358 episodes

An anthology of true paranormal stories told by the witnesses themselves. Monsters Among Us is a collection of first-hand audio recordings made directly from experiencers of the paranormal. Enter host Derek Hayes' atmosphere and nostalgia rich world, as he curates these terrifying tales, offering deep dives into supernatural subjects ranging from ghosts, UFOs, and alien abductions, to bigfoot, sasquatch and other cryptid creatures.

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Monsters Among Us Podcast Derek Hayes

    • Society & Culture
    • 4.8 • 6.6K Ratings

An anthology of true paranormal stories told by the witnesses themselves. Monsters Among Us is a collection of first-hand audio recordings made directly from experiencers of the paranormal. Enter host Derek Hayes' atmosphere and nostalgia rich world, as he curates these terrifying tales, offering deep dives into supernatural subjects ranging from ghosts, UFOs, and alien abductions, to bigfoot, sasquatch and other cryptid creatures.

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    Sn. 15 Ep. 25 - Aliens, doppelgangers and farm monsters w/ Aly Terry of Let's Get Haunted.

    Sn. 15 Ep. 25 - Aliens, doppelgangers and farm monsters w/ Aly Terry of Let's Get Haunted.

    Season 15 Episode 25 of Monsters Among Us Podcast, true paranormal stories of ghosts, cryptids, UFOs and more, told by the witnesses themselves.

    SHOW NOTES:

    For ad-free, extended & bonus episodes, support MAU on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/monstersamonguspodcast

    Shadows in the Desert: High Strangeness in the Borrego Triangle - borregotriangle.com

    NEW Halloween T-Shirts - MAU Merch Shop - http://www.monstersamonguspodcast.com/shop

    Let's Get Haunted Podcast - https://www.letsgethaunted.com/

    Lets Get Haunted Kentucky Meat Shower Episode - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/episode-146-the-kentucky-meat-shower-of-1876-feat/id1457775338?i=1000616010698

    Mexican Alien Mummies - https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/close-encounter-with-alien-bodies-mexico-2023-09-16/

    Underwater base off the coast of Southern California - https://abc7.com/alien-base-malibu-aliens-point-dume-google-earth/127834/

    The Billiwack Monster - http://www.weirdca.com/location.php?location=76

    Music from tonight's episode:
    https://www.youtube.com/@IronCthulhuApocalypse
    https://www.youtube.com/@co.agmusic1823
    https://www.youtube.com/@WhiteBatAudio/featured

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    • 1 hr 16 min
    Sn. 15 Ep. 24 - Smoke ghost, little people and whistles from the woods.

    Sn. 15 Ep. 24 - Smoke ghost, little people and whistles from the woods.

    Season 15 Episode 24 of Monsters Among Us Podcast, true paranormal stories of ghosts, cryptids, UFOs and more, told by the witnesses themselves.

    SHOW NOTES:

    Tonight's Sponsor - Microdose by Lumi Labs - Visit Microdose.com & use code MONSTERSAMONGUS for 30% off your first order & free shipping.

    Tonight's Sponsor - BetterHelp - Visit BetterHelp.com/monstersamongus for 10% off your first month of professional online therapy. Coupon code: MONSTERSAMONGUS

    For ad-free, extended & bonus episodes, support MAU on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/monstersamonguspodcast

    Shadows in the Desert: High Strangeness in the Borrego Triangle - borregotriangle.com

    NEW Halloween T-Shirts - MAU Merch Shop - http://www.monstersamonguspodcast.com/shop

    Phrogging: Hider in the House (2022 Series) - https://www.hulu.com/series/phrogging-hider-in-my-house-ef110308-ff0e-4ea4-8f51-4cedb5ee7b16

    Music from tonight's episode:
    https://www.youtube.com/@IronCthulhuApocalypse
    https://www.youtube.com/@co.agmusic1823
    https://www.youtube.com/@WhiteBatAudio/featured

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    • 1 hr 3 min
    Sn. 15 Ep. 23 - Doppelgangers, long dogs and a cat gone wild.

    Sn. 15 Ep. 23 - Doppelgangers, long dogs and a cat gone wild.

    Season 15 Episode 23 of Monsters Among Us Podcast, true paranormal stories of ghosts, cryptids, UFOs and more, told by the witnesses themselves.

