Hosts Amber and Amanda dive into spooky tales and cryptid lore from a haunted grocery store in Norway and the eerie Oslo Castle to the legendary Bear Lake Monster and the New Jersey Gator Man.

Along the way they share festival finds, personal anecdotes, merch updates, and creative projects—closing with their signature sign-off: stay lovely, stay spooky, stay weird.

This episode explores the eerie legends of Rokes Hollow — from Crybaby Bridge and the headless horse to haunted mines, a ghost train, and a mill haunted by a man crushed by a water wheel.

Hosts and guests also share personal spooky encounters in apartments, houses, and local woods, plus a discussion on whether these events are supernatural or psychological.

Hosts Amanda and Amber dive into famous reptilian cryptids—Ohio's Loveland Frogman, Indiana's Beast of Busco, and South Carolina's Lizardman—mixing folklore, eyewitness accounts, and personal stories.

They also share Patreon and merch news, and invite listeners to meet them at the Curiosities & Cryptids Festival in Tremont, Ohio on October 3, 2026.

After years of threatening calls, violence and baffling attacks, nurse Cindy James vanished and was later found dead under mysterious circumstances. The case—marked by missing evidence, conflicting police theories and a long coroner's inquest—remains unsolved.

This episode traces the harassment, the mounting trauma, and the unanswered questions about whether Cindy was a victim of a stalker, driven to self-harm, or the target of a killer.

This episode dives into the eerie Bennington Triangle of southwestern Vermont, recounting the baffling deaths and disappearances from the 1940s–1950s, including Carl Herrick, Middy Rivers, Paula Jean Weldon, James Tetford, and young Paul "Buddy" Jepsen.

In part 2 of The Dyatlov Pass, we examine unsettling clues—tent cut from the inside, traces of radiation, glowing orbs, missing body parts—and survey theories from avalanches and scavengers to Yeti, aliens, and military tests, leaving listeners with more questions than answers.

Sources

https://www.nature.com/articles/s43247-020-00081-8

https://www.history.com/articles/dyatlov-pass-incident-soviet-hiker-death-mystery

https://dyatlovpass.com/death

https://www.oddee.com/new-research-sheds-light-onto-mystery-of-dyatlov-pass-incident-56926/

An unknown compelling force documentary

In this episode Amanda and Amber investigate the chilling Dyatlov Pass incident — ten hikers, mysterious injuries, and baffling evidence — and examine a gruesome Scottish legend that inspired The Hills Have Eyes. The hosts unpack autopsy details, local lore, and the unsolved questions that keep these stories alive.

Join them for eyewitness accounts, historical retellings, and eerie speculation as they explore where fact ends and folklore begins.

Sources

https://www.nature.com/articles/s43247-020-00081-8

https://www.history.com/articles/dyatlov-pass-incident-soviet-hiker-death-mystery

https://dyatlovpass.com/death

https://www.oddee.com/new-research-sheds-light-onto-mystery-of-dyatlov-pass-incident-56926/

An unknown compelling force documentary

Wikipedia

Arcadia university

Arcadia Abroad https://studyabroad.arcadia.edu/blogs/arcadia-scotland/post/sawney-bean-and-other-spooky-happenings-in-scotland/

In this episode Amber and Amanda cover two chilling stories. Amber recounts the case of Dr. John Schneeberger, who used a hidden drain filled with another person’s blood to tamper with DNA testing and avoid suspicion before later being exposed and convicted.

Amanda explores Mothman sightings in the 1960s, the mysterious Men in Black harassment of witnesses, and the creature’s reputation as a harbinger of doom like the Silver Bridge collapse, plus modern sightings and the Point Pleasant festival.

Hosts Amanda and Amber, lifelong friends from Northeast Ohio, launch their podcast exploring cryptids, folklore, urban legends, and unsolved mysteries. In this episode they discuss the Ohio Grassman/Bigfoot — including the Sasquatch Triangle, historical sightings, BFRO classifications, and recent reports — and regional legends like the Melonheads from Ohio, Michigan, and Connecticut.

They share favorite stories, local lore, conference info, and how listeners can send encounters or feedback via their socials and email. This is their first episode and they invite constructive criticism and listener contributions as they continue exploring all things weird.