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The study of the paranormal has a long, fascinating, and controversial history. Best friends and hosts Ryan and Jordan explore the depths of metaphysical phenomena, ufology, cryptozoology, and all manor of unsolved mysteries through a time-honored tradition: the campfire story. If you’re fascinated by all things Fortean; if you love stories of ghosts, UFOs, cryptids, and the occult this show is for you.

Campfire: Tales of the Strange and Unsettling Campfire: Tales of the Strange and Unsettling

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    • 4.8 • 73 Ratings

The study of the paranormal has a long, fascinating, and controversial history. Best friends and hosts Ryan and Jordan explore the depths of metaphysical phenomena, ufology, cryptozoology, and all manor of unsolved mysteries through a time-honored tradition: the campfire story. If you’re fascinated by all things Fortean; if you love stories of ghosts, UFOs, cryptids, and the occult this show is for you.

    Return to the Golden Eagle Haunting

    Return to the Golden Eagle Haunting

    In an effort to continue to answer our unanswered questions through Camp Divination, we are returning to one of strangest haunted object cases that we have covered thus far. In 1962, a car rolled off the Chrysler assembly line that would lead to untold amounts of suffering. This particular Dodge 330 would come be known as the Golden Eagle. Over the course of 40 years this vehicle would be connected to the deaths of over 30 people. From several bizarre suicides to lightning strikes and outright poltergeist activity, this vehicle that served as the inspiration for Stephen King’s Christine has wreaked havoc on the countryside of Maine for nearly half a century.
    Campfire: Tales of the Strange and Unsettling is created for adult audiences only. The content and discussion in this show will necessarily engage with various accounts that include violence, anxiety, fear, and occasional body horror. Much of it will be emotionally and intellectually challenging to engage with. We will flag especially graphic or intense content so as to never put you in an uninformed or unprepared position. We will do our best to make this a space where we can engage bravely, empathetically, and thoughtfully with difficult content every week. 

    This week’s episode includes the following sensitive content:
    Descriptions/Sound related to the Following:
    Extreme Graphic Violence
    Suicide
    Spousal Violence
    Violence against Children
    Hallucination 
    Lightning Strikes

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    Additional Music: "Ominous Compulsion" - Ghost Stories Incorporated

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    • 1 hr 9 min
    Return to The Mysterious Death of Olivia Mabel

    Return to The Mysterious Death of Olivia Mabel

    In an effort to continue to answer our unanswered questions through Camp Divination, we are returning to one of our favorite cases that takes place in 1994 in Celina, Texas. Following the tragic loss of their beloved son, Travis and Olivia Mabel went their separate ways. Travis moved to Boston in hopes of moving forward, but Olivia went inside. Receding from the world in a four year period of grief-stricken seclusion that would culminate in her bizarre death. However, this is not a simple case of unexplainable circumstances. Olivia was found to be dabbling in esoteric magick ostensibly in hopes of creating a physical manifestation of her lost son. Could she have accomplished this incredible force of will and mental focus? Could Olivia Mabel have created a genuine tulpa; a thought form of her son? Moreover, could that tulpa have shirked her control and ultimately turned on her?

    Campfire: Tales of the Strange and Unsettling is created for adult audiences only. The content and discussion in this show will necessarily engage with various accounts that include violence, anxiety, fear, and occasional body horror. Much of it will be emotionally and intellectually challenging to engage with. We will flag especially graphic or intense content so as to never put you in an uninformed or unprepared position. We will do our best to make this a space where we can engage bravely, empathetically, and thoughtfully with difficult content every week. 

    This week’s episode includes the following sensitive content:
    Descriptions/Sound related to the Following:
    Child Death
    Drowning
    Depression
    Seclusion
    Agoraphobia 
    Corpses
    Autopsy
    Occult Ritual


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    Additional Music: "Demon Echoes" - Ghost Stories Incorporated

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    • 1 hr 22 min
    Camp Divination: The Monroe House

    Camp Divination: The Monroe House

    Every Friday we pack our unanswered questions into the canoe and paddle across the lake to see if our friend, The Village Tarot Witch can help us get to the bottom of this!

