

One Strange Thing: True Paranormal Mysteries
The Fall Line Podcast LLC/One Strange Thing
One Strange Thing searches the nation's news archives for true paranormal stories and supernatural mysteries rooted in real history. Each episode explores true ghost stories, UFO sightings, aliens, Bigfoot sightings, cryptids, monsters, witchcraft, folklore, urban legends, haunted houses, curses, and bizarre unsolved unexplained events that made headlines — spooky, creepy, and always surprising. We tell these bizarre tales with wit, humor, and healthy skepticism through atmospheric narrative storytelling. Clean, family-friendly content for fans of paranormal investigation, true crime, haunted history, and the occult who believe the truth is always stranger than fiction.
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Aug 3, 2021 • 26min
The Death Cat
Cats have always a reputation for magical affinity--for the ability to walk between worlds; so, is it so strange to imagine they might shepherd us between them, when it's our time to die? One Strange Thing: True Paranormal Mysteries explores the archives of the unexplained, blending rigorous historical research with a wry, skeptical wit to investigate true supernatural stories and baffling mysteries that made headlines.Dive into our Episode Mystery Archive — a curated, topic-organized source for documented hauntings, UFO sightings, cryptids, folklore, and bizarre true mysteries. Check it out here! https://www.onestrangethingpodcast.com/episodes-by-topic-mystery-archiveSpecial thanks to Fig Currie for lending his vocal talents.Pre order Laurah's book LAY THEM TO REST: https://www.hachettebooks.com/titles/laurah-norton/lay-them-to-rest/9780306828805/Written, Researched, and Hosted by Laurah NortonEngineered, Edited, Scored, and Produced by Maura CurrieSources on our website: https://www.onestrangethingpodcast.com/Join us on Patreon for early release and ad-free episodes, exclusive stories, and bonus episodes: https://www.patreon.com/OneStrangeThingFind us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/OSTPodInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/onestrangethingpod/and Facebook https://www.facebook.com/One-Strange-Thing-114307627035607Want to advertise/sponsor our show?We have partnered with AdvertiseCast to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. They're great to work with and will help you advertise on our show. Please email sales@advertisecast.com or click the link below to get started. https://www.advertisecast.com/OneStrangeThingSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Jul 20, 2021 • 22min
The Ozark Spook Lights
Nearly every region of the United States has its own lore surrounding supernatural "lights" that have no clear source—the Ozarks are no exception. Unlike most other phenomena, though, the Spook Lights of the Ozarks resist the usual explanations.One Strange Thing: True Paranormal Mysteries explores the archives of the unexplained, blending rigorous historical research with a wry, skeptical wit to investigate true supernatural stories and baffling mysteries that made headlines.Dive into our Episode Mystery Archive — a curated, topic-organized source for documented hauntings, UFO sightings, cryptids, folklore, and bizarre true mysteries. Check it out here! https://www.onestrangethingpodcast.com/episodes-by-topic-mystery-archiveLaurah's book LAY THEM TO REST: https://www.hachettebooks.com/titles/laurah-norton/lay-them-to-rest/9780306828805/Hosted by Laurah NortonWritten, Researched, Scored, Engineered, and Produced by Maura CurrieSpecial thanks to Leroy Luna of Excuse Me, That's Illegal! for lending his voice talents.Sources on our website: https://www.onestrangethingpodcast.com/Join us on Patreon for early release and ad-free episodes, exclusive stories, and bonus episodes: https://www.patreon.com/OneStrangeThingFind us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/OSTPodInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/onestrangethingpod/and Facebook https://www.facebook.com/One-Strange-Thing-114307627035607Want to advertise/sponsor our show?We have partnered with AdvertiseCast to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. They're great to work with and will help you advertise on our show. Please email sales@advertisecast.com or click the link below to get started. https://www.advertisecast.com/OneStrangeThingSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Jul 6, 2021 • 23min
The UFO Chase
