Welcome back to another episode of Cryptid Cocktail Party! This week we celebrate the Winter Solstice and cover one of the most well-known and terrifying figures of holiday folklore...Krampus! The goat-horned demon of Pagan turned Christian tradition known for his horrifying imagery and harsh punishments. His story and journey through the centuries…

Welcome back to another episode of Cryptid Cocktail Party! This week Sarge, Maynard, and I dust off the old tinfoil hats to discuss some good old conspiracy theories. We go over Project Blue Beam, a conspiracy theory popularized in the '90s claiming that NASA along with the UN and other global elites will use multiple tactics to bring about the New…

Welcome back to another episode of Cryptid Cocktail Party! This episode, we are joined by our good friend Mathew to cover not one but TWO subspecies of Sasquatch—the infamous Sheepsquatch of West Virginia and the terrifying winged beast known as Batsquatch of the Pacific Northwest. And as an added bonus we pit the two together to see who will be cr…

Welcome back to another episode of Cryptid Cocktail Party! This week we are joined by none other than Jonathan Perez of Latinos Against Spooky Shit and The Spooky Guys podcast to cover a cryptid that is rooted in both factual history and Old West superstition. We are covering the infamous Red Ghost! This story is wild and this episode is a lot of f…

Welcome back to another episode of Cryptid Cocktail Party! This week we are joined by Jordan Holmes of the podcast Knowledge Fight to discuss a Slavic folklore story that some of you may be familiar with image-wise, but not so much the story. On this episode we discuss...Baba Yaga! From her grotesque appearance to her famous hut on chicken legs to …

Welcome back to another episode of Cryptid Cocktail Party! In light of the recent news that Info Wars as we know it is dead, we thought it would be fun to go down memory lane and discuss some of the more outlandish and less dangerous and hateful conspiracies Alex Jones has discussed in his almost 30 years of broadcasting. And then we decided to ran…

Welcome back to another episode of Cryptid Cocktail Party! This week marks the first proper episode Sarge and Dave have done together in close to a month!!! On this episode, in honor of us being invited to be Cryptid Camp Councilors, we cover a cryptid/folkloric creature we have been meaning to cover but haven't, until now. That being the metal bea…

Welcome back to another episode of Cryptid Cocktail Party! Sarge got the week off to do whatever people in Massachusetts do to relax...fight a cop, drink a Dunkins, I don't know. So Dave is joined instead by friend of the show and host of Oh Look! Another Ghost! Nick Einstman, We dive into a few cases of shared delusions this week but focus mainly …

Welcome back to a VERY special episode of Cryptid Cocktail Party! Every wonder what happens when you tried to take the plot of a horror movie and turn it into a true crime podcast? Well, you get our Halloween Special, that’s what! Dave tries to trick Sarge once again by turning the plot of the 1978 horror movie classic Halloween into a dramatic tru…

Welcome back to another episode of Cryptid Cocktail Party! This week, Dave is still MIA in the great white north so Sarge takes the reigns once again with the help of Cam and Amanda to discuss one of the weirdest sightings ever caught on film. The infamous Fresno Nightcrawlers!

Welcome back to another episode of the AWARD WINNING Cryptid Cocktail Party. Dave is attending to a maple syrup emergency in Canada, so Sarge landed the plane with help from our special guest, Cam from Narragansett. Cam and Sarge investigate a monstrous crab-like being and the part it played in a decades old mystery involving a true American hero.…

Welcome back to another episode of the AWARD WINNING Cryptid Cocktail Party! This week, the boys return to solve the case of a decades-old mystery involving the Irving family and their time living with the mischievous entity known as Gef the Talking Mongoose. Enjoy!

Welcome back to another episode of Cryptid Cocktail Party! This week Dave and Sarge wrap up their series on time travel conspiracies with Project Pegasus Part Two! On this episode we go over some of Andrew Basiago's exploits during his time in Project Pegasus including his trip to witness the Gettysburg Address and his meeting with George Washingto…

Welcome back to another episode of Cryptid Cocktail Party! This week Dave and Sarge continue their journey of Time Travel-based conspiracies with Project Pegasus! Another "Top Secret" child experiment based on Tesla technology. Man, the Government sure does seem to love this trope. In this episode, we cover why children make the best test subjects …

Welcome back to another episode of Cryptid Cocktail Party! This week Dave and Sarge dive deep into the world of conspiracy theories to figure out the truth, kind of, of one of the most popular theories out there...The Montauk Project!

