Campfire: Tales of the Strange and Unsettling

This week, we’re diving headfirst into the liminal spaces connecting our towns and cities. We’re discussing the full range of strange encounters, close calls, and brushes with the bizarre reported on the roadways of America. The prevalence of myths, urban legends, and campfire stories that take place in this setting is undeniable. The question is why. Why is the act of transit such a magnet for Fortean phenomena? We get into stories of the Red Headed Hitchhiker, Bandage Man, and Hat Man. All entities with thousands of reported encounters. Could these really just be boogiemen created and perpetuated by parents in order to keep their children safe? With the vast numbers of reported incidents, it’s hard to say.

CREEP FACTOR: 10!

Campfire: Tales of the Strange and Unsettling is created for adult audiences only. The content and discussion in this show will necessarily engage with various accounts that include violence, anxiety, fear, and occasional body horror. Much of it will be emotionally and intellectually challenging to engage with. We will flag especially graphic or intense content so as to never put you in an uninformed or unprepared position. We will do our best to make this a space where we can engage bravely, empathetically, and thoughtfully with difficult content every week.

This week’s episode includes the following sensitive content:

Extreme Graphic Violence

Car Crashes

Visual and Auditory Hallucinations

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Gregg Martin for music contributions! Go follow him on Instagram at Instagram.com/reverentmusic

Additional Music: “Alone With Your Voices” – Ghost Stories Incorporated

Additional Music: "Running From Deaath" - Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio

Elias Armao for graphic design! Go follow him on Instagram at instagram.com/doggedlinedesignsupply

This week, we’re exploring the frigid depths of one of the most popular tourist destinations in Northern California: Lake Tahoe. This favored vacation spot for the rich and famous, including The Rat Pack, JFK, and Marilyn Monroe is surrounded by a shocking amount of mystery. Dubbed Tessie by the locals over 50 years ago, the Lake Tahoe monster is seen half a dozen times a year by tourists and local business owners. This frequently found fiend is said to be between 10 and 80 feet long, having a large, serpentine body "as wide across as a barrel," and coloration ranging from jet black to turquoise. The lack of photographic evidence is offset by the incredible depth of native folklore that places it high in the pantheon of beings revered by the Washoe and Paiute tribes. Strap in for a wild ride with..

EVERY MOBSTER’S FAVORITE LAKE MONSTER!

Campfire: Tales of the Strange and Unsettling is created for adult audiences only. The content and discussion in this show will necessarily engage with various accounts that include violence, anxiety, fear, and occasional body horror. Much of it will be emotionally and intellectually challenging to engage with. We will flag especially graphic or intense content so as to never put you in an uninformed or unprepared position. We will do our best to make this a space where we can engage bravely, empathetically, and thoughtfully with difficult content every week.

This week’s episode includes the following sensitive content:

Postmortem Mutilation

Drowning

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Special Thanks:

Gregg Martin for music contributions! Go follow him on Instagram at Instagram.com/reverentmusic

Elias Armao for graphic design! Go follow him on Instagram at instagram.com/doggedlinedesignsupply

Nestled deep in the heart of Canada’s Northwest Territories and the McKenzie mountain range, Nahanni Valley has some of the most remarkable landscapes on earth. Mountain peaks so sheer that they protected the valley from the last ice age, raging rivers thousands of feet deep, thousands of miles of ice caves, acres of hot springs, and waterfalls double the height of Niagara. Pair with that a vast history of Dene lore laden with evil spirits, Sasquatch-like creatures, giants, enormous white wolves, and creatures left over from the Pliocene period! And oh yeah! UFO sightings galore! When prospectors start turning up headless, the intrigue really gets dialed up.

A STORY NOT ABOUT THE GOLD THEY FOUND, BUT WHAT FOUND THEM!

Campfire: Tales of the Strange and Unsettling is created for adult audiences only. The content and discussion in this show will necessarily engage with various accounts that include violence, anxiety, fear, and occasional body horror. Much of it will be emotionally and intellectually challenging to engage with. We will flag especially graphic or intense content so as to never put you in an uninformed or unprepared position. We will do our best to make this a space where we can engage bravely, empathetically, and thoughtfully with difficult content every week.

This week’s episode includes the following sensitive content:

Extreme graphic violence

Decapitation

Suicide

Drowning

Starvation

Animal attacks

Cannibalism

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Gregg Martin for music contributions! Go follow him on Instagram at Instagram.com/reverentmusic

Elias Armao for graphic design! Go follow him on Instagram at instagram.com/doggedlinedesignsupply

In November of 1980, local eccentric and mechanical genius Granger Taylor vanished during the most intense storm in the history of Vancouver Island. This is not the typical missing persons case. After a long and storied history of increasingly impressive engineering projects and historical restorations, Granger became obsessed with the idea of traveling the universe with extraterrestrials. Get ready for a ride into the unknown with one of the coolest guys we’ve ever discussed.

42 MONTHS TO TRAVEL THE UNIVERSE!

Campfire: Tales of the Strange and Unsettling is created for adult audiences only. The content and discussion in this show will necessarily engage with various accounts that include violence, anxiety, fear, and occasional body horror. Much of it will be emotionally and intellectually challenging to engage with. I’m We will flag especially graphic or intense content so as to never put you in an uninformed or unprepared position. We will do our best to make this a space where we can engage bravely, empathetically, and thoughtfully with difficult content every week.

This week’s episode includes the following sensitive content:

Explosions

Discussion of:

Mental Health Issues

Self Harm

Suicide

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Special Thanks:

Gregg Martin for music contributions! Go follow him on Instagram at instagram.com/reverentmusic

Additional Music: "In The Corner" - Ghost Stories Incorporated

Elias Armao for graphic design! Go follow him on Instagram at instagram.com/doggedlinedesignsupply

This week, we’re venturing into the rolling emerald hills of central Ireland. A land once ruled by Druidic tribes saw the takeover of western forces in the 13th century and with it the construction of some of the most enduring and iconic structures in European history. Sitting easily among the most recognizable of them is Leap Castle. The 700 year history of Leap Castle reads like a how-to manual on creating angry spirits. Add to that a splash of Druidic protection summoning and you have a proper coddle of paranormal phenomenon.

THESE GHOSTS HAVE EVERY RIGHT!

Campfire: Tales of the Strange and Unsettling is created for adult audiences only. The content and discussion in this show will necessarily engage with various accounts that include violence, anxiety, fear, and occasional body horror. Much of it will be emotionally and intellectually challenging to engage with. We will flag especially graphic or intense content so as to never put you in an uninformed or unprepared position. We will do our best to make this a space where we can engage bravely, empathetically, and thoughtfully with difficult content every week.

This week’s episode includes the following sensitive content:

Extreme Graphic Violence

Suicide

Sexual Assault

Restraint

Confinement

Violence Against Children

Subjugation

Slavery

Confined Spaces

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Special Thanks:

Gregg Martin for music contributions! Go follow him on Instagram at Instagram.com/reverentmusic

Elias Armao for graphic design! Go follow him on Instagram at instagram.com/doggedlinedesignsupply