One Strange Thing: True Paranormal Mysteries

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Louisiana is home to many things: some of the United States' finest cooking, seemingly endless stretches of marshy land, and one particularly smelly, web-toed creature known as the Honey Island Swamp Monster. This is a full mainfeed release of Premium Episode 45: The Swamp.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-archiveHosted and Written by Laurah NortonResearched by Laurah Norton and Anna LuriaWritten, Produced and Engineered by Maura CurrieSources on our website: https://www.onestrangethingpodcast.com/Join us on Patreon for early release and ad-free episodes, exclusive stories, and bonusepisodes: https://www.patreon.com/OneStrangeThingInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/onestrangethingpod/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/One-Strange-Thing-114307627035607Subscribe to our Substack: https://substack.com/@onestrangethingWe have partnered with Libsyn to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. They're great to work with and will help you advertise on our show. Please email ad-sales@libsyn.com or click the link below to get started. https://advertising.libsyn.com/OneStrangeThing2025 All Rights Reserved One Strange Thing Podcast & The Fall Line Podcast LLCWorks CitedMeghan Holmes, "The Honey Island Swamp Monster." Country Roads Magazine, 2021.Richard Boyd, "Honey Island Tale Recounted." The Times-Picayune, 2000.Richard Boyd, "Author Thinks Sighting. . ." The Times-Picayune, 2000.Richard Boyd, "Close Encounters of. . ." The Times-Picayune, 2000.Jane Triola, "Swamp Monster Is. . ." The Times-Picayune, 2006.Joni Hess, "What is the. . ." The Times-Picayune, 2022.Hal Ledet, "Swamp Creature Sighted." The Morning Advocate, 1981.N/A, UPI, "Man Claims Creature. . ." The State Times Advocate, 1973.Richard Adams, " Louisiana Man Has. . . " The Sun, 1981.Joni Hess, "Is There Really. . ." The New Orleans Advocate, 2022. Experience New Orleans Tourist Site Official Gulf Coast Heritage: Mississippi Cajun Encounters Tourist Site Pearl River Tours PBS: Primates Harlan Ford FootageSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Known as the "British Mothman," of the most mysterious—and obscure—cryptids in our critter collection is the Owlman of Cornwall, a monster that first appeared in the tiny village in Mawnan Smith.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-archiveHosted and Written by Laurah NortonResearch by Laurah Norton and Melissa GoldEngineered by Brandon SchexnayderProduced by Maura CurrieSources on our website: https://www.onestrangethingpodcast.com/Join us on Patreon for early release and ad-free episodes, exclusive stories, and bonusepisodes: https://www.patreon.com/OneStrangeThingInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/onestrangethingpod/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/One-Strange-Thing-114307627035607Subscribe to our Substack: https://substack.com/@onestrangethingWe have partnered with Libsyn to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. They're great to work with and will help you advertise on our show. Please email ad-sales@libsyn.com or click the link below to get started. https://advertising.libsyn.com/OneStrangeThing2025 All Rights Reserved One Strange Thing Podcast & The Fall Line Podcast LLCSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

We've discussed a number of curses on the podcast before—but this episode, we dive into the murky waters of allegedly evil phone numbers and YouTube videos. Can receiving a call, owning a number, or watching a video really cause someone's death?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-archiveHosted, Written, and Researched by Laurah NortonEngineered 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 bonusepisodes: https://www.patreon.com/OneStrangeThingSubscribe to our Substack: https://substack.com/@onestrangethingFind us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/OSTPodInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/onestrangethingpod/and Facebook https://www.facebook.com/One-Strange-Thing-114307627035607We have partnered with Libsyn to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. They're great to work with and will help you advertise on our show. Please email ad-sales@libsyn.com or click the link below to get started. https://advertising.libsyn.com/OneStrangeThing2025 All Rights Reserved One Strange Thing Podcast & The Fall Line Podcast LLCSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

We wanted to share this episode of a show we think you'll love. They're Not Shadows shares spooky stories of the paranormal, the supernatural and the unexplained. Find TNS wherever you get your podcasts.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

In Southwestern England, a legend grew along the road now known along the B3212—one that involved an invisible entity that forced drivers off the roads and into dangerous, and even fatal, accidents.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-archiveHosted and Written by Laurah NortonResearch by Laurah Norton and Melissa GoldEngineered by Brand SchexnayderProduced by Maura CurrieWorks CitedKevin Dixon, "Dartmoor's Hairy Hands. . ." We Are South Devon, 2021. Tim Sandler, "Hairy Hands." Legendary Dartmoor, 2016.Christ Dovi, "Dozens of Callers. . ." The Richmond Times Dispatch, 2002.N/A, "The Hairy Hands." Haunted Devon, 2021.BBC Devon, "Definitely Not A. . ." BBC, 2014 (Archived).Blake Smith, "The Hairy Hands. . ." The Skeptic, 2022. Bott, M. H. P. ; Day, A. A. ; Masson-Smith, D., "The Geological Interpretation of Gravity. . . "Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series A, Mathematical and Physical Sciences, 251: 992, 1958.Frances W. Green, "The interpretation of magnetic anomalies. . ." Masters thesis, Durham University, 1979. What Lies Beyond Message BoardJane Gilbert "Letterboxing on Dartmoor. . ." Time Travel Britain, 2006. "Adverse Camber." Cycling Coalition of Great Britain.NSC, "Car Crash Deaths and Rates." NSC, 2022.N/A, "The Age of the Automobile." US History.org, 2024.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

We've told you over and over: if Virginia Is for Lovers, then West Virginia Is for Cryptids. And today, we're introducing you to a new one: the Grafton Monster.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-archiveHosted, Written and Researched by Laurah NortonProduced by Maura CurrieEngineered by Brandon SchexnayderSources on our website: https://www.onestrangethingpodcast.com/Join us on Patreon for early release and ad-free episodes, exclusive stories, and bonusepisodes: https://www.patreon.com/OneStrangeThingSubscribe to our Substack: https://substack.com/@onestrangethingFind us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/OSTPodInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/onestrangethingpod/and Facebook https://www.facebook.com/One-Strange-Thing-114307627035607We have partnered with Libsyn to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. They're great to work with and will help you advertise on our show. Please email ad-sales@libsyn.com or click the link below to get started. https://advertising.libsyn.com/OneStrangeThing2025 All Rights Reserved One Strange Thing Podcast & The Fall Line Podcast LLCSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Bloody Mary is one of the most well-known urban legends in the United States, and perhaps the world—but where did her reflection in the mirror first appear, and why?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-archiveSources on our website: https://www.onestrangethingpodcast.com/Join us on Patreon for early release and ad-free episodes, exclusive stories, and bonusepisodes: https://www.patreon.com/OneStrangeThingSubscribe to our Substack: https://substack.com/@onestrangethingFind us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/OSTPodInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/onestrangethingpod/and Facebook https://www.facebook.com/One-Strange-Thing-114307627035607We have partnered with Libsyn to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. They're great to work with and will help you advertise on our show. Please email ad-sales@libsyn.com or click the link below to get started. https://advertising.libsyn.com/OneStrangeThing2025 All Rights Reserved One Strange Thing Podcast & The Fall Line Podcast LLCSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

From the ashes of a devastating natural disaster rose the specter of one of the United States' most bizarre cryptids: the Batsquatch.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-archiveHosted, Written and Researched by Laurah NortonAdditional Research by Anna LuriaProduced by Maura CurrieEngineered by Brandon SchexnayderSources on our website: https://www.onestrangethingpodcast.com/Join us on Patreon for early release and ad-free episodes, exclusive stories, and bonusepisodes: https://www.patreon.com/OneStrangeThingSubscribe to our Substack: https://substack.com/@onestrangethingFind us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/OSTPodInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/onestrangethingpod/and Facebook https://www.facebook.com/One-Strange-Thing-114307627035607We have partnered with Libsyn to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. They're great to work with and will help you advertise on our show. Please email ad-sales@libsyn.com or click the link below to get started. https://advertising.libsyn.com/OneStrangeThing2025 All Rights Reserved One Strange Thing Podcast & The Fall Line Podcast LLCSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Back in 2020, pilots in the Los Angeles area began to report something very unusual in the sky: a figure that seemed to be gliding through the clouds on some sort of superpowered conveyance — a "Jetpack Man" who would make several more appearances, and spark a lot of speculation.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-archiveHosted and Written by Laurah NortonResearched by Laurah Norton and Melissa GoldProduced by Maura CurrieEngineered by Brandon SchexnayderSources 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/OneStrangeThingSubscribe to our Substack: https://substack.com/@onestrangethingInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/onestrangethingpod/and Facebook https://www.facebook.com/One-Strange-Thing-114307627035607We have partnered with Libsyn to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. They're great to work with and will help you advertise on our show. Please email ad-sales@libsyn.com or click the link below to get started. https://advertising.libsyn.com/OneStrangeThing2025 All Rights Reserved One Strange Thing Podcast & The Fall Line Podcast LLCSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.