Strange Encounters

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The Fairies of Cottingley Jun 02, 2020

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Over a century ago two girls produced five pictures that would captivate the world and convince many that fairies were real.

Written & Produced by: Rick Coste

Music:

Opening & Closing Theme: Rick Coste
Evening Fall (Harp) by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3720-evening-fall-harp- License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Sneaky Adventure by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4383-sneaky-adventure License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Myst on the Moor by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4104-myst-on-the-moor License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Comfortable Mystery by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3531-comfortable-mystery License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
The Forest and the Trees by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4494-the-forest-and-the-trees License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

All references sources for this episode are cited at https://StrangeEncounters.org

The Yeti's Hand May 26, 2020

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Actor Jimmy Stewart played many memorable roles in his career. This one was destined to be the strangest...

Written & Produced by: Rick Coste

Music:

Opening & Closing Theme: Rick Coste
Infados by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3914-infados License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Accralate by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3336-accralate License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
River Fire by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4294-river-fire License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Silver Flame by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4362-silver-flame License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

All references sources for this episode are cited at https://StrangeEncounters.org

Gef May 19, 2020

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Cashen's Gap on the Isle of Man is home to one of the oddest stories when it comes to hanuted farmhouses. Poltergeist? Perhaps. It's the form this particular spook manifested iteself is what makes it memorable.

Written & Produced by: Rick Coste

Music:

Opening & Closing theme by Rick Coste
Darkest Child by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3615-darkest-child License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Sunset at Glengorm by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4437-sunset-at-glengorm License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Colorless Aura by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3524-colorless-aura License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
It is Lost by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3932-it-is-lost License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Land of Phantoms by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3966-land-of-phantoms License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

All references sources for this episode are cited at https://StrangeEncounters.org

Chaplin vs. The Body Snatchers May 12, 2020

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When it came to pantomime and silent roles, Chaplin was king. Little did he know a few months after his death he would be the star of another silent role.

Written & Produced by: Rick Coste

Music:

Opening & Closing Theme: Rick Coste
Thinking Music by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4522-thinking-music License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Sneaky by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4385-sneaky License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Trio for Piano, Cello, and Clarinet by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4547-trio-for-piano-cello-and-clarinet License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Scheming Weasel (faster version) by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4326-scheming-weasel-faster-version- License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Hard Boiled by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3857-hard-boiled License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

All references sources for this episode are cited at https://StrangeEncounters.org

Aurora May 05, 2020

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One early morning, in 1897, the residents of Aurora, Texas looked up to see an object trailing smoke. When it crashed they ran to the scene to find it littered with debris… and something else.

Written & Produced by: Rick Coste

Music:

Opening & Closing Theme: Rick Coste
Dreams Become Real by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3678-dreams-become-real License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Unnatural Situation by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4567-unnatural-situation License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Night Break by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4125-night-break License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

All references sources for this episode are cited at https://StrangeEncounters.org

The Girl From a Parallel Universe Apr 28, 2020

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One morning, Lerina Garcia Gordo woke up to find that everything had changed. What started out as a peculiar set of circumstances, soon turned bizarre, and then horrifying.

Written & Produced by: Rick Coste

Music:

Opening & Closing Theme: Rick Coste
Gloom Horizon by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3809-gloom-horizon License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Spider Eyes by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4405-spider-eyes License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Symmetry by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4790-symmetry License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

All references sources for this episode are cited at https://StrangeEncounters.org

A Look Into the Past Apr 21, 2020

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In May of 1972 a Benedictine priest and scientist named Father Pellegrino Ernetti claimed he he was part of a team who created a device called the chronovisor. What's so special about it? It's screen could look into the past...

Written & Produced by: Rick Coste

Music:

Opening & Closing Theme: Rick Coste
Ghost Story by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3805-ghost-story License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Blue Sizzle by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3452-blue-sizzle License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Aftermath by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3342-aftermath License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Bent and Broken by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3431-bent-and-broken License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

All references sources for this episode are cited at https://StrangeEncounters.org

The Count of Saint Germain Apr 14, 2020

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A figure has been walking through history. He never ages and claims to be hundreds, if not thousands, of years old. This man is the Count of Saint Germain.

Written & Produced by: Rick Coste

Music:

Opening & Closing Theme: Rick Coste
Grave Matters by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3822-grave-matters License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Danse Macabre - Isolated Harp by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3593-danse-macabre---isolated-harp License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Mourning Song by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4086-mourning-song License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Trio for Piano Violin and Viola by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4546-trio-for-piano-violin-and-viola License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Violin Solo: Mark Winstanley

All references sources for this episode are cited at StrangeEncounters.org

The Werewolf of Talbot County Apr 07, 2020

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Something was killing the sheep in Talbot County, Georgia. At first they thought it was a wolf, until they began to suspect it might be something else…

Written & Produced by: Rick Coste

Music:

Opening & Closing Theme: Rick Coste
Redletter by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4268-redletter License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Night of Chaos by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4127-night-of-chaos License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Grim League by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3829-grim-league License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Oppressive Gloom by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4174-oppressive-gloom License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

All references sources for this episode are cited at StrangeEncounters.org

A UFO Over Westall High Mar 31, 2020

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In 1966 the students of Westall High had their studies interrupted. Not by a disturbance in the halls, but by something in the sky...

Written & Produced by: Rick Coste

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