The Devil’s Tramping Grounds, one of the most haunted spots in North Carolina, is a spot of barren land in a forty foot perfect circle located in a forest near Harper’s Crossroads. Local legend alleges that the Devil "tramps" and haunts this circle of ground in which nothing is supposed to grow. If someone places sticks or other obstacles in the path at dusk, it will be found outside the circle in the morning, regardless of the weight of the object. Animals won't cross this area, and people have witnessed red glowing eyes in the circle as well as the area outside it. The Devil's pacing in the circle is the most notable explanation, but others have suggested that a UFO landed there, that it is an ancient meeting place for Native Americans, as well as a possible link to Croatoan and the Lost Colonists. Soil studies have been done to see if there is a more scientific reason for nothing growing there, but the results showed that plants could actually survive there. Why does nothing grow in this forty foot path? Join us on episode 123 to hear more about this unexplainable piece of land!Sources: Wikipedia.com, ncpedia.org, atlasobscura.com, northcarolinaghosts.com/, science.unctv.org, wral.com, onlyinyourstate.com, Greensboro.com, amusingplanet.com ###Follow Us:https://www.paranormalpunchers.comhttps://twitter.com/ppunchershttps://instagram.com/paranormalpunchershttps://www.facebook.com/paranormalpunchersSupport the Show:https://www.teepublic.com/stores/paranormal-punchershttps://www.patreon.com/paranormalpunchers

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Ep. 123 - The Devil's Tramping Grounds

Lake Shawnee Amusement Park, located near Princeton, West Virginia, is an old run-down amusement park that was plagued with violent deaths, freak accidents and happened to be built on an ancient Native American burial ground. In the late 1700s, the Clay family settled the area but had a turf war with a local tribe which resulted in the deaths of three of his children and many tribesmen. Over 100 years later the land was purchased and turned into an amusement park by Conley Snidow where he hoped the families of nearby coal miners could enjoy the outdoors. He built a Ferris wheel, a swing ride, a pond and swimming hole, but after six deaths he had to close the park. In the 1980s, Gaylord White tried to bring the park back to its former glory, but after his construction crews began digging, they found a mass grave and Native American artifacts. Any hopes of rebuilding it was shut down.Many feel a strange energy there and report a feeling of being watched or followed. Some have heard children laughing as well as seen full-body apparitions of children running through the park. Mysterious chanting and drum beats have been heard, and many have seen the apparitions of Native Americans in the darkness. Some have smelled concession food and seen glowing orbs throughout the grounds. The swings, the most haunted spot in the park, tend to move on their own and many have witnessed a little girl in a bloody dress who died there many years before in a horrific accident. Joins us on episode 122 to hear more about this haunted amusement park!Sources: visitmercercounty.com, nydailynews.com, atlasobscura.com, roadunraveled.com, theculturetrip.com, visitwv.com, theconstantrambler.com, medium.com, ranker.com, mysteriousuniverse.org ###Follow Us:https://www.paranormalpunchers.comhttps://twitter.com/ppunchershttps://instagram.com/paranormalpunchershttps://www.facebook.com/paranormalpunchersSupport the Show:https://www.teepublic.com/stores/paranormal-punchershttps://www.patreon.com/paranormalpunchers

Ep. 122 - Lake Shawnee Amusement Park

In the early 1970's, the Dandy family moved into a home in Hinsdale, New York, which eventually would become known as the most haunted house in New York State. The family claimed that they were visited by many spirits while living there, and many of their experiences in the beginning seemed mild. They would see objects move on their own, smell perfume from someone they couldn't see, or hear sounds from something unseen. They even heard chanting coming from the nearby woods. Eventually, though, things escalated and turned more sinister with knives being thrown across the room by unseen forces, and the children waking up with bruises and scratches all over their bodies. They turned to the church to have the house cleansed of the evil energy, but it failed and Father Trabold told the family to leave as soon as possible. The house shifted hands over the years, with no one staying for very long, until 2016, when Daniel Klaes purchased it. He uses the home now for paranormal research and claims that the spirits are still there. He believes that the paranormal activity stems from a Native American massacre that occurred there in 1799 and that when ponds were dug and installed on the property in the late 1960's, something was unearthed.Join us on episode 121 to hear about the most haunted home in New York State! Sources: hauntedhistorytrail.com, hauntedhinsdalehouse.com, wgrz.com, wivb.com, oleantimesherald.com, historicpath.com, archives.sbu.edu, fiatluxnews.com, “Echoes of a Haunting” by Clara Miller, viralnova.com, everythingunexplained.com, mysteriousuniverse.com ###Follow Us:https://www.paranormalpunchers.comhttps://twitter.com/ppunchershttps://instagram.com/paranormalpunchershttps://www.facebook.com/paranormalpunchersSupport the Show:https://www.teepublic.com/stores/paranormal-punchershttps://www.patreon.com/paranormalpunchers

