SUSPEND DISBELIEF | Indigenous Horror Stories

The Skull Crawlers Present: Suspend Disbelief 27The Suspend Disbelief crew sit with Jay and Judith Duncan. They are a married couple that have lived all over the United States and have ended up where their roots lie in Oklahoma. Jay is Creek and Judith is Comanche/Kiowa. They have been big supporters of the Skull Crawlers for years and have incredible stories to tell. Follow Jay Here! instagram.com/mondokanemoviegoontiktok.com/@jay.mondokaneBuy Cary's indigenous horror short story Dead Hed from the folk horror anthology Secrets of the Forsaken: Into the Depths of Dread. Buy it here on paperback, Audible, or Kindle! https://theskullcrawlers.myshopify.com/If you have stories you'd like to submit, send us an email at [email protected] and we'd love to feature them on the show! Instagram/@theskullcrawlersTikTok/​⁠ @theskullcrawlers  Spotify @ Suspend Disbelief | Indigenous Horror Stories

The Skull Crawlers Present: Suspend Disbelief 26The Suspend Disbelief crew sit with Shana Leigh. Shana is an indigenous (cherokee/choctaw) video game streamer and a MMIW advocate. She is a ghost hunter/paranormal enthusiast. She streams for Blumhouse Creators Games program, primarily streaming horror games like Phasmaphobia on her youtube channel. Subscribe to Shana Here! youtube.com/@ShanaLeightwitch.tv/ShanaLeighinstagram.com/theshanaleighBuy Cary's indigenous horror short story Dead Hed from the folk horror anthology Secrets of the Forsaken: Into the Depths of Dread. Buy it here on paperback, Audible, or Kindle! https://theskullcrawlers.myshopify.com/If you have stories you'd like to submit, send us an email at [email protected] and we'd love to feature them on the show! Instagram/@theskullcrawlersTikTok/​⁠ @theskullcrawlers Spotify @ Suspend Disbelief | Indigenous Horror Stories

The Skull Crawlers Present: Suspend Disbelief 24The Suspend Disbelief crew sit with Doc's dad and Cary's uncle, Mark Cody. Mark spent 20+ years in Native American law enforcement throughout many reservations in the United States. He retired as the Chief of the BIA in Oklahoma, and in his tenure he's seen many supernatural things including giant owls, skin walkers, shape shifting medicine men, and ghosts. Buy Cary's indigenous horror short story Dead Hed from the folk horror anthology Secrets of the Forsaken: Into the Depths of Dread. Buy it here on paperback, Audible, or Kindle! https://durvile.com/books/Secrets.htmlIf you have stories you'd like to submit, send us an email at [email protected] and we'd love to feature them on the show!Instagram/@theskullcrawlersTikTok/​⁠ @theskullcrawlers Spotify @ Suspend Disbelief | Indigenous Horror Stories

The Skull Crawlers Present: Suspend Disbelief 25The Suspend Disbelief crew sit with Doc's dad and Cary's uncle, Mark Cody. Mark spent 20+ years in Native American law enforcement throughout many reservations in the United States. He retired as the Chief of the BIA in Oklahoma, and in his tenure he's seen many supernatural things including giant owls, skin walkers, shape shifting medicine men, and ghosts. Buy Cary's indigenous horror short story Dead Hed from the folk horror anthology Secrets of the Forsaken: Into the Depths of Dread. Buy it here on paperback, Audible, or Kindle! https://durvile.com/books/Secrets.htmlIf you have stories you'd like to submit, send us an email at [email protected] and we'd love to feature them on the show!Instagram/@theskullcrawlersTikTok/​@theskullcrawlers  Spotify @ Suspend Disbelief | Indigenous Horror Stories

The Skull Crawlers Present: Suspend Disbelief 22The return of Chief Sweet, also known as Cedric Sweet. Seminole youtuber and solid dude, Cedric breaks the lore and tells the taboo secrets of the Seminole tribe and the truth behind the horrifying shape shifting medicine man known as the Stikini. We also talk about Little People, Deer Woman, and read some listener stories. Cary plugs his new indigenous horror short story Dead Hed from the folk horror anthology Secrets of the Forsaken: Into the Depths of Dread. Buy it here on paperback, Audible, or Kindle! https://durvile.com/books/Secrets.htmlIf you have stories you'd like to submit, send us an email at [email protected] and we'd love to feature them on the show!Instagram/@theskullcrawlersTikTok/‪@theskullcrawlers‬ Spotify @ Suspend Disbelief | Indigenous Horror Stories

The Skull Crawlers Present: Suspend Disbelief 21We are joined by Ryker Six Killer, an indigenous stuntman, actor, and director of the Cherokee nation. His credentials include Reservation Dogs, Killers of the Flowermoon, Marvel's Echo, and FX's The Lowdown. He is a multiple nominee and winner of Heartland Emmy awards from his work on Osyio TV produced by the Cherokee Nation Film Office. Ryker tells how he got into acting, stunts, and his journey navigating this film career he has dove head first into. He also tells us taboo stories of Cherokee medicine as well as haunting experiences of his own. Cary tells the true and haunting story of his Great Great Great grandfather and evil medicine man Tonacut (Snapping Turtle), and how he battled many other medicine men to become one of the most feared medicine men on the plains. He also plugs his short story titled Snapping Turtle, apart of the indigenous horror story anthology Whistle At Night and They Will Come by Alex Soop. https://durvile.com/books/Whistle.html By it here on paperback, Audible, or Kindle! If you have stories you'd like to submit, send us an email at [email protected] and we'd love to feature them on the show!Instagram/@theskullcrawlersTikTok/ @theskullcrawlers  Spotify @ Suspend Disbelief | Indigenous Horror Stories

The Skull Crawlers Present: Suspend Disbelief 20 We are joined by Kate and Mark "Doc" Cody, an indigenous married couple that love all things spooky. Kate Cody is a Canadian Indigenous Cree woman who was stripped from her roots though the foster system. Her adopted family wouldn't let her talk about her culture, learn about her culture, and forced her to pick up a bible. Later she found out her family wasn't just abnormal, but a Christian cult. She tells her story about decolonizing her mindset and finding her indigenous roots and the struggles that come with it. instagram.com/alilwonderlandMark "Doc" Cody (Kiowa) is a U.S. Marine, now living his civilian life. A lover of the paranormal and taboo, he joins us and tells horrifying paranormal experiences that have happened to him and loved ones. Instagram.com/warchiefcodyCary tells a haunting Deer Woman story at Riverside Indian Boarding School in Oklahoma. If you have stories you'd like to submit, send us an email at [email protected] and we'd love to feature them on the show!Instagram/@theskullcrawlersTikTok/ @theskullcrawlers  Spotify @ Suspend Disbelief | Indigenous Horror Stories

The Skull Crawlers Present: Suspend Disbelief 19We are joined by Kate and Mark "Doc" Cody, an indigenous married couple that love all things spooky. Mark "Doc" Cody is a marine, now living his civilian life. He's Kiowa and full of all kinds of stories. Doc explains to us his military experience being stationed at 29 Palms, and the ghost stories that followed. Instagram.com/warchiefcodyKate Cody was a Canadian Indigenous Cree woman who was stripped from her roots though the foster system. Her adopted family wouldn't let her talk about her culture, learn about her culture, and forced her to pick up a bible. She tells her story about decolonizing her mindset and finding her indigenous roots. instagram.com/alilwonderlandCary tells the haunting tales of Operation Post Rock, where 8 U.S. Marines had to endure ghosts, spirits, and demonic entities for 60 days in exclusion in the deserts of Afghanistan in 2009. If you have stories you'd like to submit, send us an email at [email protected] and we'd love to feature them on the show!

The Skull Crawlers Present: Suspend Disbelief 18 We are joined by Johnnie and Kevin, two friends that made their mark in the indigenous webspace for horror and "nerd" themed content. Johnnie Jae is a Los Angeles based writer/editor for A Tribe Called Geek, an indigenous media website that focuses on creating a greater understanding of Indigenous peoples in the realm of pop culture. She also is the founder of Grim Native, a social media page that offers a diverse range of horror-themed content and media, from news and stories to podcasts and art. Instagram.com/grimnative Instagram.com/atribecalledgeek Kevin Chuculate is a writer/streamer/podcaster/comic writer out of Oklahoma. He is on the rise in the indigenous horror/nerd sphere and he's someone to watch out for. Instagram.com/kevinchuculate If you have stories you'd like to submit, send us an email at [email protected] and we'd love to feature them on the show!

The Skull Crawlers Present: Suspend Disbelief 17. Oklahoma Filmmaker and queer icon Katie Hightower joins us on the show to tell us about her recent success with her first feature film Hailey's Game. She also tells us about paranormal experiences she had in a haunted house she grew up in in Texas. Cary and Orrin read listener stories, you're in for a TREAT. Thanks Alan and "Nobody" for the story submissions! Find Katie Hightower on instagram at instagram.com/katiehightower