I Want To Believe: Season 7
By Nomar Slevik
A Maine Made Podcast | Since 2018
I Want To Believe: Season 7Apr 14, 2024
S7 E4 | Robert Michael Pyle and the Dark Divide
I Want to Believe Podcast – S7 E4 | Robert Michael Pyle and the Dark Divide
Opening song: In Bloom by Nirvana
Closing song: Sasquatch by Giants in the Trees
Clips:
Butterfly Launches from Spar Pole
Welcome to season 7, episode 4 of the I Want to Believe podcast!
Robert Michael Pyle, the bearded lepidopterist who stole our hearts with his seminal work, Where Bigfoot Walks, is a man of many talents and pursuits. He is, of course, an author… but also a naturalist, a professor, a poet, he has been a husband, and now a widower.
In 2020, he was lovingly portrayed by actor David Cross in the movie The Dark Divide. With special co-host Christina, we’ll be discussing the life and adventures of one of cryptozoology’s most unexpected proponents.
A quick reminder that you can check out our social media & email. My NEW BOOK - UFOs Over Maine: 10th Anniversary Edition is NOW available at SlevikStore.Company.Site & The Green Hand Bookshop in Portland, Maine and their online store. All books come signed with a bookmark and sticker (while supplies last). There is an eBook version too, available on Kindle.
My documentary, Otherworldly Amor, has a new home. It is streaming exclusively on ParaFlixx Paranormal+ Once subscribed, you have access to not only Otherworldly Amor but hundreds of other paranormal shows, documentaries and even horror movies. By using the code OTHERWORLDLYAMOR10 at checkout, you can get 10% off your first 3 months.
Sources:
1889 Mag | Entosoc.org | Xerces |
S7 E3 | Black-Eyed Kids Part 666
I Want to Believe Podcast – S7 E3 | Black-Eyed Kids Part 666
Opening song: The Kids Are Alright by Chloe & Halle
Closing song: Empty by Kevin Abstract
Clips: Urban Whispers | Pandoras Mask | The Occult Report | Channel Dusk | Monstrum | What Lurks Beneath | Stephanie Harlowe
Welcome to season 7, episode 3 of the I Want to Believe podcast!
With an unobstructed gaze and the deeply unsettling idea that the youngest of our species are out to do us harm… black-eyed kids continue to terrify many unsuspecting people across the world. So, let’s continue where we left off… This is part 6 of the black-eyed kid’s saga!
A quick reminder that you can check out our social media & email by clicking on the links. My NEW BOOK - UFOs Over Maine: 10th Anniversary Edition is NOW available at SlevikStore.Company.Site. All books come signed and with a bookmark and sticker (while supplies last). There is an eBook version too, available on Kindle.
My documentary, Otherworldly Amor, has a new home. It is streaming exclusively on ParaFlixx Paranormal+ Once subscribed, you have access to not only Otherworldly Amor but hundreds of other paranormal shows, documentaries and even horror movies. By using the code OTHERWORLDLYAMOR10 at checkout, you can get 10% off your first 3 months.
Sources:
Phantoms & Monsters 1 Phantoms & Monsters 2 Phantoms & Monsters 3 Phantoms & Monsters 4 Phantoms & Monsters 5 Phantoms & Monsters 6 Phantoms & Monsters 7
S7 E2 | Cryptids & Microphones
**UFOs Over Maine: 10th Anniversary Edition Fundraiser**
I Want to Believe Podcast – S7 E2 | Cryptids & Microphones
Opening song: Admit It by Hannah Jagado
Closing song: How Will I Rest in Peace if I'm Buried Near a Highway by Kennyhoopla
Clips: Cryptid Warfare Podcast
We’re doing something a little bit different tonight… I have invited a couple of podcasters and Bigfoot investigators on to the show, recommended to me by Kevin from Where the Weird Ones Are podcast.
We have Drewski and Z - Baby from the Cryptid Warfare podcast. With this episode, I'll give you a bit about who they are and what they do and they'll we'll get into some of their cryptid investigations and what they have experienced firsthand.
Thanks so much for listening!
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A quick reminder that all of our I Want to Believe social media & email are in the show notes. All my books and projects are available at SlevikStore.Company.Site. The Green Hand Bookshop in Portland, Maine also has some of my work. Stop in and see everything they have to offer!
My documentary, Otherworldly Amor, has a new home. It is streaming exclusively on ParaFlixx Paranormal+ Once subscribed, you have access to not only Otherworldly Amor but hundreds of other paranormal shows, documentaries and even horror movies. By using the code OTHERWORLDLYAMOR10 at checkout, you can get 10% off your first 3 months.
**UFOs Over Maine: 10th Anniversary Edition Fundraiser**
Sources:
Interview with Drew & Z from Cryptid Warfare podcast
S7 E1 | The Many Predictions of Baba Vanga
I Want to Believe Podcast – S7 E1 | The Many Predictions of Baba Vanga
Opening song: New Season by Nadiiife
Closing song: Everybody's Safe Until... by Paris Texas
Clips: Myth Stories & Most Amazing Top Ten
Welcome to the season 7 premier of the I Want to Believe podcast! We have a special guest co-host with us today… they are the creator of Kiwi’s Cryptid World, they are an artist and photographer and turns out... they are also the love of my life. Her name is Christina. Tonight, our story starts in Bulgaria and ends in the cosmos.
Baba Vanga was a Bulgarian woman who lost her sight as a child. In 1923, at 12 years old, Vanga claimed that she was caught in a tornado and thrown into a field. After the storm, she could not be located and her family assembled a search party. After nearly 72 hours, Vanga was found.
She was frightened, bruised and covered in dirt. She was cleaned and doctors addressed her superficial wounds but they found that she could not open her eyes. Vanga told them that her eyes hurt and felt as if there was sand and dirt inside of them.
She claimed that she had her first vision during that storm. She eventually lost her sight over the following years. Her visions of the future became stronger during those years as well.
Over time, she became world renowned for her accurate predictions which included the death of Hitler, Stalin, the Kennedy brothers, and numerous presidential elections.
With this episode, we'll tell you about her life, her past predictions and what she said is in store for us for 2024 and beyond.
Thanks so much for listening!
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A quick reminder that all of our I Want to Believe social media & email are in the show notes. All my books and projects are available at SlevikStore.Company.Site. The Green Hand Bookshop in Portland, Maine also has some of my work. Stop in and see everything they have to offer!
My documentary, Otherworldly Amor, has a new home. It is streaming exclusively on ParaFlixx Paranormal+ Once subscribed, you have access to not only Otherworldly Amor but hundreds of other paranormal shows, documentaries and even horror movies. By using the code OTHERWORLDLYAMOR10 at checkout, you can get 10% off your first 3 months.
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S6 E12 | The Derry Faerie
I Want to Believe the Podcast – S6 E12 | The Derry Faerie
Opening song: Porn Acting by by Jean Dawson
Closing song: Voyage by Lemmino
Clips throughout by I Am the Universe - The Derry Fairy
Welcome to the season 6 finale of the I Want to Believe podcast! We have a special guest co-host with us today… we usually get her on board for the spooky season, but since the subject of this episode takes place in not only her home state but her home town, we just had to get her on for this one. Valerie Lofaso is joining us!
Goblins and ghouls have been reported in all shapes and sizes. The Kinnula Humanoid was a 3 foot tall, suited creature witnessed by numerous people in Finland during the 1970s. The Dover Demon was a strange little oddity reported by several eyewitnesses in Massachusetts. And the Kentucky Goblins were little alien-like creatures who tormented a large rural family in 1955.
Tonight, our story takes place just one year after the Kentucky Goblins incident. A man, in a small New Hampshire town, bore witness to an otherworldly visitor...
Hope you enjoy!
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A quick reminder that all of our I Want to Believe social media & email are in the show notes. All my books and projects are available at SlevikStore.Company.Site. The Green Hand Bookshop in Portland, Maine also has some of my work. Stop in and see everything they have to offer!
My documentary, Otherworldly Amor, has a new home. It is streaming exclusively on ParaFlixx Paranormal+ Once subscribed, you have access to not only Otherworldly Amor but hundreds of other paranormal shows, documentaries and even horror movies. By using the code OTHERWORLDLYAMOR10 at checkout, you can get 10% off your first 3 months.
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S6 E11 | Nomar Goes to the Library
I Want to Believe the Podcast – S6 E11 | Nomar Goes to the Library
Opening song: Mr. Ouija by Bone Thugs-N-Harmony
Closing song: Thuggish Ruggish Bone by Bone Thugs-N-Harmony
Welcome to season 6, episode 11 of the I Want to Believe podcast!
Tonight, I am sharing a talk I gave last September at the CM Bailey Library in Winthrop, Maine. I share extraterrestrial stories from around the state of Maine and I also get into writing and the publishing process that I've experienced. Hope you enjoy!
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A quick reminder that all of our I Want to Believe social media & email are in the show notes. All my books and projects are available at SlevikStore.Company.Site. The Green Hand Bookshop in Portland, Maine also has some of my work. Stop in and see everything they have to offer!
My documentary, Otherworldly Amor, has a new home. It is streaming exclusively on ParaFlixx Paranormal+ Once subscribed, you have access to not only Otherworldly Amor but hundreds of other paranormal shows, documentaries and even horror movies. By using the code OTHERWORLDLYAMOR10 at checkout, you can get 10% off your first 3 months.
S6 E10.5 | Otherworldly Mysteries Halloween Special II
I Want to Believe the Podcast – S6 E10.5 | Otherworldly Mysteries Halloween Special II
Opening song: The Host of Seraphim by Dead Can Dance & Vincent Price on PBS Mystery!
Closing song: Voyage by Lemmino
Welcome to a second 2023 Halloween Special of the I Want to Believe podcast!
