Cryptopedia - A Paranormal Podcast

The Man From Taured - The Man Who Needed an Editor - 177

This week, we learn that lousy editing will cause people to move across dimensions.
 
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The Man from Taured - Skeptoid
Japanese economic miracle - Wikipedia
The Mystery of the Man from Taured | Snopes.com
FRONTIER FORMALITIES (SIMPLIFICATION) (Hansard, 29 July 1960)
Fortean Times 2021 June Issue Page 55 The Man from Taured - Julia Louis
Article clipped from The Province - Newspapers.com™
The Directory of Possibilities - John Grant
r/UnresolvedMysteries on Reddit: On July 1954, A man arrives at Tokyo airport in Japan. He’s of Caucasian appearance but the officials are suspicious. On checking his passport, they see that he hails from a country called Taured. The passport looked genuine, except for the fact that there is no such country as Taured
I'm doing some research about the "man from Taured" hoax, and need help searching newspapers articles : r/japan?
r/japan on Reddit: I am Japanese. I researched an old newspaper about "man from Taured".
Daily Report, Foreign Radio Broadcasts, Issues 249-250
Daily Report, Foreign Radio Broadcasts, Issues 156-160
どこにもない国の、外交官の話〜「ネグシ・ハベシ国大使逮捕事件」から60年、ご存知でしたか？
The Man From Taured, Solved: John Zegrus & How A Real-Life Event Became An Urban Legend

Wisconsin Grab Bag: Mineral Point Vampire and Ridgeway Ghost - Tree Drunks - 176

This week, Brandon read his copy out of order.
 
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Wisconsin State Journal
Mineral Point Vampire - The Capital Times
Urban Plains - Dairy State Dracula
The Mineral Point Vampire — Wisconsinology
The Ridgeway Ghost of Wisconsin | Into Horror History | J.A. Hernandez
Village History | Ridgeway WI
Some Wisconsin Ghosts - New York Times
Hunting the American Werewolf: Beast Men in Wisconsin and Beyond - Linda S. Godfrey

Leonora Piper - The White Crow - 175

This week John covers the "world's most tested medium," and questions the validity of those tests.
 
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Ghost Hunters: William James and the Search for Scientific Proof of Life After Death
Resurrecting Leonora Piper: How Science Discovered the Afterlife - Michael Tymn
Leonora Evelina Simonds Piper (1857-1950) - Find a Grave Memorial
Piper, Leonora E. - An Encyclopedia of Claims, Frauds, and Hoaxes of the Occult and Supernatural - James Randi
A FURTHER RECORD OF OBSERVATIONS OF CERTAIN PHENOMENA OF TRANCE - Richard Hodgeson
Mrs. Piper & the Society for Psychical Research : Sage, Michel, 1863-1931
Etymology of chlorine by etymonline
Different Types Of Psychic Mediums & Their Psychic Abilities, Explained | California Psychics
Radical Spirits Spiritualism and Women's Rights in Nineteenth-Century America - Ann Braude
The Emancipation of Mrs. Piper - Andrew Lang
The Life and Work Mrs Piper - Alta Piper
Essays in psychical research : James, William, 1842-1910 : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive
Can Telepathy Explain?: Results of Psychical Research - Minot Judson Savage
Spiritism, Hypnotism and Telepathy - Clark Bell, Thomas Hudson
The question: "If a man die, shall he live again?" a brief history and examination of modern spiritualism - Edward Clodd
Encyclopaedia of Psychic Science : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive
Is spiritualism based on fraud ?: the evidence given by Sir A.C. Doyle and others - Joseph McCabe
Studies in Spiritism - Amy Tanner

The Tsarichina Hole - Wet Cold Bulgarian Winter - 174

This week Brandon channels John as he talks about psychics channelling aliens.
 
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Operation Sunray | Hunting the Entity in the Tsarichina Hole
Inside Bulgaria’s Skinwalker Ranch | The Tsarichina Hole
The Tsarichina Hole (Bulgaria; 1990s) | The Forteana Forums
Tsarichina - Wikipedia
Феноменът Царичина - Цялата история (Част Първа) - Пътеводител на Забравената България

Jiangshi, Chinese Hopping Vampires - Tummy Troubles - 173

This week, John takes a trip back to China and proves someone can be immersed in a new language for practically a month and learn nothing.
 
