Best Arcane Library Podcasts (2025)

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AC 00136 - Live from Durham South Regional Library - Mermaids of the Cape Fear and the Santer of Statesville 54:52

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Did you know the Cape Fear River has a centuries-old mermaid legend--and it kinda-sorta ties to our favorite Revolutionary War villain? And have you heard the vicious tale of the Santer? Join Charlie and Michael live from Durham's beautiful South Regional Library as they dive deep into the waters of myth, folklore, and newspaper archives! Links: Ar…

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AC 00137 - The Ghost of Old Station Number Four 29:34

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Have you ever walked into a room and smelled a phantom's cigar? Join Charlie and Michael for the true and tragic history--and subsequent haunting--surrounding a fireman and a firehouse in Charlotte, NC! Links: Arcane Carolinas Vol. 3 (Charlie's newest entry in our series of nonfiction volumes!) Children of Solitude (Michael's latest horror novel!) …

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AC 00135 - Restless Spirits Aboard Battleship North Carolina 33:11

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Battleship North Carolina has a distinguished history as part of the Allied victory in World War Two, and for decades has served as a living museum and monument to that effort and to the technological innovations in its design. But it's also one of the most haunted places in the Carolinas! Come aboard for a deep dive discussion with Charlie and Mic…

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AC 00134 - Live from Ret-Con 2025 - The Phantom Steed of Cary 1:00:32

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What's that sound racing down the road outside at night? Could it be the ghost of a horse in search of its fallen rider? Join Michael, Charlie, and special guest Tally Johnson for a deep dive into the history behind a local legend, a couple of quick companion stories from Tally, and a surprise eye-witness account from the convention audience! Links…

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AC 00133 - The Other Grey Lady of South Carolina 35:37

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We've discussed the Grey Man of Pawley's Island, SC, and the other Grey Man of Pawley's Island, SC, and we've discussed Theodosia Burr, the Grey Lady of South Carolina, so now it's time to talk about the other Grey Lady of South Carolina! Join Michael and Charlie on a deep-dive into the multiple histories funneling into one of the Palmetto State's …

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AC 00132 - Live from Ret-Con 2025 - Devil's Rock 20:33

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Behold the return of an old "friend"! Recorded live at Ret-Con 2025 Links: Arcane Carolinas Vol. 3 (Charlie's newest entry in our series of nonfiction volumes!) Children of Solitude (Michael's latest horror novel!) Upcoming Live Appearances: Killer Pride (Williamsburg, VA - September 26-28, 2025) - Michael solo (he'll be on panels and in the vendor…

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AC 00131 - Live from Ret-Con - Killer Monkeys from Mars! 23:22

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Join Charlie and Michael on a deep-dive into the bizarre world of primate agression, recorded live at Ret-Con 2025! OUT NOW: Arcane Carolinas Volume 3 by Charlie Mewshaw! Foreword by Jason Tapp of SpookyCLT! Links: Arcane Carolinas Vol. 3 (Charlie's newest entry in our series of nonfiction volumes!) Children of Solitude (Michael's latest horror nov…

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AC 00130 - Live from Ret-Con 2025 - The Grafton Monster 29:34

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What's big, weird, and extremely niche? The Grafton Monster, that's what! Join us for the first of a THREE-PART live episode recorded at Ret-Con 2025! Also, a couple of tickets got returned by some folks who can't make it on Thursday, September 11, for the Arcane Carolinas Spooky Season Kickoff, so grab 'em while you can if you want to go! OUT NOW:…

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2025 Spooky Season Kickoff Reminder 3:35

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Just a quick reminder for folks who may not see the Facebook posts: our Spooky Season Kickoff is at Arcana in Durham, NC, on September 11! Tickets are free, and there are only a handful left. It'll also be a launch party for Arcane Carolinas Volume 3! Get your Spooky Season Kickoff tickets here!By Arcane Carolinas

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AC 00129 - Stay Humble Out There 45:16

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We know plenty of legends based on and built around real people, from the Hunter of Purgatory Mountain to Lavinia Fisher to Hezekiah Jones. But how often do we see a legend spring up around a person as events unfold? Join Charlie and Michael for the summer road trip episode about a notorious driver and a couple of legend-encrusted vehicles! Links: …

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AC 00128 - Arcane Carolinas Case Files for April 2025 36:08

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Join Charlie for two AC Case Files interviews regarding strange experiences, one on the coast of North Carolina and one on the streets of Pittsburgh, PA! Links: Children of Solitude (Michael's new horror novel!) Grafton Monster Fest Upcoming Live Appearances: PBO Pride (maybe? - Michael solo - June 6 & 7, 2025) Grafton Monster Festival (Charlie Sol…

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State of the OSR (Gary Con '25 Panel) 1:24:12

6M ago1:24:12

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Six Cultures of Play Joe Hines’ Point-Crawl vs. Hex-Crawl New School Revolution Blog Primer to Old School Gaming Principia Apocrypha Ars Ludi on West Marches Break RPG Goblin Archive’s The Mall Liminal Horror (Cairn hack) Valley of Flowers Thousand Thousand Islands Dungeon World Maze Rats 1.0 Into the Odd Joseph R Lewis SotD Episode Matt Finch Myth…

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Kelsey Dionne (Arcane Library) 1:05:12

6M ago1:05:12

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The Arcane Library Shadowdark Western Reaches Kickstarter (End 4/9/25) Darkest Dungeon Elden Ring The Merry Mushmen Knock Magazine Tome of Adventure Design Mothership RPG Dark of Hot Springs Island Neverland 5e Kelsey's Ghostlight Adventure Legends of Avantris Marie Kondo - Tidying Up The Four Hour Workweek LegendKeeper - Pirate Borg Westmarches Ha…

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AC 00127 - Do Not Trespass at Salem Black River Church 41:53

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Salem Black River Church near Maysville, SC, is one of the oldest churches in South Carolina and has a rich history as a place of worship and community. From it sprang many other local institutions and activists of tremendous importance also. But the Internet holds that today it is a place of disturbing phenomena from hauntings to monsters. Is any …

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Mike Mearls (Chaosium/Mike Mearls Games) 1:14:32

7M ago1:14:32

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Patreon Odyssey Rulebook Chaosium King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard music Blog of Holding Armored Core VI Video Game Vampire: The Masquerade RPG Reading D&D Aloud Interview with Ben Riggs Vast Grimm RPG Destiny Video Game Marathon Video Game Pathways Into Darkness Video GameBy Mike Mearls, Luke Stratton

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Joseph R. Lewis (Dungeon Age) 1:11:47

8M ago1:11:47

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Joseph R. Lewis Website Nightmare Over Ragged Hollow - Review Cortex Podcast Yearly Theme - 2025 Yearly Themes Writing RPG Adventure Series - Writing RPG Adventures: 01 Vision Between Two Cairns Podcast Kraken Corpse Delve Saving Saxham Desert Angel Fiasco Imperial Vault 19 Witches of Frostwyck The Ultraviolet Grasslands Deep Carbon Observatory (Re…

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Brian Colin (Creature Curation) 1:05:55

8M ago1:05:55

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Sqwurmish Kickstarter (Ends 3/13/25) Main website Plunderlust The Molt RPG All Published Works High Noon Marvel Crisis Protocol Forbidden Psalm Dread Knights Trench Crusade Mordheim Frostgrave Original SotD podcast with Brian Colin Granite State Comic Con Neon Lords of the Toxic Wasteland, Brian Shutter Malevolent Minis Tabletop Engineer Seven and …

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Zac Goins (Limithron) 1:17:41

8M ago1:17:41

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www.Zacgoings.com Join Discord HERE Tangled in Shrouds Kickstarter End 2/19/25 E-Myth Solution - Book 7 Aboard the Shackles Cabin Fever Beta PDF Moria 5e RPG Tomb Punk Outcast Silver Raiders Thousand Thousand Islands Wyrmskin Magazine Glumdark RPG The Obscure Files Trench Crusade Email questions and Comments: [email protected] Get Free st…

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Mike Tuñez (Firelock Games) 1:02:52

8M ago1:02:52

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FirelockGames.com Dead Man’s Chest blog Blood and Pigment blog Timber and Sail Blog Blood and Bayonets Kickstarter War Stories Pacific RPG Kickstarter One Box of War Game Challenge Empire of Blue Water - Book On Stranger Tides - Book Captain Blood - Movie Sea Rover's Practice - Book Black Sails - TV Show Treasure Island - Movie Master & Commander -…

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AC 00126 - The Ill-Tempered Ghost of Bertie County NC 51:33

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Bertie County, NC, is a place of rural beauty--and possibly of an angry ghost engaged in some questionable parenting from beyond the grave! Join Michael and Charlie for a deep dive into the history of one of the state's oldest counties, a fun spooky legend, and the many ways this legend connects to the history of the community where it's set. Links…

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AC 00125 - Lydia's Bridge 36:32

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Late on a rainy, foggy night, as you drive through the early settlement of Jamestown, NC, a young woman may flag you down in hopes of refuge from the weather and a ride to her home. This is a familiar legend in the Carolinas, but it isn't unique. Is there real history behind this instance of the well-known tale of a hitchhiker from beyond? And just…

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Mike Mason & Paul Fricker 1:22:11

10M ago1:22:11

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Mike Mason - Substack Paul Fricker - Substack Chaosium Eldritch Stories HP Lovecraft - Complete works Pirate Borg LIVE! At NecronomiCon PVD 2024 Pirate Borg LIVE! At NecronomiCon PVD 2022 White Dwarf Magazine Stalking the Night Fantastic Shadowdark RPG Girl With The Pearl Earring - Painting Yes - Band Marillion - Band Phish - Band Cthulhu by Gaslig…

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World Building The Dark Caribbean 56:04

10M ago56:04

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Limithron.com Discord Patreon Pirate Ports & Dark Caribbean Preview Dark Caribbean Preview #3 Dark Caribbean Preview #4 Dark Caribbean Preview #5 Dark Caribbean Preview #6 Dark Caribbean Preview #7 Influences: On Stranger Tides - Book The History of Pirates - Book The Republic Pirates - Book Empire of Blue Water - Book Captain Blood - Movie Treasur…

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AC 00124 - Let's Sidebar This Item of Drone Business 20:14

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Look, up there in the sky! It's a drone! It's an alien! It's... live-action folklore in the making! Join Charlie and Michael for a quick, informal chat about the wave of "drone"/UFO/UAP sightings being reported (and sometimes recorded, and maybe sometimes manufactured) nationwide! Originally this was the intro to the next episode, but we went on lo…

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Brian Shutter (Neon Lords of the Toxic Wasteland) 53:53

10M ago53:53

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Neon Lords of the Toxic Wasteland: https://neonlords.com/ Neon Lords of the Toxic Wastland “Total Carnage Edition”: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/neonlordsrpg/neon-lords-of-the-toxic-wasteland-2nd-printing Rings of Chaos (Board Game): https://beadleandgrimms.com/pages/ring-of-chaos?srsltid=AfmBOoq8v8NcsPv-A5pzfOL12o8c1_2UyHGgtk2emrBI1tnI7EHP…

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Professor Dungeon Master (Dungeon Craft) 1:01:57

10M ago1:01:57

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Dungeon Craft Youtube https://www.youtube.com/@DUNGEONCRAFT1 Eldritch Hack https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/386049/eldritch-hack Deathbringer RPG Rules https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/396879/deathbringer-rpg Halls of the blood kind https://necroticgnome.com/products/halls-of-the-blood-king Dragon Town https://www.kickstarter.com/proj…

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Ben Milton (Questing Beast) 1:02:18

11M ago1:02:18

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Questing beast channel https://www.youtube.com/@QuestingBeast Questing Blog https://questingblog.com/ Making DnD Monster Tokens out of Magic Cards! Making DnD Monster Tokens out of Magic Cards! Scrye Magazine https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scrye Shadowrun CCG https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/2123/shadowrun-the-trading-card-game Dark Age CCG https…

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AC 00123 - Spooky Season Kickoff - Live from Arcana 2024 51:03

11M ago51:03

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Now that Spooky Season for 2024 has drawn to a close, and Michael and Charlie have gotten a bit of a rest, let's... rewind time to the start of Spooky Season! Join Charlie, Michael, and an enthusiastic crowd as we talk about three fun and spooky stories and places from the Carolinas and beyond! Note: if you listen to the show with kids, the jokes i…

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Sean McCoy (Mothership Month) 1:17:30

11M ago1:17:30

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Wages of Sin Kickstarter (Ends Dec 10th, 2024) Tuesday Knight Games Mothership RPG Mothership Month Win Conditions - Sean's Blog Pound of Flesh - Mothership Toolkit Gradient Descent - Mothership Adventure Scout & Trademark Manuals Tidebreak - Mothership Adventure Subnautica - Video Game Leviathan - Movie 1989 Crimes of the future - Move by David Cr…

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John Marron (OSR Connoisseur) 1:03:35

