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Join us as we explore the stranger aspects of our world. From bigfoot creatures and other cryptids to hauntings, hexes, magick, and more. A combination of historical research, witness interviews, discussion, and on-site recordings (where possible) is used to tell stories of the weird-but-true.




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Anastasia tells about her experiences with faeries, ghosts, possible unhumans, and other oddities. If you would like to help us continue to make Strange Familiars, get bonus content, t-shirts, stickers, and more rewards, you can become a patron: http://www.patreon.com/StrangeFamiliars SpectreVision Radio is a bespoke podcast network at the intersection between the arts and the uncanny, featuring a tapestry of shows exploring the anomalous, the luminous and numinous. We’re a community for creators and fans vibrating around common curiosities, shared interests and persistent passions. spectrevisionradio.com linktr.ee/spectrevisionsocial Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The Hand of the Banshee

The Hand of the Banshee

2025-10-3101:21:10

Brother Richard joins us for Halloween to discuss banshee lore and death omens, as well as items that fell from Heaven, Women in Black entities, and more.If you would like to help us continue to make Strange Familiars, get bonus content, t-shirts, stickers, and more rewards, you can become a patron: http://www.patreon.com/StrangeFamiliars SpectreVision Radio is a bespoke podcast network at the intersection between the arts and the uncanny, featuring a tapestry of shows exploring the anomalous, the luminous and numinous. We’re a community for creators and fans vibrating around common curiosities, shared interests and persistent passions. spectrevisionradio.com linktr.ee/spectrevisionsocial Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Rob and Eamon from Monster Fuzz stop by for our annual Halloween talk. We talk Halloween traditions, ouija boards, and more, and we read Halloween stories from Strange Familiars listeners. Disembodied voices, strange figures in cemeteries, and more. If you would like to help us continue to make Strange Familiars, get bonus content, t-shirts, stickers, and more rewards, you can become a patron: http://www.patreon.com/StrangeFamiliars SpectreVision Radio is a bespoke podcast network at the intersection between the arts and the uncanny, featuring a tapestry of shows exploring the anomalous, the luminous and numinous. We’re a community for creators and fans vibrating around common curiosities, shared interests and persistent passions. spectrevisionradio.com linktr.ee/spectrevisionsocial Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Timothy Grieve-Carlson returns and brings three stories of the paranormal from early American history. First we hear the story of Eleseba Beeler and what is likely the first documented poltergeist in America. The case involves buried treasure, aggressive spirits, messages from beyond, and a strange religious ritual at the Ephrata Cloister. We also hear a tale of telepathic communication and a very strange UFO report submitted to Thomas Jefferson. If you would like to help us continue to make Strange Familiars, get bonus content, t-shirts, stickers, and more rewards, you can become a patron: http://www.patreon.com/StrangeFamiliars SpectreVision Radio is a bespoke podcast network at the intersection between the arts and the uncanny, featuring a tapestry of shows exploring the anomalous, the luminous and numinous. We’re a community for creators and fans vibrating around common curiosities, shared interests and persistent passions. spectrevisionradio.com linktr.ee/spectrevisionsocial Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Linda shares stories of encounters with Flannel Man, a giant black form, nighttime visitors, and more.If you would like to help us continue to make Strange Familiars, get bonus content, t-shirts, stickers, and more rewards, you can become a patron: http://www.patreon.com/StrangeFamiliars SpectreVision Radio is a bespoke podcast network at the intersection between the arts and the uncanny, featuring a tapestry of shows exploring creativity, the esoteric, and the unknown. We’re a community for creators and fans vibrating around common curiosities, shared interests and persistent passions. spectrevisionradio.com linktr.ee/spectrevisionsocial Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Headless Apparition

Headless Apparition

2025-10-0943:33

Jeremy tells of an encounter with a headless apparition, a strange night exploring a mountain known for weird lights, and a possible bigfoot sighting from his youth. If you would like to help us continue to make Strange Familiars, get bonus content, t-shirts, stickers, and more rewards, you can become a patron: http://www.patreon.com/StrangeFamiliars SpectreVision Radio is a bespoke podcast network at the intersection between the arts and the uncanny, featuring a tapestry of shows exploring creativity, the esoteric, and the unknown. We’re a community for creators and fans vibrating around common curiosities, shared interests and persistent passions. spectrevisionradio.com linktr.ee/spectrevisionsocial Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Texas Werewolf

Texas Werewolf

2025-10-0201:27:13

In August, Chad and Timothy attended a gathering where they collected stories of The Other from those present. Sarah tells a story of observing a werewolf outside of a home where she now lives. Storm shares encounters with ghosts, UFOs, and a possible bigfoot. If you would like to help us continue to make Strange Familiars, get bonus content, t-shirts, stickers, and more rewards, you can become a patron: http://www.patreon.com/StrangeFamiliars SpectreVision Radio is a bespoke podcast network at the intersection between the arts and the uncanny, featuring a tapestry of shows exploring creativity, the esoteric, and the unknown. We’re a community for creators and fans vibrating around common curiosities, shared interests and persistent passions. spectrevisionradio.com linktr.ee/spectrevisionsocial Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Adrienne tells a story of experiences from her younger days which has a surprising amount of synchronicities with the very first episodes of Strange Familiars. Legend tripping, gates to hell, a pale white faceless figure, and bigfoot! She also shares other stories about ghosts, poltergeist activity, and more. If you would like to help us continue to make Strange Familiars, get bonus content, t-shirts, stickers, and more rewards, you can become a patron: http://www.patreon.com/StrangeFamiliars SpectreVision Radio is a bespoke podcast network at the intersection between the arts and the uncanny, featuring a tapestry of shows exploring creativity, the esoteric, and the unknown. We’re a community for creators and fans vibrating around common curiosities, shared interests and persistent passions. spectrevisionradio.com linktr.ee/spectrevisionsocial Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The Thing on the Stairs

The Thing on the Stairs

2025-09-1801:16:37

Morgen shares stories of encountering an entity in the guise of the Cowardly Lion, a hairy creature seen in two different forms, some possible fae experiences and more. If you would like to help us continue to make Strange Familiars, get bonus content, t-shirts, stickers, and more rewards, you can become a patron: http://www.patreon.com/StrangeFamiliars SpectreVision Radio is a bespoke podcast network at the intersection between the arts and the uncanny, featuring a tapestry of shows exploring creativity, the esoteric, and the unknown. We’re a community for creators and fans vibrating around common curiosities, shared interests and persistent passions. spectrevisionradio.com linktr.ee/spectrevisionsocial Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In the Rabbit Trap

In the Rabbit Trap

2025-09-1101:46:12

Rabbit Trap is a new film which weaves a tale of the faerie folk with strange sounds, a haunted landscape, and the emotional pull of three intense characters. The writer/director, Bryn Chainey; sound designer, Graham Reznick; and producer, Daniel Noah join Timothy for a discussion about the film, the sounds of The Other, faeries, and more. If you would like to help us continue to make Strange Familiars, get bonus content, t-shirts, stickers, and more rewards, you can become a patron: http://www.patreon.com/StrangeFamiliars SpectreVision Radio is a bespoke podcast network at the intersection between the arts and the uncanny, featuring a tapestry of shows exploring creativity, the esoteric, and the unknown. We’re a community for creators and fans vibrating around common curiosities, shared interests and persistent passions. spectrevisionradio.com linktr.ee/spectrevisionsocial Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The Fading Black Form

The Fading Black Form

2025-08-2801:57:23

First, Donald and Dennis continue sharing their paranormal encounters, including disembodied voices, out of body experiences, UFOs, and more. Next, we present audio recorded at the cabin in Schuylkill County where we saw unexplained lights, shadow people, and a creepy black form at the edge of the woods which seemed to fade in and out of sight. The next morning , Timothy is awakened in a very weird way. If you would like to help us continue to make Strange Familiars, get bonus content, t-shirts, stickers, and more rewards, you can become a patron: http://www.patreon.com/StrangeFamiliars SpectreVision Radio is a bespoke podcast network at the intersection between the arts and the uncanny, featuring a tapestry of shows exploring creativity, the esoteric, and the unknown. We’re a community for creators and fans vibrating around common curiosities, shared interests and persistent passions. spectrevisionradio.com linktr.ee/spectrevisionsocial Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Octavian and Timothy head to a cabin near the Appalachian Trail in Schuylkill County, PA where there have been multiple encounters with bigfoot and other strangeness. There, brothers Donald and Dennis tell about these experiences before sharing a variety of strangeness from their lives, including: graveyard doppelgängers, a pterodactyl sighting, shadow people, and other entities. If you would like to help us continue to make Strange Familiars, get bonus content, t-shirts, stickers, and more rewards, you can become a patron: http://www.patreon.com/StrangeFamiliars SpectreVision Radio is a bespoke podcast network at the intersection between the arts and the uncanny, featuring a tapestry of shows exploring creativity, the esoteric, and the unknown. We’re a community for creators and fans vibrating around common curiosities, shared interests and persistent passions. spectrevisionradio.com linktr.ee/spectrevisionsocial Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Death, Zen, and More