Tonight we are sharing OTHERWORLDLY MYSTERIES from seasons' past. We have doppelgangers, black-eyed kids, bigfoot, Mandela effect stories and SO MUCH MORE. Try your best at unravelling the mysteries, and may your Halloween be as scary as you want.
HAPPY HALLOWEEN from Nomar Slevik, Kyle Sawyer and the I Want to Believe podcast!!
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A quick reminder that all of our I Want to Believe social media & email are in the show notes. All my books and projects are available at SlevikStore.Company.Site. The Green Hand Bookshop in Portland, Maine also has some of my work. Stop in and see everything they have to offer!
My documentary, Otherworldly Amor, has a new home. It is streaming exclusively on ParaFlixx Paranormal+ Once subscribed, you have access to not only Otherworldly Amor but hundreds of other paranormal shows, documentaries and even horror movies. By using the code OTHERWORLDLYAMOR10 at checkout, you can get 10% off your first 3 months.
S6 E10 | The Midnight Game - Halloween Special 2023
I Want to Believe the Podcast – S6 E10 | The Midnight Game - Halloween Special 2023
Opening song: Midnight by Ice-T Closing song: In the Midnight Hour by Wilson Pickett
Clips throughout: Sam Golbach | Hai Kuu | Kaylena Orr
Ay! Welcome to the 2023 Halloween Special of the I Want to Believe podcast!
There are a lot of paranormal games that people have played in order to experience a ghost, demon or just to have some spooky fun. Halloween is typically when a lot of these games are played and some say they do nothing more than work up an active imagination. However, others have claimed devastating effects. People have said that they’ve been scared so badly that they were never the same again. Some even claimed that they were haunted horribly for years after trying one of the paranormal games. More rare stories involve possession, disappearances and death.
There are quite a few paranormal games to play such as Dry Bones, The Closet Game, Three Kings, and one you probably remember from your childhood, Bloody Mary. They all come with varying degrees of difficulty and rules but the game in question on this night, is really quite simple.
Despite this, the Midnight Game is claimed to be one of the more dangerous ones you can play.
It first started to make the internet rounds of 4chan and Reddit around the early 2010s. There was talk of it having some kind of pagan origin, but like many creepy pastas, specific origins are hard to come by.
By playing the game, you summon the Midnight Man, who is a demon of unknown origin and is said to stalk you throughout your home for 3 hours and 33 minutes, which is the length of the game. As you walk around your home with a lit candle, it is said that you can tell when the demon is near by hearing whispers, feeling cold spots and seeing shadows.
Should your candle go out… the Midnight Man will find you and will remove your organs one by one, devouring them as you die.
Tonight, join me as I play the Midnight Game. HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!!
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A quick reminder that all of our I Want to Believe social media & email are in the show notes. All my books and projects are available at SlevikStore.Company.Site. The Green Hand Bookshop in Portland, Maine also has some of my work. Stop in and see everything they have to offer!
My documentary, Otherworldly Amor, has a new home. It is streaming exclusively on ParaFlixx Paranormal+ Once subscribed, you have access to not only Otherworldly Amor but hundreds of other paranormal shows, documentaries and even horror movies. By using the code OTHERWORLDLYAMOR10 at checkout, you can get 10% off your first 3 months.
Sources: Horror.org | Scary Studies | Medium | Creepy Pasta
S6 E9 | The MIB From 1873
I Want to Believe the Podcast – S6 E9 | The MIB From 1873
Opening Song: Band of Wicked Beasts by The Ghost of Johnny Cash Closing song: Man in Black by Johnny Cash
Clips throughout the episode: Cortex Zero - Fox 13 Seattle - Eddie Style
Ay! Welcome to the ninth episode of season 6 of the I Want to Believe podcast!
In the evening hours near the end of March 1873, a peculiar encounter was had by a farmer and his son. The story comes to us from authors Chris Aubeck and Martin Shough in their book, Return to Magonia: Investigating UFOs In History. They wrote, “Men in Black were a staple of folklore and religious visions long before their association with flying saucers in the late 1940s. However, all these elements combined, plus circumstantial evidence that lifts it a little above the level of a mere tale, means that the case of Thomas Inman and the alien who drove away should figure among the most significant UFO encounters documented in the 19th century.”
Play the episode to hear Thomas Inman's story of the MIB from 1873.
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A quick reminder that all of our I Want to Believe social media & email are in the show notes. All my books and projects are available at SlevikStore.Company.Site. The Green Hand Bookshop in Portland, Maine also has some of my work. Stop in and see everything they have to offer!
My documentary, Otherworldly Amor, has a new home. It is streaming exclusively on ParaFlixx Paranormal+ Once subscribed, you have access to not only Otherworldly Amor but hundreds of other paranormal shows, documentaries and even horror movies. By using the code OTHERWORLDLYAMOR10 at checkout, you can get 10% off your first 3 months.
Sources: AP Magazine | Vomanomalous | Zanesville Times | Alien Artifacts Book
S6 E8 | Return of the Black-Eyed Kids
I Want to Believe the Podcast – S6 E8 | Return of the Black-Eyed Kids
Opening Song: Starface* by Jean Dawson Closing song: I'm Gonna Knock on Your Door by Eddie Hodges
Clips throughout the episode: Monstrum by Storied
Ay! Welcome to the eighth episode of season 6 of the I Want to Believe podcast!
There’s just something about black-eyed kids’ stories that chill me to the bone. So let’s continue where we left off… this is part 5 of the black-eyed kid’s saga. I've got 10 all new stories about these weird little buggers... all found on the Phantoms & Monsters website. Some stories have been edited for readability.
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Before we jump into the episode, I wanted to give a quick reminder that all of our I Want to Believe social media & email are in the show notes. All my books and projects are available at SlevikStore.Company.Site. The Green Hand Bookshop in Portland, Maine also has some of my work. Stop in and see everything they have to offer!
My documentary, Otherworldly Amor, has a new home. It is streaming exclusively on ParaFlixx Paranormal+ Once subscribed, you have access to not only Otherworldly Amor but hundreds of other paranormal shows, documentaries and even horror movies. By using the code OTHERWORLDLYAMOR10 at checkout, you can get 10% off your first 3 months.
Alright, enough of all that, let's get into some black-eyed kids stories!
Sources: Phantoms & Monsters
S6 E7 | The Sleep Watcher of Cape Elizabeth
I Want to Believe the Podcast – S6 E7 | The Sleep Watcher of Cape Elizabeth
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Opening Song: Sunglasses at Night by Corey Hart | Chin Check by N.W.A. Opening Clip: Scare Theater | Closing song: Crimson & Clover by Tommy James and the Shondells
Ay! Welcome to the seventh episode of season 6 of the I Want to Believe podcast!
Once the tourists go home, the leaves have fallen and the weather has turned cold… our small towns in Maine can feel even more desolate and remote than some of them already are. That desolation, one could argue, may cause people to do strange things from time to time. In 2005, the residents of the small coastal town of Cape Elizabeth would find out just how strange one person would get...
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Before we jump into the episode, I wanted to give a quick reminder that all of our I Want to Believe social media & email are in the show notes. All my books and projects are available at SlevikStore.Company.Site. The Green Hand Bookshop in Portland, Maine also has some of my work. Stop in and see everything they have to offer!
My documentary, Otherworldly Amor, has a new home. It is streaming exclusively on ParaFlixx Paranormal+ Once subscribed, you have access to not only Otherworldly Amor but hundreds of other paranormal shows, documentaries and even horror movies. By using the code OTHERWORLDLYAMOR10 at checkout, you can get 10% off your first 3 months.
Click play to learn about the Sleep Watcher of Cape Elizabeth
Sources: Forensic Yard | Cape Code Times | Safewise | Cape Elizabeth
Jeff Inglis | The Coast | The Signal |
S6 E6 | Incident in the Khamar Daban Mountains
I Want to Believe the Podcast – S6 E6 | Incident in the Khamar Daban Mountains
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Opening Song: Power Freaks by Jean Dawson | Closing song: Black Rainbows by Miracle Musical
Opening Clip: Cadaber | Clips throughout episode: Nick Crowley
Ay! Welcome to the sixth episode of season 6 of the I Want to Believe podcast!
In the summer of 1993, seven hikers set out into the rugged, southern Siberian mountain range of Khamar-Daban. The trip had been meticulously planned for 6 months prior. They even knew what meals would be eaten on which days. When the time finally came for their trip, they entered the woods… seven days later, only one person would come back out.
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Before we jump into the episode, I wanted to give a quick reminder that all of our I Want to Believe social media & email are in the show notes. All my books and projects are available at SlevikStore.Company.Site. The Green Hand Bookshop in Portland, Maine also has some of my work. Stop in and see everything they have to offer!
My documentary, Otherworldly Amor, has a new home. It is streaming exclusively on ParaFlixx Paranormal+ Once subscribed, you have access to not only Otherworldly Amor but hundreds of other paranormal shows, documentaries and even horror movies. By using the code OTHERWORLDLYAMOR10 at checkout, you can get 10% off your first 3 months.
Sources: Medium | Parki Himki | Otakukart | KP | Mayo Clinic
S6 E5 | Michelle Shores and a Gathering of Ghosts
I Want to Believe the Podcast – S6 E5 | Michelle Shores and a Gathering of Ghosts
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Opening Song: The Sound by Nomar Slevik | Closing song: Dancing in the Dark by Bruce Springsteen
Clips throughout episode: WABI TV
Ay! Welcome to the fifth episode of season 6 of the I Want to Believe podcast!
