Bedtime Stories
From Ballen Studios, welcome to Bedtime Stories. From the paranormal to the supernatural, unsolved mysteries, strange deaths, cryptids, and the most disturbing of true crime, we’ll bring you stories from around the world, all told in a unique and bone-chilling way. New episodes every Wednesday.
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Episodes (116)
The Road to Oroville
On the evening of 24 February 1978, five friends from Northern California - Ted Weiher, Jack Madruga, Bill Sterling, Jackie Huett, and Gary Mathias - set off to watch a basketball game. They never...
There is Something in the Woods
David Paulides, a former police officer turned researcher, has spent years investigating unexplained deaths and disappearances in North America’s national parks. His work has catalogued thousands of...
Terror From The Sky
For centuries, reports of mysterious flying beings have surfaced across the Americas. Witnesses describe them as humanoid in form yet moving without wings, descending silently from the skies to...
The Pembrey Forest Hauntings
Located on the south-west coast of Wales, Carmarthenshire’s shoreline offers some of the nation’s most peaceful and picturesque scenery. Yet behind this natural beauty lies a history marked by...
The Falkirk Triangle
Across the world, there are pockets of land where the skies seem restless. Places where strange lights appear without warning and encounters with the unknown are whispered about for generations. Their...
The Enfield Horror
Each year, people around the world report having encounters with bizarre animals that seem not to be of this earth. It occurs so frequently that an entire scientific discipline, cryptozoology, was...
The Missing Airman
In most missing persons cases, time eventually provides answers. The individual is either found safe and well, or, sadly, they are located after passing. However, in a frustratingly small number of...
Rich Recommends - A Twist of History: Robert E Lee's Lost Orders
The Battle of Antietam during the American Civil War remains the bloodiest day in American history. That day, and the future of the United States, could have turned out very differently, if not for a...
Secrets of Celle Neues Rathaus
During the Cold War, soldiers stationed on an army base in the German city of Celle began to report strange, unexplainable experiences. As time wore on, many of the men came to believe they were being...
Who are the Men in Black?
Having an encounter with a UFO is one of the most bizarre and overwhelming events a person might experience. But in a large percentage of these cases, the sighting itself is just the beginning. Over...
The Peculiar Death of Christopher Case
In April 1991, the body of an otherwise healthy 35-year-old man was found inside his Seattle apartment. He was fully clothed, kneeling in an empty bathtub, with no signs of a struggle or forced entry....
The Disappearance of Jared Negrete
Each year, hundreds of thousands of people go missing across the United States. Most are eventually found, sometimes safe, sometimes not. But then there are the anomalies - the people who, for...
The Fort Benning Incident
For those who believe in extraterrestrials, the military is commonly seen as the first line of defence. For over a century, radio dramas, films, and literature have asked: what would really happen if...
Ghost Hands
Story One – What Killed Olivia Mabel?
One afternoon in 1994, a series of silent 911 calls from a remote Texas property would result in several police officers descending upon the scene. What they...
One afternoon in 1994, a series of silent 911 calls from a remote Texas property would result in several police officers descending upon the scene. What they...
The McGuire Air Force Base Encounter
There have been multiple alleged interactions which are reported to have taken place between the US military and extraterrestrial visitors. These include the supposed crash of a UFO near to Roswell in...
A Crack in the Slab
Time, for most of us, feels like the one true constant - a steady progression from past to future. Yet throughout history, people have reported moments where time - and perhaps even reality - seems to...
Bottomless
For decades, paranormal researchers have heard tales of a strange anomaly in the hills of central Washington - a hole so deep that it devours everything thrown into it, and which seems to possess...
The Khamar-Daban Mountain Deaths
In August 1993, a group of kayakers from Ukraine travelled to Irkutsk in Southern Siberia. Whilst enjoying the river and scenery south of Lake Baikal, they came across something haunting: a...
The Vanishing of Doveland
Plenty of towns have disappeared over the years. In most cases, the explanations range from economic problems to government initiatives to resources drying up. But what about the towns that truly and...
