Wartime Stories

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Military installations are often surrounded by remote forests, open desert, and stretches of wilderness that see little human activity outside of training exercises and security patrols. Over the years, service members stationed at these bases have reported encounters with strange creatures and mysterious figures that seem to appear without warning, sometimes in areas they know well.

Drawn from firsthand accounts of American military personnel, this episode explores unexplained encounters during overnight watches, field exercises, and routine patrols. From a mysterious antlered figure appearing in the fog at Naval Air Station Lemoore, California, to an unsettling presence near the flight line and a strange creature spotted during a training exercise at Fort Wainwright, Alaska, these stories describe experiences that left witnesses questioning what might be lurking around their installations.

00:00 - Cold Open00:48 - Intro01:03 - The Camp Pendleton Creature09:50 - The Beast in the Alps21:31 - The Figure in the Fog29:39 - The Shadow at Fort Wainwright35:52 - The Creature on Fort Irwin Road40:36 - The Pale Figure at Fort Drum44:39 - The Giant at Pinyon Canyon49:13 - The Deer at Fort Campbell51:56 - The Green Knight55:51 - Final Thoughts59:33 - Credits1:00:00 - After Action

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Long after a battle has ended, some witnesses say its sounds and figures remain. Others have described encounters during wartime with inhuman monsters, soldiers who should no longer have been alive, and warnings that seemed to arrive from the dead.

This compilation explores battlefield apparitions, phantom armies, unexplained radio transmissions, and military legends. From Gettysburg and Edgehill to the Great War’s Western Front and modern Ukraine, these stories bring together witness accounts and wartime folklore, including tales whose fictional origins or disputed details are part of the mystery itself.

00:00 - Cold Open
00:13 - The Last Radio Call
10:31 - The Woman in Blue
14:20 - The Nazi Hospital
23:55 - The Ghost Armies of Edgehill
33:52 - The Spirit of John Ross
50:13 - The Haunting of Bloody Creek
1:00:05 - The Ghost in the Trenches
1:04:59 - The Ghosts of Gettysburg
1:15:06 - The Phantom Tanks
1:17:26 - The Ghosts of Dieppe
1:23:02 - The Hound of Mons
1:37:30 - The Angels of Mons
2:12:30 - Credits
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Japan has a long history of supernatural folklore, with stories of spirits, mysterious figures, and haunted locations passed down through generations. For American service members and their families stationed throughout the country, some of these legends have taken on a more personal meaning after encounters in places far removed from the usual routines of military life.

Drawing from firsthand accounts connected to the American military presence in Japan, this episode explores strange experiences in and around the country's military installations. From abandoned World War II tunnels in the hills overlooking Yokosuka Naval Base to unexplained encounters in unfamiliar surroundings, these stories examine incidents that left witnesses struggling to understand what they had experienced.

00:00 - Cold Open
01:17 - Intro
01:36 - The Girl in the Tunnels
12:53 - The Hanging Man
18:24 - The Ghosts of Yokosuka
25:31 - The Haunted Hangar
36:04 - The Shadow in the Forest
46:05 - Final Thoughts
52:47 - Credits
53:18 - After Action

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Military schools, barracks, and training grounds are places built around routine. But for some cadets and servicemembers, an ordinary night has brought unfamiliar voices, unexplained figures, and disturbances that seemed to have no clear source.

This compilation explores accounts from military academies, living quarters, and duty stations in the United States and overseas. From the connected hauntings of Wentworth Military Academy to a distorted voice in a Canadian training village and threatening dreams in Qatar barracks, these stories describe unsettling experiences in places servicemembers were expected to call home.

00:00 - Cold Open

00:56 - The Voice That Saved a Patrol

03:56 - The Grandmother's Warning

06:46 - The Soldier Who Predicted His Death

13:54 - The Sherman Tank That Wouldn't Fire

23:16 - The Banshee of O'Brien Castle

29:58 - The Ghost in the Trenches

39:19 - The Pilot's Final Dream

43:05 - The Voice in Kosovo

47:28 - The Banshee of Rossmore

53:40 - The Missing B-24 Bomber

1:11:52 - The Phantom Aircraft

1:14:54 - George Washington's Vision

1:35:07 - My Friend Maria

1:39:49 - The Soldier Who Knew He Would Die

1:47:07 - Crazy Horse's Vision

1:57:06 - The Banshee of West Virginia

1:58:48 - La Llorona

2:07:26 - The Chickamauga Ghost

2:11:53 - Credits
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Police officers, firefighters, and emergency responders regularly find themselves in situations that most people will never experience. Whether responding to emergencies, patrolling isolated roads, or working through the night, their duties sometimes bring them face to face with incidents that seem to have no reasonable explanation.

Drawn from firsthand accounts and stories shared by first responders, this episode explores disturbing encounters involving police officers and firefighters in the United States and abroad. From a rookie officer transporting a strangely behaving patient to a firefighter who witnessed an unexplained figure inside a burning home, and a patrolman pursuing a mysterious woman through the snowy countryside of Ohio, these accounts describe experiences that continued to trouble the witnesses long after their shifts had ended.

00:00 - Cold Open02:39 - Intro03:24 - The Possessed Patient10:32 - The Grandfather in the Fire15:52 - The Woman in the Snow22:39 - The Woman on the Car27:50 - The Haunted Mannequins36:13 - The Haunted Fire Station42:32 - Final Thoughts52:40 - Credits53:07 - After Action
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