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Derek Hayes
Hmm, it's gotta be when I'm really craving it and it's convenient.
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Derek Hayes
When it's cravinient.
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Okay.
Derek Hayes
Like a freshly baked cookie made with real butter, available right down the street at a.m. p.m. Or a savory breakfast sandwich I can grab in just a second at a.m. pM.
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Derek Hayes
Well yeah, we're talking about what I.
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Caller
Hey Derek, it's Joseph from Montreal. I wanted to call in and let you know about a pretty wild story from my cousin's country house. So this country house was in St. Gabriel de Brandin, maybe two hours northeast of Montreal. I went up there my whole life, my Cousins always wanted to sleep there. I hated this place. This house was built by local priests back in the 1920s. And he actually left it to my aunt's mom. And that's how they ended up having it. This house was so creepy. Oh, my God, So creepy. Super dark, kind of like Texas Chainsaw Massacre vibes. If I could give you a little visual. Just the basement was creepy as hell. They had a little chapel in the basement. The priest's clothes were still there. I never went in it. I just looked in it, and I never wanted to step into it. The majority of the time that I went to this house, I preferred to stay outside. I slept there, I think, one time, and I think I slept sitting up on the couch. Anyway, so my uncle told me a story before the story that happened to me. He said that one time he was up there with my aunt and her brother and his friend and his friend's girlfriend. And his friend's girlfriend was native, so they were partying, whatever, shooting pool and just having fun. And all of a sudden, his buddy's girlfriend, she walks up to my uncle and she whispers in his ear. She goes, we're not alone. And there's many of them. She didn't say anything else more than that. And just that gives me the chills because, yeah, this house was creepy enough. So the story that happened to me was I must have been about 26, and it was me, my dad, my grandfather, my uncle. And we were closing up the country house for the winter. So it must have been maybe October. So my uncle was basically running from the porch in the kitchen, through the kitchen, down the stairs, into the basement, bringing furniture or whatever, like porch furniture downstairs, and then walking back up the wooden stairs, through the kitchen, out to the balcony. So the stairs being like wooden planks, you could really hear, like, a talk as somebody walks up the stairs. So my uncle goes upstairs, downstairs. And I think maybe it was the second or third time he was coming up the stairs. His footsteps passed and talk, talk, talk, talk, talk. And he walked by me. And maybe five seconds after that, talk, talk, talk, talk, talk. And a gust of wind right by me. And my dad was standing right across from me. His eyes shot open. He was like, did you hear that? Like, did you feel that? Anyways, that was the end of the story. I always hated the house. I'm glad that they got rid of it. They always made fun of me for being afraid of it. But I think I was justified in my fear. Again, love the show. Have a great one. Bye.
Derek Hayes
Thanks, Joseph. You know, over the years, I've learned to trust those negative vibes you get for no reason. It can happen when you meet a person, or when you're walking through a sketchy area. Or in Joseph's case, it's a house that gives off those bad vibrations. Any way you look at it. We appreciate the time you took to call in here, Joseph. The place sounds interesting. Maybe the perfect place for some sort of paranormal investigation. Thank you again, Joseph, for calling in.
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I. I kind of look at this.
Derek Hayes
Team the exact same as last. Now let's get back to the action with Heather out of the land of 10,000 lakes.
Caller
Hey Derek and Monsters among us listeners, my name is Heather and I'm calling from the land of 10,000 Lakes, Minnesota. A few days ago I was coming home from work on my lunch break and I'm gonna preface it by saying we live off of a dirt road with about a quarter mile long driveway and it's pretty rural, like I said. We don't have actually any blinds or curtains up. We used to have some curtains in our bedroom, but I have cats and the fur was getting all over the curtains and it was driving me batty. So any rate, I'm driving in my driveway. I'm about halfway down this quarter mile long driveway and I see my husband standing in the bedroom window, which is large and looks toward the road and the driveway that I'm driving on. And I see him clear as day. It's my husband. His size, his body shape, his form, all of it looks just like him. And he's wearing, he likes under Armour T shirts. He's wearing this kind of greenish beige sleeveless type T shirt tank that he likes to wear. And I see him and he like turns his head and clear as day I see him and I think to myself, number one, it's kind of weird, he's looking out the window at the exact same time I'm driving down it. He didn't know I was coming home. And second was, oh my gosh, clear as day. I can see him. What can people see from the road? Because he's of course always telling me not to change in front of it and all of this, that and the other things. So I pull into the driveway in front of the garage and you go in the house and expect to find him in the bedroom. Well, he's not in the bedroom, he's not in the bathroom, he's not in the kitchen, he's not anywhere in the upper level of the house, he's not in the lower level of the house. So I walk out and I go into his detached garage shop type area that he has and he's in the very back with his earphones on listening to something in a dark green sweatshirt. He does woodworking and he was, you know, cutting a board. And I'm like, I just saw you in the bedroom. And he's like, no, I've been out here. Well, I'm like, I saw your doppelganger then. And it just kind of threw me. Like I know what I saw. It wasn't a shadow, it wasn't a trick of the light. It looked like him and it moved like it turned its head and stuff. And that made me remember something that happened the previous May. I was out with my daughter. We were actually garage saling, her and I in the car together and her boyfriend was staying with us and she's texting with him and he's all upset with her, saying she came into the bedroom, sat down on the bed, and he was talking to her and she wouldn't talk and just got up and left. So he's literally getting upset with this. She's getting upset that he's upset and won't believe her that she's not there. And it was to the point where when her and I did get home, I was like, no, she was with me. We were out. When was this? We were literally in the car on Such and Such road at this time. And that was that incident. And then the only other one, it actually didn't happen at my house, but it did involve my daughter two summers ago. She was with a different boyfriend and had seen him in the house when he wasn't inside. He was out doing yard work with his grandma. So make of it what you will. That's my story. Keep doing what you're doing. It's awesome. Have a great day. Bye.
Derek Hayes
Thanks, Heather. You know, this either could have been a doppelganger or the ghost of the living. Now, as I've pondered before, there doesn't really seem to be much of a difference, but perhaps those of us here in the field should come up with some sort of diagram that helps us decipher between the two. But it really doesn't matter which of the two it was, does it, Heather? Because either way, it's downright creepy. So thank you again, Heather, for taking the time to share this entry. And of course, let us know should you see him again. And folks, if you have a story you would like me to share here on the air, so to speak, give our Hotline a call at 888608. That's 888608, Nig HT. Or you can record your story as a voice memo and email it to me at Monsters among us podcast and channel gmail.com and don't forget to mind the rules. True stories only one story per call. Only share a story once, unless I ask otherwise. And most importantly, call from a quiet place. And by that I do not mean the open highway. And also, don't forget that we still need calls from your young ones. 833-maukids. Or email us at monsters among us jrmail.com Season two of Monsters Among Us Junior begins next week, August 27, so be sure to mark your calendars. Now, speaking of doppelgangers, these next two calls are so similar, they're almost doppelgangers themselves. Please welcome Chris out of the state of Maryland.
Caller
Hello, Derek. This is Chris from Maryland. Big fan of the Show Been listening for a good while. It's actually something I enjoy listening with my daughter, you know, we both listen. So this makes it on the show. Kennedy, this one's for you. So about 20 years ago, maybe I was 13 or 14. In a town nearby. I had gone to see a friend of mine. We'll call him Mike. For the sake of this story. Mike lived in the house with his brother, his mom and his father. I had two older brothers, but neither of them lived at home or close by at the time. I don't remember the exact circumstances, but his father needed picked up from somewhere. His mom and older brother went with him. So it was just the two of us in the house. We decided that we were going to go and get something to eat in the town. We're going to ride bikes. Went downstairs. I took my friend's bike, and he needed a bike. So his older brother's, like, prized bike was in the corner. One of the ones that did not live there any longer and hadn't been used in some time. So it had a power cord wrapped around one of the handles and it was behind some things. So I helped him pull it out of there and we rode off. We went eastward into the little town. We went in to get our food, and when we went back outside, the bike wasn't there. And our friend, you know, that we're meeting, he came over. And we were all kind of concerned. We were wondering what happened to the bike. One of the delivery drivers said, he said seen somebody driving it further east, away from his house. So we thought, oh, somebody stole his bike. And we went after it. And we chased around for a while. Never caught up to the person that saw the bike. And eventually we just went back to his house. Sometime after that, his family, his mom, his father, his brother, they all arrived home. And we told him what had happened, that the bike had been stolen. So he called the police. And they came and they took a report, you know, said that normally unlikely to find it. You know, most of the time these things just don't get dissolved. So we said, okay. We went back down the basement. We're hanging out for a while. And then my friend got real white, and he wasn't talking. And I asked him what was going on. He just pointed in the corner. There was the bike that had the power cord wrapped around it. And all the things, you know, that it was behind were in front of it again, like it had never been moved. And to this day, I have no idea what happened. I guess somebody could have played A really elaborate prank and just not said anything for 20 years. But I mean the doors were locked. This family was not close by pretty far away. I don't really have a theory, maybe like a slip in time or something like that, but I just, I have no clue what happened to this day. Hope you like the story. Have a good one.
Derek Hayes
Thanks Chris. A slip in time is as good a guess as anything. But you know, your tale reminds me of another young man that lost and then finally recovered his bike. And quite the saga that was. And now for the second part of this duo with another missing than returned item is another Chris, this time out of the state of Arizona.
