Dark Canyon Chronicles

Mystery awakens as the sun sets over the vast emptiness of the Mojave Desert.

Nearly fifty years ago, Close Encounters of the Third Kind invited audiences to imagine a world where the truth was hidden just beyond the horizon.

In Part 2 of The Architecture of Fear, Mark and Stephen explore the films that continue to haunt us long after the credits roll.

Episode 1 of a 2-part series of The Dark Canyon Chronicles explores how horror films don’t just frighten us in the moment they leave something behind.

Was it the days of unending rain? Was it too much whiskey? Was it all made up?

For decades, UFOs were dismissed as fringe, something whispered about on late-night radio.

What would you do if you saw a metal disc bouncing off the hills of your sleepy New Mexico town….

Some roads are more than just a way from one place to another.

In this episode of The Dark Canyon Chronicles, Stephen and Mark look back on the encounters, legends, and moments that stayed with them long after the recording stopped.

Imagine feeling a bit hot under the collar and suddenly you burst into flames!

They’ve been called the Fair Folk… the hidden ones… the people beneath the hills.

Far to the North, 300 miles beyond the furthest town, lies the Nahanni National Park. Strange stories ride the winds through soaring peaks and down cascading rivers.

A quiet river.A full moon.And a howl that didn’t belong to any animal in the Ozarks.

Lake Superior, it is said, never gives up her Dead..." wrote the late Canadian Songwriter Gordon Lightfoot in "The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald."

On this episode of The Dark Canyon Chronicles, we welcome Tracy Murphy - A KSJD DJ, part of the Thursday Daytime Collective, a longtime museum curator and archaeologist whose life has unfolded at the intersection of history and mystery.

Is it a Spirit? Is it a Gas? Is it a friend or is it a foe? What are these balls of light that people report seeing in photos or with naked eyes?

In this follow-up to their Mancos paranormal investigation, Stephen and Mark reflect on what lingered after the equipment was packed away, and the house fell silent. What moments still stand out? What questions remain?

In this episode of Dark Canyon Chronicles, Stephen and Mark share what they witnessed during a paranormal investigation of a historic home in the Mancos area alongside a professional ghost hunting team from Durango.

From grand mountain resorts to quiet historic inns, Colorado’s haunted hotels hold more than restless guests. In this episode of Dark Canyon Chronicles, Stephen and Mark explore chilling personal accounts from across the state and welcome back Laine Johnson of Horsefly Tours in Durango to share firsthand experiences from some of the Southwest’s most haunted places.

The second part of our dive into the Mothman saga. Here we look at the horrific events of December 15, 1967 and how the Mothman is tied forever to this tragedy....

"From the Hills and Hollars of the Ohio River Valley, come explore with Stephen and Mark in the fertile soil of the lore of the Mothman..."

In this episode of The Dark Canyon Chronicles, Stephen and Mark explore the terrifying legends of supernatural beasts and spirit-sensing animals.

Let's take a wander through the hills and hollars of the Western Appalachians where we'll explore the lore and legends of some of the big hairy ones believed to roam. Join Stephen and Mark as they discuss the possibility of them existing.