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Phantoms & Monsters Radio

by Lon Strickler

Welcome to Phantoms & Monsters Radio — Your Gateway to Real Cryptid Encounters, Paranormal Investigations, and Unexplained Phenomena Hosted by Lon Strickler, renowned Fortean researcher and publisher of the Phantoms & Monsters blog, this channel explores true cryptid sightings, alien encounters, supernatural phenomena, hauntings, and other strange anomalies reported by real witnesses. As the official media platform for Phantoms & Monsters Fortean Research, Lon’s investigations have been featured on The History Channel’s Ancient Aliens, Syfy’s Paranormal Witness, Netflix’s Unsolved Mysteries.

Latest episodes

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NATIVE & FIRST NATIONS: Unexplained Encounters, Traditions, & Legends

An enormous bird rises from a field in Ontario. A shimmering, humanlike figure appears across the Missouri River during a drum circle. A family in Arizona hears movement

Oct 31
44 min

NATIVE & FIRST NATIONS: Unexplained Encounters, Traditions, & Legends

An enormous bird rises from a field in Ontario. A shimmering, humanlike figure appears across the Missouri River during a drum circle. A family in Arizona hears movement

Oct 31
44 min

UNEXPLAINED MAINE: Something Menacing was Outside the Cabin!

A huge winged shape swoops toward a driver on I-95. A child watches a tailed, ape-like creature climb into the trees. A hiker hears something heavy charging toward him, b

Oct 24
42 min

UNEXPLAINED MAINE: Something Menacing was Outside the Cabin!

A huge winged shape swoops toward a driver on I-95. A child watches a tailed, ape-like creature climb into the trees. A hiker hears something heavy charging toward him, b

Oct 24
42 min

UNEXPLAINED PENNSYLVANIA: (Audio Only) Witnesses Report the Keystone State's Anomalous Past & Present

AUDIO ONLY AVAILABLE FOR THIS EPISODE. THANKS. A massive hairy humanoid reportedly pulls at a locked car door. A hunter watches tree branches bend beneath something he c

Oct 17
54 min

UNEXPLAINED NEW YORK: Big City Danger, Rural Horrors, & Shadowy Beasts!

From the lights of Broadway to the wooded roads of upstate New York, eight unusual reports take us into the Empire State’s unexplained side.In this episode of Phantoms &a

Oct 11
59 min

UNEXPLAINED NEW YORK: Big City Danger, Rural Horrors, & Shadowy Beasts!

From the lights of Broadway to the wooded roads of upstate New York, eight unusual reports take us into the Empire State’s unexplained side.In this episode of Phantoms &

Oct 11
59 min

UNEXPLAINED NORTH CAROLINA: Disturbing Encounters from the Swamps to the Smokies

What followed a hunter out of Green Swamp? What approached a lone hiker near Waynesville on two legs? Why did two children insist they could see a wolfman in their grandf

Oct 3
57 min

UNEXPLAINED NORTH CAROLINA: Disturbing Encounters from the Swamps to the Smokies

What followed a hunter out of Green Swamp? What approached a lone hiker near Waynesville on two legs? Why did two children insist they could see a wolfman in their grandf

Oct 3
57 min

UNEXPLAINED APPALACHIA: Something Is Always Watching from the Woods

Heavy footsteps beside a tent. A pale humanoid crossing a wooded road. Yellow eyes beyond a flashlight beam. A driver’s fragmented memories of a possible abduction. Join

Sep 26
53 min

UNEXPLAINED APPALACHIA: Something Is Always Watching from the Woods

Heavy footsteps beside a tent. A pale humanoid crossing a wooded road. Yellow eyes beyond a flashlight beam. A driver’s fragmented memories of a possible abduction. Join

Sep 26
53 min

UNEXPLAINED ALABAMA: Compelling Encounters, Disembodied Voices, & Beasts in the Trees and Skies

A towering figure in Bankhead National Forest. Orange eyes outside a farmhouse near Guntersville. A silent winged humanoid above the University of Alabama. And voices cal

Sep 19
52 min

UNEXPLAINED ALABAMA: Compelling Encounters, Disembodied Voices, & Beasts in the Trees and Skies

A towering figure in Bankhead National Forest. Orange eyes outside a farmhouse near Guntersville. A silent winged humanoid above the University of Alabama. And voices cal

Sep 19
52 min

UNEXPLAINED OREGON: Unsettling & Terrifying Encounters From The Beaver State!

An enormous black creature crosses a road near Newport. A winged being reportedly climbs onto a moving car outside Amity. A father and son describe tall, gray-furred figu

Sep 12
48 min

UNEXPLAINED OREGON: Unsettling & Terrifying Encounters From The Beaver State!

An enormous black creature crosses a road near Newport. A winged being reportedly climbs onto a moving car outside Amity. A father and son describe tall, gray-furred figu

Sep 12
48 min

UNEXPLAINED MISSOURI: The Show-Me State's Most Disturbing Creature Encounters

Missouri's quiet roads, isolated farms, deep woods, and small towns have produced some deeply unsettling reports In this episode, we examine eight alleged encounters fro

Sep 5
1 h 00 min

UNEXPLAINED MISSOURI: The Show-Me State's Most Disturbing Creature Encounters

Missouri's quiet roads, isolated farms, deep woods, and small towns have produced some deeply unsettling reports In this episode, we examine eight alleged encounters fro

Sep 5
1 h 00 min

UNEXPLAINED OKLAHOMA: Native Spirits, Local Legends, & Lights Beneath the Lake

Journey into the dark woods, lonely roads, mysterious lakes, and haunted history of the Sooner State in UNEXPLAINED OKLAHOMA. In this Phantoms & Monsters Radio presentat

Aug 29
46 min

UNEXPLAINED OKLAHOMA: Native Spirits, Local Legends, & Lights Beneath the Lake

Journey into the dark woods, lonely roads, mysterious lakes, and haunted history of the Sooner State in UNEXPLAINED OKLAHOMA. In this Phantoms & Monsters Radio presentat

Aug 29
46 min

UNEXPLAINED KENTUCKY: Terrifying Encounters Through the Bluegrass to the Backwoods

Kentucky’s wooded hollows, isolated farms, cave systems, and dark country roads have inspired generations of unsettling stories. But what happens when the people telling

Aug 22
1 h 09 min

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