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Amazon.com: The Shadow Book of Ji Yun: The Chinese Classic of Weird True Tales, Horror Stories, and Occult Knowledge eBook
Religious system of China vol.5 - De Groot
Hop on pop: jiangshi films in a transnational context - Stephanie Lam
Analects: The Sayings of Confucius, Translated by D. C. Lau
Zibuyu, “What The Master Would Not Discuss”, according to Yuan Mei (1716 - 1798): A Collection of Supernatural Stories (2 vols)
A Brief History of Qi - Yu Huan Zhang, Ken Rose
Qi | Definition & Facts | Britannica
Yinyang | Definition, Meaning, & Facts | Britannica
Hun & Po Ethereal & Corporeal Soul In Taoism
What Does the Yin-Yang Symbol Mean?
https://www.willbuckingham.com/virtuous-cats/
The Afterlife of Corpses: A Social History of Unburied Dead Bodies in Qing China (1644–1911) - Joohee Suh
The custom of "driving corpses" in western Hunan
A temporary grave, by a concrete bridge | Historical Photographs of China
Jiangshi: Daoist Cosmology in Mr. Vampire - Max Templeman
Mr. Vampire - Wikipedia
A look at the ghoulish tradition of ancient Chinese corpse-walking
The Corpse Walker. Real-Life Stories, China from the Bottom Up : Liao Yiwu : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive
Walking dead: old China practice of corpse herding, transporting bodies to hometown for burial using long bamboo poles

Lake Worth Monster - Tire Discus Discourse - 172

This week we get to the bottom of the real mystery and provide a recommendation to scout masters.
 
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Goatman’s Summer of Celebrity (Part 1): The Glamour Boy of Greer Island
Mystery Still Engulfs Lake Worth Monster
Lake Worth Monster: The True Story of the Greer Island Goatman: Blackburn, Lyle: 9781734920666: Amazon.com: Books
Greer Island's Goatman - Lake Worth Monster
The Lake Worth Monster | TPW magazine | October 2003
Once Upon a Python: When Pete Went Hither, Slither, and Yon

America's Legally Haunted House - Dutchussy - 171

This week, we open talking about praxis, and John reads a bunch of legal documents.
 
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Rosie O'Donnell Show June 1999 Pt 3
Our Haunted House on the Hudson - Helen Ackley
The History of the Ackley House, America's Legally Haunted Home
1 La Veta Pl, Nyack, NY 10960 | Zillow
Rockland County Property Check
LA99-01004751 - Deed (1967)
LA99-01004772 - Mortgage (1967)
LA99-00726030 - Carol assumption of deed (1949)
Legal-Ease: One dollar and other good and valuable consideration - LimaOhio.com
Ancestor Search - Margaret Perry
Helen Ackley Obituary (2003) - Jacksonville, FL - Florida Times-Union
Helen Ackley
Nyack People & Places: Skirmish Krew Relives Revolutionary War in Upper Nyack
Stambovsky v. Ackley, 169 AD 2d 254 - NY: Appellate Div., 1st Dept. 1991
Lawsuit Didn't Have a Ghost of a Chance - Timothy Clifford, Newsday, Combined editions Long Island, N.Y. 16 Mar 1991
18 rms. riv vu. ghosts. - Ronald Sullivan, Marchi 16, 1990, New York Times
Spirit of Law Recognizes 'Haunted House' - Los Angeles Times
Caveat Specter | Skeptical Inquirer
How a House Becomes Legally Haunted: Stambovsky v. Ackley, The “Ghostbuster” Ruling | In Custodia Legis
caveat emptor | Wex | US Law | LII / Legal Information Institute
Phones Ringing (Eerily?) For Nyack Spook Home - James Barron, March 20, 1990, New York Times
Singer/rapper Matisyahu selling Nyack home; former occupants include Ingrid Michaelson and maybe, a ghost
Don't Be Scared! Home at Center of Haunted House Legal Case Available for $1.9M
Stambovsky v. Ackley - Wikipedia
The History of Nyack, New York
Margaret Perry Obituary
Ghosts In Japan—Buying A Haunted House

Mud Mermaids of the Ohio River - A New Euphemism - 170

This week, we discover a euphemism and introduce a new segment on accident.
 
Also, yes, we know the Onion story is still pending a judge hearing, but let us have this one.
 
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Mud Mermaids Were Allegedly Spotted in Ohio River - HubPages
Mermaids, Giant Turtles, and Wild Men…Oh My! – The Indiana History Blog
Mud Mermaids - Newspapers.com™
Akron Evening Times - Mud Mermaids 2
Ep 147: The Mud Mermaids of Indiana
Mermaids in the Susquehanna River? Yes, fishermen once claimed
Seal finds unlikely home 100 miles up Hudson River – The Hill
Three Historic Explorers Who Were Captivated By Mermaid Sightings