PLAYBACK | The Horrifying Legends of Portlock, Alaska

Welcome back. Tonight’s episode of Night Drive Paranormal will be taking us into a very shadowy realm indeed. 5 brand new real life tales of the paranormal await you on this drive. These are real stories, submitted by listeners from different countries and cultures, each describing encounters that defy easy explanation. From quiet hauntings to unsettling late-night experiences, this episode is designed for slow listening, something to play on a night drive, in the dark, or as you drift off to sleep. As always, this is not sensationalised horror. There are no jump scares, no loud interruptions, just the stories told as they were experienced. Drive safe. Keep the volume low. And if something feels close… don’t turn around. Sign up to Patreon for early access and shout outs - www.patreon.com/thetaplibrary Subscribe now for more terrifying tales of the paranormal. If you have a story to share then you can email me at [email protected] Additional footage and audio from Evanto, Artgrid, Epidemic Sounds, Singularity, Midjourney and Pexels. Music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio and the youtube audio library. All other footage used under fair use. CHAPTERS 00:00 Night Drive Paranormal 01:00 Case 1 07:39 Case 2 36:02 Case 3 40:25 Case 4 43:41 Case 5 48:30 Wrapping Up SpectreVision Radio is a bespoke podcast network at the intersection between the arts and the uncanny, featuring a tapestry of shows exploring creativity, the esoteric, and the unknown. We’re a community for creators and fans vibrating around common curiosities, shared interests and persistent passions. spectrevisionradio.com linktr.ee/spectrevisionsocial Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

High above the Bedfordshire village of Clophill stand the ruins of an old medieval church. For decades, the site has been surrounded by disturbing rumours—stories of black magic rituals, grave desecrations, ghostly figures, and strange encounters in the darkness. Locals began calling it “The Black Magic Church.” In the early 1960s, the quiet parish overseen by Lewis Barker became the centre of national headlines after human remains were discovered arranged inside the ruins of St Mary’s Church, Clophill in what investigators believed may have been part of an occult ritual. The discovery sparked a wave of fear and fascination that has never fully faded. But the story of Clophill runs deeper than a single incident. Over the years, visitors have reported strange sightings around the churchyard—hooded figures moving among the graves, unexplained lights inside the ruined tower, and even the apparition of a mysterious monk on nearby roads. Just a short distance away lies Deadman's Hill, the location of the notorious A6 murder, one of the most controversial crimes in British history. Was Clophill simply the victim of dark rumours and sensational headlines… or is there something more to the strange history of this place? Tonight, we explore the real events, legends, and mysteries behind The Black Magic Church. If you enjoy atmospheric paranormal documentaries and strange true stories, subscribe to The Tape Library for more investigations into the unexplained. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Support the channel with Patreon - www.patreon.com/thetapelibrary Do you have a supernatural story to share? Drop me an email at [email protected] You can check out The Tape Library in audio form on all of your favourite podcast providers. Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/thetapelibrary Tiktok - https://www.tiktok.com/@thetapelibrary Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/people/The-Tape-Library/100094332411836/ Archive of the Paranormal, the strange and the unexplained. Additional footage and audio from Evanto, Artgrid, Epidemic Sounds, Singularity and Pexels. Music includes Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio and the youtube audio library. All other footage used under fair use. SpectreVision Radio is a bespoke podcast network at the intersection between the arts and the uncanny, featuring a tapestry of shows exploring creativity, the esoteric, and the unknown. We’re a community for creators and fans vibrating around common curiosities, shared interests and persistent passions. spectrevisionradio.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Most UFO stories involve strange lights in the sky, but some cases take a truly bizarre turn. What if I told you there’s a case where aliens handed a man pancakes? Or that a cryptid with bat-like wings might be connected to UFO activity? From the Dade City Flowers case to the strange Space Penguins of Tuscumbia, these stories push the limits of what we think we know about UFOs and extraterrestrials. Buckle up—this is UFO history at its strangest. Support the channel with Patreon - www.patreon.com/thetapelibrary Do you have a supernatural story to share? Drop me an email at [email protected] You can check out The Tape Library in audio form on all of your favourite podcast providers. Check out @TheInBetweenTales Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/thetapelibrary Tiktok - https://www.tiktok.com/@thetapelibrary Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/people/The-Tape-Library/100094332411836/ Archive of the Paranormal, the