The Weekly Strange
Episodes
The Pope’s Army: Why 300 Exorcists Just Gathered in Rome in 2025 THE WEEKLY STRANGE Episode 43
01 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In September 2025, a startling event took place just outside Rome: the 15th International Gathering of the International Association of Exorcists (IAE...
The Mansion of Screams: Inside America's Most Haunted Victorian Home THE WEEKLY STRANGE Episode 42
26 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Step inside a house where history and the supernatural collide. The S.K. Pierce Victorian Mansion in Gardner, Massachusetts, isn't just a stunning his...
The Utah Cattle Mutilation: Unsolved and Baffling (July 2025) THE WEEKLY STRANGE Episode 41
24 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In July of 2025, a remote corner of East Carbon, Utah, became the latest site of one of the world's most enduring and bizarre mysteries. A rancher dis...
The Wizard Doctor's Tomb: Ancient Egypt Secrets of Medicine and Magic THE WEEKLY STRANGE Episode 40
19 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In a remarkable discovery at the ancient necropolis of Saqqara, archaeologists have unearthed the 4,100-year-old tomb of a man who was both a royal ph...
Lost Civilization Discovered: 150 Ancient Burial Mounds in Kazakhstan THE WEEKLY STRANGE Episode 39
17 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Archaeologists in Kazakhstan have located a sprawling complex of 150 ancient burial mounds- kurgans. Dating back to the Early Iron Age, these monument...
1.8 Million-Year-Old Human Jawbone Is Rewriting Human History THE WEEKLY STRANGE Episode 38
12 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A team of archaeologists in the country of Georgia has unearthed a 1.8-million-year-old human jawbone at the Orozmani excavation site. This monumental...
Bigfoot Photo Evidence? Unpacking the Trail Cam Sighting in Missouri THE WEEKLY STRANGE Episode 36
05 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Is this the evidence we've been waiting for? A trail camera set up on a secluded family farm in Poplar Bluff, Missouri, captured an image just 9 days ...
The Chupacabra Returns? Livestock Killed in Argentina! THE WEEKLY STRANGE Episode 35
03 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
For decades, the Chupacabra has been a legend - a strange cryptid preying on livestock. But now, recent reports from a ranch in Tintina, Argentina, ha...
Secrets of the Celts: Unveiling Ancient Ghosts and Lost Magic 👻 THE WEEKLY STRANGE Episode 34
29 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Beyond the myths of warriors and druids, the ancient Celts had a far spookier side. Join me as we uncover the true history of this enigmatic civilizat...
The Haunting History of Medfield State Hospital: Abandoned Asylum - THE WEEKLY STRANGE Episode 33
27 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In the quiet town of Medfield, Massachusetts, a sprawling, abandoned campus tells a forgotten story. Join me as we explore the Medfield State Hospital...
New Bigfoot Corpse Hoax August 2025 Revealed! THE WEEKLY STRANGE Episode 32
21 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Did a man really find the body of a Bigfoot? The world was on the edge of its seat in August 2025 when a supposed cryptozoologist named Charles "Snake...
Born of Ice & Evil: New England's Chenoo Monster - THE WEEKLY STRANGE Episode 31
20 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In the frozen woods of North America, an ancient evil from the folklore of the Wabanaki people haunts the landscape. It is the Chenoo, a monster born ...
Lady Alice Lisle's Tragic Ghost: 300 Years of Horror on English Road - THE WEEKLY STRANGE Episode 30
15 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
For over 300 years, a driverless coach pulled by headless horses has haunted Ellingham Drove in Hampshire, England. This chilling ghost story is roote...
SHOCKING Bigfoot Sighting on NC Highway (Daylight) on 30 July 2025 - THE WEEKLY STRANGE Episode 29
13 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On July 30, 2025, a daylight Bigfoot sighting in Macon County, North Carolina, stopped traffic on a busy highway. This terrifying, eyewitness report i...
The Sunken City of Cuba (Is this ATLANTIS?) - The Weekly Strange Episode 28
07 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Is a sunken city off the coast of Cuba, actually the site of the legendary Atlantis? Did a team of marine engineers stumble upon the most significant...