    In 1892 the Berger family moved into their new Victorian home with high hopes for their future. Unfortunately, their time was cut short when a fire erupted in the upper level of the home, taking with it most of the house and the family itself. Shortly after, a new family moved in. It wasn't long before they received more than they had bargained for when the family patriarch's personality changed almost instantly; no longer being recognized by his friends and family as the kind and loving man they once knew him to be. This was followed by a rotating door of tenants in the home, all claiming to experience unexplainable and bizarre happenings. Join us as we tell the story and detail the events that have taken place in the Monroe House in Hartford City, Indiana.
    Campfire: Tales of the Strange and Unsettling is created for adult audiences only. The content and discussion in this show will necessarily engage with various accounts that include violence, anxiety, fear, and occasional body horror. Much of it will be emotionally and intellectually challenging to engage with. We will flag especially graphic or intense content so as to never put you in an uninformed or unprepared position. We will do our best to make this a space where we can engage bravely, empathetically, and thoughtfully with difficult content every week. 

    This week’s episode includes descriptions/sound related the following sensitive content:

    High Anxiety Situations
    Domestic violence
    Visual and auditory hallucinations
    Family Tragedy
    Physical Harm

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    • 55 min
    Episode 138 - The Monroe House

    Episode 138 - The Monroe House

    In 1892 the Berger family moved into their new Victorian home with high hopes for their future. Unfortunately, their time was cut short when a fire erupted in the upper level of the home, taking with it most of the house and the family itself. Shortly after, a new family moved in. It wasn't long before they received more than they had bargained for when the family patriarch's personality changed almost instantly; no longer being recognized by his friends and family as the kind and loving man they once knew him to be. This was followed by a rotating door of tenants in the home, all claiming to experience unexplainable and bizarre happenings. Join us as we tell the story and detail the events that have taken place in the Monroe House in Hartford City, Indiana. Yes, it's another DEMON HOUSE.

    Campfire: Tales of the Strange and Unsettling is created for adult audiences only. The content and discussion in this show will necessarily engage with various accounts that include violence, anxiety, fear, and occasional body horror. Much of it will be emotionally and intellectually challenging to engage with. We will flag especially graphic or intense content so as to never put you in an uninformed or unprepared position. We will do our best to make this a space where we can engage bravely, empathetically, and thoughtfully with difficult content every week. 

    This week’s episode includes descriptions/sound related the following sensitive content:

    High Anxiety Situations
    Domestic violence
    Visual and auditory hallucinations
    Family Tragedy
    Physical Harm

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    Gregg Martin for music contributions! Go follow him on Instagram at Instagram.com/reverentmusic , on Bandcamp at https://reverentmusic.bandcamp.com/releases or on Spotify at https://open.spotify.com/album/6QVhQsYQeeBVOtxrelehTI?si=V5CAxS8sSXyVFn14G7j-GA

    Additional music & SFX provided by Artlist.io 

    Elias Armao for graphic design! Go follow him on Instagram at instagram.com/doggedlinedesignsupply 
     
    Jonathan Dodd for merch design! Show him some love at https://linktr.ee/jonathandodd
     
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    • 1 hr 2 min
    Camp Divination: Return to Demon House

    Camp Divination: Return to Demon House

    Every Friday we pack our unanswered questions into the canoe and paddle across the lake to see if our friend, The Village Tarot Witch can help us get to the bottom of this!

    Just 25 miles southeast of Chicago, Gary, Indiana is an post-industrial city on the shores of Lake Michigan. This week’s tale is one of terror, economic strife, and demonic possession. The Ammons family experienced fly infestations, disembodied children’s laughter and barking, shadow figures, and unexplained wet boot prints. This experience culminated in the apparent possession of all but one member of the family. Long after their departure, the house’s diabolical occupants would bring permanent bodily injury to one of the most famous names in the paranormal field. 
    Campfire: Tales of the Strange and Unsettling is created for adult audiences only. The content and discussion in this show will necessarily engage with various accounts that include violence, anxiety, fear, and occasional body horror. Much of it will be emotionally and intellectually challenging to engage with. We will flag especially graphic or intense content so as to never put you in an uninformed or unprepared position. We will do our best to make this a space where we can engage bravely, empathetically, and thoughtfully with difficult content every week. 

    This week’s episode includes descriptions/sound related the following sensitive content:

    Self harm
    Domestic violence
    Animal cruelty
    Restraint
    Confinement
    Child endangerment
    Intense medical situations
    Demonic Possession
    Visual and auditory hallucinations

    Check it Out!

    FOLLOW THE VILLAGE TAROT WITCH!

