Monsters Among Us – Season 19, Episode 46

Title: The fae folk, naked humanoids and a worm-ridden ghost
Release Date: September 18, 2025
Host: Derek Hayes

Overview

This episode of Monsters Among Us features a hair-raising lineup of firsthand paranormal stories, focusing on encounters with doppelgangers, strange humanoids, urban Fae folk, a ghostly entity riddled with worms, unexplained lights, and much more. Host Derek Hayes weaves in listener calls and personal insights, creating a chilling, nostalgia-rich experience for anyone fascinated by the uncanny.

Key Stories & Discussions

1. Doppelganger in Minnesota

(03:09–05:56)
Caller: Christy

• Summary: Christy recounts persistent encounters over more than a decade where friends, family, and acquaintances mistake another woman for her “doppelganger.” She never actually saw this double herself, but reports were frequent and unsettlingly consistent.
• Notable Details:
  • Doppelganger reportedly shares same build, features, and even glasses.
  • Occurrences ceased after Christy moved away.
  • Christy jokes about a possible unknown sibling explaining the mystery.
• Quote:

  “There's somebody who looks exactly like me... Same hair, same body, build, same facial features, same glasses.” – Christy (03:19)

• Derek’s Take: Considers the possibility of a long-lost relative but leans into the mystery.

2. Unexplained Electric Blue Lights in Dallas

(06:54–08:23)
Caller: Anonymous (West Dallas)

• Summary: An anonymous caller describes witnessing the sky light up in white, royal blue, and purple hues for 6–7 seconds, accompanied by power flickers across several neighborhoods.
• Host’s Research: Derek connects the event to a documented transformer explosion in Fort Worth, referencing a similar “blue sky” incident in New York City.
• Quote:

  “The sky turned white, royal blue and purple... all of the lights flickered.” – Anonymous Caller (07:15)

• Derek’s Recommendation: Check the show notes for comparison videos and details.

3. Shadowy Humanoid Figure in New Mexico

(12:43–15:56)
Caller: Emily

• Summary: Emily observes a massive black shadowy figure atop a neighbor’s roof in the desert, first noticed by her usually silent dog. Believes it could not have been an inflatable or a shadow due to lack of trees and rapid disappearance.
• Host’s Comment: Links the sighting to a local news story about a mysterious cloaked figure near a cemetery, aired during a supermoon.
• Quote:

  “I'm seeing this house... something huge and black. A shadow on top of a roof. One foot on the ground, one foot running. It had its arms like in the motion of a running stance, but it just stood there.” – Emily (13:19)

4. Worm-Ridden Ghost in Canadian Care Home

(19:16–20:20)
Caller: Danica

• Summary: Danica shares a terrifying encounter with a specter in a care facility: a woman in a tattered hospital gown, with worms under her skin and voids for eyes, floating and pushing an IV pole down a corridor.
• Quote:

  “She had long scraggly hair in old tattered hospital gown with black worms under her skin, pools where her eyes were and she was kind of floating and she was pushing an IV pole.” – Danica (19:37)

• Derek’s Reaction:

  “Did I hear you say worms under the skin? ...Good Lord, I think I could have done without that detail.” (20:20)

5. Invoking "The Dark Side" for Financial Gain

(21:11–27:37)
Caller: Ty (Los Angeles)

• Summary: Ty recalls a skeptical “experiment” in 2018: playfully addressing a vague “dark side” for financial help. Within days, he finds cash in public, receives a pinned $50 bill with a note, and is awarded an unexpected $1,700 in financial aid due to a supposed accounting error. Cautiously ends his experiment, fearing there’s no such thing as a free lunch.
• Quote:

  “I have a feeling the amounts of money are going to increase... I just kind of get the feeling at some point I'm going to owe somebody or something.” – Ty (26:35)

• Derek’s Feedback: Notes the lack of results when a staff member tried the same approach—“At least not well enough that she took notice.” (27:37)

6. Disembodied Voices and Haunted Laundry Rooms

(30:03–32:24)
Caller: Lane (from South Carolina, story in Cheyenne, WY)

• Summary: Lane, who suffers from psychosis, distinguishes between his typical internal voice and a one-time, external “sweet woman’s voice” offering lunch while he cleaned a closet as a child. Family experienced similarly inexplicable events in the same house, including attempted luring into the basement laundry room.
• Quote:

  “This voice I heard when I was really young was a sweet woman's voice. And that hasn't happened to me since.” – Lane (30:46)

7. Ghostly Energy in a Northern California Home

(33:32–37:53)
Caller: Alex (Northern California)

• Summary: Alex and friends experience an “energy shift” in a buddy’s house: the dog barks aggressively down a dark hallway, Christmas lights flicker, the TV goes to static, and their cat becomes bizarrely fixated. Later discover a past suicide occurred in that part of the house.
• Quote:

