Phenomena Review Committee

Johnny Macabre

A weekly podcast exploring haunted history, folklore, cryptids, strange events, famous cases, investigation methods, and the stories that keep people asking questions. Each episode looks at the unexplained through a mix of history, research, and open discussion, giving listeners a place to learn, share ideas, and suggest the mysteries they want covered next.

Episodes

  1. 3d ago

    The Bell Witch: America's Most Famous Haunting

    In this episode of PRC: Phenomena Review Committee, Johnny Macabre examines the Bell Witch of Adams, Tennessee, one of America’s most famous haunting legends. Centered on the Bell family in the early nineteenth century, the story includes strange noises, an unseen voice, physical attacks, religious fear, the death of John Bell, and a legend that grew far beyond one family’s farm. This episode asks how a haunting becomes folklore—and why some stories refuse to stay quiet. Have thoughts, comments, questions, or ideas for a future episode? Email phenomenareviewcommittee@gmail.com.

    35 min

  2. May 23

    Episode 2: The Lizard Man of Scape Ore Swamp

    In this episode of PRC: Phenomena Review Committee, Johnny Macabre examines the Lizard Man of Scape Ore Swamp, one of South Carolina’s strangest cryptid legends. The story begins with a late-night encounter near Bishopville in 1988 and grows into a case involving damaged vehicles, media attention, local fear, skepticism, and an admitted hoax. This episode asks what turns a strange sighting into a legend—and why some monsters stay with a community long after the first report fades.Have thoughts, comments, questions, or story ideas for a future episode? Email phenomenareviewcommittee@gmail.com

    33 min

  3. May 13

    Why Stories Haunt Us

    In the first episode of PRC: Phenomena Review Committee, Johnny Macabre introduces the podcast through four South Carolina legends: Alice Flagg, the Boo Hag, the Gray Man of Pawleys Island, and the Summerville Light. Each story opens a different side of paranormal tradition—grief, fear, warning, and mystery—while asking one question: why do certain stories refuse to die? phenomenareviewcommittee@gmail.com

    21 min
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A weekly podcast exploring haunted history, folklore, cryptids, strange events, famous cases, investigation methods, and the stories that keep people asking questions. Each episode looks at the unexplained through a mix of history, research, and open discussion, giving listeners a place to learn, share ideas, and suggest the mysteries they want covered next.

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