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Camp Monsters

REI Co-op

These are the stories of impossible encounters with impossible creatures in the wildest corners of North America. We’ll travel the country, sit around campfires and talk about that thing that ran across the trail in the middle of the night, just beyond the beam of your flashlight. Come closer to the fire. Let’s hear the next legend.

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83 episodes
Updated Nov 13, 2025

Episodes83

Oct 18, 2023 · 29 min
The Mujina
Leilani was just trying to catch a movie at the local Honolulu drive-in when she walked into the bathroom and found a redheaded woman peering suspiciously into the mirror.
Oct 11, 2023 · 34 min
Tommyknockers
Lara just moved into a new house in an old coal-mining town in West Virginia. One night, she begins to hear sounds behind the walls of her basement bedroom. Knocking, knocking…
Oct 4, 2023 · 34 min
Tailypo
An old man at his cabin in Appalachia finds a dried-out old relic of a strange experience long ago. It brought back a lot of memories. And, as it turns out, that isn't all it brings back.
Sep 27, 2023 · 1 min
Camp Monsters is Back for Season 5
Camp Monsters is back for season 5, and the monsters are more mysterious than ever. Tune in to hear tales of peculiar creatures wandering through neighborhood yards, a strange relic discovered in a cabin in the woods, unexplained knocking in the basement and more.
Nov 9, 2022 · 26 min
Behind the Scenes of Camp Monsters
Join host Weston Davis for a behind the scenes look at the who, how and why of the Camp Monsters podcast! This is a BONUS EPISODE from Wes' interview on REI's Wild Ideas Worth Living podcast with host, Shelby Stanger. He spills the spooky tea and you don't want to miss it.
Oct 26, 2022 · 41 min
Mothman
Donald and Lydia moved into their first home together a little outside of Point Pleasant, West Virginia when Lydia started noticing strange occurrences— like the two skinny things, casting shadows in the light that streams under the front door.
Oct 19, 2022 · 33 min
Gumberoo
Up in the Cascade Mountains of the Pacific Northwest, you can smell a Gumberoo before you hear it-- a smell just like woodsmoke: faint at first, then thicker and thicker, like a campfire gone wild.
Oct 12, 2022 · 30 min
Lizard Man
Something feels off about this raining night in South Carolina. You can't put your finger on it. Driving through the intersection, you catch something in the rearview mirror. Something bathed in the red of your brake lights, something moving fast, close behind your car.
Oct 5, 2022 · 41 min
Alkali Lake Monster
Along the shores of Walgren Lake State Park in Nebraska, little whirlpools are starting to form, like something is pushing the water around…something deep down in the lake...something far too big...
Sep 28, 2022 · 36 min
Sharlie
Iris was ice fishing on Payette Lake in McCall Idaho when suddenly, with an impact she could feel through her feet, something struck the ice beneath her...
Sep 21, 2022 · 35 min
Skunk Ape
Molly, an adventurous dog visiting the Gulf Coast of Florida with her owner, finds herself in tall thick grass, thicker reeds, mud, and deep water. A perfect trap for the Skunk Ape.
Sep 14, 2022 · 38 min
Hogzilla
A small town football star in the Arkansas hills finds himself running from more than his opponent this Friday night.
Sep 7, 2022 · 40 min
Melon Heads
Across Fairfield County, Connecticut, whispers grow that back in the trees and forests, along lonely country lanes, live the “Melon Heads” — dangerous creatures known to lure and attack wayward outsiders.
Aug 10, 2022 · 34 min
The Top Bunk
Getting a room at camp with a single bunkbed all to yourself sounds great... until you begin to suspect that you’re not actually alone... and that someone— or something— is up in the top bunk…
Aug 3, 2022 · 33 min
The Shadowman
You’ve seen it before: a shadowy figure in the corner of your room at Camp Whileaway. You want to run, scream, cry out for help... but you know you won’t be able to. That’s one of the powers of the Shadowman.
Jul 27, 2022 · 34 min
The Signal Cabin
You're walking in the rain down a lonely old railway line in Tennessee when you see a light in the signal cabin up ahead. Usually a light in the darkness is a sign of safety, help and rescue but that may not be the case this time.
Jul 20, 2022 · 36 min
The Stowaway
Your dim lantern casts a thousand shadows down here in the low, soggy hold of the sail-training ship Amphion. But there is only one moving shadow that interests you. You're convinced it's a stowaway because, what else could it be?
Jul 13, 2022 · 36 min
Spirit Lake
You're supposed to be alone on the dark waters of Spirit Lake. But across the way you see the glow of a fire and hear strange sounds. Who or what could it be?
Jul 6, 2022 · 34 min
Thin Air
On your first solo flight, a mile above the earth, you discover a silver glint way off in the sky. What could it be? As it draws closer, you realize it's something you don't want to encounter, but now you have no choice.
Jun 29, 2022 · 33 min
The Cavern
There's a cave that's off limits for campers. It's a hazard — place where people easily get lost. At least that's what the counselors tell them.