Certainly Strange

That's right! You've read the title correctly! ALIENS. Apparently, we're doing that now. Ughhhhhhhh. Just listen to this episode so I'll never have to talk about aliens again. Please. Follow us over on Instagram at @certainlystrange (yes, I finally managed to get my hands on that URL. Imagine some confetti. There, a party.)

In the ocean many things are hidden. Ever since the beginning of times people have feared the sea. And rightfully so. Even today, we know frighteningly little about what lurks beneath. It is no wonder, then, that maps of the world have the images of terrifying sea monsters drawn into them. For what sort of creatures could live in those greats depts and salt waters, beyond storms, if not monsters? Follow us over on Instagram at @certainlystrangethepodcast

It is 8 am at Zeedijk in Amsterdam. Every day I pass through this area on my way to work, preferring it over the tourist packed road to Dam Square. Yet never had I given thought to one of the small alleys that lead off of Zeedijk. ‘Spook steeg’, or ‘Ghost Alley’, is its name. For years this alley was under lock and key, after having issues with drug dealers and junkies – and, if one is to believe the stories... a ghost. Follow us over on Instagram at @certainlystrangethepodcast

When you walk across a graveyard, on a gloomy day in October – there is one truth that will resonate through the cold and the rain and the grey clouds that float overhead; the dead are silent. But, what if there was a tool to make the dead speak? Why wouldn’t we speak to those who have died? Especially when you are trying to solve their murder… Happy Halloween! Follow us over on Instagram at @certainlystrangethepodcast

There sat a house upon the hill – in its days of splendour it was a mansion where great balls where held and where the local gentry spent their days playing tennis and golf. For all those who looked upon it, it inspired dreams of the better life. But that was a long time ago. Now, the house that sat upon that hill could only inspire nightmares... CONTENT WARNING: This episode includes mentions of SA, child abuse, and suicide. If you yourself are struggling with suicidal thoughts, know that help is available: UK: www.spuk.org.uk US: 988lifeline.org Australia: www.lifeline.org.au Netherlands: www.113.nl