We’re doing something a little bit different this evening or whenever you’re listening. I have invited Michelle Shores, a Maine author onto the show. She’s written an intriguing ghostly book and we’ll discuss it at length. I did want to say that I recorded her interview over zoom and once in a while, the internet gremlins like to put some pops and clicks within her audio. I’ve cleaned everything up as best I could and you will truly enjoy hearing what she has to say. -
All my books and projects are available at SlevikStore.Company.Site. The Green Hand Bookshop in Portland, Maine also has come of my work. Stop in and see everything they have to offer!
My documentary, Otherworldly Amor, has a new home. It is streaming exclusively on ParaFlixx Paranormal+ Once subscribed, you have access to not only Otherworldly Amor but hundreds of other paranormal shows, documentaries and even horror movies. By using the code OTHERWORLDLYAMOR10 at checkout, you can get 10% off your first 3 months.
Sources: Michelle Shores Herself | American Ghost Walks | New England (Yankee Magazine)
S6 E4 I The Ammons Haunting
I Want to Believe the Podcast – S6 E4 | The Ammons Haunting AUDIBLE AFFILIATE LINK - Get a FREE 30 day trial to Audible - Help support the podcast!
Closing song: Pirate Radio by Jean Dawson
Clips throughout episode: Stephanie Harlowe | True Monsters
Ay! Welcome to the fourth episode of season 6 of the I Want to Believe podcast! In November of 2011, Latoya Ammons, her mother, Rosa Campbell and her three children - then aged 7, 9 and 12 moved into a house located at 3860 Carolina Street in Gary, Indiana. Soon after, they realized that something else may be occupying their space. According to the Indiana Department of Child Services, it was one of the most unusual cases they have ever handled. -
All my books and projects are available at SlevikStore.Company.Site. The Green Hand Bookshop in Portland, Maine also has come of my work. Stop in and see everything they have to offer!
My documentary, Otherworldly Amor, has a new home. It is streaming exclusively on ParaFlixx Paranormal+ Once subscribed, you have access to not only Otherworldly Amor but hundreds of other paranormal shows, documentaries and even horror movies. By using the code OTHERWORLDLYAMOR10 at checkout, you can get 10% off your first 3 months.
Sources: Indy Star Original Article | Indy Star 2 | Indy Star 3
S6 E3 | They Saw Something Strange
I Want to Believe the Podcast – S6 E3 | They Saw Something Strange
Open Songs: The Hood Internet | Closing song: Climbing by Sylvatic Rant
Clips throughout episode: It's [Redacted] | Unsolved Mysteries
Ay! Welcome to the third episode of season 6 of the I Want to Believe podcast!
On March 8th, 1994, hundreds of people reported eerie lights above Lake Michigan. Calls flooded into local authorities to report these strange sightings along nearly 200 miles of Lake Michigan shoreline. The calls were from folks from all walks of life — police and a meteorologist to residents. Most who saw the lights insisted they were UFOs; nearly 30 years later, their true origin remains a mystery.
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All my books and projects are available at SlevikStore.Company.Site. The Green Hand Bookshop in Portland, Maine also has come of my work. Stop in and see everything they have to offer!
My documentary, Otherworldly Amor, has a new home. It is streaming exclusively on ParaFlixx Paranormal+ Once subscribed, you have access to not only Otherworldly Amor but hundreds of other paranormal shows, documentaries and even horror movies. By using the code OTHERWORLDLYAMOR10 at checkout, you can get 10% off your first 3 months.
Sources: All That's Interesting | Detroit Free Press | How Stuff Works | Unsolved Mysteries Episode Something in the Sky
S6 E2 | Glitches in the Matrix
I Want to Believe the Podcast – S6 E2 | Glitches in the Matrix
Open Songs: Darla Jade | Glitch in the Matrix Documentary - Closing song: Nomar Slevik
Clips throughout episode: Matt Santoro | The Why Files
Ay! Welcome to the second episode of season 6 of the I Want to Believe podcast!
People all over the world have been sharing stories about times they have experienced a "glitch in the matrix". That phrase, first coined from the 1999 film The Matrix — poses the idea that humanity is living in a giant computer simulation. Over the years, the phrase has become a sort of shorthand for an example of unusual occurrences that cannot be explained logically. Tonight, we’ll be sharing the most interesting examples of glitches in the matrix that we could find.
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All my books and projects are available at SlevikStore.Company.Site. The Green Hand Bookshop in Portland, Maine also has come of my work. Stop in and see everything they have to offer!
My documentary, Otherworldly Amor, has a new home. It is streaming exclusively on ParaFlixx Paranormal+ Once subscribed, you have access to not only Otherworldly Amor but hundreds of other paranormal shows, documentaries and even horror movies. By using the code OTHERWORLDLYAMOR10 at checkout, you can get 10% off your first 3 months.
S6 E1 | The Fanged Humanoids of Kofu
I Want to Believe the Podcast – S6 E1 | The Fanged Humanoids of Kofu
Open Songs: Valley of Wolves | Ghostbusters 2 | Lil Wyte & Jelly Roll | Lonely Island | Closing song: Nomar Slevik
Clips throughout episode: Tara A Devlin | Kyoto Robato
Ay! Welcome to the season 6 premiere of the I Want to Believe podcast!
On the evening of February 23rd, 1975, two 7-year-old boys, Masato Kawano and Katsuhiro Yamahata, were roller skating near the Hinode Housing Estate in Kamimachi, Kōfu, Yamanashi, Japan.
At around 7pm, they heard a crackling sound that seemed to be coming from somewhere above them.
As they looked to the sky, they were startled to see two orange balls of light flying about. They were fascinated by the aerial acrobatics and continued to watch when, all of a sudden, one flew off while the other started to descend.
The events that followed would change their lives forever. Check out the episode to hear their whole story.
The Boys | Drawings of UFO | Drawing of Alien | Alien Hook | Outer Limits Alien
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All my books and projects are available at SlevikStore.Company.Site. The Green Hand Bookshop in Portland, Maine also has come of my work. Stop in and see everything they have to offer!
My documentary, Otherworldly Amor, has a new home. It is streaming exclusively on ParaFlixx Paranormal+ Once subscribed, you have access to not only Otherworldly Amor but hundreds of other paranormal shows, documentaries and even horror movies. By using the code OTHERWORLDLYAMOR10 at checkout, you can get 10% off your first 3 months.
Sources:
Anomalien | Journal News | UFO Insight | Time for Disclosure | Think About It | Caravaca Blog
S5 The Mandela Effect | 2nd Halloween Special 2022
I Want to Believe the Podcast – S5 The Mandela Effect | 2nd Halloween Special 2022
Open: Mandela Effect Trailer | Closing song: Miracle Music by Black Rainbows
Clips throughout episode: Mathew Santoro | Bri Bennage Tedx |
Ay! Welcome to a second, surprise Halloween episode of the I Want to Believe podcast!
The Mandela Effect has been confusing people around the world since 2009. But what is it exactly? The person who coined the term defined it as, “When people clearly recall an event in history, something very specific, but historical records show that something else happened.”
Tonight, on this All Hallows Eve episode, I’ll be sharing the origins, examples, my own personal experience, some theories as to what the Mandela Effect might be and also, we’ll get into the creepier side of the phenomenon.
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My latest spooktacular book, We Only Come Out at Night, is available for purchase. This book is a collection of short horror stories and is a great companion piece for your Halloween festivities. You can get it at: SlevikStore.Company.Site or at the Green Hand Bookshop in Portland, Maine. Valerie’s Tangled Web of Friends book series can be found on all online booksellers: B&N | Amazon | Bookshop.org | Goodreads
Lastly, my documentary, Otherworldly Amor has a new home. It is streaming exclusively on ParaFlixx Paranormal+ this is a subscription service much like Netflix and offers monthly or yearly subscriptions. Once subscribed, you have access to not only Otherworldly Amor but hundreds of other paranormal shows, documentaries and even horror movies. Another great tool for harnessing your Halloween hellscapes. By using the code OTHERWORLDLYAMOR10 at checkout, you can get 10% off your first 3 months.
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MandelaEffect.com | NPR | FionaBroome.com | VeryWellMind.com | CERN | TechTarget.com | IFLScience
S5 Death and Exorcism | Halloween Special 2022
I Want to Believe the Podcast – S5 2022 Halloween Special – Death and Exorcism
Open: Exorcism of Emily Rose Trailer | Closing song: Eyes Without A Face by Billy Idol
Clips throughout episode: Buzzfeed Unsolved
Welcome to the I Want to Believe podcast and our Halloween special for 2022! A familiar voice is back with us for the spooky season, friend to the show, Valerie Lofaso.
The Exorcism of Emily Rose was a 2005 horror movie about a young woman who had become possessed by several demons. The movie was based on true events… in this episode, we’ll be sharing those events with you.
Anneliese Michel, the woman that Emily Rose was based on, grew up devoutly Catholic in Bavaria, West Germany in the 1960s. When she was 16, one day at school she blacked out and was seen walking around in dazed state and unresponsive to those who approached her. Though Anneliese did not remember what happened, friends and family told her of the trance-like state she had been in. Little did they know, this was only the beginning.
After numerous exorcisms of Anneliese ended in tragedy, her parents and priests involved were charged with her death. Was it temporal lobe epilepsy and Geschwind syndrome as the prosecution presented? Or was it actual demonic possession, which the defense argued? Listen to the episode for the whole story and decide for yourself.
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My latest spooktacular book, We Only Come Out at Night, is available for purchase. This book is a collection of short horror stories and is a great companion piece for your Halloween festivities. You can get it at: SlevikStore.Company.Site or at the Green Hand Bookshop in Portland, Maine. Valerie’s Tangled Web of Friends book series can be found on all online booksellers: B&N | Amazon | Bookshop.org | Goodreads
Lastly, my documentary, Otherworldly Amor has a new home. It is streaming exclusively on ParaFlixx Paranormal+ this is a subscription service much like Netflix and offers monthly or yearly subscriptions. Once subscribed, you have access to not only Otherworldly Amor but hundreds of other paranormal shows, documentaries and even horror movies. Another great tool for harnessing your Halloween hellscapes. By using the code OTHERWORLDLYAMOR10 at checkout, you can get 10% off your first 3 months.