Death, Zen, and More

2025-08-1401:51:27

Brother Richard continues answering listener questions on death and death practices, Glastonbury, Zen, Pope Leo XIV, and more.If you would like to help us continue to make Strange Familiars, get bonus content, t-shirts, stickers, and more rewards, you can become a patron: http://www.patreon.com/StrangeFamiliars SpectreVision Radio is a bespoke podcast network at the intersection between the arts and the uncanny, featuring a tapestry of shows exploring creativity, the esoteric, and the unknown. We’re a community for creators and fans vibrating around common curiosities, shared interests and persistent passions. spectrevisionradio.com linktr.ee/spectrevisionsocial Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Strange Familiars

Strange Familiars

2025-08-1301:00

Strange Familiars is a weekly podcast exploring the weird corners of the world... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Faeries and Intention

Faeries and Intention

2025-08-1301:39:54

Brother Richard stops by for a conversation regarding faeries and their reception by the early Celtic Church. Next he tackles the topic on intention and its importance as regards the paranormal. Then he answers listener questions covering tulpas, mantras, and more. If you would like to help us continue to make Strange Familiars, get bonus content, t-shirts, stickers, and more rewards, you can become a patron: http://www.patreon.com/StrangeFamiliars SpectreVision Radio is a bespoke podcast network at the intersection between the arts and the uncanny, featuring a tapestry of shows exploring creativity, the esoteric, and the unknown. We’re a community for creators and fans vibrating around common curiosities, shared interests and persistent passions. spectrevisionradio.com linktr.ee/spectrevisionsocial Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The Riddle of the Sphinx

The Riddle of the Sphinx

2025-08-0701:24:39

First, Jon shares a weird encounter with someone who should not have been where she was. Was she a ghost…or something else? Next, Joe tells a story about a strange period of his life with synchronicities, mysterious knocks, and a sphinx which may have made the jump from a game to the real world. If you would like to help us continue to make Strange Familiars, get bonus content, t-shirts, stickers, and more rewards, you can become a patron: http://www.patreon.com/StrangeFamiliars Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Don't Go Out There

Don't Go Out There

2025-07-3101:28:31

Armando shares his own encounters with The Other–as well as stories from family and friends. Experiences include: ghosts; duende; witches; UFOs; bigfoot; Men in Black; and more. If you would like to help us continue to make Strange Familiars, get bonus content, t-shirts, stickers, and more rewards, you can become a patron: http://www.patreon.com/StrangeFamiliars Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Black Dogs of Ohio

Black Dogs of Ohio

2025-07-2401:17:48

First, Angelica shares her stories of multiple Flannel man encounters, shadow people, and more. Next, we present stories of black dog ghosts from Ohio. If you would like to help us continue to make Strange Familiars, get bonus content, t-shirts, stickers, and more rewards, you can become a patron: http://www.patreon.com/StrangeFamiliars Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Noah and John share some ghost encounters which happened when they were participating in a Civil war reenactment, as well as some UFO sightings and possible bigfoot encounters. If you would like to help us continue to make Strange Familiars, get bonus content, t-shirts, stickers, and more rewards, you can become a patron: http://www.patreon.com/StrangeFamiliars Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Indiana Haunt Stories

Indiana Haunt Stories

2025-07-1001:27:25

First, we present a variety of tales told around an open fire in Indiana, during our first Witch Diggers trip. Ghosts, bigfoot, a gang of eerie cats, levitation, and more. Next, Jon shares a recording of his father telling a powwow healing tale. If you would like to help us continue to make Strange Familiars, get bonus content, t-shirts, stickers, and more rewards, you can become a patron: http://www.patreon.com/StrangeFamiliars Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Comments (176)

Li

The sound is too bad on every episode.

