Tag: Mysterious
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Ep 237: Time Life Mysteries of the Unknown
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Flora is joined by Ryan from Rumor Flies and Brent from Hysteria 51 to discuss the classic Time Life book series Mysteries of the Unknown. A 33-book set detailing all kinds of Forteana and weird topics, Time Life’s Mysteries of the Unknown introduced high strangeness to countless individuals around the world. The boys get together…
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Miss Cryptid 2019 Week 2
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Three new contestants (dis)grace the stage for Week 2 of the 2019 Miss Cryptid Contest! This week on Miss Cryptid we continent hop to search for the Specter Moose of Maine, Australia’s Yara Ma Yha Who, and England’s Bat Beast of Kent. It’s quite a menagerie of monsters in store for you! From quite possible…
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Ep 212: Mirrored Men with Monsters Among Us
Flora welcomes back Derek Hayes from the Monsters Among Us podcast to discuss the high strangeness of Mirrored Men. A truly bizarre and recent phenomenon, Mirrored Men are strange men in odd locations who witnesses say move in synchronization and possibly cause missing time. Derek has fielded several calls of encounters with them, but is…
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Ep 203: The Eilean Mor Lighthouse Mystery
The fire is out, the clocks have stopped, and dread surrounds the empty interior of the Eilean Mor Lighthouse and a mystery that has persisted for over a hundred years. A desolate, weather-beaten island west of Scotland is the setting for the Eilean Mor Lighthouse mystery, where 3 men met their fate in 1900. Problem…
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Ep 197: Who Put Bella in the Wych Elm
Blurry Photober continues with a modern maybe murder mystery that begs the question – who put Bella in the Wych Elm? A mysterious skeleton in a hollow tree kicked off an investigation in 1943, but the mystery deepened with the appearance of graffiti reading “who put Bella in the Wych Elm.” Join David and Dave…
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Ep 180: Polybius
Join David and Dave for a nostalgic trip to the golden era of arcade games as they discuss the urban legend of Polybius! An arcade game with a dastardly reputation, Polybius is infamous for all manner of conspiracies – but did it even exist? The boys spend a while reminiscing about days spent spending quarters in…
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Ep 164: The Murder of Charles Walton
The boys travel to 1945 England to investigate the strange murder of Charles Walton. An unsolved mystery since 1945, the murder of Charles Walton has been attributed to witchcraft, druidry, greed, grims, and anything in between. What happened to a poor old farm laborer from Warwickshire on a cold February day? Rumors swirled about his…
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Ep 162: Haunted Forests
Blurry Photober is upon us once again, and the boys start hot with an episode about Haunted Forests! Few environments are more mysterious and menacing than forests, and the terror is cranked up even more when they’re haunted forests. David and Dave explore the many different weird woodlands around the world in this episode of creepy…
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Ep 161: Black Holes
Get your lab coats on and grab your chalk, Blurry Photos is putting the theory of black holes on the podcast chalkboard! One of the cosmos’ most mysterious and disturbing phenomenons, black holes are powerful points of extreme gravity in spacetime where physics stops playing nice. The boys explore what has been postulated and what…
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Ep 158: The Rendlesham Forest Incident
Fire up the ‘ole starlight scope and grab a torch or two, the Davids are dragging you into the night to experience the Rendlesham Forest Incident. One of the more famous possible close encounters of our time, the Rendlesham Forest Incident was a UFO event witnessed by multiple US Airmen in 1980. With several written statements,…
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Ep 151: The Axeman of New Orleans
Leave the lights on and make sure some jazz is playing, the Axeman of New Orleans is striking Blurry Photos! A horrific true crime account of an early 20th century serial killer, the Axeman of New Orleans terrorized the folks of the Big Easy yet his identity remains a mystery. Flora and Stecco put on detective…
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Episode 146: The Count of Saint Germain
Grab your bedazzlers and elixirs of life, David and Dave are taking a good long look at the Count of Saint Germain! Largely unknown in modern times, the Count of Saint Germain was a mysterious Renaissance man, alchemist, and possible immortal who ran amok in 18th century Europe. Those who met him were charmed and interested…
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Episode 145: Cicada 3301
Forget the thinking caps, grab the whole thinking suit as the boys of Blurry Photos try to crack Cicada 3301! One of the oddest recent mysteries of the Internet Age, Cicada 3301 is the term for a series of incredibly complex cryptographic puzzles that have stumped and intrigued folks for years now. What are these…
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Episode 143: Doppelganger
Blurry Photos are seeing double with an episode all about Doppelganger! Whether ill-omen, sneaky trickster, or neurological side effect, Doppelganger have amazed and terrified people throughout history. What would you do if you saw an exact copy of yourself? And what are these mysterious doubles that cause so much strife? Flora and Stecco take a…
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Episode 140: Hy-Brasil
Season 5 starts with a blurry bang, as the boys get some drinks in ’em and talk about Hy-Brasil! A mysterious island said to appear off the western coast of Ireland, Hy-Brasil is a curious cross between legend and lore. Maps have shown it throughout history, but where did it go? Was it even there?…