Is A Hostile Alien Probe Heading To Earth? Scientist Says Yes! The Weekly Strange Episode 27
05 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Harvard Scientist Warning: Is a Hostile Alien Probe Heading for Earth? Is humanity on the brink of first contact? A groundbreaking paper by accla...
Dogman Revisited: Manistee National Forest - The Weekly Strange: Episode 26
01 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Jon heads to the Manistee National Forest in Michigan to revisit the Dogman phenomenon and how "Dogman Tourism" is leading to an economic surge in the...
Ancient Grimoires & Magical Books - The Weekly Strange: Episode 25
30 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Did you grow up wondering about the existence of magical books and grimoires with spells, rituals, incantations, and more? Jon looks at a bunch of the...
Who Were The Mystery People of Lake Huron's Drop 45? The Weekly Strange: Episode 24
25 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Archaeologists have discovered the remains of a sophisticated mystery people who hunted caribou on the land that would become Lake Huron roughly 9,000...
UK Werewolf Sighting & Photo from June 2025 - The Weekly Strange: Episode 23
23 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Twin brothers claim to have taken a picture of a werewolf during a hike in June of 2025 in the Danes Dyke region of the United Kingdom. Is this part o...
Don't Let Them In! Black Eyed Kids - The Weekly Strange Episode 22
18 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Black Eyed Kids...urban legend or rooted in history? They show up, desperate to be invited into your car or your home or anyone else you happen to be....
Has The Lost Empire of Atlantis Been Found? The Weekly Strange - Episode 21
16 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Archaeologist Michael Donnellan says that he has found the lost empire of Atlantis after years of searching. Is this fabled long lost civilization roo...
Aliens Arrive? UAP Sightings Surge! - The Weekly Strange: Episode 20
10 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
As UAP and UFO sightings surge in 2025, is this indicative of aliens arriving? Or is it something far more typical and uninteresting? Is it an alien i...
Temple of Lost Civilization Found at Palaspata, Bolivia - THE WEEKLY STRANGE: Episode 19
09 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
An awesome new archaeological discovery was made recently when a temple of the Tiwanaku people - long lost in the annals of history - was discovered i...
Breaking Bigfoot News! Sighted Near Sturgis, SD on 6/23/2025 - THE WEEKLY STRANGE: Episode 18
02 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Breaking Bigfoot news with a sighting last week on June 23rd of sasquatch near Sturgis, South Dakota! We've got all the details on this episode of THE...
Top 5 Most Haunted Beaches - THE WEEKLY STRANGE Episode 17
27 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
As summer descends upon us, host Jon F. Merz examines the five top most haunted beaches in the US and invites listeners and viewers to visit them for ...
New UAP Footage Released 6/25 - THE WEEKLY STRANGE Episode 16
25 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
New UAP Footage Released 6/25 in episode 16 of THE WEEKLY STRANGE, host Jon F. Merz details to newly-released UAP footage from 23 November 2020 from i...
Search for The Dover Demon: Part One - THE WEEKLY STRANGE Episode 15
20 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Search for The Dover Demon: Part One...In this special 2-part episode of THE WEEKLY STRANGE, host Jon F. Merz looks into the case of The Dover Demon, ...
"My TV is a Portal to Hell!" THE WEEKLY STRANGE Episode 14
18 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of THE WEEKLY STRANGE, host Jon F. Merz discusses D-list celebrity Candace Cameron Bure's assertion that she won't let anyone watch sc...
Extraterrestrial Sphere in Colombia? THE WEEKLY STRANGE Episode 13
13 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of THE WEEKLY STRANGE, host Jon F. Merz looks at the March 2025 incident where a sphere reportedly not of Earth was filmed flying and ...
Infomercials From Space? THE WEEKLY STRANGE Episode 12
11 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of THE WEEKLY STRANGE, host Jon F. Merz discusses the recent discovery of a new cosmic phenomenon and whether the signals it is beamin...
Ghosts & Portals in The Bennington Triangle - The Other Side of Midnight: Episode 11
06 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What is it about the Bennington Triangle that makes it such a mysterious place? Missing persons reports, ghostly encounters, strange phenomena, and mu...
