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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 PhenomenaHosted 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.

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Episodes

  1. 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 overhead, and discovers hundreds of white handprints on the roof. Join Lon Strickler on Phantoms & Monsters Radio for eight...

  2. 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 overhead, and discovers hundreds of white handprints on the roof. Join Lon Strickler on Phantoms & Monsters Radio for...

  3. 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, but sees nothing. And at a remote cabin, terrified occupants describe something pulling at the door before landing on the roof....

  4. 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, but sees nothing. And at a remote cabin, terrified occupants describe something pulling at the door before landing on the roof....

  5. 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 cannot see. A black winged figure hangs motionless above Lebanon, Pennsylvania. Join Lon Strickler on Phantoms & Monsters Radio…

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  6. 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 & Monster Radio, we examine a family account of an alleged wolf-like creature on Broadway in 1911, an upright canine...

  7. 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 & Monster Radio, we examine a family account of an alleged wolf-like creature on Broadway in 1911, an upright canine encounter in...

  8. 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 grandfather’s backyard when the adults beside them saw nothing? Tonight on Phantoms & Monster Radio, UNEXPLAINED NORTH...

  9. 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 grandfather’s backyard when the adults beside them saw nothing? Tonight on Phantoms & Monster Radio, UNEXPLAINED NORTH CAROLINA…

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  10. 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 Lon Strickler on Phantoms & Monsters Radio for UNEXPLAINED APPALACHIA, a collection of 12 witness accounts and report summaries...

  11. 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 Lon Strickler on Phantoms & Monsters Radio for UNEXPLAINED APPALACHIA, a collection of 12 witness accounts and report summaries...

  12. 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 calling “Come inside” from a dark drainage tunnel in Mobile. Tonight on Phantoms & Monster Radio, UNEXPLAINED ALABAMA brings...

  13. 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 calling “Come inside” from a dark drainage tunnel in Mobile. Tonight on Phantoms & Monster Radio, UNEXPLAINED ALABAMA brings...

  14. 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 figures surrounding them near Union Creek. And a former Crater Lake worker’s story ends with more than two hours he cannot…

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  15. 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 figures surrounding them near Union Creek. And a former Crater Lake worker’s story ends with more than two hours he cannot…

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  16. 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 from across the state: a towering white-haired humanoid racing beside a moving car near Rolla; a pale, pig-faced creature seen by...

  17. 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 from across the state: a towering white-haired humanoid racing beside a moving car near Rolla; a pale, pig-faced creature seen by...

  18. 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 presentation, we examine eight extraordinary eyewitness accounts from across Oklahoma: A retired Special Forces veteran confronts a…

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  19. 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 presentation, we examine eight extraordinary eyewitness accounts from across Oklahoma: A retired Special Forces veteran confronts a…

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  20. 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 those stories insist that the legends are real? In this episode of Phantoms & Monsters Radio, we examine eight extraordinary...

  21. 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 those stories insist that the legends are real? In this episode of Phantoms & Monsters Radio, we examine eight extraordinary...

  22. HAUNTED ELLICOTT CITY, MD: 250 Years of Ghosts & Legends | Rissa Miller

    More than 250 years of history have left their mark on Ellicott City, Maryland, and according to generations of chilling stories, not everyone who lived there has left. Founded along the Patapsco River in 1772, this historic mill town has endured devastating floods, destructive fires, war,...

  23. HAUNTED ELLICOTT CITY, MD: 250 Years of Ghosts & Legends | Rissa Miller

    More than 250 years of history have left their mark on Ellicott City, Maryland, and according to generations of chilling stories, not everyone who lived there has left. Founded along the Patapsco River in 1772, this historic mill town has endured devastating floods, destructive fires, war,...

  24. UNEXPLAINED ARIZONA: Skinwalkers, Cryptid Beasts, Flying Humanoids & Alien Visitors

    Arizona’s deserts, mountains, isolated highways, reservation borderlands, and rural communities have produced some of the most disturbing unexplained encounter reports in the American Southwest.In this presentation, Lon Strickler examines eight extraordinary Arizona accounts involving a massive...

  25. UNEXPLAINED ARIZONA: Skinwalkers, Cryptid Beasts, Flying Humanoids & Alien Visitors

    Arizona’s deserts, mountains, isolated highways, reservation borderlands, and rural communities have produced some of the most disturbing unexplained encounter reports in the American Southwest.In this presentation, Lon Strickler examines eight extraordinary Arizona accounts involving a massive...

  26. UNEXPLAINED TENNESSEE: Cryptid Beasts, Winged Entities & Appalachian Horror

    Tennessee’s mountains, forests, rural communities, and abandoned places have produced some of the most extraordinary unexplained creature reports in Appalachia. In this episode of Phantoms & Monsters Radio, Lon Strickler presents eight disturbing eyewitness accounts from across Tennessee. These...

  27. UNEXPLAINED TENNESSEE: Cryptid Beasts, Winged Entities & Appalachian Horror

    Tennessee’s mountains, forests, rural communities, and abandoned places have produced some of the most extraordinary unexplained creature reports in Appalachia. In this episode of Phantoms & Monsters Radio, Lon Strickler presents eight disturbing eyewitness accounts from across Tennessee. These...

  28. UNEXPLAINED ALASKA: Dark Humanoids, Cloaked Giants, UFOs & Sea Monsters

    ​Alaska contains some of the most remote, dangerous, and unexplored wilderness in North America. Within its forests, villages, mountain ranges, highways, and offshore waters, witnesses continue to report strange humanoids, unknown creatures, silent aerial craft, and possible evidence of concealed...

  29. UNEXPLAINED ALASKA: Dark Humanoids, Cloaked Giants, UFOs & Sea Monsters

    ​Alaska contains some of the most remote, dangerous, and unexplored wilderness in North America. Within its forests, villages, mountain ranges, highways, and offshore waters, witnesses continue to report strange humanoids, unknown creatures, silent aerial craft, and possible evidence of concealed...

  30. UNEXPLAINED CALIFORNIA: Yucca Man, Missing Persons, & Incredible Anomalies

    California is known for its cities, beaches, mountains, redwood forests, and vast desert landscapes—but beyond the familiar scenery is a long history of unexplained encounters. In this Phantoms & Monsters Radio presentation, Lon Strickler examines disturbing reports from throughout the Golden...

  31. UNEXPLAINED CALIFORNIA: Yucca Man, Missing Persons, & Incredible Anomalies

    California is known for its cities, beaches, mountains, redwood forests, and vast desert landscapes—but beyond the familiar scenery is a long history of unexplained encounters. In this Phantoms & Monsters Radio presentation, Lon Strickler examines disturbing reports from throughout the Golden...

  32. UNEXPLAINED MARYLAND: Bigfoot, Dwayyo, Goatman, Snallygaster & the Patapsco Phoenix

    Maryland may be a small state, but it has produced some of the most unusual cryptid, paranormal, and high-strangeness reports in the region. In this episode of Phantoms & Monsters Radio, Lon Strickler examines several compelling Maryland cases, including Patapsco Valley Bigfoot incidents, the...

  33. UNEXPLAINED MARYLAND: Bigfoot, Dwayyo, Goatman, Snallygaster & the Patapsco Phoenix

    Maryland may be a small state, but it has produced some of the most unusual cryptid, paranormal, and high-strangeness reports in the region. In this episode of Phantoms & Monsters Radio, Lon Strickler examines several compelling Maryland cases,...

  34. UNEXPLAINED MINNESOTA: Dogman, Walking Trees, Owlman, Bigfoot & Winged Humanoids

    Minnesota is known for its lakes, forests, wetlands, and remote northern wilderness. But behind that familiar image lies a darker, stranger reality. In this episode of UNEXPLAINED MINNESOTA, Lon Strickler presents a chilling collection of eyewitness accounts from across the state, including a...

  35. UNEXPLAINED MINNESOTA: Dogman, Walking Trees, Owlman, Bigfoot & Winged Humanoids

    Minnesota is known for its lakes, forests, wetlands, and remote northern wilderness. But behind that familiar image lies a darker, stranger reality. In this episode of UNEXPLAINED MINNESOTA, Lon Strickler presents a chilling collection of eyewitness...

  36. UNEXPLAINED LOUISIANA: Swamp Monsters, Loup Garou, UFOs & 'BIG EASY' Horror!

    Louisiana is a land of bayous, swamps, old roads, deep folklore, spiritual traditions, and unexplained encounters. In this episode of Phantoms & Monsters Radio, Lon Strickler presents a chilling collection of Louisiana reports involving swamp creatures, Loup Garou/Rougarou legends, reptilian...

  37. UNEXPLAINED LOUISIANA: Swamp Monsters, Loup Garou, UFOs & 'BIG EASY' Horror!

    Louisiana is a land of bayous, swamps, old roads, deep folklore, spiritual traditions, and unexplained encounters. In this episode of Phantoms & Monsters Radio, Lon Strickler presents a chilling collection of Louisiana reports involving swamp creatures, Loup Garou/Rougarou...

  38. UNEXPLAINED WASHINGTON: UFOs, Sasquatch, Cloaked Beings & A Mysterious Disappearance

    Washington State is known for its volcanic mountains, isolated coastlines, ancient evergreen forests, deep river valleys, military facilities, and immense stretches of wilderness. It is also the setting for some of the most disturbing unexplained encounters ever reported. <br...

  39. UNEXPLAINED WASHINGTON: UFOs, Sasquatch, Cloaked Beings & A Mysterious Disappearance

    Washington State is known for its volcanic mountains, isolated coastlines, ancient evergreen forests, deep river valleys, military facilities, and immense stretches of wilderness. It is also the setting for some of the most disturbing unexplained encounters ever reported. <br...

  40. UNEXPLAINED NEW MEXICO: The Strange & the Unusual in the Land of Enchantment

    New Mexico is a land of ancient mysteries, isolated deserts, volcanic landscapes, secretive military installations, indigenous traditions, and persistent reports of unexplained phenomena. In this episode of Phantoms & Monsters Radio, Lon Strickler presents...

  41. UNEXPLAINED NEW MEXICO: The Strange & the Unusual in the Land of Enchantment

    New Mexico is a land of ancient mysteries, isolated deserts, volcanic landscapes, secretive military installations, indigenous traditions, and persistent reports of unexplained phenomena. In this episode of Phantoms & Monsters Radio, Lon Strickler presents...

  42. UNEXPLAINED WEST VIRGINIA: Mothman Lore, Mountain Monsters, & Appalachian High Strangeness

    West Virginia has long been known as Mothman country, but the state’s unexplained history reaches far beyond Point Pleasant. In this episode of Phantoms & Monsters Radio, Lon Strickler presents a chilling collection of strange reports from the mountains, forests, mining communities,...

  43. UNEXPLAINED WEST VIRGINIA: Mothman Lore, Mountain Monsters, & Appalachian High Strangeness

    West Virginia has long been known as Mothman country, but the state’s unexplained history reaches far beyond Point Pleasant. In this episode of Phantoms & Monsters Radio, Lon Strickler presents a chilling collection of strange reports from the mountains, forests, mining communities, and backroads...

  44. UNEXPLAINED MICHIGAN: Dogman, Winged Entities, Sasquatch, & Creepy Humanoids

    Michigan has a long history of strange encounters, and tonight’s episode of UNEXPLAINED MICHIGAN brings together some of the most disturbing reports from the Great Lakes State. In this episode, Lon Strickler examines eyewitness accounts involving Michigan Dogman encounters, a terrifying shoreline...

  45. UNEXPLAINED MICHIGAN: Dogman, Winged Entities, Sasquatch, & Creepy Humanoids

    Michigan has a long history of strange encounters, and tonight’s episode of UNEXPLAINED MICHIGAN brings together some of the most disturbing reports from the Great Lakes State. In this episode, Lon Strickler examines eyewitness accounts involving Michigan Dogman encounters, a terrifying shoreline...

  46. UNEXPLAINED WISCONSIN: Winged Anomalies, Strange Humanoids & Cryptid Beasts

    Wisconsin is known for its forests, lakes, farmland, old mining towns, rural highways, and quiet communities. But beneath that familiar landscape are reports of terrifying encounters with winged anomalies, strange humanoids, invisible entities, black-eyed children, cryptid beasts, and...

  47. UNEXPLAINED WISCONSIN: Winged Anomalies, Strange Humanoids & Cryptid Beasts

    Wisconsin is known for its forests, lakes, farmland, old mining towns, rural highways, and quiet communities. But beneath that familiar landscape are reports of terrifying encounters with winged anomalies, strange humanoids, invisible entities, black-eyed children, cryptid beasts, and other...

  48. UNEXPLAINED NEW JERSEY: Pine Barrens Monsters, Mantis Men, & Garden State Nightmares

    Tonight on Phantoms & Monsters Radio, we return to the Garden State for a rebuilt and expanded presentation: UNEXPLAINED NEW JERSEY. New Jersey is famous for the Jersey Devil and the Pine Barrens, but the state’s unexplained history reaches far beyond one legendary creature. In this episode, we...

  49. UNEXPLAINED NEW JERSEY: Pine Barrens Monsters, Mantis Men, & Garden State Nightmares

    Tonight on Phantoms & Monsters Radio, we return to the Garden State for a rebuilt and expanded presentation: UNEXPLAINED NEW JERSEY. New Jersey is famous for the Jersey Devil and the Pine Barrens, but the state’s unexplained history reaches far beyond one legendary creature. In this episode, we...

  50. UNEXPLAINED TEXAS: Humanoids, Giant Snakes, Man-Wolves, & Dinosaurs!

    Texas has produced some of the most unsettling unexplained reports in the Phantoms & Monsters archive. In this episode, Lon Strickler examines a disturbing collection of Texas encounters involving a strange humanoid photographed at a gas plant near Kenedy, a missing-time UFO case near Beeville, a...

About this show

Welcome to Phantoms & Monsters Radio — Your Gateway to Real Cryptid Encounters, Paranormal Investigations, and Unexplained PhenomenaHosted 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.

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Frequently asked questions

How many episodes does Phantoms & Monsters Radio have?

Phantoms & Monsters Radio has 324 episodes on PodParley. The most recent episode was published on October 31, 2026.

What is Phantoms & Monsters Radio about?

Welcome to Phantoms & Monsters Radio — Your Gateway to Real Cryptid Encounters, Paranormal Investigations, and Unexplained PhenomenaHosted by Lon Strickler, renowned Fortean researcher and publisher of the Phantoms & Monsters blog, this channel explores true cryptid sightings, alien encounters,...

How often does Phantoms & Monsters Radio release new episodes?

Phantoms & Monsters Radio publishes weekly, based on its 324 episodes since April 2022.

Who hosts Phantoms & Monsters Radio?

Phantoms & Monsters Radio is created and hosted by Lon Strickler.
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