  “Mr. Biggles gets up and just starts barking super aggressively down the hallway... and as soon as that started happening, the plant... started flickering.” – Alex (34:00)

• Derek’s Comment: “You have to start listening to your pets, folks. They seem to know what’s up.” (37:53)

8. Missing Items, the Fae, and the Penny Trick

(38:28–41:27)
Caller: Squirrel (Wichita, KS)

• Summary: Squirrel recounts family experiences with missing objects mysteriously reappearing after offering shiny pennies to the Fae, a practice grounded in Celtic folklore. Even hardline skeptics are stumped when items reappear in plain sight after the ritual.
• Quote:

  “If I was a purely critical thinker, then he gets met with this kind of thing. It's just very interesting. Some preachers, they're not necessarily evil or malicious or anything like that. They're just tricky.” – Squirrel (40:52)

• Derek’s Query: Puts out a call for more Fae encounters in Kansas or surrounding states.

9. Mysterious Knocking Circles a Minivan

(43:55–46:54)
Caller: John (Nevada, story in Southern California)

• Summary: Late at night, while driving into Orange County with family, John hears perfectly timed and evenly spaced knocks circling the entire van from front to back and side to side at 80 mph. No mechanical explanation found.
• Quote:

  “It was just two knocks. And exact, even spacing in between. And it went around the entire car.” – John (45:19)

• Derek’s Quip: Suggests the Fae folk might be to blame.

10. Communicating Ghost Boy in Hammond, Louisiana

(48:23–50:39)
Caller: Paige (Philadelphia, story in Hammond, LA)

• Summary: Paige encounters a glowing, blue-tinged ghost boy who communicates telepathically that he and his mother were buried beneath railroad tracks after being moved from a nearby church graveyard. Follow-up research supports many, but not all, of the historical details.
• Quote:

  “As I opened my eyes, I saw what appeared to be a young boy, around 8 to 10 years old, wearing the clothing from a time that had long since passed. His skin... was white and bright and yet with a hue of blue...” – Paige (48:34)

• Derek’s Research: Finds the cemetery exists and pre-dates the church, but railroad dates predate both deeds, muddying the historical waters.

Secret/Bonus Story: Naked Humanoid Encounter in Washington

(58:18–59:41)
Caller: Nick (Portland, OR)

• Summary: On a rural highway, Nick sees a naked, “fleshy” figure run out of the woods toward his car. He keeps driving and offers no further detail—leaving the host to speculate on possible explanations, from cryptids (Bandage Man, Pale Crawler, Skinwalker, Wendigo) to deranged humans.
• Notable Research:
  • Derek details multiple “crawler humanoid” reports in the Pacific Northwest, linking them to cryptid legends like the Bandage Man and the Pale Crawler.
• Quote:

  “A naked figure could mean a human... but it also could have been something else. The infamous skinwalker will likely be a suggestion made, as will be the Wendigo, I assume.” – Derek (60:16)

Memorable Quotes

• On financial “miracles”:

  “There are no free rides. You're going to either end up owing someone or something.” – Derek Hayes (27:37)

• On unexplained phenomena and skepticism:

  “If you say this particular voice was different, then I have to believe you.” – Derek Hayes (32:24)

• On the quirks of fairies:

  “Fairies, the Fae, Bogarts, gremlins, elves, dwarves, brownies… tricksters. They pop up here and there… and most of the time… out West.” – Derek Hayes (41:27)

Important Timestamps

• 03:09 – Doppelganger story from Minnesota (Christy)
• 06:54 – Dallas “lights in the sky” incident
• 12:43 – Shadow humanoid in New Mexico (Emily)
• 19:16 – Worm-ghost in Canadian care facility (Danica)
• 21:11 – “Calling the dark side” financial experiment (Ty)
• 30:03 – Disembodied voice and haunted laundry (Lane)
• 33:32 – Haunted house: pets react (Alex)
• 38:28 – The Fae, missing objects, and the penny trick (Squirrel)
• 43:55 – Mysterious knocks while driving in California (John)
• 48:23 – Ghost child under the railroad in Louisiana (Paige)
• 58:18 – Secret story: naked humanoid in Washington (Nick)

Tone & Atmosphere

• Derek’s tone is inviting but matter-of-fact, fueling the spooky, campfire vibe of the show.
• Listener stories range from earnest and frightened to speculative and tongue-in-cheek.
• Skepticism is balanced with open-minded curiosity, and each call is treated respectfully, regardless of content.

Final Thoughts

This episode exemplifies why Monsters Among Us is a go-to for paranormal enthusiasts: a wide variety of firsthand, unexplained encounters arranged in a chilling, engaging, communal format. Each story is received with empathy and wonder, and Derek’s commentary, occasional research, and lighthearted asides amplify both the intrigue and eeriness.

Remember: When the sky lights up or things go missing, perhaps it’s just a transformer… or the Fae. And if you see a naked figure run at your car: keep driving.