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S5 EB5 | The Falkville Metal Man: Remix Episode
I Want to Believe the Podcast – S5 EB5 – The Falkville Metal Man: Remix Episode
Opening song: I'm Seein' Robots by Kool Keith
Closing song: Everybody Wants to Rule the World by Tears for Fears
Welcome to the I Want to Believe podcast! This is the fifth bonus episode of season 5. Tonight, we're remixing things up and I'll be presenting an updated version of the Falkville Metal Man case. On October 17, 1973 in Falkville, Alabama, a man encountered an odd, humanoid being. This man was the town’s Chief of Police, and he just so happened to get some pictures of the being. We originally covered the Metal Man in Season 2, Episode 1... since then, Former Police Chief Jeffrey Greenhaw gave an interview and provided some interesting information not reported in the original case. I have the audio of that interview and you'll be able to hear Greenhaw's own words about the incident.
Before we jump into the episode, we wanted to provide the I Want to Believe social media & email links.
My latest book, We Only Come Out at Night, is now available for purchase. This book is a collection of short horror stories and can be found online at: SlevikStore.Company.Site and at the Green Hand Bookshop.
Lastly, my documentary Otherworldly Amor has found a new home. It is is now streaming exclusively on ParaFlixx Paranormal+ They are a subscription service like Netflix and offer monthly and yearly subscriptions. Once subscribed, you have access to not only my documentary but hundreds of other paranormal shows, documentaries and even horror movies. Code for 10% off your first 3 months: OTHERWORLDLYAMOR10
Falkville Metal Pictures: Pic 1 & 2 | All 4 Pics | Mufon Analysis | Chief Greenhaw
Clips used throughout and Sources:
Full Chief Greenhaw interview by Red Water Filmworks | Cryptid Campfire | Cryptonaut Podcast
S5 EB4 | Chupacabra: Eyewitness Accounts
I Want to Believe the Podcast – S5 EB4 – Chupacabra: Eyewitness Accounts
Closing song - Teflon Heart by Caged Animals
Welcome to the I Want to Believe podcast! This is the fourth bonus episode of season 5. Tonight, we’re getting into the cryptid that had the mid 90s and early aughts shook… I’m going to be sharing some Chupacabra stories…
Before we jump into the episode, we wanted to provide the I Want to Believe social media & email links.
My brand-new book, We Only Come Out at Night, is now available for purchase. This book is a collection of short horror stories and can be found online at: SlevikStore.Company.Site and at the Green Hand Bookshop.
Lastly, documentary Otherworldly Amor has found a new home. It is is now streaming exclusively on ParaFlixx Paranormal+ They are a subscription service like Netflix and offer monthly and yearly subscriptions. Once subscribed, you have access to not only my documentary but hundreds of other paranormal shows, documentaries and even horror movies. Code for 10% off your first 3 months: OTHERWORLDLYAMOR10
In this episode I'll be sharing five stories that witnesses believe could be encounters with a chupacabra. The stories range from a seemingly innocuous job as newspaper delivery driver when a terrifying creature was spotted during their delivery route, to a combat medic who treated a soldier after they were attacked by something out in the desert during a training mission. Could the witnesses have been mistaken or was a chupacabra truly to blame? Listen to the episode and decide what you believe.
Clips throughout the episode by:
The Scream | A True Story
I Want Believe Season 5: The Scream | A True Story (written by NK Kranda, performed and produced by Nomar Slevik)
Closing song: Lullaby of Woe by Ashley Serena
NK first posted her experience on her FB page, the following is an excerpt from her original post (shortened due to character limit in Anchor's shownotes)
Caution : This post contains guns, possible assailant, possible assault in progress, and a bunch of other fuckery. Ye be warned.
Enter night #2. It is Sunday night. I have gone into town for groceries and am eating a very healthy dinner of carrot cake. I am locked in my car and I have my privacy blankets up. I am in my pajamas. The time is close to about 6:40. 6:45. I am getting ready for bed. The parking lot is completely empty. No other campers or hikers. Then I hear it...
Have you ever heard a woman not just scream, but she is screaming straight from every inch of her throat to her diaphragm? I have. It is what I imagine people think of as a blood curdling scream. It is worse than that. I scramble for my pistol and check my phone. No service. Another scream. This time paired with a "HELP ME.... HEEELP MEEE!!!!!!!"
We all know that the first rule of the woods is to not follow screaming things into the woods at night. Especially alone. This is how one dies. Not just in horror movies either. But here I am. Pajamas on. Door open. Pistol raised. Standing barefoot in a deserted parking lot.
Should I try and follow the screams? Is it a bobcat? Is it a mountain lion? Is it some kids fucking around? I don't even have a flash light. Where are my shoes? This parking lot is completely unlit. Fuck. The scream comes again and interrupts all my thoughts. It is the same pitch of screaming to death, complete with the words help me and stop. Even worse she sounds farther away now, like she is being dragged or carried deeper into the forest.
Instinct or training or adrenaline or all 3 take over. I raise the pistol high above the woodline and fire. My only thoughts now are to be as LOUD as possible. Hopefully a park ranger will come. Hopefully the shot scared the attacker or animal and it will leave the area. Still in the state of shock or whatever it was, I fired 2 or 3 more rounds high above the woodline. Then I see it. And I feel it. About 30 yards away from where I'm standing is the mouth of the trail.
What probably wasn't, but looked very much like a shadow person, appeared suddenly against the light sand of the mouth of the trail.It regarded me for a long second, then decided to charge at me. Fast. I dont know if I drove away with my van door still open, or maybe it closed on its own.... but I got the hell out of there and drove to a ranger station. A ranger was close by, and seeing me shaking in the car asked me what was wrong.
I told them I heard a woman screaming and noises in a certain parking lot of a certain trail. Strangely, he did not question me further. The ranger said thank you, then left in the direction of the trail.
I then continued to leave the park for the night. I didn't stop to put my shoes on. Didn't stop to find my glasses. Just drove and drove and drove until I found a gas station about 45 minutes away.
I called one friend babbling about what happened. I was terrified.
I woke up the next morning to the sound of rain on my car. No woods. No screaming. Just a gas station.
So my friends, even when we are far away from the Appalachian Mountains......
Rule #1 : That is probably not a woman screaming.
S5 EB3 | The Otherworldly Encounters of Christopher Cabrera
I Want to Believe the Podcast – S5 EB3 – The Otherworldly Encounters of Christopher Cabrera
Closing song - Something in the Way by Nirvana
Welcome to the I Want to Believe podcast! This is the third bonus episode of season 5 and we're doing something a bit different with this episode. We don't usually do interviews on this podcast, but after hearing all of Chris' interesting stories, I knew we had to get him to share his experiences.
Before we jump into the episode, we wanted to provide the I Want to Believe social media & email links.
My brand-new book, We Only Come Out at Night, is now available for purchase. This book is a collection of short horror stories and can be found online at: SlevikStore.Company.Site and at the Green Hand Bookshop.
Also, a really cool announcement, my documentary, Otherworldly Amor has found a new home. My documentary is now streaming exclusively on ParaFlixx Paranormal+ They are a subscription service like Netflix and offer monthly and yearly subscriptions. Once subscribed, you have access to not only my documentary but hundreds of other paranormal shows, documentaries and even horror movies. Code for 10% off your first 3 months: OTHERWORLDLYAMOR10
Christopher Cabrera is a military veteran having worked at Nellis Air Force Base from 1998 - 2002. During his time there, he had numerous encounters with UFOs and shadow people, but that's not where his strange encounters started. Chris has had ongoing experiences with the paranormal since childhood. In this interview, we start from the beginning and he shares everything that he can remember. It's a fascinating listen and we welcome you to come along with us.
Chris' Youtube Channel - Arise Creations
S5 EB2 | Sarah Ware and the Silver Lake Trails
I Want to Believe the Podcast – S5 EB2 – Sarah Ware and the Silver Lakes Trails
Opening clip (and throughout) by Newscenter Maine
Clip used throughout by Strange New England
Closing song Sara by Starship
Welcome to the I Want to Believe podcast! This is the second bonus episode of season 5 and this particular episode runs the gamut between true crime, the paranormal and an onsite visit to a reportedly haunted area.
Before we jump into the episode, we wanted to provide the I Want to Believe social media & email links.
My brand-new book, We Only Come Out at Night, is now available for purchase. This book is a collection of short horror stories and can be found online at: SlevikStore.Company.Site and at the Green Hand Bookshop.
Also, a really cool announcement, my documentary, Otherworldly Amor has found a new home. On April 2nd, my documentary will be streaming exclusively on ParaFlixx Paranormal+ Natalie Jones and the good folks at Paraflix took a chance on ya boy and I hope you’ll head over there and show some support. Their service is $3.99 per month or $34.99 per year and gives you access to not only my documentary but hundreds of other paranormal shows, documentaries and more. Here's a code for 10% off your first 3 months: OTHERWORLDLYAMOR10
Sarah Ware was born Sarah MacDonald in Nova Scotia in 1846. During the 1860s, she moved to the United States and wound up in Bucksport Maine. She fell in love with the small town and soon after, she fell in love with a local man named Charles W. Ware. He and Sarah wed in 1869, she was 25 and Charles was 23. They divorced in the early 1890s and in 1898, Sarah went missing. On Saturday September 17th, 1898 she was in town, visiting a friend and stopped at a few places along the way, after 9:15pm, she was never seen alive again. Listen to the episode to hear about the life, murder and possible hauntings of Sarah Ware.
Sources: Book
In Search of Sarah Ware: Reinvestigating Murder and Conspiracy in a Maine Village by Emeric Spooner
S5 EB1 | Jersey Devil Origins
I Want to Believe the Podcast – S5 EB1 – Jersey Devil Origins: Bonus Remix Episode
Open Song - Jersey by Queen Latifah
Close Song - Just Another Day by Queen Latifah
Welcome to the I Want to Believe podcast!
This is the first bonus episode of season 5 and the first episode recorded in 2022. We’re doing things a little different with this episode. We actually covered the Jersey Devil back in season 2, episode 5. But as with a lot of our earlier seasons, we were novices at podcasting and our audio quality was lower. Much like our updated and remixed Dover Demon episode, I’m giving the Jersey Devil the remix treatment. This will include audio samples from various television shows and youtube channels.
Before we jump into the episode, we wanted to provide the I Want to Believe social media & email links. My brand-new book, We Only Come Out at Night, is now available for purchase. This book is a collection of short horror stories and can be found online at: SlevikStore.Company.Site and at the Green Hand Bookshop.
The story of the Jersey Devil goes back almost 3 centuries. Since then, it has become a muddled heap of myth, legend, true stories with believers and skeptics. How’s about we dive in from the beginning.
The legend begins with the Pine Barren forests of New Jersey and a woman named Mother Leeds. She had given birth to 12 children, and in 1735, she found that she was pregnant with her 13th. The Leeds family was poor and when they found that she was pregnant again, she cursed the child and said, “Let this one be a devil!” This is where the typical legend of the Jersey Devil begins, but when you do a little bit of research, there’s a lot more that comes to the surface. Despite 1000s of encounters, the real story might just be humble, human beginnings. Included: political intrigue, Quaker in-fighting, almanacs, a royal governor, and a man named Benjamin Franklin.
Let’s get into the possible origins of the Jersey Devil…
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Samples used in episode:
Monster Quest | Lost Tapes | LNA | Uncommon History
Colossal Cranium | Rudolf Steiner | MrRhexx
Sources:
S5 E1 | Night of the Silverman
I Want to Believe the Podcast – S5 E1 – Night of the Silver Man
Open Song Clips - We're Back by Phineas & Ferb | Welcome Back by Mase | Everybody by Backstreet Boys
Close Song - The 7th Element by Vitas
Clip in episode: The Mysterious Risley Encounters by Bedtime Stories
Welcome to the season five premiere of the I Want to Believe podcast! The homie who knows me more than ANYBODY is back in the building... Kyle Sawyer!! So good to have him back on the show.
Before we jump into the episode, I wanted to give a quick reminder that this podcast releases all episodes at once, Netflix style, so feel free to binge, or take your time, whatever you wanna do. Also, we wanted to provide the I Want to Believe social media & email links.
My brand-new book, We Only Come Out at Night, is now available for purchase. This book is a collection of short horror stories and can be found online at: SlevikStore.Company.Site and at the Green Hand Bookshop.
At approximately 11:30 pm. on the evening of March 17th, 1978, 39 year-old service engineer, Ken Edwards was making the 15-mile journey home following a union meeting in Greater Manchester. By all accounts, Edwards was a straight-laced, hard working man who was not prone to wild flights of fancy or belief in the paranormal. Nevertheless, as the exhausted Edwards drove down an isolated stretch of road through the mostly derelict industrial district where the Risley atomic energy complex was located, something utterly unbelievable snared his attention…
Edwards claimed that he first spied what he thought was a “man climbing,” but he quickly realized that he was looking at a gargantuan, humanoid figure lumbering down the steep embankment adjacent to the nuclear facility.
The startled engineer immediately hit the brakes and his van slowed to a halt near the curb of the road some 50-feet away from the hulking humanoid, which was now illuminated by his headlights. Edwards stared in astonishment at this bipedal beast as it lurched down the hill with its arms outstretched, utilizing strange, stiff-legged movements.
Listen to the episode for the rest of the story...
Sources: Mysterious Universe
S5 E2 | Don't Let Them In: Black Eyed Kid Stories IV
I Want to Believe the Podcast – S5 E2 – Don’t Let Them In: Black Eyed Kids Stories IV
Open Song - Happy Clap of Death by Gothic Storm
Close Song - Wave of Mutilation (UK Surf) by The Pixies
Clip in episode: The Urban Legends of Black Eyed Children by Storied
Welcome to episode two, season five of the I Want to Believe podcast!
We are about to get creepy in here. On this episode, we’re headed back to the front porches… back into the middle of the night when those evil little buggers rear their ugly heads… it’s time for more Black-Eyed Kids stories. As always, all black-eyed kids stories are from various websites and subreddit forums and will be conveyed as is – in a first person narrative. While we cannot speak to the veracity of these encounters, we do hope you enjoy them.
Before we jump into the episode, we wanted to provide the I Want to Believe social media & email links.
My brand-new book, We Only Come Out at Night, is now available for purchase. This book is a collection of short horror stories and can be found online at: SlevikStore.Company.Site and at the Green Hand Bookshop.
Listen to the episode for some creepy BEK stories...
Stories from users:
Frostbite06 in the Horror Stories Subreddit | dearghewls in the Ghost Stories Subreddit
SJ from Phantoms & Monsters blog | pyric_lancastor in the BlackEyedKidsStories Subreddit
Sources: reddit.com | Phantoms & Monsters
S5 E3 | The Mystery of the Max Headroom Incident
I Want to Believe the Podcast – S5 E3 – The Mystery of the Max Headroom Incident
Open Song - Max Headroom Calling by Giorgio & Martin Koppehele
Close Song - I Think We're Along Now by Tiffany
Clips in episode: First Headroom Incident | Second Headroom Incident
Shaye St. John | Original News Report | Rick Klein | That Chapter | Second News Report
Reddit user who thinks they solved incident
Welcome to episode 3, season 5 of the I Want to Believe podcast!
At precisely 9:14 PM on November 22nd 1987… Chicago area residents were the unwitting spectators of a mysterious television broadcast.
Before we jump into the episode, we wanted to provide the I Want to Believe social media & email links.
My brand-new book, We Only Come Out at Night, is now available for purchase. This book is a collection of short horror stories and can be found online at: SlevikStore.Company.Site and at the Green Hand Bookshop.
While viewers of WGN-TV were watching the 9 o’clock news, all seemed normal as Dan Roan, a local sportscaster, was going over the highlights of the Bears' victory over the Detroit Lions. Without warning, the TV signal flickered in and out… and then televisions went dark.
In WGN’s control room, technicians looked on, confused at what was happening. It was from their studio, located at Bradley Place in the north of the city, that the network broadcasted its microwave transmission to an antenna at the top of the 100-story John Hancock tower, seven miles away, and then out to tens of thousands of viewers. After a moment, the studio crew realized that their signal had been hijacked.
Viewers then saw a suited figure fade in from the darkness. The stranger danced around while wearing a ghoulish rubbery mask with sunglasses and a frozen grin. Chris Knittel of Vice wrote, “Static hissed through the signal; behind him, a slab of corrugated metal spun hypnotically. This was not part of the regularly scheduled broadcast.”
Listen to the episode for the rest of the story...
Sources: Motherboard/Vice
S5 E4 | Doppelgangers
I Want to Believe the Podcast – S5 E4 – Doppelgangers
Open Song - Us Movie Trailer
Close Song - I Got 5 On It by The Luniz
Clips in episode:
The Strangest | World Paranormal Research Society | Snarled | Top 5 Scary Videos | Bedtime Stories
Welcome to episode 4, season 5 of the I Want to Believe podcast!
The word doppelgänger is German in origin, and means "double goer" or "double walker." And while the word is sometimes used to describe someone's real-life lookalike, the word is technically defined as "a ghostly counterpart of a living person," which directly implies its paranormal nature. Tonight, we’ll be sharing some creepy doppelganger stories… As always, all stories are from various websites and subreddit forums and will be conveyed as is – in a first-person narrative. While we cannot speak to the veracity of these encounters, we do hope you enjoy them.
Before we jump into the episode, we wanted to provide the I Want to Believe social media & email links.
My brand-new book, We Only Come Out at Night, is now available for purchase. This book is a collection of short horror stories and can be found online at: SlevikStore.Company.Site and at the Green Hand Bookshop.
Check out the episode for some creepy doppelganger stories.
Stories from users:
OC Auth in the Paranormal Subreddit | g4yf13r1 in the Paranormal Subreddit
Geobite in the Paranormal Subreddit | QuiteVoice4846 in the Paranormal Subreddit
BuckShot1102 and found in the Paranormal Subreddit
Sources: reddit.com | ranker.com
S5 E5 | The Kinnula Humanoid
I Want to Believe the Podcast – S5 E5 – The Kinnula Humanoid
Open Song - Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Crafts by The Carpenters
Close Song - U.F.O by Kool Keith
Clip in episode: Cryptopedia Podcast
Welcome to episode 5, season 5 of the I Want to Believe podcast!
In February of 1971, four different people on two different days witnessed some sort of otherworldly entity. We’ll tell you the whole story in a moment.
Before we jump into the episode, we wanted to provide the I Want to Believe social media & email links.
My brand-new book, We Only Come Out at Night, is now available for purchase. This book is a collection of short horror stories and can be found online at: SlevikStore.Company.Site and at the Green Hand Bookshop.
It all started on February 2, 1971, at approximately 8 pm when two friends — Sinikka Kuittinen and Mrs. Manninen — were driving from Kuusamo towards Oulu — in a region near Kiiminki in Finland.
