Podcasts by Camp Monsters

Camp Monsters: Coming October 1, 2019 from 2023-12-14T11:10:14.747481

Join us by the fire as we try to scare each other with stories about those things you hear pass too close to your tent late at night or what made that sudden rustle in the bushes as you walked b...

The Batsquatch from 2023-12-14T11:10:14.740330

After the blast of Mount Saint Helens, the area around the mountain was filled with ash and silence. And then something began to appear in this barren landscape. It always came at night and it w...

Tahoe Tessie from 2023-12-14T11:10:14.733071

When you go to Lake Tahoe, chances are you’ll see Tahoe Tessie. She’s a sea monster and a minor mascot for the area—pasted on the sides of buses, restaurant menus and adorning knick knacks in ev...

Slide Rock Bolter from 2023-12-14T11:10:14.727355

The mountains of Colorado have always been a quiet and rugged place but in the 1880s it drew a crowd with the promise of silver. Mining is dangerous work, but these men ran into more than the us...

Mini Monster Episode: Am Fear Liath Mor from 2023-12-14T11:10:14.704602

We're back! Well sort of. Because we know monsters are an all year interest, we're bringing you our mini-monster series; a new story every month that'll keep you spooked until our new full-lengt...

Mini Monster: Basilisk from 2023-12-14T11:10:14.684524

This month we are traveling to Europe, to tell the story of a creature that has haunted that continent for centuries.  Nowadays it is the stuff of legend, the kind of thing you see on old coats-...

Mini Monster: Chupacabra from 2023-12-14T11:10:14.677576

We’re very excited to announce that YETI, known for their ridiculously strong and durable coolers, bottles, bags, chairs, and other much-needed outdoor gear, is this season’s sponsor.  

To...

The Dark Watcher from 2023-12-14T11:10:14.667344

There are certain places around the country where you can never feel sure. The central coast of California is one of those places — a desolate, rugged, beautiful area where there have long been ...

The Letiche from 2023-12-14T11:10:14.651613

You’re out swimming when you feel a pinch on your leg. Is it a harmless fish or something a bit more sinister? Meet this week’s Camp Monster… The Letiche. A creature that lurks in the swamps and...

The Beast of Truro from 2023-12-14T11:10:14.615003

Here we are on Cape Cod, around a crackling fire on one of the only beaches on the Cape where fires are allowed: Head of the Meadow Beach, just outside Truro. A pleasant and welcoming place, in ...

Colossal Claude from 2023-12-14T11:10:14.599946

Imagine that you're huddled on the deck of a ship with the wind and rain beating down on you. The waves are crashing and it feels like the boat is going to vibrate apart beneath your feet. We're...

Thin Air from 2023-12-14T11:10:14.573081

We’re taking flight this week. Far up above the clouds where we come face-to-face with something we wish we hadn’t. 
 

Welcome to Camp Monsters Summer Camp. Over the past few seasons ...

The Shadowman from 2023-12-14T11:10:14.558436

You’re tucked away in your bunk at Camp Whileaway when you notice a shadowy figure in the corner of your room. You can’t take your eyes off it. You wish you could run, scream and cry out for hel...

Melon Heads from 2023-12-14T11:10:14.550085

Across Fairfield County, Connecticut, whispers grow that back in the trees and forests, along lonely country lanes, live the “Melon Heads” — dangerous creatures known to lure and attack wayward ...

Alkali Lake Monster from 2023-12-14T11:10:14.535125

Along the shores of Walgren Lake State Park in Nebraska, the wind is chilly and something seems off in the water. Little whirlpools are starting to form, like something is pushing the water arou...

Behind the Scenes of Camp Monsters from 2023-12-14T11:10:14.520056

Join host Weston Davis for a behind the scenes look at the who, how and why of the Camp Monsters podcast! This is a BONUS EPISODE from Wes' interview on REI's Wild Ideas Worth Living podcast wit...

Tailypo from 2023-12-14T11:10:14.510955

An old man at his cabin in Appalachia finds a dried-out old relic of a strange experience long ago. A hunt in the nearby woods that ended in a terrifying, near-fatal encounter. All these years l...

Augerino from 2023-12-14T11:10:14.494725

BONUS EPISODE from the Camp Monsters live show at the REI Flagship store in Denver, Colorado. 

Join host, Weston Davis, as he shares a personal story of his encounter with the Augerino, a ...

Fresno Nightcrawler from 2023-10-25T10:00

One night in Fresno, California, Mateo's security camera caught strange, pale, billowy, disembodied legs walking across his front lawn. But when he looked out the window, there was nothing there...

The Mujina from 2023-10-18T10:00

Honolulu in the late '50s was changing about as fast as a place can change. People and money were pouring in as quickly as the new jets could fly them— so no one remembers what had once occupied...

Tommyknockers from 2023-10-11T10:00

Lara just moved into a new house in an old coal-mining town in West Virginia. One night, she begins to hear sounds behind the walls of her basement bedroom. Knocking, knocking…

This episod...

Camp Monsters is Back for Season 5 from 2023-09-27T10:00

Camp Monsters is back for season 5, and the monsters are more mysterious than ever. Tune in to hear tales of peculiar creatures wandering through neighborhood yards, a strange relic discovered i...

Mothman from 2022-10-26T10:00

Donald and Lydia moved into their first home together a little outside of Point Pleasant, West Virginia when Lydia started noticing strange occurrences— like the two skinny things, casting shado...

Gumberoo from 2022-10-19T10:00

Up in the Cascade Mountains of the Pacific Northwest, you can smell a Gumberoo before you hear it– a smell just like woodsmoke: faint at first, then thicker and thicker, like a campfire gone wil...

Lizard Man from 2022-10-12T10:00

Something feels off about this raining night in South Carolina. You can't put your finger on it. Driving through the intersection, you catch something in the rearview mirror. Something bathed in...

Sharlie from 2022-09-28T10:00

Iris was ice fishing on Payette Lake in McCall Idaho when suddenly, with an impact she could feel through her feet, something struck the ice beneath her...something greenish gray, and dark…and t...

Skunk Ape from 2022-09-21T10:00

Molly, an adventurous dog visiting the Gulf Coast of Florida with her owner, realizes she may be in trouble when she finds herself in tall thick grass, thicker reeds, mud, and deep water. A perf...

Hogzilla from 2022-09-14T10:00

Beyond the high school football end zone, through that little gap in the fence, and all the way down the hill into the trees is where locals believe the legendary ghost hog lives. Landry, the sm...

The Top Bunk from 2022-08-10T10:00

You arrive late to camp and get placed in a room with a single bunkbed all by yourself. The idea of having your own space sounds nice, until you realize you’re not alone... and someone or someth...

The Signal Cabin from 2022-07-27T10:00

A light in the darkness is usually a sign of a good thing—especially when you’re walking in the rain down a lonely old railway line in Tennessee. In this case, the light ahead is calling you tow...

The Stowaway from 2022-07-20T10:00

Your dim lantern casts a thousand shadows down here in the low, soggy hold of the sail-training ship Amphion. But there is only one moving shadow that interests you. As you approach it, y...

Spirit Lake from 2022-07-13T10:00

You’re supposed to be alone out here in the dark waters of Spirit Lake— the ranger ensured you there was nobody else. So why is there a strange glow across the lake? What is it coming from? Toni...

The Cavern from 2022-06-29T10:00

To battle the summer heat we're going underground. Where things are cool and quiet. A place where you might run into something that's been trapped for far too long.

Welcome to Camp Monster...

The Snipe from 2022-06-22T10:00

This week we're heading to a summer camp in Mississippi. Where a group of campers decide to pull a prank on their bunk mate and something goes wrong. Horribly wrong. 

Welcome to Camp Monst...

Introducing: Camp Monsters, Season 4 from 2022-05-26T10:00

At the end of June 2022, we're kicking off our Camp Monsters Summer Camp. We've collected some of the best camp stories to create our first series of legendary summer camp creatures. You can tak...

Char Man from 2021-10-28T10:00

In our final episode of Camp Monsters, season three we're heading to Ojai, California. Unlike our usual campfire, we're gathering around an electric lantern because the hills surrounding us are ...

The Chicago Wolfman from 2021-10-21T10:00

Back in 2014 in the midnight alleys in Chicago, people began to encounter something larger than the raccoons and coyote that are sometimes seen around the area. Something like a dog—or a wolf—bu...

The Sunnyvale Haunting from 2021-10-18T10:00

In this bonus episode we're gathering around a digital campfire in the new REI Co-op store in Sunnyvale. What's so special about this store? We're glad you asked. This store has a haunted reputa...

The Black Horse Dog from 2021-10-14T10:00

The eastern part of Montana is flat, empty and full of a subtle kind of beauty. It's a place where the sky is big and the silence is bigger. A place where your mind can play tricks on you if you...

The Mill Thing from 2021-09-30T10:00

Tonight we're camping out in the White Mountains of New Hampshire. Surrounded by fall colors, woodsmoke and the sound of a distant river. A river that holds more than just fish and cool water. I...

The Traveler from 2021-09-23T11:00

Airports at night can be a bit... unsettling. When the shops are closed and the concourse is mostly empty — dark corners and abandoned corridors. The Denver airport may be the most unsettling of...

The Firwood Reflection from 2021-09-16T12:00

Can you see your reflection in the window? Like a ghost standing just outside in the night, looking back at you. It’s a trick the light plays, when you’re inside looking out on a night as dark a...

Sasquatch - Part Four from 2021-08-19T13:00

Our third full season of Camp Monsters will start in September, thanks to our sponsors at YETI. In the meantime, we figured we'd give you a short bonus series to tide you over. And while you thi...

