Mysteries and Monsters Podcast

01/07/2025

The early days of modern ufology seem to be a procession of characters, wild tales and messages from the stars most forgotten than the notable exceptions. Yet one man found his calling after reading the headlines about the Flatwoods Monster in his home town.

Gray Barker found himself front and centre in the late 50s and 60s as his involvement in the UFO field spanned publishing, investigating, hoaxing and writing and his legacy is still seen to this day.

In his new book, author Gabriel Mckee takes us through some of the wild situations Barker would seem to find himself in, the legacy he left and what how he still influences the field even to this day.

Thank you to Gabriel for joining me.

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Intro - Zombies Ate My Shotgun

Outro - Into The Night

The early days of modern ufology seem to be a procession of characters, wild tales and messages from the stars most forgotten than the notable exceptions. Yet one man found his calling after reading the headlines about the Flatwoods Monster in his home town.

24/06/2025

In his latest book, cryptozoologist Ken Gerhard looks in to a whole series of encounters with strange creatures who seem to be able to defy gravity against all common sense.

From the legendary encounters with Mothman back in the mid 1960's, the fearsome Owlman lurking in Cornwall and Spring Heeled Jack terrorising Victorian London, these strange visitors seem to appear from nowhere and leave the witnesses traumitised.

Thank you to Ken as always for his time and conversation.

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All artwork by Dean Bestall and the show was produced by Brennan Storr of the Ghost Story Guys.

Our theme music is kindly provided by the amazing Weary Pines.

Intro - Zombies Ate My Shotgun

Outro - Into The Night

In his latest book, cryptozoologist Ken Gerhard looks in to a whole series of encounters with strange creatures who seem to be able to defy gravity against all common sense.

17/06/2025

Since the dawn of time, the question of what happens when we pass away has been a cornerstone of cultural development around the world and how we view ourselves and our place in the world.

In his series of books, Chris Carter argues that the case for the afterlife is not some wishy washy dream or unsubstantiated belief but a tangible and very real reality that doesn't conform to religious or paranormal belief structure.

Is it simply a matter of time before we accept the reality that death has never been the end?

A big thank you to Chris for joining me

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Intro - Zombies Ate My Shotgun

Outro - Into The Night

Since the dawn of time, the question of what happens when we pass away has been a cornerstone of cultural development around the world and how we view ourselves and our place in the world.

10/06/2025

As we hit Episode 350, who better to welcome back to the show than Paul Sinclair to update on us his continuing investigations into high strangeness along the East Coast of Yorkshire and beyond.

With some new cases and first hand encounters with unusual entities, vacuum's of fear and investigating locations of the back of them, we delve in to the strange events that seem to surprise even the most prepared person!.

A big thank you to Paul as always!

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All artwork by Dean Bestall and the show was produced by Brennan Storr of the Ghost Story Guys.

Our theme music is kindly provided by the amazing Weary Pines.

Intro - Zombies Ate My Shotgun

Outro - Into The Night

As we hit Episode 350, who better to welcome back to the show than Paul Sinclair to update on us his continuing investigations into high strangeness along the East Coast of Yorkshire and beyond.

10/06/2025

As we hit Episode 350, who better to welcome back to the show than Paul Sinclair to update on us his continuing investigations into high strangeness along the East Coast of Yorkshire and beyond.

With some new cases and first hand encounters with unusual entities, vacuum's of fear and investigating locations of the back of them, we delve in to the strange events that seem to surprise even the most prepared person!.

A big thank you to Paul as always!

Our Patreon is now live, if you want to support the show and get Ad-Free episodes, bonus content, early release of the regular show and monthly prizes for everyone who signs up!

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All artwork by Dean Bestall and the show was produced by Brennan Storr of the Ghost Story Guys.

Our theme music is kindly provided by the amazing Weary Pines.

Intro - Zombies Ate My Shotgun

Outro - Into The Night

08/06/2025

On this episode, New York Times best selling thriller and supernatural mystery author J D Barker joins me to talk about his career so far, his influences and his new supernatural haunted house thriller, "Something I Keep Upstairs".

With a devoted fan base and a body of work stretching back over a decade, J D discusses how he got this point in his life and his new book which features a fantastic competition to win a stay for 4 people in the haunted house that inspired his new book!

Thank you to J D for joining me!

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All artwork by Dean Bestall and the show was produced by Brennan Storr of the Ghost Story Guys.

Our theme music is kindly provided by the amazing Weary Pines.

Intro - Zombies Ate My Shotgun

Outro - Into The Night

On this episode, New York Times best selling thriller and supernatural mystery author J D Barker joins me to talk about his career so far, his influences and his new supernatural haunted house thriller, "Something I Keep Upstairs".

03/06/2025

It's a very warm welcome back to the show for Dr David Clarke as we dive in to his work he and his colleagues are undertaken as part of the Centre For Contemporary Legend and their upcoming National Folklore Survey.

Before we get the the Folklore, David updates us about the current investigations he's involved with regarding the marvellous Calvine UFO case which you can read all about here:

A big thank you to Dr Clarke for joining me.

