Bedtime Stories

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 hanging up, you could find yourself subjected to all manner of psychological manipulation. This tale is one in which several calls are featured, but – in reality – they are just one part of a much larger story. And try as they might, nobody has ever found a suitable explanation for the bizarre events surrounding the Sudbrink Phone Calls.MUSIC Tracks used by kind permission of Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0Tracks used by kind permission of CO.AG Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Story One – The Mysterious Disappearance of Flight 19In December 1945, five torpedo bombers on a routine patrol over the Bahamas vanished without trace. It was an incident that would kickstart the notoriety surrounding the infamous Bermuda Triangle and even now, more than 70 years later, we are still questioning what caused the mysterious disappearance of Flight 19.Story Two – The Disappearance of Flight MH370In January 2017, authorities solemnly called an end to the global effort which had occupied the minds and the prayers of millions for the past three years. Over 120 thousand square kilometres of Indian ocean had been combed around the clock with cutting- edge technology, but despite all this effort, we're still no closer to solving the disappearance of flight MH370.MUSIC Tracks used by kind permission of Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0Tracks used by kind permission of CO.AG Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Story One – BridgendLying 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 natural beauty. But over a three-year period in the late 2000’s, the area was devastated by a string of teenage suicides. Just what was happening in Bridgend?Story Two – ElevenEleven years. Eleven diaries. Eleven deaths. In July 2018, a small town in North Delhi, India was rocked to its core when an entire family perished under strange circumstances. A case still heavily under investigation, we question; what were the events which led up to the mysterious Burari deaths.MUSIC Tracks used by kind permission of Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0Tracks used by kind permission of CO.AG Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 point onwards, the property at 25 Cromwell Street would become known as "The House of Horrors."MUSIC Tracks used by kind permission of Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0Tracks used by kind permission of CO.AG Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 majority of the episodes you have listened to thus far. As a serving police officer, he has witnessed a number of inexplicable occurrences whilst on duty. Finally, we finish out the year with a rather moving personal story from Rich.MUSIC Tracks used by kind permission of Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0Tracks used by kind permission of CO.AG Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 share chilling tales with one another. In this episode, we introduce you to Rich, the narrator of the podcast, so that he can share some of his own personal experiences with the paranormal.MUSIC Tracks used by kind permission of Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0Tracks used by kind permission of CO.AG Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Story One – The Lost Girls of PanamaOn 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 their deaths the result of a tragic accident? Or is there more to this mystery than meets the eye? What happened to the lost girls of Panama?Story Two – The Strange Death of Jonathan LovetteWhen seeking to refute reported UFO encounters, sceptics will often highlight a lack of physical evidence as a means of undermining the witness testimony. But how do you debunk such a tale when it resulted in the death and mutilation of one of the people involved? In this story, we ask what led to the strange death of Jonathan Lovette.MUSIC Tracks used by kind permission of Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0Tracks used by kind permission of CO.AG Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Story One – Taken in the NightStories 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 the nuance surrounding these events, including strange occurrences felt before, during, and even after the “abduction” itself. Perhaps it’s finally time for people to listen to what really happened to those who found themselves taken in the night.Story Two – The Santa Isabel EntityIn September of 1972, a series of bizarre encounters occurred at an industrial complex in the Argentinian city of Cordoba. Over the course of one week, witnesses to the phenomenon described crossing paths with a mysterious intruder – one whose origins remain unknown to this day. Whether it was man, beast, or something else entirely, we still have little explanation for the Santa Isabel Entity.MUSIC Tracks used by kind permission of Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0Tracks used by kind permission of CO.AG Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 committed suicide, but her six-year history of receiving threatening phone calls and being the victim of abusive stalking leaves us asking: who killed Cindy James?Story Two – The Body in Boiler Stack NineAs it becomes more difficult for us to make our way through life without leaving behind a trail of physical and digital footprints, it has in turn become far easier for law enforcement agencies to trace the victims of fatal crimes. And yet, instances persist where human remains are discovered, which are frustratingly never identified. In this story, we examine just such an instance; that of the body found in boiler stack nine.MUSIC Tracks used by kind permission of Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0Tracks used by kind permission of CO.AG Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Story One – The Ghost of UB-65It 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 location. But what happens when that location is a mobile instrument of war, capable of travelling halfway around the world?Story Two – The Nameless Horror of Berkley SquareThe affluent London borough of Mayfair has long been associated with grand hotels and gourmet restaurants. But hidden amongst the art galleries and internationalembassies sits an innocuous Georgian property that was once known as one of London’s most haunted houses. What was the nameless horror of Berkeley Square?MUSIC Tracks used by kind permission of Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0Tracks used by kind permission of CO.AG Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices