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When the CIA declassifies something, it typically gets a lot of attention. In fact, it often seems the act of classifying a document only leads to its contents becoming more well known. That is precisely what happened with an otherwise little talked about book called The Adam and Eve Story, by electrical engineer and UFO researcher Chan Thomas (full name Chauncey Powers Thomas). Welcome back to The Lore Lodge… Subscribe on Patreon to support The Lore Lodge for just $1 per month! https://patreon.com/thelorelodge Get our new signature coffee blend at https://tablowroastingco.com/products/the-lore-lodge-mt-pocono-perk Shop our online retail store, find other content, and buy our partners' products at https://linktr.ee/theaidanmattis Discord: https://discord.gg/233tjGj46z Shop at Target and support The Lore Lodge at https://goto.target.com/lorelodge Shop sustainable products at https://www.gaiaindustrees.com/ using code "LORE" Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCctfIbo24UITlmfJbednOqA/join Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On May 13th, 2008 Brandon Swanson left an end of the semester party in Canby, MN to head home. He was never seen again. But that's not the weirdest part of the story. Somehow, Brandon ended up miles away from where he intended to be, and nobody knows how or why. Welcome back to The Lore Lodge… Subscribe on Patreon to support The Lore Lodge for just $1 per month! https://patreon.com/thelorelodge Get our new signature coffee blend at https://tablowroastingco.com/products/the-lore-lodge-mt-pocono-perk Shop our online retail store, find other content, and buy our partners' products at https://linktr.ee/theaidanmattis Discord: https://discord.gg/233tjGj46z Shop at Target and support The Lore Lodge at https://goto.target.com/lorelodge Shop sustainable products at https://www.gaiaindustrees.com/ using code "LORE" Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCctfIbo24UITlmfJbednOqA/join Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In August of 1958, 10 year old Bobby Bizup went missing while attending Camp St. Malo in the Rocky Mountains. Initially thought to be nothing more than a tragic case of a boy who got lost, later revelations led to a much, much darker story. Welcome back to The Lore Lodge… Subscribe on Patreon to support The Lore Lodge for just $1 per month! https://patreon.com/thelorelodge Get our new signature coffee blend at https://tablowroastingco.com/products/the-lore-lodge-mt-pocono-perk Shop our online retail store, find other content, and buy our partners' products at https://linktr.ee/theaidanmattis Discord: https://discord.gg/233tjGj46z Shop at Target and support The Lore Lodge at https://goto.target.com/lorelodge Shop sustainable products at https://www.gaiaindustrees.com/ using code "LORE" Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCctfIbo24UITlmfJbednOqA/join Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Portlock, Alaska; the Roanoke Colony; the Vinland Settlement. All of these villages were rapidly abandoned at some point in the last millennium. But why? What drives people to leave well stocked, resource rich lands without any record of why they did it? Welcome back to The Lore Lodge… Subscribe on Patreon to support The Lore Lodge for just $1 per month! https://patreon.com/thelorelodge Get our new signature coffee blend at https://tablowroastingco.com/products/the-lore-lodge-mt-pocono-perk Shop our online retail store, find other content, and buy our partners' products at https://linktr.ee/theaidanmattis Discord: https://discord.gg/233tjGj46z Shop at Target and support The Lore Lodge at https://goto.target.com/lorelodge Shop sustainable products at https://www.gaiaindustrees.com/ using code "LORE" Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCctfIbo24UITlmfJbednOqA/join Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

At The Lore Lodge, we're big fans of the unknown. Folkloric creatures, unsolved disappearances, and lost civilizations are what really get us going. As you can imagine, Graham Hancock's Ancient Apocalypse is something we took a keen interest in. In fact, Mattis has been watching Graham since 2019, and largely considers Hancock to be a major reason this channel came into existence. So, we brought in a guy who's made the trending page here on YouTube twice in the last two weeks by debunking Ancient Apocalypse. However, that's not all we're interested in today. The boys will also discuss the concept of "Atlantis" in the sense that there was an ancient civilization washed away in history, as well as the popular (if absurd) theory that there was once a great empire called Tartaria...and that it disappeared like last week. Will Milo be able to convince Aidan that Graham is wrong? Will Aidan manage to persuade Milo into believing in Atlantis? Welcome back to The Lore Lodge... Subscribe on Patreon to support The Lore Lodge for just $1 per month! https://patreon.com/thelorelodge Check out more of our stuff via https://linktr.ee/theaidanmattis Shop our curated storefront at https://amazon.com/shop/aidanmattis Discord: https://discord.gg/233tjGj46z Buy our signature coffee roast at https://tablowroastingco.com/products... Shop sustainable products at https://www.gaiaindustrees.com/ using code "LORE" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We're joined by Ariel of the Swifty Dialogues podcast, a friend of ours who suffers from narcolepsy and has experienced sleep paralysis and the accompanying apparitions feared by so many. He's here to talk in depth about what he's seen and felt, so we can dig into the psychology and feelings behind this phenomenon. Welcome back to The Lore Lodge... Check out Ariel @ the links below: www.swiftydialogues.com @SwiftyDialogues on Twitter @swiftydialogues on Instagram Subscribe on Patreon to support The Lore Lodge for just $1 per month! https://patreon.com/thelorelodge Check out more of our stuff via https://linktr.ee/theaidanmattis Shop our curated storefront at https://amazon.com/shop/aidanmattis Discord: https://discord.gg/233tjGj46z Buy our signature coffee roast at https://tablowroastingco.com/products... Shop sustainable products at https://www.gaiaindustrees.com/ using code "LORE" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The wailing, mournful cry of the Banshee is well known in pop-culture, but there's a lot more to these mysterious beings than meets the eye - including a connection to Missing 411 and various other theories regarding multiple dimensions. Welcome back to The Lore Lodge... Subscribe on Patreon to support The Lore Lodge for just $1 per month! https://patreon.com/thelorelodge Check out more of our stuff via https://linktr.ee/theaidanmattis Shop our curated storefront at https://amazon.com/shop/aidanmattis Discord: https://discord.gg/233tjGj46z Buy our signature coffee roast at https://tablowroastingco.com/products... Shop sustainable products at https://www.gaiaindustrees.com/ using code "LORE" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Rake is an infamous creepypasta from the early days of the internet. Most people who have encountered "The Rake" in media are aware of its origin as a monster story from 4chan and SomethingAwful, but is that all there is to this tale? Descriptions of ghoulish, nightmare creatures who visit us as we sleep are nothing new, so could The Rake be drawing on the existence of something else? And if it is, is that "something else" a product of our own imaginations, or a demonic presence which stalks us at our most vulnerable? Welcome back to The Lore Lodge... Subscribe on Patreon to support The Lore Lodge for just $1 per month! https://patreon.com/thelorelodge Check out more of our stuff via https://linktr.ee/theaidanmattis Shop our curated storefront at https://amazon.com/shop/aidanmattis Discord: https://discord.gg/233tjGj46z Buy our signature coffee roast at https://tablowroastingco.com/products... Shop sustainable products at https://www.gaiaindustrees.com/ using code "LORE" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Bart Schleyer was an apex predator in his own right, so how did the master hunter become a Missing 411 case? From the Montana wilderness, to the Siberia tundra, all the way to the Yukon forests, this is the story of the life and untimely death of Bart Schleyer. Welcome back to The Lore Lodge... Subscribe on Patreon to support The Lore Lodge for just $1 per month! https://patreon.com/thelorelodge Check out more of our stuff via https://linktr.ee/theaidanmattis Shop our curated storefront at https://amazon.com/shop/aidanmattis Discord: https://discord.gg/233tjGj46z Buy our signature coffee roast at https://tablowroastingco.com/products... Shop sustainable products at https://www.gaiaindustrees.com/ using code "LORE" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Missing 411 shares many aspects with True Crime in the content creation space, including some ethical issues. From dubious reporting practices to unfounded claims, many have fallen into the trap of sensationalism - including us. So how do you differentiate fact from fiction in these stories? We discuss the importance of factual reporting and how to balance it with healthy curiosity. Welcome back to The Lore Lodge... Subscribe on Patreon to support The Lore Lodge for just $1 per month! https://patreon.com/thelorelodge Check out more of our stuff via https://linktr.ee/theaidanmattis Shop our curated storefront at https://amazon.com/shop/aidanmattis Discord: https://discord.gg/233tjGj46z Buy our signature coffee roast at https://tablowroastingco.com/products... Shop sustainable products at https://www.gaiaindustrees.com/ using code "LORE" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

History Daddy joins The Lore Lodge crew to discuss the best known of the cryptids: Sasquatch. If you're from North America, you probably have heard of Bigfoot. Statistically, about 1 in 10 people watching this video believe he's real. But is there evidence? Well...yes, actually. In 1972, Ron Morehead and Al Berry captured a series of strange vocalizations while camping high in the Sierra Nevada Mountain Range. Their description, and the analysis performed at the University of Wyoming, suggest some things that match Native folklore about the "Sasq'ets", a race of large, hairy, violent creatures of disputed humanity which dwell in extensive cave systems deep in the forests. Today, we're talking about it. Welcome back to The Lore Lodge... Follow @HistoryDaddy Subscribe on Patreon to support The Lore Lodge for just $1 per month! https://patreon.com/thelorelodge Check out more of our stuff via https://linktr.ee/theaidanmattis Shop our curated storefront at https://amazon.com/shop/aidanmattis Discord: https://discord.gg/233tjGj46z Buy our signature coffee roast at https://tablowroastingco.com/products... Shop sustainable products at https://www.gaiaindustrees.com/ using code "LORE" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Isaiah Harris, or Isaiah_Harris_333 on TikTok, claims to have come across a Wendigo in the wilderness of Wyoming. We brought him on to discuss. Do you think he's telling the truth? Welcome back to The Lore Lodge Subscribe on Patreon to support The Lore Lodge for just $1 per month! https://patreon.com/thelorelodge Check out more of our stuff via https://linktr.ee/theaidanmattis Shop our curated storefront at https://amazon.com/shop/aidanmattis Discord: https://discord.gg/233tjGj46z Buy our signature coffee roast at https://tablowroastingco.com/products... Shop at Target and support The Lore Lodge at https://goto.target.com/lorelodge Shop sustainable products at https://www.gaiaindustrees.com/ using code "LORE" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The story of The Boy in the Box, also known as America's Unknown Child, is not a happy one. For 65 years the identity of that child found on a cold and rainy February morning in the Fox Chase neighborhood of Philadelphia remained a mystery. In December of 2022, his identity was finally released to the public. A good measure of closure, to be sure, but a question remains unanswered: with the knowledge that this was a homicide, who was the culprit? Welcome back to The Lore Lodge... Subscribe on Patreon to support The Lore Lodge for just $1 per month! https://patreon.com/thelorelodge Check out more of our stuff via https://linktr.ee/theaidanmattis Shop our curated storefront at https://amazon.com/shop/aidanmattis Discord: https://discord.gg/233tjGj46z Buy our signature coffee roast at https://tablowroastingco.com/products... Shop at Target and support The Lore Lodge at https://goto.target.com/lorelodge Shop sustainable products at https://www.gaiaindustrees.com/ using code "LORE" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Half a million people go missing in the United States each year. Approximately 1% of them are indigenous women, but that small percentage obscures a dark truth: Native American women are less likely to be found, more likely to be victims of interracial crime, and they are less likely to see justice due to a litany of jurisdictional and social issues. Their disappearances and deaths are referred to as the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, or MMIW for short. Welcome back to The Lore Lodge... To help out with the problem of MMIW, consider writing to your congressional representative, donating to an organization that supports Native Women, or spreading word about the situation. The links below may help! It is possible that you may see political stances you disagree with on some of these sites. Remember that keeping one another safe from physical harm is more important than any simple political disagreement. https://mmiwusa.org/ https://www.justice.gov/tribal/mmip https://action.lakotalaw.org/action/mmiw-2022 https://www.nativehope.org/missing-and-murdered-indigenous-women-mmiw https://www.niwrc.org/restoration-magazine/june-2020/mmiw-understanding-missing-and-murdered-indigenous-women-crisis https://www.nativewomenswilderness.org/mmiw Subscribe on Patreon to support The Lore Lodge for just $1 per month! https://patreon.com/thelorelodge Check out more of our stuff via https://linktr.ee/theaidanmattis Shop our curated storefront at https://amazon.com/shop/aidanmattis Discord: https://discord.gg/233tjGj46z Buy our signature coffee roast at https://tablowroastingco.com/products... Shop at Target and support The Lore Lodge at https://goto.target.com/lorelodge Shop sustainable products at https://www.gaiaindustrees.com/ using code "LORE" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We saw Devotion and felt we had to discuss. Welcome back to The Lore Lodge... Subscribe on Patreon to support The Lore Lodge for just $1 per month! https://patreon.com/thelorelodge Check out more of our stuff via https://linktr.ee/theaidanmattis Shop our curated storefront at https://amazon.com/shop/aidanmattis Discord: https://discord.gg/233tjGj46z Buy our signature coffee roast at https://tablowroastingco.com/products... Shop at Target and support The Lore Lodge at https://goto.target.com/lorelodge Shop sustainable products at https://www.gaiaindustrees.com/ using code "LORE" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On November 10th, 2014, Kenny Veach set off into the Mojave Desert to prove the existence of what would become known as "the M cave." Though he'd made this trek at least twice before, and once on camera, he was still uncertain of the exact location of his destination. Unfortunately, he would never return from his trip. Welcome back to The Lore Lodge... Subscribe on Patreon to support The Lore Lodge for just $1 per month! https://patreon.com/thelorelodge Check out more of our stuff via https://linktr.ee/theaidanmattis Shop our curated storefront at https://amazon.com/shop/aidanmattis Discord: https://discord.gg/233tjGj46z Buy our signature coffee roast at https://tablowroastingco.com/products... Shop at Target and support The Lore Lodge at https://goto.target.com/lorelodge Shop sustainable products at https://www.gaiaindustrees.com/ using code "LORE" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Do the curious cases of disappearances in the National Parks and the multi-century reporting of strange creatures within the depths of our wilderness have a common culprit? And, if so, what might be their origin? Welcome back to The Lore Lodge... Subscribe on Patreon to support The Lore Lodge for just $1 per month! https://patreon.com/thelorelodge Check out more of our stuff via https://linktr.ee/theaidanmattis Shop our curated storefront at https://amazon.com/shop/aidanmattis Discord: https://discord.gg/233tjGj46z Buy our signature coffee roast at https://tablowroastingco.com/products... Shop at Target and support The Lore Lodge at https://goto.target.com/lorelodge Shop sustainable products at https://www.gaiaindustrees.com/ using code "LORE" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In the 5th Century BC, Plato wrote down the story of a mythical ancient kingdom known as "Atlantis". Long considered to be nothing more than a fable about hubris, recent evidence suggests there may be more than a little truth to this story. Welcome back to The Lore Lodge... Subscribe on Patreon to support The Lore Lodge for just $1 per month! https://patreon.com/thelorelodge Check out more of our stuff via https://linktr.ee/theaidanmattis Shop our curated storefront at https://amazon.com/shop/aidanmattis Discord: https://discord.gg/233tjGj46z Buy our signature coffee roast at https://tablowroastingco.com/products... Shop at Target and support The Lore Lodge at https://goto.target.com/lorelodge Shop sustainable products at https://www.gaiaindustrees.com/ using code "LORE" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In the 5th Century BC, Plato wrote down the story of a mythical ancient kingdom known as "Atlantis". Long considered to be nothing more than a fable about hubris, recent evidence suggests there may be more than a little truth to this story. Welcome back to The Lore Lodge... Subscribe on Patreon to support The Lore Lodge for just $1 per month! https://patreon.com/thelorelodge Check out more of our stuff via https://linktr.ee/theaidanmattis Shop our curated storefront at https://amazon.com/shop/aidanmattis Discord: https://discord.gg/233tjGj46z Buy our signature coffee roast at https://tablowroastingco.com/products... Shop at Target and support The Lore Lodge at https://goto.target.com/lorelodge Shop sustainable products at https://www.gaiaindustrees.com/ using code "LORE" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Many conspiracy theorists claim there was once a great empire known as Tartaria. Welcome back to The Lore Lodge... Subscribe on Patreon to support The Lore Lodge for just $1 per month! https://patreon.com/thelorelodge Check out more of our stuff via https://linktr.ee/theaidanmattis Shop our curated storefront at https://amazon.com/shop/aidanmattis Discord: https://discord.gg/233tjGj46z Buy our signature coffee roast at https://tablowroastingco.com/products... Shop at Target and support The Lore Lodge at https://goto.target.com/lorelodge Shop sustainable products at https://www.gaiaindustrees.com/ using code "LORE" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In 1989, Eloise Lindsay went on a solo hike. According to her version of events, she wasn't as alone as she thought. Welcome back to The Lore Lodge... Subscribe on Patreon to support The Lore Lodge for just $1 per month! https://patreon.com/thelorelodge Check out more of our stuff via https://linktr.ee/theaidanmattis Shop our curated storefront at https://amazon.com/shop/aidanmattis Discord: https://discord.gg/233tjGj46z Buy our signature coffee roast at https://tablowroastingco.com/products/the-lore-lodge-mt-pocono-perk Shop at Target and support The Lore Lodge at https://goto.target.com/lorelodge Shop sustainable products at https://www.gaiaindustrees.com/ using code "LORE" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

One of the most common questions we receive here at The Lore Lodge: what is the difference between a Wendigo and a Skinwalker? Well, we decided to answer that for you. The short version? A Skinwalker is a Native American shaman who practices bad medicine (magic), while a Wendigo is human transformed into a monster by demonic energy or entities. To learn more...watch the podcast. Welcome back to The Lore Lodge... Subscribe on Patreon to support The Lore Lodge for just $1 per month! https://patreon.com/thelorelodge Check out more of our stuff via https://linktr.ee/theaidanmattis Shop our curated storefront at https://amazon.com/shop/aidanmattis Discord: https://discord.gg/233tjGj46z Buy our signature coffee roast at https://tablowroastingco.com/products/the-lore-lodge-mt-pocono-perk Shop at Target and support The Lore Lodge at https://goto.target.com/lorelodge Shop sustainable products at https://www.gaiaindustrees.com/ using code "LORE" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On July 1st, 2010, three men ascended Mt. Rainier. At 13,900 feet above the Washington wilderness, Don Storm Jr. and Trevor Lane noticed that their third companion, Eric Lewis, was no longer attached to their rope. Welcome back to The Lore Lodge... Subscribe on Patreon to support The Lore Lodge for just $1 per month! https://patreon.com/thelorelodge Check out more of our stuff via https://linktr.ee/theaidanmattis Shop our curated storefront at https://amazon.com/shop/aidanmattis Discord: https://discord.gg/233tjGj46z Buy our signature coffee roast at https://tablowroastingco.com/products/the-lore-lodge-mt-pocono-perk Shop at Target and support The Lore Lodge at https://goto.target.com/lorelodge Shop sustainable products at https://www.gaiaindustrees.com/ using code "LORE" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

What is it about that smile that rustles your jimmies? The boys travel back into the Uncanny Valley to talk about the new Smile movie and instances of "that just isn't right..." Welcome back to The Lore Lodge... Subscribe on Patreon to support The Lore Lodge for just $1 per month! https://patreon.com/thelorelodge Check out more of our stuff via https://linktr.ee/theaidanmattis Shop our curated storefront at https://amazon.com/shop/aidanmattis Discord: https://discord.gg/233tjGj46z Buy our signature coffee roast at https://tablowroastingco.com/products/the-lore-lodge-mt-pocono-perk Shop at Target and support The Lore Lodge at https://goto.target.com/lorelodge Shop sustainable products at https://www.gaiaindustrees.com/ using code "LORE" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Every year on July 4th, the town of Seward, Alaska, comes together to watch nearly 1000 brave men and women ascend Mt. Marathon in a grueling wilderness race. Racers can expect anything from mild scrapes and bruises all the way to broken bones, but in 2012, disaster struck. Paul Michael LeMaitre went up...but he didn't come down. What happened to him? Welcome back to The Lore Lodge... Subscribe on Patreon to support The Lore Lodge for just $1 per month! https://patreon.com/thelorelodge Check out more of our stuff via https://linktr.ee/theaidanmattis Shop our curated storefront at https://amazon.com/shop/aidanmattis Discord: https://discord.gg/233tjGj46z Buy our signature coffee roast at https://tablowroastingco.com/products/the-lore-lodge-mt-pocono-perk Shop at Target and support The Lore Lodge at https://goto.target.com/lorelodge Shop sustainable products at https://www.gaiaindustrees.com/ using code "LORE" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Alcoholic parents, CIA backed drug use, and a series of grisly murders. This is the story of the Manson Family. Welcome back to The Lore Lodge... Subscribe on Patreon to support The Lore Lodge for just $1 per month! https://patreon.com/thelorelodge Check out more of our stuff via https://linktr.ee/theaidanmattis Shop our curated storefront at https://amazon.com/shop/aidanmattis Discord: https://discord.gg/233tjGj46z Buy our signature coffee roast at https://tablowroastingco.com/products/the-lore-lodge-mt-pocono-perk Shop at Target and support The Lore Lodge at https://goto.target.com/lorelodge Shop sustainable products at https://www.gaiaindustrees.com/ using code "LORE" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Home to beautiful scenery, natural wonders, and countless hiking trails, Yosemite National Park is also known for something much darker: the unsolved disappearances of numerous people. From a mystery body discovered in the 60's to the disappearances of teenaged Stacy Arras and hiker Timothy Barnes in the 1980's, this national treasure seems to be hiding a concerning secret. Welcome back to The Lore Lodge... Subscribe on Patreon to support The Lore Lodge for just $1 per month! https://patreon.com/thelorelodge Check out more of our stuff via https://linktr.ee/theaidanmattis Shop our curated storefront at https://amazon.com/shop/aidanmattis Discord: https://discord.gg/233tjGj46z Buy our signature coffee roast at https://tablowroastingco.com/products/the-lore-lodge-mt-pocono-perk Shop at Target and support The Lore Lodge at https://goto.target.com/lorelodge Shop sustainable products at https://www.gaiaindustrees.com/ using code "LORE" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

What a week. The Queen died, we debunked the Skunk Ape (sort of) and Aidan was reminded about the time that Joe Exotic's third husband tried to court him. Welcome back to The Lore Lodge... Subscribe on Patreon to support The Lore Lodge for just $1 per month! https://patreon.com/thelorelodge Check out more of our stuff via https://linktr.ee/theaidanmattis Shop our curated storefront at https://amazon.com/shop/aidanmattis Discord: https://discord.gg/233tjGj46z Buy our signature coffee roast at https://tablowroastingco.com/products/the-lore-lodge-mt-pocono-perk Shop at Target and support The Lore Lodge at https://goto.target.com/lorelodge Shop sustainable products at https://www.gaiaindustrees.com/ using code "LORE" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

