🎙️ Episode 29: In the Shadow of Big Red Eye: Bigfoot with Mike Familant

The Florida woods hold secrets, and tonight we’re venturing straight into them. On this episode of Dark Florida, I, Brooke Moreland, sit down with full-time Bigfoot researcher and investigator Mike Familant.

Mike’s story begins right here in the Sunshine State, where a strange encounter in 2011 changed the course of his life forever. Since then, he has dedicated himself to uncovering the truth about Bigfoot through countless expeditions, late-night investigations, and hours of analyzing mysterious evidence. He’s the producer and lead investigator behind the long-running docuseries In the Shadow of Big Red Eye, which documents his raw, unscripted adventures into Bigfoot territory. He’s also the creator of Squatchables, a series that helps new researchers learn how to take their very first steps into the field.

In this conversation, Mike shares his journey from that first eerie encounter in Florida to years of chasing Bigfoot across the Eastern United States. We talk about what it’s like to live the life of a squatcher—what really goes on during a night in the field, and the moments that have left him convinced that Bigfoot is out there. He also opens up about the challenges of being both a researcher and a storyteller, balancing skepticism with passion, and what it takes to keep going after more than a decade of searching.

Whether you’re a longtime believer or just curious about the unknown, this episode will make you look twice at the shadows between the trees. 👣🌲

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• Mike's YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@shadowofredeye
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📅 Upcoming Live Events

I’ve got a busy fall ahead with some incredible events, and I’d love for you to join me! From Bigfoot to the paranormal and everything in between, I’ll be sharing stories, research, and strange encounters across Florida:

➡️ September 20 – A Day of Florida High Strangeness, Ocklawaha, FL

➡️ October 11 – Moonlit Legends Cryptids Expo, Homeland, FL

➡️ October 18 – Charlie’s Beyond Belief Expo, Tropical Lodge #56, Fort Myers, FL

Come say hi, share your own experiences, and let’s step into the unknown together. 👻🕯️✨

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Episode 28: Strange News - Florida Skunkape Sighting, UFO's, Antarctic Anomalies, and the Alien Threat

In this episode of Dark Florida, host Brooke Moreland takes you deep into the shadows of mystery, cryptids, and the unexplained. The journey begins with a chilling new Bigfoot sighting out of Florida, followed by the startling claims surrounding the “discovery” of an alleged Bigfoot body. From there, the focus turns skyward and seaward as we explore the possibility that UFOs may not just be coming from distant galaxies but emerging from the depths of our oceans. 🛸

The mysteries don’t stop there. A strange anomaly picked up on Google Maps off the coast of Antarctica raises new questions, suggesting the presence of something far from ordinary. Perhaps even a UFO hiding in plain sight. Brooke also shares her own personal UFO encounter, adding a firsthand layer to the conversation that connects the dots between cryptids, the skies, and the deep unknown. Finally, the episode unpacks 3iatlas and the eerie suggestion of a potential alien craft heading toward Earth, leaving us to wonder just how close contact might really be. 🌍🛰️

If you’ve ever questioned what lies hidden in our swamps, beneath our oceans, or in the skies above, this episode will leave you both thrilled and unsettled.

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Episode 27: Bigfoot, Thunderbirds, Airship Mysteries, and High Strangeness in the Uwharrie Mountains with Michael Kirkpatrick

Step into the shadows with me as I sit down with researcher and experiencer Michael Kirkpatrick, also known as MK Ultra, for a chilling journey into the strange world of the Uwharrie Mountains. We uncover the high strangeness tied to this region and the chilling legends that refuse to fade.

Our conversation begins with the latest Small Town Monsters documentary, Bigfoot: The Monster of Morris Mountain, now streaming on YouTube. The film follows investigators Jessi and Joe Doyle of Hellbent Holler, along with local researcher Michael Kirkpatrick, as they trace the footsteps of a hiker who may have crossed paths with Bigfoot himself. But the story doesn’t stop with Sasquatch. The deeper you go, the stranger it gets.

Michael shares his own incredible encounters, from a jaw-dropping sighting of a Thunderbird to a UFO encounter that defies explanation. We peel back the layers of anomalous phenomena, possible portals, and otherworldly activity that seem to bleed into the fabric of the Uwharrie. Along the way, we dig into the mystery of the NIMZY Air Club, the strange saga of airship sightings, and the unsettling connections between Missing 411 cases and Thunderbird legends.

This episode is for those who dare to look into the dark corners of reality and wonder if all of these mysteries are part of the same tangled web. 🕸️

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