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All artwork by Dean Bestall and the show was produced by Brennan Storr of the Ghost Story Guys.

Our theme music is kindly provided by the amazing Weary Pines

Intro - Zombies Ate My Shotgun

Outro - Into The Night

It's a very warm welcome back to the show for Dr David Clarke as we dive in to his work he and his colleagues are undertaken as part of the Centre For Contemporary Legend and their upcoming National Folklore Survey.

27/05/2025

The hook that got many of us into the strange can be found for many of us in a childhood experience. Be it a family story, a personal experience, a TV show or a book full of monsters, ghosts and aliens, the interest runs deep.

In his new series of books, under the Enduring Mysteries banner, author Christopher Bahn tackles a variety of fortean mysteries aimed at the younger audience but clearly with an eye on anyone with an interest in the topics of any age.

From Area 51, to the mysteries of Atlantis, cryptids lurking on land and in the sea or the fascinating subject of Near Death Experiences, Christopher's books are an excellent guide for lovers of the strange, new and old.

Our Patreon is now live, if you want to support the show and get Ad-Free episodes, bonus content, early release of the regular show and monthly prizes for everyone who signs up!

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All artwork by Dean Bestall and the show was produced by Brennan Storr of the Ghost Story Guys.

Our theme music is kindly provided by the amazing Weary Pines.

Intro - Zombies Ate My Shotgun

Outro - Into The Night

The hook that got many of us into the strange can be found for many of us in a childhood experience. Be it a family story, a personal experience, a TV show or a book full of monsters, ghosts and aliens, the interest runs deep.

20/05/2025

With her first audio-book hitting the internet, I'm delighted to welcome Ruth Roper Wylde back to the show to dive in to some more experiences covered in the latest book.

With haunted houses in Ohio, an alleged haunted road that diverts many from the real the hauntings in Long Grove, Illinois and an urban myth lurking in the woods around Trumbull, Connecticut, Ruth and I discuss some rather unusual events and experiences shared with her by real witnesses.

Thank you as always to Ruth for joining me once more.

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All artwork by Dean Bestall and the show was produced by Brennan Storr of the Ghost Story Guys.

Our theme music is kindly provided by the amazing Weary Pines.

Intro - Zombies Ate My Shotgun

Outro - Into The Night

With her first audio-book hitting the internet, I'm delighted to welcome Ruth Roper Wylde back to the show to dive in to some more experiences covered in the latest book.

13/05/2025

We head down to the south east corner of the United States as I welcome author and researcher George Lunsford to the show to discuss some of the cryptids featured in his latest book - "Legends, Myths, Monsters and Ghosts of North America."

We also discuss some of George's personal experiences in the field and his sightings of Bigfoot and some of the unusual events that seem to occur when attempting to locate and track the creatures. We'll also cover some of the Dogman accounts from that area and much more.

A big thank you to George for joining me on this episode.

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All artwork by Dean Bestall and the show was produced by Brennan Storr of the Ghost Story Guys.

Our theme music is kindly provided by the amazing Weary Pines.

Intro - Zombies Ate My Shotgun

Outro - Into The Night

We head down to the south east corner of the United States as I welcome author and researcher George Lunsford to the show to discuss some of the cryptids featured in his latest book - "Legends, Myths, Monsters and Ghosts of North America."

06/05/2025

We head out in the old west in the company of our good friend John LeMay as we search out some legends and lore of the frontier states.

From the blood chilling story of the Headless Horseman of Texas, some rather terrifying vampire babies, a real life vampire flap from 1938, a ghostly black dog haunting the byways of West Virginia and the queen of vengeful ghosts, La Llorona.

A big thank you to John as always for his company.

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All artwork by Dean Bestall and the show was produced by Brennan Storr of the Ghost Story Guys.

Our theme music is kindly provided by the amazing Weary Pines

Intro - Zombies Ate My Shotgun

Outro - Into The Night

We head out in the old west in the company of our good friend John LeMay as we search out some legends and lore of the frontier states.

29/04/2025

In the early 1990's, the Scottish town of Bonnybridge found itself at the centre of world wide attention due to the area becoming a UFO hot spot. Hundreds of residents saw a variety of objects in the skies all across the area and it became a magnet for investigators and television crews from across the world.

Two Scottish Ufologists, Ron Halliday and Malcolm Robinson, extensively researched these strange aerial sightings, and in their block busting book, they share not only some of the many UFO sightings, but also provide their own thoughts and conclusions as to what may have been behind this intriguing Scottish mystery.

Malcolm joins me to discuss his experiences, some of the sightings that broke the story and the ramifications on the residents of the town and why the media may have moved on, but it seems whatever is in the skies hasn't.

A big thank you as always to Malcolm for joining me.

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All artwork by Dean Bestall and the show was produced by Brennan Storr of the Ghost Story Guys.

Our theme music is kindly provided by the amazing Weary Pines.

Intro - Zombies Ate My Shotgun

Outro - Into The Night

In the early 1990's, the Scottish town of Bonnybridge found itself at the centre of world wide attention due to the area becoming a UFO hot spot. Hundreds of residents saw a variety of objects in the skies all across the area and it became a magnet for investigators and televi...