Cryptids. UFOs. Creepypastas. Government conspiracies. Cults and secret societies. We investigate strange reports, suspicious histories, and the stories hiding in the shadows — with the occasional ghost story when the case calls for it.
Fresh investigations into strange reports, hidden histories, and the unexplained.
In 1903, residents of Van Meter, Iowa, reported a bizarre winged creature with a horn-like appendage and a glowing light. We investigate the strange sightings, the witnesses who claimed to encounter it, and the mystery of the Van Meter Visitor.
Follow the signal on the platforms where you can find Spoooky Scary Podcast.
Open the archive and scroll vertically through the latest investigations. The newest 20 case files appear first; older files can be browsed as the archive grows.
A reported 1961 encounter, missing time, and one of the most widely discussed alien-abduction cases in American history. Open the file to explore the couple’s account, the investigation, and competing explanations.
In this episode: the reported encounter, the missing-time account, and the case’s place in UFO history.
In this episode: the reported encounters, the legend’s origins, and what might explain the strange figure.
Click the cabinet to open its drawer. Scroll through the folders, then select a released file to open its full case record.
Witnessed something strange? Found a local legend, a disturbing internet story, or a conspiracy rabbit hole worth examining? Send in your tip, encounter, or lead. Selected submissions may inspire a future investigation.
Send your encounter directly to the Spoooky Scary Podcast team. Reports are submitted privately; sharing a story on the show requires your separate permission below.
Spoooky Scary Podcast digs into cryptids, UFOs and UAPs, creepypastas, government secrecy, cults, secret societies, and unexplained cases. Ghost stories may make an appearance, but the mission is bigger than things that go bump in the night: we follow the claims, examine the evidence, and explore the history behind the mystery.
Bring an open mind. Keep your critical thinking switched on. Not every mystery has an answer — and not every claim holds up.