11M ago1:03:35

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Secret of the Black Crag Adventure Between Two Cairns Podcast Vaults of Vaarn Ravenloft Setting Curse of Strahd Beadle & Grim Deluxe Box Knave 2e RPG Outcast Silver Raiders Dark of Hot Springs Island Dolmenwood Vaesen Old School Essentials Wormskin magazine (Issues 1-8) Reach of the Roach God Eat the Reich Yoon-Suin Lost Bay podcast The Ultraviolet…

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Andrew Kolb (Wonderland) 1:26:25

11M ago1:26:25

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Andrew Kolb's Website Wonderland (Released Nov 12, 2024) Oz Neverland Dolmenwood The Gardens of Ynn The Stygian Library Over the Garden Wall Redwall Discworld Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 01:00 Wonderland 11:00 Level Design 28:00 Spoilers 41:45 New Ideas 56:00 Into the Odd 1:00:00 Inspirations 1:07:00 Designing Layout 1:12:00 Design Love 1:24:00 Wrap up…

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Jordan and Zach Weisman (Sea of Legends) 58:08

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Sea of Legends C RPG Kickstarter Sea of Legends board game Mentioned Games: Wizkids Adventure Forge Battletech Shadowrun Crimson skies Pirate of the Spanish Main Time Stamps 00:00 - Intro 10:35 - Single player? 16: 30 - Love of pirates 23:45 - Pirates of the Spanish Main 35:40 - Deck building Game 40:00 - Ship combat 42:15 - Factions 46:00 - Broads…

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Mörk Borg Heresy Supreme Video Game 53:09

12M ago53:09

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Kickstarter Mörk Borg Heresy Supreme Video Game Morbidware Games Stockholm Kartell Forbidden Psalms Mothership Video Games Inspirations: The Binding of Isaac Dead Cells Devil Daggers Blasphemous Lost VikingsBy Misbug, Diego Sacchetti, Johan Nohr, Luke Stratton

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AC 00122 - The Blue Lady of Hilton Head Island 46:16

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On stormy nights the spectral figure of a woman in blue dashes through the darkness to climb the stairs of the old Rear Range Light on Hilton Head Island. Why is her mission so vitally important she continues it from beyond the grave? Join Michael and Charlie as they dig deep into folklore and history in search of another Shady Lady haunting one of…

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AC 00121 - Reintroductions, The Catawba River Runner, & H-O-Ape-Man 24:47

1y ago24:47

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It's been a little over four years, and Charlie's new show Lost Monster Files is about to premiere, so we think it's a good time to re-introduce ourselves to folks who might be new to the show. And while you're at it, take a dive into a legend shared by more than one of the indigenous peoples of the Carolinas as Charlie tells the tale of the Catawb…

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AC 00120 - Killer Apps - Live from Ret-Con 2024 48:37

1y ago48:37

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Did you hear the story of that video game that drove that kid mad? It happened just one town over! My cousin's friend told me he heard about it at summer camp! Join Charlie and Michael for a deep-dive into the history of an urban legend straight out of the arcade age: Polybius, the original killer app! But is there any truth behind this story? Ther…

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AC 00119 - The Heroes of America - Part Two of Two 49:45

1y ago49:45

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This episode is the second half of our history deep dive into the Heroes of America, an anti-Confederate secret society that started in the "Quaker Belt" region of NC. If you're looking for a way to help people affected by Hurricane Helene in the Carolinas and beyond, consider donating to the American Red Cross' Hurricane Helene efforts. If you see…

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AC 00118 - The Heroes of America - Part One of Two 48:58

1y ago48:58

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Did you know a sprawling network of anti-Confederate organizers formed in the Piedmont of NC at the outset of the US Civil War? Join Michael and Charlie for a history deep-dive into a little-discussed corner of the reality of political organizing in the south during that era! Note: the sound is different on this one because we got to use an awesome…

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AC 00117 - Places of Power & Paranormal Bucket Lists - Live from ConGregate 2024 36:56

1y ago36:56

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From the Devil's Tramping Ground to ghost chickens in the US Capitol, what are our paranormal bucket list items? And what makes any given paranormal hotspot such a focal point for the strange in the first place? Join Michael and special guest co-hosts Gary Mitchel and Tally Johnson for the rest of our ConGregate 2024 conversation! And don't forget,…

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AC 00116 - Haunted Highways Near and Far - Live from ConGregate 2024 57:27

1y ago57:27

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We've all heard of Route 66, but have you heard of Route 666? Did you know a phantom hotrod terrorizes a two-lane highway through South Carolina and North Carolina by night? Or have you seen the ghostly merchant in downtown Winston-Salem? Join Michael at ConGregate 2024 with special guest co-hosts Tally Johnson and Gary Mitchel to discuss these and…