Ep. 121 - The Haunted Hinsdale House

Melon Heads is the name given to legendary beings that live in the forests of Ohio, Michigan, and Connecticut. There are differing variations of how they came to be depending on which area you live in, but for the most part they appear human but with bulbous, melon-like heads, and they prey upon humans who wonder into their territory. Those that claim to see a melon head, say they are completely bald with a bulbous head, abnormal arms & legs, teeth that look like daggers, and glowing red eyes. Almost every origin story of the Melon Heads involves an evil doctor or scientist performing cruel and terrible experiments on children with hydrocephalus which can cause an enlargement of the head. Many of these kids then become crazy or feral, but most historians agree that these hospitals, mental institutions and doctors never existed. There are some that believe the Melon Heads are actually a strange alien species that exists in these forests. Who are the Melon Heads? Are they just stories, or could there be aliens living here? Join us on episode 120 to hear more! Sources: cryptidz.fandom.com, the13thgloor.tv, newenglandhistoricalsociety.com, clickondetroit.com, ranker.com, 99wfmk.com, michigansotherside.com ###Follow Us:https://www.paranormalpunchers.comhttps://twitter.com/ppunchershttps://instagram.com/paranormalpunchershttps://www.facebook.com/paranormalpunchersSupport the Show:https://www.teepublic.com/stores/paranormal-punchershttps://www.patreon.com/paranormalpunchers

Ep. 120 - Melonheads of Ohio, Michigan, and Connecticut

"Welcome to the end of the line!" Brushy Mountain State Penitentiary in Petros, TN is Tennessee’s first maximum-security prison holding the state’s most violent murderers, robbers and rapists. Some of the sentences were for 200 years or more, so most of the men who were here, never made it out. And although the death penalty was never carried out here, many met their end by natural or even devious circumstances. The prison was in use for over 110 years making it the oldest operating prison in Tennessee when it closed in June of 2009. The building reopened to the public in 2018 offering tours of the site, private events, concerts, and a distillery and restaurant operate there now. With so many deaths, murders, and suicides having occurred here, it isn’t surprising that there are reports of the paranormal occurring here. Visitors have been touched, shoved, scratched and even growled at, and some have heard laughter and been told to "get out". Shadows and apparitions have been seen here, and foul odors have been smelled, but not always in the same spot. Purple and red orbs have been seen in the "hole" which is indicative that the spirits trapped here may be aggressive in nature. Join us on episode 119 to hear more about the history as well as the spirits that are trapped here at Brushy Mountain! Sources: tourbrushy.com, wikipedia, morgancountychamber.com, atlasobscura.com, abondonedonline.net, knoxnews.com, onlyinyourstate.com, fanfest.com, frightfind.com, ghostresearch.org###Follow Us:https://www.paranormalpunchers.comhttps://twitter.com/ppunchershttps://instagram.com/paranormalpunchershttps://www.facebook.com/paranormalpunchersSupport the Show:https://www.teepublic.com/stores/paranormal-punchershttps://www.patreon.com/paranormalpunchers

Ep. 119 - Brushy Mountain State Penn

On the evening of October 11, 1973, Charles Hickson and Calvin Parker decided to go fishing off the west bank of the Pascagoula River after work. There they heard a whirring noise and saw two flashing blue lights reflecting off the water. When they looked up, they saw a bright, football-shaped object in the sky where three strange creatures emerged and floated down to them. Once these creatures touched their arms, they became immobile yet a feeling of calm came over them. They were both guided and floated up to the flying ship where they were put under examination by these creatures and a machine that looked like a giant eye. Eventually they found themselves back on the shore and watched as the ship shot up into the sky and disappeared. After some debate, both Charles and Calvin went to the police to report their experience. At first, the police thought that they were just making up a story to get attention, but once they left them alone in the interview room with a hidden recorder that caught their conversation with each other, they changed their mind. Both talked about the fear and anxiety they were experiencing and how they needed to go the doctor to get examined and make sure nothing was done to them. Charles was even given a polygraph test within a few weeks of the encounter and the agent administering the test believed that Charles saw a space ship, was taken into the space ship & that he believes that he saw three space creatures.What happened that night almost 50 years ago? Join us on episode 118 to hear more!Sources: wikipedia.org, clarionledger.com, washingtonpost.com, sunherald.com ###Follow Us:https://www.paranormalpunchers.comhttps://twitter.com/ppunchershttps://instagram.com/paranormalpunchershttps://www.facebook.com/paranormalpunchersSupport the Show:https://www.teepublic.com/stores/paranormal-punchershttps://www.patreon.com/paranormalpunchers

Ep. 118 - Pascagoula Abduction

Many of us grew up with an imaginary friend by our side, but these companions typically don't usually last beyond childhood. There is an ancient idea gaining more popularity in our modern times where with enough thought and focus we can create real sentient beings called tulpas. Some believe that tulpas think on their own, have emotions as well as their own memories. Tulpas also create personalities and desires all their own separate from those that brought them to life, achieving full consciousness. The tulpa can become relatively independent of its creator, tending to become negatively corrupted if it doesn’t receive the attention it wants and eventually become an evil entity. Many believe that entities such as the Black Eyed Kids, Dog-men, and the British Bigfoot to name a few, could very well be Tulpas that have turned evil. Join us on episode 117 to hear more about Tulpas, how people believe they can create them, and so much more!Sources: wikipedia.org, people.howstuffworks.com, bscah.com, psychonautwiki.org, monster.fandom.com, journalnews.com, mysteriousuniverse.org###Follow Us:https://www.paranormalpunchers.comhttps://twitter.com/ppunchershttps://instagram.com/paranormalpunchershttps://www.facebook.com/paranormalpunchersSupport the Show:https://www.teepublic.com/stores/paranormal-punchershttps://www.patreon.com/paranormalpunchers

Ep. 117 - Tulpas

In 1923, Ed Leedskalnin, a little, chronically ill guy, took 2.2 million pounds of Florida limestone, some chunks as big as 10 tons, and over the span of twenty-eight years built a castle in Homestead, Florida. To this day, no one really knows how he was able to single-handedly make this castle since he used simple hand tools and would do most of the work at night. When asked about it, Ed would only say that he knew the secrets of the people that built the pyramids. His reasoning behind building the castle was because the love of his life, Agnes, had broken his heart the day before their wedding day, and he was trying to build a place that she would be enticed to travel to and take him back.Not only were the stones of the castle and walls put together so precisely that no light would pass through the joints, but he also created a sundial that was accurate, a Polar telescope that perfectly aligned to the North Star, and a revolving gate that only needed a simple push of the finger to make it move. The area also seems to have a mysterious and paranormal aura around the castle. People have witnessed multiple UFO's in the sky, have seen the Skunk Ape nearby, and have had camera malfunctions, heard screams nearby as well as witnessed apparitions.How did a man with limited education and limited tools create such a marvel? Did he have help from aliens or was it something else? Join us on episode 116 to hear more!Sources: coralcastle.com, wired.com, miamihaunts.com, bittersoutherner.com, frightfind.com ###Follow Us:https://www.paranormalpunchers.comhttps://twitter.com/ppunchershttps://instagram.com/paranormalpunchershttps://www.facebook.com/paranormalpunchersSupport the Show:https://www.teepublic.com/stores/paranormal-punchershttps://www.patreon.com/paranormalpunchers