    SHOW NOTES:

    Tonight's Sponsor - DraftKings - Download the DraftKings Sportsbook app and use code MAU to sign up. New customers can take home $200 in bonus bets instantly just for betting $5. https://sportsbook.draftkings.com/

    For ad-free, extended & bonus episodes, support MAU on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/monstersamonguspodcast

    NEW Halloween Tees in the MAU Merch Shop - http://www.monstersamonguspodcast.com/shop

    MAU Halloween T-Shirt Artist, Adam Pernell Deal - http://www.adampernelldeal.com/ and https://www.partflamingopress.com/

    Shadows in the Desert: High Strangeness in the Borrego Triangle - borregotriangle.com

    North Florida UFOs - https://www.tallahassee.com/story/news/2015/10/28/big-bend-ufo-reports-date-back-decades/74735562/

    The Long Dog of Surgoinsville - https://www.southernspiritguide.org/the-curious-canines-of-surgoinsville-hawkins-county-tennessee/

    The Long Dog of Surgoinsville book Mention - https://books.google.com/books?id=mZtxCwAAQBAJ&pg=PA41&lpg=PA48&dq=%22long+dog%22+ghost&source=bl&ots=Uumw_R6K56&sig=ACfU3U0-Ht7PSS0p5Cw2t-TjHWRHNGbaHA&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjY-5DHnoHmAhVReawKHRN0DCIQ6AEwD3oECAsQAQ#v=onepage&q=%22long%20dog%22%20ghost&f=false

    Oolonga Doglalla - http://dogman-monsters-are-real.blogspot.com/2013/07/the-legend-of-long-dog.html

    Maned Wolf in Street - https://www.ndtv.com/offbeat/viral-video-maned-wolf-spotted-on-a-street-leaves-internet-stunned-3580743

    KY Exotic Pet Laws - https://www.animallaw.info/administrative/ky-exotic-wildlife-native-wildlife-transportation-and-holding-native-wildlife301-kar

    Maned Wolf Roar Bark - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oBSGEl-yB7ACocaine Cat - a href="https://www.wlwt.com/article/cincinnati-zoo-releases-update-on-cocaine-cat-escaped-owner/43280130" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer...

    • 56 min
    Sn. 15 Ep. 22 - Bruja, bigfeet and a haunted ventriloquist dummy.

    Sn. 15 Ep. 22 - Bruja, bigfeet and a haunted ventriloquist dummy.

    Season 15 Episode 22 of Monsters Among Us Podcast, true paranormal stories of ghosts, cryptids, UFOs and more, told by the witnesses themselves.

    SHOW NOTES:

    Tonight's Sponsor - BetterHelp - Visit BetterHelp.com/monstersamongus for 10% off your first month of professional online therapy. Coupon code: MONSTERSAMONGUS

    Tonight's Sponsor - DraftKings - Download the DraftKings Sportsbook app and use code MAU to sign up. New customers can take home $200 in bonus bets instantly just for betting $5. https://sportsbook.draftkings.com/

    For ad-free, extended & bonus episodes, support MAU on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/monstersamonguspodcast

    Shadows in the Desert: High Strangeness in the Borrego Triangle - borregotriangle.com

    MAU Merch Shop - http://www.monstersamonguspodcast.com/shop

    Music in this episode:
    https://www.youtube.com/@IronCthulhuApocalypse
    https://www.youtube.com/@co.agmusic1823
    https://www.youtube.com/@WhiteBatAudio/featured

    This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/5659196/advertisement

    • 1 hr 9 min
    Sn. 15 Ep. 21 - The Paranormal Investigator Special Part II

    Sn. 15 Ep. 21 - The Paranormal Investigator Special Part II

    Season 15 Episode 21 of Monsters Among Us Podcast, true paranormal stories of ghosts, cryptids, UFOs and more, told by the witnesses themselves.

    SHOW NOTES:

    For ad-free, extended & bonus episodes, support MAU on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/monstersamonguspodcast

    Shadows in the Desert: High Strangeness in the Borrego Triangle - borregotriangle.com

    Dogman Days of Summer Sale in the MAU Merch Shop - http://www.monstersamonguspodcast.com/shop

    Anomacon - https://www.anomacon.com/

    USS Salem - https://www.wcvb.com/article/the-uss-salem-is-a-ship-with-a-haunting-history/42448701

    Music in this episode:
    https://www.youtube.com/@IronCthulhuApocalypse
    https://www.youtube.com/@co.agmusic1823
    https://www.youtube.com/@WhiteBatAudio/featured

    This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/5659196/advertisement

    • 38 min
    Sn. 15 Ep. 20 - Hometown Legends #15

    Sn. 15 Ep. 20 - Hometown Legends #15

    Season 15 Episode 20 of Monsters Among Us Podcast, true paranormal stories of ghosts, cryptids, UFOs and more, told by the witnesses themselves.

    SHOW NOTES:

    Tonight's Sponsor - BetterHelp - Visit BetterHelp.com/monstersamongus for 10% off your first month of professional online therapy. Coupon code: MONSTERSAMONGUS

    For ad-free, extended & bonus episodes, support MAU on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/monstersamonguspodcast

    Shadows in the Desert: High Strangeness in the Borrego Triangle - borregotriangle.com

    Dogman Days of Summer Sale in the MAU Merch Shop - http://www.monstersamonguspodcast.com/shop

    Holy Innocents' Cemetery- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holy_Innocents%27_Cemetery

    Paris Catacombs - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4CfazQ2P8D8

    Soap Man and Lady - https://mummipedia.fandom.com/wiki/Soap_Man

    Soap Lady - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x4MohA_HOkc&t=2s

    El Cortez Glass Elevator - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LdDZdjp1NTA

    Vintage Hotel Cortez News Coverage - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yJYPbIWYJDE

    Sensabaugh Tunnel - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X3NSUQGCwK8

    "Believe" by School For Boys - https://open.spotify.com/track/7kmmUid8wyE7L05grjv1e3?si=14a8056ade304a75

    The Arrowhead Springs Hotel - https://vimeo.com/514439485

    The Natural Arrowhead Feature - https://www.sbcity.org/about/history/arrowhead_landmark

    Bernarr MacFadden Sky Dive - https://www.britishpathe.com/asset/171654/

    Bernarr MacFadden Sky Dive (the year previous) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cle-SnPyg6g

    Bernarr MacFadden Treasure Info - https://www.treasurenet.com/threads/macfaddens-lost-treasure-san-bernardino-mountains.278072/

    Bernarr MacFadden Treasure Found - http://www.thunting.com/smf/cache_hunting/bernarr_macfadden_treasure-t18816.0.html;wap2

    Pluckley UK strangeness - a href="https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/dering-woods"...

    • 1 hr 40 min

Customer Reviews

4.8 out of 5
6.6K Ratings

6.6K Ratings

Instacover ,

Best voice - Derek Hayes

Best podcast to listen to strange, weird, and scary experiences.
(Also, I think the episodes with the nights at the round table are hilarious.)

stormyweather714 ,

no more boring guests please

Derek is great though

CasualCostumer ,

Good content if you can get past the host

Every time I think, "why haven't I listened to Monsters Among Us for a while?" I listen to a few episodes and remember. The host, Derek, absolutely loves the sound of his own voice. He also mispronounces words, which is even more painful because he speaks s-l-o-w-l-y, with long gaps between words. I thought his wife Sarah died the other day because he was talking about how she had covid and passed ... it onto him.

He also has affected a deep, gravelly voice since about season 3. Maybe it would be fine if he didn't dissect each story for way too long. You don't need to go down the whole list of what noises animals make at night EVERY time someone hears something in the woods. We don't need a l-o-n-g speculative explanation about how something could be natural.

He also spends probably 1/4 of each episode "making announcements" about merch, his documentary, etc. I wouldn't mind if it didn't take SO LONG. So many of the stories are like, "this just happened yesterday, April 30, 2022," and the episode is from September 2023. If he spent more time on submissions than he did talking about them, he'd get through a lot more. If I do listen, I skip as much of him as I can, which sometimes is hitting the 45-sec skip button nine or ten times.

I much prefer Anything Ghost with Les Wahl. He may mispronounce words, but he doesn't act like he's God's gift to paranormal podcasts.

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