Cryptid Campfire

We return to the Campfire with more spooky stories, this time harkening back to one of our early episodes. We share some of our spooky experiences as well as those from around the interwebs!

Eli sits down with Ben Walgate of 401 Files YouTube Channel. Ben is a extra terrestrial, paranormal and cryptid researcher who has established a name for himself through his successful YouTube Channel where he shares his enthusiasm and knowledge of the subject.

We've teased it, we've squeezed it and we finally appeased it! The Glitches in the Matrix has finally arrived. Alex, Jasmine and Eli share some of the strangest stories from the internet and their personal lives about cases of possible glitches that happened IN REAL LIFE! So strap in, stay in and get ready for a wild ride that'll leave you scratching your head!

Eli gets to sit down the with Cryptid Bartender: Harley Sweat! They discuss everything from cocktails to Bigfoot and nearly everything in between. So gather around the Campfire this week for a very special interview a long time coming!

In our finale to the Spooktober series Eli, Jasmine and Alex all cover three different topics that are sure to terrify you! Everything from Japanese ghosts, to creepy historical doppelgangers to the evil nun, Valak, everything is covered!

Gremlins, you know them as mischievous trouble makers, but where did the legend arise from? The answer is surprising! Plus, you may even find out about some real life sightings of gremlins, including one from the great Charles Lindbergh!

Does a small 4 mile stretch of road in Wisconsin serve as home to a werewolf like beast? Could it be, as some witnesses say, a creature of hell summoned through some unholy ritual? We discuss it all in this week's Spooktober episode!

Eli sits down with author and cryptozoology fanatic, DA Roberts. He's written over a dozen books on cryptids and the paranormal. They have a discussion about literature, horror and their favorite authors!

BRAINZ! Hope all the fans of the Campfire are enjoying the Spooktober! This week we have another undead nightmare for you, Zombies! Everything from real life zombie diseases, to the George Romero flick's are discussed this week around the Campfire!

Eli is no longer solo camping! Alex joins in and tackles the mysteries of the Mummies in this week's Tall Tale! Everything from King Tut's tomb to Buddhist self mummification, from Boris Karloff to Tom Cruise and everything in between is discussed and more! Hope you all enjoy this episode!

In the thrilling first episode of Spooktober, the trio covers the undead horrors of the night: VAMPIRES! We hope you're scared by it, perhaps even horrified by it. Somewhere between losing your mind and the sleepless nights that shall inevitably ensue, we hope you find enjoyment. And if you find yourself within the confines of this monster episode, well, we warned you.

In the sequel to the Future of Champ episode, Eli Watson, Aleks Petakov and Karac St. Laurent discuss their squatchy encounters throughout the United States, while also having a spooky encounter while recording the episode. Its the perfect way to kick off Spooktober! As an update, the strange smell that we describe during the episode is believed to have come from a dead porcupine that we found a little off the path in the morning. Because it was so dark when we arrived we didn't see and had no idea what was creating the smell. As an extra bonus, check our website to find the link to the strange noises Petakov recorded in this exact spot!

Eli, Jasmine and Alex meet up to discuss something a little different this time, mythology! While not necessarily cryptozoological, we discuss the similarities between three different cultures' nine tailed fox mythology. Its fun, its interesting and we had a blast making it, hope you have you fun listening to it!

The oceans are vast and unexplored and if one is lucky they may catch a glimpse of something no one ever will again. Amidst the backdrop of one of the most historically important expeditions, is the sighting of Stellar's Sea Ape. Due to his untimely death, this enigma has remained with us to this day, as an unexplained and unsolvable sighting.

In the very first Cryptid Campfire around an actual campfire, Eli sits down with Karac St. Laurent and Aleksandar Petakov to discuss Chasing Legends, Release the Bodette Film and the future of Champ research. This episode was a lot of fun to record and I hope I can continue to record more episodes in front of an actual fire in the future. I hope you all enjoy this episode as much as I had fun making it!

This week Eli, Jasmine and Alex take a little trip down to the bayous of New Orleans to look into the history of the mystery of a werewolf creature. In Cajun folklore, the Rougarou is a curse that one inflicts on themselves if one does not follow Lent for 7 consecutive years. Join us around the Campfire as we discuss this sinning cynic of a cryptid!