Ep. 116 - The Mysterious Coral Castle

There have been numerous movie sets and productions that have been cursed throughout the years, with actors dying either before the film concludes or shortly after, or with strange coincidences occurring during filming. During the filming of the 1976 film The Omen, there were three different incidents with lightning striking planes that cast members were on, as well as a producer that was nearly struck by lightning while on location in Rome. There have also been reports of strange and unexplainable paranormal instances happening on set or following a cast member home. During the filming of The Innkeepers almost everyone on the crew would have vivid dreams or wake up in the middle of the night feeling like they were not alone, and the director said that the phone in his room would ring but no one was on the other end when he would answer.Why does it seem that horror movies end up having the most unexplained instances to happen on them? Some believe that they may be inviting evil into their filming which is why the films seem to be cursed. Before filming any of the Conjuring movies, the director and producers have the set blessed by a local priest in the area. They didn't think to have the first film blessed, but after many paranormal and weird things occurred on set and to cast members, they decided to make a tradition.Is it the sets themselves, or is the actors and crew that seem to attract the hauntings? If it is the set, what is drawing the paranormal energy there? Join us on episode 115 to hear more about a few Hollywood haunted and cursed sets! Sources: Ranker.com, filmdaily.co, screenrant.com, mashable.com, interviewmagazine.com ###Follow Us:https://www.paranormalpunchers.comhttps://twitter.com/ppunchershttps://instagram.com/paranormalpunchershttps://www.facebook.com/paranormalpunchersSupport the Show:https://www.teepublic.com/stores/paranormal-punchershttps://www.patreon.com/paranormalpunchers

Ep. 115 - Haunted and Cursed Movie Sets

Comic book writer Ray Ramos tells us about his new graphic novel, Cryptidnals. What's the book about? La Llorona, Spring-heeled Jack, Man-dog. Monstrous legends defending our reality against Tulpas. The Rake. Smiledog. El Ñango. Evil manifested by humanity’s own fears. This is the CRYPTIDNALS. The Secret War of Monsters is about to begin.###Learn more on Ray Ramos and Cryptidnals:https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/the-cryptidnals--2#/https://twitter.com/656comicshttps://twitter.com/cryptidnals###Follow Us:https://www.paranormalpunchers.comhttps://twitter.com/ppunchershttps://instagram.com/paranormalpunchershttps://www.facebook.com/paranormalpunchersSupport the Show:https://www.teepublic.com/stores/paranormal-punchershttps://www.patreon.com/paranormalpunchers

Bonus Ep. - Cryptids Fight Tulpas in New Graphic Novel, Cryptidnals

Ogopogo is a lake monster said to inhabit Okanagan Lake in British Columbia, Canada. Join us as we discuss this creature and more! Enjoy!Sources: wikipedia, bbc.com, globalnews.ca, livescience.com, tourismkelowna.com###Follow Us:https://www.paranormalpunchers.comhttps://twitter.com/ppunchershttps://instagram.com/paranormalpunchershttps://www.facebook.com/paranormalpunchersSupport the Show:https://www.teepublic.com/stores/paranormal-punchershttps://www.patreon.com/paranormalpunchers

Bonus Patreon Episode - The OgoPogo

Comedian and paranormal enthusiast David Race is the creator and host of "Monstrosity". Previously David created the enormously popular podcast, "Comedians Talking About Bigfoot". Prior to creating podcasts, David Race was a radio personality in New York and Philadelphia. In the 2000's, David became a stand up comedian, and relocated to Los Angeles. When David is not recording episodes of Monstrosity, he can be seen performing stand up comedy in the L.A area, at legendary venues like the Hollywood Improv. David Race had been featured on various television and radio programs, and has created, produced, and hosted television projects. ###More about David Race:https://www.monstrositypodcast.com/https://www.davidrace.com/###Follow Us:https://www.paranormalpunchers.comhttps://twitter.com/ppunchershttps://instagram.com/paranormalpunchershttps://www.facebook.com/paranormalpunchersSupport the Show:https://www.teepublic.com/stores/paranormal-punchershttps://www.patreon.com/paranormalpunchers