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Hello, my name is Chris Hutchinson and I live in Santan, Arizona. And this took place around Portland, Oregon. A little backstory. My dad inherited my grandfather's truck back in 2008 and as a remembrance there was a little magnetic pewter St. Christopher that always sat on the dashboard with all that backstory there. Maybe around 12 years ago my dad came home from work. He was upset and we were told that his figurine was missing off the dashboard. So we traced his steps from work, check up and down the driveway at home, checked all around the neighborhood. That figurine was gone. So that weekend we went out to breakfast and I got out of the back of the truck and when I opened the door, a figurine dropped on my shoulder. It was his St. Christopher. I was shocked as well as my mom, my dad and my sister. Where did this come from? Why didn't disfigurine fall down when I opened the door? How did it get from the back dashboard to the passenger door frame without my dad getting into an accident? Well, listen to your podcast. Season 17 Episode 15 A Gentleman Was Talking about Deportation that brought this up and I thought maybe it was that. But we like to think that maybe my grandfather was playing a prank or joke in the afterlife because he liked to steal the food off your plate. He liked to make jokes even after he passed. My sister's shoes went missing right before her wedding and we all thought maybe it was grandpa. Hopefully you can use this great podcast. Have a good one.
Derek Hayes
Thank you Chris. A portation could explain it or even the spirit of your grandfather as you suggested. But I have a third suggestion here. Is it possible that someone driving the truck hit a large pothole or a speed bump at too high of a speed, hitting something and jarring the vehicle enough to knock the figurine free from its magnetic grip, possibly even sending it to the top of the cab where because it's magnetic. It stuck for a short time before finally dropping down onto Chris's shoulder, perhaps when he bumped it or closed the door more forcefully than usual. But if you stop and think about it, this very well could have happened and it could explain what went on with at least Kris number two. Of course, that doesn't mean I'm dismissing anything paranormal. Though, as Chris had mentioned, Grandpa does seem to be sticking around. From what I gather, he's a bit of a prankster. So thank you again to both of these Chris's for that fun little pairing. I can't explain what happened, but I'm glad to hear that both the items were returned undamaged. Now folks, we're just getting started here. I have some wild stories later on in the episode, but before we can tackle those, we must tackle this quick ad break. So sit tight and we'll be right back. Plenty of time down the road to talk about it. Now, have you ever stopped to wonder just how close you've come to danger without even realizing it? Every single day we encounter countless people on the street, in the grocery store, at the gym, never truly knowing who they are or what they're capable of. But what if one of those seemingly ordinary people was hiding a dark secret? What if they had done something unthinkable or planning to The Minds of Madness is a weekly true crime podcast that dives deep into the criminal psyche, covering the most shocking and disturbing cases you've ever heard from all over the world. We're talking about ordinary people who do the most unthinkable things, like a feral Goldilocks style intruder who left a disgusting calling card before embarking on a reign of terror that led a nationwide manhunt. Or a seductive Exact who used voodoo and manipulation to get whatever she wanted. The Minds of Madness examines the psychology of the perpetrators, trying to understand what makes them tick, while interviewing experts in forensic psychology and criminology, as well as survivors who fought for justice. So what are you waiting for? The Minds of Madness is available wherever you get your podcast podcast or visit minds of madness podcast.com for more information. I also put a link in tonight's show notes.
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Like to have, you know, a boogeyman in the name.
Derek Hayes
I mean his his. Now then, if you would join me over in Virginia where Ally has an experience she'd like to share.
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Hi Derek, this is Allie from Virginia. Been in Virginia my whole life. I can't seem to escape. But that's okay. I'm gonna get on with the story. It happened in the Mountains of Virginia 2015. And I was inspired to send this in from the Season 2 episode 19 episode about the Brown Mountain lights. This was in the Blue Ridge Mountains, though, and not in North Carolina, it was in Virginia. So I've been dealing with a lot of interpersonal issues, a lot of health issues at the time. But I was presented with the opportunity to live in a home in the mountains of Virginia. But like, the whole thing was I could live there rent free if I helped to renovate the home and background about the home, it was purchased by a family friend. I thought this was an amazing opportunity. I jumped on it because I had only been living in urban environments. I wanted something slow paced, I wanted quiet. I wanted to be able to have time to clear my head, get my ducks in a row and write. Anyway, all that aside, I was able to move into the home. The only history of the home that I knew was that it was sold by the son of an old couple that had passed in the home. I believe not 100%, they could have passed away in a nursing home, but, you know, death indirectly associated with the home. It had been in the family for a long time. But the son, he wanted to be a rolling stone, live a nomadic life. I think he was a biker, so very cool guy. All the power to him. So I was like, this is great. This is such good energy. I'm going to be happy here for a while and I'm going to help. I'm going to make this house, you know, a very wonderful place. Well, the house was never a wonderful place from moving in. There were issues everywhere. I mean, it was