Cryptid Campfire

Cryptid Campfire explores the strange and unusual creatures that lurk in the shadows. From Bigfoot to Chupacabras we gather around a virtual campfire every week to talk about the beasts and monsters that share our planet.
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232 episodes
Updated Aug 15, 2024

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Feb 27, 2021 · 50 min
152. Tall Tales #25 The Stanley Hotel
As we exit the Southwest, the Crew takes a much needed pitstop at the The Stanley Hotel in Colorado. While it may be a beautiful location, it's also HAUNTED. This place is so spooky that it's actually the inspiration of The Shining by Stephen King. So gather in tight for a spooky ride through the Stanley Hotel!
Feb 23, 2021 · 51 min
151. Cactus Cat
Our time in the American Southwest is ending and we celebrate it in style with the desert's one of a kind party animal: the Cactus Cat! This feline cryptid drinks the sap of cacti to get a little tipsy! And you can too as you join us around the campfire for another thrilling episode!
Feb 16, 2021 · 1 hr 17 min
150. Skinwalker Ranch
This week's stop takes the trio to Skinwalker Ranch, a place filled with UFO's, poltergeist activity, a security guard named Dragon and everything other than a skinwalker! So why is it called that? Join us in this week's episode as we delve into this mystery that resides in the Uinta Basin!
Feb 13, 2021 · 33 min
149. Tall Tales #24 The Red Ghost of Arizona
The first pit stop of the Road Trip features a mysterious skeletal figure atop the back of a red haired camel! Alex is preoccupied in the bathroom as Eli and Jasmine talk about this freaky cowboy legend!
Feb 9, 2021 · 56 min
148. Mogollon Monster
This week, Jasmine and Alex are so jealous of Eli's recent adventure to the Mogollon Rim on Chasing Legends, that they decided to revisit it with him on the road trip! Gather around the Campfire, make some smores as we talk about the Bigfoot of Arizona!
Feb 5, 2021 · 1 hr 4 min
147. Peter Renn and Jason Hewlett
This week, Eli and Alex sit down with paranormal investigators and dynamic duo Peter Renn and Jason Hewlett. They discuss some of the most thrilling cases that Peter has looked into, as well as their new book: I Want to Believe: One Man's Journey into the Paranormal!
Feb 2, 2021 · 53 min
146. The Lone Pine Mountain Devil
Kicking off our Cryptid Road Trip, we make our first stop in the Sierra Nevadas where the West Coast Jersey Devil is said to roam! Is this the terror of early Spanish settlers or an invention of the modern internet age! Find out in this rambunctious episode!
Jan 26, 2021 · 1 hr 1 min
145. Tate Hieronymus
This week, Eli talks to Tate Hieronymus of the Bluff Creek Project! Tate is part of the ongoing effort to preserve and study Bluff Creek, the location of the Patterson Gimlin Film. He is also a filmmaker and a knowledgeable sasquatch researcher!
Jan 19, 2021 · 1 hr 3 min
144. Jeremy Sanborn
Jeremy Sanborn is a member of the Lake Champlain Zoological Inquiry (LCZI), and is a Sasquatch Researcher. He is also a diver and has dove into Lake Champlain on several occasions, most recently for the feature film Release the Bodette Film. Eli sits down and talks all things cryptozoology in a fun conversation!
Jan 12, 2021 · 1 hr 11 min
143. Andy Matzke
And we're back in this new year with a chill interview with Andy Matzke of Small Town Monsters. It's a laid back conversation about cryptozoology, favorite cryptids and horror films. We laugh a bit, we cry a bit and if you liked this episode at all, please consider checking out Andy's new podcast "Somewhere in Ohio".
Jan 12, 2021 · 1 hr 8 min
142. Cryptid Palooza!
Eli sits down with Chasing Legends host, Nash Hoover, and technocratic debonair Aleks Petakov to discuss Season 1 of Chasing Legends coming in early 2021. We'll be answering your questions and highlighting our favorite memories from the making of season 1.