Sasquatch - Part Three from 2021-07-15T12:00

Our third full season of Camp Monsters will start in September, thanks to our sponsors at YETI. In the meantime, we figured we'd give you a handful of stories to tide you over. And while you thi...

Sasquatch - Part Two from 2021-06-17T09:00

Our third full season of Camp Monsters will start in September, thanks to our sponsors at YETI. In the meantime, we figured we'd give you a handful of stories to tide you over. And while you thi...

Sasquatch - Part One from 2021-05-27T09:00

Our third full season of Camp Monsters will start in September, thanks to our sponsors at YETI. In the meantime, we figured we'd give you a handful of st...

Season Three Trailer from 2021-04-14T09:00

Camp Monsters will be back this September with a full third season, sponsored by our friends at YETI. To keep you entertained until the full season launches, we are releasing a four-part series ...

Mini Monster: Krampus from 2020-12-23T10:00

This Mini Monster episode takes us to the country of Austria, and the year 1709. It's the night before Christmas in a forgotten valley high in the mountains of Carinthia. It's a black, cold nigh...

The Dark Divide: Sasquatch from 2020-11-18T11:00

We're sure you’ve all heard of the Sasquatch. Possibly the best-known legendary creature of all time, with entire groups dedicated to finding it. There have even been scientists who have dedicat...

Boo from 2020-10-28T09:00

Down along the coast of South Carolina, the people of the Sea Islands have a name for that dream that some of them have.  They call it the “Boo,” and it’s been around for a very long time.  As l...

Hidebehind from 2020-10-21T09:00

What is the Hidebehind supposed to be?  Just what it sounds like: a creature you never see directly, that always ducks back behind the nearest tree or rock when you turn to look at it.  It sound...

Mole from 2020-10-14T09:00

Bring a flashlight.  Or a headlamp, if you have one.  Bring a sweater, no matter what the weather is like outside.  The further we go, the cooler and darker it will get.  Bring boots too, the hi...

Shunka Warakin from 2020-09-30T17:25:46

In this episode we’re going out right to the very edge of the firelight, watching and listening.  We’ll go out where others swear they’ve seen something, heard something … something ancient, lar...

Mogollon Monster from 2020-09-23T10:00:18

If you’re looking for a beautiful sunset, go to the Mogollon Rim in Arizona.  They call it the Rim because that’s what it is: the rim of the giant Colorado plateau, where it drops off into the p...

Creature at Owl Creek from 2020-09-16T10:00:13

You've probably heard the fairy tale about the troll under the bridge, but have you heard of the creature at Owl Creek? This monster is rumored to haunt an abandoned train track in the Kentucky ...

Season 2: New Monsters Starting September 9th from 2020-08-27T09:00:10

This season we'll go to the coast of the Carolinas and the cliff edges of California. From underground creatures lurking beneath New York City to a monster that sneaks up on you while you're fas...

Re-Release: Batsquatch from 2020-06-16T16:09:45

Summer is right around the corner which means it’s time for campfires, s’mores and spooky tales. Even if it’s just in your own backyard, there’s something very special about gathering around the...

Mini Monster: The Brooklyn Beast from 2020-05-26T09:00:01

This month, we’re doing something a bit different. Our friends over at West Elm—you know, the ones with all the great furniture and home decor—reached out and asked us if we could find out more ...

Kids'Edition: The Batsquatch from 2020-04-30T09:00:09

One of Camp Monsters biggest fan, a 4.5-year-old named Albie, was given the opportunity to record his version of season one's Listen

Mini Monster: Kongamato from 2020-04-20T09:00:05

Deep in the wilds of Zambia, Tanzania, and Congo, there are stories of a creature that exists beyond the furthest bounds of known science. First-person accounts trickle out of something fearsome...

The Jersey Devil from 2019-10-24T09:00:08

There are more than just birds and shadows in the Pine Barrens of New Jersey. For centuries, legends have told of a cursed, winged creature that haunts the Barrens by night, terrifying visitors ...

The Snallygaster from 2019-10-22T13:39:23

In the 1700s the United States was full of mysterious creatures that kept people wary of dark woods and unexplored territories. And for good reason. In the woods of the North East there were rum...

The Ozark Howler from 2019-10-17T09:00:05

Hiking through the Ozarks will lead to breathtaking views and comforting silence. But when the silence if broken by the eerie call of the Ozark Howler, you’ll find yourself running for safety. T...

Loveland Frogman from 2019-10-15T09:00:20

Down by a river in Loveland, Ohio you’ll find the typical things: birds, frogs, crickets and the smell of the evening air. And then you’ll get a whiff of something that doesn’t smell right—somet...

Thunderbird from 2019-10-10T09:00:07

The Great Plains are known for their flat lands and big skies. There’s no place for a mysterious creature to hide in that great wide open … or so you thought. There’s something hiding in the fla...