Paranormal Punchers

Paranormal Punchers

Host: Mark Scheetz

Paranormal Punchers is a light-hearted podcast where the weird meets the hilarious. From Bigfoot to haunted houses, we crack open a new paranormal tale every episode and and give our wild opinions with plenty of laughs along the way.

Episodes

Ep. 173 - The Ghost of Gordon Mountain & Halloween Trivia Madness
01October 28, 2025 7:09am

Ep. 173 - The Ghost of Gordon Mountain & Halloween Trivia Madness

On this episode we hiked deep into the mystery of The Ghost of Gordon Mountain — a haunting legend born from a fiery unsolved murder in 1925 Pennsylvania. From true crime to local ghost lore, we break down the eerie history and the sighting…

Ep. 172 - 3I/ATLAS, Haunted Bacon, and The Ridge
02September 16, 2025 5:00am

Ep. 172 - 3I/ATLAS, Haunted Bacon, and The Ridge

We’re back, friends!Ā Paranormal Punchers returns with Episode 172 after our little hiatus, and we’re coming in hot šŸ‘»šŸ»This week we dive into:The strange case of 3I/ATLAS – comet or… alien ship?Kevin Bacon’s haunted house troublesA spooky l…

The Tipsy Cryptid - Cocaine Sharks
03March 19, 2024 2:00am

The Tipsy Cryptid - Cocaine Sharks

Hold onto your fins, listeners! The latest episode of Paranormal Punchers: The Tipsy Cryptid has surfaced, and it's making waves like never before!Join the intrepid crew as they plunge into the mysterious depths of the ocean to uncover the …

Ep. 171 - The Domsten Blobs
04March 05, 2024 2:00am

Ep. 171 - The Domsten Blobs

The Domsten Blobs, AKA the Jelly Bags, has become one of the most celebrated UFO alien sighting & attempted abduction both in and outside of Sweden. On December 20, 1958, 2 friends, 30-year old Stig Rydeberg, & 24-year old Hans Gustafsson w…

The Tipsy Cryptid - The Butt-Biting Bear
05February 20, 2024 2:00am

The Tipsy Cryptid - The Butt-Biting Bear

The latest episode of Paranormal Punchers: The Tipsy Cryptid is here, and it's going to take you on a wild ride! šŸŽ™ļøšŸŒŸIn this jaw-dropping installment, the crew delve deep into the bizarre case of a bear with an unusual taste for adventure—…

Ep. 170 - Old Washoe Club
06February 06, 2024 2:00am

Ep. 170 - Old Washoe Club

Virginia City, NV rose as the center for silver mining with the discovery of the Comstock Lode in 1859 & became the nation’s 1st industrial city. It was a bustling city that had cultural institutions like the opera & famous residents like M…

Paranormal Punchers: The Tipsy Cryptid - White Claw Bear
07January 23, 2024 2:00am

Paranormal Punchers: The Tipsy Cryptid - White Claw Bear

Get ready for a wild ride with the latest episode of Paranormal Punchers: The Tipsy Cryptid! šŸŽ™ļø This time, the gang dives into the mysterious world of a Bear sipping on White Claws. šŸ»šŸ¹Join the crew as they uncover the bizarre and hilario…

Ep. 169 - The Khamar Daban Incident
08January 09, 2024 2:00am

Ep. 169 - The Khamar Daban Incident

On August 2, 1993, Lyudmila Korvina, who was an experienced hiking instructor, led 6 of her students on a hiking trip to the Khamar Daban mountain range in southern Siberia. The first 2 days of the hike, the group did really well, beating t…

Ep. 168 - 2023 Halloween Trivia Special
09October 24, 2023 6:29am

Ep. 168 - 2023 Halloween Trivia Special

It's our 2023 Halloween trivia special. Finally, all four of us go head-to-head to crown a trivia champion. Ryan from Swole Cinema joins us as our guest trivia host. We also try hot sauce and tell you about our new podcast.

Ep. 167 - The Real Conjuring House
10September 19, 2023 2:00am

Ep. 167 - The Real Conjuring House

The Conjuring House located at 1677 Round Top Rd, Burrillville, RI is one of the most active paranormal locations in the world, and since opening to the public in 2019, have had thousands of visitors who have witnessed the supernatural acti…

Ep. 166 - The Old Spaghetti Factory in Vancouver
11August 15, 2023 2:00am

Ep. 166 - The Old Spaghetti Factory in Vancouver

The Old Spaghetti Factory in Vancouver, British Columbia is rumored to be the most haunted restaurant in the city. It opened its doors in March of 1970 in a building that has been around since the early 1900s, and is the 2nd oldest building…

Ep. 165 - UFO and Alien Briefing in Congress
12August 01, 2023 2:00am

Ep. 165 - UFO and Alien Briefing in Congress

Three former military officials have testified before a House Oversight subcommittee on Wednesday, July 26, 2023 that they believe the government knows much more about UFOs than it is telling the public, but they also focused more on improv…

Ep. 164 - Did Alien Technology Crash into the Pacific Ocean?
13July 18, 2023 2:00am

Ep. 164 - Did Alien Technology Crash into the Pacific Ocean?