like constant flooding issues, Constant very strange creatures getting in that shouldn't have been able to get in or it just made no sense. The screen door of the home would be banging off and on all night, even when there was no wind at all. Even on still nights, there would be cow noises, even though there were no cows on the street. A few times the doorbell would ring and it wasn't. The doorbell was all functioning well, but it would ring a few times in the middle of the night. And I was living alone as a woman. That was fun. Well, here's the experience. It was about 3am I was listening to Alex G on my iPhone and my iPhone had had all sorts of issues. And the battery was charging. It was fine. It was probably about 50% charge. I couldn't sleep. There's a flash at my window. There's a window at the end of the bed and a window at the side of the bed. Keep in mind the window of the side of the bed. I would sometimes see traffic lights from cars, but this was a flash, almost like a transformer explosion kind of flash. But it was right at the window. It got my attention at 3am So I go up to the window. I still am listening to music, going up to look, what I just saw, there's nothing I can see. I'm like, what just happened? Did something in the house malfunction? Am I gonna have to fix another issue? You know, you're thinking the worst, but time almost stopped. I'm not hearing anything. And all of a sudden, out of the woods. And this house was on acres and acres of land. All of these woods, all of these lights. First one or two, and then at most, I think there was about 10 lights are slowly coming out onto the top of the tree line and they're almost dancing. And it's slow and it's beautiful. And I go to film it and my phone dies. Yes, the cliche phone die thing happened. Happened to me. So no one believes me. Of course, I've been told it could be eyeshine from owls. I've been told maybe it was airplanes, military testing, but I don't know. I just don't think it was wildlife. I know it wasn't car traffic lights. It has perturbed me for years, Derek. And those orbs were beautiful. It took my breath away. But it has haunted me. That's the gist of it. Thank you so much. Have a good one. Bye.
Derek Hayes
Thanks, Allie. You know, I think I'd enjoy a haunted farm out in the boonies somewhere. We're in nature here, but there's not a lot of space to do things, not like the space that Allie described. And of course, that place has a bit of a bonus feature. Beautifully strange lights floating about the property. Now, I don't have an explanation for you, Ally, but I do appreciate you sharing the account. And if it's not ghosts or a ufo, then it almost has to be ball lightning, right? Well, either way, thank you again for taking the time to call in. Now, folks, real quick, don't forget about our merch store. Yes, monsters among us podcast.com and click on the shop tab to get there. But more importantly, the last day to order a hoodie for our pre order is basically today or the day after today, whenever Friday the 22nd is. Because that's the final day we will be accepting pre orders for this year's hoodie sale. Now again, you can visit monsters among us podcast.com and click the shop Tab to get yours now, don't delay. Order yours today. Now back to the ghostly stuff in Onward to Ohio. Please welcome Jordan to tonight's program.
Caller
Hey, this is Jordan, and I am from Ohio. I love the podcast. Longtime listener. So my story is from three years ago. Me and my girlfriend were going to move into our first apartment together. And we had kind of heard some strange stories about the origin of the apartment. So apparently the previous resident had stabbed her boyfriend in the bathtub. So I thought that was kind of strange way to start everything out. But about a week after moving in, my girlfriend was out of the apartment at the time, and we were kind of finishing unpacking, and I had taken a pretty large box and placed it on the fridge. We had a dog, so tried to keep it out of his way at the time. And I went to go take a shower, and I remember thinking how perfectly this box fit on top of the fridge. While I was taking my shower, I heard a huge bang coming from the kitchen. And I jumped out of the shower and went to go see what it was, and the box was sitting on the floor. Now, there were quite a few items in this box. It was fairly heavy. There was really no way that the box could have came off the fridge. And I'm a pretty logical person, pretty skeptical of a lot of paranormal things, and I couldn't explain it. A couple weeks later, we started hearing noises in the apartment. It sounded like cabinets were slamming, things were being moved around. And we also heard it from the apartment next door as well. I asked a few neighbors because I'd never actually seen the neighbor there. And it turns out she's kind of a snowbird, so she travels south for the winter and comes out during the summer. But during the winter, the apartment's completely empty. And that's around the time that we started hearing these noises. So it was very strange that these noises kept happening, but those never stopped. Some nights it would be completely quiet, but more often than not, a few times a week, we'd hear these same exact noises. Another night, me and my girlfriend were sitting in bed at the time, and I heard the blinds in the living room start to move back and forth. I walked out to see what had disturbed them, and the blinds were shifting back and forth, that there was nothing there. The dog was in the bedroom with us. So no logical explanation. Once again. And this is kind of where things started escalating a couple months into living at the apartment. One night, my girlfriend was out of town visiting some friends. And, you know, I was just had to go to sleep. It was getting pretty late. I laid down and I couldn't sleep at the time. And I heard her come in. I heard her go through a regular routine of taking off her makeup, turning on the lights, shutting the bathroom door, moving the drawers, getting out her toothbrush, everything, the sink running. And then it went quiet for a while. And I started. I remember