Believing the Bizarre: Paranormal Conspiracies & Myths

Known as one of the most famous alien abduction stories, this encounter follows Charlie and Calvin as a simple fishing trip turns into a crazy and life-changing night. And while you may think the story is over after the initial UFO abduction, it is truly just the beginning. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

While Edgar Allan Poe’s life has been significantly documented, his death is up for debate. Was alcohol the main culprit? Did he have dormant rabies? Or was he killed? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It is that time again...Listener Submission Time! This story from Collin takes us to, ironically, Fort Collins, Colorado. Collin is moving into a new home with some friends, but that’s not that all has changed. While working out one morning, he witnesses a shadowy entity floating and staring directly at him. He seems to have bonded with a Wraith - a negative entity that has been known to suck the energy and happiness from those it attaches to. Sort of like a spiritual leech. What can Collin do about this? Listen to find out! Support Believing the Bizarre and get tons of extra content by joining our Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/believingthebizarre For updates and extra content, follow Believing the Bizarre on social media: https://www.instagram.com/believingthebizarre/ https://www.facebook.com/believingthebizarre/  You can rep Believing the Bizarre and buy some unique merch here: https://believing-the-bizarre.creator-spring.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We travel far East to Japan and discuss a couple of Charlie’s favorite Japanese urban legends - The Aka Manto and Kuchisake-onna, also known as the Slit-Mouthed Woman. One of these entities invades your personal space in public restrooms and the other wears a face mask to cover a terrifying facial wound and asks you a very dangerous question. But, what do Tyler and Charlie make of these urban legends? Listen now to find out. Support Believing the Bizarre and get tons of extra content by joining our Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/believingthebizarre For updates and extra content, follow Believing the Bizarre on social media: https://www.instagram.com/believingthebizarre/ https://www.facebook.com/believingthebizarre/  You can rep Believing the Bizarre and buy some unique merch here: https://believing-the-bizarre.creator-spring.com/ This week’s graphic is based around the following photography account: https://www.instagram.com/_naoyuki_/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to this Bonus Episode of Believing the Bizarre! If you'd like to join our Patreon for additional monthly content click here: https://www.patreon.com/believingthebizarre  For those that aren’t familiar, Patreon is a support-driven platform for creators to post extra content (episodes, segments, merchandise, videos, behind the scenes, etc) for a monthly subscription fee. Link in our bio to subscribe today! We will be offering 3 tiers that are as follows: $2 Tier - The Abducted -Shout out on the podcast -Phone wallpapers -Intro/Outro theme music downloadable ringtones (for iPhone and Android) -Polling/Engagement opportunities $5 Tier - Bizarros -EVERYTHING from The Abducted Tier -Free sticker -Episode related quiz (first week of every month) -Do You Believe the Bizarre? Segments (second week of every month) -Listener Submission Interviews (third week of every month) -Monthly Social Media Discussion Episodes - pulled directly from our Monday social media posts and YOUR comments (fourth week of every month) $10 Tier - The Dead-icated -EVERYTHING from The Abducted and Bizarros Tiers -Exclusive Patreon-only T-shirt -Bi-annual merchandise unique to Patreon (every January and July) -Horror/Paranormal Fiction Short Story Theatrical Readings (third week of every month) -Previous Episode Directors Cut - Video and Audio (first week of every month) -Monthly Google Q+A with Tyler and Charlie (second week of every month) Our Patreon Goals include: 50 - The first 50* patrons will receive a handwritten postcard from Tyler and Charlie 75 - We will get an Audio Library subscription for better sound effects and music in episodes 200 - Charlie will get a Believing the Bizarre tattoo!   Slaughterhouse Canyon is an Urban Legend native to Arizona. It's a short tale, but it tells of tragedy during the gold rush and a poor mother slowly losing her sanity. For updates and extra content, follow Believing the Bizarre on social media: https://www.instagram.com/believingthebizarre/ https://www.facebook.com/believingthebizarre/  You can rep Believing the Bizarre and buy some unique merch here: https://believing-the-bizarre.myteespring.co/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

When you wake up, frozen in bed and unable to move and you feel a dark presence nearby slowly choking you and constricting your body, is it the Old Hag or simply an experience of Sleep Paralysis? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It’s listener submission time again! This week we head to Oklahoma and discuss a potential attachment. It starts Stephen King-style with a group of friends heading into a sewer drain and finding a hanging, disturbing doll head. And it only gets creepier from there! Listen now.   To pick up the Conspiracy Trivia Game by Neddy Games click here: https://shopneddy.com/products/conspiracy-theory-trivia-board-game?ref=cqotryh4l4   Remember to use the code: BTB10 for 10% OFF your order.   Remember, if you want YOUR personal paranormal experience told on the podcast, submit your encounter here: https://believingthebizarre.com/submit-your-paranormal-experience/ For updates and extra content, follow Believing the Bizarre on social media: https://www.instagram.com/believingthebizarre/ https://www.facebook.com/believingthebizarre/  You can rep Believing the Bizarre and buy some unique merch here: https://believing-the-bizarre.myteespring.co/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Folks report hearing a knock at their door late and night and open it to find two small, eerie children. They always ask for a favor, or sometimes to come inside. It’s easy to slip into a trance until you notice their eyes are pitch black. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Bonus Quiz! We had plans to release a whole bunch of additional content this month (ahem...Patreon), but due to a few circumstances, we have to hold off until next month. However, we already recorded this quiz and didn't want it to go to waste. So, check out our Black Knight Satellite Quiz! For updates and extra content, follow Believing the Bizarre on social media: https://www.instagram.com/believingthebizarre/ https://www.facebook.com/believingthebizarre/  You can rep Believing the Bizarre and buy some unique merch here: https://believing-the-bizarre.myteespring.co/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

There is a small, undiscovered black object that is orbiting Earth and no one seems to know what it is or why it is there. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices