The Blood Moon has risen.
It is time to tell stories of the strange and sometimes terrifying.
The Oval Portrait by Edgar Allan Poe (1850)
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Furnished with Ghosts: A Black Cat dug up a story about a woman renting a room in a haunted house.
The Pursuit: An Owl flies in with an account of travelers being pursued by UFOs.
The Shadow: A Vampire Bat bites into a tall tale that was likely inspired by encounters with shadow people.
Sources for this episode includes The APRO Bulletin - January 1962, “Hans Holzer’s Haunted America” by Hans Holzer, and huffpost.com.
“Furnished with Ghosts” and “The Pursuit” were researched and written by Andrew Carey. “The Shadow" is a creepypasta. Melissa Tschebaum provides voice overs on “The Pursuit.”
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The Thing of Windsor Avenue: A Black Cat brings us a story about a raging poltergeist that terrified residents.
They’re Not Trucks: An Owl flies in with one family’s account of seeing something very strange.
The Satellite Images: A Vampire Bat bites into a tall tale. Just be careful the next time you use a computer.
Sources for this episode includes huffpost.com, National UFO Reporting Center, “Phantom Messages” by William J. Hall and Jimmy Petonito, “Triangular UFO: An Estimate of the Situation” by David Marler, and theregister.com.
The Thing of Windsor Avenue and They’re Not Trucks was written and researched by Andrew Carey. The Satellite Images is a creepy pasta by an anonymous author.
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The Rocking Horse: A chilling, Vampire Bat tale about a haunted rocking horse.
A New Message: A Black Cat dug up an account of a deceased man leaving messages from the other side.
Wanna Be a Saucer Pilot?: An Owl flies in with a bizarre case concerning a job offer from another world
Sources for this episode includes “Alien Agenda” by Jim Marrs, “Phantom Messages” by William J. Hall and Jimmy Petonito, "PSI Spies" by Jim Marrs and huffpost.com.
This episode was written and researched by Andrew Carey. Music and sound effects by Blood Moon Podcast. Other sound effects from Freesound.org: belthazarus, deleted-user-2104797, drotzruhn, mrwienerdog, reikun, soundmary, tcrocker68, webbfilmsuk
The Cell Phone: An anonymous, Vampire Bat anonymous tale involving a cell phone.
Out of Place: An Owl story tells about the strange case of Lerina Garcia.
It’s Alive: Ernest from Texas shares his ghastly experience working in a funeral home.
Thank you Ernest for sharing your story. Thank you to Melissa for voice overs on "Out of Place." Sources include beforeitsnew.com, conspiracytheoriesarchives.com, anomalien.com and huffpost.com
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What’s Wrong?: A Black Cat story about a chilling, father and son outing in the wilderness.
The Triangle: An Owl story tells of boy delivering papers and losing thirty minutes of his life.
The Spooky House: A Black Cat story about unseen forces and a haunted farm.
Sources for "The Triangle" include the UFO Reporting Center. Sources for "What's Wrong?" and "The Spooky House" include survivalistboards, reddit and justforspooks.
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The Hag: A Black Cat story from Miandra about visitations by a night hag.
They Wanted Rivalino: An Owl story of a disturbing account of strange entities, disembodied voices, UFOs and a missing person.
Scouted: A Black Cat story about a hunter scouting new ground only to discover that something else is on the hunt.
Thank you Miandra (Miandra/SWS@yourghoststories.com) for sharing your experiences with the hag. The original account of "Scouted" is here. Sources for "They Wanted Rivalino" include "The APRO Bulletin" (September 1962), "Passport to Magonia" by Jacques Vallee, and bizarreandgrotesque.com.
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The Girl with Red Eyes: A Black Cat story from Jojo Rocks about a late night encounter on a bus.
The Jersey Devil: Elizabeth shares an Owl story about her strange experience in the Pine Barrens.
Flicker: A Vampire Bat tale created by the Blood Moon Host.
Thank you Elizabeth and Jojo Rocks for sharing their stories.
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The Ghost in the Mirror: A Black Cat story about visiting a friend’s haunted house.
Riverside Monster: An Owl story about a violent encounter with a frightening creature in Southern California.
The Campsite: A Black Cat story about a chilling discovery made in the woods.
Sources include "The APRO Bulletin" (Nov. 1958), bustle.com, rabrewster.com,
reddit (The Campsite), reddit (The Ghost in the Mirror), weirdca.com.
reddit (The Campsite), reddit (The Ghost in the Mirror), weirdca.com.
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Orb of Bright Light: A Black Cat story from Miandra about a bizarre experience while visiting family in India.
Something in the Tree: A Black Cat story about a mysterious, shadowy visitor.
The Portal: An Owl story about a hiker’s journey into another world.
Thank you to Miandra (Miandra/SWS@yourghoststories.com) for sharing your experience. Sources include bustle and reddit.
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Flip the Switch: An Owl story that questions the nature of reality.
What a Pane: A Black Cat story about an unrelenting force causing havoc in a home.
Zomdicians: An Owl story about James Cooke’s contact with space aliens.
Sources include "UFOs: A History of Activity from Sightings to Abductions to Global Threat " by Rupert Matthews, coolinterestingstuff.com, ufologie.patrickgross.org, strangeco.blogspot.com and ymbdad.blogspot.com,
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Rest In Peace, My Darling Brother: A Black Cat story from Miandra/SWS@yourghoststories.com.
Strange Skies: An Owl story about anomalous experiences shared by Jane, Rob and Jill in Florida.
Dead or Alive: A black cat story about zombies in Haiti.
Thank you to Jane, Jill, Rob and Miandra for sharing their experiences. Sources include "Mysteries of the Unexplained" by The Reader’s Digest Association, Inc (1982).