strange and the unexplained. The Tape Library brings you the creepiest stories, to keep you horror junkies up all night. True scary stories of ghosts, cryptids, UFOs and true crime. Additional footage and audio from Evanto, Artgrid, Epidemic Sounds, Singularity, Midjourney and Pexels. Music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio and the youtube audio library. All other footage used under fair use. A range of sources were used to try and fill in the gaps of these. stories, but these were some of the best overall sources I found - https://youtu.be/4OHzUalark8 https://knewcastle.wordpress.com https://hiddenmark.dk/ufos/the-asum-ce3/ https://www.phantomsandmonsters.com/2022/07/a-flying-bigfoot-over-walla-walla.html https://www.strangeology.com/post/alien-casefile-the-tuscumbia-space-penguins https://hardcorezen.info/alien-pancakes/7894 SpectreVision Radio is a bespoke podcast network at the intersection between the arts and the uncanny, featuring a tapestry of shows exploring creativity, the esoteric, and the unknown. We’re a community for creators and fans vibrating around common curiosities, shared interests and persistent passions. spectrevisionradio.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In September 1964, bow hunter Donald Shrum climbed into a tree stand deep in the forests near Cisco Grove, expecting a quiet night deer hunting in the Sierra Nevada mountains. What he claimed happened next would become one of the strangest and most terrifying close encounter cases ever reported. As darkness fell, Shrum witnessed glowing unidentified craft descending into the forest below. Moments later, humanoid figures reportedly emerged and began advancing toward his position, attempting to climb the very tree he was trapped in. Armed only with a bow and arrows, Shrum claimed he spent the entire night fighting off unknown entities while strange lights surrounded the woods. By morning, the objects were gone. But the questions remained. Who — or what — surrounded Donald Shrum that night? Why was the official investigation so strange? And why has the Cisco Grove Incident remained one of the most overlooked UFO encounters in American history? In this full paranormal documentary, we examine the original testimony, the aftermath of the encounter, interviews conducted by civilian UFO investigators including members of MUFON, and the enduring mystery behind what many researchers call the UFO Siege at Cisco Grove. This is the true story of one man, alone in the forest… and something watching from below. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Support the channel with Patreon - www.patreon.com/thetapelibrary Do you have a supernatural story to share? Drop me an email at [email protected] You can check out The Tape Library in audio form on all of your favourite podcast providers. Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/thetapelibrary Tiktok - https://www.tiktok.com/@thetapelibrary Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/people/The-Tape-Library/100094332411836/ Archive of the Paranormal, the strange and the unexplained. Additional footage and audio from Evanto, Artgrid, Epidemic Sounds, Singularity, Midjourney and Pexels. Music includes Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio and the youtube audio library. All other footage used under fair use. CHAPTERS 00:00 Cisco Grove 04:51 The Hunt 09:18 The Object 14:23 The Beings 19:15 The Battle 27:16 The Return 30:50 The Truth 42:06 What Really Happened? 51:07 Wrapping Up SpectreVision Radio is a bespoke podcast network at the intersection between the arts and the uncanny, featuring a tapestry of shows exploring creativity, the esoteric, and the unknown. We’re a community for creators and fans vibrating around common curiosities, shared interests and persistent passions. spectrevisionradio.com linktr.ee/spectrevisionsocial Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome back. Tonight’s episode of Night Drive Paranormal brings together true paranormal encounters from across the globe. These are firsthand accounts of unexplained experiences, strange presences, and moments that linger long after they’ve ended. These are real stories, submitted by listeners from different countries and cultures, each describing encounters that defy easy explanation. From quiet hauntings to unsettling late-night experiences, this episode is designed for slow listening, something to play on a night drive, in the dark, or as you drift off to sleep. As always, this is not sensationalised horror. There are no jump scares, no loud interruptions, just the stories told as they were experienced. Drive safe. Keep the volume low. And if something feels close… don’t turn around. Sign up to Patreon for early access and shout outs - www.patreon.com/thetaplibrary Subscribe now for more terrifying tales of the paranormal. If you have a story to share then you can email me at [email protected] Additional footage and audio from Evanto, Artgrid, Epidemic Sounds, Singularity, Midjourney and Pexels. Music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio and the youtube audio library. All other footage used under fair use. CHAPTERS 00:00 Night Drive Paranormal 01:33 Case 1 08:31 Case 2 13:56 Case 3 20:34 Case 4 30:11 Case 5 42:32 Case 6 SpectreVision Radio is a bespoke podcast network at the intersection between the arts and the uncanny, featuring a tapestry of shows exploring creativity, the esoteric, and the unknown. We’re a community for creators and fans vibrating around common curiosities, shared interests and persistent passions. spectrevisionradio.com linktr.ee/spectrevisionsocial Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode of The Tape Library, we explore one of Detroit’s most disturbing and overlooked paranormal cases — The Horrible Hag of Michigan, also known as The Hag of Martin Street. In the early 1960s, the Adams family reported terrifying experiences inside their home at 5508 Martin Street in Detroit, centered around a small back bedroom. What began as vivid nightmares escalated into shared witness encounters, unexplained sounds, foul odors, police involvement, and the alleged appearance of a grotesque female entity that left the family so frightened they abandoned the house entirely. Told in a documentary-style narrative based strictly on eyewitness testimony, newspaper reports, and Michigan folklore sources, this episode examines one of the most unsettling cases in American paranormal history. If you’re drawn to true ghost stories, real-life hauntings, Detroit urban legends, and deep paranormal documentaries, this is a case you won’t forget. Subscribe to The Tape Library for more true paranormal cases, haunted house investigations, and real unexplained mysteries. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Support the channel with Patreon - www.patreon.com/thetapelibrary Do you have a supernatural story to share? Drop me an email at [email protected] You can check out The Tape Library in audio form on all of your favourite podcast providers. Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/thetapelibrary Tiktok - https://www.tiktok.com/@thetapelibrary Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/people/The-Tape-Library/100094332411836/ Archive of the Paranormal, the strange and the unexplained. Additional footage and audio from Evanto, Artgrid, Epidemic Sounds, Singularity, Midjourney and Pexels. Music includes Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio and the youtube audio library. All other footage used under fair use. CHAPTERS 00:00 The Hissing Hag 06:46 The Dark Side of Detroit 10:39 The Back Bedroom 16:56 The Horrible Hag 26:13 Still There 30:50 What Really Happened? 38:38 Wrapping Up Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Playback is our chance to revisit some of those haunting memories that have faded to the back of our minds... Why did they leave? Let’s explore one of the most infamous ghost towns in north America. This is the terrifying story of Portlock/Port Chatham in Alaska. A town that is home to legends of a Sasquatch style creature known as The Hairy Man, as well as a whole host of ghost stories and other strange legends. Do you have a supernatural story to share? Drop me an email at [email protected] You can check out The Tape Library in audio form on all of your favourite podcast providers. Tiktok - https://www.tiktok.com/@thetapelibrary Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/people/The-Tape-Library/100094332411836/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/thetapelibrary Archive of the Paranormal, the strange and the unexplained. The Tape Library brings you the creepiest stories, to keep you horror junkies up all night. True scary stories of ghosts, cryptids, UFOs and true crime. Additional footage and audio from Evanto, Singularity, Midjourney and Pexels. All other footage used under fair use. CHAPTERS 00:00 Nantinaq/The Hairy Man 08:49 Alaskas Playground 18:23 Seeing The Hairy Man 20:23 Portlock Ghost Stories 22:33 The Portlock Murders 27:41 What Really Happened? SpectreVision Radio is a bespoke podcast network at the intersection between the arts and the uncanny, featuring a tapestry of shows exploring creativity, the esoteric, and the unknown. We’re a community for creators and fans vibrating around common curiosities, shared interests and persistent passions. spectrevisionradio.com linktr.ee/spectrevisionsocial Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Thomas Bay, Alaska — a remote stretch of wilderness once feared by prospectors, avoided by Indigenous communities, and whispered about as “Devil’s Country” or “The Bay of Death.” In the early 1900s, a prospector returned from this isolated region with a disturbing warning. He claimed to have encountered something unnatural deep in the forest. There were small, foul-smelling figures emerging from a hidden lake. An experience that left him shaken, traumatized, and unwilling to ever return. But he wouldn't be the only one to encounter the strangeness of this place. Thomas Bay appears to be a place where madness can take hold. Years later, his account was preserved by writer Harry D. Colp, and eventually brought to light by his daughter, helping transform Thomas Bay into one of Alaska’s most unsettling legends. In this episode of The Tape Library, we investigate: The true story behind Thomas Bay Harry D. Colp and the origins of the legend The prospector’s various terrifying accounts Indigenous folklore and the Kushtaka connection Psychological, environmental, and rational explanations And why this remote corner of Alaska still carries a reputation for dread Is Thomas Bay simply an unforgiving wilderness shaped by fear and isolation?Or is there something about this place that people were never meant to understand? This is The Tape Library—your home for paranormal, dark folklore, and the strangest stories ever told. Support the channel with Patreon - www.patreon.com/thetapelibrary Do you have a supernatural story to share? Drop me an email at [email protected] You can check out The Tape Library in audio form on all of your favourite podcast providers. Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/thetapelibrary Tiktok - https://www.tiktok.com/@thetapelibrary Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/people/The-Tape-Library/100094332411836/ Archive of the Paranormal, the strange and the unexplained. Additional footage and audio from Evanto, Artgrid, Epidemic Sounds, Singularity, Midjourney and Pexels. Music includes Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio and the youtube audio library. All other footage used under fair use. CHAPTERS 00:00 The Strangest Story Ever Told 03:35 Bay of Death 09:46 Little Men in the Mountains 15:58 The Second Expedition 25:09 Going Back 31:48 Final Trips 34:33 A Strange Story 36:44 A Legend is Born 41:58 What Really Happened? 49:01 Wrapping Up SpectreVision Radio is a bespoke podcast network at the intersection between the arts and the uncanny, featuring a tapestry of shows exploring creativity, the esoteric, and the unknown. We’re a community for creators and fans vibrating around common curiosities, shared interests and persistent passions. spectrevisionradio.com linktr.ee/spectrevisionsocial Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tonight’s episode of Night Drive Paranormal brings together true paranormal encounters from across the globe. These are firsthand accounts of unexplained experiences, strange presences, and moments that linger long after they’ve ended. These are real stories, submitted by listeners from different countries and cultures, each describing encounters that defy easy explanation. From quiet hauntings to unsettling late-night experiences, this episode is designed for slow listening, something to play on a night drive, in the dark, or as you drift off to sleep. As always, this is not sensationalised horror. There are no jump scares, no loud interruptions, just the stories told as they were experienced. Drive safe. Keep the volume low. And if something feels close… don’t turn around. Sign up to Patreon for early access and shout outs - www.patreon.com/thetaplibrary Subscribe now for more terrifying tales of the paranormal. If you have a story to share then you can email me at [email protected] Additional footage and audio from Evanto, Artgrid, Epidemic Sounds, Singularity, Midjourney and Pexels. Music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio and the youtube audio library. All other footage used under fair use. CHAPTERS 00:00 Night Drive 01:22 Henry 09:47 The Beat of Brazil 33:30 Goodbye 38:59 The Top Floor 43:55 Her Face 48:05 Whistle and I'll Come To You SpectreVision Radio is a bespoke podcast network at the intersection between the arts and the uncanny, featuring a tapestry of shows exploring creativity, the esoteric, and the unknown. We’re a community for creators and fans vibrating around common curiosities, shared interests and persistent passions. spectrevisionradio.com linktr.ee/spectrevisionsocial Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For over two decades, a man in Yorkshire claims he was watched by a tall, shadow-like figure that appeared repeatedly throughout his life. What began as a childhood sighting slowly became something more disturbing, witnessed not just by him, but by others around him. This episode examines the testimony, the timeline, and the wider history of shadow figures, separating what is known from what remains unexplained. This is The Tape Library—your home for paranormal, dark folklore, and the strangest stories ever told. Support the channel with Patreon - www.patreon.com/thetapelibrary Do you have a supernatural story to share? Drop me an email at [email protected] You can check out The Tape Library in audio form on all of your favourite podcast providers. Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/thetapelibrary Tiktok - https://www.tiktok.com/@thetapelibrary Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/people/The-Tape-Library/100094332411836/ Archive of the Paranormal, the strange and the unexplained. Additional footage and audio from Evanto, Artgrid, Epidemic Sounds, Singularity, Midjourney and Pexels. Music includes Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio and the youtube audio library. All other footage used under fair use. 02:13 Welcome to The Tape Library 5:21 Hereditary 8:37 Watching, Waiting 17:12 Close to Home 26:31 The Downward Spiral 39:04 Don't Let It Get Worse 43:51 He Wasn't Alone 52:01 The Running Man 59:10 What Really Happened? 1:07:53 Wrapping Up SpectreVision Radio is a bespoke podcast network at the intersection between the arts and the uncanny, featuring a tapestry of shows exploring creativity, the esoteric, and the unknown. We’re a community for creators and fans vibrating around common curiosities, shared interests and persistent passions. spectrevisionradio.com linktr.ee/spectrevisionsocial Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices