It's a warm welcome back to our good friend Jason Offutt as we head on the hunt for some of the worlds more overlooked cryptids from around the world. 

From Asia to South America, Antarctica to Australia, the rest of the world is not left behind some of the more well known areas of cryptid hotspots and it seems they've some of the weirdest members of Team Cryptid we've ever heard about.

Jason's books can be found here:
[https://www.amazon.co.uk/s?i=stripbooks&rh=p_27%3AJason%2BOffutt&s=relevancerank&text=Jason+Offutt&ref=dp_byline_sr_book_1]
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[http://www.jasonoffutt.com/]
Thank you to Jason for joining me this week.

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Intro - Zombies Ate My Shotgun    
 
Outro - Into The Night 

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Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 419 Chasing the World's Monsters with Jason Offutt

In Philip Mantle's new book, he looks back at 5 decades of involvement in the field of Ufology from his first tentative steps joining the Yorkshire UFO Society in 1980, to lecturing across the world in the 1990s, some of his favourite overlooked cases and much more.

Philip takes us on a journey that saw him visit several notable locations both here and abroad and how he sees his career investigating the strangest of cases.

Philip's books and site can be found here: [https://flyingdiskpress.blogspot.com/]

A big thank you as always to Philip for his time. 

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Intro - Zombies Ate My Shotgun    
 
Outro - Into The Night 

#UFOs #PhilipMantle #UFOReflections #MUFON #BUFORA #YUFOS #HilaryEvans #PhilipKlass #TonyDodd #PaulSinclair #Roswell #AlienAbduction #Paranormal #GhostDog #FreddieValentich #Aliens #Contact #Mystery #Hessendalen #JennyRandles #DavidClarke #FlyingDiskPress

Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 418 UFO Reflections with Philip Mantle

As a special bonus, the lovely team at Crossed Wires recorded the live show in July at their Festival and I was delighted to be joined by my good friend, Dr David Clarke.

We covered some of our local cases of high strangeness that David found himself involved in during his time working at the Sheffield Star.

Thanks to everyone who came to see us and the team at Crossed Wires for inviting me. 

Crossed Wires can be found here: 
[https://crossedwires.live/]
The Centre For Contemporary Legend can be found here: [https://contemporarylegend.co.uk/]

David's website can be found here: [https://drclarke.substack.com/]

A big thank you to Dr Clarke for joining me.

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Intro - Zombies Ate My Shotgun    
 
Outro - Into The Night 

#CrossedWires #DrDavidClarke #StocksbridgeBypass #Ghosts #SouthYorkshirePolice #SouthYorkshire #Haunting #Haunted #GhostPlanes #CryingBoy #Sheffield #Fortean #Podcasts #Spirits #Aliens #UFOs #PeakDistrict #StrangeButTrue

Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 417 Live at Crossed Wires Festival with Dr David Clarke

Clare's debut two part book is a landmark exploration of modern pixie and piskie encounters in Devon and Cornwall, blending folklore research, contemporary testimonies, mythic ecology, and West Country fairy traditions.

Ideal for readers seeking authentic British fairy lore, real‑world faerie experiences, and the living traditions of Pixieland, Clare explains her genesis on this journey in to the folklore of these enigmatic creatures.

Clare's podcast can be found here: [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-Poq5TrIik3Gbne_XKg8mg]

Both volumes can be located here: [https://www.amazon.co.uk/stores/author/B0H58YJBNS/allbooks?_encoding=UTF8&ref_=aufs_ap_ahdr_dsk_ab&pd_rd_w=O6K0w&content-id=amzn1.sym.cfd647ec-1da7-4905-9467-44757bd2ffd7&pf_rd_p=cfd647ec-1da7-4905-9467-44757bd2ffd7&pf_rd_r=262-4937147-1626210&pd_rd_wg=ATUzs&pd_rd_r=889aa445-2002-4942-b19f-084bf88fef71]

A big thank you to Clare for joining me once again.