    Instagram:
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    TikTok:
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    Books:

    Dark Village 
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    Gregg Martin for music contributions! Go follow him on Instagram at Instagram.com/reverentmusic , on Bandcamp at https://reverentmusic.bandcamp.com/releases or on Spotify at https://open.spotify.com/album/6QVhQsYQeeBVOtxrelehTI?si=V5CAxS8sSXyVFn14G7j-GA

    Additional music & SFX provided by Artlist.io 

    Elias Armao for graphic design! Go follow him on Instagram at instagram.com/doggedlinedesignsupply 
     
    Jonathan Dodd for merch design! Show him some love at https://linktr.ee/jonathandodd
     
    Easton Chandler Hawk! Support his work at https://linktr.ee/eastonhawkart
     
    Christina at The Crescent Hare! Support everything she does at https://thecrescenthare.bigcartel.com/products
     
    Todd Purse at Create Magic Studios! Support his work at https://linktr.ee/Createmagicstudios

    • 47 min
    Return to Demon House

    Return to Demon House

    This week, we return to one of the more intense stories that is from our very own home state of Indiana. In an effort to continue to restore some of our older episodes to our current format, we have remastered the story, added sound design, new music, and updated the debrief. Don't miss it!
    Just 25 miles southeast of Chicago, Gary, Indiana is an post-industrial city on the shores of Lake Michigan. This week’s tale is one of terror, economic strife, and demonic possession. The Ammons family experienced fly infestations, disembodied children’s laughter and barking, shadow figures, and unexplained wet boot prints. This experience culminated in the apparent possession of all but one member of the family. Long after their departure, the house’s diabolical occupants would bring permanent bodily injury to one of the most famous names in the paranormal field. Strap in for this one and prepare for...
    THE HOUSE OF 200 DEMONS.
    Campfire: Tales of the Strange and Unsettling is created for adult audiences only. The content and discussion in this show will necessarily engage with various accounts that include violence, anxiety, fear, and occasional body horror. Much of it will be emotionally and intellectually challenging to engage with. We will flag especially graphic or intense content so as to never put you in an uninformed or unprepared position. We will do our best to make this a space where we can engage bravely, empathetically, and thoughtfully with difficult content every week. 

    This week’s episode includes descriptions/sound related the following sensitive content:

    Self harm
    Domestic violence
    Animal cruelty
    Restraint
    Confinement
    Child endangerment
    Intense medical situations
    Demonic Possession
    Visual and auditory hallucinations

    Check it Out!

    Dark Village 
    https://a.co/d/c0A9BHo

    Support Campfire on Patreon:
    https://www.patreon.com/campfiretalesofthestrangeandunsettling
     
    Satisfy All of Your Merch Needs:
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    Join the conversation on social media at
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    Visit Our Linktree for Any and All Campfire Info: 
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    Special Thanks:
     
    Gregg Martin for music contributions! Go follow him on Instagram at Instagram.com/reverentmusic , on Bandcamp at https://reverentmusic.bandcamp.com/releases or on Spotify at https://open.spotify.com/album/6QVhQsYQeeBVOtxrelehTI?si=V5CAxS8sSXyVFn14G7j-GA

    Additional music & SFX provided by Artlist.io 

    Elias Armao for graphic design! Go follow him on Instagram at instagram.com/doggedlinedesignsupply 
     
    Jonathan Dodd for merch design! Show him some love at https://linktr.ee/jonathandodd
     
    Easton Chandler Hawk! Support his work at https://linktr.ee/eastonhawkart
     
    Christina at The Crescent Hare! Support everything she does at https://thecrescenthare.bigcartel.com/products
     
    Todd Purse at Create Magic Studios! Support his work at https://linktr.ee/Createmagicstudios

    • 1 hr 9 min

Customer Reviews

4.8 out of 5
73 Ratings

73 Ratings

mad at this crap ,

Phenomenal

Love the podcast and the boys, excellent story telling and fantastic debriefs

Spaulding67 ,

Okay, however…

It’s very annoying to watch the English language brutalized more and more, podcast after podcast.

I listened to the Fouke Monster episode first. Initially entertaining, maybe a little too many sound roaring effects, halfway decent reading. But then, “the kidses…”

Come on. Read a few books and learn how to use the language properly.

guyveryeti ,

Fun podcast!

They’ve got good voice at explaining the stories. They’ve got good sense of humor.
If you ever need help with any questions or want to pass on any experiences message them on Instagram. I highly recommend this company.

Sincerely,John 👻

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