Tyler Greenfield visits the cabin to chat about sightings of supposed living extinct creatures. We discuss early 20th century origins of living Megalodon stories, the French Pterodactyl trapped in rock, the bizarre ‘Triassic Kraken,’ and how the mysterious Cadborosaurus got its type specimen. (Episode picture thanks to Tyler! It’s a full-size replica of our titular…

Ancient chalk figures, Arctic exploration, pendulums, and emotions ‘recorded’ onto the landscape: TC Lethbridge dabbled in them all, and remains an important figure in mid-20th century alternative thinking. Lisa from the Beer Ladies Podcast joins us at the cabin to talk about Lethbridge. We cover: -Lethbridge’s early archaeological career -Lethbridge as an institution figure vs…

Cian is joined at the cabin by David & Mercedas from the Worker’s Cauldron to talk about a variety of paranormal topics and their cultural/political influences. Subjects include: -evolution of Wicca -social context and the paranormal -alien abduction in the 90s -creating episodes -David’s trip to Bluff Creek -colonial literature’s influence on Forteana -Demonic possession…

Sharon Hill joins us to speak about Spooky Geology and Ley Lines! We discuss the origins of the lines before they became associated with mystical ideas, leys as a way to connect with landscape, how they’re thought of in the paranormal community today, connections to UFOs (of course!), a little bit of Stone Tape Theory,…

The history of beliefs regarding lost cities and civilizations beneath the Earth’s surface is as vast and winding as the caverns of Agartha itself. In this episode we welcome Edward Guimont back to the cabin for a chat about some of the most interesting characters who have contributed to Hollow Earth thinking. Beginning with an…

Pack your harmonica and join an expedition into the murky world of 1970s low-budget docudrama-making as we take a look at Bigfoot hunter Robert Morgan’s 1974 ‘American Yeti’ Expedition into the Pacific Northwest, and the recobbled film ‘Bigfoot: Man Or Beast’ that chronicles this epic event! NOTES: Sasquatch hunters need coffee. Help me out here:…

Cian and Victoria discuss the definitive Dracula of their childhood, Francis Ford Coppola’s 1992 ‘Bram Stoker’s Dracula!,’ which is a mouthful. NOTES: Buy Me A Coffee because I never drink wine! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/wideatlantic Victoria’s Twitter https://twitter.com/vpearsonduffy The Impossible Archive, Project Blue Book episode https://impossiblearchive.podbean.com/e/project-blue-book-ft-kate-dorsch/ Marsh’s Library Dublin exhibition on Bram Stoker https://www.marshlibrary.ie/digi/exhibits/show/haunting From The Shadow Of…

Recorded at the tail (aha!) end of an uncharacteristic Irish heatwave, and following a spot of solo camping that accidentally strayed into mystery big cat territory, Cian marshalls some thoughts on the subject of ABCs or Alien Big Cats. With some detail on the Exmoor Beast and the Surrey Puma, as well as thoughts on…

In a MUSICAL episode long delayed, Cian welcomes Leanne from The Strange Ways blog to talk about the special place the chilly polar extremes have always held in fact and specifically horror fiction. The poles themselves become mirrors through which colonial-era Europeans saw themselves and measured their achievements. We discuss Dan Simmons’ book The Terror,…

Take THAT, Bembridge scholars! Cian is delighted to welcome Lauren the Gothic Bookworm to the cabin for an awesome chat about all things Mummy, curses, and of course, Victorian Gothic! So many of our favourite writers, books, historical topics and more appear, including but not limited to: -the mummy in comparison to other ‘classic’ monsters…