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AC 00115 - Kentucky Fried Goat-Man - Do Not Go to the Trestle of Death - Live from Ret-Con 2024 37:12

1y ago37:12

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As the episode title says, and as we say in the episode, DO NOT GO TO THIS PLACE. IT IS ILLEGAL AND IT IS VERY EASY TO DIE THERE. PLEASE DO NOT DO THAT. Goat-human hybrids: science gone wrong? Or magic gone wrong? Join Charlie and Michael for a lively and hilarious discussion of a unique (or perhaps not so unique!) legend from Kentucky of a deadly …

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Down Among The Dead 1:03:05

1y ago1:03:05

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Down Among The Dead Kickstarter Kickstarter Trailer Podcast Episode: Cabin Fever Necronomicon Live 2024 Stinky Goblin Factory Maps Lost To The Locker Preview on Patreon Join Discord Arkham Horror RPG – Starter Set Harbourmaster Event Sign UpBy Luke Stratton, Tyler Stratton, Zac Goins

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AC 00114 - The Monkey-Dog 24:27

1y ago24:27

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On a spring-like December morning in 1954, dozens of school children, their teacher, and one exceptionally brave janitor had an encounter with what came to be known as The Monkey-Dog. Join Charlie and Michael for a discussion of one of the more obscure and fascinating stories out of Robeson County, NC, and a larger conversation about the distinctio…

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AC 00113 - Hope & Horror on Brown Mountain - Live from Black Mountain Public Library 1:12:00

1y ago1:12:00

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Y'all, this story has it all: country music, 19th century sightings, the Brown Mountain Lights, electoral politics, multiple varieties of entrepreneurship, UFOs, aliens, illegal construction on federal land, trailbreaking, John Keel, curiosity shops, and traffic jams. We don't even know what else to say! Join Michael and special guest co-host Miche…

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AC 00112 - UFOs over Lake Norman 27:35

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Lake Norman is sometimes referred to as North Carolina's only inland sea, and a review of its size and dimensions definitely back that up. But it's also a place where strange things are seen in, around, and sometimes over the water! Join Charlie and Michael for a chat about the upcoming spooky season and a discussion of Lake Norman as a locus of th…

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AC 00111 - AC Case Files - Tarheel Tales of Terror Vol 1 27:17

1y ago27:17

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Do you love spooky tales such as the Boo Hag or the classic legend of The Rattlesnake Honeymoon? Do you love comic books and sequential art produced by folks right here in the Carolinas? Then check out this Arcane Carolinas Case Files episode where Michael interviews Fiona W. Dunn, co-creator and illustrator of Tarheel Tales of Terror! And, don't f…

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AC 00110 - Arcane Destinations - Robert the Doll 43:42

1+ y ago43:42

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Michael here! I have no idea how to introduce this episode, honestly, because every time we say anything even remotely snarky about this episode's subject some piece of technology fails us: we had microphones go out in the middle of recording, our hosting provider ate the episode when it was supposed to go out, and even so small a thing as trying t…

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Tephrotic Nightmares 1:06:04

1+ y ago1:06:04

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Luke Gearing: Twitter/X @LukeGearing or https://lukegearing.blot.im/ Johan Nohr: Twitter/X @JohanNohr or Instagram artbynohr Tephrotic Nightmares Tephrotic Nightmares Video Mothership RPG Art By Nohr Book Mörk BorgBy Luke Stratton, Johan Nohr, Luke Gearing

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The Merry Mushmen (Knock!) 1:11:22

1+ y ago1:11:22

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Kickstarter: The Horrendous Hounds of Hendenburgh + Raiding the Obsidian Keep by the Merry Mushmen (Ends June 18th, 2024) The Merry Mushmen website Knock! Magazine Bryce Luynch's Ten Foot Pole Blog Nightmare Over Ragged Hallow Deep Carbon Observatory - Adventure Hounds of Hendenburgh - Adventure The Blacksword Hack - RPG The Black Hack - RPG…

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AC 00109 - Arcane Destinations - Alabama's Bear Creek Swamp 37:17

1+ y ago37:17

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Hitch up your waders and fetch your log-pokin' stick, as ride along as Charlie and Michael talk about Alabama's Bear Creek Swamp! Do you like ghosts? Do you like creepy dolls? Do you like finding horrible things? Then this is the place for you! Bear Creek Swamp has anything you could want, and plenty you might not! Tally Johnson's Books: Ghosts of …