The following written confession was submitted via email: ...I was battling my faith and wanted to explore into maybe hoping to get proof of God. Well, we as a group were spread out throughout the country and so we did a cool summon guided mediation over FaceTime. During that eclipse because we could all see it. Well, after mediation I was by a creek and in the woods doing this mediation solo with the group on FaceTime. I took a walk down this game trail and came across an old iron bridge that’s been abandon…

Tune in to an awesome episode of Forbidden Knowledge News: Hidden Realms - Extradimensional Agreements - Portals, Dogmen & Shapeshifters with Tony Merkel! You can watch and listen to the full interview right here, or check it out on Rokfin and Spreaker!

If a mysterious video isn’t short, blurry, and shaky, is it even worth watching?! In a ‘blink and you’ll miss it’ clip posted on Facebook, a FB user shared footage of what appears to be a tall figure robed all in black walking along a wooded road in Kentucky.

The following written confession was submitted via email: . . . As the tractor sound faded away I started hearing a sound, which is really hard to explain. I guess if I had to explain it it was more like a very very soft hum or buzz, almost like it was in my head rather than real sound, yet I did hear it. I looked around and saw nothing that I could identify making any sound. For whatever reason I felt compelled to follow the sound . . .

The following written confession was shared via email: Hey just started listening to your podcast not long ago and heard the episode with your wife about the hatman I had an experience like that when I was younger about 13 or 14 it's kinda cloudy but it brought up memories when I listened to that episode….

Ready for a really weird one? Sliding straight out of lumberjack lore, it’s the Slide-Rock Bolter! Have you ever heard the tale (…pun kind of intended…) of this monstrous land whale? Check out our Creature Feature Friday in an excerpt from our blog, 9 Cryptids That Are (Probably) Too Absurd To Be Real.

The following written confession and image were shared via Ghosted UK on Instagram: Hello everyone a mum has been left feeling terrified after posing for a photo with friends in her block of flats - only for the group to spot an extra figure in the line up when looking back at the snap. Rebecca Glassborow says she has been suffering sleepless nights after the group of seven huddled together for a photo as they enjoyed drinks back in October….

Forests can be scary places, full of shadows and strange noises. But is ‘the Cursed Forest’ in Washington State one of the scariest around? The video Cursed Forest Found Footage from MKPStudios features two disturbing clips allegedly captured in this Cursed Forest, and the footage is pretty creepy to say the least. Be warned after viewing it that you may never want to go into the woods alone, or stand next to the woods, or maybe even look at a tree, ever again.

The following written confession and image were submitted via social media: My buddy sent me this picture. From a steel mill his brother works at. Super sketchy. Had to show you. If that’s pareidolia then I’m extremely impressed.

If you’re fascinated by Dogman, don’t miss 'Dogman Tales - Cryptid Documentary' from Sky Island Storytelling. Directed by Jeremy Norrie, the documentary features several researchers discussing the Dogman phenomenon - including Tony Merkel!

The following written confession and image were submitted via email: The date and time stamp on the photo is correct. Located in Smith County TX. Object on the left is a deer feeder. Its approximately seven feet tall. Puzzling…

Whether it’s the terrible and tragic history, or the creepy decrepit buildings that remain behind, there is something about Pennhurst Asylum in Spring City, Pennsylvania that never ceases to be (morbidly) fascinating. Check out a recent paranormal adventure from Phill from Episode 50: Haunting Stories of Onset, Massachusetts as he investigates the haunted facility.

If you’ve been swept up in the latest Stranger Things craze following the recent release of Season 4 (guilty), you’ll definitely remember the vicious Demobats from a few key scenes (that we’ll probably never get over). But those little razor-toothed monsters from the Upside Down are pure science fiction… right? Meet the Rightside Up’s version of the Demobat in this edition of Creature Feature Friday: the Ahool.

The following written confession was submitted via email: Just listening to your recent reloaded episode about the rake and it got me thinking about a less than fun time in a large abandoned house in the middle of the Woods. Back in 2008-2009 when I was a senior in hs/freshman in college I heard about an abandoned mansion said to be a brothel from back in the day. Either way I found it with some friends set back off a dirt road on a hill back on the trees….

The following written confession and video were submitted via email: …this ufo was spotted by my son early this morning around 5am central time, hope it interest you as much as it did my son his friend and myself when he shared it with me today… oh forgot to mention it was in Brookfield il