The mystery of the Loch Ness Monster is far from settled. This episode dives deep into the legends and firsthand accounts of strange beings not only in Loch Ness but in surrounding bodies of water—creatures described as black-skinned beasts, spectral water horses, and other mythic entities that seem deeply tied to the land itself. Are these guardians of the landscape? Spirits of place? We revisit the curious investigations of Ted Holiday, whose search for the monster led him into a tangled web of high strangeness and encounters with dark, paranormal forces.
Then, for our Plus+ members, we follow the remarkable journey of T.C. Lethbridge and his evolving research into the hidden energies of the Earth. After a powerful induction experience, Lethbridge claimed to glimpse what lies behind the veil—an invisible world that shapes ghost sightings, psychic phenomena, and even physical boundaries. His exploration of a haunted landscape led him to an invisible force field that defied logic and deepened the mystery of what truly haunts our world.
Loch Ness Monster: Nessie spotters not swayed by postcard depictions, says Scots university
Loch Ness: Well known misinformation, little known truths
Significance of the Loch Ness “monsters” (Nessies) --- Some morals of the story
The case for the Loch Ness ''Monster'': The scientific evidence
Tim Dinsdale. Loch Ness.
The Enigma of Loch Ness: Making Sense of a Mystery
Serpents of the Sky, Dragons of the Earth
The Goblin Universe
The dragon and the disc: An investigation into the totally fantastic
Glen County Galway
Ballynahinch Castle
Dragons West of Loch Ness: Tales of dragons roaming the hills and forests near Scotland's infamous loch
Nessie! : Exploring the Supernatural Origins of the Loch Ness Monster
The essential T. C. Lethbridge
T C Lethbridge: The Man Who Saw the Future
The Haunted Universe by D. Scott Rogo
Straight Track, Crooked Road: Ley's, Spirit Paths and Shamanism
Ghost and Ghoul - An Archaeologist's Account of His Personal Experiences with the Supernatural
Extrasensory Perception: Beyond Time and Distance
Ghosts and the Weird World of the Stone Tape Theory
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34.03 - MU Podcast - Treading the Infinite
In this episode, we dive into the radical theories of parapsychologist D. Scott Rogo, who suggested that many hauntings, abductions, and even poltergeist phenomena might not come from outside forces, but from within ourselves. Could we be unknowingly manifesting our own paranormal experiences? And what if some forms of mental illness or multiple personality disorder are actually cases of spirit obsession or full-blown possession?
We also journey through the hidden chambers and forbidden tunnels of a world-famous institution, where ancient relics and human remains seem to stir with unrest. Staff and psychics alike report ghostly voices, locked doors opening on their own, and encounters with entities that cling to artifacts like shadows. Are these echoes of colonial violence, or the spirits of the dead refusing to be forgotten?
The Haunted Universe
Minds and Motion: The Riddle of Psychokinesis
Phone Calls from the Dead
The Infinite Boundary: Spirit Possession, Madness and Multiple Personality
Exploring Psychic Phenomena
Our Haunted Planet
Life After Death: Problems of the Future Life and Its Nature
James H. Hyslop
Ghosts of the British Museum: A True Story of Colonial Loot and Restless Objects
The British Museum
The 20th anniversary of the Great Court
Kunstkammer Wien: der Schiffsautomat
The Royal Burial Ground at Sutton Hoo
The Anglo-Saxon ship burial at Sutton Hoo
British Museum
Kozo, the double-headed dog
British Museum finds 268 more missing artefacts
The Queen of the Night
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34.02 - MU Podcast - Underground Hybrid Vault
Eric Nanstiel lived an ordinary life as a graphic designer and single father. But buried beneath that normalcy were decades of terrifying experiences: glowing orbs emerging from closets, unexplained blackouts, and chilling encounters with beings that defy explanation. When his memories resurfaced they revealed a disturbing truth: a life entangled with non-human entities conducting invasive experiments, extracting genetic material, and showing him children he never knew he fathered. Who are they? Why do they hide underground? And what is their endgame for humanity?
For our Plus+ members, we descend into the eerie folklore of Latin America, where tales of phantom black dogs and flying humanoid canines erupt from the shadows. Are they mythical guardians or manifestations linked to deeper, hidden forces? We explore their strange overlap with UFO encounters and uncover new threads in the global tapestry of high strangeness.
Angst in the Shadows: A True Story of Alien Abductions
About Erik Nanstiel
Dog With A Human Face
32.08 - MU Podcast - Spirit Impostors
Beware of the Sinister, Phantom Black Dog
More on the Mystery of Phantom Black Dogs
Phantom black dogs in Latin America
Dogs, devils, and demons: Lore and legend of the dog
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34.01 - MU Podcast - Cursed Exposure
Photography and the paranormal have always shared a strange chemistry—an eerie interplay of light, shadow, and the unknown. In our Season 34 opener, we venture deep into chilling accounts of cursed cameras that seem to bring death with every click, psychic photo séances where the dead imprint themselves onto film, and long-forgotten experiments suggesting photography may capture echoes of the past… or even the soul. From haunted Polaroids to Russian scientists claiming to photograph time itself, we unravel the unsettling history of spirit photography—and how it continues to haunt the present.
Then in our Plus+ extension, we follow the trail into the neuroscience of DMT, exploring a controversial theory: have alien intelligences hijacked the molecule? With insights from Andrew Gallimore’s new book 'Death by Astonishment', we confront disturbing accounts of malevolent entities intercepting psychonauts, twisting ancient rituals into interdimensional traps. Could the veil be weaponized?
All that and more in this new season’s unnerving opener.
Russian Scientist Invents Camera To Take Ghost Photos
Collection of unique photographs includes pictures of dinosaurs, WWII soldiers
Photographing the past - a surprising discovery in the scientific world
Forgotten Experiments
Bizarre Cases of the Men in Black Caught on Film
The Problems of Taking Pictures of Monsters
The Mothman Prophecies
Fate October 1956
Fate Magazine January 1954
The Strange Saga of the “Phantom Photographers”
Modernity fears new fascist analogue film camera – ‘Pentax 17’
Ted Serios
The Story Of The Chronovisor
Human Photonic
Death by Astonishment: Confronting the Mystery of the World's Strangest Drug
Building Alien Worlds
Reality Switch Technologies
Alien Information Theory
Andrew R. Gallimore Substack
Shamans in the Amazon
This camera turns your photos into frames from a movie
Pentax 17
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33.22 - MU Podcast - The Orphan Tulpa
What if one of the most iconic characters in pop culture wasn’t just a fictional hero, but a living archetype, an entity with its own will, forged in the minds of millions and fed by the imagination of its creators?
Legendary comic book writer Alvin Schwartz thought his time with Superman was long over. But when a mysterious seven-foot-tall monk appeared at his doorstep claiming to be a tulpa, Schwartz was thrown into a mind-bending journey through the strange borderlands of reality and fiction. The monk, calling himself Thongden, insisted he was real… and fading. And he needed Schwartz to keep him alive.
In this season finale, we explore the metaphysical memoir An Unlikely Prophet, uncovering Schwartz’s hidden memories of psychic events, spontaneous channeling, and paranormal influences that began the moment he took on the mantle of Superman’s writer. We hear bizarre tales of supernatural inspiration involving Jackson Pollock, mystic paintings of Hindu deities, and even a Hawaiian shaman who claims Tulpa Superman once saved the islands from volcanic doom.
Then for our Plus+ members, we dive into the chilling Soviet archives of anomalous underwater encounters—where submariners report collisions with invisible crafts, stone spheres ramming hulls, and USOs that defy radar and reason. We follow the trail of Russian researcher Mikhail Gerstein into lakes and oceans where strange entities dwell beneath the surface, including terrifying run-ins from elite “hydronauts” who may have seen things no one was meant to survive.
An Unlikely Prophet: A Metaphysical Memoir by the Legendary Writer of Superman and Batman
Alvin Schwartz (comics)
Fourth Wall Phantoms: Reflections on the Paranormal, Narrative, and Fictions Becoming Fact
Walter Evans-Wentz
Everett J. Nelson
Paranormal Research Channel
The Soviet Ufo Files: Paranormal Encounters Behind the Iron Curtain
UFO Research in the Former Soviet Union
Kikhpinych Volcano
Industrial Facility
Bay of Finland Encounter
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