Cryptid Campfire is a podcast that explores the strange and unusual creatures that lurk in the shadows. From Bigfoot to Chupacabras we gather around a virtual campfire every week to talk about the beasts and monsters that share our planet.
This week the Campfire takes a deep dive into the Thylacine otherwise known as the Tasmanian Tiger. This creature has been sighted numerous times since its supposed extinction date, leading many people to believe that there is a small population still…
In our first Fireside Chats episode we talk to Tobias Wayland and Adam Benedict about The Mothman Prophecies, our favorite movie monsters and Bigfoot’s greatest fear, John Lithgow!
This week the Campfire visits Maryland to talk about an American Dragon named the Snallygaster! When did this creature from the Old world traverse to the New world, does it have anything to do with ice cream and moonshine? Gather around the campfire…
This week the Campfire sits down with fortean researcher and author, Adam Benedict of the Pine Barrens Institute. We chat a little bit about his research methods, his five favorite monsters and his own personal cryptid sighting.
Today the Campfire visits Lake Tahoe and discusses some of the mysteries surrounding the lake involving Native Americans, gangsters and French oceanographers. And of course we talk about the local lake monster, Tessie!
This week on Tall Tales we talk about the cousin of the Mokele Mbembe, the Kasai Rex. While not a sauropod like the Mbembe, this is a man eating, elephant eating Tyrannosaurus Rex living in the heart of Africa! So gather around the Campfire and listen…
This week the Campfire visits the jungles of Java to discuss the giant bat like creature known as the Ahool. Named after the sound it emits, the Ahool is reported to fly at incredible speeds, eat fish and sometimes eat humans. Let’s gather around the…
Nearly 900 years ago in a small village known as Woolpit, farmers stumbled upon two mysteriously green children who spoke in a strange language and wore strange clothing. This is the topic of discussion in this week’s Tall Tales, thank you everybody…
This week the Campfire meets up with Nash Hoover, host of the Chasing Legends TV show which is currently available to watch on YouTube. He talks with us a little bit about the Pukwudgie and shares his plans to launch a kickstarter to start funding the…
This week the Campfire takes a trip into the heart of Africa and talks about the gnarliest dino alive: the Mokele Mbembe! This sauropod is said to roam about the swamps of the Congo, so join us as we revel in the stories of those who’ve gone to look…
Pukwudgies are known for their trickery and the harm they do to man, but it wasn’t always that way. Gather around the Campfire this week as we talk about the legend of the Pukwudgie and its history with humans.
This week in Tall Tales Eli and Alex break down the legend of our home field, Los Angeles. We also reveal the origins of the Cryptid Coliseum and if that doesn’t sound any good, just wait till you found who is joining us on this episode!
Few creatures are more terrifying than the Hodag, and even fewer have a story as thrilling with so many twists and turns as the Hodag’s. We hope you will be shocked by it, perhaps even horrified by it… for what else are campfire stories for?
This week we’re talking about one of the tallest tales yet, the Borax Man of Death Valley. Supposedly after falling into a vat of borax, a man was transformed into the Borax Man, cursed to wander the Valley of Death for as long as he shall live. Or is he?
This week we talk about the most amazing conundrum of Australia, the Bunyip. While descriptions may vary on this beast, one thing is certain: it hunts man and dances with the devil in the pale moonlight.
This week we take on perhaps the most American Cryptid besides Bigfoot, the Jackalope! This horned hare has some pretty intense abilities and aggressive behavior but that doesn’t stop the people of Douglas, Wyoming from loving it!
This week we are joined around the Campfire with Tobias and Emily Wayland of the Singular Fortean Society and we talk Research, Small Town Monsters and Mothman’s rock hard abs.
This week we talk about the cat snake AKA the Tatzelwurm. This feline lizard lives in the alps of Europe and is said to be both poisonous and venomous just like another cryptid we’ve talked about on the show before.
This week we interview Dr. John Stamey, paranormal investigator and researcher. He chats with us about the Lizardman of Bishopville and his personal encounter with Sasquatch.