Malevolent Maine

<p>The odd. The strange. The unexplained. We investigate the paranormal, the eerie, and the abnormal in the great state of Maine. Lots of people have a story they can’t tell because it is too wild, too illogical, or just too unbelievable. We believe you.</p>

Episode 78: Lost in Wilton Hills

Send us a text Tom and Chris share a strange experience - they visit a town that doesn't exist on any map and seemingly disappears after they leave. There's only one catch... they have no memory of the night at all. Everything they know they found on their phones recordings. What exactly is the town of Wilton Hills and how is it connected to the ongoing investigation into the Vox Tenebris? Content Warning: strange locations, missing time, forgotten memories, mild cussing, bodily harm/minor in...

09-17
30:47

Episode 77: Missing in Acadia

Send us a text We look in a long history of missing boys from Acadia National Park. Who or what is taking these boys, and for what reason? Megan tracks down the one boy who came back to see if he has any answers, and we unearth some archival footage that seemingly implies this all part of one large cover up. Content Warning: missing children, death, lost, creatures/entities, kidnapping, conspiracies, cover ups Host: Chris Estes Writer: Chris Estes Senior Investigator: Megan Meadows Sound Desi...

09-03
34:15

Episode 76: The Blank Saint

Send us a text We investigate the growing urban legend of the Blank Saint, a ghostly apparition with no face that appears to help erase your sins. What is this being? Where did it come from? And what's the price you must pay in order to for your slate to be wiped clean? Plus, recent developments in our ongoing investigation into the HBCC! Content Warning: religion, urban legends, manifestations, theft, drug use/addiction, dream invasion, breaking and entering, threats, backmasking Hos...

08-20
33:11

Episode 75: Deer Boy

Send us a text Tom and Chris look into the viral "Deer Boy" video going around the internet. Who or what is this mysterious creature? How was he made? And why did the teenagers film the whole thing? Be warned, this creature is still at large and should be considered dangerous. Content Warning: cryptids, assault, physical and emotional abuse, torture, extreme body modification, teenage death, drug use, animal attack Host: Chris Estes Writer: Chris Estes Senior Investigator: Tom Wilson Senior I...

08-06
44:14

Episode 74: The Sea Shrike

Send us a text In this episode Lucas and Chris investigate the sea shrike, a massive bird prey that hunts along the St. George's peninsula. Could this giant raptor be the creature driving massive wooden spikes into the sand, as well as being responsible for the disappearance of a local fisherman? Plus, the latest in our ongoing investigation of the Vox Tenebris. Content Warning: giants beasts, cryptids, mysteries, death, possession, birds Host: Chris Estes Writer: Lucas Knight & Chris Est...

07-23
32:38

Episode 73: The End of the Line Slayings

Send us a text Someone is wiping out entire families in Maine and there are no clues. We look into the End of the Line Slayings and discover there seems to be an occult connection. Plus, our most recent update on the Black Book and the Meat Suit Men and some eerie encounters around the office. Content Warning: murder, violence, blood, violence towards minors, ritualistic crime, mutilation, suicide Host: Chris Estes Writer: Chris Estes Senior Investigator: Mark Mercier Senior Investigator: Meg...

07-09
36:52

Episode 72: The Shadow People of Pinecrest Manor

Send us a text Lucas, Tom, and Chris explore Maine's legendary, Pinecrest Manor - a mysterious mansion on an unnamed island said to be haunted by the shadowy forms of the family that once dwelled there? What killed the wealthy Collins family, one at a time, and why do their souls still linger in the old home? Plus, what shocking discovery does the team make that may reframe how we think about these Shadow People? Content Warning: ghosts, shadow people, mysterious deaths, secret rooms, Gothic ...

06-25
40:53

Episode 71: Vox Tenebris

Send us a text We bring the entire crew together to talk about Brother Magus and the Hermetic Brotherhood of the Cardinal Court. What do they want from us and how can we stop them? Plus, we learn a lot more about the HBCC's Black Book, and perhaps a little of its true meaning. Content Warning: cults, black magic, murder, dream invasion, child harm, cursed books, moon water, Host: Chris Estes Writer: Chris Estes Senior Investigator: Lucas Knight Senior Investigator: Tom Wilson Se...

06-11
36:33

Episode 70: Rain of Frogs

Send us a text We investigate the Rain of Frogs from Castine, Maine in the year 1814. Hundreds of people witnessed a bizarre storm where thousands of frogs fell from the sky. How did this happen and what did it mean? We look into what might have led to this odd precipitation and theorize what the infernal croaking of these sky-sent creatures meant. Content Warning: strange animals, strange sounds, demonic influences, mental illness, witchcraft, arson, illness and disease, suicide, missing per...

05-28
35:07

Episode 69: The Blacksmith's Doom

Send us a text In this episode we investigate a strange artifact from Maine's past, a horseshoe supposedly forged by a blacksmith in Wiscasset in the 1860s. The horseshoe, made from a strange, unknown metal was said to bring either good luck or terrible misfortune to the owner, and ended in total tragedy for the man who made it. What is this strange object? Is it really cursed? And how is it changing after one hundred and fifty years? Content Warning: mysterious metals, obsession, addiction...

05-14
34:08

Episode 68: The Devil's Breath

Send us a text In this episode we investigate the Devil's Breath, a supposed foul fog that blows off the Atlantic to plague the small town of Roque Bluffs every eighteen years. The mist causes disappearances, illness, and even death. What is this mysterious phenomenon and how is it related to one of America's earliest naval battles? Plus, the group shares their dreams...or should we saw nightmares. Content Warning: mysterious illness, death, drowning, Satanic influences, speaking in tongues, ...

04-30
38:41

Episode 67: Do You Copy?

Send us a text We investigate the story of Marc Henderson and the strange voice he heard on the end of his son's toy walkie talkie. Is it possible to contact parallel realities? Could you talk to your alternate self? And how bad would things have to get before you swapped places with your twin? We ask those very questions as we try to figure out what exactly happened to Marc Henderson. Content Warning: strange voices, parallel realities, interdimensional travel, bargains, car accidents, accid...

04-16
33:47

Episode 66: The Ghost Children of Barrow Hill Woods

Send us a text Lucas and Chris investigate a supposedly haunted woods near Raymond. The spirits of 13 children are said to taunt visitors who come to the woods, but there may be more to this story than meets the eye. Plus, the most recent update from our ongoing feud with Brother Magus and the Hermetic Brotherhood of the Cardinal Court. What exactly did Magus leave for us? Content Warning: black magic, animal mutilation, blood magic, child death, lost/missing children, ghosts, supernatural en...

04-02
33:00

Episode 65: The Holloway Stones

Send us a text We investigate the Holloway Stones, the set of thirteen mysterious stone monoliths discovered over a century ago in western Maine. What are they? Who made them? And what purpose do they serve? Plus, a disturbing piece of Maine history that took place at the site of one of the remaining standing stones. Content Warning: mysterious stones, magic, rituals, supernatural events, domestic abuse, murder, body mutilation, suicide Host: Chris Estes Writers: Chris Estes Senior Investigat...

03-19
40:11

Episode 64: Flagstaff

Send us a text We investigate the Shaw family, the last family to leave the doomed village of Flagstaff, Maine before it was flooded to make space for Maine's growing hydroelectric power grid. But what if the Shaws never left? What could have made them stay despite assured destruction? And what does it have to do with a strange creature Olin Shaw may have encountered years before? Content Warning: flooding, death, death of children, cryptids, workplace accidents, bodily mutilation, drow...

03-05
36:44

Episode 63: The Midnight Market

Send us a text Tom investigates the so-called Midnight Market, a traveling assembly of metaphysical, mystical, and whimsical artifacts. How does one get into a secret underground paranormal marketplace? And what kind of secrets can one find there? Content Warning: dark magic, secrets, poison, druids, stolen identity, death masks, bones, potions, alcohol, conversing with the dead, visions of the future Host: Chris Estes Writers: Lucas Knight & Chris Estes Senior Investigator: Tom Wilson So...

02-19
33:18

Episode 62: The Stymwood Cemetery

Send us a text In this episode we take a trip to Eliot to investigate the Stymwood Cemetery. This small family plot has a unique history and an old custom, that if the dead men buried there aren't buried face down, then they may come back to haunt those that didn't properly bury them. Lucas and Chris look into this urban legend and ponder what could make dead men walk again. Content Warning: cemeteries, sudden death, deceased parents, reanimated dead, alcohol, cancer, murder Host: Chris Estes...

02-05
34:07

Episode 61: The Meat Suit Men

Send us a text Welcome to Season 4! We get back to basics - investigating all the truly terrifying things hiding in the state of Maine. This episode we investigate the Meat Suit Men, the mysterious men-in-black type beings who seem to show up whenever the paranormal is involved. Who are they? Who do they work for? What do they want? Content Warning: demonic forces, strange music/noises, physical manifestations, physical decay/body horror, black magic, evil entities, witchcraft, conspiracies,...

01-22
34:09

Episode 60: The King Beyond the Desert

Send us a text The Return of the King! With the Black Door open, the King makes his return to Earth and destruction follows in his wake. At the same time all of this is happening, the Mother Witch stands triumphant, returned in all her glory. And the magic word Marks’ been holding onto finally comes into play. It’s the end of everything…and perhaps a new beginning. Content Warning: demonic forces, strange music/noises, physical manifestations, physical decay/body horror, strange visions, blac...

10-30
41:10

Episode 59: The Katie Clark Experience

Send us a text The team heads to Crimson Valley Orchards to catch the last Katie Clark concert of the season. Is this the beginning of the end? What happens if the Virulent Muse plays the Final Note? And who else is waiting for us at the apple orchard? Plus, Megan and Mark experience a calling. Content Warning: demonic forces, strange music/noises, physical manifestations, physical decay/body horror, strange visions, black magic, evil entities, witchcraft Host: Chris Estes Writer: Ch...

10-16
36:57

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