Eli ventures into the woods of Kinderhook New York, by himself, alone, to face off with the incredibly terrifying Kinderhook Blob! This shapeless entity was the haunt back in the 60s but today it is nothing more than another cryptid to be defeated by Eli Watson!116. Tall Tales #17 Kinderhook Blob

In a return to form, the Campfire Crew visits Ireland to discuss the King of all Lakes and Father of all Otters. That's right you guessed it: The Dobhar-Chu! This cryptid is said to lurk in the lakes of Ireland, seeking out human flesh to satiate its insatiable bloodlust! Join us around the Campfire to hear all the spooky tales this one has in store!

Ryan Cavalline is a director from Pennsylvania who has worked on a plethora of films, including the newly released Mountain Devil 2 which is available on Amazon Prime. Mountain Devil 2 follows the investigation into the identity of anonymous author, Jan Klement, who published a book titled The Creature: Personal Experiences with Bigfoot in 1976.

Joining the Campfire this week is Emily, creator of the website, podcast, blog and online store known as the Forest Fleur. She shares her unique perspective on the Sasquatch creatures as well as discussing her eco friendly products that she sells online.

The Mogollon Monster is a Sasquatch like creature from Arizona. Said to be incredibly violent and territorial this creature lives up to the monster name. Although sightings of this creature are few and far between, that does not mean the stories aren't hair raising. Join Eli this week as he takes you on yet another solo expedition to discuss the legend of the Mogollon Monster!

Joining the Campfire this week is Jason Hewlett, a paranormal investigator and filmmaker based in British Columbia. We talk about his new series We Want to Believe, part of the JoBlo Horror YouTube Channel. It is an unhollywood approach to investigation, entertaining as all get out and definitely worth a watch!

Eli gets a chance to sit down with filmmaker and cryptid enthusiast Seth Breedlove to discuss his production company Small Town Monsters. Join us around the campfire as we chat about cryptids, movies and more movies. If you all like this episode share it with your friends and subscribe!

Eli goes solo for the first time for a short camping trip to Northern Alabama to discuss the White Thang. Yup. Not a typo. This albino sasquatch like creature has been reported as far back as the early 1900s and is still seen today. Hope you all enjoy this episode. I know its something different, but I figured I'd give it a try. Have a good day ya'll!

After finishing up the Champ series, the Campfire sits down to talk about some of their favorite summer memories of yesteryear. After this episode we will be taking a break for at least a week or longer, so stay tuned for the when the next episodes will be out!

We finish off our two parter on the most famous Creepypasta of all time: Slenderman! Warning to those out there, this episode we discuss the very real and tragic events of attempted murder, arson and other crimes committed in the name of Slenderman. It is not what we usually cover on the show, but we still hope you enjoy the episode.

Summer of Champ continues with the grande finale that is Champ Part 2! We cover everything from what happened after the Sandra Mansi photo to present day research and everything in between! It'll make you laugh, it'll make you cry but in the end you'll sing I want Champ to be alive! In all seriousness, we hope you enjoy!

This month's Cryptid Cinema Club is Southern Fried Bigfoot! This is an absolute blast to watch. A relic of early 2000s independent cinema, it focuses on a topic of Bigfootology that is often not explored, the southern Bigfoot. The film quickly dispels the rumor that Bigfoot is only in the Pacific Northwest and over the course of an hour, through interviews with eyewitnesses, experts and skeptics alike it shows that Bigfoot is everywhere.

This week the Campfire gets to sit down with Champ Researcher Katy Elizabeth to discuss her research methods, her theories on Champ and her upcoming book! Its an absolute blast so grab a chair, make your s'mores and gather around the Campfire for another delightful interview.

That's right folks, we cover the most popular urban legend of our generation. This week we discuss how the Slender Man came into existence, who started it, what some interesting tidbits of the lore are and more!

This week the Campfire hosts special guest, Scott Mardis, long time Cryptozoologist and Champ Researcher. Scott has been researching Champ for 27 years and has appeared on MonsterQuest, On the Trail of Champ and now Cryptid Campfire! So grab a seat and join us around the Campfire and we talk about Champ.

We're kicking off a new series all about Champ! This week we examine the history of Champ from its first reported sighting to the Mansi photograph and the drama that ensued as a result. So come along with us for a fun summer ride as we explore the fun of the Lake Champlain monster!

