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b'IN THIS EPISODE: Something came out of the river near New Richmond, Ohio \\u2013 those who saw it said it was a kind of alien lifeform, and utterly indescribable. What was the strange creature that has come to be known as Octoman? (The Ohio Octoman) *** Drivers were convinced they\'d spotted the infamous Blue Bell Hill ghost on the A229 in February 2019. That was the last time the ghost was spotted \\u2013 and some believe it wasn\\u2019t really the ghost at all, but something else. (The Ghost of Blue Bell Hill) *** There are plenty of ghost stories in the Lake Placid area, but probably the most unique and mysterious is the story of the Lady in the Lake. So mysterious is this ghost that it has inspired many authors and filmmakers \\u2013 but the true story is more creepy than any ghost story. (The Lady In Lake Placid) *** In the early days of those reaching the New World, superstitions and unusual beliefs about others, even your own neighbors, were commonplace. Most anyone could be accused of being a witch. And I do mean anyone. Be thankful you weren\\u2019t one of the first settlers to live in America. (American Witches) *** Gigantic spiders are reported worldwide, yet we have yet to actually capture one to prove their existence or study them to see how they grow so large. Is it possible the giant spiders don\\u2019t exist \\u2013 or could it be a different creature we have yet to identify? (The Actuality of Enormous Arthropods)

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SOURCES AND REFERENCES FROM THE EPISODE\\u2026
\\u201cThe Ohio Octoman\\u201d from It\\u2019s Something Wiki (Itsmth): https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/4x2ua8c
***BOOK: \\u201cBigfoot: Tales of Unexplained Creatures, UFO and Psychic Connections\\u201d: https://amzn.to/3scEJ85
***BOOK: \\u201cThe Bigfoot Case Book\\u201d by Janet Bord, Colin Bord, Loren Coleman: https://amzn.to/3ccYVkY
***BOOK: \\u201cSasquatch: The Apes Among Us\\u201d by John Green: https://amzn.to/3d08z9w
\\u201cMammoth Spiders\\u201d heard at the beginning of the episode is from UnexplainedMonsters.com: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/5pfd8
\\u201cThe Actuality of Enormous Arthropods\\u201d by Karl Shuker from the book, \\u201cMirabalis \\u2013 A Carnival of Cryptozoology and Unnatural History\\u201d: https://amzn.to/3d1p8Sm, https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/3dxsemrm
\\u201cThe Ghost of Blue Bell Hill\\u201d by Victoria Chessum and Ben Ashton for Kent Live: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/2cyteuy8
***PHOTO of Ghost of Blue Bell: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/47pm6yzd
\\u201cThe Lady In Lake Placid\\u201d by Jess Collier for LakePlacid.com: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/2mjnvdjs
***BOOK: \\u201cA Lady in the Lake\\u201d by George Christian Ortloff: https://amzn.to/3lI30Ap
***BOOK: \\u201cDancehall\\u201d by Bernard F. Conners: https://amzn.to/392XRhm
\\u201cAmerican Witches\\u201d by Charles Skinner, gathered and edited by Kathy Weiser for Legends of America:https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/y4cyjxnh
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