As they drove, they noticed a strange light behind their car on the right side of the road. After a few moments, however, the mysterious light maneuvered over their vehicle and appeared to be pacing the car from the left side of the road. Sinikka, who was driving, reported that as the UFO passed overhead her ears felt plugged up and she had trouble hearing properly.
After a few moments of the light following them, they screeched to a stop at the edge of a field in the hopes that the light would continue on and no longer follow them. Instead… the light vanished. They sat there stunned, processing the event that had just occurred. Moments later, before they could even talk about the odd light, the friends witnessed a small entity in front of their car.
Play the episode to hear the whole story.
Sources: Cryptidz Fandom | UFO Insight | Phantoms & Monsters
S5 E6 | Monsters in the Sky: Thunderbird Stories
I Want to Believe the Podcast – S5 E6 – Monsters in the Sky: Thunderbird Stories (Title OK?)
Open Song - Black Snakes (Updated) by Prolific the Rapper & A Tribe Called Red
Close Song - Our Four Sacred Thunderbirds by Lance Crowe
Clips in Episode:
Thunderbirds by All Monsters Go To Space | Living Giant Thunderbirds Flying by Chief AJ/John Huffer
Thunderbird Story by The Media Bank1 | Proof of Birdzilla by Monster Quest
Welcome to episode 6, season 5 of the I Want to Believe podcast!
Throughout history, people from all over the world have witnessed various creatures that are now largely discounted by science… yet sightings persist. We’ll tell you about one of those creatures in a moment.
Before we jump into the episode, we wanted to provide the I Want to Believe social media & email links.
My brand-new book, We Only Come Out at Night, is now available for purchase. This book is a collection of short horror stories and can be found online at: SlevikStore.Company.Site and at the Green Hand Bookshop.
The thunderbird is a legendary creature in some North American indigenous peoples' history and culture. It is largely considered a supernatural being of power and strength. It is especially important, and frequently depicted, in the art, songs and oral histories of many Pacific Northwest Coast cultures, but is also found in various forms among some peoples of the American Southwest, the East Coast, Great Lakes, and Great Plains.
In modern times, the thunderbird is reported to be a cryptid, along the likes of Bigfoot, Mothman, and many more. Fairly recent sightings of the creature involve that of a giant bird seen in several parts of the United States.
Check out the entire episode for some thunderbird stories...
Sources: Journal Gazette | Kara B Imle | Science Crypto Journal | Cryptozoology | Live About
S5 E7 | Devil Fish and the Lumberjack: A Maine Folktale
I Want to Believe the Podcast – S5 E7 – Devil Fish and the Lumberjack: A Maine Folktale
Open Song - Folk Metaphysics by Milo
Close Song - 99 Luftballons by NENA
Clips in Episode: Mythology & Folklore - What's the Difference? by Mythology & Fiction Explained
Welcome to episode 7, season 5 of the I Want to Believe podcast!
A long time ago, in the 19th century, there was a man named Jack Johnston. He was a lumberjack from the small town of Millinocket, Maine. One Sunday morning while fishing, he found that he was unable to catch anything. He became so distraught that he ended up cursing everything around him. This included the land, God and Satan… After his tirade… he felt a tug on his line… Kyle will fill you in on the whole story in a moment.
Before we jump into the episode, we wanted to provide the I Want to Believe social media & email links.
My brand-new book, We Only Come Out at Night, is now available for purchase. This book is a collection of short horror stories and can be found online at: SlevikStore.Company.Site and at the Green Hand Bookshop.
Play the episode to hear a Maine folktale...
Sources:
Haunted Maine: Ghosts and Strange Phenomena of the Pine Tree State by Charles A. Stansfield Jr.
S5 E8 | #CULTure: Fear in Northern Maine
I Want to Believe the Podcast – S5 E8 – #CULTure: Fear in Northern Maine
Open Song - The Power by SNAP!
Close Song - Cult of Personality by Living Colour
Clips in episode from: What Makes Something a "Cult" by I Am Your Target Demographic
Also contains one clip from Blankenship's Facebook Page
Welcome to episode 8, season 5 of the I Want to Believe podcast!
The word “cult” is typically considered pejorative. And it seems the groups themselves tend to evolve into different archetypes. From destructive to doomsday cults to political and polygamist cults, and more. They all have varying definitions when considering pop culture, academia or whichever lens someone chooses to view a cult through.
During the 1960s, the counterculture movement in America was about peace, love, and happiness. Historians say that freedom of expression was the cornerstone of both the Civil rights and the Vietnam anti-war movements. But by the 1970s, America was filled with violent faiths and deadly cults. Charles Manson, Reverend Jim Jones, and many other cult leaders became common names in American households.
During parts of 2019 and 2020, the people of the small northern Maine town of Saint Agatha were concerned that a cult had started to take root in their quiet and safe hamlet. We’ll tell you more in a sec…
Before we jump into the episode, we wanted to provide the I Want to Believe social media & email links.
My brand-new book, We Only Come Out at Night, is now available for purchase. This book is a collection of short horror stories and can be found online at: SlevikStore.Company.Site and at the Green Hand Bookshop.
Play the episode to hear what the fear in northern Maine was all about.
Sources: Sun Journal 1 | Sun Journal 2
S5 E9 | The Yuba County 5
I Want to Believe the Podcast – S5 E9 – The Yuba County 5: California’s Dyatlov Pass Incident
Welcome to episode 9, season 5 of the I Want to Believe podcast!
Open Song - I Don't Wanna Live Forever by Taylor Swift & ZAYN
Close Song - Don't You (Forget About Me)
Clip in episode from - Searching for the Five by Nexpo
In 1978, five men mysteriously disappeared on a mountain in California. Tragically, a month later, most of their bodies were discovered. Kyle and I actually covered this story in season one… but we were just novices at podcasting, not that we’re professionals at this point, but our audio quality has gotten better and we thought it would be good to revisit this unsolved case.
The strange circumstances surrounding their deaths have since been referred to as the American Dyatlov Pass Incident. The mystery, heartbreak, twists and turns, and the numerous unanswered questions likens this case to a group of 9 Russian hikers that were found dead under mysterious circumstances in the Ural Mountains in 1959. There have been countless television shows, movies, and podcasts about that case. In fact, there’s a recent documentary called, “An Unknown Compelling Force” available on Amazon Prime. With all the information available about that incident, we will not be covering it here. We will, however, share what is known about the Yuba county 5 story in just a moment.
Before we jump into the episode, we wanted to provide the I Want to Believe social media & email links.
My brand-new book, We Only Come Out at Night, is now available for purchase. This book is a collection of short horror stories and can be found online at: SlevikStore.Company.Site and at the Green Hand Bookshop.
Play the episode to hear the mystery surrounding the Yuba County 5.
Sources: Washington Post
S5 E10 | There's Something in the Road
I Want to Believe the Podcast – S5 E10 – There’s Something in the Road
Open Song - Crazy (Cover) by Violent Femmes
Close Song - Alien Abduction Story by Hyperaptive
Clips throughout episode - In Search Of... S1 E21 uploaded by Missing Information
Welcome to episode 10, season 5 of the I Want to Believe podcast!
We made it through another season! We successfully changed platforms by moving to Anchor (at one point I thought I had deleted every episode of every season, thankfully, I did not). We tried out a format change where Kyle hosted by himself (UFOs & Marconi Scientists from S4). If you’ll indulge me for a brief moment, I’d like to say that I think we were able to pull off a successful season 5. I’m sure we’ll do some more bonus episodes throughout the year, but until then, thanks so much for the support and for listening.
Before we jump into the episode, we wanted to provide the I Want to Believe social media & email links.
My brand-new book, We Only Come Out at Night, is now available for purchase. This book is a collection of short horror stories and can be found online at: SlevikStore.Company.Site and at the Green Hand Bookshop.
Ok... we have one more story to tell.
Over the course of March 14 & 15, 1975, members of the Baker family encountered a series of unexplained events. It all began in Wisconsin’s Ashland County in the town of Mellen. The area is known for its hiking trails, natural waterfalls, and pristine nature. But like most areas in the Midwest, and, might I add, the Northeast… there is much more to the small town than meets the eye. “…within its borders a rich history of strange and unusual legends, bizarre encounters with unknown creatures, and peculiar sightings of unexplained things both in the sky and on the ground. Mellen, as you will soon find out, proves without a doubt that appearances can be deceiving and that just below a location’s Mayberry surface typically rests a plethora of X-Files cases just ripe for the picking.”
Play the episode to find out what was in the road...
Sources: Pine Barrens Institute
S4 Holiday 2021 Special | The Warminster Thing
I Want to Believe Podcast – Holiday 2021 – The Warminster Thing
Opening song: UFO by Sneaky Sound System | Closing song: UFO Christmas by Byron & the Smith Cousins
Song Clip: Valerie by Steve Winwood
Clips used throughout the episode:
A Christmas Carol | Warminster Mystery Documentary 1990 (Beamsinvestigation1)
What Was the Warminster Thing? (Swamp Dweller) | Warminster Skywatch 1967 (Earthvisitor3)
Welcome to a special Holiday episode of the I Want to Believe podcast! In early 1965, odd rumors began to circulate through the small English town of Warminster. Bizarre sounds had been heard on the morning of Christmas 1964, which would be followed by a long period of strange sightings. Soon, Warminster was swarmed by UFO enthusiasts, all wanting to learn about “The Thing.”
Before we jump into the episode, here are the I Want to Believe social media & email links. My brand-new book, We Only Come Out at Night, is now available for purchase. This book is a collection of short horror stories and can be found online at: SlevikStore.Company.Site and at the Green Hand Bookshop. Valerie’s Tangled Web of Friends book series can be found on Amazon.
Michael Whelan wrote, “Odd sightings and sounds were reported irregularly in Warminster, dating back to as early as the 1930's - incidents that predate the second World War, as well as the advent of the modern science fiction genre. However few and far in-between, bizarre encounters around Warminster seem to pre-date the rest of the world's UFO craze by several decades.”