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Intro - Zombies Ate My Shotgun    
 
Outro - Into The Night 

#ClareCasely #TheHeartofPixieland #Pixie #Piskie #Dartmoor #Fae #Faery #Folklore #Magic #Spiritualism #Knockers #Miners #Pixieled #PixieMarket #Whist #TheRiverDart #Encounters #History #Devon #Cornwall #DrSimonYoung #JoHickeyHall #MorganDaimler #Goblins 

Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 416 The Heart of Pixieland with Clare Casely

Author and lover of all things cryptid Luke Phillips returns on this show to discuss his double release of two fantastic new books, his marine monster thriller "Dark Tides" and his collection of terrifying horror short stories "Werewolves and Wildmen" which have both been released in the last month.

We discuss the real life encounters that inspired both books and how the history of sea monsters and hairy creatures can be traced back to the earliest written word from cultures all across the world.

You can all his books here: [https://www.amazon.co.uk/stores/author/B00QDY7RXA/allbooks?_encoding=UTF8&ref_=aufs_ap_ahdr_dsk_ab&pd_rd_w=daVVG&content-id=amzn1.sym.cfd647ec-1da7-4905-9467-44757bd2ffd7&pf_rd_p=cfd647ec-1da7-4905-9467-44757bd2ffd7&pf_rd_r=262-4937147-1626210&pd_rd_wg=9Ckh8&pd_rd_r=b0686f8d-39b5-4895-81e7-5678dbdd431f]

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[https://www.facebook.com/BlackBeastBooks]
A big thank you to Luke as always!

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Intro - Zombies Ate My Shotgun    
 
Outro - Into The Night 

#SeaMonsters #LukePhillips #Werewolves #Wildmen #Cryptids #Nessie #Kraken #Sinbad #Vikings #Norse #GiantSquid #Godzilla #Kaiju #Titans #Octopus #Dogman #Bigfoot #Sasquatch #Yeti #Thunderbird #Rogue #Jaws #Megladon 

Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 415 Sea Monsters, Werewolves and Wildmen with Luke Phillips

Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 414 Adventures in the Fortean World wirh Filmakers Tim Whittard and Paul Cowmeadow

This episode we look back at centuries of dark folklore, lost legends, and the wild inspirations behind Bram Stoker's immortal classic. Volcanic cataclysms, secret aristocratic scandals, mysterious societies, and ominous landscapes all converge to cast their spell. Historian Steven J. Rolfes guides us through a web of real events, eccentric creators, and uncanny myths that shaped and informed Stoker's Dracula.

The book can be found here: [https://www.amazon.co.uk/Bloody-Road-Castle-Dracula-Inspiration/dp/0738782904/ref=sr_1_3?crid=9LC4W6SYE59R&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.O7oe5fdxpdhE_CZr55GMX3c7vO6uSZSPcks1qsLNS9TsDe2zSjX4ajMs8lhZTmVX5KoVJ6r5eiTwOqhqj8tCz4yfZumO2CXxsPfi1k8c3gKqJh6t3os3vmdnemPIU_WzK9yaBkUti5eRAVjCX7vxGn8k3D-nwRyzSF90RwjdKrfwO71DSVV2TLV-0c6XDuwG9_x0X_fxn1uVZEazRE2tv_ubg7i6Tb44B3pDwUFpMMw.A0L5laU9OB40GRt54SM2BalVntdU0Oovv1NjaSz4bN0&dib_tag=se&keywords=road+to+dracula&qid=1784464895&sprefix=%2Caps%2C126&sr=8-3]

Steven's site is here: [https://www.facebook.com/p/Steven-J-Rolfes-100070098547444/]

Thank you to Steven for joining me! 