For over a century, strange disappearances and grisly murders have occurred in Nahanni National Park Preserve - also know as the Valley of Headless Men - in the Northwest Territories, Canada. These stories are strange, not only because they are unexplained, but because the folklore of the region and even historical events do suggest that something strange is going on in the valley. Is it something paranormal? An uncontacted tribe? A serial killer? Or simply bad luck? Welcome back to The Lore Lodge... Subscribe on Patreon to support The Lore Lodge for just $1 per month! https://patreon.com/thelorelodge Check out more of our stuff via https://linktr.ee/theaidanmattis Shop our curated storefront at https://amazon.com/shop/aidanmattis Discord: https://discord.gg/233tjGj46z Buy our signature coffee roast at https://tablowroastingco.com/products/the-lore-lodge-mt-pocono-perk Shop at Target and support The Lore Lodge at https://goto.target.com/lorelodge Shop sustainable products at https://www.gaiaindustrees.com/ using code "LORE" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Of all the cults to be discovered in the 20th century, perhaps none is more enigmatic that Heaven's Gate. The pseudoscience based Christianity knockoff began innocently enough, but by 1997, it became deadly. Welcome back to The Lore Lodge... Subscribe on Patreon to support The Lore Lodge for just $1 per month! https://patreon.com/thelorelodge Check out more of our stuff via https://linktr.ee/theaidanmattis Shop our picks at https://amazon.com/shop/aidanmattis Discord: https://discord.gg/233tjGj46z Buy our signature coffee roast at https://tablowroastingco.com/products/the-lore-lodge-mt-pocono-perk Shop at Target and support The Lore Lodge at https://goto.target.com/lorelodge Shop sustainable products at https://www.gaiaindustrees.com/ using code "LORE" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In 1970, the world was introduced to Annabelle. This haunted doll would go on to become a fixture in cinema, inspiring the wildly successful series of movies about Ed and Lorraine Warren, demonologists and occultists from Connecticut. But how reliable are they? Welcome back to The Lore Lodge... Subscribe on Patreon to support The Lore Lodge for just $1 per month! https://patreon.com/thelorelodge Check out more of our stuff via https://linktr.ee/theaidanmattis Shop our picks at https://amazon.com/shop/aidanmattis Discord: https://discord.gg/233tjGj46z Buy our signature coffee roast at https://tablowroastingco.com/products/the-lore-lodge-mt-pocono-perk Shop at Target and support The Lore Lodge at https://goto.target.com/lorelodge Shop sustainable products at https://www.gaiaindustrees.com/ using code "LORE" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It is a common theme of European folklore that the beings which inhabit forests bear some resemblence to the stag. Be it the Leshy, the Europeanized Wendigo, or the Horned God Cernunnos, what drives us to depict some creatures in this way? We dive into the history of the Horned Beast, and the many iterations that we have seen. Welcome back to The Lore Lodge... Subscribe on Patreon to support The Lore Lodge for just $1 per month! https://patreon.com/thelorelodge Follow us in other places via https://aidanmattis.carrd.co Discord: https://discord.gg/233tjGj46z Buy our signature coffee roast at https://tablowroastingco.com/products/the-lore-lodge-mt-pocono-perk Shop at Target and support The Lore Lodge at https://goto.target.com/lorelodge Shop sustainable products at https://www.gaiaindustrees.com/ using code "LORE" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Thornbury and our friend Ryan Day (History Daddy) discuss a few film topics such as Hays Code and the movie Waterloo. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The disappearance of Stacy Arras is one of the more intriguing Missing 411 cases. Not because it is so baffling or inexplicable, but because it was handled in so strange a manner. Stacy's last words with her father, her choice of companion, and especially records of the incident, make no sense. Furthermore, the Department of the Interior maintains that this is an ongoing matter, despite the fact that it is not currently under any investigation. Is David Paulides being stonewalled, or do the accusations of his dishonesty hold water? Welcome back to The Lore Lodge... Subscribe on Patreon to support The Lore Lodge for just $1 per month! https://patreon.com/thelorelodge Follow us in other places via https://aidanmattis.carrd.co Discord: https://discord.gg/233tjGj46z Buy our signature coffee roast at https://tablowroastingco.com/products/the-lore-lodge-mt-pocono-perk Shop at Target and support The Lore Lodge at https://goto.target.com/lorelodge Shop sustainable products at https://www.gaiaindustrees.com/ using code "LORE" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Most people who know our guest today know them from their TikTok, howdyhowdyyall1, which chronicles life as a college student who also happened to be raised in a cult. Tonight, we dive into the reality of cults in the United States, and discuss how these strange - and sometimes dangerous - communities form, grow, and function. Welcome back to The Lore Lodge... Subscribe on Patreon to support The Lore Lodge for just $1 per month! https://patreon.com/thelorelodge Follow us in other places via https://aidanmattis.carrd.co Discord: https://discord.gg/233tjGj46z Shop at Target and support The Lore Lodge at https://goto.target.com/lorelodge Shop sustainable products at https://www.gaiaindustrees.com/ using code "LORE" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Tom Messick is out on a hunting trip, and he hasn't been home in a few days...2,436 days, to be exact. We covered the disappearance of Tom Messick for our very first episode of Into Thin Air, and there was quite a bit to uncover. We're breaking down our trip, what we learned, what was left out of the original story, and what is beginning to feel like a plausible theory regarding the Missing 411 phenomenon, or at least some of the cases: feral people. Welcome back to The Lore