figure who never aged, never spoke, and never quite seemed human. The overlap raises uncomfortable questions about observation, surveillance, and whether Point Pleasant was being watched—by something else—long before the town knew it was strange. From paranormal folklore, the episode pivots sharply into real-world secrecy, exploring espionage during World War I, where ordinary people became invisible spies. In occupied Europe, women used knitting not just as cover, but as a potential method of steganography—encoding military intelligence into stitches, patterns, and yarn, right under the noses of enemy soldiers. These stories blur the line between domestic routine and covert resistance, revealing how underestimated skills became powerful tools of war. Blending cryptids, coded yarn, historical intrigue, and listener-driven discoveries, this episode captures what The Box of Oddities does best: connecting the paranormal with the overlooked corners of history and inviting listener engagement along the way. From Mothman to men who don't belong, from quiet streets to quiet stitches, this is a journey through mysteries that hide in plain sight. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tom in Point Pleasant, NJ, called Mark to discuss a possible brother-in-law involved in Savannah Guthrie's missing mom. Vincent in Brooklyn, NY, called Mark to talk about the great men in our military who caught some crazy criminals in the USA.

Tom in Point Pleasant, NJ, called Mark to discuss a possible brother-in-law involved in Savannah Guthrie's missing mom. Vincent in Brooklyn, NY, called Mark to talk about the great men in our military who caught some crazy criminals in the USA. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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This is a Grave Talks CLASSIC EPISODE!Ever feel like the universe can't decide whether it wants to terrify you or mess with you? That's been the reality for Tom Owens, whose life seems permanently balanced between genuine high strangeness and darkly comic timing. From childhood encounters in the woods that went far beyond scraped knees and poison ivy, to late-night disturbances so persistent they nearly pushed him into sleeping in his car, Tom's experiences blur the line between fear and disbelief.Along the way, he's noticed a pattern of coincidences so precise they feel intentional—moments that raise the uncomfortable question of whether reality itself has a sense of humor. Tom also brings a refreshingly unconventional perspective on what ghosts actually are, challenging traditional definitions and assumptions. And when the conversation turns to Mothman and its connection to Point Pleasant, Tom's theories range from amusingly grounded to deeply unsettling.#TheGraveTalks #ParanormalPodcast #TrueGhostStories #HighStrangeness #Mothman #PointPleasant #ParanormalEncounters #LifeAfterDeath #WeirdCoincidences #Unexplained Love real ghost stories? Don't just listen—join us on YouTube and be part of the largest community of real paranormal encounters anywhere. Subscribe now and never miss a chilling new story:

In November 1966, a winged creature with glowing red eyes began terrorizing the small town of Point Pleasant, West Virginia — and thirteen months later, just ten days before Christmas, the Silver Bridge collapsed during rush hour, killing 46 people returning home from holiday shopping. Was the Mothman a harbinger of doom... or something far more sinister? | WEEK OF DECEMBER 21, 2025 #WDRadio==========HOUR ONE: Most all of us think of Christmas as a time of love, warmth, joy, and charity… but for some, Christmas isn't merry at all… it's murderous. We'll look at some horrific holiday murders and the killers behind them. And more! But first… we visit Point Pleasant, West Virginia during the Holidays of 1967… but we don't see a sleigh and reindeer in the sky… we see a nightmare.==========HOUR TWO: Christmas is supposed to be the merry season with joy and light in the darkness. But many places arehaunted by ghosts and paranormal activity during this time. In fact, many of the ghost stories I'll share tonight are haunted especially around Christmas.==========SUDDEN DEATH OVERTIME: “Rejected Christmas Gift Ends In Murder” *** “The Lawson Christmas Massacre”==========SOURCES AND REFERENCES FROM TONIGHT'S SHOW:“Overshadowing Christmas With Tragedy” by Julie Henthorn: https://tinyurl.com/3e2a5dr6“Have Yourself a Very Mothman Christmas”: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/mrxt43wx“Bruce Pardo: Killer Santa”: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/2p8c78vd“Kristy Bamu's Cruel Christmas”: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/2p8k3mys“The Tradition of Christmas Ghost Stories”: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/yckzjuwk“Christmas Hauntings”: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/2p8ja4rz“The Mistletoe Bride”: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/26ak3rxs“Fatima's Harp”: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/3pe7cne8“A Royal Christmas Haunting”: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/3fyzhj6p“The Highway Man”: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/2p8h68z3“The Brown Lady”: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/yc7z852v==========Weird Darkness theme by Alibi Music Library. Background music provided by Alibi Music Library, EpidemicSound and/or StoryBlocks with paid license. Music from Shadows Symphony (https://tinyurl.com/yyrv987t), Midnight Syndicate (http://amzn.to/2BYCoXZ) Kevin MacLeod (https://tinyurl.com/y2v7fgbu), Tony Longworth (https://tinyurl.com/y2nhnbt7), and Nicolas Gasparini (https://tinyurl.com/lnqpfs8) is used with permission of the artists.==========(Over time links seen above may become invalid, disappear, or have different content. I always make sure to give authors credit for material I use whenever possible. If I have overlooked doing so for a story, or if a credit is incorrect, please let me know and I will rectify it immediately. Some links 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®, WeirdDarkness© 2025==========To become a Weird Darkness Radio Show affiliate, contact Radio America at affiliates@radioamerica.com, or call 800-807-4703 (press 2 or dial ext 250).

This is a Grave Talks CLASSIC EPISODE! The Mothman first spread its wings over Point Pleasant, West Virginia, in the 1960s—an era of fear, mystery, and tragedy. After a wave of sightings and supernatural panic, the terror culminated in the catastrophic collapse of the Silver Bridge, cementing Mothman as one of America's most chilling legends. For decades, the creature vanished—until whispers of its return began to surface near Lake Michigan in 2017. Researcher and investigator Tobias Wayland joins the conversation to uncover the truth behind this winged enigma. Are the modern-day encounters with Mothman mere folklore reborn, or is the creature an ancient harbinger of doom following humanity through the decades? From eyewitness accounts to eerie coincidences and mass sightings over the Midwest, this is a story that refuses to fade. Because when the Mothman appears, history suggests tragedy is never far behind. #TheGraveTalks #Mothman #LakeMichiganMothman #Cryptids #CryptidLegends #PointPleasant #SilverBridgeCollapse #ParanormalPodcast #UrbanLegends #Cryptozoology #WingedCreature #HarbingerOfDoom #RealMystery Love real ghost stories? Don't just listen—join us on YouTube and be part of the largest community of real paranormal encounters anywhere. Subscribe now and never miss a chilling new story:

This is a Grave Talks CLASSIC EPISODE! The Mothman first spread its wings over Point Pleasant, West Virginia, in the 1960s—an era of fear, mystery, and tragedy. After a wave of sightings and supernatural panic, the terror culminated in the catastrophic collapse of the Silver Bridge, cementing Mothman as one of America's most chilling legends. For decades, the creature vanished—until whispers of its return began to surface near Lake Michigan in 2017. Researcher and investigator Tobias Wayland joins the conversation to uncover the truth behind this winged enigma. Are the modern-day encounters with Mothman mere folklore reborn, or is the creature an ancient harbinger of doom following humanity through the decades? From eyewitness accounts to eerie coincidences and mass sightings over the Midwest, this is a story that refuses to fade. Because when the Mothman appears, history suggests tragedy is never far behind. #TheGraveTalks #Mothman #LakeMichiganMothman #Cryptids #CryptidLegends #PointPleasant #SilverBridgeCollapse #ParanormalPodcast #UrbanLegends #Cryptozoology #WingedCreature #HarbingerOfDoom #RealMystery Love real ghost stories? Don't just listen—join us on YouTube and be part of the largest community of real paranormal encounters anywhere. Subscribe now and never miss a chilling new story: