One Strange Thing

04/03/2025

Episode 107: The Stones—In the early 1980s, a formerly quiet suburban street in Birmingham, England—Thornton Road—was struck by a series of bizarre rock attacks credited to unseen forces that some believed were paranormal in nature. . . even, perhaps, the work of a poltergeist. Listen on https://open.spotify.com/episode/70YbwaSVWn63QXvRTiYsr0?si=uVu1GLOPSnSPfQKYr4dKlA

28/02/2025

Out now on Apple Podcasts premium and Patreon — Premium Episode 73, The Gibberish: The early internet was a fast-moving place. So, when some Usenet groups got spammed with gibberish messages in 1996, people by and large moved on pretty quickly. But were those people actually missing something pretty big about Markovian Parallax Denigrate?

27/02/2025

One Month Until Advocacy Con!

We’re one month away from Advocacy Con, happening March 28-30 in Indianapolis, Indiana! This isn’t just another crime conference—it’s a space where families of the missing and murdered, experts, non-profits, and advocates come together to share knowledge, support one another, and collaborate in the fight for justice.

I’m honored to be speaking at Advocacy Con and can’t wait to connect with families. If you’re attending, I’d love to see you there! 💙

18/02/2025

Episode 106: The Vanishing Room —It’s a horrifying tale that’s been passed around, in many versions, for well over a hundred years: women traveling check into a hotel, leave an ailing companion behind, and return to discover that she—and her room—have disappeared. Out now on Apple Podcasts or wherever you get podcasts. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/one-strange-thing-paranormal-true-weird-mysteries/id1526579247?i=1000693353476

04/02/2025

Out Now: Episode 105, The Gate to Hell—Stull, Kansas is a tiny town that nevertheless has garnered a big reputation: as home to one of seven Gates to Hell. Its cemetery and church have long attracted tourists, thrill seekers, and a lot of unwanted attention. Listen on Apple Podcasts or wherever you get podcasts.
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25/01/2025

Premium Episode 70: The Glalatic Command out now!

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21/01/2025

Episode 104: The Sewers—One of the United States’ most enduring urban legends swims just below the surface of our major urban centers—and most especially New York City: the belief that giant alligators live, and grow, in the sewers. Apple Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/one-strange-thing-paranormal-true-weird-mysteries/id1526579247?i=1000684809651

14/01/2025

Out now on substack:

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07/01/2025

NEW EPISODE, NEW LOOK: Episode 103, The Cemetery-Hollywood Cemetery in Richmond, Virginia is a historic site, home to the resting places of some of the United States’ most notable citizens—and plenty of haunting stories, too, from the rumors of a black iron dog that comes to life to protect the grave of a little girl to the rumors of the Richmond Vampire, said to skulk around the mausoleum of an account, W.W. Pool, who died back in 1922. listen on Apple Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/one-strange-thing-paranormal-true-weird-mysteries/id1526579247?i=1000682979476

02/01/2025

Out now: Premium Episode 69–New Year’s Eve is a prolific time for UFO sightings — so today we bring you a ‘60s-era English tale of fireballs, silvery flashes, Stonehenge, explosions… and some really, really impressive stiff upper lip. Listen on Patreonor Apple Podcasts premium now

24/12/2024

Episode 102: The Lady—The Brown Lady of Raynham Hall—a vast estate that has belonged to the Viscount and Marquess Townshends for hundreds of years—might be one of Britain’s most famous ghosts. She’s rumored to be Dorothy Walpole Townshend, wife to the second Viscount and sister to Robert Walpole, Britain’s first prime minister. And an image of her ghost, descending the staircase that appeared in Country Life Magazine in December of 1936? That photo is certainly one of most of the most notable examples of spirit photography in existence. Really, this episode has a lot of pedigree. Listen now on Spotify or wherever you get podcasts. https://open.spotify.com/episode/2M3sfb255tFrZYDbe5lMwp?si=AqbTtMN9T9KZfP0EUe6BLQ

19/12/2024

Out now: Premium Episode 68, The Yule Cat: The holiday season has its fair share of critters, cryptids, and lore. Some of it is meant to frighten children into good behavior. In Iceland, the Yule Cat falls into the latter camp — but is a giant, child-eating cat monster actually as old, or as frightening, as it sounds. Listen on Patreon or Apple Podcasts premium

10/12/2024

Episode 101: The Mud Monster—Back in 1973, at the beginning of the Bigfoot craze, Murphysboro, Illinois threw their cryptid hat in the ring: in the June of that year, a slimy, stinky, white-haired monster appeared on the banks of the Big Muddy River, and set off a commotion that remains a mystery today. listen on Apple Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/one-strange-thing-paranormal-true-weird-mysteries/id1526579247?i=1000679859155

29/11/2024

For the substack subscribers—I wrote a companion story about another early 2000s time traveler!!

By Laurah Norton

29/11/2024

Our first double feature for Patreon and Apple Premium!!

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21/11/2024

It’s an epic.