Bonus Ep. - Talking Bigfoot with Comedian David Race

The Watseka Wonder is the name given to the first documented American possession of 14-year-old Lurancy Vennum of Watseka, Illinois in 1878. It all started with Lurancy suddenly feeling ill with severe stomach pains, seizures, and loss of consciousness which they referred to as "trances". She also wasn't able to sleep well because she was being awakened at night by someone calling her name that wasn't there. As time went on, her symptoms got even stranger when she would speak in different voices or speak of places that she had never been to.After one of her last "trances", Lurancy stated that she was now Mary Roff, a young woman who had died 13 years prior. She told them that she would retain control until Lurancy's soul was healed. She knew the Roff family, all of their nicknames, and even how to play the piano, even though Lurancy had no knowledge. She lived as Mary, with the Roff family, for a few months before announcing that Lurancy's soul was healed and would be returning soon. As promised, Lurancy did return and lived a happy, normal life from then on.Did Lurancy suffer from a temporary psychological condition, or did she actually get possessed by the spirit of Mary Roff? Join us on episode 114 to hear more about this bizarre case of spiritual possession!Sources: library.illinois.edu, bumpinthenight.net, daily-journal.com, morbidology.com, historyofyesterday.com, encyclopedia.com###Follow Us:https://www.paranormalpunchers.comhttps://twitter.com/ppunchershttps://instagram.com/paranormalpunchershttps://www.facebook.com/paranormalpunchersSupport the Show:https://www.teepublic.com/stores/paranormal-punchershttps://www.patreon.com/paranormalpunchers

Ep. 114 - The Watseka Wonder

We had a blast talking with Zach Lamplugh about his new movie, 15 Things You Didn't Know About Bigfoot (#1 Will Blow Your Mind).His film drops May 7 on VOD and is about a clickbait journalist sent to the Appalachian foothills to cover a Bigfoot Convention where he discovers there’s more to this listicle than meets the eye. ###More about the film and ways to watch:https://crankedupfilms.com/bigfoot###Follow Us:https://www.paranormalpunchers.comhttps://twitter.com/ppunchershttps://instagram.com/paranormalpunchershttps://www.facebook.com/paranormalpunchersSupport the Show:https://www.teepublic.com/stores/paranormal-punchershttps://www.patreon.com/paranormalpunchers

Bonus Ep. - 15 Things You Didn't Know About Bigfoot Director Zach Lamplugh

In Hackettstown, NJ near the Musconetcong River, there have been several encounters with a large bug-like creature resembling a praying mantis. This Mantis Man is about 7 feet tall with a dark green or brown exoskeleton, a triangular head, and large, slanted black eyes. Two of the encounters were with fishermen who were in the water and they both felt that the creature was surprised that they could see it, before it disappeared into thin air. Every encounter with this creature has been in or near the water, which is odd since praying mantis insects stick to dry ground.In Iran, a unique rock carving was found of a creature with six limbs that has been described as part man, part mantis. The archeologists estimated that the carving could be anywhere between 4,000 and 40,000 years old, which suggests that ancient humans have possibly linked mantids to the supernatural since ancient times. Were these encounters a drug-induced hallucination? Or possibly, Mantis Man is an alien, with the ability to cloak itself and disappear into thin air, that even ancient humans have encountered. Join us on episode 113 to hear more about the Mantis Man! Sources: cryptidz.fandom.com, nj.com, hackettstownlife.com, phantomsandmonster.com, cryptids-of-the-world.tumblr.com, sciencedaily.com, mysteriousuniverse.com, freaklore.com ###Follow Us:https://www.paranormalpunchers.comhttps://twitter.com/ppunchershttps://instagram.com/paranormalpunchershttps://www.facebook.com/paranormalpunchersSupport the Show:https://www.teepublic.com/stores/paranormal-punchershttps://www.patreon.com/paranormalpunchers

Ep. 113 - Mantis Man

Paranormal Punchers is a light-hearted podcast discussing anything paranormal. From Bigfoot to haunted locations, the hosts breakdown a paranormal story and give you their uneducated, but honest and spirited opinions. They discuss aliens, ghosts, Sasquatch, cryptids, UFO sightings, conspiracy theories and more!