The Anecdotalist

By: Paul Packard & Jason McKinney
  • Summary

  • The Anecdotalist is a place to explore the paranormal, unsolved mysteries, urban legends and the extraterrestrial. Each episode, you will hear me tell a story to my friend Jason, who will make comments and ask questions along the way. Our hope is to provide compelling and fun story telling.

    Paul Packard 2023
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Episodes
  • Ep. 24 The Aurora Texas UFO
    Dec 21 2024

    Alien and UFO Encounters

    Something was laid to rest in a small town cemetery in Aurora, Texas. In 1897, an “airship” collided with Judge Proctors’ windmill, exploding and throwing shards of molten Aluminum and Iron all across his property. A small, humanoid creature was pulled from the wreckage. Some say the body of the alien is still there, buried in the town cemetery.

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    Sources

    https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/heavenly-hoax-6389024

    https://texashillcountry.com/1897-aurora-texas-ufo-alien-buried-cemetery/

    https://youtu.be/7v7M7al8qxc?si=TLUvr4hqMyQnMwCZ

    https://cdn.preterhuman.net/texts/alien.ufo/Aurora%20Texas%20Crash%20(1897).pdf

    https://fwtx.com/culture/the-aurora-spaceman-legend/

    https://www.keranews.org/texas-news/2016-04-18/nearly-120-years-after-alleged-ufo-crash-small-texas-town-is-all-about-aliens?_amp=true

    https://medium.com/@solidi/the-aurora-incident-roswell-of-texas-ce68156ee8d9

    https://www.auroratexas.gov/community/history/

    https://www.theordinaryextraordinarycemetery.com/blog/the-legend-of-the-aurora-texas-ufo-crash/

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    49 mins
  • Ep. 23 October Spooktactular 3. All Hallows Eve
    Oct 29 2024

    Halloween, or All Hallows Eve. Paganism and Christianity merge to create the holiday we know and celebrate today.

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    Sources:

    https://www.britannica.com/topic/All-Saints-Day

    https://the-demonic-paradise.fandom.com/wiki/Crom_Dubh#google_vignette

    https://folklorethursday.com/folktales/the-sluagh-spirits-of-the-unforgiven-dead/#:~:text=One%20of%20the%20most%20fascinating,for%20humans%20to%20pick%20off.

    https://www.theirishplace.com/heritage/the-dullahan/?amp=1

    https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Púca#CITEREFLoth1894

    https://www.history.com/topics/holidays/samhain#dumb-supper

    https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stingy_Jack

    https://hauntpay.com/2023/10/the-history-of-halloween-and-its-traditions/

    https://blogs.loc.gov/headlinesandheroes/2021/10/the-origins-of-halloween-traditions/

    https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halloween

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    41 mins
  • Ep. 22 October Spooktacular 2. The Ghost of Route 44
    Oct 22 2024

    October Spooktacular

    The Ghost of Route 44 is a legend that reaches as far back as those in New England can remember. Passed down through oral tradition and legend. They say, if you are unlucky enough to be traveling down Route 44 outside Rehoboth Massachusetts late at night you may have the unlucky pleasure of meeting the red headed hitchhiker.

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    Sources:

    spookysouthcoast.com/red-headed-hitchhiker-of-route-44/

    https://trippingonlegends.com/2017/05/31/the-red-headed-hitchhiker-of-route-44/

    https://fun107.com/the-ghostly-tale-of-the-redheaded-hitchhiker-of-route-44/

    https://theimpactnews.com/columnists/retired-columnists/to-be-perfectly-frank/2020/12/22/secrets-of-the-oliver-house/

    “New Englands Haunted Route 44” by Thomas D’ Agustin and Arlene Nicholson

    “The New England Ghost Files” by Charles Turek Robinson

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    49 mins

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