Creature Feature Friday: The Bunyip
Creature Feature Friday: the Bunyip! Originating in Aboriginal legend, the Bunyip is a water cryptid native to Australia. It can be found (if it exists, that is) in swamps, creeks, rivers, billabongs, and waterholes, where it bides its time until it can kill anyone who wanders too close to the water’s edge. Livestock, women, and children are its favorite selections to eat in the dark of night…
Tony Merkel Guest Hosts Sasquatch Chronicles Episode 727: They Took My Flesh
On the latest episode of Sasquatch Chronicles, Tony will be your guest host while Wes hosts an episode of The Confessionals as part of this special swapcast! Tony brings guest Michael to the show, who shares with us all about a life riddled with unusual experiences pointing to him possibly be an alien abductee at the age of three. Michael was visited by entities at that time and later came to understand that they were Grey extraterrestrials. He shares as many bits and pieces of these abduction events as he can remember on this week’s swapcast episode, Sasquatch Chronicles Episode 727: They Took My Flesh.
Written Confession: Strange Happenings in the Trailer Park
The following written confession was submitted via email: …One evening we were hanging out at our grandmas waiting for my mom to get home from work. We were playing a board game on the dining table and I looked outside towards our trailer and I saw our lights on in the trailer and I was like, "oh mom is home." I clearly could see the lights on because it was towards the evening. So my siblings and I told grandma that we were going home, so we started walking and we got to the dirt driveway of our home and I noticed the lights were off and nothing in the driveway, no car…
Written Confession: The Fish-Faced Ghost Girl
The following written confession was shared via Buzzfeed: I was a kid sleeping in my brother's room while mine was getting painted. His closet doors were mirrors, and when I woke up in the night I saw the silhouette of a girl staring at her reflection while on the edge of my bed. Her hair was pulled back, she wore a cream shirt and a long pink skirt, and looked like she was made of TV static….
VIDEO: THE GREAT RE:SET | ORDER OUT OF CHAOS
A note from Tony on the creation on THE GREAT RE:SET | ORDER OUT OF CHAOS: While watching videos on 'The Great Reset' that were published by the World Economic Forum, I saw a video that caught my eye. In it, the video took the word "reset" and put a colon between the letters "re" and "set," which I found an interesting choice… That's when I took a deeper look into the ancient Egyptian gods called Re and Set, and what I found blew my mind…
BLOG: The Confessionals Top 10 Episodes With the Most Listens in 2020
Finally… the end of 2020 is upon us! We started 2020 with Episode 195 on January 1, and we’re rounding it out on December 31 with the big 300! We’ve shared dozens of experiences, examined current conspiracy theories, and had so many conversations - have you heard them all? Ring in the New Year with The Confessionals Top 10 Episodes With the Most Listens in 2020!
Written Confession: The Ghostly Christmas Choir
The following written confession was shared online: On Christmas Eve night, 1978 at about 3:00 a.m. in Klamath Falls, Oregon, I was suddenly awakened by a choir singing. The house was new construction, miles from the nearest church. I strained to hear any words that I could understand or a tune that I could identify, but I could not understand the language or tune….
Written Confession: Middle of the Night Visit From Mommy Deadest
The following written confession was originally shared online: In 2003, my mom woke up in the middle of the night to go to the bathroom. She walked into the hallway and looked toward the living room. There on the couch was her mother, who had died in 1985, staring straight ahead….
LISTEN: Tony Appears On Tin Foil Hat with Dr. Meldrum
Tony had another opportunity to join Tin Foil Hat podcast, along with Dr. Jeff Meldrum and filmmaker Darcy Weir, for some sasquatch discussion! Take a listen to the show or watch the video here.
Written Confession: Ghost Touring 'The Vaults' in Edinburgh, Scotland
The following written confession was submitted via email: When I was 20 years old, I was on a trip with my family and a friend in Edinburgh, Scotland. We decided to do a Ghost Tour in this underground part of the city called “The Vaults”. Well, one part of the tour had a simple circle made of stones. The tour guide claimed that people who stepped foot in it had been pushed, kicked, etc. Thinking I was really clever, I took a picture of the circle….
Written Confession: Unexplained Sounds on a Dark and Stormy Night
The following written confession was shared on Distractify by nasty-otter: When I was 16, my grandparents hired me to house sit for three weeks at their farm house in a small town. It was the second to last night of my stay and all had gone well for a 16 year old completely alone in a big empty house for three weeks. It was about 1 a.m. and it started to thunderstorm outside, so I decided to turn everything off and go to bed. I was upstairs in the front bedroom that overlooks their driveway, using the toilet when I heard a loud noise outside….
VIDEO: Tony Joins Bigfoot Odyssey for 'Spook Week #6' Episode
Halloween 2020 may be over, but you can stay spooky by checking out Bigfoot Odyssey Spook Week #6! Tony joined an entertaining panel on the October 31 show including the Bigfoot Odyssey team and fellow guest Wes Germer. If you missed it live, watch the episode here!
Creature Feature Friday: 'Frankenstein Or, The Modern Prometheus'
Happy Halloween Eve! The Friday before every Halloween is officially National Frankenstein Friday. On the last Friday of October, this creepy national day recognizes the horrifying but misunderstood Frankenstein monster, the troubled Dr. Victor Frankenstein, and the author of it all, Mary Shelley. For this month’s extended Creature Feature Friday, here are 10 facts and details about the enduring horror tale of Frankenstein!
Written Confession: 3:00 AM in the Haunted Ambulance
The following written confession was shared via Reader’s Digest from Reddit contributor Zerbo: The ambulance company that I used to work for had a “haunted” ambulance: rig 12. A lot of EMTs had stories about it, but I never put much stock in paranormal stuff. That is, until I had my own experience with rig 12. My partner and I were working in a rural community at 3 a.m., and it was pitch-dark and completely quiet….
BLOG: 5 Photos People Claim Reveal Real Angels
The realm of the supernatural has fascinated the human world for centuries, and one of the most enduring entities of our intrigue is the figure of the angel. Created by God to serve as ministering spirits, angels have been the subject of stories, works of art, and cultural beliefs countless times over. But though there are many believers who would admit to having felt the presence of angelic entities, actually seeing one seems much more rare. Capturing an angel on film, then, may be nothing short of a miracle - here are five photos people claim reveal real angels!