The Campfire Compendium

Sources:https://allthatsinteresting.com/mothman https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mothmanhttps://web.archive.org/web/20071011230219/http://www.westva.net/mothman/1966-11-16.htm https://themothman.fandom.com/wiki/Eight_People_Say_They_Saw_'Creature' https://folklife.si.edu/magazine/mothman-point-pleasant-west-virginia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sandhill_cranehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_blue_heronhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barn_owl This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thecampfirecompendium.substack.com

Sources:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elkhorn,_Wisconsin https://www.milwaukeemag.com/the-legend-of-the-beast-of-bray-road/ https://www.asylumprojects.org/index.php/St._Coletta_Feeble-Minded_Schoolhttps://allthatsinteresting.com/beast-of-bray-road https://thoughtcatalog.com/christine-stockton/2018/08/beast-of-bray-road/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mange This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thecampfirecompendium.substack.com

Sources:1. https://allthatsinteresting.com/annabelle-doll2. https://www.historydefined.net/annabelle-doll/3. https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/story-behind-robert-the-doll4. https://allthatsinteresting.com/robert-the-doll5. https://moonmausoleum.com/okiku-the-haunted-doll-of-hokkaido/6. https://www.curiousarchive.com/okiku-haunted-japanese-doll/ This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thecampfirecompendium.substack.com

Sources:1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barney_and_Betty_Hill_incident2. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franconia_Notch3. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_Man_of_the_Mountain4. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Pemigewasset5. https://newenglandhistoricalsociety.com/betty-barney-hill-take-long-strange-trip/6. https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/649683/betty-and-barney-hill-alien-abduction7. https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2023/09/ufo-uap-encounters-betty-barney-hill.html8. http://bswett.com/1963-09BettyAndBarney.html9. https://www.seacoastonline.com/story/lifestyle/2020/05/28/historic-portsmouth-simon-says-it-was-dream/1141163007/10. https://lithub.com/the-moment-the-myth-of-alien-abduction-was-born/11. https://www.history.com/news/first-alien-abduction-account-barney-betty-hill12. http://www.nicap.org/articles/hillzeta.htm This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thecampfirecompendium.substack.com

In our inaugural episode we'll be discussing the all-time hide and seek champion of the Pacific Northwest; Bigfoot. Sources:1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Six_Rivers_National_Forest2. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patterson–Gimlin_film3. (Patterson Gimlin FIlm) https://youtu.be/lOxuRIfFs0w?si=I6Y9eP4w_TlfS7gF4. (Patterson Gimlin Film Stabilized) https://youtu.be/oPlRr_OfxZI?si=j7d14JONmRecs9jp5. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bigfoot6. https://cryptidz.fandom.com/wiki/Sasquatch7. http://bfro.net/gdb/8. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skunk_ape9. https://cryptidz.fandom.com/wiki/Grassman10. (Sierra Sounds) https://youtu.be/VGfIIjN-P7o?si=sMi_FYAvNIHIDSMu11. (Silverton Bigfoot) https://youtu.be/hSvtzuG8prU?si=HRv-3N7OIBw9omHh&t=6512. https://arstechnica.com/science/2024/01/study-finds-bigfoot-sightings-correlate-with-black-bear-populations/13. https://www.livescience.com/animals/bears/bigfoot-sasquatch-nope-its-probably-just-a-black-bear-unless-you-live-in-florida14. https://www.bigfootmap.com/ This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thecampfirecompendium.substack.com

Hey, I’m dad! When I was a kid I was enthralled with stories of monsters, aliens, ghosts and any fanciful paranormal story I could get my hands on. Now I’m passing the stories, history and the reality on to my own kids (Lila and Nora).Every week we’ll explore something new. From Bigfoot to haunted dolls. Aliens to lost civilizations. And every odd place in between. Join us as we suspend belief, turn off the world of the reasonable and enjoy a bit of spooky wonder. Nothing too spooky. Nothing too serious.Everything just for fun.Join us at thecampfirecompendium.com on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube or wherever you listen to podcasts.  This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thecampfirecompendium.substack.com