The study of the paranormal has a long, fascinating, and controversial history. Best friends and hosts Ryan and Jordan explore the depths of metaphysical phenomena, ufology, cryptozoology, and all manor of unsolved mysteries through a time-honored tradition: the campfire story. If you’re fascinated by all things Fortean; if you love stories of ghosts, UFOs, cryptids, and the occult this show is for you.
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Every Friday we pack our unanswered questions into the canoe and paddle across the lake to see if our friend, The Village Tarot Witch can help us get to the bottom of this! Black Eyed Kids are a legend of paranormal creatures that resemble children between the ages of six and sixteen. These creatures with pale skin and black eyes have reportedly be…
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Black Eyed Kids are a legend of paranormal creatures that resemble children between the ages of six and sixteen. These creatures with pale skin and black eyes have reportedly been seen hitchhiking, panhandling, or at the doorsteps of residential homes. That’s just the beginning of the terror. Join us as we discuss one of the most horrifying legends…
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Camp Divination: The Bellaire House Haunting
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Every Friday we pack our unanswered questions into the canoe and paddle across the lake to see if our friend, The Village Tarot Witch can help us get to the bottom of this! This week, we return to one of the most terrifying homes in the US; purportedly the Bellaire House in Ohio. Residents, guests, and neighbors have made allegations of paranormal …
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Return to the Bellaire House Haunting
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This week, we return to one of the most terrifying homes in the US; purportedly the Bellaire House in Ohio. Residents, guests, and neighbors have made allegations of paranormal phenomena such as apparitions, curses, psychic assaults, and ghoulish brutality almost since it was built in 1847. This week, we’re diving in with both feet into one of the …
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Camp Divination: The Death of Cindy James
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Every Friday we pack our unanswered questions into the canoe and paddle across the lake to see if our friend, The Village Tarot Witch can help us get to the bottom of this! This week, we return to the truly tragic death of Cindy James. After seven long years of supposed stalking, a series of brutal assaults, and near-constant harassing phone calls,…
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This week, we return to the truly tragic death of Cindy James. After seven long years of supposed stalking, a series of brutal assaults, and near-constant harassing phone calls, she was found dead behind an abandoned house in Richmond, British Columbia. Unfortunately, the torment that she was enduring was systematically ignored by the police. It is…
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Camp Divination: Return to the Golden Eagle
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Every Friday we pack our unanswered questions into the canoe and paddle across the lake to see if our friend, The Village Tarot Witch can help us get to the bottom of this! In 1962, a car rolled off the Chrysler assembly line that would lead to untold amounts of suffering. This particular Dodge 330 would come be known as the Golden Eagle. Over the …
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Camp Divination: Return to The Mysterious Death of Olivia Mabel
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Every Friday we pack our unanswered questions into the canoe and paddle across the lake to see if our friend, The Village Tarot Witch can help us get to the bottom of this! This week, we’re discussing a peculiar case from 1994 in Celina, Texas. Following the tragic loss of their beloved son, Travis and Olivia Mabel went their separate ways. Travis …
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Return to the Golden Eagle Haunting
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In an effort to continue to answer our unanswered questions through Camp Divination, we are returning to one of strangest haunted object cases that we have covered thus far. In 1962, a car rolled off the Chrysler assembly line that would lead to untold amounts of suffering. This particular Dodge 330 would come be known as the Golden Eagle. Over the…
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Return to The Mysterious Death of Olivia Mabel
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In an effort to continue to answer our unanswered questions through Camp Divination, we are returning to one of our favorite cases that takes place in 1994 in Celina, Texas. Following the tragic loss of their beloved son, Travis and Olivia Mabel went their separate ways. Travis moved to Boston in hopes of moving forward, but Olivia went inside. Rec…
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Every Friday we pack our unanswered questions into the canoe and paddle across the lake to see if our friend, The Village Tarot Witch can help us get to the bottom of this! In 1892 the Berger family moved into their new Victorian home with high hopes for their future. Unfortunately, their time was cut short when a fire erupted in the upper level of…
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In 1892 the Berger family moved into their new Victorian home with high hopes for their future. Unfortunately, their time was cut short when a fire erupted in the upper level of the home, taking with it most of the house and the family itself. Shortly after, a new family moved in. It wasn't long before they received more than they had bargained for…
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Every Friday we pack our unanswered questions into the canoe and paddle across the lake to see if our friend, The Village Tarot Witch can help us get to the bottom of this! Just 25 miles southeast of Chicago, Gary, Indiana is an post-industrial city on the shores of Lake Michigan. This week’s tale is one of terror, economic strife, and demonic poss…
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This week, we return to one of the more intense stories that is from our very own home state of Indiana. In an effort to continue to restore some of our older episodes to our current format, we have remastered the story, added sound design, new music, and updated the debrief. Don't miss it! Just 25 miles southeast of Chicago, Gary, Indiana is an po…
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Camp Divination: The Cash-Landrum Incident
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Every Friday we pack our unanswered questions into the canoe and paddle across the lake to see if our friend, The Village Tarot Witch can help us get to the bottom of this! In December of 1980, Betty Cash and Vickie Landrum witnessed something incredible. Something that they would instantly recognize as a craft from another world. Unfortunately, th…
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Episode 137 - The Cash-Landrum Incident
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In December of 1980, Betty Cash and Vickie Landrum witnessed something incredible. Something that they would instantly recognize as a craft from another world. Unfortunately, this incredible experience led to a marked downturn in both of their lives.m. Uncharacteristically for such UFO reports, this event resulted in civil court proceedings. This i…
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Camp Divination: The Return to The Yuba County Five
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Every Friday we pack our unanswered questions into the canoe and paddle across the lake to see if our friend, The Village Tarot Witch can help us get to the bottom of this! In February of 1978 five friends attended a basketball game at UC Davis. After a great evening watching their favorite team win, something caused their lives to take an unexpect…
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This week, we are returning to one of our favorite mysteries. We have remastered the episode, updated music, SFX, and cleaned up the debrief. This is an incredible episode and you will not want to miss it. In February of 1978 five friends attended a basketball game at UC Davis. After a great evening watching their favorite team win, something cause…
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Camp Divination: The Disappearance of Steven Koecher
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Every Friday we pack our unanswered questions into the canoe and paddle across the lake to see if our friend, The Village Tarot Witch can help us get to the bottom of this! At midday on December 13, 2009, Steven Koecher (born November 1, 1979) parked at the end of a cul-de-sac in the Anthem neighborhood of Henderson, Nevada United States, and got o…
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Episode 136: The Disappearance of Steven Koecher
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At midday on December 13, 2009, Steven Koecher (born November 1, 1979) parked at the end of a cul-de-sac in the Anthem neighborhood of Henderson, Nevada United States, and got out of his car, an action recorded on a nearby home's security camera. After returning shortly afterwards, Koecher retrieved an unknown object from the vehicle and walked awa…
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Camp Divination: Waverly Hills Sanatorium
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Every Friday we pack our unanswered questions into the canoe and paddle across the lake to see if our friend, The Village Tarot Witch can help us get to the bottom of this! In this chilling episode, we embark on a journey to the infamous Waverly Hills Sanatorium, a place steeped in darkness and tragedy. Once a tuberculosis hospital in Louisville, K…
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In this chilling episode, we embark on a journey to the infamous Waverly Hills Sanatorium, a place steeped in darkness and tragedy. Once a tuberculosis hospital in Louisville, Kentucky, Waverly Hills is now shrouded in ghostly tales and paranormal activity. As we delve into its eerie history, we uncover stories of suffering patients, experimental t…
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Every Friday we pack our unanswered questions into the canoe and paddle across the lake to see if our friend, The Village Tarot Witch can help us get to the bottom of this! In the winter of 1959, nine experienced hikers died in a remote section of the Ural Mountains. The mysterious nature of these deaths was compounded by the cloak and dagger natur…
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This week, we have decided to return to one of our favorite and most intriguing and mysterious cases we have discussed to date, Dyatlov Pass. Like we have done with other earlier episodes, we have completely redone the episode, added sound design, and will focus our next Camp Divination episode to uncover further information and hopefully answer ou…
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Camp Divination: The Lynda Jones Encounter
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Get ready for a night of Aliens, Hybrids, and Tarot! Every Friday we pack our unanswered questions into the canoe and paddle across the lake to see if our friend, The Village Tarot Witch can help us get to the bottom of this! This week, we delve deep into one of the most compelling and chilling UFO encounters of the 20th century. On a cold night in…
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Episode 134 - The Lynda Jones Encounter
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This week, we delve deep into one of the most compelling and chilling UFO encounters of the 20th century. On a cold night in 1979, Lynda Jones, a young nurse from Didsbury, Manchester experienced something that would forever alter the course of her life. While driving home after a late shift, Lynda's encounter with a mysterious, brightly lit object…
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Fireside Chats: Time Slips and the Men in Black with The Crescent Hare
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This week, we had the absolute pleasure of sitting down with someone who has become a close friend of the show and the designer behind our Jersey Devil t-shirt, Christina of The Crescent Hare! She’s a brilliant artist, the mastermind behind the Celestial Alien Oracle Deck, and has a fascinating background in extraterrestrial investigation. We discu…
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Two years ago this month, we lost a true giant in the world of modern American folklore. John Edmonds was a true badass and a brilliant storyteller. I’m honor of him and the impact that he had on our weird little world, we bring you a reimagining of our episode from September of 2021, Stardust Ranch. ⠀ ⠀ Nestled in the eerie expanse of Rainbow Vall…
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Get ready. We're talking Bigfoot...of the south! Every Friday we pack our unanswered questions into the canoe and paddle across the lake to see if our friend, The Village Tarot Witch can help us get to the bottom of this! In the shadowy realms of Fouke, Arkansas, the legend of a mysterious creature has haunted this small town for decades. Known to …
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Join us as we discuss the future of Ravenbrook!By Campfire: Tales of the Strange and Unsettling
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This week, we venture into the shadowy realms of Fouke, Arkansas, to uncover the legend of a mysterious creature that has haunted this small town for decades. Known to locals as the Fouke Monster, this elusive being has been the subject of hundreds of sightings, leaving behind a trail of intrigue and speculation. Through the examination of intervie…
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Get ready for a night of Ghosts, Curses, and Tarot! Every Friday we pack our unanswered questions into the canoe and paddle across the lake to see if our friend, The Village Tarot Witch can help us get to the bottom of this! From July 1928 to July of 1929, a seemingly normal family living in the bustling city of Poona, India saw a haunting unfold t…
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In this gripping episode, we delve into the eerie and perplexing Poona Poltergeist case, a tale that has baffled paranormal experts and skeptics alike. Set in the bustling city of Poona, India, this haunting story unfolds in a seemingly ordinary household that became the center of supernatural occurrences. As we piece together the accounts and expl…
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Tales From Ravenbrook: "Communion" & "Mysthaven Isle"
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This week on Tales From Ravenbrook, we’re setting off on a treacherous journey through the dark corners of history and faith. These stories will leave you questioning where the true horror lies – in the supernatural, or within the hearts of men. Part 1: Communion The shadows of Ravenbrook conceal more than just secrets; they hide sins. In a tale wh…
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Episode 131 - The Ghosts of Slaughterhouse Canyon
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Explore the chilling legend of Slaughterhouse Canyon in this gripping episode of Campfire: Tales of the Strange and Unsettling. Nestled in the heart of the Arizona desert, this desolate canyon is said to be haunted by the ghostly cries and apparitions of its tragic past. As we delve into the sorrowful tales and eerie mysteries that shroud this curs…
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Tales From Ravenbrook: "The Harlan Abduction" and "The Hum"
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Welcome to Ravenbrook. A town in northern Maine where mystery grows like a crop, monsters lurk at every tree line, and phantoms travel through more shadows than not. In this week’s first tale, we explore the lost tapes of a hypnotic regression therapy session in 2002. Were extraterrestrials responsible for the disappearance of Thomas Harlan? Find o…
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Episode 130 - Sam the Sandown Clown
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This week, we are venturing into the deep waters of true high strangeness. Sam the Sandown Clown was a strange being encountered by two young children in Lake Common, Sandown, Isle of Wight in May of 1973. This entity is no doubt one of the strangest and most unclassifiable paranormal beings ever recorded. Seemingly neither a spirit nor an extrater…
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Tales From Ravenbrook: "The Thing of Whispering Grove" & "The Gardener"
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Welcome to Ravenbrook. A town in northern Maine where mystery grows like a crop, monsters lurk at every tree line, and phantoms travel through more shadows than not. In this week’s first tale, we have our very first Ravenbrook Bigfoot encounter! But is this sasquatch a simple upright bipedal hominid? Nothing in Ravenbrook is ever that simple. We fo…