Oct 29th
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cynthia kurkowski

my dog barked each time you played the voice/growl during the 22:00 -24:00 discussion. it really bothered him. unusual for him.

Sep 6th
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Karla G

and with regards to my pareidolia opinions, I just want to let it be known that I am no skeptic. I've seen a Sasquatch myself, up close and in person. rocked my world. but pareidolia still exists. not everything is Bigfoot. and unless you saw it with your own eyeballs, you'll never know whether it was a Bigfoot or pareidolia anyway, so it's a pointless pic. no value as evidence.

Aug 30th
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Karla G

ugh, I hate to keep being a wet blanket, but this episode is getting to me. I wish people would stop blowing up pics looking for things. you're ALWAYS going to find a face if you're looking for a face! pareidolia is a real thing! once, I went out and took a pic of a patch of trees in my suburban Florida backyard, posted it, and asked people if they saw anything, not telling that it was in my yard. they found plenty, including a VERY convincing face. Even I was impressed. but it was just trees.

Aug 30th
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Karla G

many many animals can have red eyeshine. it's not just bears and rodents. Cow, pigs, owls, dogs, cats can have red eyeshine, and even moose and deer can have red eyeshine depending on the light source. common misconception that only certain animals have red eyeshine. just like it's a common misconception that birds don't tweet at night or owls don't hoot during the day. or any one who is hesitant to take my word for it any of this, I'm sure you can Google it and read about it yourself.

Aug 30th
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Karla G

if the recording of his name in the garage was supposedly done in an empty garage, then why can you hear like the news on in the background? you can clearly hear a TV or something playing in the background. which kind of makes me call into question anything he has to say. not saying he hoaxed anything necessarily, but I think it's pretty clear that that audio wasn't taken from an empty garage

Aug 30th
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Karla G

not saying he didn't have some sort of angelic intervention or whatever but everybody says, "be safe." That's a very common saying and I've noticed it being used much more around the last 10 years or so. people have started saying it a lot

Aug 16th
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Karla G

Ouija boards are bull honky. I had one and played with it for years, with friends, and solo, and I never had not the first thing happen. and my house was haunted, so I should have. but I didn't. I put zero stock into Ouija boards because the thing is, you can never ever ever be 100% sure the other person isn't doing it. so it holds no value.

Aug 16th
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Karla G

sorry but all of those campfire stories were lame. usually when you hear campfire stories you're expecting something really spooky but I mean a door opening on a church. a branch standing up against the tree in a shape of a pitchfork like come on. if they think those are scary stories they should have me around the campfire. that's nothing against tim, he has no control over how lame their stories are LOL

Jul 24th
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Archie Newberry

The Lion of Judea

Nov 26th
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Sarah H

yes!!! a creepy outside episode!!! I've been waiting so patiently for one of these to drop (I know the host doesnt like to hike in the summer bc of the heat).

Sep 21st
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Alen Wake

well you guys call it ghost or demons, here in middle east we call them djins, and these minatour like creatures are a type of them and many have met them, I think it has been because of the dark energy of the place that has opened their path there.

May 11th
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Cherie Landry

💚 Thank-you Tim, Allison and Brother Richard!😁I look forward to every episode with Brother Richard!👍This one did not disappoint. As always,I listen carefully to the experiences + wisdom imparted here.🌲💚🍀Happy Holidays, blessings!☃️❄️

Dec 25th
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Hurricane McLean

mufon are gatekeepers

Jul 22nd
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thaumaturge ungulate

nice cure reference.

Jul 6th
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Hurricane McLean

"a long barreled fowling piece" oh, u mean a gun.

Jun 8th
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Seamus Moon

I like this guest. great stories. he would probably be a lot of fun to hang out with.

Feb 11th
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hrselver reiter

Allison's contribution to the podcast is excellent, she is very intelligent and friendly

Feb 9th
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Susann

I live where you are talking about. No bears around here, no bear signs at all. Absolutely no grizzlies for hundreds of years. The beavers were relocated years ago. There are more bigfoot sightings than bear sightings. Be truthful.

Jan 27th
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Hurricane McLean

is it going to be Christian miracles only? would be cool to include miracle makers and mystics from the far east as well not to mention pre-Christian European mystics...

Nov 2nd
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