Camp Monsters
Episodes
BONUS: Season 7 Recap
13 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Go behind the scenes of Camp Monsters as host and writer Weston Davis teams up with sound designer Nick Patri to recap their favorite moments from Sea...
Crackle Hands: Part 2
30 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Claira wakes in a forest clearing, disoriented and alone. She must have been sleepwalking… right? But before she can make sense of where she is—or...
Crackle Hands: Part 1
23 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On North Carolina’s Hatteras Island, Claira thought she knew the way back to camp. But the trail twists into something unfamiliar—something watchi...
Mermaid of Moon Lake: Part 2
16 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Dean is gone, and Oren is left to face whatever lurks beneath Moon Lake. Trapped under an overturned boat, he’s dragged toward the depths by somethi...
Mermaid of Moon Lake: Part 1
09 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On a quiet night at Moon Lake, Utah, Dean and Oren spot a figure standing on the rocks at the lake’s furthest point—small, still, and shadowy agai...
Hopkinsville Goblins: Part 2
02 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Police officers Rile and Aarons’ encounter with the goblin-like creatures in Hopkinsville raised more questions than answers. Now, a new listener ti...
Hopkinsville Goblins: Part 1
25 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Hopkinsville, Kentucky police officers Rile and Aarons encounter glowing, goblin-like creatures in a cabin in the woods. Was it aliens— or something...
Camp Monsters Season 7
12 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
REI's Camp Monsters podcast returns Thursday, September 25th. Get ready for unexplainable sightings at Moon Lake, eerie encounters with goblin-like cr...
BONUS: A BTS Chat with Weston Davis
07 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Join host, Weston Davis, and Camp Monsters’ sound design magician, Nick Patri, as they dive into their favorite creatures from Season 6, reveal how ...
The Rougarou
31 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Lucie’s visit to her friend Elodie’s hometown in Louisiana has been filled with vivid experiences: bold new flavors, lively conversations around t...
The Hodag
24 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In the quiet Northwoods of Wisconsin, a local taxidermist builds a bizarre, mish-mash creature to spark publicity and boost tourism. But when his odd ...
La Llorona
17 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A woman takes her young son, 'Nesto, to a riverside park in the Southwest, where they pass by an old woman dressed in black, weeping by the river...Th...
The Curse
15 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A pair of film buffs stumble upon an old western movie set hidden deep in the desert outside Los Angeles. But as they explore the abandoned remains, s...
The Dover Demon
03 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Lena was taking a shortcut through the woods in Dover, Massachusetts, when something caught her eye—a pale figure with two round, black eyes, crouch...
The Portal
26 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Mysterious disappearances have plagued the remote Beaver Dunes in Oklahoma's panhandle for years. Could it be the Devil’s Stovepipes—or something ...
The Taos Hum
19 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Since arriving in Taos, New Mexico, Frank has been plagued by a persistent, irritating hum. Hoping to escape it, he drives to Santa Fe to revisit old ...
The Sea Ape
12 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Sailing through the majestic waters of southeast Alaska, the crew spots something lurking in the water—like a seal, but not. What starts as a curiou...
Camp Monsters is Back for Season 6
05 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Camp Monsters podcast returns this September! This season, we’re venturing into the shadowy woods of Wisconsin, chasing an unexplainable hum in the ...
Augerino
08 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
BONUS EPISODE from the Camp Monsters live show at the REI Flagship store in Denver, Colorado. Join host, Weston Davis, as he shares a personal story ...
Fresno Nightcrawler
25 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
One night in Fresno, California, Mateo's security camera caught strange, pale, billowy, disembodied legs walking across his front lawn. But when he lo...
The Mujina
18 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Honolulu in the late '50s was changing about as fast as a place can change. People and money were pouring in as quickly as the new jets could fly them...
Tommyknockers
11 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Lara just moved into a new house in an old coal-mining town in West Virginia. One night, she begins to hear sounds behind the walls of her basement be...
Tailypo
04 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
An old man at his cabin in Appalachia finds a dried-out old relic of a strange experience long ago. A hunt in the nearby woods that ended in a terrify...
Camp Monsters is Back for Season 5
27 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Camp Monsters is back for season 5, and the monsters are more mysterious than ever. Tune in to hear tales of peculiar creatures wandering through neig...
Behind the Scenes of Camp Monsters
09 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Join host Weston Davis for a behind the scenes look at the who, how and why of the Camp Monsters podcast! This is a BONUS EPISODE from Wes' interview ...
Mothman
26 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Donald and Lydia moved into their first home together a little outside of Point Pleasant, West Virginia when Lydia started noticing strange occurrence...
