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Astonishing Legends

Astonishing Legends

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The world is more mysterious than most people are comfortable imagining. We cross paths with the mystical from time to time and may not even notice it. If we do, we quickly return to our usually mundane daily existence. But what if we not only acknowledged the unknown, we investigated it and spoke with those in the know? That's what co-hosts Scott Philbrook & Forrest Burgess, and co-executive producer Tess Pfeifle do at Astonishing Legends. Over 100 million downloads and hundreds of thousands of listeners have discovered the thrill of exploring the mysteries of our world, showing that the unknown can be both captivating and intriguing. Welcome to Astonishing Legends!Astonishing Legends Productions, LLC Social Sciences World
Episodes
  • Richard Hatem's Light in the Dark Tour 2026!

    Richard Hatem's Light in the Dark Tour 2026!
    Aug 29 2026

    Our friend Richard Hatem is taking his Paranormal Bookshelf on the road! The Light in the Dark Tour 2026 is an all new live show playing six cities in seven days, September 13th through 19th, and it winds up at the Mothman Festival in Point Pleasant, West Virginia. Richard and Susan Lambert will be at the festival both days selling Mothman and podcast merch, and on Saturday night, September 19th, he's performing an episode of the podcast picked especially for Point Pleasant.

    Hear Scott and Rich talk about the tour in his most recent post on the RHPB feed:
    Spotify
    Apple Podcasts


    Tour Dates and Tickets
    Sunday, September 13: Storm Crow Manor, Toronto, ON
    Monday, September 14: Padraigs Brewing, Minneapolis, MN
    Tuesday, September 15: The Red Lion Pub, Chicago, IL
    Wednesday, September 16: B Side Lounge, Cleveland Heights, OH
    Thursday, September 17: Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA (FREE SHOW!)
    Saturday, September 19: Trinity UMC Community Center, Point Pleasant, WV (The Mothman Festival)
    More from Richard
    All Tour Dates and Tickets
    Richard Hatem's Paranormal Bookshelf on Apple Podcasts
    Richard Hatem's Paranormal Bookshelf on Spotify
    Paranormal Bookshelf Merch
    The Mothman Festival
    Tickets for every show but Carnegie Mellon (which MAY not require them, TBD) are at richardhatemsparanormalbookshelf.com/events, or search Richard Hatem on Eventbrite. Come out and see Richard do his thing!
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    2 mins
  • S2 Ep32: But We didn't Break the Glass

    S2 Ep32: But We didn't Break the Glass
    Aug 25 2026
    In tonight's dead letter, a teenager in rural Arkansas in the late 2000s goes poking around an abandoned schoolhouse and comes home with a mirror she likes the look of. Years later it's hanging in her first Los Angeles apartment, and one evening while she's in the bath she catches the towel on the back of the door swinging wildly but the moment she turns to look, it stops dead. But that’s only part of the story.
    Relevant Prior Episodes
    The Bell Witch Part 1
    The Scrying Game
    Mel's Hole Part 1
    Abduction at Devil's Den
    Nightmarchers of Hawaii
    The Ghosts of Flight 401
    Links and Further Reading
    American Hauntings — Troy Taylor's books, podcast, and live events
    Reunions: Visionary Encounters with Departed Loved Ones by Raymond Moody
    Note: We say 1933 in the episode — Reunions was published in 1993.
    Oculus (2013), dir. Mike Flanagan
    What is a "dybbuk" in the prologue of the Coen brothers' A Serious Man?
    Ghosts On A Plane? The Story Of Eastern Air Lines Flight 401

    We're looking for more stories! Send your Dead Letter to deadletteroffice@astonishinglegends.com!
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    52 mins
  • S2 Ep31: DLO-231: The Kids in the Parking Lot

    S2 Ep31: DLO-231: The Kids in the Parking Lot
    Aug 20 2026
    In tonight's dead letter, in the summer of 1996, two college kids from New Jersey were road-tripping to Gen Con when they got off I-80 near Lock Haven, Pennsylvania, looking for food and a place to stay. Around 11:30 PM, at a gas station that turned out to be closed for the night, three blonde kids in bathing suits were standing under a light, saying something to them that neither of them could make out.
    Relevant Prior Episodes
    Black Eyed Kids Part 1
    Strange Intruders with David Weatherly Part 1
    Sam the Sandown Clown
    Dan, Susan, Micah Hanks and Missing Time
    Abduction at Devil's Den
    Skinwalker Ranch Part 1
    Links and Further Reading
    Strange Intruders by David Weatherly
    The Gift of Fear by Gavin de Becker
    Death as a Child: The Modern Legend of the Black-Eyed Children (Atlas Obscura)
    8 local spots you didn't know were haunted (northcentralpa.com — the "Otzinachson"/Demon's Den lore)

    We're looking for more stories! Send your Dead Letter to deadletteroffice@astonishinglegends.com!
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    59 mins
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