Campfire: Tales of the Strange and Unsettling

Episode 101 - The Wolf Girl of Devil’s River: Take Two

06 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

One hundred episodes and nearly two years ago, we took a run at one of the strangest local legends that we have ever come across, but we were new! It ...

Lights Out

02 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week, we offer you a preview of our Patreon-exclusive content. Lights Out is a weekly exploration in audio horror. Sit back, relax, and enjoy thi...

Episode 100 - The Disappearance of Diane Augat

30 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Directly after her release from a mental health facility in April of 1998, Diane Augat vanished without a trace. A series of bizarre clues seemed to l...

Fireside Chats: The Bell Witch Cave with Heather Moser

26 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week, we are continuing our theme of the Bell Witch. We sat down with a very special guest, Heather Moser, to discuss the legacy of the Bell Witc...

Episode 99 - The Bell Witch

23 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week, we’re exploring a classic bit of American folklore. From 1817 to 1821, the Bell family of Red River, Tennessee experienced one of the mos...

Fireside Chats: Science and Magic with Matthew Schang

19 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week, we had the pleasure of sitting down with author, co-host of the Mothboys Podcast, and dear friend of the show, Matthew Schang. We discuss d...

Episode 98 - The Bellaire House Haunting

16 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

One of the most terrifying homes in the US is purportedly the Bellaire House in Ohio. Residents, guests, and neighbors have made allegations of parano...

Fireside Chats: Raised on Horror with Stay the Night Podcast

12 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week, we had the pleasure of sitting down with Monique and Katrina, hosts of the Stay the Night Podcast. We discuss the unique experience of podc...

Episode 97 - The Death of Cindy James

09 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week, we’re discussing the truly tragic death of Cindy James. After seven long years of supposed stalking, a series of brutal assaults, and nea...

Friday Night Fright 11

05 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week, we are continuing our experiment with ChatGPT’s ability to compose short horror stories. With the theme of alien abduction in mind, we se...

Episode 96 - Missing At the Edge of the World

02 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Nome, Alaska has a population of only 3,500. Since 1960, 24 people have vanished from their shores without a trace. This week, we’re doing our absol...

Fireside Chats: General Mischief with Heather Moser

28 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week, we had the distinct pleasure of sitting down with one of the show’s closest friends. She is the head researcher for Small Town Monsters, ...

Episode 95 - The Kentucky Goblins Revisited

25 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Join us as we return to one of our favorite stories to date, the Kentucky Goblins. We have cleaned up the original episode, added sound design, made i...

Fireside Chats: A Night at the Stanley Hotel with Courtney Hayes

21 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week, we sat down for a riveting conversation with the host of one of our favorite new podcasts, Haunts. Courtney Hayes is a writer and paranorma...

Episode 94: The Demonic Zozo House

18 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In 1982, Darren Evans and his then-girlfriend found an Ouija board buried below a house being remodeled along with a series of jars containing the rem...

Patreon Preview: Lights Out

14 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week, we’re offering a special treat; a rare glimpse into the bizarre and wonderful world of the Campfire Club over on Patreon. Lights Out is a...

Episode 93: The Plane in the Forest

11 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week, we’re discussing a tale from deep in the heart of the Siberian wilderness. In 1961, a team of soviet paratroopers were sent on a search a...

Fireside Chats: Creepy Hot Girl Shit with Codie Crowley

07 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Fireside Chats: Creepy Hot Girl Shit with Codie Crowley This week, we had the honor of sitting down with author and host of the YouTube show, Graveya...

Episode 92 - Whispers Estate

04 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week, we’re discussing another home-state legend. In 1899, (or 1901, depending on which source you reference), Dr. John and Jessie Gibbons purc...

Friday Night Fright 10

31 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week, we decided to experiment with AI. Each of us sat down with ChatGPT and attempted to create the scariest stories possible. And so, we have f...

Episode 91 - J’ba Fofi

28 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The indigenous people of the DRC and other parts of West Africa have, for generations, passed down blood-curdling tales of the J'ba Fofi. Also kno...

Fireside Chats: An Age of Alchemy with Chaz of the Dead

24 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week, we had the distinct pleasure of sitting down with the author of A Place Between Time and Space: A true story of Ghosts, UFOs, and Florida&...

Episode 90 - The Lake Baikal Swimmers

21 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Since ancient times, the vast Lake Baikal has been known as deeply mysterious, but in the closing years of the Soviet era, and since, it has been the ...

Fireside Chats: Spooky Little Weirdos with Laura Jean Lehmann

17 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week, we had a great time sitting down with solo paranormal investigator Laura Jean Lehmann. We take a deep dive into some very strange occurrenc...

Episode 89 - Listener Stories

14 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week, we’re sitting down to listen to a series of three incredible and terrifying listener stories. Our first tale comes from an ICU nurse who ...

Fireside Chats: Strange Semantics Rerelease

10 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this, we have for you a very important community project. Strange Semantics is an in-depth look at the language that we use to describe this incred...

Episode 88 - The Pascagoula Abduction

07 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week, we are talking about an absolute classic. The Pascagoula Abduction is a touchstone in the ufology community, and for good reason. On the ev...

Fireside Chats: Fiction and Folklore with Luke Greensmith

03 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week, we had the honor of chatting with professional folklorist, Luke Greensmith. He is a horror writer, video game developer, and the mastermind...

Episode 87 - The Battle of Ape Canyon

28 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week, we’re discussing one of the most famous encounters in the cryptozoological canon. It was on a summer night in July 1924 that a group of g...

Friday Night Fright 9

24 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Tonight’s first story follows two youngsters as they explore the storage unit of their recently deceased and very famous great-grandmother. We get a...

2023 Ask Us Anything!

21 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week, we’re shaking things up! We recently put a call out on social media for Campers all over the world to send us their questions, comments, ...

Fireside Chats: Linda Napolitano Revisited

17 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week, we’re sitting down to discuss a series of videos released by Carol Rainey, the wife of Budd Hopkins, that has had a massive impact on our...

Episode 86 - The Surrency Haunting

14 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In October 1872, a small Georgia community was bursting with visitors and curiosity seekers in an attempt to discover the truth behind mysterious happ...

Fireside Chats: Finding Yourself in the Mystery with Jeremy Vaeni

10 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week, we have a very special guest. You will probably recognize his voice from the gone but never forgotten Paratopia podcast that he hosted alon...

Episode 85: The Secret of Sycamore Valley

07 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In August of 1925, a Polish family went on what they thought would be a simple weekend hike. Unforeseen weather conditions and a series of bizarre eve...

Fireside Chats: Supernatural Storytelling with Oscar Romo

03 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week, we finally pinned down the elusive Oscar Romo, host of the Induced Fear podcast. We have a thrilling talk about what we have most in common...

Episode 84: The Abduction of Linda Napolitano

31 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Linda Napolitano was a simple New York housewife, at least until November 30, 1989, when in the middle of the night she was abducted by aliens and mad...

Friday Night Fright 8

27 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week’s first tale explores the nature of self-definition. What is it to be a human being? What are we capable of? How do we reconcile the ends ...

Episode 83 - Clearview Ranch

24 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In the late 1970s, the Aerial Phenomena Research Organization (APRO) received a report from a family in Eastern Colorado. Reports detailed over a yea...

Fireside Chats: Past, Present, and Future with Chris Cogswell

20 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week, we had the distinct pleasure of welcoming a new friend to show. It isn’t very often that you come across someone with a Ph.D. in Chemical...

Episode 82 - The Pukwudgie

17 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week, we’re discussing the Pukwudgie, a humanoid creature of Wampanoag folklore, found in Delaware, Prince Edward Island, Indiana, and Massachu...

Fireside Chats: Magickal Practice with Stephanie Quick

13 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week, we sat down with blogger and lifelong Fortean, Stephanie Quick. We discussed the influence of growing up in the midst of the Bay Area’s e...

Episode 81 - Pale Crawlers and the Rake

10 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The Rake is a creature believed to be a humanoid in appearance, with several references in folklore and horrific urban legends, originally appearing o...

Fireside Chats: Strange Sweden with Fred Andersson

06 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week, we had the absolute pleasure of sitting down with Fred Andersson. He is the head editor of Sweden’s most streamed show, Spökjakt (Ghost ...

Episode 80 - Edward Mordrake: The Man with Two Faces

03 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Edward Mordrake is the subject of an urban legend who was born in the 19th century as the heir to an English peerage who was born with a rare form of...

2022 Year In Review

01 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Happy New Year! 2021 has been an incredible year for us, so we decided to take a little time to look back on the ups and downs, the experience of maki...

Friday Night Fright 7

30 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Tonight’s first story deals with death, mediumship, automatic writing, and the ethical considerations within each, from a perspective rarely explore...

Episode 79 - Black Eyed Kids

27 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

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 bl...

Fireside Chats: Premonitions, Astral Projection, and Elvis with AP Strange

23 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This week, we had the pleasure of sitting down with writer and true Fortean, AP Strange. We discuss some of the most formative moments from his childh...

Episode 78 - The Kelly Cahill Encounter

20 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

As detailed in her in 1996 book Encounter, Ms Cahill's case had all the hallmarks of the classic alien abduction story of the era: lost time, stra...

Fireside Chats: Gone Dogman Huntin’ with Aaron Deese

16 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This week, we have another favorite guest of the show; new father, author, podcaster, and editor-in-chief at Paranormality Magazine, Aaron Deese. We t...

