Belief Hole

Well hello hello Belieflings! On today's episode, we pull out the pick axe and make room in the Belief Hole for a fellow intrepid explorer of the bizarre and the unexplained. Tony Merkel from The Confessionals podcast joins us as we dissect some conspiracy culture and recount true tales of coyote chomping dogmen, wounded sky beasts, alien abduction, and Bigfoot bigotry. So turn up the volume and open your mind, as we set out into the void!  Also… Cynocephali breakdown, Tony’s love language, and Jon gets abducted!

(Special Expansion Release! For more Expansion episodes, go to Sign Up Now!) School's in session, Belieflings! And we've got a strange lesson for you today. When looking at UFO encounters throughout the last 100 years, a strange pattern begins to emerge. An unusually high number of daylight visitations and sightings seem to cluster around schools, leaving us with some of the most bizarre and confounding stories- independently verified by 100s of witnesses, in some cases.  From superintendent sky cigars to space gorilla schoolyard threats, we present true tales of the strange visitors most likely to steal your lunch money. So grab a hall pass and make a break for the exit, because when the bell rings, the invasion has begun!

For thousands of years, cultures around the world have cultivated an unusual, shared belief, that in the Autumn season, the Vale between this world and the next thins.. and the dead return to roam.  The Hungry Ghost Festival in Hong Kong and India’s Pitney Paksha are just a couple of examples, but the most well-known, of course, is Samhain, the ancient Celtic holiday that gave birth to Halloween. One can’t help but wonder if these traditions, in fact, honor a real supernatural occurrence. A mass visitation of nocturnal visitors... What do these spirits seek, and what sorts of otherworldly creatures follow them through this transient gateway? On this episode of Belief Hole, we explore chilling accounts of a shadowy cast of characters, from the ancient Tuatha De Danann, to the fear-eating Dogmen of Matanuska Valley, and all sorts of eerie entities in between. Join us, as we light a candle, set out the candy, and conjure up, true tales of Halloween Horror! Also.. Jon dreams of other realities, Jeremy chooses

PERSONAL UPDATE: Hey guys, we are sad to announce, the Belief Hole is currently one brother down. Chris has been hit with some back-related issues, and after a brief stint in the ER, he is out of commission. He's home now, and eager to get back to work, but that may take some time. We just wanted to let you amazing listeners know what's going on in case of delays with episode drops or what have you. We'll have to see how things progress with him to know how much it will affect our upcoming schedule, but we'll keep everyone posted with updates over at expansion.beliefhole.com. As always, thank you all so much for the support and understanding. Without further ado, onto the show... Since Thomas Edison recorded the first audible human words on tin foil, mankind has been documenting its every experience on the earth. But a small number of dedicated recordists have been listening... in between the sound; In the hum and hiss of the white noise. Listening for voices that may not want to be heard. Who belongs to

You’ve been given the key. The front door creaks closed to lock you in for the first time. All is well in your new home.. until odd things begin to happen. Whispers from your child’s room- secret conversations with someone who isn’t there.. The discovery of bricked-up tunnels that hide the footprints of strange, nocturnal visitors.  From shapeshifting horsemen on dusty reservation roads, to ghostly children giggling in the wood, we explore the reality hidden just beyond the veil. So latch the windows tightly. Draw the curtains and turn down the lights, as we present to you, curious listener, these true paranormal tales of the inexplicable and the unknown. ..Also.. Jeremy's Brain Rug, The Robustness of Horses, and The Magical Closet of Stonewood St.

There have been a disturbing number of reports of people encountering the most unusual and unsettling things. Dark imposters.. Entities who cloak themselves in the skin of friendly childhood companions. They creep out from closets, whisper from underneath the bed, and peer in through darkened windows. But one thing they all have in common is their deceitful appearance. They are not who they appear to be. What are they and what do they want? On this rare Unicorn Episode Release, we see if we can unmask the reality behind these muppet monsters. Also... Sesame Street horrors, 6' tophat-wearing tuxedoed grasshopper beings, and please help yourself to more chapstick ;)

It starts with just a trickle.. but over time the river swells and rips open the earth to divulge dark, forbidden treasures. What spirits lay in wait to guard the sacred bounty of lost bones? What's it like to see beyond the veil? From Highway Spooklight Standoffs and Weather-wielding house ghosts, to unexplained footsteps and clandestine, Navy rendezvous with otherworldly craft, we unearth these Strange but True Stories of the inexplicable and the unknown.

From an ancient land of untouched country, cradled by the mists of the Mackenzie Mountains, strange tales have been regularly recorded. For thousands of years, the Dene People have encountered terrifying creatures and wandering spirits, harbored in the hauntingly beautiful lands of the Nahanni Valley. The Nakani - the cave-dwelling, man-eating giants of Dene lore are said to skulk just beyond the campfire, while prospectors tell stories of prehistoric monsters said to roam amongst bubbling springs within elusive tropical corners of this frosty land. And gold-thirsty men have met hauntingly in pursuit of cursed treasure said to lie beneath the alluvial waters of the South Nahanni. On this episode of Belief Hole, grab your paddle, mount your canoe, and venture with us downriver as we explore the mysteries, murders, and monsters within the legendary land of Nahanni, Valley of the Headless Men. Also... evil-smelling hair, Bigfoot hot tubs, and Jon plays with his poison ivy goo

What power might we have to conjure our own creations from the void? Is it possible to, even inadvertently, focus so much energy and attention on an idea or an image, that we draw it forth from the darkness of a nameless space and into a coffee shop or a gas station on our daily route? On this episode, we recount reality-bending experiences from sci-fi and comic authors and artists such as Philip K Dick, Alan Moore, and Barry Windsor-Smith, who incorporated their incredible brushes with the paranormal into their work. And with the help of Jeffrey J. Kripal’s ‘Mutants and Mystics', we begin to examine the fraying threads at the edges of our reality and ask the question, “who is writing who?”. Could the tales of creators bumping into their own creations be just a small footnote within the pages of a compendium of collected high-strangeness stories that all point to staggering truth about life itself? So, Fill up the inkwell and brush off the moleskin, cause we’re gonna conjure us some cosmic adventure! Also

Since 2,000 years before the age of man, just beyond the veil of our visible world, the Jinn have existed, causing nightmares and influencing the affairs of man with a dark Jinny agenda.. or so the story goes. Are strange encounters of the Jinn (Djinn) on the rise? Are there real modern accounts with these shadowy 'bad actors' experienced today? Join us as we rub the preverbal lamp, and open pandora's box to explore the reality of Jinn (modern and ancient), explore Jinn myth and lore, and scrape against the boundaries of our own academic religious limitations. We also touch on the horrors of war and some of the things that might be experienced from the heavy energy in war-torn places such as stone tape theory, time loops, ghosts, spirits, fear-eaters and nightmare feeders. Also.. mind portals, spectrophilia and the importance of being careful where you pee! --- Learn to draw cool stuff with our friend FANCY CRAFTS ;) ---

Tucked within the shadows of our everyday world are strange tales of supernatural visitations and confounding paranormal events. And as we travel deeper into the mouth of the Belief Hole, the high-strangeness begins to seep from her very walls. On today's episode, we’ll hear accounts of red, spell-casting disembodied hands, Ouija Board women scaling walls, triangle crafts buzzing neighborhoods, and a Glimmer Man in the forest... Even Death himself stops by for a terrifying wellness check. Also... Winged Humanoids of Missouri, Jon runs from a Tornado and we pay tribute to Jeremy the Ruiner.

A startling ring in the middle of the night. The strange and distant voice on the line seems familiar, someone you've known, yet someone whose left this world behind.  It's a call that shouldn't be possible- a transdimensional connection that defies our current understanding.. until now. Join us in the Hole as we peel back the pages of forgotten, ground breaking research to uncover the true stories of Phone Calls from the Dead and the innovators of both past and present whose mission of patching us through to the other side is becoming a potential reality. Beginning with such pioneers of Spirit Technology as Captain Craufurd (the Wireless Man) and Logie Baird (the Black Magic Man) we break down not only their revolutionary contribution to terrestrial telecommunication, but their fascination and innovation in the realm of Instrumental Transcommunication. Then, through the work of the renowned Parapsychologist D. Scott Rogo and his intrepid contemporaries, we investigate the longest of long-distance calls and

The road is long, and its dark and lonely turns lure unsuspecting victims for the unnamable things that lie in wait to feed. We've all heard the stories, and some unfortunates among us have even experienced, a confounding and hellish visitation by some 'strange other' while on the road. On this episode, we bring you true stories of roadway surreality. From Screaming Trench Coat Demons to Interdimensional Centerline Walkers to the sweet sweet kisses of a Phantom Truck Stop Lover, we've got your lust for the night drive tale covered! So flip on your high beams, because there's a dimly lit detour ahead.. through the Belief Hole!

Are silent and spinning, black pyramids watching us from the skies above? The recent Pentagon Confimation of leaked footage showing Pyramidal UFOs and Images of other bizarre UAPs captured by the NAVY suggest there is a copious variety of secret somethings traversing our atmosphere. What are they and where do they come from? How did the paranormal experience of a DIA scientist at Skinwalker Ranch spark the beginnings of a now disclosed Pentagon UFO (UAP) Program? And if disclosure does come, can we trust those who claim to be revealing ‘the truth’ after years of ridicule and disinformation? Join us in the Hole as we start at the beginning and try to break down programs like ATTIP, NIDS, BAASS and AAWSAP, recount corroborating eye-witness accounts of eerie pyramids surveying neighborhoods and discuss the covert media infiltration that is hilarious at best and sinister at worst. So grab your night vision goggles and your best running shoes, because tonight we explore the clandestine skies and the secrets they k

Gather round, ye Belieflings, as we present select strange but true stories. From Neighborhood Crawlers and floating building-like UFOs to Massage Mediumship and Phantom Cocktail Parties, we tilt back our snouts of the supernatural and sniff the sweet bouquet of the unexplained. What did Allen see in the sky skies above south-central Ohio's Rickenbacker Air Force Base? Just beneath Columbus sits an oddly active sky which seems to be a hotbed of unidentified craft and unexplainable phenomena.  Jon Mallory hits us with his Neighborhood Crawler encounter - a rake-like entity that's been make its way into the mainstream of cryptid culture in the last few yeas. Josh blames paranormal activity on daddy-long-legs before being rescued from the pool by a helpful spirit. Gina, a massage therapist, encounters a client with a translucent tag-along floating near the ceiling. Jared is watched by whispering shadows, Simon's garage ghost wants his shovel back, and Sarah recounts a very personal story of possession, love

Among the foreboding forests and ancient swamps of New England stirs a sleepless force – a fuel for unusual phenomena. Described as a ‘Paranormal Disney World’, the Bridgewater Triangle is a veritable smorgasbord of paranormal activity and high strangeness, and at its dark beating heart - the mysterious Hockomock Swamp. This phenomena includes, but is not limited to: UFOs, Bigfoot, Red-Headed Hitchhikers, Ghost Lights, Demon Dogs, Occult Rituals, Swamp Spirits, and of course.. Pukwudgies (the mysterious and menacing little people of the Wampanoag people). Join us as we peer into the wilderness to witness the bizarre happenings here.

Our story begins with a man and his vacuum tube radio in Grosseto, Italy, in 1949. There Marcello Bacci sat, one hand caressing his radio, and the other carefully turning the dial, tuning in his strange transmissions. Not music, news broadcasts or normal radio programs, but rather.. voices from beyond. Voices of spirit. Voices of the dead. For decades Bacci would hold sessions in tightly packed rooms filled with grieving mothers and family members of those who've crossed over. And while he could be classified as a medium, what makes him unique is that he didn't channel the spirits or entities himself, but rather, they spoke through his radio, in their own warbly voices, recognizable to those that knew them in life.  Following in the footsteps of Fathers Ernetti and Gemelli, as well as Friedrich Juergenson - the father of EVP, Bacci, along with his contemporaries in the Scole group, reached through the ether using a process known as ITC (Instrumental Transcommunication) to collect audio and video evidence of

Shadow People in the Walls, Child Eating Ceiling Creepers, Vanishing Felines and Astral Spiders are just some of the fuel for this strange bonfire of the bizarre! The Belief Hole is humming with her terrifying exultation, so join us as we explore her cavernous subterranean landscape and purge her most curious and creepolicious tales! Also.. Australia Doesn't Exist, Larry Bird and Jon's Nighttime Tummy Attacks? TIMESTAMPS

'Disembodied Voices: true accounts of hidden begins' is a fascinating work by Tim Marczenko, wherein he recovers forgotten lore from private collections and research centers and speaks with witnesses who've encountered anomalous, disembodied voices- some that help, some that haunt, and some that seem to be hunting.. us! We discuss the possible suspects (the Leshi, the Nishi, the Great Pan), the Missing 411 connection and dig into some truly bizarre first-hand encounters.  Also... Sylvan Dread, Interdimensional Ping Pong, and Dudes at the Gym

Some call it "Backwoods Magic". Others say, "Hillfolk Hoodoo," "Mountain Conjure", or just "the Work." Whatever you call it, it is the enduring folk magic that haunts the hollers and lingers within the misty slopes of the Appalachian mountains. Join us as we explore the wonder and rich tradition of practiced Appalachian folk Magic, as well as the fascinating (yet often overlooked) folklore and history of the region. Also.. Jeremy survives the break, Jon ruins the Sixth Sense, and Chris tries trivia!