Sep 25, 2018

For a lot of men, a mid-life crisis means buying an impractical, sporty car. For Steve Bonnet, it meant becoming a pirate captain on the high seas! Of course, he didn't know anything about being a pirate, but that shouldn't matter, right? 

From lightning strikes to war-time capture, if it weren't for bad luck, some...

Sep 18, 2018

Sam Patch was a man who knew how to follow his dream, and that dream involved jumping into bodies of water from absurd heights. It's a job that literally left him nowhere to go but up. Then down.

Steve explores some mythological creatures that, apparently, can only be compared to elephants. From China to Canada, these...

Sep 11, 2018

Ben digs up another batch of Japanese myths. From serpent ex-girlfriends to a fifteen-eyed, 50-foot tall demon that proves to be unexpectedly easy to defeat, these myths are as bizarre as they are strange. And yes, we know those synonyms.

Steve takes a look at the long, wet career of the unemployably attractive...

Sep 4, 2018

Ohio has a lot of problems, and apparently for the people of Lake County, melon heads are one of them. Ben explores the bizarre legend behind Dr. Crowe and his big-headed buddies.

Steve takes a look at Troy Leon Gregg, a hitchhiking killer who escapes his death sentence… technically. It's a not-so-heartwarming story...