Malevolent Maine
The odd. The strange. The unexplained. We investigate the paranormal, the eerie, and the abnormal in the great state of Maine. Lots of people have a story they can’t tell because it is too wild, too illogical, or just too unbelievable. We believe you.
Episodes
In this episode Lucas and Chris investigate the sea shrike, a massive bird prey that hunts along the St. George's peninsula. Could this giant raptor be the creature driving massive wooden spikes into the sand, as well as being responsible for the disappearance of a local fisherman? Plus, the latest in our ongoing investigation of the Vox Tenebris.
Content Warning: giants beasts, cryptids, mysteries, death, possess...
Someone is wiping out entire families in Maine and there are no clues. We look into the End of the Line Slayings and discover there seems to be an occult connection. Plus, our most recent update on the Black Book and the Meat Suit Men and some eerie encounters around the office.
Content Warning: murder, violence, blood, violence towards minors, ritualistic crime, mutilation, suicide
Host: Chris Estes
Writer: Chris E...
Lucas, Tom, and Chris explore Maine's legendary, Pinecrest Manor - a mysterious mansion on an unnamed island said to be haunted by the shadowy forms of the family that once dwelled there? What killed the wealthy Collins family, one at a time, and why do their souls still linger in the old home? Plus, what shocking discovery does the team make that may reframe how we think about these Shadow People?
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We bring the entire crew together to talk about Brother Magus and the Hermetic Brotherhood of the Cardinal Court. What do they want from us and how can we stop them? Plus, we learn a lot more about the HBCC's Black Book, and perhaps a little of its true meaning.
Content Warning: cults, black magic, murder, dream invasion, child harm, cursed books, moon water,
Host: Chris Estes
Writer: Chris Estes
We investigate the Rain of Frogs from Castine, Maine in the year 1814. Hundreds of people witnessed a bizarre storm where thousands of frogs fell from the sky. How did this happen and what did it mean? We look into what might have led to this odd precipitation and theorize what the infernal croaking of these sky-sent creatures meant.
Content Warning: strange animals, strange sounds, demonic influences, mental illness, ...
In this episode we investigate a strange artifact from Maine's past, a horseshoe supposedly forged by a blacksmith in Wiscasset in the 1860s. The horseshoe, made from a strange, unknown metal was said to bring either good luck or terrible misfortune to the owner, and ended in total tragedy for the man who made it. What is this strange object? Is it really cursed? And how is it changing after one hundred and fifty...
In this episode we investigate the Devil's Breath, a supposed foul fog that blows off the Atlantic to plague the small town of Roque Bluffs every eighteen years. The mist causes disappearances, illness, and even death. What is this mysterious phenomenon and how is it related to one of America's earliest naval battles? Plus, the group shares their dreams...or should we saw nightmares.
Content Warning: mysterio...
We investigate the story of Marc Henderson and the strange voice he heard on the end of his son's toy walkie talkie. Is it possible to contact parallel realities? Could you talk to your alternate self? And how bad would things have to get before you swapped places with your twin? We ask those very questions as we try to figure out what exactly happened to Marc Henderson.
Content Warning: strange voices, parallel r...
Lucas and Chris investigate a supposedly haunted woods near Raymond. The spirits of 13 children are said to taunt visitors who come to the woods, but there may be more to this story than meets the eye. Plus, the most recent update from our ongoing feud with Brother Magus and the Hermetic Brotherhood of the Cardinal Court. What exactly did Magus leave for us?
Content Warning: black magic, animal mutilation, blood magic,...
We investigate the Holloway Stones, the set of thirteen mysterious stone monoliths discovered over a century ago in western Maine. What are they? Who made them? And what purpose do they serve? Plus, a disturbing piece of Maine history that took place at the site of one of the remaining standing stones.
Content Warning: mysterious stones, magic, rituals, supernatural events, domestic abuse, murder, body mutilation, suic...
We investigate the Shaw family, the last family to leave the doomed village of Flagstaff, Maine before it was flooded to make space for Maine's growing hydroelectric power grid. But what if the Shaws never left? What could have made them stay despite assured destruction? And what does it have to do with a strange creature Olin Shaw may have encountered years before?
Content Warning: flooding, death, death of chil...
Tom investigates the so-called Midnight Market, a traveling assembly of metaphysical, mystical, and whimsical artifacts. How does one get into a secret underground paranormal marketplace? And what kind of secrets can one find there?
Content Warning: dark magic, secrets, poison, druids, stolen identity, death masks, bones, potions, alcohol, conversing with the dead, visions of the future
Host: Chris Estes
Writers: Lu...
In this episode we take a trip to Eliot to investigate the Stymwood Cemetery. This small family plot has a unique history and an old custom, that if the dead men buried there aren't buried face down, then they may come back to haunt those that didn't properly bury them. Lucas and Chris look into this urban legend and ponder what could make dead men walk again.
Content Warning: cemeteries, sudden death, deceas...
Welcome to Season 4! We get back to basics - investigating all the truly terrifying things hiding in the state of Maine. This episode we investigate the Meat Suit Men, the mysterious men-in-black type beings who seem to show up whenever the paranormal is involved. Who are they? Who do they work for? What do they want?
Content Warning: demonic forces, strange music/noises, physical manifestations, physical dec...
The Return of the King! With the Black Door open, the King makes his return to Earth and destruction follows in his wake. At the same time all of this is happening, the Mother Witch stands triumphant, returned in all her glory. And the magic word Marks’ been holding onto finally comes into play. It’s the end of everything…and perhaps a new beginning.
Content Warning: demonic forces, strange music/noises, physical manif...
The team heads to Crimson Valley Orchards to catch the last Katie Clark concert of the season. Is this the beginning of the end? What happens if the Virulent Muse plays the Final Note? And who else is waiting for us at the apple orchard? Plus, Megan and Mark experience a calling.
Content Warning: demonic forces, strange music/noises, physical manifestations, physical decay/body horror, strange visions, black...
We receive some aid in the search for our missing friend from an unlikely source. Plus another phone call from Mark, this one with more dire consequences. We formulate a plan to bring him home, but at great cost to one of us.
Content Warning: demonic forces, occult practices and summoning magic, mysticism, physical injury, self mutilation, white magic, religious ceremonies, magical artifacts
Host: Chris Estes
Write...
Lucas and Megan investigated the case of a potential demonic possession at a demolition derby. We speak with several witnesses, as well as the intended victim who survived the attack by a deranged driver.
Content Warning: demonic forces, occult practices and summoning magic, mysticism, physical injury, death, fire, automobile wreckage, misogyny, extramarital affairs, black magic
Host: Chris Estes
Writer: ...
We investigate the story of a lobsterman who may have pulled up pieces of some sort of alien craft. We also look into the mysterious phenomenon known as the Meat Suit Men - a group of human-like beings who try to cover up all things paranormal.
Content Warning: aliens, ufos, murder, robbery, alcohol and drug use, unexplained government agents
Host: Chris Estes
Writer: Chris Estes & Lucas Knight
Se...
The group puts all the pieces together and discovers the identities of the King Beyond the Desert's four Hierophants. We have a discussion about everything we know or think we know and begin to make plans for our final confrontation.
Content Warning: prophecies, dreams and visions, kidnapping, death, hypothermia, extreme weather, cannibalism, death by fire, insanity
Host: Chris Estes
Writers: Ch...
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