The early reports mainly consisted of odd sounds described as "crackling & scratch-like". The reports of bizarre sounds continued through the ‘30s, ‘40s and ‘50s. However, it wouldn’t be until December of 1964 when rumors of something otherworldly may be taking place in the small hamlet. A local journalist’s article about the bizarre encounter was published in the Warminster Journal in January of 1965. The article actually became the newspaper’s most popular story ever published in its history... listen to the episode for the rest of the story.
Sources: Unresolved | Mental Floss | BBC | UFO Warminster
S4 Thanksgiving 2021 Special | Dogman Stories of the Northeast
I Want to Believe the Podcast – Thanksgiving 2021 – Dogman Stories of the Northeast
Music at the top of the episode: Bad Moon Rising by Credence Clearwater Revival
Music at the end contains a portion of Meatloaf's You Took The Words Right Out Of My Mouth
and Benjamin Franklin Music by Grand Buffet
Clips in episode from Kaayall - What Are Dogmen? And MonsterQuest.
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Welcome to a special Thanksgiving episode of the I Want to Believe podcast.
The dogman, a creature described as a 6 to 8-foot tall with a humanoid style body, covered in fur or hair, and with a head resembling a wolf or a bear. It is purported to have been seen moving as both a quadruped and a biped, and some reports describe it more closely to resembling a traditional werewolf or Bigfoot. It is often reported as a nefarious creature, leaving witnesses terrified after their encounter.
Kyle and I covered a previous dogman report in Season 2 Episode 8, check it out if you want.
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Sources: Cryptomundo | Dogman Encounters 1 | Phantoms & Monsters | Dogman Encounters 2 |
S4 Halloween 2021 Special #2 | Haunted: The Old Narrow Gauge Trail
I Want to Believe the Podcast – Halloween 2021 Special #2 | Haunted: The Old Narrow Gauge Trail
Music at the top of the episode: Bicycle Race by Queen
Music at close of episode: Spooky Scary Skeletons by CG5
Clips from the Haunt ME Episode “Old Narrow Gauge Trail” S5 E3
Welcome to a second, surprise Halloween episode of the I Want to Believe podcast!
The state of Maine has approximately 17.5 million acres of forested land. And the number of living trees is estimated to be 24.4 billion. We’ve got a lot of woods, and within those woods, is a lot of history. An entire podcast series could be dedicated to the history of Maine’s forests and its inhabitants.
But for tonight, I’ll be sharing the creepier side to one of Maine’s smallest forests. And, was a murder/suicide that occurred adjacent to a trail in those woods become the catalyst to a haunting?
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Alright, let’s enter the Old Narrow Gauge Trail… (play the episode to hear the whole story)
Screenshot from Haunt ME episode
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Sources: Anomalous Events | Haunted Places
BDN | Sun Journal | Maine Trail Finder
Maine Encyclopedia | Randolph | Rails to Trails
S4 Halloween 2021 Special | The Exorcism of Roland Hunkeler
I Want to Believe Podcast – Halloween 2021 – The Exorcism of Roland Hunkeler
Music at the top of the episode: Space and Time by Hannah Harleen
Voice & Lyrics by Hannah Harleen | Produced by Steve Bops | Hannah's Link Tree
Music at the bottom of the episode: The Exorcist Theme by Starfighter (Re-Work)
Documentary clips throughout the episode: The Exorcism of Roland Doe on Discovery+
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On December 26, 1973, The Exorcist was unleashed upon the American public. Some people were sickened by the film’s imagery and violent scenes. Some claimed to have fainted, vomited, suffered heart attacks, and more. Despite all the chaos, most movie goers loved the movie and it was the highest grossing, R rated horror movie until the 2017 release of IT.
Years before “Based on” or “Inspired by a true story” would ever be seen on the screens of countless horror movies, the general public, at that time, were mostly unaware of the origins of William Peter Blatty’s book and screenplay. Those origins transpired about 24 years prior to the film’s release.
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In 1949, Blatty was attending Georgetown University when he read an article in The Washington Post titled, Priest Frees Mt. Rainier Boy Reported Held in Devil's Grip. It was written by Post Reporter Bill Brinkley, and according to Blatty, it inspired him to write his 1971 novel, The Exorcist. It was a relatively short article, approximately 500 words, and read in part, “In what is perhaps one of the most remarkable experiences of its kind in recent religious history, a 14-year-old Mount Rainier boy has been freed by a Catholic priest of possession by the devil, Catholic sources reported yesterday."
Listen to the episode to hear the whole, reportedly true story about how Roland Hunkeler became possessed and eventually exorcised.
Sources: Washington Post | Diabolical Confusions | Alex Matsuo | TFP.org | River Front Times
S4 Bonus Episode | The Mysterious Deaths of the Marconi Scientists
I Want to Believe the Podcast – S4 Bonus Episode | The Mysterious Deaths of the Marconi Scientists
Content warning: This particular episode contains depictions of disturbing deaths, suicides and traumatic events. We completely understand and encourage you to skip this episode if this type of content will affect you negatively. Listener discretion is advised.
Music clip at top of episode: The Scientist (cover) by Willie Nelson
Music at the bottom of the episode: Mission Impossible (Beatbox & Recorder) by Rudi Rock ft. Eero Saunamaki
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Between 1982 and 1990, around two dozen British-based scientists and engineers died under mysterious circumstances. The scientists involved were either tangentially attached or worked on various projects related to the United States Strategic Defense Initiative, otherwise known as Star Wars. Some of the deaths were so bizarre, that it left coroners unable to determine their cause. Others were judged to be suicides and accidents despite strong evidence to the contrary...
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Alright… let’s talk about the mysterious deaths of the Marconi Scientists… (psst, press play)
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Book: Open Verdict: An Account of 25 Mysterious Deaths in the Defence Industry by Tony Collins; edited by Stephen Arkell
S4 Bonus Episode | Mary Ellen Pleasant: The Lost Episode
I Want to Believe the Podcast – S4 Bonus Episode | Mary Ellen Pleasant: The Lost Episode
Music snippet at the top of the episode: Mary, Mary by Run D.M.C.
Music at the bottom of the episode: Ladies First by Queen Latifah featuring Monie Love
Welcome to the I Want to Believe podcast! Last year, as I was researching, recording, and editing season 4 of this podcast, I tend to transfer files from my desktop to my laptop... during one of those transfers, I lost a whole bunch of files that I was working on, including this episode. After a while, I assumed that I had accidentally deleted the episode. Fast forward to a couple weeks ago, while searching through some folders unrelated to the podcast... I FOUND THE EPISODE! I probably accidentally pasted it into a folder.. I'm kind of a dummy, haha.
So now, I am proud to present, the lost episode of Mary Ellen Pleasant.
Many have called her the Mother of Human Rights, but others will try to convince us of something more sinister. I’ll tell you about Mrs. Pleasant in a second…
Before we get to the episode, a quick reminder that ALL of our I Want to Believe social media & email links are below. My brand new book of horror fiction, "We Only Come Out At Night" is NOW AVAILABLE for PRE-ORDER! Visit the online store at Slevikstore.Company.Site The first 50 copies come with 2 free stickers and a bookmark. All copies will be signed.
A New York Times posthumous obituary byline states that Mary Ellen Pleasant was born into slavery, that she became a Gold Rush-era millionaire and a powerful abolitionist. While some claim that her life seems to have been shrouded in a bit of mystery, she certainly was a successful 19th-century American entrepreneur. It is estimated that she was born around 1814, some say on a Georgia plantation while her autobiography states, insists actually, that she had been born in Philadelphia. Sacramento writer Susheel Bibbs wrote, “Her life is so enshrouded in mystery because she was her own spin doctor. Pleasant wrote three autobiographies -- but each one contradicts the other on basic facts, such as the year of her birth.”
Play the episode to learn more about Mary...
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Sources: New York Times | KQED
S4 Bonus Episode | UFOs and Patton Oswalt
I Want to Believe the Podcast – S4 Bonus Episode | UFOs and Patton Oswalt
Music Clips at the top of the episode: ATLiens & Elevators by Outkast
Music at the bottom of the episode: Earth People by Dr. Octagon
Welcome to a special bonus episode of the I Want to Believe podcast! Guess who's back and is solo hosting... Kyle Sawyer!
UFOs… well, that topic has been all over mainstream media lately, including a recent government report from the OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE released on June 25, 2021.
In part, the report states that it is an, “…intelligence assessment of the threat posed by unidentified aerial phenomena and the progress the Department of Defense Unidentified Aerial Phenomena Task Force (UAPTF) has made in understanding this threat.”
So, what does that have to do with Patton Oswalt? Kyle will get to that.
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Now press play!
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Clips Used in episode:
Time Magazine Online
Condon Report Clip - Finding UFO
Iran UFO Clip - Finding UFO
CBS News - New UFO Report Clip
Patton on Kimmel - Full Clip
S4 Bonus Episode | The Curious Case of the Dover Demon (Remix)
I Want to Believe Podcast – S4 Bonus Episode | The Curious Case of the Dover Demon (Remix)
Sources:
Creatures from the Outer Edge by Jerome Clark & Loren Coleman
Curious Creatures of New England by Christopher Forest
Cryptopia | CryptozooNews | Monster Preservation & Research Society Society
Snippets of music at the top of the episode: Dolly Parton - Down from Dover & Eminem f/Rihanna - The Monster
Music at the end of the episode: Men In Black by Will Smith
Welcome to a special bonus episode of the I Want to Believe podcast! This one is a bit of a "remix" episode as Kyle and I had previously covered this case in season one. However, at the time, we were quite the novices (not that we're professional now, lol) but what has changed is our sound quality and I thought it would be fun to re-cover this case again. I will also be including extra sound clips from various sources. Hope you enjoy!