Two small-town deputies' encounter with the unknown takes them on the ride of their lives.One Strange Thing: True Paranormal Mysteries explores the archives of the unexplained, blending rigorous historical research with a wry, skeptical wit to investigate true supernatural stories and baffling mysteries that made headlines.Dive into our Episode Mystery Archive — a curated, topic-organized source for documented hauntings, UFO sightings, cryptids, folklore, and bizarre true mysteries. Check it out here! https://www.onestrangethingpodcast.com/episodes-by-topic-mystery-archiveLaurah's book LAY THEM TO REST: https://www.hachettebooks.com/titles/laurah-norton/lay-them-to-rest/9780306828805/If you are experiencing domestic violence, you can get support in the US at: www.thehotline.orgOur international listeners can visit: https://www.domesticshelters.org/resources/national-global-organizations/international-organizationsWritten and Hosted by Laurah NortonResearched by Bryan Worters with additional research by Laurah NortonEngineered, Edited, Scored, and ProducedSources on our website: https://www.onestrangethingpodcast.com/Join us on Patreon for early release and ad-free episodes, exclusive stories, and bonus episodes: https://www.patreon.com/OneStrangeThingFind us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/OSTPodInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/onestrangethingpod/and Facebook https://www.facebook.com/One-Strange-Thing-114307627035607Want to advertise/sponsor our show?We have partnered with AdvertiseCast to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. They're great to work with and will help you advertise on our show. Please email sales@advertisecast.com or click the link below to get started. https://www.advertisecast.com/OneStrangeThingSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Jun 22, 2021 • 28min
The Beast of Bray Road
The residents of small-town Elkhorn, Wisconsin, have a very hairy problem. When a local reporter stumbles across rumors of a strange creature feasting on roadkill, her interest is piqued—but soon, Beast of Bray Road fever grips the town, and everyone—possibly even the Beast itself—wants in on the action.One Strange Thing: True Paranormal Mysteries explores the archives of the unexplained, blending rigorous historical research with a wry, skeptical wit to investigate true supernatural stories and baffling mysteries that made headlines.Dive into our Episode Mystery Archive — a curated, topic-organized source for documented hauntings, UFO sightings, cryptids, folklore, and bizarre true mysteries. Check it out here! https://www.onestrangethingpodcast.com/episodes-by-topic-mystery-archivePre order Laurah's book LAY THEM TO REST: https://www.hachettebooks.com/titles/laurah-norton/lay-them-to-rest/9780306828805/Written and Hosted by Laurah NortonResearched by Bryan Worters with additional research by Laurah NortonEngineered, Edited, Scored, and Produced by Maura CurrieSources on our website: https://www.onestrangethingpodcast.com/Join us on Patreon for early release and ad-free episodes, exclusive stories, and bonus episodes: https://www.patreon.com/OneStrangeThingFind us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/OSTPodInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/onestrangethingpod/and Facebook https://www.facebook.com/One-Strange-Thing-114307627035607Want to advertise/sponsor our show?We have partnered with AdvertiseCast to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. They're great to work with and will help you advertise on our show. Please email sales@advertisecast.com or click the link below to get started. https://www.advertisecast.com/OneStrangeThingSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Jun 8, 2021 • 27min
The Cadet
A West Point Cadet receives a mysterious visitor. . .and then vanishes. Despite the full force of the US government behind a multi-year search, missing cadet Richard Colvin Cox seems to have fallen off the face of the earth. Or has he?One Strange Thing: True Paranormal Mysteries explores the archives of the unexplained, blending rigorous historical research with a wry, skeptical wit to investigate true supernatural stories and baffling mysteries that made headlines.Dive into our Episode Mystery Archive — a curated, topic-organized source for documented hauntings, UFO sightings, cryptids, folklore, and bizarre true mysteries. Check it out here! https://www.onestrangethingpodcast.com/episodes-by-topic-mystery-archivePre order Laurah's book LAY THEM TO REST: https://www.hachettebooks.com/titles/laurah-norton/lay-them-to-rest/9780306828805/Written and Hosted by Laurah NortonResearched by Bryan Worters with additional research by Laurah NortonEngineered, Edited, Scored, and Produced by Maura CurrieSources on our website: https://www.onestrangethingpodcast.com/Join us on Patreon for early release and ad-free episodes, exclusive stories, and bonus episodes: https://www.patreon.com/OneStrangeThingFind us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/OSTPodInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/onestrangethingpod/and Facebook https://www.facebook.com/One-Strange-Thing-114307627035607Want to advertise/sponsor our show?We have partnered with AdvertiseCast to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. They're great to work with and will help you advertise on our show. Please email sales@advertisecast.com or click the link below to get started. https://www.advertisecast.com/OneStrangeThingSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Jun 1, 2021 • 17min
