Strange Trails

Strange Trails

Finn Mitchell and his best friend Omari Mason travel to a rural town in West Virginia to investigate folklore about a serial killer there known as the Shadow Man. Early on, they meet Ava Cook, whose personal experience with the Shadow Man reels them in to stay and find out more. They work together with her, and as they dig deeper they find more about the town than they’d anticipated. Welcome to Strange Trails, a fictional investigation based on the format and style of 'Serial'.

Episodes

August 27, 2022 6 mins

Listen to the first six minutes of episode one of Strange Trails, a new investigative podcast that takes place in the forests of West Virginia. 

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Welcome to Garrison, West Virginia: Home of the Shadow Man. 

Starring:
Matt Winton as Finn Mitchell
Domenic Kim as Omari Mason
Ashley Every as Ava Cook

Additional Performances:
Veronica Kim as Jessie Abel
Michael Ursu as Cameron Findlay
Rylie Decocq as Jordan Harris
Parking Billings as Gabe Howard
Elisheva Glaser as Samantha Edwards

Created, edited, and directed by:
Colton Woods

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September 12, 2022 41 mins

Gone without a trace, but her cries can be heard to this day.

Starring:
Matt Winton as Finn Mitchell
Domenic Kim as Omari Mason
Ashley Every as Ava Cook

Additional Performances by:
Rylie Decocq as Jordan Harris
Jimmy Bacon as Keith Wilson
Rob Moore as Doug Lee

Created, Directed, and Edited by:
Colton Woods

Script Supervisor:
Fernando Collazo

Special Thanks to:
Katie Joyce and Courtney Woods

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September 19, 2022 39 mins

Someone thought they could almost burn Garrison to the ground and get away with it. And they just might have.

Starring:
Matt Winton as Finn Mitchell
Domenic Kim as Omari Mason
Ashley Every as Ava Cook

Additional Performances by:
Mindee de Lacey as Barbara Murphy
Rudolph Whitcomb as Robert Myers
Wayne Grant as Male Voice

Created, Directed, and Edited by:
Colton Woods

Script Supervisor:
Fernando ...

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September 26, 2022 46 mins

He’s killed five kids. That we know of. 

Starring:
Matt Winton as Finn Mitchell
Domenic Kim as Omari Mason
Ashley Every as Ava Cook

Additional Performances by:
Jimmy Bacon as Keith Wilson
Alex Petrovich as David Scott
Kelley Poling as Kathleen Robinson

Created, Directed, and Edited by:
Colton Woods

Script Supervisor:
Fernando Collazo

Special Thanks to:
Katie Joyce and Courtney Woods

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October 3, 2022 34 mins

A fresh Shadow Man sighting. A lockdown. And a suspect. There’s only one real option for the investigation tonight.

Starring:
Matt Winton as Finn Mitchell
Domenic Kim as Omari Mason
Ashley Every as Ava Cook

Additional Performances by:
Brandon Martinez as Aidan Lewis
Charity Spencer as Nora Lewis
Michael Lake as Sean Hemphill

Created, Directed, and Edited by:
Colton Woods

Script Supervisor:
Fern...

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October 10, 2022 40 mins

Everyone needs to be heard eventually. 

Starring:
Matt Winton as Finn Mitchell
Domenic Kim as Omari Mason
Ashley Every as Ava Cook

Additional Performances by:
Veronica Kim as Jessie Abel
Jimmy Bacon as Keith Wilson
Wayne Grant as Male Voice
Kimberly M Gideon as Ayanna Wallace
Gena Kay as Tammy Harris

Created, Directed, and Edited by:
Colton Woods

Script Supervisor:
Fernando Collazo

Speci...

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October 17, 2022 45 mins

Going back to where it all began. 

Starring:
Matt Winton as Finn Mitchell
Domenic Kim as Omari Mason
Ashley Every as Ava Cook

Additional Performances by:
Rob Moore as Doug Lee
Mindee de Lacey as Barbara Murphy
Wayne Grant as Male Voice
Natalie Jonah as Kelly Findlay
Dirk Apsher as Emmett Blythe

Created, Directed, and Edited by:
Colton Woods

Script Supervisor:
Fernando Collazo

Special Tha...

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October 24, 2022 39 mins

It’s just a warning shot, I think.

Starring:
Matt Winton as Finn Mitchell
Domenic Kim as Omari Mason
Ashley Every as Ava Cook

Additional Performances by:
Rudolph Whitcomb as Robert Myers
Charity Spencer as Nora Lewis
Daniel Schaal as Officer Reed
Robert Fleet as Kevin Wright

Created, Directed, and Edited by:
Colton Woods

Script Supervisor:
Fernando Collazo

Special Thanks to:
Katie Joyce ...

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October 31, 2022 33 mins

Shh…did you hear that?

Starring:
Matt Winton as Finn Mitchell
Domenic Kim as Omari Mason
Ashley Every as Ava Cook

Created, Directed, and Edited by:
Colton Woods

Script Supervisor:
Fernando Collazo

Special Thanks to:
Katie Joyce and Courtney Woods

Visit us at strangetrailspodcast.com for more info

If you like what you hear, ratings and reviews really help the show. 

Instagram:
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November 7, 2022 52 mins

He’s got to go. But where did he come from?

Starring:
Matt Winton as Finn Mitchell
Domenic Kim as Omari Mason
Ashley Every as Ava Cook

Additional Performances by:
Veronica Kim as Jessie Abel
Rylie Decocq as Jordan Harris
Amy Margolis as Doris Powell
Alex Petrovich as David Scott
Dirk Apsher as Emmett Blythe

Created, Directed, and Edited by:
Colton Woods

Script Supervisor:
Fern...

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