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Episode 129: The Impossible Death of Peter Gibbs
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The mysterious circumstances surrounding the death of Peter Gibbs, often referred to as the Great Mull Air Mystery, took place on Christmas Eve of 1975 at the Glenforsa Hotel on the Isle of Mull in the Inner Hebrides of Scotland. After taking off on an ill-advised night flight, Gibbs vanished without a trace. His uninjured but decomposed body was d…
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Fireside Chats: A Whole New World with Karly Latham
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This week, we’re catching up with dear friend of the show, Karly Latham. Since we last spoke she has been very busy, launching not only a brand new podcast called Death Becomes Us but a full-scale publishing company called Dark Village Publications. Sitting down with Karly is always a joy. Go check out Death Becomes Us and Dark Village Publications…
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It’s 2024! Happy New Year! 2023 was a fantastic year for us as a show and as people! We’ve gathered here to discuss all of our favorite parts of it! Movies! Music! Games! Podcasts! Everything that we loved from this year. Everything that made our lives better this year. And, of course, we discuss each of our top five Campfire episodes from the year…
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Tales From Ravenbrook: "Home" & "The Legend of the Yulefiends"
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Welcome to Ravenbrook. A town in northern Maine where mystery grows like a crop, monsters lurk at every tree line, and phantoms travel through more shadows than not. In this week’s first tale, we get to know a young doctor whose troubled past brings him back to the town of his turbulent youth. Get ready for this tale that explores the space between…
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Episode 128 - The Pope Lick Monster (Reimagined)
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In honor of the holiday season and us working on going back to add sound design to previous episodes, we have have decided to revisit and create a reimagining of our popular Pope Lick Monster episode. Story has been redone. New music. Added sound design. And, a better flow of the debrief. Enjoy! This week, we’re headed back to the North-Kentucky br…
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Campfire Classics Collection Volume 13: Smee
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For this week’s addition to the Campfire Classics Collection, we have decided to bring back the timeless pastime of telling scary stories around the Christmas holiday. For this particular episode, we are telling the tale of "Smee" from famed author, A.M. Burgess. Burgess is a British writer, born in Hillingdon, London, in 1889. He was noted in his …
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Since the early days of European culture, winter tradition involved the telling of spooky tales while huddled around the fire. This oral tradition quickly made its way to the page with the advent of the printing press during the Industrial Revolution, and this became a beloved tradition all over modern Europe as well as the west. With the injection…
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Fireside Chats: Them Old Ways Never Died with Joshua Cutchin
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This week, we are graced with the presence of a dear friend of the show and one of our absolute favorite authors in this space. Joshua Cutchin has established himself as a true force in the world of speculative non-fiction. With titles like Trojan Feast, Where the Footprints End, and Ecology of Souls, he has made an impact on the Fortean community …
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On October 17th, 1973, the young Falkville Chief of Police, Jeff Greenhaw, was likely hoping for a quiet evening at home after a long day of work. Instead, he would receive a call that would change his life forever, an anonymous call to dispatch from a frantic caller about a UFO in a field just outside of town. When he arrived, he was greeted by a …
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With the new year around the corner, we thought it was a great time to remind out listeners of what they are missing out on by not subscribing to our Patreon. This is just a a preview of some of the content you can expect. There is much more (with plenty to come) over on Patreon. Go subscribe now! www.patreon.com/campfiretalesofthestrangeandunsettl…
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From snakes to scorpions, the Australian Outback infamously contains a wealth of fearsome animals. But legend also states that this vast wilderness is home to more than one mythical creature, including a Bigfoot-like beast called a Yowie. Though accounts from Europeans only date to the 19th century, stories from Australia’s Indigenous Aboriginal pe…
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Tales From Ravenbrook: "Weatherby House" & "The Meteor"
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Welcome to Ravenbrook. A town in northern Maine where mystery grows like a crop, monsters lurk at in every tree line, and phantoms lurk in more shadows than not. In this week’s first tale, we follow the exploits of an RPD beat cop from back in the 40s as he attempts to rid Ravenbrook of one of its oldest standing paranormal nuisances. We follow tha…
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