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The Cryptid Code

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The world is full of strange creatures - things that exist somewhere between science and superstition. Join us as a conspiracy theorist, a spiritualist, and a skeptic come together to discuss the horrors and the hoaxes as we unravel... The Cryptid Code.

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  1. The Cryptid Code - Colossal Claude

    Something haunts the Graveyard of the Pacific. For decades, sailors have reported a long, serpentine body in the waters of the Columbia River. Is it a sea serpent? An American cousin to Nessie? Or just a misidentified fish? Answers are scarce but we know one thing for sure. Whatever it is - it's...

  2. The Cryptid Code - The Maury Island Incident Part 2: The Cover-Up

    A fiery wreck outside Puget Sound, a mysterious case of sabotage, and a sudden, vicious illness - the hunt for the truth of Maury Island quickly becomes deadly. As dangers draw closer, FBI agent Jack Wilcox arrives to begin his own hunt for the truth. What happened on Maury Island? Who is behind...

  3. The Cryptid Code - The Maury Island Incident Part One: A Close Encounter

    With a long-awaited return, the Cryptid Code is back! And we are back to action with the UFO case that changed the field of UFOlogy! Off the coast of Washington State, a salvage crew comes face to face with something otherworldly. By the end, one is dead and the other wounded - and strange debris...

  4. The Cryptid Code - Appalachian Chupacabra

    In the woods of West Virginia, a father and son went hunting only to encounter something and face a terrifying question: has a legend long-associated with the Southwest taken up residence in Appalachia? Watch your blood pressure, lock up your goats, and join us as we walk the deer trails in…

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  5. The Cryptid Code - The Raven Mocker

    In the stories of the Cherokee Nation, a creature black as midnight and clad in feathers preys on the old and the dying. Is it real? Can their brave medicine men stop its rampage and save their people? Or shall all of Appalachia sleep peacefully nevermore? Practice your impressions, grab your...

  6. The Cryptid Code - The Portlock Incident

    Along the forgotten coast of Alaska, there was once a town. And its name was Portlock. It was once a thriving rural community but was abandoned almost over night. What happened? What drove these people from their home? And does it still lurk there, claiming the ghost town for its own? Grab a…

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  7. The Cryptid Code - The Toronto Tunnel Monster

    When we think of cryptids, we picture them in far off forests or deep within the sea. Yet, the strange and frightening surround us at all times. Sometimes, they may be just below our feet. This lesson was proven true in 1978 when one Toronto resident caught a glimpse of something truly unnatural....

  8. The Cryptid Code - Beast of Gevaudan

    A nation reeling from war finds itself facing a new threat as the isolated, rural hamlets of Gevaudan are terrorized by a beast of legend. A beast that will challenge the very throne of France and leave behind a trail of death. Grab your silver bullets, beware the full moon, and join us as we…

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  9. Cryptid Code Casebook - Talking Birds and Walking Squids

    Again we open the Cryptid Code Casebook, looking into some of the strangest accounts on file. One will take us to turn-of-the-century New Jersey as a man has an encounter with an aerial oddity with a very particular demand. Our second case will take us to the state of Ohio, where a husband and…

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  10. The Cryptid Code - The Beast of Bray Road: Early Phases

    The Cryptid Code returns! And we're hot on the trail of a creature stalking the woods outside Elkhorn, Wisconsin! Being the rookie reporter, Linda Godfrey thought it was a prank when she was assigned to look into sightings of a mysterious animal. Yet, she soon discovers that whatever lurked in…

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  11. The Cryptid Code - The Vegetable Man of Fairmont

    This episode, country roads take us home to West Virginia as we search for one of the mountain state's most mysterious creatures. In the woods surrounding Fairmont, an encounter with frightful flora leaves a man drained of blood and with a story that defies explanation. Does it all stem from a...

  12. The Cryptid Code - Pigman of Cannock Chase

    Werewolves, aliens, and Black-Eyed Kids. Strange things haunt the woods of Cannock Chase, an epicenter of eeriness in the heart of the UK. Yet, of all these horrors, one stands above them all. Is it the work of a secret genetic experiment? A super soldier to defend against the supernatural? Or is...

