Dale Kaczmarek, president of the Ghost Research Society and author of multiple books about the supernatural, joins the episode today to talk about his 40 years of research. Producer Maria’s boyfriend Craig also joins to ask Dale about Chicago’s history...
Amelia Earhart is one of the most famous pilots in the world. She was the first woman to fly across the Atlantic ocean. But on July 2, 1937 she took off from Papua New Guinea for Howland Island with her navigator Fred Noonan, but they vanished. Rebecca...
Glitches in the matrix are when humans experience deja vu or an unlikely or irregular occurrence like missing time or coincidences. The Web Crawlers tell their favorite glitch stories and then talk to John E.L. Tenney about his unusual experiences: a r...
Mr. Podcast himself Paul F. Tompkins joins the episode today to talk about urban legends: the hook, the hitchhiker, the hand licking dog, and Mikey dying from pop rocks and soda. Amanda Lund pops in to tell the tale of her cousin's snake sizing hi...
TikTok users are spotting ghosts and other paranormal activity in the millions of videos that have been posted to the app. From a clown mask that says “I love sweets” to hidden patient ID cards in a secret wall and scary figures appearing in the backgr...
The Waco Siege began in early 1993, when a government raid on a compound near Waco, Texas, led to a 51-day standoff between federal agents and members of a Christian sect called the Branch Davidians, led by self-proclaimed Messiah David Koresh. The sie...
The Purple People aka Lafayette Morehouse is a controversial group that has been labeled a sex cult. They live in purple houses, wear purple clothes, and drive purple limos. Its members teach sexual practices and techniques, but some say the group uses...
The Jersey Devil is a dragon-like cursed creature that has haunted the Pine Barrens region of New Jersey for centuries, and no, we’re not talking about Bruce Springsteen. But first, a listener voicemail prompts the Web Crawlers to discuss simulations a...
What’s the difference between Bigfoot, Sasquatch, Yeti, and the Abominable Snowman? The Web Crawlers have all the answers. — EMAIL US: Webcrawlerspod@gmail.com LEAVE US A VOICEMAIL: 626-604-6262 — FOLLOW US: Twitter Instagram Reddit Facebook ...
The Loch Ness Monster, aka Nessie, became famous from a photograph in 1934 that allegedly shows the creature. The story behind that photo is an interesting tale involving a surgeon, plastic, and revenge. Also, could Nessie be a giant eel or catfish? Th...
Natalia Grace, a 6 year old orphan from the Ukraine, was adopted by a family who claims she is actually an adult woman who tortured and threatened to kill them. Is this a real life story of the movie Orphan or a case of neglectful parents? EMAIL US: ...
Is the Chupacabra a blood-sucking vampire creature or a coyote with mange? Also, listener voicemails and messages about cow tongues nailed to trees, dehydration from LaCroix, foot porn, and the truth about MSG. EMAIL US: Webcrawlerspod@gmai...
Is winning the lottery a curse? Over 70 percent of lottery winners go broke, and many have died tragically or had horrible things happen to them and their family members. The Web Crawlers discuss multiple cases of misfortune, Craig hops on to tell a de...
Listener emails and voicemails about a near death experience and a spontaneously combusting hamster. Ali talks about her past life regression where she was a cowgirl, Maria gets obsessed with Axl Rose and Ali tells a story about his illegitimate child,...
From 2008 to 2011 in San Francisco, strange fliers posted all over the city led people on a mysterious alternate-reality game/scavenger hunt. When people started following the clues, they went down a rabbit hole into this insane world involvin...
Rasputin was a mystic and spiritual healer who wielded huge influence over the royal Russian family. Also known as a mad monk and con man, he was seemingly impossible to kill, and responsible for the fall of the Romanoff dynasty of Russia. He was also ...
Are McDonald’s chicken nuggets made from pink goo? Does fast food never rot? What happened with that finger in Wendy’s chili? The Web Crawlers discuss all kinds of fast food rumors and talk with Morgan Freed, a former food scientist, whose claim to fam...
Lydia Greengrass-DeAlvaladejo joins the Web Crawlers to share a spooky story, and a listener voicemail tries to lure Maria into a van full of chocolate croissants. Listen to Lydia’s podcast Let’s Talk Follow Lydia on Twitter EMAIL US: Webcrawlerspo...
In 1978 Rodney Alcala appeared on The Dating Game. He was charming and good looking, but little did anyone know that he was a serial killer. Rodney was secretly kidnapping, raping and murdering women and children, and when the show was filmed he was at...
Waverly Hills is considered the most haunted place on earth. Formerly a facility built to house Tuberculosis patients, its history is full of gruesome surgeries, controversial treatments, and suicide. EMAIL US: Webcrawlerspod@gmail.com LEAVE US A VO...