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Moonlight Lore
by Jordan W. Hopkins
The place where History meets Mystery! Join your host, Jordan Hopkins, as he delves into intriguing stories highlighting the bizarre, morbid, and horrifying cases from all around the world. From spine chilling tales to monsters lurking under the moon, dreadful history can be found at every turn. Sometimes, real life can be stranger than fiction...
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The Heroic Escapades of Sergeant Stubby
"Sergeant Stubby. Hero dog of WW1. A Brave Stray." From his humble beginnings, to becoming a war hero, then a beloved celebrity; this curious canines' life was legendary. Enjoy this new episode as we delve into his incredible story! Craving more episodes? Keep up to date by following the podcast…
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The Philip Experiment
United by a shared fascination with the paranormal, a group of eager individuals set out on an experiment that would blur the line between reality and wonder. What began as a simple attempt to contact an elusive spirit, escalated into a series of astonishing, and inexplicable, phenomena when...
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Calamity in the Crowsnest Pass
Within the rugged valley of the Crowsnest Pass, 1920, a daring robbery had sent shockwaves throughout the Canadian Rockies and her many communities. Three bandits held up a locomotive bound for the town of Crowsnest, their unknown motives as much a mystery as the men themselves. What would…
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The Sanguine Specter of Richmond
Beneath the bustling, beating heart of Richmond Virginia - beyond the glare of city lights and veild from prying eyes - lies a shadowed passageway that conceals one of the most unsettling threats to the locals. This, abyss, carved through the ancient bones of the earth, was once a thriving rail...
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The Grey Ghost of Kinchafoonee Creek
Boy, it sure has been awhile hasn't it? I am happy to finally share with you all a new episode about a lesser-known encounter with a hulking, terrifying cryptid dubiously named: "The Grey Ghost of Kinchafoonee." In 1955, a young forestry working was out triming rows of overgrown grass in the...
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Donora's Darkest Days
In the earliest years of the 20th century, the nuisance that is pollution was rarely understood nor taken seriously. Foundaries across the planet spewed forth black clouds while the rest of society carried on, blissfully unaware of the disasterous effects it potentially had on our lives. For the...
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Fear on the Frontier: The Bauman Incident
In the mid-1800s, two fur trappers had found their way deep into the backwoods that make up the forgotten reaches of the BitterRoot Mountains. Their mission was to aquire pelts, a tedious task both had assumed would be an easy feat to accomplish. Their bounty should have been plentiful in the...
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The Colourful Characters of Christmas Part 4: Frau Perchta
Welcome back to the final installment of this month's series: "The Colourful Characters of Christmas!" It has been incredibly fun exploring all the different beliefs and tradition that make this holiday season so special, but there is one figure who we have yet to touch on, and she is possibly…
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The Colourful Characters of Christmas Part 3: The Mari Lwyd
Welcome back to the third part of this month's series: "The Colourful Characters of Christmas." This week's subject is the unique, and rather baffling tradition of the Mari Lwyd wandering up to peoples homes beckoning them to allow it entry. It certainly is an interesting custom with an immense...
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The Colourful Characters of Christmas Part 2: The Tomten
Welcome back to the second episode of my colourful characters of christmas series, where I am delving into obscure legends that make the holidays so unique! This week I delve into the nature and behaviour of the Swedish version of father christmas, the Tomten. They are whimsical bearded folk to...
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The Colourful Characters of Christmas Part 1: Hans Trapp
Welcome to the first episode of my colourful characters of christmas series, where I am delving into obscure legends of the horrifying side of the holidays! I hope you enjoy these shorter episodes this month, and I do hope you enjoy this particular episode regarding the Cannibal Christmas...
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Hunting the Gorbals Vampire
What if you were told that there was a creature lurking in the shadows of your nearby graveyard, waiting for potential prey? A creature that had the appearance of a man, but the teeth and prowess of a beast; a creature that had claimed the lives of two innocent children, and was still on the...
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The Peculiar Life of Mr. Fritz
Life inside a WW2 concentration camp was less than ideal for many reason: the meager food rations, the torture, the looming fear of executions. It's amazing there were some who managed to embue their fellow prisoners with hope; and none could do it better than Mr. Fritz. He was an eccentric…
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The Hellhound of Valle Crucis
Nestled amidst the rugged mountain ranges and dense woodlands that shield if from the rest of North Carolina, Valle Crucis, meaning "Valley of the Cross," is a modest, yet astonishing town. Though, despite its picturesque isolation, an enduring fear hangs over the community. Throughout its…
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The Horrific Abductions of Pier Zanfretta
In the chilling late hours of December 6th, 1978, a night watchman out on his regular route, came across a concerning sight: someone was attempting to break into one of his clients homes. With as much courage as he could muster, he attempted to interrupt this nighttime interloper's plot, though…
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The Nirumbee: Denizens of the Pryor Mountains
Deep within the enigmatic heart of Montana, a suspicious folklore reveals itself from the annals of history. The Crow tribe speak of little dwarf-like beings residing in the nearby Pryor Mountains who hold an unspeakable prowess for magic. Could what's known as the Nirumbee, truly exist out…
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The Ghost of the Gurdon Track
Out past the borders of Gurdon, beyond the illuminated forest, and adjacent to a moss infested graveyard, runs a rusted track believed to be the home of something otherworldly. Locals call it the Gurdon Light - a shimmering glowing fire of a ghostly lantern carried by a slain rail worker. Could...