Gumberoo
19 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Up in the Cascade Mountains of the Pacific Northwest, you can smell a Gumberoo before you hear it– a smell just like woodsmoke: faint at first, then...
Lizard Man
12 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Something feels off about this raining night in South Carolina. You can't put your finger on it. Driving through the intersection, you catch something...
Alkali Lake Monster
05 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Along the shores of Walgren Lake State Park in Nebraska, the wind is chilly and something seems off in the water. Little whirlpools are starting to fo...
Sharlie
28 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Iris was ice fishing on Payette Lake in McCall Idaho when suddenly, with an impact she could feel through her feet, something struck the ice beneath h...
Skunk Ape
21 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Molly, an adventurous dog visiting the Gulf Coast of Florida with her owner, realizes she may be in trouble when she finds herself in tall thick grass...
Hogzilla
14 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Beyond the high school football end zone, through that little gap in the fence, and all the way down the hill into the trees is where locals believe t...
Melon Heads
07 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Across Fairfield County, Connecticut, whispers grow that back in the trees and forests, along lonely country lanes, live the “Melon Heads” — dan...
The Top Bunk
10 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
You arrive late to camp and get placed in a room with a single bunkbed all by yourself. The idea of having your own space sounds nice, until you reali...
The Shadowman
03 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
You’re tucked away in your bunk at Camp Whileaway when you notice a shadowy figure in the corner of your room. You can’t take your eyes off it. Yo...
The Signal Cabin
27 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
A light in the darkness is usually a sign of a good thing—especially when you’re walking in the rain down a lonely old railway line in Tennessee. ...
The Stowaway
20 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Your dim lantern casts a thousand shadows down here in the low, soggy hold of the sail-training ship Amphion. But there is only one moving shadow that...
Spirit Lake
13 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
You’re supposed to be alone out here in the dark waters of Spirit Lake— the ranger ensured you there was nobody else. So why is there a strange gl...
Thin Air
06 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We’re taking flight this week. Far up above the clouds where we come face-to-face with something we wish we hadn’t. Welcome to Camp Monsters Su...
The Cavern
29 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
To battle the summer heat we're going underground. Where things are cool and quiet. A place where you might run into something that's been trapped for...
The Snipe
22 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This week we're heading to a summer camp in Mississippi. Where a group of campers decide to pull a prank on their bunk mate and something goes wrong. ...
Introducing: Camp Monsters, Season 4
26 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
At the end of June 2022, we're kicking off our Camp Monsters Summer Camp. We've collected some of the best camp stories to create our first series of ...
Char Man
28 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In our final episode of Camp Monsters, season three we're heading to Ojai, California. Unlike our usual campfire, we're gathering around an electric l...
The Chicago Wolfman
21 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Back in 2014 in the midnight alleys in Chicago, people began to encounter something larger than the raccoons and coyote that are sometimes seen around...
The Sunnyvale Haunting
18 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this bonus episode we're gathering around a digital campfire in the new REI Co-op store in Sunnyvale. What's so special about this store? We're gla...
The Black Horse Dog
14 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The eastern part of Montana is flat, empty and full of a subtle kind of beauty. It's a place where the sky is big and the silence is bigger. A place w...
Colossal Claude
07 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Imagine that you're huddled on the deck of a ship with the wind and rain beating down on you. The waves are crashing and it feels like the boat is goi...
The Mill Thing
30 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Tonight we're camping out in the White Mountains of New Hampshire. Surrounded by fall colors, woodsmoke and the sound of a distant river. A river that...
The Traveler
23 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Airports at night can be a bit... unsettling. When the shops are closed and the concourse is mostly empty — dark corners and abandoned corridors. Th...
The Firwood Reflection
16 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Can you see your reflection in the window? Like a ghost standing just outside in the night, looking back at you. It’s a trick the light plays, when ...
The Beast of Truro
09 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Here we are on Cape Cod, around a crackling fire on one of the only beaches on the Cape where fires are allowed: Head of the Meadow Beach, just outsid...
Sasquatch - Part Four
19 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Our third full season of Camp Monsters will start in September, thanks to our sponsors at YETI. In the meantime, we figured we'd give you a short bonu...
Sasquatch - Part Three
15 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Our third full season of Camp Monsters will start in September, thanks to our sponsors at YETI. In the meantime, we figured we'd give you a handful of...
Sasquatch - Part Two
17 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Our third full season of Camp Monsters will start in September, thanks to our sponsors at YETI. In the meantime, we figured we'd give you a handful of...
Sasquatch - Part One
27 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Our third full season of Camp Monsters will start in September, thanks to our sponsors at YETI. In the meantime, we figured we'd give you a handful of...