Abraham ā€œAviā€ Loeb, dubbed the alien hunter of Harvard, is an honored Israeli-American theoretical physicist who works on astrophysics and cosmology and is a professor at Harvard. In 2018, he suggested that alien space craft may be in the S…

Ep. 163 - Las Vegas Alien Encounter
14June 20, 2023 2:00am

Ep. 163 - Las Vegas Alien Encounter

Just before midnight on April 30, 2023, people across several states, some even as far as California, saw a bright fireball streak through the sky. Body-cam footage from a Las Vegas Metropolitan Police officer caught a glimpse of this, but …

Ep. 162 - The Tsuchinoko
15June 06, 2023 2:00am

Ep. 162 - The Tsuchinoko

The Tsuchinoko is a snake-like cryptid that is seen in the mountainous regions of Western Japan, & appears to look like your common snake, although with a central girth that is wider than its head & tail & appears to look like a hammer or m…

Special Episode with Greg Sestero from The Room
16June 02, 2023 6:33am

Special Episode with Greg Sestero from The Room

šŸ“¢ Hey, friends! 🌟 Join us on this episode as we welcome the incredible Greg Sestero, the star of the cult sensation 'The Room' and author of "The Disaster Artist." šŸŽ¬āœØGreg has some thrilling updates to share with us, as he embarks on a br…

Ep. 161 - The Stanley Hotel and The Shining
17May 23, 2023 2:00am

Ep. 161 - The Stanley Hotel and The Shining

The Stanley Hotel, located at 333 Wonderview Avenue Estes Park, CO served as the inspiration for Stephen King’s 1977 novel The Shining and is considered to be one of the most haunted hotels in the U.S. It is a 140-room Colonial Revival hote…

Ep. 160 - Norwegian Trolls
18May 09, 2023 2:00am

Ep. 160 - Norwegian Trolls

Not sure of the exact beginnings, but stories of Norwegian Trolls can be found in the first written sources, the sagas, from the Middle Ages, but they were in oral traditions and people’s imaginations long before that time. The term ā€œtrollā€ā€¦

Ep. 159 - Norwegian Werewolves
19April 25, 2023 2:00am

Ep. 159 - Norwegian Werewolves

In Norwegian folklore, the werewolf or ā€œvarulvā€ is a type of shapeshifter or ā€œhamlĆøperā€. Another type of shapeshifter is the ā€œmannbjĆørnā€, or man bear. It was once believed that certain people could transform into a wolf or a bear, but it wa…

Ep. 158 - The Scoutmaster VS UFOs
20April 11, 2023 2:00am

Ep. 158 - The Scoutmaster VS UFOs

On a hot, humid night in August 1952, scoutmaster D.S. ā€œSonnyā€ DesVergers witnessed some lights from his vehicle, and decided to investigate, leaving the three Boy Scouts he was transporting in the car. After hacking away at the brush for a…

Ep. 157 - The Minerva Monster
21March 28, 2023 2:00am

Ep. 157 - The Minerva Monster

Back in 1978, there were multiple reports of a tall, hairy, 300-pound creature that was seen in a heavily wooded area about 2 miles from Minerva, OH over a period of a few weeks. One hot summer night in August of 1978, the Cayton family was…

Ep. 156 - The Cursed Town of Dudleytown, CT
22March 14, 2023 2:00am

Ep. 156 - The Cursed Town of Dudleytown, CT

Dudleytown, an abandoned settlement located in the Dark Entry Forest near Cornwall, CT, is a small village that most people avoid because it is thought to be a cursed location due to its dark history. Even with the name, it was never really…

Ep. 155 - The Pocomoke Forest
23February 28, 2023 2:00am

Ep. 155 - The Pocomoke Forest

The Pocomoke Forest, located in the Chesapeake Bay region, is an 18,000-acre woodland that has many hiking trails, a camping area, hunting accessibility, and is considered to be Maryland's most haunted forest. There are stories of haunted c…

Ep. 154 - Shaman's Portal
24February 14, 2023 2:00am

Ep. 154 - Shaman's Portal

Beaver Dunes Park in Oklahoma’s panhandle is 300+ acres of dunes & sand where visitors can enjoy dune buggy riding, hiking trails, & several campgrounds. It is also known as Oklahoma's Bermuda Triangle as well as the Shaman's Portal due to …

Ep. 153 - The Yahoo, West Virginia's Bigfoot
25January 31, 2023 2:00am

Ep. 153 - The Yahoo, West Virginia's Bigfoot

In this episode, we dive into the legend of the Yahoo Bigfoot, a creature said to inhabit the forests of West Virginia and Kentucky. This black-haired Bigfoot is said to be 8 feet tall, with some reports claiming that it can even reach 10 f…

Ep. 152 - Holiday Special
26December 20, 2022 2:00am

Ep. 152 - Holiday Special

On this episode, we do something a little different and talk about some of our favorite holiday movies, read a script for the never-made Paranormal Punchers web series, and then play D&D where Santa fights his elves.###Follow Us:https://www…

Ep. 151 - Mysore Curse
27December 06, 2022 2:00am

Ep. 151 - Mysore Curse

The Wadiyar Dynasty, also known as the Wadiyars of Mysore, is a late-medieval/early-modern South Indian Hindu royal family of the former kings of Mysore. For much of their 600 year old history, they have been trying to unsuccessfully ward o…

Ep. 150 - Museum of Shadows
28November 22, 2022 2:00am

Ep. 150 - Museum of Shadows

The Museum of Shadows, located in Omaha, Nebraska, has been voted one of the most haunted museums in the world and houses over 3000 verified haunted objects. Nate & Kaleigh Raterman, the curators of the museum, are professional investigator…

Ep. 149 - The Bonnacon
29November 08, 2022 2:00am

Ep. 149 - The Bonnacon

The Bonnacon, also known as the bonasus or bonacho, is a legendary bull creature from medieval times & even earlier with a unique & smelly defense mechanism, that has earned it as being the laughing stock of medieval bestiary. It has inward…

Ep. 148 - Halloween Trivia Special
30October 25, 2022 2:00am

Ep. 148 - Halloween Trivia Special

Hey, friends! It's our Halloween Trivia Special 2022! Three rounds of paranormal related trivia. This year, Mark, Dave, and Nash battle it out. Who will win? Listen to find out! Or watch it! https://www.youtube.com/c/ParanormalPunchers###Fo…

Ep. 147 - The Deer Man
31October 12, 2022 7:58am

Ep. 147 - The Deer Man

The Deer Man is a half-human/half-deer creature that has been reported all over the country & even in Canada. It has been described differently sometimes depending on the location, but generally it has the antlered head of a deer, a human’s…

Ep. 146 - Peggy the Doll
32September 27, 2022 2:00am

Ep. 146 - Peggy the Doll

Peggy the Doll is a 3-foot-tall doll that has a blonde hair bob with glassy blue eyes and is considered to be the most haunted and dangerous doll in the world. After being purchased at a car boot sale, the owner began having nightmares and …

Bonus Ep - Stranger Paranormal with Author John Olsen
33September 20, 2022 2:00am

Bonus Ep - Stranger Paranormal with Author John Olsen

True Paranormal Stories"Stranger Paranormal" is book 6 in the "Stranger Bridgerland" Book series. Stranger Paranormal is a collection of true first-hand stories of Ghosts, Hauntings, Bigfoot, UFOs, Cryptids, Glitches in the Matrix, and more…

Ep. 145 - The Houston Batman
34September 13, 2022 2:00am

Ep. 145 - The Houston Batman

The Houston Batman, also known as the Houston Horror, was a very tall man-like creature with bat wings that was seen for the first time in the yard of Hilda Walker in Houston, TX. On a very hot, peaceful night, Hilda Walker, Judy Meyer, & H…

Ep. 144 - The Devil's Rocking Chair
35August 30, 2022 2:00am

Ep. 144 - The Devil's Rocking Chair

The Devil’s Rocking Chair appears to be a seemingly normal looking rocking chair that belonged to the Glatzel family, but it has been known to cause many paranormal and unexplained things to happen to those unfortunate to sit in it or even …

Ep. 143 - The Mill Race Monster
36August 16, 2022 2:00am

Ep. 143 - The Mill Race Monster

The Mill Race Monster is a bipedal, 6-7 foot tall creature seen in the 83-acre Mill Race Park in Columbus, Indiana in 1974 which launched the largest monster hunt in US history. On November 1, 1974, four young women spotted the monster in t…

Ep. 142 - Lake Ontario
37August 02, 2022 2:00am

Ep. 142 - Lake Ontario

Lake Ontario is one of the 5 Great Lakes of North America and is the 13th largest lake in the world. Lake Ontario is known for many things, including the Niagara Falls, but it is also known to have paranormal mysteries, its own Vortex/Trian…

Ghosts and Gastropubs - The Orphanage and Garryowen Irish Pub, Gettysburg PA
38July 05, 2022 2:00am

Ghosts and Gastropubs - The Orphanage and Garryowen Irish Pub, Gettysburg PA

On episode one of Ghosts and Gastropubs we travel to the Orphanage in Gettysburg, PA and then hit the Garryowen Irish Pub.

Ep. 141 - The Tuttle Bottoms Monster
39June 21, 2022 2:00am

Ep. 141 - The Tuttle Bottoms Monster

The Tuttle Bottoms Monster inhabits a swampy area north of Harrisburg, Illinois in the Saline River watershed and has been haunting this area for generations. It is a gigantic ape-like, hairy creature with glowing eyes and a long snout simi…

Ep. 140 - The Aswang
40June 07, 2022 2:00am

Ep. 140 - The Aswang

The name Aswang is applied to various shape-shifting evil creatures in the Filipino mythologies and culture. It is one of the most feared creatures in the Philippines, and depending on what region you are in, it could be a vampire, or a gho…