The Ningen may be one of the oddest cryptids you’ve never seen! A water creature that was first sighted by Japanese fishermen and research vessels around the Antarctic, the Ningen is allegedly enormous in size and humanoid in shape. In the Japanese language, Ningen means human…

The following written confession was shared via Reddit: Alright this is a quick story. My MIL is a very spiritual person. My husband has told me stories of paranormal stuff that happened in his childhood home his whole life. I didn’t really think anything of it until this particular stay. One night we are sleeping in his old bedroom. I have never really slept great there just because there’s always an uneasy feeling….

This is a weird one… but that’s the way we like it. There are lots of conspiracy theories floating around the internet lately, but who knew there was even one about your streetlights? Some folks claim that some peculiar purple streetlights lining highways and on-ramps are not the result of flawed LEDs, as the manufacturers claim, but are in fact part of a nefarious black light surveillance network.

Check it out! Tony joins Hillbilly Horror Stories Episode 287 - Past Lives 4 & The Confessionals: Jerry & Tracy discuss several cases of people who claim to have past life memories. Tony Merkel from The Confessionals podcast stops by for some great conversation.

The following written confession was submitted via email: When I was 3 or 4 I was sleeping in the back bedroom of my grandmas trailer on the Oneida Rez in Wisconsin. I was in a toddler sized bed at the foot of my moms bed. I woke up and this little “devil” was sitting on my stomach just staring and smiling at me, his smile was like the Cheshire cats, really big that went up to his eyes. He was holding something….

Tony joins this week’s episode of Bigfoot and Beyond with Cliff & Bobo, Episode 139: Tony Merkel ofThe Confessionals Podcast: Cliff Barackman and James "Bobo" Fay speak with fellow podcaster and investigator Tony Merkel! Tony is the creator and host of The Confessionals, a podcast that covers a wide variety of esoteric and mysterious subjects. The boys chat with Tony about chasing the dogman, chasing your dreams, and much more!

The end is near - count down the end of 2021 with a replay of these TOP 10 THE CONFESSIONALS EPISODES OF 2021! Did your favorite episode take the top spot? Take a second (…or third or fourth…) listen to these amazing shows and THANK YOU for another year of listening!

Merry (late) Christmas! If you were not able to catch our live Christmas Eve Special last week, a replay of the full show is available for viewing! For over four hours, we welcomed some excellent guests, gave away lots of prizes to say thanks to our TC members, and held a fundraiser for disaster relief for Kentucky. A huge THANK YOU goes out to all the podcasters who joined us in conversation, everyone who tuned in live to watch, and all those who were able to donate during the show!

Check out this cool throwback video featuring Tony Merkel of The Confessionals, Wes Germer of Sasquatch Chronicles, and the legendary Bob Gimlin at a live Q&A session in Dallas, Texas in May 2019. Thanks to The Vortex for sharing!

The following email and video were shared via email: First, I just wanna say that I really appreciate the Confessionals and the amount of effort you put into it. I listen to it every day at work. I was especially intrigued by the Randonautica episodes and decided to give it a shot myself. The first place it led me to was this abandoned paper mill 10 minutes from my house. I went with my buddy and we were pretty creeped out by what we found…

Impish or admirable? Cheer or fear? If you’re a diehard fan of the legendary show The Office, then 1) there’s a good chance we can be best friends, and 2) you’ve definitely heard of the cantankerous Yuletide folk figure known as Belsnickel. So just who is this grim, grimy Christmas legend?

Tune in to Paranormal Portal S3 EP29: The Confessions of Tony Merkel! On this episode of the Paranormal Portal Podcast, we welcome Tony Merkel, creator and host of the Confessionals and Hammer Lane Legends Podcasts. Tony and I have an incredible discussion about his phenomenal shows, his journey which brought him to doing the Confessionals and Hammer Lane Legends as well as some of his newer endeavors and so much more….

What’s better than a paranormal podcast? Two paranormal podcasts! Don’t miss an awesome crossover episode featuring The Confessionals Podcast and Belief Hole Podcast, available now. Check out ​The Confessionals Crossover | Dogman Theory, Sky Creatures, UFOs and Bigfoot! | 3.18. Special thanks to Belief Hole for having Tony on the show!

The following written confession was shared online by Caitlin Williams: My parents and I lived in a small home that was around 90 years old. The year would have been 1996. We lived there from the time I was seven years old to the time I was 19. From the very day that we moved in, I felt that I was not alone. One year around Christmas time, I was having a friend spend the night. The heat had just shut off briefly and she and I were sitting in the living room watching television when the temperature dropped substantially….

It’s a dangerous business going out your front door, and there’s no knowing where you might be swept off to, but you don’t have to be Frodo to explore an unknown destination for an extraordinary adventure! Or a strange adventure. Or a creepy one. Or all of the above. Users of the curious app Randonautica are exploring the world around them, and documenting the weird journey. Are these locations truly random points on the map, or does the purposeful power of the mind manifest a synchronistic reality? Here are 30 Images of Uncanny Coincidences People Experienced Using the Randonautica App!