Slaying Monsters

Matt, Katie and EJ continue their investigation into the Zombies of Haiti. Researcher Wade Davis interviews two real life zombies, trying to understand what really happened. With the help of a bokor, he learns the true formula to create an undead state in a living person, and drug them into believing they are a zombie. But is this the true explanation? Or is something more sinister lurking behind the scenes in Haiti?    slayingmonsterspodcast.com supporters.slayingmonsterspodcast.com

Matt and EJ break down the latest Fortean news. A Bigfoot body goes on display at the New York State Fair. Annabelle the doll has a new owner. A bat creature terrorizes Mexico. New insights on Loch Ness and the Bermuda Triangle. Plus a social media spat over UAPs, and the real origin of jackalopes.    Bigfoot Remains:  https://cbs6albany.com/news/local/real-or-fantasy-bigfoot-discovery-in-adirondacks-sparks-cryptid-controversy   Occult Museum sale:  https://amp.tmz.com/2025/08/01/matt-rife-says-he-purchased-occult-museum/   Loch Ness Monster earthquakes:  https://sharonahill.com/spooky-seismic-lakes-loch-ness-and-its-monster/   The Bermuda Triangle:  https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/a65643514/is-bermuda-triangle-mystery-solved/   Mexican bat creature:  https://ovniologia.com.br/2025/08/the-bat-cave-may-harbor-a-flying-cryptid.html   Jackalope rabbits:  https://people.com/frankenstein-rabbits-tentacle-like-growths-spotted-colorado-11790374   UFO gossip:  https://thehill.com/homenews/house/5451464-luna-lawmakers-evidence-interdimensional-beings/ https://cowboystatedaily.com/2025/08/10/new-world-war-ii-themed-buffalo-bar-a-throwback-to-vintage-officers-club/   slayingmonsterspodcast.com supporters.slayingmonsterspodcast.com

Matt, Katie and EJ continue their investigation of the Zombies of Haiti. We talk about the truth and lies of Voudo, and where the zombie fits into the history of this often-demonized religion. And when an alleged "real" zombie appears in Haiti in the 1980s, American academics get involved. Is there truth behind the zombie myth? Is it possible that a chemical cocktail can mimic this state of "undeath" and provide the foundation for these creatures?    slayingmonsterspodcast.com supporters.slayingmonsterspodcast.com

In 1962, a man named Clairvius Narcisse died in a Haitian hospital from kidney failure. That alone wouldn’t be remarkable, except that twenty years later, that same man reappeared, alive and well. He claimed that he’d been resurrected from the dead, and forced to work for years on a sugar plantation. He toiled alongside several other enslaved zombies until a successful uprising, where they killed their overlord sorcerer and freed themselves. Narcisse’s incredible story is one of dark magic, arcane rituals and underbelly of organized crime in Haiti.   slayingmonsterspodcast.com supporters.slayingmonsterspodcast.com

Matt and EJ break down the latest Fortean news. Annabelle's reign of terror continues, a new and mysterious life form is found, Jinn go to war, an interstellar probe may signal an impending alien invasion and Area 51 is on fire - literally!   Annabelle's victim:  https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14908363/dan-rivera-dies-devils-run-tour-pennsylvania-annabelle.html   ShipGoo001:  https://www.cleveland.com/news/2025/07/mysterious-life-form-found-on-ship-that-docked-in-cleveland.html   Jinn used in war:  https://www.yahoo.com/news/iranian-official-claims-israel-used-072217380.html?guccounter=1   Interstellar object:  https://arstechnica.com/space/2025/07/astronomers-may-have-found-a-third-interstellar-object/ https://www.newsweek.com/interstellar-comet-alien-probe-harvard-physicist-avi-loeb-2101654   Area 51 fire:  https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-14911767/fire-breaks-Area-51-UFO-neveda.html   Smoke rings in the sky:  https://nypost.com/2025/05/07/us-news/swirling-black-ring-in-sky-terrifyingly-ooms-over-kansas-town/   slayingmonsterspodcast.com supporters.slayingmonsterspodcast.com

Matt, Katie and EJ conclude their investigation into Die Glocke, the alleged Nazi super weapon. Two journalists scout a Polish mine in search of the bell, and its true power. Was it an antigravity device, a time machine, or a flying saucer? Or, was the true power of Die Glocke the conversations it started, and the mythology that it built in the minds of a credulous population of conspiracy theorists? Plus, Foo Fighters, the Philadelphia Experiment and some of the greatest fringe theories in history...and out of time!    slayingmonsterspodcast.com supporters.slayingmonsterspodcast.com

Matt, Katie and EJ continue their investigation of Die Glocke, the alleged Nazi super weapon. We talk the 1933 Italian UFO crash, whether Mussolini gave extraterrestrial technology to the Nazis, and the legendary Majestic 12 documents. Plus, the Nazi gold train, the long-lost resting place of all the gold the Reich collected. It's just gonna get weirder from here!    slayingmonsterspodcast.com supporters.slayingmonsterspodcast.com

Matt, Katie and EJ tackle the latest in Fortean news this month. New revelations about the government's involvement in UAPs come to light, and spark renewed interest in an old UFO story. A new Sasquatch video looks less than impressive, and we'd all rather stay at the new cryptid-themed rental spot. Plus, paranormal celebrity gossip!    UFOs and governmental disclosure:  https://www.wsj.com/politics/national-security/ufo-us-disinformation-45376f7e   Colorado Bigfoot sighting: https://thetab.com/2025/06/05/man-claims-he-spotted-mythical-bigfoot-in-colorado-woods-and-theres-video-proof   Cryptid vacations and the Garden Ground Monster: https://wvexplorer.com/2025/06/04/monster-cryptid-haunt-new-river-gorge-west-virginia/   Candace Cameron Bure's demonic tv:  https://www.jezebel.com/candace-cameron-bure-thinks-scary-movies-are-a-portal-for-demonic-forces   Aaron Goodwin update:  https://www.tmz.com/2025/06/05/ghost-adventurer-aaron-victoria-goodwin-sentenced-murder-plot-hire/   slayingmonsterspodcast.com supporters@slayingmonsterspodcast.com

Matt, Katie and EJ continue their investigation of Die Glocke, the alleged secret Nazi wonder weapon. After the end of World War II, rumors begin building. Were the Nazis worshiping an ancient evil? And were they truly defeated, or did they flee to Antarctica, where they continued their crusade? As Nazi sympathizers muddy the waters with their own insane theories, modern journalist Igor Witkowski draws even closer to the long buried secret of Die Glocke.    slayingmonsterspodcast.com supporters.slayingmonsterspodcast.com

In the closing days of World War II, the remaining Nazi scientists and engineers set to work on a last-ditch effort: a weapon that could reshape the end of the war. Dubbed the “die glocke” or “the bell,” it was the ultimate “wunderwaffe” or wonder weapon. Some claimed it was an antigravity aircraft, designed to outmaneuver the Allies’ fighter planes. Others claimed it was a time machine, and Hitler’s intent was to travel back in time and correct his military mistakes, guaranteeing him victory. Still others thought die glocke was built from salvaged alien technology, a weapon truly out of this world.   slayingmonsterspodcast.com supporters.slayingmonsterspodcast.com

Matt, Katie and EJ tackle the latest in Fortean news this month. Annabelle the doll burns down a historic mansion, a new UAP whistleblower may have revealed the truth and fake UFOs land in Columbia and on Luis Elizondo's desk. Plus, ancient cave paintings of cryptids and an unbelievable coelacanth sighting that's just that - unbelievable.    Annabelle's pyromaniac rage:  https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/annabelle-doll-let-devil-lose-new-orleans-recent-disasters-linked-demonic-toy-where-she-1734214   Matthew Brown on Immaculate Constellation:  https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-14659731/Identity-whistleblower-exposed-secret-Pentagon-UFO-program-revealed-says-fears-life.html   Counter Zombie Dominance:  https://www.stratcom.mil/Portals/8/Documents/FOIA/CONPLAN_8888-11.pdf   Buga Sphere:  https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-14687737/spherical-UFO-discovered-alien-technology-colombia.html   Luis Elizondo's fake UFO: https://anomalien.com/whistleblower-luis-elizondo-shows-fake-ufo-photo-again/   Horned serpent cave painting: https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/archaeology/a64654378/south-africa-rock-art-uncovered/   Coelacanth sighting:  https://www.animalsaroundtheglobe.com/scientists-discovered-a-living-fossil-fish-off-the-california-coast-1-320620/   Sharon Hill's rebuttal:  https://sharonahill.com/fake-california-coelacanth/   slayingmonsterspodcast.com supporters.slayingmonsterspodcast.com

Matt, Katie and EJ conclude their investigation of Bhangarh Fort, allegedly one of the most haunted locations in the world. Ghost hunting groups start their searches for the paranormal, but some think they've pushed the spirits too far. When tragedy hits the Indian Paranormal Society, rumors of the curse are reignited. But is Bhangarh truly haunted? Or is there something else lurking in the shadows of the crumbling ruins? 

Deep in the heart of India’s largest state lies an abandoned ruin. Bhangarh Fort was once a thriving kingdom boasting temples, markets and a palace but now looms empty, forgotten by time. These days, locals and tourists roam the crumbling ruins, reveling in the history. But by night, the massive gate is locked, and the site is shut down. Legend claims that anyone left behind after the sun sets takes their life into their own hands. Because under cover of darkness, the spirits of the dead haunt the fort, preying on the living. Unseen presences, ghostly voices, physical attacks even demonic possession plague anyone fool enough to test the spirits. These tales have given the fort a reputation as one of the most haunted places in the world.

Matt, EJ and Katie break down the latest Fortean news, covering fireballs, dire wolves, leaked government documents and life on other planets.    New Jersey fireball:  https://6abc.com/post/magnolia-mystery-object-falls-sky-nj-causes-damage-automotive-auto-shop/16158463/   Dire Wolves:  https://www.cnn.com/2025/04/07/science/dire-wolf-de-extinction-cloning-colossal/index.html   Loch Ness cameras:  https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cx20g82y1k8o   Soviet alien attack:  https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-14564689/CIA-aliens-massacre-UFO-Siberia-declassified.html   Ark of the Covenant found:  https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-14534941/cia-document-sacred-ark-covenant-chest-found.html   Life on other planets:  https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/16/science/astronomy-exoplanets-habitable-k218b.html   slayingmonsterspodcast.com supporters.slayingmonsterspodcast.com

Matt, EJ and Katie conclude their investigation of the Gulf Breeze UFO encounters. As MUFON and journalists race to investigate the case, a new piece of evidence comes to light; one that could finally reveal the truth about Ed Walters and his flying saucer.    slayingmonsterspodcast.com supporters.slayingmonsterspodcast.com

Matt, EJ and Katie continue their investigation of Ed Walters and the Gulf Breeze UFO encounters. When an alien shows up on Ed's doorstep, things have gone too far. But with MUFON on the case, nothing can go wrong - or can it? Plus, we talk other famous alien abductions, how to fake polaroid photos, and the problems with memory regression.    slayingmonsterspodcast.com supporters.slayingmonsterspodcast.com

In the late 1980s, a series of polaroid photos hit the Florida papers, allegedly showing some of the clearest UFOs ever. The photographer, himself an alleged contactee, would become the center of one of the greatest debates in the history of ufology, drawing battle lines not only between skeptics and believers, but amongst the believers themselves. Even today, despite proof that the photos are fake, a legion of credulous individuals still consider the Gulf Breeze images some of the most valuable evidence of visitation from another world.   slayingmonsterspodcast.com supporters.slayingmonsterspodcast.com

Matt, EJ and Katie tackle the latest Fortean news. We talk Ghost Adventures' startling gossip, the loss of a skeptical icon, a new UFO doc, Loch Ness monster sightings and a special Bigfoot award.    Aaron Goodwin's wife's arrest:  https://www.tmz.com/2025/03/10/ghost-adventures-aaron-goodwin-wife-arrested-accused-hire-hitman/   Joe Nickell obituary:  https://centerforinquiry.org/news/remembering-joe-nickell-iconic-skeptic-and-investigator/   Age of Disclosure review:  https://www.indiewire.com/criticism/movies/the-age-of-disclosure-review-sxsw-alien-documentary-1235100024/   Loch Ness monster sighting:  https://nypost.com/2025/03/04/lifestyle/loch-ness-monster-sighting-reported-first-in-2025-fantastic/   Bigfoot as California's official cryptid:  https://thedebrief.org/new-legislation-aims-to-make-legendary-humanlike-creature-californias-official-cryptid/   slayingmonsterspodcast.com supporters.slayingmonsters.com

Matt, EJ and Katie conclude their investigation into Doc Shiels, the Wizard of the West. After a brief encounter with owlman, Doc turns his sights to the Scottish Highlands. Together with an international collective of psychics, he claimed to cast his greatest spell: summoning the Loch Ness Monster. His photo would become one of the most hotly debated pieces of evidence for decades. Was it a genuine capture of a legendary creature? Or yet another surrealist art project from the infamous wizard? 

Matt, EJ and Katie continue their investigation into Tony 'Doc' Shiels, the Wizard of the West and self-proclaimed monster hunter. Doc reignites Cornish fairy legends by turning them into an art project before setting his sights on sea monsters. Along with his drinking buddies, he creates Morgwar, the sea giant. As his surreal exhibitions continue, more and more cryptozoologists fall for the rust, including legendary Nessie hunter Tim Dinsdale.