We celebrate 100 episodes of Cryptid Campfire. This is a wild milestone for us and we're so happy to continue bringing you content. On top of that, we wrap our current Tome with an all brawl to the death, guts and all, in the Cryptid Coliseum, full of battles suggested by the fans! So gather around the Campfire as we hurrah for 100 episodes and hurrah for the fictional violence!

This week we gather in for a special episode that discusses another possible Lazarus Taxon, the Smilodon. From Africa to the Americas, sabertooth cats are being reported all over the globe, but what are these fanged felines really? A remnant of a more primal world or simple misidentifications?

This week the crew dives deep into the mystery of the Ozark Howler. From small wolf like animal to large sasquatch monstrosity, we examine the history from Daniel Boone to Loren Coleman. Fun fact for you all. This episode was actually recorded way back when the Quarantine first started hence the lower quality of the audio. But it still has good info in it and thought you all should have it. Hopefully you all enjoy!

This week the Chupacabra returns and he is scarier and more blood thirsty than ever. If you want to hear about some cool chupacabra stories, as well as possible native american folklore surrounding the chupacabra, this is the episode for you! We're not playing any phony baloney games here!

Thank you to Creepy Camper Amontillado for suggesting this episode and hooking us up with some information. This week we're covering Britain's favorite naughty boi, Spring Heeled Jack. Spooky as he may be the real spooky part about him is the way he handles women! Find out all about it in this week's Tall Tales!

The Campfire visits Hemlock Grove of Pennsylvania, home of the infamous, wailing creature the SQUONK! Yes, this modified pig creature does not go oink oink but rather squonk squonk squonk. Gather around the campfire to hear us share the dumbfounding tale of perhaps mother nature's saddest creature.

This week the Campfire is able to sit down with fellow podcast, Super Hero Stuff You Should Know, to talk about cryptids and monsters and their presence in the popular culture. We cover everything from Tremors to The Mummy with Tom Cruise, so join us around the Campfire and share a laugh!

Eli and Alex sit down with Nash Hoover and Aleks Petakov to talk about Chasing Legends, an investigative paranormal docuseries in the vein of Destination Truth, hosted by Nash Hoover. The Kickstarter for Season 1 goes live on May 26, click the link below to back the project! https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/chasinglegendstv/chasing-legends-season-one

Welcome to the first episode of a new Patreon exclusive series known as Cryptid Cinema Club! We're so happy to announce that once a month we'll be taking a look at a Cryptid film, watching it and discussing it. This month we're taking a deep dive into The Legend of Boggy Creek, the first sasquatch documentary/movie ever made!!! Maybe. Be sure to check out the Fortean Rewatch on our blog, the post will be out on Monday!

The Campfire heads over to Japan this week to attempt to find the worlds chubbiest snake, the Tsuchinoko! This double jumping mystery dwells in the mountains of Japan and has a liking to liquor, come gather around the campfire to hear about the other wild things this snake does!

Cryptid Campfire tackles the crystal skulls in this week's Tall Tale! Are there 13 mystical skulls that when united are able to usher in a new age of enlightenment? Or is it all a bunch of pishi caca? Gather around the Campfire to find out!

This week the Campfire takes a trip down under and we visit the land of Drop Bears! What are these vicious koala monsters that plummet onto non Australians? We find out in this next exciting episode of Cryptid Campfire!

This week the Campfire packs a spooky lasagna for dinner and its name is the RAKE! That's right, we begin our deep dive into the spookier world of the paranormal with the Rake, the creepiest pasta of them all!

This week the Campfire takes a deep dive into the Thylacine otherwise known as the Tasmanian Tiger. This creature has been sighted numerous times since its supposed extinction date, leading many people to believe that there is a small population still alive somewhere in Tasmania.

In our first Fireside Chats episode we talk to Tobias Wayland and Adam Benedict about The Mothman Prophecies, our favorite movie monsters and Bigfoot's greatest fear, John Lithgow!

This week the Campfire visits Maryland to talk about an American Dragon named the Snallygaster! When did this creature from the Old world traverse to the New world, does it have anything to do with ice cream and moonshine? Gather around the campfire to find out!

This week the Campfire sits down with fortean researcher and author, Adam Benedict of the Pine Barrens Institute. We chat a little bit about his research methods, his five favorite monsters and his own personal cryptid sighting.

Today the Campfire visits Lake Tahoe and discusses some of the mysteries surrounding the lake involving Native Americans, gangsters and French oceanographers. And of course we talk about the local lake monster, Tessie!