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Intro - Zombies Ate My Shotgun    
 
Outro - Into The Night 

#CountDracula #VanHelsing #BramStoker #Transylvania #Romania #Whitby #London #Frankenstein #Camilla #TheVampyre #OscarWilde #LordByron #MaryShelley #JohnPolidori #Gothic #JonathanHarker #MountTambora #HenryIrving #VladTepes #London #Horror

Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 413 The Bloody Road to Castle Dracula with Steven J Rolfes

Flying Saucers, Unidentified Flying Objects, Unidentified Anomalous Objects, Foo Fighters, Ghost Rockets, Phantom Airships, Chariots of the Gods whatever you call them strange things have haunted our skies since the dawn of time. Are they invaders from outer space as imagined in Hollywood movies? Are they the product of psychological, sociological, and cultural factors? Are they nonterrestrial intelligences who are intimately linked to humanity?

Instead of wrestling with theories and speculation, Nigel Watson speaks directly with ‘ordinary’ people in the United Kingdom who have reported seeing UFOs and a wide range of startling associated phenomena, that in the past were considered by UFO investigators as too farfetched or ‘crazy.’

You can find the book here: [https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0FZNKDKND?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_fed_digi_asin_title_351]

His page is here: [https://www.facebook.com/nigel.watson.798]

Thank you to Nigel for joining me! 

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Intro - Zombies Ate My Shotgun    
 
Outro - Into The Night 

#NigelWatson #UFOs #UAPs #AlienEncounters #Aliens #Abduction #Sighting #Experiencer #LiverpoolLeprachauns #Contact #Disclosure #ForteanTimes #HighStrangeness #PaulBennett #Nostalgia #Rendlesham #Warminster #Scunthorpe #BobLazar #DavidGrusch
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Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 412 Portraits of Alien Encounters Revisited with Nigel Watson

The Wild Hunt has stalked the folklore of Britain and the wider world for centuries, while a ghostly gallery of lone huntsmen continue to haunt the fields and hedgerows.

From prehistory to the modern age, Hugh Williams joins me as he follows the ride of the Wild Hunt to the Midlands of England where amid its history, traditions and landscape a host of spectral hunters emerge.

Hugh's website and books can be found here: [https://www.mysteriesofmercia.com/]

His Facebook Page is here: [https://www.facebook.com/mysteriesofmercia]

Thank you to Hugh for joining me! 

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Intro - Zombies Ate My Shotgun    
 
Outro - Into The Night 

#HughWilliams #HornOfMercia #HerneTheHunter #TheWildHunt #Mercia #Midlands #Worcester #LadyGodiva #ProcessionsoftheDead #SantaCampana #Germany #Portugal #Canada #UK #Britain #AngloSaxon #Roman #Norman #Shakespeare #MerryWivesofWindsor #HighStrangeness

Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 411 The Horn of Mercia with Hugh Williams

In the world of the Fae, one term strikes fear in to humans that find themselves tangled up in the mysterious ways of the Fae, The Fairy Court, held by both the Unseelie and Seelie Fairy's and both with no guarantee you'll get your freedom back! 

The Seelie and Unseelie courts have become a staple in fiction and a common idea in pop culture, yet their origins and how they were and are understood in Scottish folklore have become obscure. The Fairy Courts discusses the history of belief as it is traced from the 1500s to today, concluding with a chapter about the ways that folk belief and anecdotes show us how a human might survive in a fairy court.

Joining us to unpick the myths and misinformation is of course, the marvellous Morgan Daimler.

You can Morgan's YouTube is here: [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCP0cjk-aA5mrBID0xjUZl-g]

Morgan's books can be found here: 
[https://www.amazon.co.uk/s?k=morgan+daimler&crid=35SIVIAN4BO52&sprefix=%2Caps%2C473&ref=nb_sb_ss_recent_2_0_recent]
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Intro - Zombies Ate My Shotgun    
 
Outro - Into The Night 

#MorganDaimler #Fae #Fairies #Supernatural #FairyCourt #TheDevil #Unseelie #Seelie #Rent #Changlings #Monarchy #Debt #Magic #Ireland #Scotland #England #Wales #FairyQueen #FairyKing #Folkore 

Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 410 The Fairy Courts with Morgan Daimler

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Paul Bestall (@mysterymonsters)

Podcast featuring guest interviews from the around the world covering the
Paranormal, Cryptozoology, Legends and Fortean themes, published weekly.