kind of getting irritated, like, why isn't she coming to bed? It's almost like 2am at this point. So I texted her, expecting her to be like, making something, to eat, something. And I get a text back. She said, I'm on my way home now. Now, I didn't have a chance to talk to her for a few days. It turned out the night prior, as we were going to bed, I usually have to go to the bathroom in the middle of the night. So at some point she said that she felt me get out of bed. She was still playing on her phone at the time. It was pretty late at night. She felt me get out of bed and she saw what she thought was me walk across the bedroom to the bedroom door and just freeze there. I guess my hand was acting like it was going to turn the knob and it just never moved. Now, at first, you know, she didn't think anything of it and thought to look up and there was no one there. She turned over and there I was, still lying in bed. You know, the more I tried to pressure on what exactly happened? She said it was just a shadow that moved across. It was my height, my size, and she assumed that it was me. I mean, it was in the dark. The only light that she had was from her phone and from the outside. But, yeah, I mean, the whole thing just really creeped me out. Creeped her out as well. And like I said, we didn't have a chance to really discuss this exact thing until a few days after, you know, both of our events had kind of happened. And comparing the two, it's very strange because in my experience, it was almost something that was pretending to be her. And then in her experience, it was something pretending to be me walking across the room, the shadow figure. Now, that never happened to us again. But we did attempt to use a Ouija board at one point. Unfortunately, didn't have any experience during that, except at the very end of the experience, the Ouija board box that was still sitting on the table was pushed off the table. I had asked some neighbors about these events, see if anybody else had experienced it. I mean, it's an apartment complex, is the whole complex Experience in these things or is it just tied to our particular set of rooms? I spoke to an elderly couple and they had informed me that I was not the first person that had mentioned this, and it had been mentioned numerous times. People had had lamps being thrown across the room, all sorts of things. But then we moved into a house after this apartment and all the activity stopped and haven't experienced anything paranormal since then. But thanks for your time. Yeah, have a great day.
Derek Hayes
Thank you, Jordan. Something in your house pretending to be your significant other and vice versa. Now, I have a pretty high tolerance for this sort of activity. My focus is on the paranormal a majority of my waking hours, at least these days. So a bit of numbness is to be expected. But I think I have to draw the line at this activity. Having some unseen entity infested in your house is one thing, but having to worry that who you think is your wife is actually the entity. Ain't nobody got time for that. Well, ain't nobody got time for that. So that's a big old nope from me, Jordan. But I gotta give it to you, it's disconcerting stuff. We thank you for sharing the nightmares. They advise you to take it.
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All right, so we've somehow avoided a visit from the cryptid world so far this episode. So let's remedy that with this next entry from Dustin in the state of Pennsylvania.
Caller
Hey, Derek. This is Dustin from southwestern Pennsylvania. I wanted to call in and tell you about my encounter that me and my friend had one night after work. We went out paranormal investigating. There's a cemetery on the Gamelands locally here, and it's kind of way back in there. We got off work about 11 o', clock, went out there. Took us, I think it was like an hour and 45 minutes to walk back to this cemetery. And the entire time it felt like something was following us, something was watching us. And the further into the woods that we got, the more we could feel it, you know? And once we got back in there, we got into the cemetery, Started setting up our equipment. We wasn't there for, like, I don't know, five, ten minutes. And my buddy says, what's that? And I turn and I look to my left. And just up on top of the hill. And it wasn't completely on top of the hill. So it wasn't, like in the skyline. It was, like, further down the hill was these two glowing balls of light. They were probably about 2 to 3 inches in diameter. And they were like an orangish yellowish color. They looked like eyes. And about that time, we heard A wood knock come from behind us. And we turned and looked to see what that was. There wasn't anything there. And when we turned back, the two eyes were gone. We just felt like it was time for us to get out of there. Now, in this area, There has been known bigfoot sightings. As well as dogman sightings. What we encountered that night, I have no idea. But I know on the way out, it felt like it was like, pacing us out the woods. Yeah, it was just a really intense situation. Because on our way back, Our lights end up dying. So that's our story, and I really enjoy the show. All right, man. Thank you. Have a good one.
Derek Hayes
Thanks, Dustin. He's right, you know. That area sure is known for sasquatch sightings. The chestnut ridge, specifically, and other places like westmoreland county, Jefferson county, and allegheny county. But it's not just sasquatch, though. All sorts of weirdness has been witnessed over there. But that's a deep dive for another time. But in the meantime, dustin, it sounds like you fell for the old look over here trick. A quick distraction to create some cover. Perhaps just long enough for that first creature to disappear. Now, if you get the nerve, dustin, to go back out there, Please let us know if you have any further encounters. I didn't grow up too far from there. And I can tell you it is a special place. And we thank you again, dustin, for telling us all about it. Now, from squatch on the ground to orbs in the sky, Please welcome Savannah from the great lakes state.
Caller
Hi, Derek, this is savannah. I'm out from Jackson, michigan. I'm calling to tell you my story. So, last night, Valentine's day, Just out enjoying a jazz cigarette. And I happen to look up into the sky. And I do this quite often. I just like looking at the stars. But anywho, last night was completely different. There was this bright orb With a fuzzy Haze over it in the sky. And behind it was this bright light like a star trailing behind it. So I ran inside and I grabbed my binoculars and I can't explain was this orb was trailing this light. So I hurried up and I called my best friend and I said, hey dude, you need to get out here and look at this. And he was like, dude, there's something following. I said, I know. So he runs and grabs his binoculars and we're sitting here watching it. Then all of a sudden it emits this light like plasma. And I know from research that people in Texas have been seeing something similar to this and it is just insane. So it releases that plasma and it just covers the sky and then it releases a small one. And I told him, I'm going to call you back. I'm going to try to record this. And the moment I hang up and I get my recording out, it's gone. Just disappears. And I always believed in aliens, But I've never actually like legitimately could prove something like that until last night. And I'm just floored. And I'm thankful that I called my best friend. And then to add to that really quick, one of my other best friends that morning recorded some strange noise, like alien radio. I don't know, it was really weird, But I thought that was odd because I didn't watch her snap until after I had sent her my own. But yeah, crazy. A lot of things happening in the sky at night. Have a good night. Keep things spooky.
Derek Hayes
Thank you, Savannah. Like I always say, all you have to do is look up. You'll see all kinds of strange stuff if you stare long enough. Some of it explained, but some of it like whatever Savannah here witnessed is not. But if you long to become a witness, that's my best advice. Go outside and look up. Take note of what you see. Download a star guide app and a flight tracker. Weed out any known objects, have the camera open on your phone, crack a beverage and have a good time. Now, as for a UFO dripping plasma One week before the infamous Kenneth Arnold sighting that helped coin the term flying saucer, and two weeks before the notorious crash at Roswell was the Maury island incident, Another UFO case where a strange glowing liquid was secreted from the craft. In June of 1947, Harbor Patrolman Harold dahl was salvaging sunken logs when he witnessed six donut shaped craft hovering over the puget sound near a place called Maury island, Washington. The event is still celebrated to this day. In fact, here is local news station KIRO News 7 out of Seattle's coverage about the events from a dozen or so years ago. The mysteries of UFOs may never be explained, but what happened in Puget Sound in June of 1947 is getting new life. That's when Harold Dahlia, salvaging logs, said he saw flying saucers. One was in trouble, dropping molten hot debris, killing his dog, burning his son. He told no one. He was then visited by a man in black, followed by a mysterious plane crash, killing the two pilots, allegedly transporting debris dropped from the troubled ufo. It's all known as the Maury Island Incident. In UFO lore, it's significant. It was reported three days before pilot Ken Arnold's famous sighting of fire flying saucers over Mount Rainier, the first time the term was ever used. Followed two weeks later by the reported alien crash at Roswell. And then the floodgates of UFO sightings opened wide. Now, as was mentioned, the story gets a lot crazier. The next day, Doll was visited by a man in a dark suit, strange skin and dark sunglasses. A man in black who told Dahl to forget everything that he thought he saw. And the military seemed to show interest as well. A team of soldiers arrived and collected samples of the substances. But they were all handed over to two Air Force investigators, Captain William Davidson and Lieutenant Frank Brown. But both were killed and the samples destroyed when their B25 crashed shortly after visiting with Dahl. The very first UFO cover up. Perhaps your call reminded me a lot of that story, Savannah. Anytime a UFO leaves a substance behind, it sure gets a lot of people excited. And I'm sure this is a long shot, but I don't suppose there's any chance you collected any of that plasma, did you? Well, if you did, something tells me you would have already received a visitation from a strange man in a dark suit in a strange complexion. Or at least that's what the lore says now. Another big thanks to you, Savannah, for taking the time to ring in. And folks, that brings us to tonight's final entry. And this last one isn't exactly a cryptid story, though it could be. And it's not exactly a ghost story either, although I could see it being that as well. And you know, to tell the truth, there's a possibility that it's not even a paranormal story at all. But none of that stops it from being a heart stopping recount. Please welcome Megan out of Tennessee.
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Hi, Derek. My name's Megan. I am from Knoxville, Tennessee, and I had a story for you. This happened in the summer of 2002 in West Knoxville, where I Live. I was coming home late at night, it was after 10 o' clock because it was already dark. And I pulled into the gravel driveway at my parents house and got out of my car and heard something behind me and turned around and there was a huge black dog. It was about the size of a Great Dane, but it had a Doberman shaped head with a longer snout and long pointy ears. And it also had red eyes. They weren't like glowing, like crazy glowing, but they were clearly red. And I froze. I was terrified and I didn't know what to do. And I remember thinking if I move it's going to attack me. And the dog was just completely frozen and it was only about 2ft away from me and it was standing like eye to eye with me. And finally I realized I've got to do something. And so I just slowly reached out my arm towards it like this is it, I'm either gonna pet it or I'm gonna get bitten or something. And as soon as I started to reach my arm out, the dog turned its head and ran, just kind of trotted into the backyard. And as soon as it did that, I bolted for the house and ran in and woke my dad up and told him there was this huge thing in the yard and he came running in his underwear with a gun. I was standing on the back deck and I could see the dog in the backyard and I was pointing, look, look, there it is. Can you see it? There it is. My dad could not see this dog and I don't know how he couldn't see it, but there I am pointing, there it is, there it is. Not like I wanted him to shoot it, I just wanted him to see it and was really frustrated that my father could not see this dog. And then as soon as I had that thought that, you know, why can't he see this dog? I looked behind the dog and saw its mate. There was two of them the whole time. I never saw the second one, so never saw those dogs again. Have no clue where they went or, or where they came from or what happened. Yeah, that's my story. Thanks so much. I love your show. Have a great week.
Derek Hayes
Thank you Megan for making the call. Like I said, this one could go one of three ways. Given the description, one could argue that this creature was none other than the famous dogman, a typically upright, hairy dog or wolf like hybrid, something akin to a werewolf. And sure this one was on all fours, but plenty of dogman encounters have included that detail. Now another possibility is that this could have just been a regular old dog, a big dog, but a dog nonetheless. Perhaps it escaped from a nearby neighborhood, or it was part of a roaming pack that just got separated from everyone else. And finally, it could have been a spirit, a spook, or a specter, a hellhound, even a creature that once roamed the earth, but now only does so in spectral form. I will allow you to choose which of those adventures best fits your belief system. Now, before we close things out here this evening, this story has several parallels to a story that a researcher, Delaney Bowers, has been hanging on to for quite some time. According to her, the following article has been on her desktop all year long, just waiting for the right call to come along. Now, the article was originally printed in the Brooklyn Citizen back on July 22nd of 1939, and it reads Phantom Dog Inspires man to Kill Wife Bronxite stabs Self with scissors after shooting Mate Arthur Spiropoulos, who thought he saw a big black dog racing around his apartment, shot and killed his wife, Angelica, 47, today and stabbed himself with scissors. His wound was superficial and he told police that he was not only worried about the phantom dog, but that he was plagued constantly by suspicions that his wife had been unfaithful. Spiropoulos, 60, fired twice at a daughter, Jenny, 16, but missed. Spiropoulos has three other children, yet another phantom dog that others couldn't see and another man tried to shoot. Like I said, the two stories are eerily similar. Now, I don't know what this thing is or was, nor where it came from, but I can tell you that stories like this are a dime a dozen. The black dog phenomena, some call it. Whatever it is, I'm here for it. So thank you again, Megan, for calling in, and thank you listener, for tuning in, because that's gonna do it for this evening's episode Now. Monsters Among Us podcast is written and produced by me, Derek Hayes. Copyright Red Crow Media. Additional support is provided by by Sarah Carter Hayes, Delaney Bowers and Connor Ryan. All media used in this production is done so under the protection of fair use. Be sure to like us on our social media pages, give us a like and follow on YouTube. Follow our Discord server, leave us a rate and review wherever that sort of thing is possible and be sure to check us out every Saturday evening at 10pm Eastern on the unax ditch digital network. Visit on xnetwork.com to tune in now. Tonight's score was provided by Iron Cthulhu, Apocalypse Co EG Music and Carl Casey at White Bat Audio. Now don't forget to watch our film. Go to borregotriangle.com to tune in. Now a quick announcement for those international folks. We're still waiting on a couple of clearances, but as soon as those go through, I'll make the announcement. And I'm sorry that it's taken so long. And finally, join us in the beyond monsters among us podcast.com and click the Patreon tab to learn more. Now, if you're a true fan of the show, you'll listen to the very end. For you fair weather fans, I'll catch you all next week. Until then though, keep it spooky and have a good night.
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Oh, I was saying of all time. Now for tonight's secret entry. This is something we do every week. There's a secret entry at the end of every Thursday episode. If you're just now realizing that you might want to go back and check out the end of all the other episodes. But anyway, tonight's secret entry is of course a weird one. They all are. But it's also pretty creepy. Please welcome Anonymous out of my state of California.
Caller
Calling from Central Valley, California. And I want to remain anonymous. I want to say a story that happened back in maybe 08. I was living with my in laws at that time. We had just rented out this house before they moved in. The people that lived there, they had painted the house red and the carpets were black. So it was really weird vibes moving in. I can't remember how long after we moved in, but one day I was asleep in my room and I got woken up by police officers flashing their flashlights through my window.
So I woke up, they were knocking on the window.
They're like open up. So I go to the front door. It was like, I don't know, in the middle of the night, two, three in the morning, I don't know. I opened the door and I said hi, how can I help you? But before I opened the door actually I woke up my father in law because it Scared me. So I went to his room. I woke up my father and on I said, hey, there's police officers, front door. He came, we opened the door and he's like, we're here because somebody called.
For help just a little while ago.
And the address came to this address and it was a woman. And I said, well, I didn't call the police because I don't sleep. And the only other lady that was there was my mother in law and she was asleep and she didn't call for help. And I guess the person said they needed help. So then the police officers looked around, they verified everything, it was okay and they left. The weird thing about it was that it happened two more times around the same time it happened the following year again like in November. And then it happened again, but I can't remember what month it was. But it happened again where the cops came. It said a woman was calling, they needed help and it was pinging to our address. It was just really strange even to this day that they basement is super creepy. Nobody goes down to the basement, not my phone and all that, nobody. And I ask him sometimes if he gets creeped out. He says he does at times when he's alone, but it's basically off limits. The basement, I don't know, it was just a really creepy experience in that house.
That's it. Thank you.
Derek Hayes
Thank you caller. Well folks, what do you think? It's not that hard to make up a backstory to this one, is it? A call for help echoing throughout time. Now caller, I would suggest doing some digging, see if you can find any tragic deaths in that area, especially deaths involving a call to 911. And of course do let us know what you find. And thank you again caller for ringing in here this evening. Well folks, this is the end of the line. If you're riding the free bus, that is because past these gates you will need a ticket. But it's worth it for a seat in the beyond. Five bucks a month gives you instant access to days worth of ad, free content, bonus content, some of it dating back nearly a decade. And to learn more, just look us up on Patreon or Apple subscriptions or visit monsters among us podcast.com and click the Patreon tab. It's in the beyond that you get to hear stories like Joe's out of the state of California.
Caller
Hi Derek, My name is Joe. I live now in small town Kansas. But I grew up in Southern California in a small town called Long Beach. My story happened a very long time ago. I Was probably oh about 9 or 10 years old back in the mid to late 70s. Little background on where we lived. It was a house that to my understanding was an old boarding house and it had fallen upstairs and. And me and my mom were the only ones living in the house at the time and so we lived in the downstairs part of the house and we had some rather odd experiences there. The one that got me the most was I was downstairs one morning watching cartoons. There's been, you know, 8 or 9, 10 year old kid is going to do all alone in the house. My mom's at work. My uncle who lived basically next door to us who's still in his apartment not coming down it because football time. So by myself in the house I heard this loud bang and a thud upstairs in one of the rooms. Having no idea what it is, I wait for mono to come down, told him what I heard and him and I took a little walk upstairs and started walking through the rooms and in one of the rooms there was an old anti chair that probably weighed 20, 30 pounds whatever it was and it was across the room from where it normally was laying on its back and there was a big hole in the wall and obviously no explanation for it because I'm 10 years old there's no way I could have picked a chair from coming across the room and me and my. He just looked at each other and shrugged it off and went back downstairs and watched football. Then another time my uncle had one of the rooms upstairs and use for his CD and radio set up and.
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Hellhounds, Time Slips, and a Phantom 911 Caller
Host: Derek Hayes | Audioboom Studios
Release Date: August 21, 2025
This episode encapsulates the essence of Monsters Among Us: firsthand accounts of the paranormal, told directly by those who experienced them. Derek Hayes guides listeners through a patchwork of chilling encounters: haunted houses, doppelganger sightings, time slips, mysterious lights, cryptids, and spectral phenomena. Listeners are treated to a blend of modern and classic folklore, spanning dark country homes, mysterious bikes that vanish and reappear, encounters with black dogs (possible hellhounds), and even a story of a phantom 911 caller.
[03:42 – 06:48]
Caller: Joseph from Montreal
[09:40 – 13:08]
Caller: Heather from Minnesota
[15:13 – 20:41]
Caller: Chris from Maryland
Caller: Chris Hutchinson (Arizona; story from Oregon)
[24:14 – 28:28]
Caller: Allie from Virginia
[30:04 – 36:03]
Caller: Jordan from Ohio
[37:58 – 39:56]
Caller: Dustin from Southwestern Pennsylvania
[41:16 – 43:46]
Caller: Savannah from Jackson, Michigan
[48:24 – 51:26]
Caller: Megan from Knoxville, Tennessee
[58:18 – 60:27]
Caller: Anonymous from Central Valley, California
[61:51+]
Caller: Joe from (formerly) Long Beach, CA
Derek closes the episode by inviting listeners to share their stories, connect via social media, and consider supporting the show for ad-free and bonus content. He keeps the tone spooky, warm, and slightly conspiratorial: "Keep it spooky and have a good night."
Keep it spooky!