Roadways and Waterways
Story One – The Manchester Pusher
Over the past decade, close to a hundred people have lost their lives in the canal network of one northern English city. In this chapter, we examine evidence, which...
Over the past decade, close to a hundred people have lost their lives in the canal network of one northern English city. In this chapter, we examine evidence, which...
What Happened to the Jamison Family?
During the closing stages of 2009, a family residing in Oklahoma vanished under suspicious circumstances, leaving little clue as to what had happened to them. When evidence of their tragic fate did...
Enemy Unknown
Story One – Drawn by Conflict
When the movie Predator released in 1987, audiences were captivated as they watched an unseen, extra-terrestrial interloper stalk and kill a highly trained team of US...
When the movie Predator released in 1987, audiences were captivated as they watched an unseen, extra-terrestrial interloper stalk and kill a highly trained team of US...
The Dark of the Forest, in the Shadow of the Mountain
Story One – There is Something in the Forest
Abandoned towns can be found scattered across the globe and are usually the epilogue of natural disaster or ever-changing economic factors. But every so...
Abandoned towns can be found scattered across the globe and are usually the epilogue of natural disaster or ever-changing economic factors. But every so...
Terrors of the Deep
The ocean has always captured mankind's imagination. But where some saw endless potential for travel, trade, and exploration, others could only imagine what untold terrors might be lurking in its...
Whispers in the Hills
Scotland’s Highlands are among the most beautiful and remote places in the world. But to many, this stunning landscape of mountains, lakes, and coastal villages also bears a notable air of mystery and...
Angels and Demons
Story One – Our Lady of Fatima
In the Autumn of 1917, as the brutality and savagery of the First World War threatened to finally overwhelm Portugal’s borders, seventy thousand people gathered near a...
In the Autumn of 1917, as the brutality and savagery of the First World War threatened to finally overwhelm Portugal’s borders, seventy thousand people gathered near a...
There's Something in the Pine Barrens
The forests of North America are dense, tall, and foreboding. So it may come as little surprise that as long as people have lived on the continent, there have been sightings of all manner of beasts...
Dragged
Story One – The Charterhouse Guest
The English county of Somerset possesses a rich and colourful history which is steeped in tales of myth and legend. It has been the scene of many a mysterious and...
The English county of Somerset possesses a rich and colourful history which is steeped in tales of myth and legend. It has been the scene of many a mysterious and...
The Ghosts Within
Story One – The San Pedro Haunting
During the summer of 1988, a young mother residing in an unassuming Los Angeles neighbourhood reported having been subjected to a horrifying and relentless series of...
During the summer of 1988, a young mother residing in an unassuming Los Angeles neighbourhood reported having been subjected to a horrifying and relentless series of...
Objects and Subjects
Story One – The Skies Over Kecksburg
On the afternoon of 9th December 1965, the residents of a small village in rural Pennsylvania became the unwitting recipients of their very own legend. A...
On the afternoon of 9th December 1965, the residents of a small village in rural Pennsylvania became the unwitting recipients of their very own legend. A...
Cold Case
Story One – Footprints in the Snow
The Antarctic region is notorious for being as unforgiving as it is beguiling. For those who work there, the psychological dangers associated with their posting can...
The Antarctic region is notorious for being as unforgiving as it is beguiling. For those who work there, the psychological dangers associated with their posting can...
Glitches
Story One – The CrossWade Interlopers
In the Spring of 2013, what seemed to be a straightforward emergency call out for two police officers would turn out to be anything but. Not only would this...
In the Spring of 2013, what seemed to be a straightforward emergency call out for two police officers would turn out to be anything but. Not only would this...
Bright Lights
Story One – The Lead Masks of Vintém Hill
During August of 1966, the dead bodies of two men were found on a hillside in Brazil. Much of what was discovered at the scene would leave authorities baffled...
During August of 1966, the dead bodies of two men were found on a hillside in Brazil. Much of what was discovered at the scene would leave authorities baffled...
The Sudbrink Phone Calls
Smartphones and texting have caused many of us to forget that until the early 2000s, complete strangers could call you at any time, for any reason. And if they said the right things to keep you from...
Into the Void
Story One – The Mysterious Disappearance of Flight 19
In December 1945, five torpedo bombers on a routine patrol over the Bahamas vanished without trace. It was an incident that would kickstart the...
In December 1945, five torpedo bombers on a routine patrol over the Bahamas vanished without trace. It was an incident that would kickstart the...
Quietus
Story One – Bridgend
Lying between the sandy beaches of South Wales’s Gower Peninsula and the rugged mountains of the Brecon Beacons, the county of Bridgend is surrounded by areas of outstanding...
Lying between the sandy beaches of South Wales’s Gower Peninsula and the rugged mountains of the Brecon Beacons, the county of Bridgend is surrounded by areas of outstanding...
25 Cromwell Street
In February 1994, police searching a house in Gloucester, England, made a horrifying discovery that would lead to one of the most infamous and disturbing cases in British criminal history. From that...
Personal Stories of the Bedtime Stories Team - Simon
In our second Christmas week episode, we focus on more stories from the Bedtime Stories team. This time, it’s Simon’s turn. Simon has been a writer with Bedtime Stories since 2019 and has penned the...
Personal Stories of the Bedtime Stories Team - Rich
Christmas has a long tradition of ghost stories and tales of the unknown. Believe it or not, families would often take the opportunity to gather around the fireplace on cold Christmas evenings to...
Remains
Story One – The Lost Girls of Panama
On the morning of 1st April 2014, two young women decided to hike up to a popular tourist spot on the famous Pianista trail. They were never seen alive again. Were...
On the morning of 1st April 2014, two young women decided to hike up to a popular tourist spot on the famous Pianista trail. They were never seen alive again. Were...
The Truth is Out There
Story One – Taken in the Night
Stories of mysterious abductions have been with us for decades, to the point that they’ve become a huge part of Western culture. Unfortunately, this has erased much of...
Stories of mysterious abductions have been with us for decades, to the point that they’ve become a huge part of Western culture. Unfortunately, this has erased much of...
Self Inflicted?
Story One – Who Killed Cindy James?
On a warm Vancouver day in June 1989, the bound and bruised body of a woman was found in the yard of an abandoned house. Police quickly determined that she had...
On a warm Vancouver day in June 1989, the bound and bruised body of a woman was found in the yard of an abandoned house. Police quickly determined that she had...
The Other Side
Story One – The Ghost of UB-65
It has long been theorised that ghostly manifestations are the echoes of human souls, whose lives were cut unexpectedly short, forever anchoring them to a fixed...
It has long been theorised that ghostly manifestations are the echoes of human souls, whose lives were cut unexpectedly short, forever anchoring them to a fixed...
Night Terrors
Story One – Who are the Shadow People?
Flickering in and out of existence, sometimes only for a split second, sometimes longer, but always transient, they leave only questions in their wake. What are...
Flickering in and out of existence, sometimes only for a split second, sometimes longer, but always transient, they leave only questions in their wake. What are...
Super Weapons
Story One – Evil Under the Ice
In the aftermath of World War Two, the victorious Allied nations despatched numerous military expeditions into the Antarctic region. Did these battleships weigh anchor...
In the aftermath of World War Two, the victorious Allied nations despatched numerous military expeditions into the Antarctic region. Did these battleships weigh anchor...
The Bigfoot and the Wendigo
Story One – The Beast of Bolam Lake
In the northernmost region of England, there lies a small, unremarkable lake. Formerly known as Bolam Bog, it is part of a 65-hectare park teeming with deer and red...
In the northernmost region of England, there lies a small, unremarkable lake. Formerly known as Bolam Bog, it is part of a 65-hectare park teeming with deer and red...
The Dyatlov Pass Incident – The Theories
Part Three
What started out as a search and rescue effort soon turned into a serious investigation into the tragic and untimely deaths of nine young souls. There were many aspects of the case which...
What started out as a search and rescue effort soon turned into a serious investigation into the tragic and untimely deaths of nine young souls. There were many aspects of the case which...
The Dyatlov Pass Incident – The Bodies
Part Two
After discovering the collapsed tent of the Dyatlov group, rescuers searched in vain for the missing hikers, hoping they were braving out the harsh Siberian winter in a cave or abandoned hut....
After discovering the collapsed tent of the Dyatlov group, rescuers searched in vain for the missing hikers, hoping they were braving out the harsh Siberian winter in a cave or abandoned hut....
The Dyatlov Pass Incident – The Tent
Part One
In 1959, a group of hikers died in mysterious circumstances on the slopes of a then unnamed mountain. Now one of the most famous mysteries of the 20th Century, are we any closer to...
In 1959, a group of hikers died in mysterious circumstances on the slopes of a then unnamed mountain. Now one of the most famous mysteries of the 20th Century, are we any closer to...
Eastern Horrors
Story One – The Monkey Man of Delhi
Urban legends exist around the world. Mostly, they keep us from parking in dark places at night, or from talking to creepy kids with dark-coloured eyes. But what...
Urban legends exist around the world. Mostly, they keep us from parking in dark places at night, or from talking to creepy kids with dark-coloured eyes. But what...
Bodies
Story One – The Strange Death of Zygmund Adamski
In June 1980, a man was found dead in a coal yard more than 20 miles from his home with suspicious burns to his neck and shoulders. Who—or what—could...
In June 1980, a man was found dead in a coal yard more than 20 miles from his home with suspicious burns to his neck and shoulders. Who—or what—could...
Military Mysteries
Story One – First in Defence
The United States Navy possesses the largest and most powerful fleet of ocean-going vessels on the planet. In the many years that have passed since it was founded, the...
The United States Navy possesses the largest and most powerful fleet of ocean-going vessels on the planet. In the many years that have passed since it was founded, the...
Moors and Valleys
Story One – Predators on the Moors
For over two hundred years, the rural communities of the United Kingdom have fallen victim to attacks by mysterious feline intruders. As incidents involving these...
For over two hundred years, the rural communities of the United Kingdom have fallen victim to attacks by mysterious feline intruders. As incidents involving these...
Apparitions
Story One – Ghosts of Flight 401
During previous episodes, we have explored several tales involving vehicles which have become closely associated with the paranormal. In this story we will finally be...
During previous episodes, we have explored several tales involving vehicles which have become closely associated with the paranormal. In this story we will finally be...
Down Under
Story One – Mystery of the High Country
Over the last decade, the Australian state of Victoria has been the scene of multiple unexplained disappearances. What is happening to the people who vanish...
Over the last decade, the Australian state of Victoria has been the scene of multiple unexplained disappearances. What is happening to the people who vanish...
Interdimensional
Story One – The Wavertree Bus Incident
From ghostly sightings, weird time slips and bizarre reality glitches, Liverpool it seems, has something of an obscure history of strange occurrences. But an...
From ghostly sightings, weird time slips and bizarre reality glitches, Liverpool it seems, has something of an obscure history of strange occurrences. But an...
Thin Air
Story One – What Happened to the Sodder Children?
During the dying days of 1945, the small town of Fayetteville in West Virginia played host to a horrendous tragedy. A huge blaze tore through a local...
During the dying days of 1945, the small town of Fayetteville in West Virginia played host to a horrendous tragedy. A huge blaze tore through a local...
Shadows and Dust
Story One – The Blackbird of Chernobyl
When researching the numerous major catastrophes which have occurred throughout human history, it is not uncommon to find testimony from observers who claim to...
When researching the numerous major catastrophes which have occurred throughout human history, it is not uncommon to find testimony from observers who claim to...
Nautical Mysteries
As a species, we have long considered ourselves the most dominant on the planet, laying claim to the territories and natural resources we discover. And yet, over two thirds of the world remain beyond...
Predatory
Story One – The Secret of Scape Ore Swamp
In an isolated rural corner of South Carolina, there is an area of swampland that has come to gain no small amount of notoriety. Is this inhospitable region...
