In 1855, Choctaw warriors allegedly rode into the Oklahoma wilderness to hunt kidnappers – and discovered something far worse than human bandits at an earthen mound piled with decomposing children.
In 1855, Choctaw warriors allegedly rode into the Oklahoma wilderness to hunt kidnappers – and discovered something far worse than human bandits at an earthen mound piled with decomposing children.
From an 1856 “ape-man” found near railroad tracks in Maine to the famous Jacko capture of 1884, Bigfoot sightings have an uncanny habit of occurring along railway lines — and no one knows why.
From the towering peaks of the Himalayas to the swamps of Florida, hairy bipedal creatures have been reported for thousands of years under dozens of names — but the real mystery isn’t just what they are, it’s why they keep appearing alongside UFOs, vanishing into thin air, and showing up in locations where ancient tribes have long spoken of portals to other worlds.
Expert hunters, seasoned hikers, and experienced outdoorsmen have walked into America’s wilderness and never walked out — and in some cases, the only explanation offered by witnesses involves creatures that shouldn’t exist.
The Ghost Hosts explore the possible connection between unexplained disappearances and alleged Bigfoot encounters as presented in the Weird Darkness Episode, “The Bigfoot Connection.” They look at disturbing cases like the experienced park ranger who vanished in 1987, leaving behind only his belongings and mysterious journal entries, and the 12-year-old boy who somehow survived two freezing nights alone in the wilderness. What secrets lie hidden in shadowy forests of North America? Could there be something big and furry out there that could explain the vanishing of people into thin air? Is there something nasty and beastly among the natural beauty? Join this deep-dive into the topic that covers even more information than Darren did in the Weird Darkness episode!
From an abandoned Alaskan town where residents fled a deadly “wild man” to the father who sold everything searching for his missing son in Olympic National Park, we explore the disturbing pattern of unexplained disappearances in North America’s wildest places—and whether the legendary Bigfoot might know more than we think.
One family’s encounter with a stinking creature in the Everglades launched a lifetime obsession
We are fascinated by Bigfoot when we read about him in books or see him on TV—but what would you do if you came face-to-face with an 800-pound creature in the wild, and discovered that the terror is so overwhelming that grown men break down sobbing and can never bring themselves to hunt in the woods again?
Fascination with Bigfoot disappears fast when you’re standing face-to-face with an 800-pound creature – and the terror never truly fades.
You thought the Bigfoot mystery was just about footprints in the mud? Think again. In this episode of Weird After Dark, we dig deeper into Darren Marlar’s latest Weird Darkness story — “Bigfoot: Man, Monster, or Myth?” From its hoaxed beginnings to bone-chilling encounters that leave witnesses shattered, we’re unpacking the science, the fear, and the strange truth that keeps Bigfoot’s legend alive. Weird After Dark — where the stories you thought you knew… go even deeper.
In 1835, a Mormon apostle claimed he met Cain on a Tennessee road. Today, some believers think Bigfoot sightings are actually encounters with the Bible’s first murderer, cursed to wander the earth forever. We examine the evidence, the theology, and what this strange theory reveals about ourselves.
Journey across all 50 states as we uncover America’s most terrifying urban legends, from Mothman sightings in West Virginia to the Black-Eyed Children of Texas, proving that every corner of the USA has its own nightmare waiting to be discovered.