Episode 124: The Ghost Town of Portlock Alaska

Send us Fan MailIn the remote wilderness of Portlock, Alaska, an entire town vanished. But the question remains—why?In this episode of Crypts and Corks, we travel to the foggy shores of Kenai Peninsula to explore one of Alaska’s most chilling mysteries: the abandoned settlement once known as Port Chatham. During the early 1900s, fishermen, cannery workers, and families built a small but thriving community here. Yet by the 1950s, the town had been completely deserted.The official explanation? Isolation and economic decline.The locals’ explanation? Something far more terrifying.Stories from former residents and nearby villagers speak of strange disappearances, mutilated bodies, and something massive moving through the forest. Some believed the area was haunted. Others whispered about the Nantinaq—a towering, Bigfoot-like creature said to stalk the mountains and forests around Portlock.So what really drove the people away? Was it the brutal realities of life in rural Alaska… or fear of something lurking just beyond the tree line?Pour yourself a drink and join us as we dig into eyewitness accounts, local folklore, and the unsettling mystery of the town that fear may have erased from the map.Don't forget to like, rate, and subscribe!Got story suggestions or personal stories? Email us as [email protected] us!Instagram: @cryptsandcorkspodFacebook: Crypts and CorksTik Tok: @cryptsandcorkspodTwitter/X: @cryptsandcorksDJ: @therealdeejpowers on TikTok, Instagram, and ThreadsPaul: @paulember on TikTok and Instagram