• Episode 3 | The Loveland Frog Man
    Jun 14 2025

    Today we discuss what is in the mysterious, spooky box. And the glow-up of the mysterious (and definitely NOT stinky) Loveland Frog Man.


    Source Material for This Episode:The Cincinnati Post March 27, 1972

    Close Encounters at Kelly and Others of 1955 by Isabel Davis and Ted Bloecher

    Gadsden Times, October 18th, 1985

    Officer Who Shot ‘Loveland Frogman’ in 1972 Says Story is a Hoax, WCPO, 2016

    Know the legend of the Loveland Frogman? This man claims he spotted it, ABC, 2016


    Written and Directed By: Dawn E. Dagger, Hector Fox

    Ellie Voiced By: Dawn E. Dagger

    Megan Voiced By: Maureen Kesterson-Yates


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    16 mins
  • Episode 2 | The Peninsula Python
    Apr 20 2025

    Today, we discuss what Megan is hoping to do with this crusty, dusty old house and we talk about the Peninsula Python.


    Source Material for This Episode:

    "The Peninsula Python: An Absolutely True Story" The Atlantic Magazine, 1945

    Written and Directed By: Dawn E. Dagger, Hector Fox

    Ellie Voiced By: Dawn E. Dagger

    Megan Voiced By: Maureen Kesterson-Yates

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    26 mins
  • Episode 1 | The Werewolf of Defiance
    Oct 31 2024

    Hi, I'm your host, Ellie Yoder! Megan Suffield and I are trying to turn this dusty old house into a historic home. Today we are discussing the Werewolf of Defiance, a cryptid spotted in Defiance, Ohio in the 1970's.


    Source Material for This Episode:

    The Blade Newspaper, August 3rd, 1972. Crescent-News, Wednesday, August 2nd, 1972. Findlay Republican Courier, August 4th, 1972. The Van Wert Times Bulletin, August 5th, 1972. Crescent-News, Friday, August 11th, 1972.

    Written and Directed By: Dawn E. Dagger, Hector Fox

    Ellie Voiced By: Dawn E. Dagger

    Megan Voiced By: Maureen Kesterson-Yates

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    16 mins
  • S1 Trailer
    Sep 30 2024

    Join us on Thursdays for new episodes as we explore this rural home's creepy basement, and learn about spooky things in Ohio.

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    1 min