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The story began on April 21, 1977, when, at around 10:30 p.m., a teenager named Billy Bartlett, along with two friends, were driving down Farm Street in Dover, Massachusetts. As the teenagers drove past a loose, stone wall, Bartlett noticed some movement out of the corner of his eye. At first he assumed that the motion was caused by a dog or some other animal, but as his headlights bore down on the creature, he realized that it was like nothing he had ever seen.
Bill Bartlett Sketch | John Baxter Sketch | Abby Brabham Sketch
Alright… let's start talking about the Dover Demon! This is where you click that play button :)
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S4 Bonus Episode | Maine Bigfoot Stories
I Want to Believe Podcast – S4 Bonus Episode | Maine Bigfoot Stories
Source: Bigfoot in Maine Book by Michelle Souliere
Music at the top and bottom of the episode: Sasquatch by Ice Cube
Welcome to a special bonus episode of the I Want to Believe podcast!
"And like a puzzle piece, they turn the memory over and over in their minds, trying to fit it into familiar boxes. ...and they are left holding that piece of memory, with nowhere to put it but in the back of their minds, where it continues to stand, alone and strange."
That is a quote from Michelle Souliere's new book Bigfoot in Maine. In celebration of Michelle's new book release, I'll be sharing some stories about this elusive beast.
But first!! A quick reminder that ALL of our I Want to Believe social media & email are listed below. My book, Granite Skies: A Disconcerted Journey Through the Unknown is NOW AVAILABLE for purchase. You can get a signed copy from my online store: SlevikStore.Company.Site or from the Green Hand Bookshop in Portland, Maine (or just click those links)
Alright… let's start talking about Bigfoot! This is where you click that play button :)
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S4 E1 - Objectos Volador no Identificados
I Want to Believe the Podcast – S4 Episode 1 | Objectos Volador no Identificados (Unidentified Flying Objects)
Music at the top of the episode:
“Shut ‘Em Down” by Public Enemy | “Mayday on the Front Line” by MC Ren
Hot dang! Welcome to season 4 of the I Want to Believe podcast!
Well holy shit, 2020 am I right? I know it’s currently 2021, I say this because this podcast’s format is to write, record, and edit the entire season at the tail end of one year, and then release all episodes at the start of the new year. I’m recorded this particular episode on a late August night in 2020 and for me, our future as Americans couldn’t be more unknown but also AND ultimately… that future is up to us. Which may be just as equally terrifying as it is hopeful.
Oh, another thing before we dive in is that my co-host Kyle Sawyer is unavailable this season due to Covid. He’s fine, safe and healthy but lives upstate from me, which has piss-poor internet service and getting together in close proximity to record is undesirable, so as a result, we are unable to record together. Now, with that said, we do keep in touch as much as we can and he has agreed to a special phone appearance at some point during this season. So, you will hear from him on one of these upcoming episodes!
As usual, a quick reminder that ALL of our I Want to Believe social media & email are listed below. My brand-new book, Granite Skies: A Disconcerted Journey Through the Unknown is NOW AVAILABLE for purchase at The Green Hand Bookshop in Portland, Maine (and online). You can also get it on Amazon, Kindle or a personalized signed copy can be obtained from my online store. Everything can be found at allmylinks.com/slevik OR just click the link from the show notes. Alright… let’s get in to some UFOs and true “alienation”.
Olga Segura is a writer for the Guardian website and she wrote a piece about her father and his lifelong fascination with all things extraterrestrial. Which started with an encounter of his own. Olga wrote, “For my dad, a black teen growing up poor in the Dominican Republic, trying to learn everything he could about extraterrestrial life proved nearly impossible.
Listen to the episode to gain valuable insight from Olga's experiences with her father, a wacky UFO group, and tolerance.
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S4 E2 - Hill's in the Sky
I Want to Believe the Podcast – S4 Episode 2 | Hill's in the Sky
Music at the top of the episode: Fallin’ by De La Soul and Teenage Fanclub
Music at the close: Then He Kissed Me by The Crystals
Welcome to the I Want to Believe podcast! Was there some sort of alien intervention on the roads of northern New Hampshire back in 1961… I’ll tell ya in a sec…
But first!! A quick reminder that ALL of our I Want to Believe social media & email are listed below. My brand-new book, Granite Skies: A Disconcerted Journey Through the Unknown is NOW AVAILABLE for purchase at The Green Hand Bookshop in Portland, Maine (and online). You can also get it on Amazon, Kindle or a personalized signed copy can be obtained from my online store. Everything can be found at allmylinks.com/slevik OR just click the link from the show notes. Alright… lets talk about the abduction of Betty and Barney Hill.
A social worker and a postal employee walk into a boarding house…. While this could lend itself to a variant of the old “bar joke”, it is actually how Betty Barrett met Barney Hill. In short, Betty and Barney were a couple who claimed to have been abducted by extraterrestrials in a rural area of New Hampshire. This occurred between September 19 and 20, 1961. It was the first widely publicized report of an alien abduction in the United States.
Listen to the episode to hear what happened to them.
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Granite Skies: A Disconcerted Journey Through the Unknown by Nomar Slevik
The Interrupted Journey by John G. Fuller
Captured! The Betty and Barney Hill UFO Experience by Stanton Friedman and Kathleen Marden
Rogue Mysteries – Directed by Bill Brock
S4 E3 - Was the Real Slender Man Captured on Video?
I Want to Believe the Podcast – S4 Episode 3 | Was the Real Slender Man Captured on Video?
Music at the top of the episode by:
Liz Beebe - Sympathy for the Slender Man
Music at the close of the episode by:
Nerd Out - I Got Ya
Welcome to the I Want to Believe podcast! Was Slender Man captured on camera in Canada in 2019… I’ll tell ya in a sec…
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Alright… lets talk about Slender Man.
Slender Man is described as an entity that takes the form of a tall, thin humanoid figure with long limbs, wearing a business suit, and has a featureless face. Some Slender Man sightings present the creature with long tentacles, branches, or claws emerging from its back. Stories often cite that the Slender Man stalks victims of its choice, often driving them insane before stealing them away. The mythical creature is also said to steal away children and has many cults following it. The Slender Man is known to leave its victim’s organs in plastic bags hanging from trees. Despite all the fantastical stories and anecdotal evidence, some people believe that Slender Man exists.
Listen to the episode to find out Slender Man's origins, info about Tulpas, and if this odd entity was, in fact, captured on camera.
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List of Slender Man Found Footage Movies:
Trial of Leaves, The Tulpa Effect, Whispered Faith, The Record of Stan Federick, The Follower: The Slender Man Documentary, Weeping Thorns, Slender, Caught Not Sleeping, MLAndersen0: The Andersen Journals, The Rake, EverymanHYBRID, DarkHarvest00, Haunted World of CW, Windigo, Seething, Tribe Twelve, Marble Hornets, Always Watching: A Marble Hornets Story
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S4 E4 - The Christopher Davis Tragedy
I Want to Believe the Podcast – S4 Episode 4 | The Christopher Davis Tragedy
Music at the top of the episode: The Lizard King by The Doors
Music at the end of the episode: Lee County Lizard Man by R. Logan
Welcome to the I Want to Believe podcast! Tragedy struck Sumter County South Carolina in December of 2009. Christopher Davis, original witness to the Lizard Man of Scape Ore Swamp, succumbed to gun shot wounds. I’ll tell ya the rest in a sec…
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The Lizard Man story actually had its beginnings before Davis’ sighting. One year prior, in 1987, a cyclist had stopped near the Scape Ore Swamp to have a smoke and drink from the area’s natural well. While there, the cyclist reported seeing a tall, humanoid creature. However, with Davis’ sighting and immediate reporting of it to local authorities, the fanfare really took off.
Listen to the full episode to hear about Christopher Davis, the Lizard Man, and the tragedy that struck Sumter County.
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Sources: WYFF4 | The Item | SCPR | CryptoMundo
S4 E5 - The Franchi Stadium UFO
I Want to Believe the Podcast – S4 Episode 5 | The Franchi Stadium UFO
Music at the top of the episode: Aliens by Dr. Octagon
Music at the close of the episode: Blue Flowers by Dr. Octagon
Welcome to the I Want to Believe podcast! In October of 1954, ten thousand people packed into a stadium in Tuscany, Italy. Just after halftime, the spectators and players witnessed a UFO.
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Alright… lets talk about the Franchi Stadium UFO.
It was on a crisp autumn day in Tuscany, Italy. The date was October 27, 1954 and the Fiorentina football club were playing against the local rivals the Pistoiese. Ten-thousand fans were watching in the concrete bowl of the Franchi Stadium. But just after half-time the stadium fell eerily silent - then a roar went up from the crowd. The spectators were no longer watching the match, but were looking up at the sky, fingers pointing. The players stopped playing, the ball rolled to a stand-still. Someone said, "We were astonished we had never seen anything like it before. We were absolutely shocked."
Listen to the episode for the full story.
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Sources: BBC.com
S4 E6 - Voice in the Woods
I Want to Believe the Podcast – S4 Episode 6 | Voice in the Woods
Music at the top of the episode: Voices by Switchfoot
Music at the close of the episode: Mind Playin' Tricks on Me by The Geto Boys
Welcome to the I Want to Believe podcast. Have you ever been out somewhere and could tell that someone was looking at you, or worse, were behind you before you looked… and when you did, you were right? Or perhaps you’ve had that gut feeling or that inner dialogue telling you that something might not be quite right in a given situation? Well, I’ve got an interesting story to share…
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Alright… now listen to the episode to find out about the voice in the woods.
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Source: Snap Judgment
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