One of the episodes that caught my eye in discovery+’s paranormal programming highlights for Feb. 1 through the 14 was Paranormal Caught on Camera’s “Mermaid in Nashville.” It began streaming on Friday, Feb. 5. I’d never watched an episode of Paranormal Caught on Camera before then because it had alwaysContinue Reading
One of the beasts Cliff Simon tracks on his new Travel Channel show, Into the Unknown, is the Rougarou, a fearsome werewolf-like beast that feeds on human flesh. I have an affinity for “garous” of any kind because my very first novel, Beneath the Morvan Moon, involved loup garous (werewolves)Continue Reading
Were you bummed to learn that certain popular Halloween events, like Eastern State Penitentiary’s Terror Behind the Walls and the Queen Mary’s Dark Harbor, have already canceled their events this year due to coronavirus concerns? If so, here’s a story you might like, especially if you’re into Bigfoot. The SmokyContinue Reading
I’m done. 2020, you win. “Uncle!” I never thought I’d see a fight over a Bigfoot festival, but in this upside down, inside out world we’re living in, there truly is no telling what might happen next. The Article Manchester Newspapers reported about an upstart Bigfoot fest that was recentlyContinue Reading
Travel Channel’s new eight-part investigative-adventure series, Expedition Bigfoot, premiers on Sunday, December 8 at 10 p.m. ET/PT. An elite team of skilled searchers spent three weeks in a remote, 90,000-acre swath of land in central Oregon hunting for Bigfoot. I had the chance to talk to the team about theirContinue Reading
Every year, hundreds of eyewitnesses log their alleged encounters with the legendary creature Bigfoot. All told, there have been more than 10,000 reports of modern-day Bigfoot sightings in the continental United States. More than one-third of them emanate from the Pacific Northwest. While many have searched for the elusive beast,Continue Reading
Some time ago, I did a post here at Haunt Jaunts about the new History Channel show called The UnXplained. Hosted by William Shatner, each week discusses a different topic, from evil places to bizarre rituals to the mysteries of the mind and our own death. I was particularly interestedContinue Reading
What can you expect to see on Travel Channel’s paranormal programming September 16-22, 2019? Here’s brief episode summaries: Monday, September 16 Strange World “Beyond Stargate” – 11 p.m. ET/PT Independent filmmaker Christopher Garetano explores the U.S. government’s programs – past and present – that seek to create the perfect superContinue Reading
What can you expect to see on Travel Channel’s paranormal programming September 9-15, 2019? Here’s brief episode summaries: Monday, September 9 Strange World “DeadLands” – 11 p.m. ET/PT Independent filmmaker Christopher Garetano searches for evidence of cursed lands. His journey for answers leads him to a town tormented by spiritsContinue Reading
Tales of a monster lurking beneath the waves of Loch Ness have terrified people in the Scottish Highlands for centuries. Dr. Neil Gemmell of the University of Otago in New Zealand used a cutting-edge scientific technique called environmental DNA (eDNA) to unravel this centuries-old mystery. Travel Channel has the exclusiveContinue Reading
In “It’s Going to Be a Hell of an October on Travel Channel: Lineup Revealed,” I said details on the new “Ghostober” series and specials would follow. As promised, here they are. I’ll start with the new series and cover the specials in another post. Included with the show descriptionsContinue Reading
In Part 1 of his “Tales of the Bushmen” series, Keith David Langston explained how he came to work and live at a lodge in the Northwest Territories of Canada one summer. Parts 2 through 4 relate bushmen stories that co-workers —Coya, Riley and Sabrina— regaled him with around aContinue Reading
Loading ...