Patreon Preview: The Poet
Every student of literature has studied the work of American romantic writer Edgar Allan Poe--but no one, so far, has fully unpacked the truth behind his mysterious death.Enjoy this bonus Patreon-exclusive episode from One Strange Thing, and join our Patreon to binge eight other premium episodes—plus experience a fresh one each month! You'll also get premium blogs and plenty of other fun content.One Strange Thing: True Paranormal Mysteries explores the archives of the unexplained, blending rigorous historical research with a wry, skeptical wit to investigate true supernatural stories and baffling mysteries that made headlines.Dive into our Episode Mystery Archive — a curated, topic-organized source for documented hauntings, UFO sightings, cryptids, folklore, and bizarre true mysteries. Check it out here! https://www.onestrangethingpodcast.com/episodes-by-topic-mystery-archiveTo sign up for our feed--which also offers early, ad-free access to regular episodes, visit: https://www.patreon.com/OneStrangeThingWorks Cited:N/A, "Chronology of the Life of Edgar Allan Poe." Edgar Allan Poe Society of BaltimoreSnodgrass, Joseph E. "Sketches of Eminent Men. Edgar Allen Poe." The Saturday Express,1855.N/A, "Poe's Tragic Death." Morristown Gazette Mail. 1933.Davis, Jack F. "Did Election Mob. . ." Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1949.Davis, Jack F. "Some Biographies Claim. . ." Democrat and Chronicle, 1949.N/A, "Death of Edgar A Poe." The Baltimore Sun, 1Francis, Roger A. "The Final Days . . ." Omega: Journal of Death & Dying, vol. 60, no. 2, Aug. 2009, pp. 165–173.Crenson, Mat. "Master of Macabre. . " The Monitor, 1996.N/A, "DEATH OF EDGAR A POE." The Baltimore Sun, 2018.N/A, "Edgar A. Poe." Vicksburg Daily Whig, 1849.Gelling, Natasha. "The (Still) Mysterious Death. . ." Smithsonian Magazine."mania a potu." Oxford University Press. Lexico.com.Want to advertise/sponsor our show?We have partnered with AdvertiseCast to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. They're great to work with and will help you advertise on our show. Please email sales@advertisecast.com or click the link below to get started. https://www.advertisecast.com/OneStrangeThingSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

May 25, 2021 • 25min
The Blob
Texas is invaded by a very unwelcome, and extremely gelatinous, visitor. Could this blob be a particularly virulent fungi--or, as residents suspect, something a little more extraterrestrial?One Strange Thing: True Paranormal Mysteries explores the archives of the unexplained, blending rigorous historical research with a wry, skeptical wit to investigate true supernatural stories and baffling mysteries that made headlines.Dive into our Episode Mystery Archive — a curated, topic-organized source for documented hauntings, UFO sightings, cryptids, folklore, and bizarre true mysteries. Check it out here! https://www.onestrangethingpodcast.com/episodes-by-topic-mystery-archivePre order Laurah's book LAY THEM TO REST: https://www.hachettebooks.com/titles/laurah-norton/lay-them-to-rest/9780306828805/Special thanks to Bradley George of WUSF for lending us his voice.Hosted and Edited by Laurah NortonWritten, Researched, Engineered, Scored, and Produced by Maura CurrieSources on our website: https://www.onestrangethingpodcast.com/Join us on Patreon for early release and ad-free episodes, exclusive stories, and bonus episodes: https://www.patreon.com/OneStrangeThingFind us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/OSTPodInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/onestrangethingpod/and Facebook https://www.facebook.com/One-Strange-Thing-114307627035607Want to advertise/sponsor our show?We have partnered with AdvertiseCast to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. They're great to work with and will help you advertise on our show. Please email sales@advertisecast.com or click the link below to get started. https://www.advertisecast.com/OneStrangeThingSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

May 11, 2021 • 20min
The Barber