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The Blobs That Fell Over Oakville
Something strange fell from the sky in the early morning hours of August 7, 1994 over the small town of Oakville. Gelatinous, translucent blobs coated timber town a total of six separate times over the course of three weeks. Nobody could figure out what it was, all they knew was that it continued...
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The Wendigo of Fort Kent
They say the most treasured folktales are often the most spellbinding. The secret ones that are often not spoken of. Dark and pervasive legends that twist our thoughts down the deepest, shadow filled cordoors of our minds. The thrill of conceptualizing such tales that could potentially blur the...
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The King of the Kasai Valley
Rumoured to be roaming deep within the jungles of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the Kasai Rex prowls for sustenance. This gigantic lizard, said to resemble that of an ancient tyrannosaurus rex, has been sighted and even photographed by explorers who dared delve into the beasts' domain....
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Attack of the Dead Men!
The battlefield was full of nightmares during the harrowing years of WW1. Many had no idea if their lungs would draw breath in the next hour. As we often hear, the horrors experiened on the Western Front were unlike any anyone should have to ever experience, but there was one particular battle…
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Dissecting The Cottingley Fairies Hoax
One of the most famous hoaxes when it comes to the world of the supernatural is the Cottingley Fairies. A series of photographs taken by two young girls in the early 1900s that captivated, and fooled, the world into believing Fairies and Magical Creatures truly exist. Though we now know the...
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The Black Bird of Chernobyl
The days leading up to April 26, 1986 were relatively calm for those living in the city of Pripyat. They had no idea that only a short distance away, the worlds' worst nuclear disaster was about to unfold... or did they? Odd rumours have been surfacing around the internet that something was…
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Hide & Seek with the Hidebehind
The isolating woods of North America are often said to be just a mysterious as much as they hold danger. Deadly creature lurking under the canopy of needles in teh furthest reaches of the continent go unnoticed from human eyes. These unknown monsters, while capturing our imaginations, are being…
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The Legend of Sawney Bean and his Cannibal Horde
*WARNING* This episode has the potential to truly frighten those who do not do well with horror or other such topics such as intense murder, cannibalism, or incest. Listen at your own discretion. Some would say you could feel its oppressive presence drift along the coastal winds. Evil had begun…
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Moonlight Lore Update
Hey there everyone! Sorry this is not a full episode like I'm sure many of you were hoping for when you saw this get uploaded. I'm just dropping a small update about what life has been like for me at the start of this new year. I've taken on some freelance work to do Audio Narrations and Voice…
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2022 Yule Holiday Special
Christmas time has taken many traditions from the Yule celebration, but one that seemed to have been left behind was the tradition of sharing ghost stories around a roaring fire. As Yule is the celebration of the winter solstice, the darkest day of the year, it was believed it was on this day…
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Are Woolly Mammoths Still Roaming The North?
As global warming continues, more and more creatures on our earth disappear every year. The same could have once been said about the Woolly Mammoths. These prehistoric rulers of the Northern Hemisphere once thrived for thousands of years, grazing on the tundra's grassy plains and lofty plateaus...
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Fire In The Sky: The Travis Walton Abduction
One of the most intriguing and popular stories that has made its way into the UFO hall of fame is that of the Travis Walton Abduction. In 1975, six witnesses watched as a flying saucer swooped down and kidnapped their young friend, only for him to disappear for five days, then return with an...
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The Grey Man Of Ben MacDui
For well over a century, mountaineer and explorer alike, have been claiming to witness something strange atop the peak of Scotland's second highest mountain. The highlands of Scotland has always conveyed a sense of mystery, and this one, may be the strangest I've share yet. So journey into the...
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Halloween Special: The Watcher Of Westfield
How safe is your home right now? It may feel safe in the moment, but truly, is there enough precautions in place to keep the dangers of the world outside? Is it enough to stop those who want to watch you? To get into your home? To break into your mind? For a family in Westfield, New Jersey, their...
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The Japanese Slender Man: The Hasshaku-Sama
In the early age of Internet cryptids, the most famous grew to be Slender man. A tall, lanky character who would lurk in the woods, and lure children to their doom. In Japan, they have a similar creature: The Hasshaku-Sama. She is said to stand around 8 feet tall, wears a wide brimed white hat…
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Disappearance At Sea: The Ellen Austin Story
The Bermuda Triangle, and the waters surrounding it, has been known far and wide as an area of unpredicability. For centuries, ships and aircraft have gone missing when entering the territory, never to be seen again, with no clues as to the vessels fate, or the fate of their crew. It's a mystery…
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The Chief And The Cannibal Spirit
The path to revenge is rarely ever without sacrifice or hardship. For a young Chief on Vancouver Island, the pact he would have to make with a sinister spirit would lead him down a trail of violence, and horror unlike anything other. To learn the skills he would need to survive, a young man would...
