The 918 Files Podcast

Jason Cvancara

Unexplained sightings. Strange encounters. Cases that don’t add up. The 918 Files documents stories that blur the line between reality and the unknown.

  1. 8h ago

    CASE 000615MESA - The Empty Conversation

    Three security guards. Three different nights. Three conversations with the same man. When surveillance footage shows each officer speaking to someone the cameras can't see, private investigator Charles Gwillam is called in to uncover the truth. What he finds raises more questions than answers.

    3 min

  2. Jun 1

    CASE 000818COCONINO - The Camera That Wouldn't Stay On

    A wildlife researcher working in a remote forest northwest of Flagstaff begins experiencing a strange problem: a trail camera he deploys is repeatedly found powered off. When he installs a second camera to monitor the area, the problem stops. When he removes it, the shutdowns return. Charles Gwillam travels to the site, conducts drone searches and ground surveys, but finds no evidence of anyone living nearby.

    4 min

  3. May 18

    CASE 000530BISBEE - The Woman in the Window

    A woman is reported being seen standing motionless in the window of a vacant apartment across a narrow alleyway late at night in an unoccupied apartment. No signs of entry were ever found. Surveillance operations conducted by Charles Gwillam of Zona Investigations produced almost nothing…except for one unexplained sound from inside the empty unit.

    4 min

  4. May 12

    CASE 000705CHANDLER - The Reflection

    A wedding photographer reviewing photos from a private ceremony at a property in Chandler notices something unsettling in a mirror reflection behind the family. The problem? Nobody remembers the man standing there…and he only appears in a single frame.

    5 min

  5. May 4

    CASE 000104FLAGSTAFF — The Observatory Signal

    Late at night near Lowell Observatory, a driver’s radio abruptly cuts from normal programming to a brief, structured transmission...clear, precise and unlike anything meant for public broadcast. No station change. No interference. Just a signal that wasn’t meant to be heard.

    3 min

  6. Apr 26

    CASE 000426QUEENCREEK - The Man in the Yard

    Before it was a busy intersection and bus facility, this part of Queen Creek was home to a World War II German POW camp, where prisoners were used for agricultural labor between 1942 and 1945. Decades later, an early-morning worker reports seeing a man moving between rows of buses...dressed in plain, outdated clothing, walking the same path over and over like he’s still working the land. Security footage shows the worker…but not the man. Same location. Different time. No explanation.

    4 min

  7. Apr 25

    CASE 000924PINALCOUNTY - The Runner

    Just before sunrise, a driver sees a figure approximately a quarter mile away from the roadway...running upright and then drops to all fours and accelerates. Seconds later, it’s gone.

    4 min

  8. Apr 15

    CASE 000719PHOENIX - The Wrong Game

    During a routine shift at Chase Field, a concession worker looks up at the screen and sees a completely different game...different teams, different score, unfolding in real time. Moments later, it’s gone, replaced by the correct game like nothing happened. A brief glitch…or something that didn’t belong to that night.

    3 min
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Unexplained sightings. Strange encounters. Cases that don’t add up. The 918 Files documents stories that blur the line between reality and the unknown.

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  • Creator
    Jason Cvancara
  • Years Active
    2022 - 2026
  • Episodes
    23
  • Rating
    Clean
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    © Copyright 2026 All rights reserved.
  • Show Website
    The 918 Files Podcast