This week, we offer you a preview of our Patreon-exclusive content. Lights Out is a weekly exploration in audio horror. Sit back, relax, and enjoy this journey into the macabre.  Subscribe to Patreon:  patreon.com/campfiretalesofthestrangeandunsettling Campfire: Tales of the Strange and Unsettling is created for adult audiences only. The content and discussion in this show will…

Directly after her release from a mental health facility in April of 1998, Diane Augat vanished without a trace. A series of bizarre clues seemed to lead family, friends, and the authorities in increasingly confusing circles. Could her history of mental health issues be the precipitating factor in her vanishing? Could she have found herself…

This week, we are continuing our theme of the Bell Witch. We sat down with a very special guest, Heather Moser, to discuss the legacy of the Bell Witch legend and the mythos that has been built around the cave found on the property. The Bell Witch Cave has become something of a mecca for…

This week, we’re exploring a classic bit of American folklore. From 1817 to 1821, the Bell family of Red River, Tennessee experienced one of the most bizarre and terrifying stints of poltergeist activity ever recorded. In fact, it is generally agreed upon that this story is the source point for a large portion of the…

This week, we had the pleasure of sitting down with author, co-host of the Mothboys Podcast, and dear friend of the show, Matthew Schang. We discuss divisions in the paranormal community, the role of skeptics, and the magic of Appalachia, but above all, we discuss their recently released book, The White Monsters Of Sherman, New York. Go…

One of the most terrifying homes in the US is purportedly the Bellaire House in Ohio. Residents, guests, and neighbors have made allegations of paranormal phenomena such as apparitions, curses, psychic assaults, and ghoulish brutality almost since it was built in 1847. This week, we’re diving in with both feet into one of the most…

This week, we had the pleasure of sitting down with Monique and Katrina, hosts of the Stay the Night Podcast. We discuss the unique experience of podcasting with your sibling, generational changes in the reaction to potentially traumatic media, and the role of horror films, paranormal tv, and parental aversion in the development of their…

This week, we’re discussing the truly tragic death of Cindy James. After seven long years of supposed stalking, a series of brutal assaults, and near-constant harassing phone calls, she was found dead behind an abandoned house in Richmond, British Columbia. Unfortunately, the torment that she was enduring was systematically ignored by the police. It is…

This week, we are continuing our experiment with ChatGPT’s ability to compose short horror stories. With the theme of alien abduction in mind, we set out to get the most interesting stories we could. Join us as we ride the spaceship of artificial intelligence into the literary cosmos! These stories are works of fiction. Any…

Nome, Alaska has a population of only 3,500. Since 1960, 24 people have vanished from their shores without a trace. This week, we’re doing our absolute best to make sense of the shocking frequency that this has taken place. Speculation has run rampant over the decades. Everything from alien abductions to Nome’s very own serial…