Episode 77 - The Myrtles Plantation

13 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Just twenty years after the founding of our nation, General David Bradford, also known as "Whiskey Dave" of the Whiskey Rebellion, fled the Un...

Fireside Chats: The Power of Healing with Lady Ann Selene

09 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This week, we have a returning guest; one of our favorite people to have around the campfire, Lady Ann Selene. She is the author of Aperture In the Ve...

Episode 76 - The Baltic Sea Anomaly

06 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In June of 2011, Peter Lindberg, Dennis Åberg and their Swedish OceanX diving team discovered a feature visible on an indistinct sonar image while tr...

Fireside Chats: Divination Round Table

02 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This week, we are beyond blessed to have Joy Johns, Bizzy Blank, and Karly Latham sitting down to discuss all things divination! We go deep on tarot, ...

Episode 75: The Gowrow

29 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This week, we discuss another piece of grade A choice Americana. The Gowrow is a twenty foot long reptilian monstrosity with ten-inch claws, giant tus...

Friday Night Fright 6

25 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Tonight’s first tale is a spin on one of the most popular creepy pastas of all time. A group of young friends find themselves in a remote cabin for ...

Episode 74: The Aswang

22 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This week, we discuss the Aswang; a shapeshifting monster usually possessing a combination of the traits of either a vampire, ghoul, or witch, in Fili...

Fireside Chats - The Haunted Midlands with James Alexander

18 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This week, we’re sitting down with fellow podcaster and hot new star on the voice acting scene, James Alexander. This guy has a wealth of incredible...

Episode 73: Charterhouse: Remastered

15 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This week, we revisit and rework a classic story from way back in August of 2021. Sit back and let updated sound design and a new approach to masterin...

Fireside Chats: A Paranormal History with Kenzie Gleason

11 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This week, we had the distinct honor of sitting down with podcaster and Fortean enthusiast Kenzie Gleason. She is the host of the Cryptochats Podcast ...

Episode 72: The Mothman Phenomenon Part Six - The Conclusion

08 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this, the much anticipated conclusion of the Mothman Phenomenon, we discuss the madness that took over in 1967 culminating in the largest bridge di...

Fireside Chats: Cryptid Round Table

04 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This week, we’re beginning a new and exciting tradition. We have an honest to goodness round table prepared for your listening pleasure! Our guests?...

Episode 71: The Mothman Phenomenon Part Five - Battle for Point Pleasant

01 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Beginning in mid-November of 1966, a series of rapid fire encounters with the Mothman lit West Virginia on fire with speculation and controversy. From...

Halloween Spooktacular Listener Story Extravaganza 2022

31 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

We are celebrating Halloween in style with six of our favorite Spooky Story Submissions! Some fictional! Some true! All terrifying! Get cozy and settl...

Campfire Classics Collection Vol 9: The Oval Portrait

30 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

For this week’s addition to the Campfire Classics Collection, we are returning to the mind of the undisputed master of horror. In this, the shortest...

Friday Night Fright 5

28 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This evening’s first tale gives us a rare window into the life of the world beyond our own. One lonely girl, trapped in a world in between. Will she...

Episode 70: The Mothman Phenomenon Part Four - Harbinger of Doom

25 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

On 26 April 1986 at the No. 4 reactor the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant, near the city of Pripyat in the north of the Ukranian SSR in the Soviet Union...

Campfire Classics Collection Vol. 8 - Fear

23 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This week’s addition to the Campfire Classics Collection was made though the brilliant works of renowned French author, Guy De Maupassant. Known for...

Friday Night Fright 4

21 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

First up, we have a tale of the eerie happenings that go on after hours at a 24 hour gas station. Demons. Ghost children. Find out.Our second story is...

Strange Semantics

20 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this, we have for you a very important community project. Strange Semantics is an in-depth look at the language that we use to describe this incred...

Episode 69: The Mothman Phenomenon Part Three - First Contact

18 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This week, we’re focusing solely on the universally agreed upon encounter with the Mothman. On November 15, 1966, quite possibly one of the most imp...

Campfire Classics Collection Vol. 7 - The Tell-Tale Heart

16 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This week we have a seminal piece from one of the most important authors of the 19th century. Edgar Allen Poe initiated the modern detective story. He...

Friday Night Fright 3

14 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

First up, we have a tale of entrepreneurship gone wrong when a group of ambitious teens start a haunted house in what turns out to be a….HAUNTED HOU...

Episode 68: The Mothman Phenomenon Part Two - Indrid Cold

11 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In early November of 1966, amid a flurry of UFO activity, a sewing machine salesman from West Virginia named Woodrow Derenberger was returning from a ...

Campfire Classics Collection: Volume 6 - Haunted

09 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this week’s installment of Campfire Classics Collection, we have the pleasure of presenting a lesser known title from the undisputed master of th...

