176 episodes

Welcome to Castles & Cryptids,  a paranormal podcast hosted by a couple of Canadian chickies! Follow Alanna and Kelsey  down the rabbit hole as we explore lore and legends, murder and mysteries, the unsolved and the unexplained.  Where the castles are haunted and the cryptids are cryptic AF!

Castles & Cryptids Alanna and Kelsey

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Welcome to Castles & Cryptids,  a paranormal podcast hosted by a couple of Canadian chickies! Follow Alanna and Kelsey  down the rabbit hole as we explore lore and legends, murder and mysteries, the unsolved and the unexplained.  Where the castles are haunted and the cryptids are cryptic AF!

    154: Boy Bands Vs. Man Bands

    154: Boy Bands Vs. Man Bands

    This week it's Alanna's turn to dive into some band scandals and screw-ups (and screw-overs). From boy bands old and new struggling against shitty managers and substance abuse issues, to some very nasty room wrecking parties from the trashiest of rocks stars, this one has it all!

    Like who was it that  had to be tranquilized by the Thai army to get them out of their hotel room, and who did despicable things with mud sharks that probably they did not consent to! ?Shame on you, on behalf of anyone who's ever worked housekeeping! Until next time, Keep it Cryptic, Cuties! 

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    • 1 hr 13 min
    153: What Possessed You To Pussy Riot? *AUDIO FIXED**

    153: What Possessed You To Pussy Riot? *AUDIO FIXED**

    Let's just assume me and my computer are possessed/cursed/a hot mess express and move on to this refurbished episode! Seriously how many planets are in retrograde, guys, cause our stuff is all falling apart. Or maybe I was stress-editing and some things got mislabeled, anything is possible!

    Apparently the first time around it was audio all Alanna, all the time, and Kelsey's track ghosted into the ether. Apologies for that cringy mess, and always appreciate the heads up when stuff goes tits-up! So let's talk some badass band bitches from Russia with love! You guys are the best, we love y'all and keep it cryptic, but not so cryptic you have to guess what half the episode is about!! :P

    • 1 hr 22 min
    153: What Possessed you? To Pussy Riot?

    153: What Possessed you? To Pussy Riot?

    Well we are back a follow-up of sorts,  and  a bad(ass) band tale. Or maybe a really good band tale where people protest peacefully? Hell, we just hope no one gets killed online, lol. Either way, tune in asap to find out! Cause you gotta fight for your right to protest!

    We finish off the Watseka Wonder case and discuss the details and credibility too. What do you think of this crazy case of body swapping? and how cool/brave is it when people protest in style?

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    • 1 hr 23 min
    Episode 152: Possession Obsession

    Episode 152: Possession Obsession

    We have talked about the many shades of possession, at least once anyway!

    What makes a person go to that level of scrutiny. Explore a couple cases with us as we dive into this mystery!

    From Gina to good for her, this one takes the cake!

    BTW, whats the fave cake yall??

    • 1 hr 39 min
    151: True Crime Austria Edition

    151: True Crime Austria Edition

    Hello Cryptic Cuties, hope you had a great June!!! We are so excited to be back and share some more true crime stories with you!

    So buckle up, it's gonna be a bumpy ride. First Kelsey introduces us, at least Alanna anyways, to  a serial murderess named Martha Marek and her tale. Which involves multiple murders, much mayhem,  sketchiness and scandal. Truly it has it all, including a botched amputation! and is worthy of all the tabloids it surely inspired. 

    Alanna brings a mysterious case to the table, the disappearance of Aeryn Gillern, a tragic tale with few answers and so many critical questions. This American in Austria was living his best life until the day he was seen leaving a sauna for men. Was he chased or did he leave of his own free will? We hope for his family that someday this will be solved. 

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    • 1 hr 59 min
    Bonus! From Beyond the Rainbow

    Bonus! From Beyond the Rainbow

    Happy Pride Month Cryptic Cuties!! It's halfway through our hiatus and we didn't want to leave you hanging without a nod to the summer gay days!! AKA the happiest month of the year :)

    So here's a taste of the perfect Pride month show for true crime lovers- Beyond the Rainbow! Host CJ is cute, quirky and full of frightful facts for you! So sit back and listen to some stories of the LGBTQ+, she tells one or two an episode if there's a true crime quickie on the docket. But in a way quicker way than our two co-hosts ever could! so it's very bingeable, if we say so ourselves. 

    Here we have some "clips" of stylists stories of murder and hate crimes. Listener discretion is advised. 

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    • 22 min

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