  13. The Cryptid Code - The Beast of Bray Road Part 2: Fangs Out

    The full moon still hangs over Elkhorn, Wisconsin, and our hunt continues! Yet, as we search the frightening forests of Walworth County, our investigation takes a much stranger turn. Animal sacrifices, old European legends, and mysterious drawings point to infernal implications for the Beast of...

  14. A Cryptid Carol

    Merry Christmas! It's the holiday season once again! Yet, beneath the bright colors of Christmas lights, a dark side lingers. Even Christmas, for all its seasonal cheer, is not free of monsters. From horned beasts devouring children, to skeleton horses stealing your booze, to a baker's dozen…

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  15. The Cryptid Code - Halloween Spooktacular 2023

    Its Halloween! A time of spooky fun and macabre delights! So, join us for a fun night of classic West Virginian folktales! The world is full of strange creatures - things that exist somewhere between science and superstition. Join us as a conspiracy theorist, a spiritualist, and a skeptic come...

  16. The Cryptid Code - Oceana Monster

    One dark summer night in the small West Virginian town of Oceana, Patrolman Bill Pratt is called to the scene of a disturbance. People report hearing a baby crying or cats fighting. Moments later, Pratt was found on the banks of the Guyandotte River, white as a sheet and with an emptied revolver....

  17. The Cryptid Code - The Betty and Barney Hill Abduction

    On a lonely backroad in the deep forests of Vermont, a husband and wife drive home from their honeymoon. In the span of a few hours, they will find themselves thirty-five miles away with no memory of how they got there. Their quest to unravel the mystery will take them from the endless stretches…

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  18. The Cryptid Code - Flathead Lake Monster

    This episode takes us westward to Big Sky Country! Specifically, we journey to Flathead Lake, Montana, where, for over a century, tourists have claimed to see something beneath the calm, clear surface. A massive beast that dwarfs yachts and boats as its gargantuan form slithers along the water.…

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  19. The Cryptid Code - Northfield Pigman

    When a local teen goes missing the night before Halloween, the town of Northfield, Vermont will find themselves besieged by a hideous beast - half man, half pig. As the Devil Washbowl echoes with horrible squeals, a group of high schoolers go looking for the truth - and pay a terrible price for...

  20. Cryptid Code Casebook #1 - Were-Beavers, Cosmic Pancakes, and Fire Ghosts

    Aliens offering pancakes, were-beavers destroying porches, and a ghost stalking the abandoned railroad tracks. Strangeness comes in many forms. Presented from the files of the Cryptid Code Casebook are three stories than run the gambit from haunting to laughably bizarre. Can we make sense of the...

  21. The Cryptid Code - Mineral Point Vampire

    Called to the Graceland Cemetery, a police officer has a grave encounter with a former resident. But that is only the beginning of the horror as Mineral Point, Wisconsin finds itself haunted by a supernatural creature of the night that will stalk the shadows for decades. Sudden outbreaks, bizarre...

  22. CryptidPasta - They Were Not Bears

    A night of spooky spaghetti and cryptid creepiness! Harmon has Cryptid Code HQ to himself and invites you to join him for a foray into the world of horror fiction, with a short tale courtesy of the Mr.Creeps subreddit titled "They Were Not Bears". A small, isolated town finds itself besieged by...

  23. The Cryptid Code - The Mogollon Monster

    High strangeness in the high desert! Across the mountains of Arizona, a hairy, towering beast is lurking. Glimpsed by hunters, whispered of by Boy Scouts, and pursued by lawmen, something half-man and half-beast comes roaring out of the Mogollon Rim. Could it be a lost relative to the human race?...