Welcome back to another episode of Cryptid Cocktail Party! This week, Dave and Sarge cover the lesser-known conflict known as the Bigfoot War of 1855! It all started when a series of mysterious raids and kidnappings occurred in Choctaw settlements by unknown perpetrators resulting in a band of warriors facing off with a group of vicious and brutal …

Welcome back to another episode of Cryptid Cocktail Party! This week Dave and Sarge are joined by Dave's cousin Devin for a trip down to good ole West Virginia to talk about a vampiric house plant come to life...the Vegetable Man of West Virginia aka The Veggie Man! This one has got twists and turns galore so strap in and enjoy!…

Welcome back to another episode of Cryptid Cocktail Party! This week we are joined by very special guest, Matthew Schang! For those of you unaware, he is the cohost of the Mothboys Podcast, the organizer of Cryptid Bash and the Veggie Man Festival, and an accomplished author. So we invited him to play a stupid game called "One Off Cryptids!" Three …

Welcome back to another episode of Cryptid Cocktail Party! This week Sarge and Dave make their way down south to discuss the absolutely true tale of the Dogman and his part in the Land Between the Lakes Massacre. Its definitely a true story even though you won't find any police reports, news coverage, or eyewitnesses. So...believe its true and enjo…

Welcome back to a BONUS episode of Cryptid Cocktail Party! On this episode Dave lets Sarge choose his own adventure by prompting CHAT GPT to come up with one of the better AI Creepypastas we have ever read on the show. Enjoy!

Welcome back to another episode of Cryptid Cocktail Party! This week, Dave and Sarge travel again to the Pacific Northwest to discuss an alien encounter that is definitely a top 5 regarding weirdness. Enjoy!

Welcome back to another episode of Cryptid Cocktail Party! This week Dave returns to tell Sarge the tale of a 7-foot-tall, slime-covered, very aggressive monster that terrorized the town of Columbus, Indiana in 1974. The media dubbed that monster as the Mill Race Monster. Enjoy!

Welcome back to another episode of Cryptid Cocktail Party! This week Sarge takes the reigns and tells friend of the show Maynerd about an encounter had by famed peanut farmer turned President Jimmy Carter involving a ravenous beast that the media dubbed "The Killer Rabbit." Enjoy!

Welcome back to another episode of Cryptid Cocktail Party! This week Dave and Sarge make their way to the great white north as a little treat to Sarge to discuss the mysterious lake monster known as Dildosus aka the Dildo Monster of Dildo Pond! Now, we know what you all are thinking...Dave is messing with Sarge again but this is 100% real and if yo…

Welcome back to another episode of Cryptid Cocktail Party! This week we are headed back to the Pacific Northwest to the small town of Oakville, WA where in 1994 a mysterious gelatinous substance rained down over the city several times over 3 weeks, and to this day, no one knows just what the hell it was. Also...there is a lot cum jokes so we apolog…

Welcome back to another episode of Cryptid Cocktail Party! This week we dive DEEP under the arctic ice to Lake Vostok to discuss the totally real, 100% non fiction, genuine discovery of Organism 46-B. A 14 legged, highly intelligent, Lovecraftian nightmare that is just...genuinely the worst. Enjoy!

Welcome back to another episode of Cryptid Cocktail Party! This week we take a trip to the great state of Illinois. Home of the Murphysboro Mud Monster, the Enfield Monster, and the subject of this week's episode...The Mad Gasser of Mattoon! Responsible for a rash of attacks in the 1940s and chalked up to mass hysteria, the gasser has been a debate…

Welcome back to another episode of Cryptid Cocktail Party! This week Dave and Sarge head to the great state of New Jersey to discuss the sightings of one of the weirdest creatures we've ever covered, the Mantis Man of Hackettstown! Order a pride shirt and help support the Trevor Project: cryptidcocktail.threadless.com…

Welcome back to another episode of Cryptid Cocktail Party! This week Dave tells Sarge three different stories about some one-off cryptid sightings. Those sightings include the Slong Lawmp Monster of Maine, the Octosquatch of Spain, and the Shdowveil Prowler of the Pacific Northwest. Be sure to stick around until the end because these stories may ha…

Welcome back to another episode of Cryptid Cocktail Party! This week Sarge and Dave decided not to bum all of you out and cover something more...wholesome. This week, the boys are covering a strange alien sighting in Dade City, Florida in the 1920s involving a young girl, robot flowers, and a large piece of artillery. This story TRULY has it all. E…

Welcome back to another episode of Cryptid Cocktail Party! This week Sarge and I cover a more serious topic. That topic is Walking Sam and his relation to the Lakota people of the Pine Ridge Indian reservation in South Dakota. We go over what Walking Sam is, how he operates, and the circumstances on the reservation that brought this legend to life.…

Welcome back to another episode of Cryptid Cocktail Party! This week Sarge and I wrap up our series on Mel's Hole and when I tell you that you aren't ready for what transpires, trust me. Be sure to stick around till the end for a quick fairy update courtesy of Christina from Bake Bake Philly, and we got another installment of Wholesome Content. Enj…

Welcome back to another episode of Cryptid Cocktail Party! This week Sarge and I continue on our journey down Mel's Hole picking up right where we left off after Mel arrived home to find the government has stolen his land and as you'll find out throughout this episode, they took much more than that from him. Enjoy!…

Welcome back to another episode of Cryptid Cocktail Party! This week Sarge and I dive deep into the mystery that is Mel's hole! A mysterious pit on the property of Mel Waters as described in his numerous conversations with Art Bell on Coast to Coast AM. This is probably our most immature episode to date and its well worth the listen. Also, we got a…

Welcome back to another episode of Cryptid Cocktail Party! This week Sarge and I sit down to go over one of the most terrifying pieces of Inuit folklore and that is the cautionary tale of the Qalupalik, a mermaid-like sea creature that snatches up children wandering too close to the shore and eats them. Or sucks the life force out of them. Either w…

Welcome back to another episode of Cryptid Cocktail Party! This week I am joined again by friend of the Sarge the Destroyer to cover a creature that can only be categorized as an Abominable Swamp Slob, the Murphysboro Mud Monster! This episode goes off the rails pretty quick so strap in and enjoy!

Welcome back to another episode of Cryptid Cocktail Party! This week, Nick and I wrap up our story of the Pascagoula Abduction and tell you about the aftermath of Charles and Calvin's experience. From the initial interview with the police, the investigations done by James Harder and Dr. J. Allen Hynek, and more!…

Welcome back to another episode of Cryptid Cocktail Party! This week, Nick joins me on the show to discuss the alleged abduction of two men along the Pascagoula River in October of 1973. This case is one of the strangest UFO/alien encounters out there, so be sure to strap in and, as always, enjoy!

Welcome back to another episode of Cryptid Cocktail Party! This week I am joined by friend of the show Kevin, host of Where The Weird Ones Are, to discuss one of the oldest creatures of lore in North America...the Pukwudgie! We go over their origins, their abilities, and cover some of the "pranks" they have been known to pull. This episode is lore …

Welcome back to another episode of Cryptid Cocktail Party! This week I am joined by friend of the show Cryptid Clyde to discuss something that's been bothering us in the cryptid community: the misrepresentation and the misinformation going around about the Navajo witches known as Skinwalkers. So, in this episode, we decided to dispel some of those …

Welcome back to another episode of Cryptid Cocktail Party! In celebration of St, Patrick's Day, this week I am joined by my good friend Jon Bunting to go over the origins, behaviors, and lore surrounding some of Ireland's most famous fairies! We got the leprechaun, the banshee, the pooka, and some others I can remember at the moment. Hopefully, thi…

Welcome back to another episode of Cryptid Cocktail Party! This week I am joined by a very hungover Nick Einstman to discuss some good old-fashioned New England urban legend coming out of a small town in Vermont, the Northfield Pigman! Definitely a fun story to tell around the fire next time you go camping to truly traumatize your kids. Enjoy!…

Welcome back to another episode of Cryptid Cocktail Party! This week I am joined by the mountain man himself, Jamie Hurley, to talk about some of the more popular hoaxers, grifters, and con people in the cryptozoology and paranormal world.

Welcome back to another episode of Cryptid Cocktail Party! This week I am joined by old friend John "Ging" Manning to talk about some 19th-century tom foolery that occurred in and around London by the dastardly devil known as Spring-Heeled Jack!

Welcome back to another episode of Cryptid Cocktail Party! This week I am joined by good friend and co-host of the Cool Parents Podcast, Justin Furtak! We discuss a more modern tale in the paranormal, cryptid, and UFO community...The Black Eyed Kids! This episode was a ton of fun so, enjoy!

Welcome back to another episode of Cryptid Cocktail Party! This week I am joined by friend of the show Cryptid Clyde to talk about the blood-soaked, three-day, Roman sex party known as Lupercalia and how it may be the precursor to the romance riddle Hallmark holiday we celebrate now, Valentine's Day. Not a cryptid, alien, or ghoul, but still a wild…

Welcome back to another episode of Cryptid Cocktail Party! This week Colby and I wrap up our Mothman series by covering two of the more divisive characters in the UFO community, Woodrow Derenberger and Indrid Cold! Enjoy! Go listen to Colbys band on Spotify: LNTRNS

Welcome back to another episode of Cryptid Cocktail Party! This week Colby and I continue our series on the enigmatic Mothman! In this episode, we focus on a few of the more infamous and strange sightings that occurred in and around Point Pleasant in the 1960's. We also cover the collapse of The Silver Bridge that tragically took the lives of 46 pe…

Welcome back to another episode of Cryptid Cocktail Party! This week I am joined by second-best guest host Colby Clark to kick off our One Year Anniversary series on The Mothman! In the first instalment, we go over some of the history of Point Pleasant and the curse placed upon the area by a Shawnee Chieftain known as Chief Cornstalk that may have …

Welcome back to another episode of Cryptid Cocktail Party! This week I am joined by friend of the show Nick Einstman as well as author Mark Trollinger to discuss the return of everyone's favorite interdimensional being, Sam the Sandown Clown! This time Sam pops up in Nova Scotia but this encounter feels...dark. This was a ton of fun and a huge shou…