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Mysteries and Monsters

Paul Bestall

Podcaster

Paul Bestall is the creator and host of Mysteries and Monsters podcast. Based in Sheffield UK,

Paul has had a life long interest with the strange, the unusual and the weird.

Mysteries and Monsters covers a whole range of Fortean themes with guests from around the world, published weekly

Podcast Archive

Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 238 The Search For Champ with Katy Elizabeth

Paul BestallMay 29, 20232 min read
Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 238 The Search For Champ with Katy Elizabeth

On this weeks show, we head to the north-eastern United States to catch up with our old friend Katy Elizabeth and her research in North…

Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 237 The Chilling with Lindsey Brisbine

Paul BestallMay 22, 20232 min read
Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 237 The Chilling with Lindsey Brisbine

Kent, Ohio may not strike you as place full of haunted locations but it certainly seems to be somewhere where the supernatural lurk behind the…

Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 236 Triangular UFOs in the United Kingdom with Colin Saunders

Paul BestallMay 15, 20232 min read
Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 236 Triangular UFOs in the United Kingdom with Colin Saunders

In 1999 Colin Saunders was on his way home when he and is family had an encounter that changed their lives. The sighting set Colin…

Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 235 Hanging With Vampires with Insha Fitzpatrick

Paul BestallMay 8, 20232 min read
Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 235 Hanging With Vampires with Insha Fitzpatrick

On this episode we return to the subject of Vampires in the company of author and graphic novelist Insha Fitzpatrick. With a growing reputation in…

Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 234 The Bothell House Poltergeist Part Two with Keith Linder

Paul BestallMay 1, 20232 min read
Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 234 The Bothell House Poltergeist Part Two with Keith Linder

We return to Washington State to continue our interview with Keith Linder as we return to the home he shared with his partner and something…

Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 233 Watching The Weird with Stu Neville

Paul BestallApr 24, 20232 min read
Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 233 Watching The Weird with Stu Neville

On todays show, the Fortean Times televison reviewer Stu Neville returns as we cast our memories back to look at some of the older fortean…

Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 232 Sky Crash with Philip Kinsella

Paul BestallApr 17, 20232 min read
Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 232 Sky Crash with Philip Kinsella

Anyone remotely interested in the subject of Ufology will be well aware of the alleged incidents that occurred over Rendlesham Forest in the Christmas of…

Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 231 West Virginia Bigfoot with Dr Russell Jones

Paul BestallApr 10, 20232 min read
Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 231 West Virginia Bigfoot with Dr Russell Jones

Many may suspect that West Virginia is home to only one type of cryptid, but looks can be decieving. The Mountain State is a hotbed…

Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 230 The Polychronicon Of Merlin, Joseph & Arthur with Mark Olly

Paul BestallApr 3, 20232 min read
Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 230 The Polychronicon Of Merlin, Joseph & Arthur with Mark Olly

Imagine the most popular heroic story ever written, one which spans three millennia & goes to the very heart of the largest religion in the…

Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 229 Alien Hunter Derrel Sims

Paul BestallMar 27, 20232 min read
Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 229 Alien Hunter Derrel Sims

When the modern UFo age began, numerous contactees claimed that visitors were coming to eearht to save us, spread a doctrine of peace and love…

Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 228 International Cryptids and Legends with Kenney W Irish

Paul BestallMar 20, 20232 min read
Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 228 International Cryptids and Legends with Kenney W Irish

I welcome back author Kenney W Irish to discuss his latest book, International Cryptids and Legends and some of the creatures, myths and legends he…

Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 227 The Bothell Poltergeist Part One with Keith Linder

Paul BestallMar 13, 20232 min read
Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 227 The Bothell Poltergeist Part One with Keith Linder

There’s a misconception that there are no great haunting cases being reported in the modern era, but in this world of lacklustre paranormal television, the…

Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 226 Cowboys, Dogmen and Werewolves with John Lemay

Paul BestallMar 6, 20232 min read
Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 226 Cowboys, Dogmen and Werewolves with John Lemay

We head back to the days of the wild west for another collection of creepy stories saved from obscuity by John Lemay in another of…

Mysteries and Monsters:Episode 225 Wolflands with Paul Sinclair

Paul BestallFeb 27, 20232 min read
Mysteries and Monsters:Episode 225 Wolflands with Paul Sinclair

Campers, walkers, tourists and even gamekeepers have had encounters with something that has challenged everything they thought they knew about the world around them. Something…

Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 224 A Strange Little Place with Brennan Storr

Paul BestallFeb 20, 20232 min read
Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 224 A Strange Little Place with Brennan Storr

Some places just seem to be a magnet for strangeness and the small Canadian city of Revelstoke seems to be just that. Nestled on the…

Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 223 Sasquatch Canada with W T Watson

Paul BestallFeb 13, 20232 min read
Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 223 Sasquatch Canada with W T Watson

Whilst a great deal of research and numerous publications have focused on the search for Sasquatch encounters in British Colombia, the other provinces in Canada…

Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 222 Winter Legends and Lore with Chad Lewis

Paul BestallFeb 6, 20232 min read
Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 222 Winter Legends and Lore with Chad Lewis

On todays episode, I welcome Chad Lewis back to the show to discuss his new book Winter Legends and Lore. Winter may seem like a…

Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 221 Haunted Edinburgh with Graeme Milne

Paul BestallJan 30, 20232 min read
Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 221 Haunted Edinburgh with Graeme Milne

On this episode, we head to capital of Scotland in the company of Ghost Tour guide Graeme Milne. Edinburgh is a city with an almost…

Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 220 One Foot In The Green with Brett Manning

Paul BestallJan 23, 20232 min read
Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 220 One Foot In The Green with Brett Manning

On this episode I am delighted to welcome artist, author and designer Brett Manning. Brett has built a reputation as a creator of wonder pieces…

Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 219 Author Denver Michaels

Paul BestallJan 16, 20232 min read
Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 219 Author Denver Michaels

Denver Michaels  is an author with a passion for cryptozoology, the paranormal, lost  civilizations and ancient history, and all things unexplained and back in the…

Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 218 The Falkland Hill UFO Incident with Malcolm Robinson

Paul BestallJan 9, 20232 min read
Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 218 The Falkland Hill UFO Incident with Malcolm Robinson

September 1996 and an alleged UFO incident occurred that challenged the belief of even the most open minded researchers and investigators and offered the most…

Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 217 Haunted Hotels and Hell Hounds with Kevin Lee Nelson

Paul BestallJan 2, 20232 min read
Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 217 Haunted Hotels and Hell Hounds with Kevin Lee Nelson

I’m delighted to welcome Kevin Lee Nelson for his first solo appearance on the show and his third overall. Previously we’ve dived in to Wendigo…

Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 216 Cryptids with Ken Gerhard

Paul BestallDec 26, 20222 min read
Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 216 Cryptids with Ken Gerhard

It’s a warm welcome back to one of my favourite guests Ken Gerhard for a long overdue catch up since his last appearance back on…

Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 215 A Ghostly Christmas

Paul BestallDec 22, 20221 min read
Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 215 A Ghostly Christmas

Ho Ho Ho, Merry Christmas one and all. As an extra treat this year, here’s 3 scary stories to give you the chills over the…

Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 214 Beast Hunter with Pat Spain

Paul BestallDec 19, 20222 min read
Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 214 Beast Hunter with Pat Spain

On today’s episode I am delighted to be joined by someone who I’ve always wanted to speak with since I first saw him as the…

Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 213 Texas Bigfoot with Lyle Blackburn

Paul BestallDec 12, 20222 min read
Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 213 Texas Bigfoot with Lyle Blackburn

They say everything is bigger in Texas and it seems that could even apply to the hundreds of stories about encounters with large, hairy bipedal…

Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 212 The Search For The Orang Pendek with Richard Freeman

Paul BestallDec 5, 20222 min read
Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 212 The Search For The Orang Pendek with Richard Freeman

Richard Freeman returns to the show to update us on the exciting expedition he has just returned from on the hunt for the Orang Pendek…

Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 211 The Witches Guide To The Paranormal with J. Allen Cross

Paul BestallNov 28, 20222 min read
Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 211 The Witches Guide To The Paranormal with J. Allen Cross

On todays’ show, I am joined by paranormal investigator, researcher and practicing witch J Allen Cross to discuss his latest book, The Witches Guide To…

Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 210 Cryptids of Asia and Oceania with Carol Scott

Paul BestallNov 21, 20222 min read
Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 210 Cryptids of Asia and Oceania with Carol Scott

On todays show, we head to a part of the world often over looked when we talk about the subject of cryptids.  Author Carol Scott…

Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 209 The Modern Fairy Sightings Project with Jo Hickey-Hall

Paul BestallNov 14, 20222 min read
Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 209 The Modern Fairy Sightings Project with Jo Hickey-Hall

On this episode I welcome the marvellous Jo Hickey-Hall from The Modern Fairy Sightings Podcast and Project to join me. It seems as the world…

Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 208 Monsters of the Beehive State with David Weatherly

Paul BestallNov 7, 20222 min read
Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 208 Monsters of the Beehive State with David Weatherly

On this episode, we venture to the Beehive State of Utah in the company of David Weatherley. We take a deep dive in to Skinwalker…

Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 207 The Road Map of British Ghosts Volume Two with Ruth Roper Wylde

Paul BestallOct 31, 20222 min read
Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 207 The Road Map of British Ghosts Volume Two with Ruth Roper Wylde

We head out on to the haunted highways and byways of Britain in the company of the delightful Ruth Roper Wylde as she guides us…

Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 206 Demonic Foes with Dr Richard Gallagher

Paul BestallOct 24, 20222 min read
Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 206 Demonic Foes with Dr Richard Gallagher

One subject causes more friction in the world of the supernatural more than any other; Possession. Cultures and religions throughout history and all across the…

Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 205 Trinity: The Best Kept Secret with Paola Harris

Paul BestallOct 21, 20222 min read
Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 205 Trinity: The Best Kept Secret with Paola Harris

On todays episode, I am joined by investigative journalist and ufo researcher Paola Harris to discuss an intriguing case that occurred two years prior to…

Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 204 More Demons Among Us with M R Gorga

Paul BestallOct 17, 20222 min read
Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 204 More Demons Among Us with M R Gorga

Today, I welcome back author M R Gorga to discuss more encounters with dark shapes and unseen entities lurking in the night. His book, Demons…

Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 203 In The Shadow Of Big Red Eye with Mike Familant

Paul BestallOct 10, 20222 min read
Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 203 In The Shadow Of Big Red Eye with Mike Familant

We head to New Jersey today in the company of Mike Familant, producer and creator of In The Shadow Of Big Red Eye YouTube Channel…

Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 202 A Witches Guide with Lisa McSherry

Paul BestallOct 3, 20222 min read
Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 202 A Witches Guide with Lisa McSherry

On todays show, I am delighted to welcome author, witch and priestess Lisa McSherry for her debut. With a long history of writing and contributing…

Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 201 The Flying Saucer Investigators with Charles Lear

Paul BestallSep 26, 20222 min read
Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 201 The Flying Saucer Investigators with Charles Lear

Just after World War II, it seemed that people began to see something strange in the skies all across the world. From the summer of…

Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 200 Creepy Cryptids and UFOs with Stan Gordon

Paul BestallSep 19, 20222 min read
Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 200 Creepy Cryptids and UFOs with Stan Gordon

 As we hit 200 episodes, I welcome back one of my most popular guests for his second appearance on the show, the one and only…

Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 199 The Gift of Instinct with Morgan Knudsen

Paul BestallSep 12, 20222 min read
Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 199 The Gift of Instinct with Morgan Knudsen

We return to the world of the paranormal as our good friend Morgan Knudsen returns to talk all things parapsychology and her fabulous new book,…

Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 198 Bigfoot and Black Shapes with Stu Neville

Paul BestallSep 5, 20222 min read
Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 198 Bigfoot and Black Shapes with Stu Neville

The UK has had a long history of strange encounters with black, hulking shapes that leave the witnesses or experiencers shaken to the core. To…

Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 197 Haunted Heirlooms with Anna Maria Manolo

Paul BestallAug 29, 20222 min read
Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 197 Haunted Heirlooms with Anna Maria Manolo

Paranormal history is littered with numerous stories of hauntings associated with numerous inanimate objects from every populated continent in the world. From drums, chairs, walking…

Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 196 Dying Light: Near Death Experiences with Jason Hewlett

Paul BestallAug 22, 20222 min read
Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 196 Dying Light: Near Death Experiences with Jason Hewlett

When we consider what may happen to us when we die, many people over the years have claimed to have been able to have a…

Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 195 Bigfoot and Dogman with Shetan Noir

Paul BestallAug 15, 20222 min read
Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 195 Bigfoot and Dogman with Shetan Noir

On todays episode, I’m joined by researcher, investigator and author Shetan Noir. With a long held interest in cryptozoology and strange things, Shetan has spent…

Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 194 UFOs at the Drive In with Preston Dennett

Paul BestallAug 8, 20222 min read
Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 194 UFOs at the Drive In with Preston Dennett

This week I welcome back Ufologist and author Preston Dennett to cover two of his more recent books and both offer us some amazing encounters.…

Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 193 Marine Monsters and Mysteries with Max Hawthorne

Paul BestallAug 1, 20222 min read
Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 193 Marine Monsters and Mysteries with Max Hawthorne

On today’s episode, we head for the high seas on the hunt for a variety of monstrous creatures lurking in the depths of the worlds…

Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 192 Strange Waters with Rowena Amos

Paul BestallJul 28, 20222 min read
Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 192 Strange Waters with Rowena Amos

On this episode, I am joined by writer and film producer Rowena Amos, whose new short film “Strange Waters” has been garnering rave reviews at…

Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 191 Aperture In The Veil with Lady Ann Selene

Paul BestallJul 24, 20222 min read
Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 191 Aperture In The Veil with Lady Ann Selene

On today’s episode I am delighted to welcome Lady Ann Selene to the show to dive in to her haunted history and lifetime of paranormal…

Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 190 Witch Life with Emma Kathryn

Paul BestallJul 18, 20222 min read
Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 190 Witch Life with Emma Kathryn

This week we return to the world of witchcraft in the company of British witch, obeah woman and vodouisant Emma Kathryn, practising a mix of…

Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 189 Cowboys and Monsters with John Lemay

Paul BestallJul 11, 20222 min read
Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 189 Cowboys and Monsters with John Lemay

When we think of creatures like Vampires, Werewolves and Mummies, our thoughts take us to Europe, China and northern Africa as our location. Yet, author…

Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 188 Canadian Monsters and Mysteries with W T Watson

Paul BestallJul 4, 20222 min read
Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 188 Canadian Monsters and Mysteries with W T Watson

On today’s show we head out to Canada on the hunt for all manner of strange phenomena across this vast and mysterious land in the…

Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 187 Crystal Skulls with Mark Olly

Paul BestallJun 27, 20222 min read
Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 187 Crystal Skulls with Mark Olly

In a time when the world realised just how fragile it is, author and archeologist Mark Olly’s new book “Crystal Skulls and Human Heads” brings…

Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 186 The Black Monks of Accrington with Craig Bryant

Paul BestallJun 20, 20222 min read
Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 186 The Black Monks of Accrington with Craig Bryant

On todays show, we visit the county of Lancashire in the company of author and researcher Craig Bryant. Craig has been collecting first hand accounts…

Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 185 Paranormal Minnesota with Chad Lewis

Paul BestallJun 13, 20222 min read
Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 185 Paranormal Minnesota with Chad Lewis

This week, we take a trip to the Gopher State on the hunt of many a strange tale in the company of our good friend…

Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 184: Seeking Faery with Emily Carding

Paul BestallJun 9, 20222 min read
Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 184: Seeking Faery with Emily Carding

On this episode we return to the world of the Fae in the company of author, actor and illustrator Emily Carding. The book delves into…

Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 183 Lights, Camera, Witchcraft with Heather Greene

Paul BestallJun 6, 20222 min read
Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 183 Lights, Camera, Witchcraft with Heather Greene

On this episode, I am joined by author and academic Heather Greene to immerse ourselves in the portrayal of Witches in American cinema and television…

Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 182 Philip Mantle UFO Landings UK

Paul BestallMay 30, 20222 min read
Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 182 Philip Mantle UFO Landings UK

It’s a warm welcome back to UFO researcher, author and publisher Philip Mantle on this weeks show as we uncover some of the UK’s lesser…

Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 181 Barry Fitzgerald with The Deception of Gods and Men

Paul BestallMay 23, 20222 min read
Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 181 Barry Fitzgerald with The Deception of Gods and Men

Over the millennia, we have relied upon mystics, shamans and priests to explain what awaits us in the next life but what if it is…

Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 180 In Search of Monsters with Richard Freeman

Paul BestallMay 16, 20222 min read
Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 180 In Search of Monsters with Richard Freeman

Cryptids are a world wide phenomeon with strange creatures being encountered and reported on every continent and countless witnesses.  In his new book, In Search…

Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 179 The Boogeyman Chronicles with M G Stephens

Paul BestallMay 9, 20222 min read
Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 179 The Boogeyman Chronicles with M G Stephens

Around the world, many places are thought of as haunted; from houses, hotels, hospitals and even underground train stations.  Yet could a person actually be…

Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 178 David Weatherly with Palmetto State Monsters

Paul BestallMay 2, 20222 min read
Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 178 David Weatherly with Palmetto State Monsters

It’s time to set a course for South Carolina on the hunt for more monstrous residents lurking in the woods, lakes and tunnels surrounding the…

Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 177 Possession and Deliverance with Dr Kimberly McGeorge

Paul BestallApr 25, 20222 min read
Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 177 Possession and Deliverance with Dr Kimberly McGeorge

Joining me this week is Dr Kimberly McGeorge to take us on a journey into the realities of possession, hauntings, deliverance and more. We dive…

Mysteries & Monsters: Episode 176 A Witch’s Guide To Ghost Hunting with Cherise Williams

Paul BestallApr 18, 20222 min read
Mysteries & Monsters: Episode 176 A Witch’s Guide To Ghost Hunting with Cherise Williams

On today’s show, I’m joined by paranormal investigator, witch and tarot reader, Cherise Williams to discuss her new book “The Witch’s Guide To Ghost Hunting”.…

Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 175 The Sauchie Poltergeist with Malcolm Robinson

Paul BestallApr 11, 20222 min read
Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 175 The Sauchie Poltergeist with Malcolm Robinson

On this episode, I’m delighted to be joined by one of the most respected and knowledgeable members of British fortean investigations, Malcolm Robinson. With over…

Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 174 Hypnotheraputic Regression with Lesley Mitchell Clarke

Paul BestallApr 4, 20222 min read
Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 174 Hypnotheraputic Regression with Lesley Mitchell Clarke

This week, my guest is Lesley Mitchell Clarke to discuss the use of skilled hypnotherapeutic regression in working with individuals who believe that they have…

Mysteries & Monsters: Episode 173 Mysteries in the Mist with W T Watson

Paul BestallMar 28, 20222 min read
Mysteries & Monsters: Episode 173 Mysteries in the Mist with W T Watson

Strange phenomena is often puzzling enough for those unfortunate to find themselves in the middle of an odd encounter and it seems that it happens…

Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 172 The Pentyrch Incident with Caz Clarke

Paul BestallMar 21, 20222 min read
Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 172 The Pentyrch Incident with Caz Clarke

Imagine how you would feel if you found yourself in the middle of something that the authorities simply tell you didn’t happen. How would you…

Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 171 Ghosts of Wales with Mark Rees

Paul BestallMar 14, 20222 min read
Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 171 Ghosts of Wales with Mark Rees

On this weeks show, we journey to the historic and scenic nation of Wales to uncover some of the rich history of hauntings from across…

Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 170 Zombies with Carl Marshall

Paul BestallMar 11, 20222 min read
Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 170 Zombies with Carl Marshall

On this episode of Mysteries and Monsters, I am joined by our good friend Carl Marshall from the Centre of Fortean Zoology to discuss the…

Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 238 The Search For Champ with Katy Elizabeth

Paul BestallMay 29, 20232 min read
Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 238 The Search For Champ with Katy Elizabeth

On this weeks show, we head to the north-eastern United States to catch up with our old friend Katy Elizabeth and her research in North…

Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 237 The Chilling with Lindsey Brisbine

Paul BestallMay 22, 20232 min read
Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 237 The Chilling with Lindsey Brisbine

Kent, Ohio may not strike you as place full of haunted locations but it certainly seems to be somewhere where the supernatural lurk behind the…

Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 236 Triangular UFOs in the United Kingdom with Colin Saunders

Paul BestallMay 15, 20232 min read
Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 236 Triangular UFOs in the United Kingdom with Colin Saunders

In 1999 Colin Saunders was on his way home when he and is family had an encounter that changed their lives. The sighting set Colin…

Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 235 Hanging With Vampires with Insha Fitzpatrick

Paul BestallMay 8, 20232 min read
Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 235 Hanging With Vampires with Insha Fitzpatrick

On this episode we return to the subject of Vampires in the company of author and graphic novelist Insha Fitzpatrick. With a growing reputation in…

Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 234 The Bothell House Poltergeist Part Two with Keith Linder

Paul BestallMay 1, 20232 min read
Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 234 The Bothell House Poltergeist Part Two with Keith Linder

We return to Washington State to continue our interview with Keith Linder as we return to the home he shared with his partner and something…

Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 233 Watching The Weird with Stu Neville

Paul BestallApr 24, 20232 min read
Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 233 Watching The Weird with Stu Neville

On todays show, the Fortean Times televison reviewer Stu Neville returns as we cast our memories back to look at some of the older fortean…

Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 232 Sky Crash with Philip Kinsella

Paul BestallApr 17, 20232 min read
Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 232 Sky Crash with Philip Kinsella

Anyone remotely interested in the subject of Ufology will be well aware of the alleged incidents that occurred over Rendlesham Forest in the Christmas of…

Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 231 West Virginia Bigfoot with Dr Russell Jones

Paul BestallApr 10, 20232 min read
Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 231 West Virginia Bigfoot with Dr Russell Jones

Many may suspect that West Virginia is home to only one type of cryptid, but looks can be decieving. The Mountain State is a hotbed…

Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 230 The Polychronicon Of Merlin, Joseph & Arthur with Mark Olly

Paul BestallApr 3, 20232 min read
Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 230 The Polychronicon Of Merlin, Joseph & Arthur with Mark Olly

Imagine the most popular heroic story ever written, one which spans three millennia & goes to the very heart of the largest religion in the…

Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 229 Alien Hunter Derrel Sims

Paul BestallMar 27, 20232 min read
Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 229 Alien Hunter Derrel Sims

When the modern UFo age began, numerous contactees claimed that visitors were coming to eearht to save us, spread a doctrine of peace and love…

Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 228 International Cryptids and Legends with Kenney W Irish

Paul BestallMar 20, 20232 min read
Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 228 International Cryptids and Legends with Kenney W Irish

I welcome back author Kenney W Irish to discuss his latest book, International Cryptids and Legends and some of the creatures, myths and legends he…

Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 227 The Bothell Poltergeist Part One with Keith Linder

Paul BestallMar 13, 20232 min read
Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 227 The Bothell Poltergeist Part One with Keith Linder

There’s a misconception that there are no great haunting cases being reported in the modern era, but in this world of lacklustre paranormal television, the…

Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 226 Cowboys, Dogmen and Werewolves with John Lemay

Paul BestallMar 6, 20232 min read
Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 226 Cowboys, Dogmen and Werewolves with John Lemay

We head back to the days of the wild west for another collection of creepy stories saved from obscuity by John Lemay in another of…

Mysteries and Monsters:Episode 225 Wolflands with Paul Sinclair

Paul BestallFeb 27, 20232 min read
Mysteries and Monsters:Episode 225 Wolflands with Paul Sinclair

Campers, walkers, tourists and even gamekeepers have had encounters with something that has challenged everything they thought they knew about the world around them. Something…

Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 224 A Strange Little Place with Brennan Storr

Paul BestallFeb 20, 20232 min read
Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 224 A Strange Little Place with Brennan Storr

Some places just seem to be a magnet for strangeness and the small Canadian city of Revelstoke seems to be just that. Nestled on the…

Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 223 Sasquatch Canada with W T Watson

Paul BestallFeb 13, 20232 min read
Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 223 Sasquatch Canada with W T Watson

Whilst a great deal of research and numerous publications have focused on the search for Sasquatch encounters in British Colombia, the other provinces in Canada…

Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 222 Winter Legends and Lore with Chad Lewis

Paul BestallFeb 6, 20232 min read
Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 222 Winter Legends and Lore with Chad Lewis

On todays episode, I welcome Chad Lewis back to the show to discuss his new book Winter Legends and Lore. Winter may seem like a…

Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 221 Haunted Edinburgh with Graeme Milne

Paul BestallJan 30, 20232 min read
Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 221 Haunted Edinburgh with Graeme Milne

On this episode, we head to capital of Scotland in the company of Ghost Tour guide Graeme Milne. Edinburgh is a city with an almost…

Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 220 One Foot In The Green with Brett Manning

Paul BestallJan 23, 20232 min read
Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 220 One Foot In The Green with Brett Manning

On this episode I am delighted to welcome artist, author and designer Brett Manning. Brett has built a reputation as a creator of wonder pieces…

Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 219 Author Denver Michaels

Paul BestallJan 16, 20232 min read
Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 219 Author Denver Michaels

Denver Michaels  is an author with a passion for cryptozoology, the paranormal, lost  civilizations and ancient history, and all things unexplained and back in the…

Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 218 The Falkland Hill UFO Incident with Malcolm Robinson

Paul BestallJan 9, 20232 min read
Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 218 The Falkland Hill UFO Incident with Malcolm Robinson

September 1996 and an alleged UFO incident occurred that challenged the belief of even the most open minded researchers and investigators and offered the most…

Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 217 Haunted Hotels and Hell Hounds with Kevin Lee Nelson

Paul BestallJan 2, 20232 min read
Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 217 Haunted Hotels and Hell Hounds with Kevin Lee Nelson

I’m delighted to welcome Kevin Lee Nelson for his first solo appearance on the show and his third overall. Previously we’ve dived in to Wendigo…

Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 216 Cryptids with Ken Gerhard

Paul BestallDec 26, 20222 min read
Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 216 Cryptids with Ken Gerhard

It’s a warm welcome back to one of my favourite guests Ken Gerhard for a long overdue catch up since his last appearance back on…

Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 215 A Ghostly Christmas

Paul BestallDec 22, 20221 min read
Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 215 A Ghostly Christmas

Ho Ho Ho, Merry Christmas one and all. As an extra treat this year, here’s 3 scary stories to give you the chills over the…

Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 214 Beast Hunter with Pat Spain

Paul BestallDec 19, 20222 min read
Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 214 Beast Hunter with Pat Spain

On today’s episode I am delighted to be joined by someone who I’ve always wanted to speak with since I first saw him as the…

Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 213 Texas Bigfoot with Lyle Blackburn

Paul BestallDec 12, 20222 min read
Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 213 Texas Bigfoot with Lyle Blackburn

They say everything is bigger in Texas and it seems that could even apply to the hundreds of stories about encounters with large, hairy bipedal…

Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 212 The Search For The Orang Pendek with Richard Freeman

Paul BestallDec 5, 20222 min read
Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 212 The Search For The Orang Pendek with Richard Freeman

Richard Freeman returns to the show to update us on the exciting expedition he has just returned from on the hunt for the Orang Pendek…

Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 211 The Witches Guide To The Paranormal with J. Allen Cross

Paul BestallNov 28, 20222 min read
Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 211 The Witches Guide To The Paranormal with J. Allen Cross

On todays’ show, I am joined by paranormal investigator, researcher and practicing witch J Allen Cross to discuss his latest book, The Witches Guide To…

Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 210 Cryptids of Asia and Oceania with Carol Scott

Paul BestallNov 21, 20222 min read
Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 210 Cryptids of Asia and Oceania with Carol Scott

On todays show, we head to a part of the world often over looked when we talk about the subject of cryptids.  Author Carol Scott…

Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 209 The Modern Fairy Sightings Project with Jo Hickey-Hall

Paul BestallNov 14, 20222 min read
Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 209 The Modern Fairy Sightings Project with Jo Hickey-Hall

On this episode I welcome the marvellous Jo Hickey-Hall from The Modern Fairy Sightings Podcast and Project to join me. It seems as the world…

Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 208 Monsters of the Beehive State with David Weatherly

Paul BestallNov 7, 20222 min read
Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 208 Monsters of the Beehive State with David Weatherly

On this episode, we venture to the Beehive State of Utah in the company of David Weatherley. We take a deep dive in to Skinwalker…

Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 207 The Road Map of British Ghosts Volume Two with Ruth Roper Wylde

Paul BestallOct 31, 20222 min read
Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 207 The Road Map of British Ghosts Volume Two with Ruth Roper Wylde

We head out on to the haunted highways and byways of Britain in the company of the delightful Ruth Roper Wylde as she guides us…

Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 206 Demonic Foes with Dr Richard Gallagher

Paul BestallOct 24, 20222 min read
Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 206 Demonic Foes with Dr Richard Gallagher

One subject causes more friction in the world of the supernatural more than any other; Possession. Cultures and religions throughout history and all across the…

Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 205 Trinity: The Best Kept Secret with Paola Harris

Paul BestallOct 21, 20222 min read
Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 205 Trinity: The Best Kept Secret with Paola Harris

On todays episode, I am joined by investigative journalist and ufo researcher Paola Harris to discuss an intriguing case that occurred two years prior to…

Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 204 More Demons Among Us with M R Gorga