  24. The Cryptid Code - The Flatwoods Monster

    As a burning ball of flame tears across the sky, a group of excited kids race to investigate. With their mom and a Guardsman leading the way, the curious youths find themselves stumbling headlong into one of the greatest mysteries in UFO history. Through a web of coverups and disinformation…

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  25. The Cryptid Code - The Washington UFO Invasion

    In the July of 1952, radar operators spotted unknown objects over the air space of Washington DC. Airline pilots, radar operators, and even military jets watched as the skies filled with strange, mysterious lights. And that was only the beginning. Caught between public panic and a conspiracy to...

  26. The Cryptid Code - Mothman Part 5: In The Shadow of The Moth

    And this is what it's all been leading up to. With the evidence discussed and the facts presented, all that's left is to discuss the impact of the Mothman on pop culture and try to get to bottom of the mystery. Will our biggest case yet end in all yes? What secrets might we find in our season...

  27. The Cryptid Code - Mothman Part 4: Of Prophecies and Portents

    As mysterious dreams have all of Point Pleasant on edge, John Keel encounters a enigmatic entity with visions of the future. From plane crashes to assassinations to the apocalypse itself, the predictions draw Keel back into the mystery of the Mothman and the disaster that rocked the small town of...

  28. The Cryptid Code - Mothman Part 3: The Things Above

    Months after the first appearance of the winged creature dubbed the Mothman, Point Pleasant finds itself facing yet another brand of paranormal interloper. The night sky fills with dozens of strange, multi-colored lights. Are they planes? Optical illusions? Or something truly out of this world?...

  29. The Cryptid Code - Mothman Part 2: Cold Case

    The Mothman's reign of terror continues! But with all eyes on the sky, Point Pleasant is blindsided by a new threat. Things that look human... but aren't. Mysterious strangers stalk witnesses, threatening them into silence. And at the center of it all is a singular figure - tall, dark, and with a...

  30. The Cryptid Code - Mothman Part 1: The Herald Arrives

    THE MOTHMAN COMETH! Black wings. A screech that pierces the soul. And two glowing red-eyes. Season 2 comes to an explosive finale as we journey to the small town of Point Pleasant, West Virginia on the trail of a legend that'll define cryptozoology. It's our biggest mystery yet. Can we crack the...

  31. The Cryptid Code - Greenbrier Ghost

    A wife dead from a fall. A husband left a widower. A tragedy for sure, but things take a turn for the strange when the deceased's mother makes a chilling statement: her daughter was murdered. Is it just the ramblings of a mother driven mad with grief? Or has her daughter returned to solve her own...

  32. The Cryptid Code - Van Meter Visitor

    The world is full of strange creatures - things that exist somewhere between science and superstition. Join us as a conspiracy theorist, a spiritualist, and a skeptic come together to discuss the horrors and the hoaxes as we unravel... The Cryptid Code. High in the sky or deep in the Earth,...

  33. The Cryptid Code - Grey Man of Ben MacDhui

    The world is full of strange creatures - things that exist somewhere between science and superstition. Join us as a conspiracy theorist, a spiritualist, and a skeptic come together to discuss the horrors and the hoaxes as we unravel... The Cryptid Code. On this episode, we journey to rolling…

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  34. The Cryptid Code - The Beast of The Land Between The Lakes

    The world is full of strange creatures - things that exist somewhere between science and superstition. Join us as a conspiracy theorist, a spiritualist, and a skeptic come together to discuss the horrors and the hoaxes as we unravel... The Cryptid Code. Every year, over a million people visit the...

  35. The Cryptid Code - Ackley House Haunting

    The world is full of strange creatures - things that exist somewhere between science and superstition. Join us as a conspiracy theorist, a spiritualist, and a skeptic come together to discuss the horrors and the hoaxes as we unravel... The Cryptid Code. Every town has one. The old, abandoned…

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  36. The Cryptid Code - Spring-Heeled Jack

    The world is full of strange creatures - things that exist somewhere between science and superstition. Join us as a conspiracy theorist, a spiritualist, and a skeptic come together to discuss the horrors and the hoaxes as we unravel... The Cryptid Code. In a Londontown at the height of the...

  37. Cryptid Code - Thunderbirds

    The world is full of strange creatures - things that exist somewhere between science and superstition. Join us as a conspiracy theorist, a spiritualist, and a skeptic come together to discuss the horrors and the hoaxes as we unravel... The Cryptid Code. Does a monster stalk the skies? For the…

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  38. The Cryptid Code - Phoenix Lights

    The world is full of strange creatures - things that exist somewhere between science and superstition. Join us as a conspiracy theorist, a spiritualist, and a skeptic come together to discuss the horrors and the hoaxes as we unravel... The Cryptid Code. Is seeing believing? What do you do when…

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  39. The Cryptid Code - Hodag, A Love Story

    Content Warning: Hodussy as well as intimate relations between a man and his Hodag. The world is full of strange creatures - things that exist somewhere between science and superstition. Join us as a conspiracy theorist, a spiritualist, and a skeptic come together to discuss the horrors and the...

  40. The Cryptid Code - Black Shuck

    The world is full of strange creatures - things that exist somewhere between science and superstition. Join us as a conspiracy theorist, a spiritualist, and a skeptic come together to discuss the horrors and the hoaxes as we unravel... The Cryptid Code. The thundering of ghostly hooves, the…

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  41. The Cryptid Code - Jersey Devil

    The world is full of strange creatures - things that exist somewhere between science and superstition. Join us as a conspiracy theorist, a spiritualist, and a skeptic come together to discuss the horrors and the hoaxes as we unravel... The Cryptid Code. In the thick forests of the Pine Barrens, a...

  42. The Cryptid Code - Dwayyo

    The world is full of strange creatures - things that exist somewhere between science and superstition. Join us as a conspiracy theorist, a spiritualist, and a skeptic come together to discuss the horrors and the hoaxes as we unravel... The Cryptid Code. The blood feud continues! Deep in the...

  43. The Cryptid Code - The Not Deer

    The world is full of strange creatures - things that exist somewhere between science and superstition. Join us as a conspiracy theorist, a spiritualist, and a skeptic come together to discuss the horrors and the hoaxes as we unravel... the Cryptid Code. Some say monsters roam the mountains of...

  44. The Cryptid Code - Kentucky Goblins

    The world is full of strange creatures - things that exist somewhere between science and superstition. Join us as a conspiracy theorist, a spiritualist, and a skeptic come together to discuss the horrors and the hoaxes as we unravel... The Cryptid Code. In the backwoods of Kentucky, an abandoned,...

  45. The Cryptid Code - Charles Mill Lake Monster

    The world is full of strange creatures - things that exist somewhere between science and superstition. Join us as a conspiracy theorist, a spiritualist, and a skeptic come together to discuss the horrors and the hoaxes as we unravel... The Cryptid Code. Beneath the waters of Charles Mill Lake,...

  46. The Cryptid Code - Rock Apes

    The world is full of strange creatures - things that exist somewhere between science and superstition. Join us as a conspiracy theorist, a spiritualist, and a skeptic come together to discuss the horrors and the hoaxes as we unravel... The Cryptid Code. Ancient, long untouched jungles thunder…

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  47. The Cryptid Code - Snallygaster

    The world is full of strange creatures - things that exist somewhere between science and superstition. Join us as a conspiracy theorist, a spiritualist, and a skeptic come together to discuss the horrors and the hoaxes as we unravel... The Cryptid Code! All eyes are on the sky as a horrible…

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  48. The Cryptid Code - Lizardman of Scape Ore Swamp

    The world is full of strange creatures - things that exist somewhere between science and superstition. Join us as a conspiracy theorist, a spiritualist, and a skeptic come together to discuss the horrors and the hoaxes as we unravel... The Cryptid Code. A monster terrorizes the swamps of South...

  49. The Cryptid Code - Sheepsquatch

    The world is full of strange creatures - things that exist somewhere between science and superstition. Join us as a conspiracy theorist, a spiritualist, and a skeptic come together to discuss the horrors and the hoaxes as we unravel... The Cryptid Code. White fur, tall horns, and big, big teeth....

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