A prowler with peculiar predilections stalks the nighttime streets of World-War-II era Mississippi.One Strange Thing: True Paranormal Mysteries explores the archives of the unexplained, blending rigorous historical research with a wry, skeptical wit to investigate true supernatural stories and baffling mysteries that made headlines.Dive into our Episode Mystery Archive — a curated, topic-organized source for documented hauntings, UFO sightings, cryptids, folklore, and bizarre true mysteries. Check it out here! https://www.onestrangethingpodcast.com/episodes-by-topic-mystery-archivePre order Laurah's book LAY THEM TO REST: https://www.hachettebooks.com/titles/laurah-norton/lay-them-to-rest/9780306828805/Written and Hosted by Laurah NortonResearched by Bryan WortersEngineered, Edited, Scored, and Produced by Maura CurrieSources on our website: https://www.onestrangethingpodcast.com/Join us on Patreon for early release and ad-free episodes, exclusive stories, and bonus episodes: https://www.patreon.com/OneStrangeThingFind us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/OSTPodInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/onestrangethingpod/and Facebook https://www.facebook.com/One-Strange-Thing-114307627035607Want to advertise/sponsor our show?We have partnered with AdvertiseCast to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. They're great to work with and will help you advertise on our show. Please email sales@advertisecast.com or click the link below to get started. https://www.advertisecast.com/OneStrangeThingSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Apr 27, 2021 • 25min
The Visitors
Folks want to feel safe at home--and secure; but how much do we really want to know about the things that lurk outside, in the dark?One Strange Thing: True Paranormal Mysteries explores the archives of the unexplained, blending rigorous historical research with a wry, skeptical wit to investigate true supernatural stories and baffling mysteries that made headlines.Dive into our Episode Mystery Archive — a curated, topic-organized source for documented hauntings, UFO sightings, cryptids, folklore, and bizarre true mysteries. Check it out here! https://www.onestrangethingpodcast.com/episodes-by-topic-mystery-archivePre order Laurah's book LAY THEM TO REST: https://www.hachettebooks.com/titles/laurah-norton/lay-them-to-rest/9780306828805/Written, Researched, and Hosted by Laurah NortonEngineered, Edited, Scored, and Produced by Maura CurrieSources on our website: onestrangethingpodcast.comJoin us on Patreon for early release and ad-free episodes, exclusive stories, and bonus episodes: www.patreon.com/OneStrangeThingFind us on twitter.com/OSTPodinstagram.com/onestrangethingpodfacebook.com/One-Strange-Thing-114307627035607Want to advertise/sponsor our show?We have partnered with AdvertiseCast to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. They're great to work with and will help you advertise on our show. Please email sales@advertisecast.com or click the link below to get started. https://www.advertisecast.com/OneStrangeThingSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Apr 13, 2021 • 24min
The Birds
When a blackbird flock in Beebe, Arkansas plummets to the earth, conspiracy theorists are interested; imagine their surprise when, over the next week, a dozen or more similar events occur across the globe.One Strange Thing: True Paranormal Mysteries explores the archives of the unexplained, blending rigorous historical research with a wry, skeptical wit to investigate true supernatural stories and baffling mysteries that made headlines.Dive into our Episode Mystery Archive — a curated, topic-organized source for documented hauntings, UFO sightings, cryptids, folklore, and bizarre true mysteries. Check it out here! https://www.onestrangethingpodcast.com/episodes-by-topic-mystery-archivePre order Laurah's book LAY THEM TO REST: https://www.hachettebooks.com/titles/laurah-norton/lay-them-to-rest/9780306828805/Special thanks to Robin Warder (The Trail Went Cold), Kristi Lee (Canadian True Crime), and Micheal Whelan (Unresolved) for lending us their voice acting talents!Written and Hosted by Laurah NortonEngineered, Edited, Scored, and Produced by Maura CurrieResearched by Laurah Norton and Jessica AnnSources on our website: onestrangethingpodcast.comJoin us on Patreon for early release and ad-free episodes, exclusive stories, and bonus episodes: www.patreon.com/OneStrangeThingFind us on twitter.com/OSTPod instagram.com/onestrangethingpod facebook.com/One-Strange-Thing-114307627035607Want to advertise/sponsor our show?We have partnered with AdvertiseCast to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. They're great to work with and will help you advertise on our show. Please email sales@advertisecast.com or click the link below to get started. https://www.advertisecast.com/OneStrangeThingSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.