Paul BestallOct 17, 20222 min read
Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 204 More Demons Among Us with M R Gorga

Today, I welcome back author M R Gorga to discuss more encounters with dark shapes and unseen entities lurking in the night. His book, Demons…

Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 203 In The Shadow Of Big Red Eye with Mike Familant

Paul BestallOct 10, 20222 min read
Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 203 In The Shadow Of Big Red Eye with Mike Familant

We head to New Jersey today in the company of Mike Familant, producer and creator of In The Shadow Of Big Red Eye YouTube Channel…

Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 202 A Witches Guide with Lisa McSherry

Paul BestallOct 3, 20222 min read
Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 202 A Witches Guide with Lisa McSherry

On todays show, I am delighted to welcome author, witch and priestess Lisa McSherry for her debut. With a long history of writing and contributing…

Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 201 The Flying Saucer Investigators with Charles Lear

Paul BestallSep 26, 20222 min read
Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 201 The Flying Saucer Investigators with Charles Lear

Just after World War II, it seemed that people began to see something strange in the skies all across the world. From the summer of…

Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 200 Creepy Cryptids and UFOs with Stan Gordon

Paul BestallSep 19, 20222 min read
Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 200 Creepy Cryptids and UFOs with Stan Gordon

 As we hit 200 episodes, I welcome back one of my most popular guests for his second appearance on the show, the one and only…

Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 199 The Gift of Instinct with Morgan Knudsen

Paul BestallSep 12, 20222 min read
Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 199 The Gift of Instinct with Morgan Knudsen

We return to the world of the paranormal as our good friend Morgan Knudsen returns to talk all things parapsychology and her fabulous new book,…

Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 198 Bigfoot and Black Shapes with Stu Neville

Paul BestallSep 5, 20222 min read
Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 198 Bigfoot and Black Shapes with Stu Neville

The UK has had a long history of strange encounters with black, hulking shapes that leave the witnesses or experiencers shaken to the core. To…

Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 197 Haunted Heirlooms with Anna Maria Manolo

Paul BestallAug 29, 20222 min read
Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 197 Haunted Heirlooms with Anna Maria Manolo

Paranormal history is littered with numerous stories of hauntings associated with numerous inanimate objects from every populated continent in the world. From drums, chairs, walking…

Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 196 Dying Light: Near Death Experiences with Jason Hewlett

Paul BestallAug 22, 20222 min read
Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 196 Dying Light: Near Death Experiences with Jason Hewlett

When we consider what may happen to us when we die, many people over the years have claimed to have been able to have a…

Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 195 Bigfoot and Dogman with Shetan Noir

Paul BestallAug 15, 20222 min read
Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 195 Bigfoot and Dogman with Shetan Noir

On todays episode, I’m joined by researcher, investigator and author Shetan Noir. With a long held interest in cryptozoology and strange things, Shetan has spent…

Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 194 UFOs at the Drive In with Preston Dennett

Paul BestallAug 8, 20222 min read
Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 194 UFOs at the Drive In with Preston Dennett

This week I welcome back Ufologist and author Preston Dennett to cover two of his more recent books and both offer us some amazing encounters.…

Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 193 Marine Monsters and Mysteries with Max Hawthorne

Paul BestallAug 1, 20222 min read
Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 193 Marine Monsters and Mysteries with Max Hawthorne

On today’s episode, we head for the high seas on the hunt for a variety of monstrous creatures lurking in the depths of the worlds…

Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 192 Strange Waters with Rowena Amos

Paul BestallJul 28, 20222 min read
Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 192 Strange Waters with Rowena Amos

On this episode, I am joined by writer and film producer Rowena Amos, whose new short film “Strange Waters” has been garnering rave reviews at…

Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 191 Aperture In The Veil with Lady Ann Selene

Paul BestallJul 24, 20222 min read
Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 191 Aperture In The Veil with Lady Ann Selene

On today’s episode I am delighted to welcome Lady Ann Selene to the show to dive in to her haunted history and lifetime of paranormal…

Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 190 Witch Life with Emma Kathryn

Paul BestallJul 18, 20222 min read
Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 190 Witch Life with Emma Kathryn

This week we return to the world of witchcraft in the company of British witch, obeah woman and vodouisant Emma Kathryn, practising a mix of…

Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 189 Cowboys and Monsters with John Lemay

Paul BestallJul 11, 20222 min read
Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 189 Cowboys and Monsters with John Lemay

When we think of creatures like Vampires, Werewolves and Mummies, our thoughts take us to Europe, China and northern Africa as our location. Yet, author…

Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 188 Canadian Monsters and Mysteries with W T Watson

Paul BestallJul 4, 20222 min read
Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 188 Canadian Monsters and Mysteries with W T Watson

On today’s show we head out to Canada on the hunt for all manner of strange phenomena across this vast and mysterious land in the…

Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 187 Crystal Skulls with Mark Olly

Paul BestallJun 27, 20222 min read
Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 187 Crystal Skulls with Mark Olly

In a time when the world realised just how fragile it is, author and archeologist Mark Olly’s new book “Crystal Skulls and Human Heads” brings…

Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 186 The Black Monks of Accrington with Craig Bryant

Paul BestallJun 20, 20222 min read
Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 186 The Black Monks of Accrington with Craig Bryant

On todays show, we visit the county of Lancashire in the company of author and researcher Craig Bryant. Craig has been collecting first hand accounts…

Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 185 Paranormal Minnesota with Chad Lewis

Paul BestallJun 13, 20222 min read
Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 185 Paranormal Minnesota with Chad Lewis

This week, we take a trip to the Gopher State on the hunt of many a strange tale in the company of our good friend…

Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 184: Seeking Faery with Emily Carding

Paul BestallJun 9, 20222 min read
Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 184: Seeking Faery with Emily Carding

On this episode we return to the world of the Fae in the company of author, actor and illustrator Emily Carding. The book delves into…

Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 183 Lights, Camera, Witchcraft with Heather Greene

Paul BestallJun 6, 20222 min read
Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 183 Lights, Camera, Witchcraft with Heather Greene

On this episode, I am joined by author and academic Heather Greene to immerse ourselves in the portrayal of Witches in American cinema and television…

Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 182 Philip Mantle UFO Landings UK

Paul BestallMay 30, 20222 min read
Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 182 Philip Mantle UFO Landings UK

It’s a warm welcome back to UFO researcher, author and publisher Philip Mantle on this weeks show as we uncover some of the UK’s lesser…

Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 181 Barry Fitzgerald with The Deception of Gods and Men

Paul BestallMay 23, 20222 min read
Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 181 Barry Fitzgerald with The Deception of Gods and Men

Over the millennia, we have relied upon mystics, shamans and priests to explain what awaits us in the next life but what if it is…

Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 180 In Search of Monsters with Richard Freeman

Paul BestallMay 16, 20222 min read
Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 180 In Search of Monsters with Richard Freeman

Cryptids are a world wide phenomeon with strange creatures being encountered and reported on every continent and countless witnesses.  In his new book, In Search…

Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 179 The Boogeyman Chronicles with M G Stephens

Paul BestallMay 9, 20222 min read
Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 179 The Boogeyman Chronicles with M G Stephens

Around the world, many places are thought of as haunted; from houses, hotels, hospitals and even underground train stations.  Yet could a person actually be…

Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 178 David Weatherly with Palmetto State Monsters

Paul BestallMay 2, 20222 min read
Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 178 David Weatherly with Palmetto State Monsters

It’s time to set a course for South Carolina on the hunt for more monstrous residents lurking in the woods, lakes and tunnels surrounding the…

Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 177 Possession and Deliverance with Dr Kimberly McGeorge

Paul BestallApr 25, 20222 min read
Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 177 Possession and Deliverance with Dr Kimberly McGeorge

Joining me this week is Dr Kimberly McGeorge to take us on a journey into the realities of possession, hauntings, deliverance and more. We dive…

Mysteries & Monsters: Episode 176 A Witch’s Guide To Ghost Hunting with Cherise Williams

Paul BestallApr 18, 20222 min read
Mysteries & Monsters: Episode 176 A Witch’s Guide To Ghost Hunting with Cherise Williams

On today’s show, I’m joined by paranormal investigator, witch and tarot reader, Cherise Williams to discuss her new book “The Witch’s Guide To Ghost Hunting”.…

Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 175 The Sauchie Poltergeist with Malcolm Robinson

Paul BestallApr 11, 20222 min read
Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 175 The Sauchie Poltergeist with Malcolm Robinson

On this episode, I’m delighted to be joined by one of the most respected and knowledgeable members of British fortean investigations, Malcolm Robinson. With over…

Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 174 Hypnotheraputic Regression with Lesley Mitchell Clarke

Paul BestallApr 4, 20222 min read
Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 174 Hypnotheraputic Regression with Lesley Mitchell Clarke

This week, my guest is Lesley Mitchell Clarke to discuss the use of skilled hypnotherapeutic regression in working with individuals who believe that they have…

Mysteries & Monsters: Episode 173 Mysteries in the Mist with W T Watson

Paul BestallMar 28, 20222 min read
Mysteries & Monsters: Episode 173 Mysteries in the Mist with W T Watson

Strange phenomena is often puzzling enough for those unfortunate to find themselves in the middle of an odd encounter and it seems that it happens…

Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 172 The Pentyrch Incident with Caz Clarke

Paul BestallMar 21, 20222 min read
Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 172 The Pentyrch Incident with Caz Clarke

Imagine how you would feel if you found yourself in the middle of something that the authorities simply tell you didn’t happen. How would you…

Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 171 Ghosts of Wales with Mark Rees

Paul BestallMar 14, 20222 min read
Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 171 Ghosts of Wales with Mark Rees

On this weeks show, we journey to the historic and scenic nation of Wales to uncover some of the rich history of hauntings from across…

Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 170 Zombies with Carl Marshall

Paul BestallMar 11, 20222 min read
Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 170 Zombies with Carl Marshall

On this episode of Mysteries and Monsters, I am joined by our good friend Carl Marshall from the Centre of Fortean Zoology to discuss the…