Demonic Doll Goes On Tour! THE WEEKLY STRANGE Episode 11
04 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of THE WEEKLY STRANGE, host Jon F. Merz discusses the Devils On The Run tour that features the supposedly demonically-possessed Annabe...
"We Were All Abducted!" The Other Side of Midnight: Episode 10
30 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of THE OTHER SIDE OF MIDNIGHT, host Jon F. Merz takes a call from a man with a fascinating story of group abduction and the drive to i...
Big City Bigfoot? New May 2025 Sighting on THE WEEKLY STRANGE Episode 10
28 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of THE WEEKLY STRANGE, host Jon F. Merz takes a look at a recent sighting of Bigfoot in Michigan and its proximity to Detroit. Is this...
The Hunted: Episode 8 - Credonia Mwerinde: Ugandan Mass Murderer
12 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of THE HUNTED, Jon looks at the story of Credonia Mwerinde, the Ugandan leader of the Movement for the Restoration of the Ten Command...
The Other Side of Midnight: Episode 9 - Skinwalkers in Utah & Karen Marchioni Unsolved Murder
09 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of THE OTHER SIDE OF MIDNIGHT, host Jon F. Merz delves into the cold case of Framingham, MA resident Karen Marchioni who was killed in...
The Weekly Strange: Episode 9 - Dogman: Cryptid? Or Something More?
07 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of THE WEEKLY STRANGE, host Jon F. Merz dives into the phenomenon known as the "dogman," said to be a creature with the torso of a hum...
The Hunted: Episode 7 - David Durham: "The Outdoorsman Cop Shooter"
05 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of THE HUNTED, we’ll take a look at the case of David Anthony Durham, a man from Oregon who was stopped for a routine traffic incide...
The Other Side of Midnight: Episode 8 - A Real Werewolf? And the Unsolved Murders of Fernando Martinez & Martina Serpa
02 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of THE OTHER SIDE OF MIDNIGHT, host Jon F. Merz gets a call from a woman purporting to be an actual live werewolf...and she knows Jon....
The Weekly Strange: Episode 8 - The Dead Rise: Revived at Owl's Head Lighthouse
30 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of THE WEEKLY STRANGE, host Jon F. Merz talks about a place that has been called the most haunted lighthouse in the US: Owl's Head Lig...
The Hunted: Episode 6 - Vassilis Paleokostas: "Robin Hood of Greece"
28 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of THE HUNTED, host Jon F. Merz details the incredible life of Vassilis Paleokostas, a Greek criminal mastermind who evolved from smal...
The Other Side of Midnight: Episode 7 - The Unsolved Murder Chris Spaunhorst & A Cat From Hell
25 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of THE OTHER SIDE OF MIDNIGHT, host Jon F. Merz looks into the unsolved Christmas Day road rage murder of Christopher Spaunhorst, who ...
The Weekly Strange: Episode 7 - Slaughtered on Strange Sentinel Island
23 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of THE WEEKLY STRANGE, host Jon F. Merz talks about the recent arrest of an American Youtube influencer for trespassing on one of the ...
The Hunted: Episode 5 - Omid Tahvili: "Tony Soprano of the Great White North"
22 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of THE HUNTED, host Jon F. Merz unveils the criminal dealings of Omid Tahvili, a Persian/Canadian who set himself up behind a front of...
The Jinx Special Part 2
20 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Listen.. We're back for part 2 of our special Wally Report True Crime series focusing on HBO's award-winning Docu- series, the Jinx! I know ev...
The Wally Report: The Jinx Special, Part 1
19 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Listen..We're back again for a new exciting episode. For the first time in the history of the Wally Report we've officially entered the true crime spa...
The Other Side of Midnight: Episode 6 - The Unsolved Murder of Spc. Enrique Martinez & Bigfoot in Massachusetts
18 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of THE OTHER SIDE OF MIDNIGHT, host Jon F. Merz looks into the May 2020 murder of Spc. Enrique Roman Martinez, a soldier from Fort Bra...
The Weekly Strange: Episode 6 - New UFO Video
16 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of THE WEEKLY STRANGE, host Jon F. Merz discusses the latest UFO/UAP video footage released this week by documentary filmmaker Jeremy ...