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My Father’s Presence: A touching, Black Cat story from Miandra/SWS@yourghoststories.com.
Curing the Faithless: A Black Cat story about a young girl’s vision and a magical, healing spring.
A Shocking Recall: An Owl story about a woman recovering memories of disturbing encounters with the unknown.
Thank you Miandra for sharing your experience. Sources include "Mysteries of the Unexplained" by The Reader’s Digest Association, Inc., "UFOs Over California” by Preston Dennett.
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Perfect Site Integration: A fantastic account from the US government's Top Secret remote viewing program.
Attack of the Jelly Men: An Owl story about a close encounter of the third kind.
Marlene’s Dilemma: A Black Cat story about a haunted person.
Sources include "The APRO Bulletin" (January 1959), “Ghosts: True Encounters with the World Beyond” by Hans Holzer, “Psi Spies: The True Story of America’s Psychic Warfare Program” by Jim Marrs, "Vegetable Men, Space Fairies, and Other Truly Bizarre Alien Encounters" by Brent Swancer at mysteriousuniverse.org and “Passport to Magonia” by Jacques Vallee.
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A Vampire Bat tale written by the Blood Moon Host
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The Little Match Girl: A classic tale written by Hans Christian Andersen.
The Hunter vs The Invaders: An Owl story about a hunter’s close encounter with otherworldly beings.
Silence Satan!: A Black Cat story about a harrowing exorcism in 1928.
Thank you to Melissa, Jane Carey and Lily Wilkins for voice-overs. Special thanks to Jill Wilkins for assisting in recording the voice-overs.
Sources include "Mysteries of the Unexplained" by The Reader’s Digest Association, Inc., grunge.com, historicmysteries.com, ufoinsight.com, mysteriousuniverse.org, theoccultmuseum.com.
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Cap’n Grey Smorgasbord: A Black Cat account of Hans Holzer's investigation into a haunting at a bed and breakfast.
Did You Hear Something?: A Black Cat story of the bizarre from Anonymous in Massachusetts.
Skylark: An Owl story of nightmares becoming reality from Chuck in Florida.
Thank you Chuck and Anonymous for sharing your stories. Sources include "Ghosts: True Encounter with the World Beyond" by Hans Holzer
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O.B.E: The Blood Moon Host shares a personal experience.
The White Lady of the Desert: A Black Cat story of a sighting of a mysterious apparition in the Southern California desert.
Run Through the Jungle: An Owl flies in with an account of a US Army unit’s battle with advanced beings.
Thank you Melissa for providing voice-overs on "The White Lady of the Desert." Thank you to Ultimate Human Deathbomb for their partnership. If you’re looking for something funny, check out UHD podcast. Instagram @uhdpodcast
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One More Goodbye: A Black Cat story shared by Sheryl in New Hampshire.
Dystopian Dream: An Owl story shared by Anonymous in Los Angeles.
Dr. Hopkins’ Visitor, Part 2: The conclusion to the true account of a family’s encounters with the “men in black.”
Thank you to Sheryl in NH and Anonymous in LA for sharing their stories. A big thank you to Ultimate Human Deathbomb podcast. Sources include "The Real Men in Black" by Nick Redfern, thoughtcatalog.com, huffpost.com, and quote.com.
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Uninvited Guests, St. Augustine: Rob in Florida returns with a spooky, Black Cat account.
Holy Fire: The demise of Don Gio Maria Bertholi is a bizarre Black Cat story.
Dr. Hopkins’ Visitor, Part 1: An Owl flies in with the true story of a “man in black” encounter.
Thank you Rob for sharing your spooky experience. Sources include "Mysteries of the Unexplained" by The Reader’s Digest Association, Inc., "The Real Men in Black" by Nick Redfern, mysteriousuniverse.org, thoughtcatalog.com, huffpost.com, and quote.com.
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Death of the Baron: A Black Cat brings us the true story about the strange passing of the first Baron Rossmore.
Uninvited Guests: A Black Cat experience at the Hawthorne Hotel shared by Rob in Florida.
Into the Abyss: A terrifying, Black Cat story shared by Cheryl in Massachusetts.
Thank you Cheryl and Rob for sharing your creepy experiences. Thank you Melissa Tschebaum for providing voice-overs on “Uninvited Guests.” Sources include "Mysteries of the Unexplained" by The Reader’s Digest Association, Inc. and esoterx.com.
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Punks n’ Poltergeists: An eerie Black Cat story from Jane in Florida.
Close Encounters of the 1920s: An Owl story of William Lamb's and Richard Sweed's UFO encounters in the 1920s.
Who Did This to Us?: The Blood Moon Host shares his experience in a haunted hotel in the middle of Texas.
Thank you to Melissa Tschebaum for providing voice-overs on “Who Did This To Us?” Sources include "UFOs Over California” by Preston Dennett, “Passport to Magonia” by Jacques Vallee, ufoinsight.com and ufologies.patrickgross.org.
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Scales: An Owl story about a startling, Reptoid encounter from Anonymous in Los Angeles.
The Tea Room: Jane in Florida returns with another chilling, Black Cat story.
The Phantom Dog: The Blood Moon Host shares his frightening, Black Cat story.
Thank you to Chuck Carey, Melissa Tschebaum, Ivy and Lily Wilkins for providing voice overs on “The Phantom Dog.”
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The Darkroom Ghost: The Blood Moon Host shares his first ghostly experience.
A Touch from Somewhere: A Black Cat story about a chilling moment at a family funeral from Jane in Florida.
Unfair: A Vampire Bat tale created by the Blood Moon Host.
Thank you Jane for sharing your story.
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