In an isolated rural corner of South Carolina, there is an area of swampland that has come to gain no small amount of notoriety. Is this inhospitable region...
Chariots of the Gods
Story One – The Mystery of Aurora
America has played host to numerous high-profile UFO incidents, perhaps the most notorious of which took place in New Mexico during the summer of 1947. But the...
America has played host to numerous high-profile UFO incidents, perhaps the most notorious of which took place in New Mexico during the summer of 1947. But the...
Tunnels
Story One – The Hoosac Tunnel Haunting
In the northernmost regions of the United States, a train tunnel stands as a haunting monument to the many workers who perished during its construction, their...
In the northernmost regions of the United States, a train tunnel stands as a haunting monument to the many workers who perished during its construction, their...
Take Me Home, Country Roads
We have examined several encounters with strange entities, which took place in remote North American communities. In many of these cases, the bizarre nature of the incident has gone on to immortalise...
Smiling Faces
Story One – The Smiley Face Killers
For the last quarter of a century, the bodies of fit and healthy young men have been recovered from the waterways which crisscross the US. Whilst their deaths were...
For the last quarter of a century, the bodies of fit and healthy young men have been recovered from the waterways which crisscross the US. Whilst their deaths were...
Close Encounters
Story One – The Second Kind
Alleged interactions with extra-terrestrial craft and their occupants come in many forms, each providing varying degrees of evidence with which to validate their...
Alleged interactions with extra-terrestrial craft and their occupants come in many forms, each providing varying degrees of evidence with which to validate their...
Entities
Story One – A Haunting in Indiana
There are many accounts on record of individuals being targeted by demonic entities. But in this story we examine a case in which an entire family was allegedly...
There are many accounts on record of individuals being targeted by demonic entities. But in this story we examine a case in which an entire family was allegedly...
More Strangeness in the Borderlands
Story One – Shadows in the Dark
Anecdotes shared by Rocky Elmore and other former border patrol staff have shed light on the growing number of haunting incidents which have taken place in America’s...
Anecdotes shared by Rocky Elmore and other former border patrol staff have shed light on the growing number of haunting incidents which have taken place in America’s...
Strange Beasts
Story One – The Michigan Dogman
"Somewhere in the north-woods darkness, a creature walks upright. And the best advice you may ever get is don’t go out… at night."
Whilst these words appear to have...
"Somewhere in the north-woods darkness, a creature walks upright. And the best advice you may ever get is don’t go out… at night."
Whilst these words appear to have...
Foul Play
Story One – The Lava Lake Murders
During the early days of 1924, three fur trappers working out in the wilds of central Oregon were murdered in a brutal and savage manner. A century later, the full...
During the early days of 1924, three fur trappers working out in the wilds of central Oregon were murdered in a brutal and savage manner. A century later, the full...
The Tall Men
Story One – The Legend of the Mothman
In 1966, the residents of a small town in West Virginia were stalked by seven-foot-tall creature with wings and glowing red eyes. Was he real or just a figment of...
In 1966, the residents of a small town in West Virginia were stalked by seven-foot-tall creature with wings and glowing red eyes. Was he real or just a figment of...
Altering the Fabric
Story One – Trains, Planes and Timeslips
History is littered with the mysterious disappearances of individuals, who vanished from the face of the Earth whilst travelling routine journeys. Many of...
History is littered with the mysterious disappearances of individuals, who vanished from the face of the Earth whilst travelling routine journeys. Many of...
Ghosts and Beacons
Story One – Ghosts of Kadena Airbase
It is common for locations that have played host to major military conflict to feature persistent manifestations of ghosts or other such paranormal entities. But...
It is common for locations that have played host to major military conflict to feature persistent manifestations of ghosts or other such paranormal entities. But...
Intruders
Story One – Strangeness in the Borderlands
For close to a century, the officers of the United States Border Patrol have traversed the foothills and valleys of the Otay Mesa, located in California’s...
For close to a century, the officers of the United States Border Patrol have traversed the foothills and valleys of the Otay Mesa, located in California’s...
Strange Britannia
Story One – The Warminster Thing
During the Christmas period of 1964, the inhabitants of a small town in rural Wiltshire found themselves subjected to a series of horrifying and inexplicable sonic...
During the Christmas period of 1964, the inhabitants of a small town in rural Wiltshire found themselves subjected to a series of horrifying and inexplicable sonic...
Child’s Play
Story One – The Devil in the Doll
Whilst stories of haunted dolls can be traced back many generations, it was not until the arrival of Hollywood characters such as ‘Chucky’ and ‘Annabel’ that the...
Whilst stories of haunted dolls can be traced back many generations, it was not until the arrival of Hollywood characters such as ‘Chucky’ and ‘Annabel’ that the...
It Crashed on the Moors
Story One – The Mysterious Pentyrch Incident
During a cold February evening in 2016, a bewildering incident would transpire on the outskirts of Cardiff, which would in time go on to become known as...
During a cold February evening in 2016, a bewildering incident would transpire on the outskirts of Cardiff, which would in time go on to become known as...
In The Wake Of
Story One – Phone Calls From The Dead
We have previously explored reports concerning the spirits of those who have passed on, but this week, we will be examining a phenomenon which is even more...
We have previously explored reports concerning the spirits of those who have passed on, but this week, we will be examining a phenomenon which is even more...
The Kentucky Goblins
During the hot Kentucky summer of 1955, an entire family burst into a local police station, shouting in panic that their home had been attacked by aliens.
The officer on duty reacted with amusement...
The officer on duty reacted with amusement...
Peaks and Troughs
Story One – Tragedy in Death Valley
America’s Death Valley is aptly named, being the site of the highest ambient air temperature ever recorded on Earth. Over the centuries, this region has claimed the...
America’s Death Valley is aptly named, being the site of the highest ambient air temperature ever recorded on Earth. Over the centuries, this region has claimed the...
Home Sweet Homicide
Story One – The Mystery of the Midnight Rider
In this story, we examine one of the lesser known of America’s unsolved crimes. A series of murders which took place during the early 1900’s, perpetrated...
In this story, we examine one of the lesser known of America’s unsolved crimes. A series of murders which took place during the early 1900’s, perpetrated...
Projects and Experiments
Story One – The Philadelphia Experiment
In this story, we explore one of the most notorious covert military projects of all time, involving an alleged attempt during World War II to make a naval...
In this story, we explore one of the most notorious covert military projects of all time, involving an alleged attempt during World War II to make a naval...
The Haunted Isles
Story One – Ghosts of the London Underground
The Underground has been at the centre of London’s transport infrastructure for a century and a half. During that time, it has played host to many...
The Underground has been at the centre of London’s transport infrastructure for a century and a half. During that time, it has played host to many...
Something Lurks
Story One – The Monster of Morbach
Throughout the summer of 1988, American military personnel stationed on the European mainland were ecstatic about the possibility of the Cold War coming to a close....
Throughout the summer of 1988, American military personnel stationed on the European mainland were ecstatic about the possibility of the Cold War coming to a close....
The Rendlesham Forest Incident
During the latter half of the Cold War, American military personnel who were stationed in the United Kingdom were involved in a series of disturbing incidents, during which they reported mysterious...
Triangles
Story One – Mysteries of the Bennington Triangle
Tucked away near the borders of Vermont and Massachusetts is a small area of land believed to be the focal point for a wide variety of unexplained and...
Tucked away near the borders of Vermont and Massachusetts is a small area of land believed to be the focal point for a wide variety of unexplained and...
Ipsum Arcanum
Story One – The Village That Vanished
History is littered with instances in which large groups of people have disappeared under mysterious circumstances. In many of these cases, some form of...
History is littered with instances in which large groups of people have disappeared under mysterious circumstances. In many of these cases, some form of...
Clearview
During our previous episode, we examined a series of strange incidents, which are believed to have taken place at an isolated cattle ranch, located in Eastern Colorado. But as inexplicable and...
The Buffalo Ranch Encounters
The US state of Colorado possesses a colourful history of strange and inexplicable incidents. From the San Luis Valley to the foothills of the Rocky Mountains, many residents have reported bizarre...
Final Flight
Story One – The Peculiar Death of Peter Gibbs
In December 1975, a light aircraft took off from a hotel in the west of Scotland, on a recreational flight. It did not return, and when evidence was...
In December 1975, a light aircraft took off from a hotel in the west of Scotland, on a recreational flight. It did not return, and when evidence was...
Highways of Horror
In the dark stretches between our towns and cities, there lies millions upon millions of miles of road. These paved networks are the life blood of our economies and facilitate our connections with the...
Myths and Legends
Story One – America’s Vampires
Over the decades, successive literary and cinematic offerings have gradually bastardised the original interpretation of the vampire from that of a terrifying and...
Over the decades, successive literary and cinematic offerings have gradually bastardised the original interpretation of the vampire from that of a terrifying and...
There is Something in the Void
Story One – We Never Went Back
It has been nearly fifty years since the last human being set foot upon the lunar surface. Were budget constraints really the driving force behind this decision? Or was...
It has been nearly fifty years since the last human being set foot upon the lunar surface. Were budget constraints really the driving force behind this decision? Or was...
Nightshift
As one might expect, most paranormal or supernatural encounters occur in the hours of darkness. What is it about the night that seems to manifest these experiences? Is it our own feelings of...
The Alien South
Story One – The Alabama Metal Man
When reviewing reports of supposed encounters with strange entities, it’s easy to be skeptical. However, the situation becomes more challenging when crucial witnesses...
When reviewing reports of supposed encounters with strange entities, it’s easy to be skeptical. However, the situation becomes more challenging when crucial witnesses...
Tales From Skinwalker Ranch - Part Three
In parts one and two, we explored the instances of high strangeness at Skinwalker Ranch, which were made famous by the reported experiences of the Sherman family during the mid-90s. But who owned the...
Tales From Skinwalker Ranch - Part Two
After being tormented to the point of mental breakdown, the Sherman family had nowhere to turn. They were stuck on a property that was haunted by something that went beyond their understanding and to...
Tales From Skinwalker Ranch - Part One
From UFOs, wormholes and cryptids to cattle mutilations and poltergeists, a remote property in Northern Utah has been described as a Disneyland of paranormal and supernatural phenomena. A case that...
Season of Sadness
For most people, the Christmas period is a highly anticipated and joyous time of the year, and yet crime often continues unhindered throughout the festive period. In a small percentage of such...
The Mysteries of Christmas
In this last week before Christmas, we’re bringing you not one, but two episodes filled with mysterious and sometimes downright creepy occurrences, all of which happened over the festive period. So,...
Dulce
Part One – Mystery Beneath the Mesa
For over half a century, there have been rumours of secretive facilities and bases, hidden deep below the surface of the sprawling North American landscape. This...
For over half a century, there have been rumours of secretive facilities and bases, hidden deep below the surface of the sprawling North American landscape. This...
Passing Through
Story One – The Dover Demon
America’s north-eastern states are a vast region of rolling woodland and mountain ranges, which are allegedly home to countless cryptids, which seem able to traverse the...
America’s north-eastern states are a vast region of rolling woodland and mountain ranges, which are allegedly home to countless cryptids, which seem able to traverse the...
Anomalous Materials
Story One – For Whom the Bell Tolls
The German war machine’s efforts to turn the tide of conflict in its favour have given rise to numerous tales involving advanced and dangerous weaponry. But amidst...
The German war machine’s efforts to turn the tide of conflict in its favour have given rise to numerous tales involving advanced and dangerous weaponry. But amidst...
The Chase
Part One - Spectres
Situated at the most northerly point of Britain’s West Midlands region lies a vast nature reserve. And whilst the dense forests and sprawling heathland of this area of outstanding...
Situated at the most northerly point of Britain’s West Midlands region lies a vast nature reserve. And whilst the dense forests and sprawling heathland of this area of outstanding...
The Near Missing 411
Part One - Foreboding
David Paulides, an ex-police office turned author believes something strange is going on in and around North American national parks, where hundreds of people go missing each...
David Paulides, an ex-police office turned author believes something strange is going on in and around North American national parks, where hundreds of people go missing each...
Under the Bed
Story One – The Gurning Man of Glasgow
During the late 1970’s, the inhabitants of Scotland’s largest city were subjected to a series of terrifying encounters with a hideous nocturnal entity, whose...
During the late 1970’s, the inhabitants of Scotland’s largest city were subjected to a series of terrifying encounters with a hideous nocturnal entity, whose...
Touch of the Curse
Story One – The Horrifying Hexham Heads
In our last few episodes, we have examined reported incidents involving cryptids in possession of near-supernatural abilities, as well as others focusing on...
In our last few episodes, we have examined reported incidents involving cryptids in possession of near-supernatural abilities, as well as others focusing on...
The Curse of Heol Fanog
Part One – Happenings
Numerous high-profile cases of alleged hauntings have originated from the British Isles, from the poltergeist activity and demonic possession at Enfield to the unsettling...
Numerous high-profile cases of alleged hauntings have originated from the British Isles, from the poltergeist activity and demonic possession at Enfield to the unsettling...
What Lies Beyond
Story One – The Land Between the Lakes
America’s vast national parks and sprawling recreational areas are said to play host to a gallery of mysterious entities. This week, we take a look at a...
America’s vast national parks and sprawling recreational areas are said to play host to a gallery of mysterious entities. This week, we take a look at a...
Killers In Our Midst
Story One – The Mysterious Setagaya Murders
In December of 2000, an entire family was murdered inside their home address in Western Tokyo. Despite leaving numerous clues behind at the crime scene,...
In December of 2000, an entire family was murdered inside their home address in Western Tokyo. Despite leaving numerous clues behind at the crime scene,...
The Man From The Train
Part One – Villisca
In June of 1912, an entire household was brutally slain in the small town of Villisca, Iowa. No one was ever brought to justice for the crime and evidence now suggests that it may...
In June of 1912, an entire household was brutally slain in the small town of Villisca, Iowa. No one was ever brought to justice for the crime and evidence now suggests that it may...
There is Something in the Deep
Story One – The Lake Baikal Swimmers
There are countless myths and legends associated with Russia’s sprawling Lake Baikal — from reports of a mythical monster to a hidden fortune in missing treasure....
There are countless myths and legends associated with Russia’s sprawling Lake Baikal — from reports of a mythical monster to a hidden fortune in missing treasure....
Without a Trace
Story One – The Flannan Isles Lighthouse Mystery
What caused the mysterious disappearance of three lighthouse keepers from a remote, uninhabited and almost inaccessible islet situated in the...
What caused the mysterious disappearance of three lighthouse keepers from a remote, uninhabited and almost inaccessible islet situated in the...
Devil's County
Story One – The Devil’s Footprints
On the morning of 9th February 1855, residents of a small town in Devon awoke to find an unbroken trail of hooved prints, which stretched over one hundred miles of...
On the morning of 9th February 1855, residents of a small town in Devon awoke to find an unbroken trail of hooved prints, which stretched over one hundred miles of...
Dark and Abandoned
Story One – The Hospital That Never Was
During the 1970s, city authorities in Moscow approved the building of a huge new super hospital. It would never be completed, and its abandoned remains would...
During the 1970s, city authorities in Moscow approved the building of a huge new super hospital. It would never be completed, and its abandoned remains would...
Visiting Hours
Story One – The Kelly Cahill Abduction
Was a young couple abducted by what they described as “shadow people” on a lonely stretch of Australian highway? Their story may, at first, seem far-fetched....
Was a young couple abducted by what they described as “shadow people” on a lonely stretch of Australian highway? Their story may, at first, seem far-fetched....
Introducing: Bedtime Stories
Turn off the lights and get cozy. It's time for a bone-chilling Bedtime Story.
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© Ballen Studios
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en
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True Crime