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The Possession & Exorcism Of Clara Germana Cele
We often like to think we have control over our lives. That we are the ones behind the wheel, driving our own destinies, and we decide where we end up. In the case of Clara Germana Cele, a young teenage girl in South Africa, her destiny was interupted. Something attached itself to her, and…
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The Flannan Isles Mystery Part 2: The Investigation & Theories
In our conclusion to the Flannan Isles Mystery series, I share how the investigation for the three missing keepers unfolded, and what theories were supsected to have been the cause for their vanishing. Website: https://www.moonlightlore.com/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/moonlightlore Email:...
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The Flannan Isles Mystery Part 1: The Lost Men
Struggling against the harsh Decemeber weather, the relief vessel, "The Hesperus," crashed against the violent ocean waves as it made its way to the unlit lighthouse off in the horizon. The light had gone dark for several days now, and the men stationed there, weren't responding... As Captain...
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The Hairy Hands Of Dartmoor
There is something lurking along the B3212 roadway in Dartmoor. Not far from the village of Postbridge, motorists have continuously crashing for no apparent reason. Those who survived, have claimed a pair of menacing disembodied hands were to blame, but could this be the truth? Listen to this…
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Echoes Of The Dungarvon Whooper
In Eastern Canada, locals have been hearing something hidden away, deep in the woods of central New Brunswick. For the past century, an entity known as the Dungarvon Whooper has been haunting the province, crying out for anyone who will listen to it. Could the murdered soul of a long dead chef be...
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Abduction In Kitami
In the early quiet hours of April 6th, 1974, a humble farmer, Yoshihiro Fujiwara, was awoke by someone knocking at his front door. Reluctantly, the tired man climbed out of bed to scold the figure standing on his door step. But little did he know, by doing so, he would unwillingly at first, be...
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The Nightmare In Detroit
In the early 1960's, a family in Detroit City moved into a small modest house at 5508 Martin Street. They hoped their new home would provide them with the safety and comfort all home owners expect out of a house, but little did they know, the building wasn't quite empty when they moved in. They...
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Beware the Dark Watchers
What are people seeing in the mountains of California? Dark shadowy entities have been plaguing the Santa Lucia Mountain Range for the past several centuries, and nobody knows where they come from, what they're purpose is, or where they go. Are the Dark Watchers real? Or is there something else...
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The Liverpool Time Slips
Traveling through time has often been thought to have been nothing more than science fiction. A dream some of us have, to experience a different era, or correct past mistakes. However, concerned residents in Liverpool have been experiencing this phenomenon against their will. In this epsiode I...
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Canada's Spaceman: The Story Of Granger Taylor
Granger Taylor. The genius who went into space...and never returned. His life, was as strange as his disappearance. Those around him knew him as an eccentric, intelligent, and kind person. So you could imagine their shock, when one stormy night, he left behind a note saying he was leaving on an...
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The Moving Coffins Of Barbados
Hidden away on a tropical island in the Caribbean, lies a vault. Although it's empty now, it once held a strange mystery that once captivated the world... Was the events that happened in the Chase Family Vault true? Or was there something else going on here? Email: [email protected]...
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The Strigoi Of Kringa
History is filled with villains. The residents of Kringa, Croatia learned this the hard way. In the 1600's, the small Istrian village had a problem. A problem, they didn't know how to deal with... One of their own had returned from the dead, and began hunting them... Website: moonlightlore.com...
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Terror In Toronto's Tunnels
Do you ever stop to think about what might be happening just beneath your feet? Chances are, there's not much going on down there. But those living in the city of Toronto, may have a different answer... Email: [email protected] Website: https://www.moonlightlore.com/ Patreon:...
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It Came From The Muddy River!
Small towns across America all have their own special, unique pieces of history. The city of Murphysboro, is no exception. The history this town holds, may have been disturbing to some, but to others, they've fully embraced it. It was during the 70's the city began being noticed, and visitors...
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The Westall UFO Incident
One of the largest mass UFO sightings in Australia's history happened in 1966, at Westall highschool. Despite literally hundreds of students and adults witnessing the strange craft, and large military presence, there is still very little information known about the case... Clips used in this...
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The Church On The Hill
The Lonely old church outside the town of Clophill may not seem like much to those passing through, but the locals know better. Although it may seem innocent, the history surrounding the church is as dark and as mysterious as them come... Email: [email protected] Website:...
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The place where History meets Mystery! Join your host, Jordan Hopkins, as he delves into intriguing stories highlighting the bizarre, morbid, and horrifying cases from all around the world. From spine chilling tales to monsters lurking under the moon, dreadful history can be found at every turn. Sometimes, real life can be stranger than fiction...
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