The Hunted: Episode 4 - Achemez Gochiyayev: Terrorist Mastermind or FSB Fall Guy?
14 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of THE HUNTED, host Jon F. Merz delves into the story of Achemez Gochiyayev, a supposedly loyal Russian soldier who then was radicaliz...
The Other Side of Midnight: Episode 5 - The Road Rage Murder of Justin Parker & an Urban UFO Abduction
11 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of THE OTHER SIDE OF MIDNIGHT, host Jon F. Merz looks into the February 2024 road rage murder of Justin Parker and asks why it hasn't ...
The Weekly Strange: Episode 5 - Hell Hotel: Serial Killer H. H. Holmes
09 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of THE WEEKLY STRANGE, host Jon F. Merz investigates one of the first serial killers in the United States, H. H. Holmes and his bloody...
The Hunted - Episode 3: France's Most Wanted - Terrorist Hayat Boumeddiene
07 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of THE HUNTED, host Jon F. Merz delves into the world of French citizen Hayat Boumeddiene, an average middle class woman who grew up t...
The Weekly Strange: Episode 4 - Haunted Island of the Atlantic
03 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this 4th episode of THE WEEKLY STRANGE, host Jon F. Merz journeys to Sable Island, two hundred miles off the coast of Nova Scotia, a place called t...
THE HUNTED: Episode 2 - Jho Low the $4.5 Billion Thief
02 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this 2nd episode of THE HUNTED, host Jon F. Merz delves into the world of Jho Low, a wealthy Malaysian businessman who stole $4.5 billion dollars (...
The Weekly Strange: Episode 3 - Omar Odavi: Fish Man Fraud?
26 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this 3rd episode of THE WEEKLY STRANGE, host Jon F. Merz delves into the world of Omar Odavi, a man who can supposedly commune with fish and other ...
The Weekly Strange: Episode 2 - Invasion of Drones?
19 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this second episode of THE WEEKLY STRANGE, host Jon F. Merz asks what happened with the great drone invasion of 2024 and examines what could have b...
The Weekly Strange: Episode 1 - Is Bigfoot in Maine?
14 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this first episode of THE WEEKLY STRANGE, host Jon F. Merz delves into the details surrounding a recent discovery of Bigfoot tracks near the town o...
The Other Side of Midnight - Episode 4: The Atlas Vampire Murder & Is My Client A Vampire
19 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this fourth episode of The Other Side of Midnight, host Jon F. Merz discusses the Atlas Vampire murder, vampirism, and more. The Other Side of Midn...
The Wally Report Episode 3- Tate Donovan Exclusive Interview
20 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Listen.... We're finally back and this time we're joined by actor/director Tate Donovan for an exclusive interview! We discuss his impressive career a...
The Other Side of Midnight- Episode 3: The Hinterkaifeck Murders & A House From Hell
16 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of THE OTHER SIDE OF MIDNIGHT, host Jon F. Merz examines the Hinterkaifeck murders that took place in Germany in 1922, its possible co...
The Wally Report Episode 2 - The Triumphant Return - Top 5 Shows of May 2024
15 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Listen... The fellas are back in town and we're ready to paint it red. Co-hosts Ari Weiss & Christopher Devine return to discuss hot monthly topics, k...
The Wally Report Episode 1 - The Launch- Top 5 Shows of 2023
13 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Join co-hosts Ari Weiss & Christopher Devine for this groundbreaking premiere episode of the Wally Report. The fellows discuss the history of televisi...
The Hunted - Episode 1: Jan Marsalek: The Tech Bro Who Became a Russian Spy
12 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this premiere episode of THE HUNTED: Real Life Fugitives Still On-The-Run, host Jon F. Merz looks at the case of Jan Marsalek, a tech bro behind th...
The Other Side of Midnight - Episode 2: The Murder of Mindy West & The Loch Ness Monster
11 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of THE OTHER SIDE OF MIDNIGHT podcast, Jon examines the unsolved murder from 1998 of Mindy West and how her death could be related to ...
The Other Side of Midnight - Episode 1: The Murder of Lori Heimer
06 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Lori Heimer's murder in a quiet rural town in 2016 remains unsolved, a caller recounts a strange episode with a dog appearing out of nowhere, and trai...