Cryptid Hauntings

Mike Gardner, Chris Gardner, Pam Gardner and Mark Gardner
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Join the Gardner family as they tackle some of life’s most curious mysteries. Maybe some of them are skeptical maybe they’re not. That’s for you to decide as they take you one a journey through the paranormal. Come with them and find out weather or not you are scared or skeptic on cryptid Hauntings

  1. 4D AGO

    Gef the Talking Mongoose

    Cryptidz Wiki – “Dalby Spook (Gef the Talking Mongoose)” An overview of the Dalby Spook legend, including reported behaviors, witness accounts, and later explanations. Source: Cryptidz Wiki, Dalby Spook https://cryptidz.fandom.com/wiki/Dalby_Spook National Geographic – “Gef, the Talking Mongoose of the Isle of Man” A historical deep dive into the Gef phenomenon, including cultural context, primary sources, and analysis of the claims. Source: National Geographic History https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/article/gef-talking-mongoose-isle-of-man Buckland, Raymond. (2005). The Spirit Book: The Encyclopedia of Clairvoyance, Channeling, and Spirit Communication. Visible Ink Press. p. 144. ISBN 978-1578592135 Episode Summary Gef the Talking Mongoose was a mysterious entity reported in the 1930s by the Irving family of Dalby on the Isle of Man, who claimed a mongoose spoke to them from inside their farmhouse walls. Gef described himself as an “extra, extra clever mongoose,” an earthbound spirit, and a ghost in animal form, displaying knowledge of events beyond the home. He allegedly warned the family of visitors, kept watch over the property, and accepted food offerings like biscuits and bananas in return. Journalists and investigators visited the farm, some claiming to hear Gef, though physical evidence such as hair samples was later linked to the family dog. To this day, the case remains debated as either an elaborate hoax or one of folklore’s most playful and enduring mysteries. Join the Community Send your own ghost story for a Listener Tale Email: cryptidhauntings@gmail.com Instagram: cryptidhauntings YouTube: @cryptidhauntings TikTok: @cryptid.hauntings Credits Host: Michael, Chris, Mark, and Pam Gardner Writer: Michael Gardner Editor: Pam Gardner Special Thanks: Thank you Tonya for letting us take over the basement of your home.

    20 min

  2. FEB 2

    Mike’s Tinfoil Hat

    Episode Summary The west desert is a little too quiet. Out in the middle of nowhere sits Dugway Proving Grounds. Are they really testing high tech, top secret equipment there or is it all just an alien conspiracy. References UFO sightings at Dugway Proving Grounds investigated by the Utah UFO Hunters, reported by Tooele Online. https://www.tooeleonline.com/articles/news/ufo-hunters-report-strange-lights-at-dugway/ Tooele Online Reddit thread showing green flashing lights near Dugway, sparking local discussion. https://www.reddit.com/r/SaltLakeCity/comments/1ogma3g/green_light_flashing_across_the_mountains_any/ BLM info on Dugway Geode Beds, a quartz-rich area near Dugway. https://www.blm.gov/visit/dugway-geode-beds Bureau of Land Management Archived info on the West Desert Test Center / Dugway military facility. https://web.archive.org/web/20051112184230/http://www.wdtc.army.mil/ Wayback Machine AirNav listing for Michael Army Airfield (KDPG) at Dugway Proving Ground. https://www.airnav.com/airport/KDPG AirNav Utah Geological Survey on the March 18, 2020 Magna earthquake near Dugway. https://geology.utah.gov/map-pub/survey-notes/the-ugs-response-to-the-march-18-2020-magnitude-5-7-magna-utah-earthquake-and-aftershock-sequence/ Utah Geological Survey Historical weather data for June 2004 (context for sightings). https://weatherspark.com/h/m/2694/2004/6/Historical-Weather-in-June-2004-in-Midway-Utah-United-States Video Highlight Join the Community Send your own ghost story for a Listener Tale Email: cryptidhauntings@gmail.com Instagram: cryptidhauntings TikTok: @cryptid.hauntings Credits Host: Michael, Chris, Mark, and Pam Gardner Writer: Michael Gardner Editor: Pam Gardner Special Thanks: Thank you Tonya for letting us take over the basement of your home.

    44 min

  3. JAN 27

    Spanish Fork Canyon & the Screaming Bridge

    CRYPTID HAUNTINGS — SHOW NOTES Episode Title: The Screaming Bridge of Spanish Fork Canyon Podcast: Cryptid Hauntings Host: Michael Gardner Episode Length: Episode Description Spanish Fork Canyon is a place most Utahns drive through without a second thought — until something makes them slow down. In this episode of Cryptid Hauntings, we explore the legend known as the Screaming Bridge, a story tied to decades of documented accidents, fatalities, and unexplained experiences in one of Utah’s most dangerous travel corridors. Listeners have long reported hearing screams, sobbing, or emotionally charged sounds near bridge crossings late at night. Others describe sudden chills, radios cutting out, children asking who’s crying, or an overwhelming urge to leave the area immediately — often before they even know the legend exists. We examine the canyon’s history of wagon accidents, early bridge fatalities, railroad deaths, vehicle crashes, and modern tragedies, and discuss how repeated trauma can give rise to powerful place-based folklore. This episode balances humor, skepticism, and historical fact while asking a simple question: When a place remembers loss, how does that memory get passed on? Sources & Further Reading Historical & Geographic Sources Utah State Historical Society — Spanish Fork Canyon History Utah County Pioneer Journals & Early Settlement Records Utah Historical Quarterly — Transportation & Canyon Travel Accounts Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT) — Canyon Infrastructure History Railroad & Transportation History Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad Historical Archives Library of Congress — Railroad Expansion in Utah UtahRails.net — Spanish Fork Canyon Rail History Accidents & Public Safety Utah Highway Patrol — Historical Traffic Safety Reports Utah County Newspaper Archives (1890s–1980s) Deseret News Archive — Spanish Fork Canyon Accidents Salt Lake Tribune Historical Archive Listener Call to Action Have you experienced something strange in Spanish Fork Canyon — or anywhere in Utah that left you unsettled? 📧 cryptidhauntings@gmail.com 📲 Instagram / TikTok / Facebook: @CryptidHauntings

    30 min

  4. JAN 19

    The San Rafael Swell: A Landscape That Pushes Back

    The San Rafael Swell isn’t haunted by ghosts or monsters in the usual sense—and that’s what makes it unsettling. This episode explores a landscape that resists human presence: twisted geology, unreliable water, vanishing roads, and a silence that feels intentional. From Indigenous knowledge of the Swell as dangerous transitional ground, to failed settlement attempts, ranching losses, uranium camps, and recurring reports of being watched, the pattern is consistent across centuries. Nothing attacks. Nothing follows. People simply leave. This isn’t a story about a creature—it’s about a place that enforces boundaries and reminds us that not every mystery wants to be solved, and not every land welcomes visitors.

    28 min

  5. JAN 11

    Mimics of Appalachia

    Episode Summary Appalachia is said to be one of the most haunted places in america. Come with us and explore a Cryptid so Terrifying that it will kill you and take your place just for fun. Join the Community Send your own ghost story for a Listener Tale Email: cryptidhauntings@gmail.com Instagram: cryptidhauntings TikTok: @cryptid.hauntings Credits Host: Michael, Chris, Mark, and Pam Gardner Writer: Michael Gardner Editor: Pam Gardner Special Thanks: Thank you Tonya for letting us take over the basement of your home.

    17 min

  6. JAN 5

    Tooele state hospital/ asylum 49

    Episode Summary An old hospital in Tooele Utah, that has turned into a haunted attraction, the catch, its really haunted. Come with us as we explore the old Tooele Hospital and Asylum 49. References Haunted Places To Go — Old Tooele Hospital Covers the history of the building (from private home to poor house to hospital), the morgue situation, the creation of Asylum 49, paranormal investigations, EVPs, shadows and spirit portal mentions, as well as some ghost names like Wes and Thomas. Haunted Places To Go Website: https://www.haunted-places-to-go.com/old-tooele-hospital.html HauntedPlaces.org — The Old Tooele Hospital Confirms the construction by Samuel F. Lee, the conversion to elderly care (County Poor House), and lists several reported spirits (Wes, Ned, Peter, Richard, James, Jessica, Samuel and Thomas Lee). Haunted Places Website: https://www.hauntedplaces.org/item/the-old-tooele-hospital/ History of Asylum 49 (Blog) Describes the building’s evolution (home → poorhouse → hospital → partial nursing home), the fact it lacked a morgue, and how it became the modern haunted attraction Asylum 49 in 2006. Asylum 49 Website: https://smannionitsligo.wordpress.com/2015/11/24/history-of-asylum-49/ Tooele County Historical Attractions Guide (historical context) Provides local tourism/historical listing information on the Old Hospital as a historical attraction in Tooele County. (may include dates and basic history on construction/use—good for factual detail) Website: https://tooeleco.org/recreation-and-tourism/tooele-county-guide-to-historical-attractions/old-hospital/ Join the Community Send your own ghost story for a Listener Tale Email: cryptidhauntings@gmail.com Instagram: cryptidhauntings TikTok: @cryptid.hauntings Credits Host: Michael, Chris, Mark, and Pam Gardner Writer: Michael Gardner Editor: Pam Gardner Special Thanks: Thank you Tonya for letting us take over the basement of your home.

    33 min

  7. 12/29/2025

    krampus

    SHOW NOTES Episode Title: Krampus Podcast: Cryptid Hauntings Episode Length: Host: Michael Gardner Episode Summary Tonight's episode is a quick look at the origins and tradition behind Krampus. Who he is, what he's about and the traditions behind him. References Austrian National Library — Krampus Postcard Archive, 1890–1914. Barber, Paul. “Winter Demons in European Folklore.” Western Folklore 51, no. 4 (1992). BBC Travel — “In Search of Europe’s Scariest Christmas Tradition.” Billock, Jennifer. “The Origin of Krampus, Europe’s Evil Twist on Santa.” Smithsonian Magazine, December 4, 2015. De Caro, L. F. “Saint Nicholas and the Demonic: Dual Figures in Christianized Ritual.” Ethnology 39, no. 2 (2000). Lecouteux, Claude. Demons and Spirits of the Land. Inner Traditions, 2015. Ridenour, Al. The Krampus and the Old, Dark Christmas: Roots and Rebirth of the Folkloric Devil. Feral House, 2016. Salzburg Museum — Perchten & Krampus Traditions Overview. Simpson, Jacqueline & Steve Roud. A Dictionary of English Folklore. Oxford University Press, 2000. Smithsonian Magazine — “The Truth About Krampus, Europe’s Evil Christmas Monster.”National Geographic — “Meet Krampus, the Christmas Devil.” The Guardian — “Krampus: The Dark Shadow of Christmas Returns.” Tyrolean Folk Art Museum — Krampus Masks & Alpine Winter Rituals. Join the Community Send your own holiday ghost story for a Listener Tales: Winter Edition! Email: cryptidhauntings@gmail.com Instagram: cryptidhauntings TikTok: @cryptid.hauntings Credits Host: Michael, Chris, Mark, and Pam Gardner Writer: Michael Gardner Editor: Pam Gardner Special Thanks: Thank you Tonya for letting us take over the basement of your home.

    24 min

  8. 12/22/2025

    Yule Lads

    Tonight's episode is a simple overview of the Yule Lads from Iceland, a brief history and a brief description of each of the Yule Lads. He Ármann Jakobsson. “The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly: Bárðar Saga and Its Giants.” Scandinavian Studies 79, no. 1 (2007): 1–24. (Explores Icelandic troll lore, including Gryla’s origins.) Terry Gunnell. The Origins of Icelandic Folk Legends. University of Iceland Press, 2012. (Strong academic work on Icelandic supernatural beings, Christmas folklore, and oral tradition.) Jóhannes úr Kötlum. Jólin Koma. Reykjavík: Helgafell, 1932. (Original poem collection that standardized the 13 modern Yule Lads.) Hélène Adeline Guerber. Myths of the Norsemen. Dover Publications, 1992. (General Norse mythology background, including giants and troll origins relevant to Gryla.) Jack Santino (ed.). Holiday Folklore, Phantoms, and Festivals. University of Tennessee Press, 1994. (Contextualizes holiday monsters and their cultural roles.) Icelandic Museum of Ghosts, Sorcery & Witchcraft (Strandagaldur). Exhibits on Gryla, the Yule Lads, and the Yule Cat. https://galdrasyning.is National Museum of Iceland – Christmas Traditions Archive. Historical displays and documents of Icelandic Christmas folklore. https://www.thjodminjasafn.is Reykjavík City Museum – Árbær Open Air Museum. Folklore interpretations and historic reenactments of Yule Lad traditions. https://borgarsogusafn.is The Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies. Manuscripts referencing Gryla dating back to the 13th century. https://www.arnastofnun.is Gunnell, Terry. “How Elvish Were the Álfar?” Folklore 111, no. 1 (2000): 79–94. (Insight into Icelandic supernatural categories.) Hallberg, Peter. “The Icelandic Christmas System: A Study in Calendar Customs.” Arv: Nordic Yearbook of Folklore, 1969. (Detailed analysis of holiday beings including Yule Lads.) Hafstein, Valdimar Tr. “The Elves’ Point of View: Cultural Identity in Icelandic Folklore.” Fabula 43 (2002): 87–104. (Cultural meaning of Icelandic supernatural traditions.) Icelandic Tourist Board — Official Yule Lad Profiles & Traditions. https://www.visiticeland.com City of Reykjavík Official Yule Lads Guide. https://visitreykjavik.is/yule-lads Guide to Iceland — “The 13 Yule Lads: Iceland’s Mischievous Christmas Visitors.” https://guidetoiceland.is Iceland Review Magazine — Articles on Gryla, Yule Cat, and Yule Lads history. https://www.icelandreview.com Íslenzk Ævintýri (Icelandic Folktales Collection). Collected by Jón Árnason, 1862–1864. (Contains some of the earliest written references to Gryla and her sons.) Gryla References in Snorri Sturluson’s Manuscripts (13th century). (Early textual descriptions of troll-women in Icelandic tradition.) RÚV Icelandic Broadcasting Service – Christmas Specials Featuring the Yule Lads. https://www.ruv.is The Icelandic Christmas Book Flood (Jólabókaflóðið) — cultural context for Iceland’s holiday storytelling tradition. Ragnheidur. “The Icelandic Yule Lads.” Arctic Adventures (adventures.is), November 20, 2023. https://adventures.is/blog/the-icelandic-yule-lads/?srsltid=AfmBOorEtEXbKQa62Qyt-NQVOMfP7mr9Iy_hObVVDqz0HXgNL70jIOuC Arctic Adventures Join the Community Send your own holiday ghost story for a Listener Tales: Winter Edition! Email: cryptidhauntings@gmail.com Instagram: cryptidhauntings TikTok: @cryptid.hauntings Credits Host: Michael, Chris, Mark, and Pam Gardner Writer: Michael Gardner Editor: Pam Gardner Special Thanks: Thank you Tonya for letting us take over the basement of your home

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Join the Gardner family as they tackle some of life’s most curious mysteries. Maybe some of them are skeptical maybe they’re not. That’s for you to decide as they take you one a journey through the paranormal. Come with them and find out weather or not you are scared or skeptic on cryptid Hauntings

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  • Creator
    Mike Gardner, Chris Gardner, Pam Gardner and Mark Gardner
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    19
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Mike Gardner, Chris Gardner, Pam Gardner and Mark Gardner
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