Lodge... Subscribe on Patreon to support The Lore Lodge for just $1 per month! https://patreon.com/thelorelodge Follow us in other places via https://aidanmattis.carrd.co Discord: https://discord.gg/233tjGj46z Shop at Target and support The Lore Lodge at https://goto.target.com/lorelodge Shop sustainable products at https://www.gaiaindustrees.com/ using code "LORE" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In the Book of Job, the Devil went down to Edom, he was looking for a soul to steal...from God. Often cited as a story of God's cruelty and indifference, Job is, in reality, far more complex than that. Possibly a compilation of an old Jewish story and later Greek influenced philosophical dialogue, the book details the trials of the most righteous man of the day, the wealthy and successful Job. Satan is invited to tempt God's greatest servant, only to fail in breaking his faith. Aidan and Isaiah go deep into how this story of loss is really the story of salvation and growth in character. Subscribe on Patreon to support The Lore Lodge for just $1 per month! https://patreon.com/thelorelodge Follow us in other places via https://aidanmattis.carrd.co Discord: https://discord.gg/233tjGj46z Shop at Target and support The Lore Lodge at https://goto.target.com/lorelodge Shop sustainable products at https://www.gaiaindustrees.com/ using code "LORE" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

I have some thoughts on the confession of Brian Laundrie. In September of 2021, I received a snapchat message from one of my followers, asking if I could post about his sister, Gabby Petito, who had gone missing a couple of days prior. She was hiking with her boyfriend, Brian Laundrie. I immediately posted about it, using the story given to me by her younger brother, TJ. There were, at the time of posting, four videos using the hashtag I was asked to use. To say that the events which followed shocked me is an understatement. Within a week it was national news. It was not long, of course, before Brian himself went missing from his family home in Florida. The Laundries lawyered up and refused to cooperate, before eventually injecting themselves into the search effort and immediately finding what they claimed were the remains of their son. We posted a video, linked below, on October 23rd, giving our thoughts on the story to that point. With the release of "Brian's" confession, obtained from the FBI by the Laundrie family's lawyer, Steven Bertolino, I feel it is time to revisit things and give my opinion on the case once again. Everything stated in this video is my own opinion, and does not reflect the opinion of the Petito family, their lawyers, or anyone else involved in the ongoing lawsuit. I speak on this topic with the permission of the Petito family. Our initial video on this case: https://youtu.be/EuTUuoAAOLI To assist current and future domestic abuse victims in getting the help they need, please donate via https://gabbypetitofoundation.org/ Subscribe on Patreon to support The Lore Lodge for just $1 per month! https://patreon.com/thelorelodge Follow us in other places via https://aidanmattis.carrd.co Discord: https://discord.gg/233tjGj46z Shop at Target and support The Lore Lodge at https://goto.target.com/lorelodge Shop sustainable products at https://www.gaiaindustrees.com/ using code "LORE" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The story of Noah's Ark is one of the best known stories of the Bible, but are we taught the correct version? What of the "Sons of God" and the children they created with the "Daughters or Men"? Is the narrative we all heard in Sunday School really how the author of Genesis meant for us to believe, or were the "nephilim" deliberately obscured from our understanding? We're joined by @InspiringPhilosophy to discuss this and other biblical topics. Subscribe on Patreon to support The Lore Lodge for just $1 per month! https://patreon.com/thelorelodge Follow us in other places via https://aidanmattis.carrd.co Discord: https://discord.gg/233tjGj46z Shop at Target and support The Lore Lodge at https://goto.target.com/lorelodge Shop sustainable products at https://www.gaiaindustrees.com/ using code "LORE" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On May 21st, 2022, a strange looking creature was caught on camera outside the Amarillo Zoo. While many have suggested it is a Chupacabra, and alien, or something else entirely, we have a different theory, and we plan to explain. It all comes down to location, local folklore, and a bit pf a hunch. Welcome back to The Lore Lodge... Subscribe on Patreon to support The Lore Lodge for just $1 per month! https://patreon.com/thelorelodge Follow us in other places via https://aidanmattis.carrd.co Discord: https://discord.gg/233tjGj46z Shop at Target and support The Lore Lodge at https://goto.target.com/lorelodge Shop sustainable products at https://www.gaiaindustrees.com/ using code "LORE" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The boys are back with more Missing 411 content...on July 4th 1938, Alfred Beilhartz vanished while hiking to a fishing spot with his family. Despite being surrounded by his 9 siblings, nobody saw Alfred go missing, and the search that followed came back with more questions than it did answers. Welcome back to The Lore Lodge... Subscribe on Patreon to support The Lore Lodge for just $1 