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Episode 132: Elisa Lam
The boys of Blurry Photos take on a recent mystery as they examine the odd death of Elisa Lam. Spurred into the limelight by a strange viral video in 2013, the death of Canadian student Elisa Lam captured the world’s attention and scrutiny. What happened to this poor girl at the Cecil Hotel in downtown…
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Episode 131: The Lost Colony of Roanoke
Grab some fresh water and ration the foodstuffs, you’re taking a trip to find the lost colony of Roanoke! Steeped in mystery and dipped in legend, the lost colony of Roanoke is the infamous and unfortunate initial attempt to establish an English settlement in America. Things didn’t go as planned, however, and what followed was a…
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Episode 111: DB Cooper
The Davids are hijacking the airwaves with the help of DB Cooper in this episode! One of very few to hijack a plane and not be caught by the FBI, DB Cooper’s motives, methods, and whereabouts are still a mystery to this day. With the lax security of 1970s airports, a man was able to take over…
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Episode 110: The Georgia Guidestones
Blurry Photos are heading south to check out one of America’s strangest destinations, The Georgia Guidestones. A mysterious monument with a mysterious message and mysterious makings, The Georgia Guidestones is a huge granite creation that inspires awe, fear, and anger in the population. Erected in 1980, the stones have endured vandalism, scrutiny, and all manner…
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Episode 104: The Hinterkaifeck Murders
Season 3 of Blurry Photos closes on a creepy note with an episode all about The Hinterkaifeck Murders. A gruesome, unexplained, and ultimately unhappy incident, The Hinterkaifeck Murders is perhaps Germany’s strangest and most baffling unsolved crimes. Flora and Stecco delve into the weird events that happened on a small German farm in 1922. Who could…
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Episode 96: Dark Matter
David and Dave take on the cosmos and talk about the mysterious subject of dark matter. A modern mystery of galactic proportions, dark matter makes up more of the universe than the matter we’re accustomed to, yet we don’t even know what it is. Numerous observations infer its existence, but what “it” is remains as…
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Episode 95: Derinkuyu
Blurry Photos are going underground for this episode about Derinkuyu! Part of a stunning underground complex in the Cappadocia region of Turkey, Derinkuyu is a whole city carved in caves, but who built it and why? The boys descend into the depths of another great mysterious site and discuss it from the bottom up. Not…
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Episode 89: Siberia’s Valley of Death
Grab your para-fan and saddle the reindeer, Blurry Photos will be taking you to Siberia’s Valley of Death in this one! A remote area of Russian marsh/taiga, this mysterious section of nowhere known as Siberia’s Valley of Death is home to strange and dangerous structures. The Davids discuss the region’s history as well as the…
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Episode 76a: Dreams
All your dreams are coming true in this 2-part episode! Flora and Stecco take a ride into one of science’s greatest mysteries in another podcast mega-installment. A phenomenon that has been part of human experience since humans human’d, dreams are one of the most common experiences we don’t know much about. The Davids scope out…
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Episode 72: Black Knight Satellite
Get your oxygen tank filled and your helmet on, because you’re going to space to track down the mysterious Black Knight Satellite! Flora and Stecco brave the growing cloud of debris and orbiting equipment to see what the fuss is about in this one. Possibly a 13,000 year old device that escapes scrutiny and evades…
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Episode 69: Oak Island
Grab your shovels and galoshes, Blurry Photos are taking you to beautiful and enigmatic Oak Island! A small blob of land just off the coast of Nova Scotia, Oak Island is home to some trees, some rocks, and a crap ton of mystery! For hundreds of years, people have been trying to plumb its depths,…
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Episode 64: Slender Man
Blurry Photos start 2014 out right by discussing the one, the only, Slender Man! An internet phenomenon-turned-urban legend, the Slender Man has transcended its humble origins to become a modern day bogeyman. While his beginnings may be well-documented, the figure of a faceless, relentless, dangerous entity rings true throughout the ages. In this mega episode,…
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Episode 53: Black Eyed Kids
Blurry Photober kicks off in creepy style, as David and Dave open the door to Black Eyed Kids. A disturbing, eerie phenomenon that has been gaining exposure in recent years, Black Eyed Kids, BEKs, or Black Eyed Children are unknown beings hell-bent on getting inside your home for reasons unknown. Adding to the dreadfulness of…
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Episode 52: Nautical Mysteries
Avast, ye swabs – prepare to be boarded by an onslaught of nautical mysteries! The Davids cast off on the high seas and bring you stories of ghost ships, abandoned vessels, and maritime madness. The sea is a vast, unknown realm, the perfect place to house the unexplained. Hear the harrowing nautical tales of some…
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Episode 47: Numbers Stations
Atencion! One interesting show is in the works, as the boys of Blurry Photos talk about Numbers Stations. To say they are puzzling is an understatement, although information about them has come to light in recent years. Three people have been prosecuted since 2003 in connection with them, and the Davids tell you why. For…