Tony recently joined The Higherside Chats - Tony Merkel | The Confessionals: Cryptids, Portals, & the Paranormal, and shared “a grab bag of high strangeness stories from his show”! Listen to the first hour of the episode for free!

The following written confession was shared via email following Episode 436 - Smoky Mountain White Bigfoot: We recently listened to episode 436 about the white bigfoot in the Smoky Mountains. The guy you talked with had provided you with a recording he had of a “yell” type sound in the area. My husband and I were both in such disbelief when we heard that sound because we’ve literally heard the exact same sound….

Check out that dad pod! With Father’s Day coming up this month, Podcast Magazine has ranked the Top 50 Dads in Podcasting, and Tony (and The Confessionals) has claimed a spot on the list! Thanks to Podcast Magazine for the inclusion on this list of awesome pod dads, and those who voted Tony and TC all the way up to lucky #13!

The following written confession was shared via Reddit by micahrocky: This still gives me the chills whenever I think about it, but I thought I should share my story with you guys. When I was 14 (a couple years ago), I was home alone in my living room, playing Halo 3. I was just chilling when I heard lots of leaves rustle outside. I live in a pretty secluded forest, and my closest neibour [sic] was roughly a mile away. My parents had gone to run errands and were about 30 minutes away….

The following written confession and images were submitted to the show via social media: We took this at the Historic and very haunted Cary House here in Placerville California (portals to hell did an episode on this on travel channel) this was taken with a IR camera after the lady in the photo complained of feeling someone sitting on her back.

Are you cursed with bad luck? Are you plagued by strange noises and creepy shadows? Your house may not be haunted - maybe something in it is! And what better time to explore the possibilities than on this dubious day of Friday the 13th?! From guitars, to armor, to Twilight (and way too many eBay listings in between), check out these 13 MORE strange and surprising objects that people claim are haunted!

Viewer discretion advised! A listener sent us the link to a short but disturbing clip that has many folks on the internet mystified and horrified. With almost no background information, we can’t really draw conclusions about what’s happening here, but the the theories range far and wide — and creepy. Are we looking at a staged scene, a man lost in some heavy drug use, or an episode of demonic possession?

Just a normal night in the woods, nothing to see he— WHAT IS THAT. Wildlife photographer Isaac Spotts shared a video on TikTok featuring the scariest photo he’s ever taken, and the image is a creepy mystery. Without too much background available, take a look at the strange image and tell us if you think it’s a ghost, a cryptid, a case of pareidolia, or something even more sinister! (…Anyone else getting some Jason vibes…?)

The following written confession was submitted via email: My Great Great Uncle was a Thomas Lipton Schooner Captain . . . Back then Plymouth Sound (UK) which is a natural harbour that can hold fleets of ships and British Navy was basically queued and full so he had to anchor for 24 hours at the River Yealm. And told his crew he would walk back via Connor's Cove through Wembury and see his family 24hrs early….

You can never talk too much about Dogman… Don’t miss the awesome Blurry Creatures Episode 98 - Whereabouts of Werewolves with Tony Merkel: We bring back veteran podcaster & freshly new documentarian Tony Merkel from The Confessionals Podcast to talk to us about his new film Expedition Dogman. The half-man and half-wolf creature is out there. From stories to these creatures terrorizing guests on his show to the mythical legends of these things appearing in people's homes, one thing is for certain, this creature is simply terrifying when seen…

If you’ve been searching for strange creepy creatures in the woods, throat singing just may be the way to conjure them! Check out this odd video from @throatsingking on TikTok, who was filming a live video in some woods recently when he captured not only a deer who was drawn in by his unique singing, but two mysterious figures lurking in the background. Can you identify just who or what is enjoying his outdoor concert?

DON’T MISS THIS ONE! Tony joins Tin Foil Hat with Sam Tripoli on #547 - Dogman and Interdimensional Beings with Tony Merkel: Thank you for tuning in for another episode of Tin Foil Hat with Sam Tripoli. This episode we welcome the Confessionals' Tony Merkel to the show for an all time banger about his documentary on hunting Dogman and some insanity involving interdimensional entities!

If you’d like to hear 3 HOURS of paranormal talk, podcast projects, Expedition Dogman, and even more with Tony, check out the Universal Dialect Show #4: Tony Merkel! In this episode, #4, I speak to the self proclaimed "Dystopian Futurist" Tony Merkel of The Confessionals Podcast/Merkel Media. We tackle his origins into the Paranormal, the making of his enigmatic podcast "The Confessionals" and other projects past and present….

The following written confession was sent to Tony via a friend and shared on The Confessionals IG account: Here is an interesting picture sent over to me [Tony] by one of my camera men @hesedmedia. He was sent this picture and passed it on to me. What are your thoughts? Mangy dog? Dire wolf? Dogman snacking on pumpkins? This was taken in Peninsula, OH. Middle of the Cuyahoga Valley Natl Park, which also contains Hell, OH. Largest wolf on record in that area is 34" at shoulder.

The following written confession was submitted via email: This is a memory that has been with me for so long that I’m not sure if it is real or a dream. The facts that I do know align with this being a true story. I was unaware of the phenomena of “hatman” until somewhat recently when I went back to school and had to take a creative writing class. I wrote about this memory, and one of the people in class brought up “hatman.” I didn’t know so many other people had experiences similar to mine, so many that he has a name….