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Ghosts of Donner Pass
The story of the Donner Party is one of perseverance; survival; and hope. It really is the 19th century equivalent to the original Thanksgiving story. It even includes a feast…..and while there’s no actual Thanksgiving tradition, the themes are all there.
So in honor of this historic event, we’re taking another look at the Donner Party and specifically the land where their ordeal took place. Because it should surprise no one that paranormal activities are reported to happen at and around the Donner Lake area.
We’ve got a couple short stories as well as two longer ones. The first dealing with something strange happening at a truck stop while the second story involves a camper and his dog finding something very unnerving while camping near Donner lake.
Then after these spine chilling tales of horror, we’ll be playing a bonus episode-in-a-episode and that’s our remastered episode on the Donner Party. I suggest that everyone checking out the episode sticks around for the Donner Party episode. Out of 118 episodes of Almost Canon, the Donner Party episodes is still one of my all time favorites.
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59:15||Season 1, Ep. 117The beast of the Land Between the Lakes is one of cryptozoology’s most frightening and well known tales. It’s the story of a terrifying monster, one thats wondered the woods of the recreation area, long before it was called the ‘land between the lakes’. So what is the story behind the beast of the land between the lakes, otherwise known as the beast of the LBL? Well, It’s definitely become more than just a physical location on the map. The LBL has become synonymous with not only terrifying cryptid encounters but some of the most gruesome cryptid encounters anyone has yet heard of. So this week we dive into the Land Between the Lakes and the beast that's said to roam its wilds. Now, you might think you know the whole story but there's more, way more! We've dug through subreddits and corroborating accounts to try and paint a better picture of what happened not only on that fateful day in 1982 but for what's been happening since before the LBL was even settled by European pioneers. I for one thought I knew the story and had no idea there was so much more! We start by going over the entire LBL story and how it's been received by the cryptid community and then we dive into the history of the LBL and the LBR. Then after all that we dig into the good stuff! We go over several encounters from the LBL, one of which we were able to find three different views, giving the listeners interested in this story a great look into what may have happened back in 1982.So if dogma is your thing and the beast of the LBL is something that interests you, this is an episode you won't want to miss!Black Eyed Kids Bonus Episode
01:39:08|On This weeks bonus Episode we pull an old trick out of the hat. Way back when we first started Black eyed kids was one of our first episodes and I have remastered the audio, breathing life back into this great OG episode. It falls at the end of this weeks episode, so please enjoy!116. Black Eyed Kid Stories
01:03:07||Season 1, Ep. 116This week we look into some different Black-eyed kid stories and look to see if we can learn anything about this creepy little kids. Where did they come from? What are they? What do they want? These questions and more on todays episode of Almost Canon (no actual answers are discovered in the making of this episode)115. The Dybbuk Box
55:39||Ep. 115We're changing some things around and will start releasing episodes on Tuesday in stead of Friday, but in the meantime enjoy this remastered episode on the Dybbuk and Dybbuk box from the Almost Canon vault! This ones a blast from the past. so sit back and listen to Nick and Bank discuss the mysteries of the Dybbuk and Dybbuk box!!114. The Scariest Story On The Internet
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