Friday Night Fright II

07 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Tonight’s first tale chronicles the experiences of a young couple on a retreat in the frozen wilderness. Exploring the range of perception in instan...

Episode 67: The Mothman Phenomenon Part One - The Onset

04 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This week, we’re beginning our long-awaited series that on one of the most incredible time periods in American history. Many fans of Forteana are fa...

Campfire Classics Collection Vol. 5 - A Ghost Story

02 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this week’s installment of Campfire Classics Collection, we’ll be snuggling up to the fire with A Ghost Story by acclaimed American writer, hum...

Friday Night Fright

30 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This week’s first tale explores the nature of precognition, death, and the power of interpersonal relationships to transcend its boundaries. Someon...

Episode 66 - The Ackley Family Haunting

27 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In 1967, George and Helen Ackley, along with their four children, moved into their dream home in Nyack, New York. This stunning eight-bedroom Victoria...

Fireside Chats: Entrepreneurship in the Paranormal with Jack Kirby

23 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This week’s guest is none other than the intrepid editor-in-chief at Paranormality Magazine, Jack Kirby. Jack has built several wildly successful bu...

Episode 65 - The Man from Taured

20 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In 1954, a man landed at Haneda Airport. All seemed to be normal until he produced a passport the likes of which had never been seen. According to his...

Fireside Chats: Bumps in the Night with Derek Olson

16 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This week, we have a true blue experiencer. Derek Olson is someone who has lived with the paranormal alongside him his entire life. We discussed a wid...

Episode 64: The Pentyrch Incident

13 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

A cold winter's night in south Wales back on February 26, 2016, was anything but ordinary in one Welsh town. In a scene equal parts terrifying and...

Fireside Chats: Cryptid Comforts with Lisa Russell

09 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This week, we had the pleasure of sitting down with the owner and operator of Cryptid Comforts. She has spent the last eight years filling the market ...

Episode 63 - The Beast of Busco

06 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This week, we’re headed into our own backyards to discuss an epic Indiana legend. The Beast of Busco first showed its face in Fulk Lake over a centu...

Fireside Chats: Ecology of Souls with Joshua Cutchin

02 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This week, we had the pleasure of speaking with Fortean philosopher extraordinaire, Joshua Cutchin. To say that this guy has been prolific since his f...

Episode 62 - The Warminster Thing

30 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In the early days of 1965, rumors began to spread through a small English town. Bizarre sounds had been heard on the morning of Christmas 1964, which ...

Fireside Chats: The Paranormal Catalyst with Joe Turino

26 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This week, we had the honor of sitting down with a new friend of the show. Joe Turino is a certified grade A ghost hunter. He’s a member of War Part...

Episode 61: 50 Berkeley Square

23 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This week, we’re exploring one of the most terrifying and mysterious locations in all of London. 50 Berkeley Square is a four-story  townhouse wit...

Fireside Chats: More Than a Mothmam with Ashley Hilt

19 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

We finally did it! It’s been a long time coming, but this week’s guest is Ashley Hilt, known to all of you as Asherz. She’s the host of Monster ...

Episode 60: The Peculiar Case of Zigmund Adamski

16 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This week, we're discussing a mysterious disappearance; a body with strange burns and an inexplicable substance that baffled scientists. Zigmund A...

Fireside Chats: A Paranormal History with Ryan and Jordan Pt. 2 (Re-Release)

12 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In honor of all of our new listeners, we’re returning to the second part of the episode where we sat down to discuss the incredible history of paran...

Episode 59: Maritime Mysteries Part Two - The Mary Celeste

09 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In November of 1872, a ship named ‘Mary Celeste’ was on its way from New York to Genoa. Less than a month later, Mary Celeste was found floating a...

Fireside Chats: A Paranormal History with Ryan and Jordan Pt. 1 (Re-Release)

05 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This week, we’re rereleasing our original Fireside Chat! It’s a sit down that we did together to discuss the incredible history of paranormal enco...

Episode 58 - The Crawfordsville Monster

02 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Back in the fall of 1891, a truly anomalous creature struck fear in the hearts of the people of Crawfordsville, Indiana. Was this a close encounter wi...

Fireside Chats: For the Love of Monsters with Easton Hawk

29 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This week, we were graced with the presence of one of the most talented artists on the scene today. Easton Hawk is a fascinating creative, a brilliant...

Episode 57 - The Mutilated Man of Billings Reservoir

26 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In September of 1988, a young boy made a grizzly discovery. There on the banks of the largest man-made lake in São Paulo lay the body of a middle-age...

Fireside Chats: Luke Boyer and the Hunt for the Indiana Bigfoot

22 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This week, we had the pleasure of sitting down with friend and Indiana Bigfoot researcher, Luke Boyers. We talk flesh and blood vs woo-woo cryptozoolo...