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February 11, 2024

S03E20 – House of the Unholy (pt 2)

We conclude our two-part look at Boleskine House, on the shores of Loch Ness. Matt Baxter joins Karen and Blake to wrap up this investigation.(Content Warning – Suicide Discussed) Links for Part 2:Article about sale of Boleskine Report of death of Major Grant (1960) A Dark Song (movie loosely based on Crowley/Abramelin working) (affiliate link) The Cadco Affair – or […]

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February 4, 2024

S03E19 – House of the Unholy (pt 1)

Part 1 of a 2-part look at Boleskine House, the little house on the shores of Loch Ness that allegedly once hosted an infamous ceremony attempt by Mr. Aleister Crowley. Matt Baxter joins Karen and Blake to discuss. Thanks to previous guests Peter Bebergal, Jerry Drake and Al Ridenour for their assistance on preparing this episode. Related Links – Part […]

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January 28, 2024

S03E18 – The Goblins of Wikipedia

Blake wraps up his seven year deep dive into the Kelly-Hopkinsville Goblins case by taking a look at the many myths and misconceptions still enshrined in the Wikepedia article at the time of this recording. Yep – it’s Blake rant time again… The two-part article is published in the UK’s Skeptic. Part One (recapping the events) Part Two (busing persistent […]

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January 21, 2024

S03E17 – Maximum PG Effort

A look at Blake’s ongoing research into the missing history of the Patterson-Gimlin film. This is pre-publication and the raw data is not ready to share yet, but we discuss some of the findings. Episode 12 – Greg Long Cryptid Cinema – Steve Bissette (affiliate link) Cryptid Cinema vol 2(affiliate link)

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January 14, 2024

S03E16 – The Toronto Tunnel Monster

In 1979 a man named Ernest encountered a mysterious creature in a tunnel in the Cabbagetown neighborhood of Toronto. Now, four decades on, we’re joined by author Jeff Dupuis to look back on this peculiar incident and ask talk about why some monsters go viral and others remain “deep cuts” of cryptozoology. LINKS: Jeff Dupuis and the TORONTO Cabbage Town […]

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January 7, 2024

S03E15 – The Dall-E Lament

We talk with the multi-talented Miles Greb about AI Art in the first part of what will likely be several episodes this year touching on “artificial intelligence.” Miles’ work can be found on his website and his podcast (Plastic Plesiosaur) can be found on your favorite podcasting platform.* Show Notes Orwell on Politics and the English Language Understanding Machine Learning […]

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December 31, 2023

S03E14 – 2023 Weird in Review

A 2023 end-of-year weird story roundup and some lighthearted chatting with Blake, Karen and Matt. From the MonsterTalk family, and Monster House – we wish you all a happy, prosperous, healthy, and rationally exuberant 2024! UAP Hearings Colorado Bigfoot Nigerian Humanoid Champ Sonar Rat Boy Gaffe Tasmanian Tiger Videos

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December 24, 2023

S03E13 – A Ghost Story for Christmas

Patrons get TWO (count ’em TWO!) ghost stories this year. The first, is John Charrington’s Wedding by E. Nesbit. Edith Nesbit may be more well known to you for her series The Railway Children. Your Patreon bonus ghost story is The Secret of Macarger’s Gulch by Ambrose Bierce. I picked this because of Bierce’s brilliant mix of genuine horrors […]

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December 17, 2023

S03E12 – Remembering IN SEARCH OF with Dr. Joe Nickell

Dr. Joe Nickell recalls his experiences working on the Season 4 episode of In Search Of… dealing with The Shroud of Turin. note: if you also subscribe to IN RESEARCH OF, the interview audio in this episode is identical to the IRO cut, but the wrapping intro/outro are customized to the respective feeds. -B In Research Of… (Patreon) In Research […]

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December 10, 2023

S03E11 – The Exorcist Effect part 2

Join us for a continuing discussion of Joe Laycock and Eric Harrelson’s new book, The Exorcist Effect. In this part we will discuss the legacy of Ed and Lorraine Warren, and father Malachi Martin and how their imaginative contributions to the field of Demonology riffed on movies and ended up changing how people perceive, practice, and perform modern Exorcisms. Remember […]

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