Dec 22, 2020 · 1 hr 15 min
141. Christmas Kaboom!
What happens when Eli, Jasmine and Alex all research different things for this week's episode? The Christmas Kaboom! That's right everyone this week we're talking about Elves, Yule and Eggnog in this crazy mish mash of Christmas goodness!
Dec 19, 2020 · 52 min
140. Tall Tales #23 Tricky Trolls
Eli and Alex take a deep dive into the incredibly indefinite world of Trolls! They can be as large as a house, they can be as small as a mouse and they can even be a werewolf, depending on who you ask and in what century! We learn a lot and laugh a lot more, so gather around the Campfire as we talk about these mountain dwelling tricksters.
Dec 15, 2020 · 1 hr 7 min
139. Cryptids of Alaska
This week the trio heads up to the frigid regions of the Final Frontier! Alaska! They seem to have everything giant wolves, giant bears, giant otters and dinosaurs! Only the best of the best get to defend Santa's fortress in the North Pole from people trying to steal presents! Join us on this holly jolly talk around the campfire!
Dec 12, 2020 · 44 min
138. Tall Tales #22 Partridge Creek Monster
Eli and Alex travel northwards to the Yukon! Hiding deep in the forest, at Partridge Creek is an unspeakable horror that resembles a dinosaurs, but its alive and eating caribou! Gather around the campfire as, out of the cold, dreary night, comes a spooky Tall Tale!
Dec 8, 2020 · 1 hr 14 min
137. Hollow Earth
Eli, Jasmine and Alex take a deep dive (literally) into the Earth's crust in this episode, exploring all the mysteries of Hollow Earth and fighting off dinosaurs and crazy theories at the same time! Join us, in this thrilling episode featuring UFOs, World War 2 conspiracies, wooly mammoths and much, much more!
Dec 4, 2020 · 1 hr 7 min
136. Andy McGrath
Andy McGrath! This man is doing his best to raise awareness about the cryptids that inhabit the UK and he's doing a great job of it! Eli discusses with him today some of the cool things happening in Loch Ness, startling British Big Cat stories and what musical instruments he plays!
Dec 1, 2020 · 1 hr 1 min
135. Bashful Baba Yaga
In the beginning of the Winter to Dismember we discuss the Baba Yaga! The Slavic old crone who likes to eat children and ride around in her house with chicken legs! Eli, Jasmine and Alex discuss the wildest aspects of her personality or personalities, so gather around the campfire for a frightful tale!
Nov 24, 2020 · 1 hr 10 min
134. Cryptid Stories
We're finishing the Trilogy of Terror with some spooky Cryptid Stories! And also lengthy conversation about popular culture movies and television shows! So if you want to hear about possible real life dinosaurs and mid 19th century Bigfoot sightings with conversations about Jurassic World and the Mandalorian thrown in, you're going to love this episode!
Nov 19, 2020 · 1 hr 21 min
133. Royal Ropens
This episode was once a Patreon Exclusive that is now being released to the public! This week Alex and Eli are joined by Karac St. Laurent of Crash Course Cryptozoology as they take a deep dive to the jungles of Papua New Guinea in search of the Ropen. This pterosaur like cryptid has been sighted on multiple occasions and even has reported video evidence of its existence. Could this all be a creation of creationists, or is there something lurking in the skies of Papua New Guinea?

Cryptid Campfire

152. Tall Tales #25 The Stanley Hotel

151. Cactus Cat

150. Skinwalker Ranch

149. Tall Tales #24 The Red Ghost of Arizona

148. Mogollon Monster

147. Peter Renn and Jason Hewlett

146. The Lone Pine Mountain Devil

145. Tate Hieronymus

144. Jeremy Sanborn

143. Andy Matzke

142. Cryptid Palooza!

141. Christmas Kaboom!

140. Tall Tales #23 Tricky Trolls

139. Cryptids of Alaska

138. Tall Tales #22 Partridge Creek Monster

137. Hollow Earth

136. Andy McGrath

135. Bashful Baba Yaga

134. Cryptid Stories

133. Royal Ropens