Season Three Trailer
14 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Camp Monsters will be back this September with a full third season, sponsored by our friends at YETI. To keep you entertained until the full season la...
Mini Monster: Krampus
23 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This Mini Monster episode takes us to the country of Austria, and the year 1709. It's the night before Christmas in a forgotten valley high in the mou...
The Dark Divide: Sasquatch
18 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We're sure you’ve all heard of the Sasquatch. Possibly the best-known legendary creature of all time, with entire groups dedicated to finding it. Th...
Boo
28 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Down along the coast of South Carolina, the people of the Sea Islands have a name for that dream that some of them have. They call it the “Boo,”...
Hidebehind
21 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
What is the Hidebehind supposed to be? Just what it sounds like: a creature you never see directly, that always ducks back behind the nearest tree o...
Mole
14 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Bring a flashlight. Or a headlamp, if you have one. Bring a sweater, no matter what the weather is like outside. The further we go, the cooler a...
The Letiche
07 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
You’re out swimming when you feel a pinch on your leg. Is it a harmless fish or something a bit more sinister? Meet this week’s Camp Monster… Th...
Shunka Warakin
30 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we’re going out right to the very edge of the firelight, watching and listening. We’ll go out where others swear they’ve seen ...
Mogollon Monster
23 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
If you’re looking for a beautiful sunset, go to the Mogollon Rim in Arizona. They call it the Rim because that’s what it is: the rim of the gian...
Creature at Owl Creek
16 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
You've probably heard the fairy tale about the troll under the bridge, but have you heard of the creature at Owl Creek? This monster is rumored to hau...
The Dark Watcher
09 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
There are certain places around the country where you can never feel sure. The central coast of California is one of those places — a desolate, rugg...
Season 2: New Monsters Starting September 9th
27 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This season we'll go to the coast of the Carolinas and the cliff edges of California. From underground creatures lurking beneath New York City to a mo...
Mini Monster: Chupacabra
05 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We’re very excited to announce that YETI, known for their ridiculously strong and durable coolers, bottles, bags, chairs, and other much-needed outd...
Mini Monster: Basilisk
08 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This month we are traveling to Europe, to tell the story of a creature that has haunted that continent for centuries. Nowadays it is the stuff of le...
Re-Release: Batsquatch
16 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Summer is right around the corner which means it’s time for campfires, s’mores and spooky tales. Even if it’s just in your own backyard, there’...
Mini Monster: The Brooklyn Beast
26 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This month, we’re doing something a bit different. Our friends over at West Elm—you know, the ones with all the great furniture and home decor—r...
Kids' Edition: The Batsquatch
30 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
One of Camp Monsters biggest fan, a 4.5-year-old named Albie, was given the opportunity to record his version of season one's Batsquatch, a creature t...
Mini Monster: Kongamato
20 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Deep in the wilds of Zambia, Tanzania, and Congo, there are stories of a creature that exists beyond the furthest bounds of known science. First-perso...
Mini Monster Episode: Am Fear Liath Mor
06 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We're back! Well sort of. Because we know monsters are an all year interest, we're bringing you our mini-monster series; a new story every month that'...
The Jersey Devil
24 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
There are more than just birds and shadows in the Pine Barrens of New Jersey. For centuries, legends have told of a cursed, winged creature that haunt...
The Snallygaster
22 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In the 1700s the United States was full of mysterious creatures that kept people wary of dark woods and unexplored territories. And for good reason. I...
The Ozark Howler
17 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Hiking through the Ozarks will lead to breathtaking views and comforting silence. But when the silence if broken by the eerie call of the Ozark Howler...
Loveland Frogman
15 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Down by a river in Loveland, Ohio you’ll find the typical things: birds, frogs, crickets and the smell of the evening air. And then you’ll get a w...
Thunderbird
10 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The Great Plains are known for their flat lands and big skies. There’s no place for a mysterious creature to hide in that great wide open … or so ...
Slide Rock Bolter
08 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The mountains of Colorado have always been a quiet and rugged place but in the 1880s it drew a crowd with the promise of silver. Mining is dangerous w...
Tahoe Tessie
03 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
When you go to Lake Tahoe, chances are you’ll see Tahoe Tessie. She’s a sea monster and a minor mascot for the area—pasted on the sides of buses...
The Batsquatch
01 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
After the blast of Mount Saint Helens, the area around the mountain was filled with ash and silence. And then something began to appear in this barren...
Camp Monsters: Coming October 1, 2019
06 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Join us by the fire as we try to scare each other with stories about those things you hear pass too close to your tent late at night or what made that...