Ep 260: Tales from Monster Fest 2023

Please make my Martini dirtier.
— Screenwriter of The Mothman Prophecies, Richard Hatem
 

Description:

We were honored to be invited to the inaugural celebration of Monster Fest 2023, produced by our good friends Seth Breedlove and his crew at Small Town Monsters. Taking place at the DoubleTree hotel in downtown Canton, OH, the evening of Friday, June 2, saw the premiere of STM’s latest documentary, On the Trail of Bigfoot: Land of the Missing, at the historic (and haunted) Canton Palace Theater. Saturday, June 3, was the main event which featured a packed and exciting ballroom full of vendors with the most creative and coolest wares on display, expert researchers, authors, artists, podcasters, filmmakers, speakers, special guests... and then there was us, along with legendary screenwriter Rich Hatem. No question, we loved catching up with friends in our fields and meeting new contemporaries. Still, meeting so many of our wonderful listeners was an even bigger highlight. And we’re all fortunate that several generously and bravely shared their stories of paranormal encounters for our live taping in front of an audience, which is what you’ll hear on tonight’s episode. We hope you’ll enjoy this first-of-a-kind show for us and take comfort or trepidation in knowing that when it comes to our weird world, we’re all in it together. 

 

On the Trail of Bigfoot: Last Frontier - TRAILER (New Sasquatch Evidence Documentary) on Small Town Monsters’ YouTube channel

A big “hello!” from everyone at the Monster Fest/Astonishing Legends “Live on Tape” podcast audience.

 
 

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CREDITS:

Episode 260: Tales from Monster Fest 2023. Produced by Scott Philbrook & Forrest Burgess; Audio Editing by Brandon Schexnayder & Sarah Vorhees Wendel of VW Sound. Music and Sound Design by Allen Carrescia. Tess Pfeifle, Producer, and Lead Researcher. Ed Voccola, Technical Producer. Research Support from The Astonishing Research Corps, or "A.R.C." for short. Copyright 2023 Astonishing Legends Productions, LLC. All Rights Reserved.