per month! https://patreon.com/thelorelodge Follow us in other places via https://aidanmattis.carrd.co Discord: https://discord.gg/233tjGj46z Shop at Target and support The Lore Lodge at https://goto.target.com/lorelodge Shop sustainable products at https://www.gaiaindustrees.com using code "Lore" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We often are confronted with legends and folktales that appear to us as otherworldly, but in many cases, the origins of these stories can be found in very real phenomena. Changelings, once thought to be replacement children left behind by the Fae, likely were an early explanation for autism and other social challenges. The Uncanny Valley may be the result of an ancient cousin of ours, which terrified our ancestors to the core. Welcome back to The Lore Lodge... Subscribe on Patreon to support The Lore Lodge for just $1 per month! https://patreon.com/thelorelodge Follow us in other places via https://aidanmattis.carrd.co Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In July of 2013, Matthew Greene of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, vanished while on a hiking trip in the Sierra Nevadas. An experienced outdoorsman, his sudden disappearance baffled his friends and the Mammoth Lakes Police Department, and stunned his community back home. Welcome back to The Lore Lodge... Support The Lore Lodge via Patreon at https://patreon.com/thelorelodge Links and sponsors at https://aidanmattis.carrd.co Discord at https://discord.gg/thelorelodge Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In March 2014, Dr. James McGrogan and a few friends set off for a hiking trip in Vail, CO. James would go missing on the first day, never to be seen - alive - again. Welcome back to The Lore Lodge... Support The Lore Lodge via Patreon at https://patreon.com/thelorelodge Links and sponsors at https://aidanmattis.carrd.co Discord at https://discord.gg/thelorelodge Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

One of the most inexplicable and haunting Missing 411 cases is that of Aaron Hedges. In the Crazy Mountains of Montana, 38 year old Aaron disappeared - with a trace. Despite leaving a trail of clues, Hedges was never found. Aaron has since become known as "the hunter who vanished in the crazies", with even the most seasoned investigators remaining baffled by his unlikely disappearance. Welcome back to The Lore Lodge... Support The Lore Lodge via Patreon at https://patreon.com/thelorelodge Links and sponsors at https://aidanmattis.carrd.co Discord at https://discord.gg/thelorelodge Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We're back to talk about our Top 3 Missing 411 Cases, because we know how much y'all love it. We'll be diving back into the details of the Tom Messick, Dennis Martin, and Garrett Bardsley disappearances, with a very important announcement at the end regarding the Missing 411 phenomenon, and how we plan to talk about these cases in the future. Welcome back to The Lore Lodge... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

If you come from a northern European culture, you've likely heard of the Fae. Today, the term is very broad, referring to all manner of fairies, elves, goblins, and more. But it wasn't always this way. Tonight, we sit down with best-selling author Piper CJ to discuss the Fair Folk, the similarities between folk tales of the Celtic, Germanic, and Greco-Roman traditions, and the controversy surrounding Piper's first novel. Welcome back to The Lore Lodge... Support The Lore Lodge via Patreon at https://patreon.com/thelorelodge Links and sponsors at https://aidanmattis.carrd.co Guest Socials: @Piper CJ on all platforms Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

He is perhaps the most accomplished general in world history. Alexander the Great was the first man to do many things, from uniting the Greek peoples, to conquering the known world, the ambitious leader created an empire that spanned from the Adriatic coast to the Hindu-Kush. The course of history was forever changed from the moment Alexander first wore the crown of Macedon. Welcome back to The Lore Lodge... Join the Discord at https://discord.gg/TheLoreLodge Support The Lore Lodge via Patreon at https://patreon.com/thelorelodge Links and sponsors at https://aidanmattis.carrd.co Guest Socials: @History Daddy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

He's emblematic of West Virginian folklore, a staple of Americana recognized around the world. To some, a harbinger of doom, to others, a simple folk legend from sleepy Point Pleasant. He is the Mothman, and he's a part of all our hearts. Welcome back to The Lore Lodge... Support The Lore Lodge via Patreon at https://patreon.com/thelorelodge Links and sponsors at https://aidanmattis.carrd.co Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It's the week of St. Patrick's day and you know what that means...educational and entertaining content about Ireland, of course. We're talking the saint himself, the fae (or fair folk as you may know them), the otherworld, and some rather interesting suggestions regard the Irish and their history of "lands across the western sea". Welcome back to The Lore Lodge... Support The Lore Lodge via Patreon at https://patreon.com/thelorelodge Links and sponsors at https://aidanmattis.carrd.co Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices