The Stanley Hotel was never meant to be frightening — yet for over a century, guests and staff have reported footsteps, figures, cold spots, and moments that defy explanation. In this episode, Mr. Bones explores how a luxury mountain hotel became a legend built on ambiguity, architecture, psychology, and stories that refuse to die.

Welcome to The Night Tales Show.

On Thanksgiving Day in 1919, New York game protector John H. Woodruff left home to patrol the woods — and never came back. Two years later, his remains were found in a shallow creek grave, his skull split by what appeared to be a single, powerful axe blow.

In this 90-minute Thanksgiving special, Mr. Bones unravels the century-old mystery: Woodruff’s final patrol, the missing notebook, the suspects who made threats, the community’s silence, and why the truth behind his murder still haunts Schenectady County.

A forgotten crime. A violent secret. And a holiday forever shadowed by a disappearance.

In April 2006, Ohio State medical student Brian Shaffer walked into a crowded bar in Columbus… and never walked out. Despite multiple cameras, hundreds of witnesses, and a massive search effort, no trace of Brian has ever been found.

In this 90-minute documentary episode, Mr. Bones breaks down the final hours caught on CCTV, the investigation that stunned detectives, the conflicting theories, and the emotional toll on Brian’s loved ones.

A man vanishes inside a building full of cameras. No exit. No evidence. No answers.

Nearly two decades later, this remains one of the most haunting unsolved cases in America.

December 15, 1967 — the Silver Bridge between West Virginia and Ohio collapses into the icy waters of the Ohio River, killing 46 people in less than a minute. Investigators blame a single cracked eyebar, but locals in nearby Point Pleasant believe something else was involved.

For over a year before the disaster, townspeople reported sightings of a winged humanoid with glowing red eyes — a creature they called the Mothman. Journalist John Keel and reporter Mary Hyre documented the hysteria, mysterious phone calls, and encounters with so-called Men in Black who warned witnesses to stay silent.

In this modern documentary edition of The Night Tales Show, host Mr. Bones revisits the real history behind one of America’s most chilling legends — blending eyewitness testimony, Cold War context, psychological insight, and the official bridge-collapse investigation.

Is the Mothman a monster, a warning, or a mirror reflecting our deepest fears?

The Night Tales Show explores the eerie, the criminal, and the unexplained. Host Mr. Bones guides you through real stories that blur the line between truth and terror.