Join host Weston Davis for a behind the scenes look at the who, how and why of the Camp Monsters podcast! This is a BONUS EPISODE from Wes' interview on REI's Wild Ideas Worth Living podcast with host, Shelby Stanger. He spills the spooky tea and you don't want to miss it. Connect: Shelby Stanger on Instagram Listen to Wild Ideas Worth Living! 

Join host Weston Davis for a behind the scenes look at the who, how and why of the Camp Monsters podcast! This is a BONUS EPISODE from Wes' interview on REI's Wild Ideas Worth Living podcast with host, Shelby Stanger. He spills the spooky tea and you don't want to miss it. Connect: <ul><li>Shelby Stanger on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/shelbystanger/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a> </li><li>Listen to <a href="https://pod.link/1183017174" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Wild Ideas Worth Living</a>! </li></ul>

Behind the Scenes of Camp Monsters

Donald and Lydia moved into their first home together a little outside of Point Pleasant, West Virginia when Lydia started noticing strange occurrences— like the two skinny things, casting shadows in the light that streams under the front door.  Shadows that look for all the world like what someone’s legs would cast, if they were standing, just outside. But there couldn't be anyone out there, right? If there were, they would have moved by now. No one stands so still for so long, without shifting at all. So…if it isn’t a person…what is it?This year’s sponsor is YETI. Check out all of their amazing gear in store or at REI.com. Drink it in – Shop YETI DrinkwareShop YETI Rambler Camp Monsters Mug

Donald and Lydia moved into their first home together a little outside of Point Pleasant, West Virginia when Lydia started noticing strange occurrences— like the two skinny things, casting shadows in the light that streams under the front door.  Shadows that look for all the world like what someone’s legs would cast, if they were standing, just outside. But there couldn't be anyone out there, right? If there were, they would have moved by now. No one stands so still for so long, without shifting at all. So…if it isn’t a person…what is it?This year’s sponsor is <a href="https://www.rei.com/b/yeti/c/all?pagesize=90" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">YETI</a>. Check out all of their amazing gear in store or at <a href="https://www.rei.com/b/yeti/c/all?pagesize=90" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">REI.com</a>. Drink it in – <a href="https://www.rei.com/b/yeti/c/all?pagesize=90" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Shop YETI Drinkware</a>Shop <a href="https://www.rei.com/product/216660/yeti-rambler-camp-monsters-mug-14-fl-oz" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">YETI Rambler Camp Monsters Mug</a>

Mothman

Up in the Cascade Mountains of the Pacific Northwest, you can smell a Gumberoo before you hear it– a smell just like woodsmoke: faint at first, then thicker and thicker, like a campfire gone wild. If you’re smart you’ll get out of the woods right then– because Gumberoos can move fast. And if you gamble, and stick around, and the wind picks up and the Gumberoos came charging into the valley you’re in…well, there’s a reason that not many folks alive have heard the roar of a Gumberoo.This year’s sponsor is YETI. Check out all of their amazing gear in store or at REI.com. Drink it in – Shop YETI DrinkwareShop YETI Rambler Camp Monsters Mug

Up in the Cascade Mountains of the Pacific Northwest, you can smell a Gumberoo before you hear it– a smell just like woodsmoke: faint at first, then thicker and thicker, like a campfire gone wild. If you’re smart you’ll get out of the woods right then– because Gumberoos can move fast. And if you gamble, and stick around, and the wind picks up and the Gumberoos came charging into the valley you’re in…well, there’s a reason that not many folks alive have heard the roar of a Gumberoo.This year’s sponsor is <a href="https://www.rei.com/b/yeti/c/all?pagesize=90" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">YETI</a>. Check out all of their amazing gear in store or at <a href="https://www.rei.com/b/yeti/c/all?pagesize=90" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">REI.com</a>. Drink it in – <a href="https://www.rei.com/b/yeti/c/all?pagesize=90" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Shop YETI Drinkware</a>Shop <a href="https://www.rei.com/product/216660/yeti-rambler-camp-monsters-mug-14-fl-oz" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">YETI Rambler Camp Monsters Mug</a>

Gumberoo

Something feels off about this raining night in South Carolina. You can't put your finger on it. Driving through the intersection, you catch something in the rearview mirror. Something bathed in the red of your brake lights, something moving fast, close behind your car. You don’t get a good look at it, but…whatever it is, you decide you don’t like this. Whatever it is...you’re all alone out here.This year’s sponsor is YETI. Check out all of their amazing gear in store or at REI.com. Drink it in – Shop YETI DrinkwareShop YETI Rambler Camp Monsters Mug

Something feels off about this raining night in South Carolina. You can't put your finger on it. Driving through the intersection, you catch something in the rearview mirror. Something bathed in the red of your brake lights, something moving fast, close behind your car. You don’t get a good look at it, but…whatever it is, you decide you don’t like this. Whatever it is...you’re all alone out here.This year’s sponsor is <a href="https://www.rei.com/b/yeti/c/all?pagesize=90" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">YETI</a>. Check out all of their amazing gear in store or at <a href="https://www.rei.com/b/yeti/c/all?pagesize=90" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">REI.com</a>. Drink it in – <a href="https://www.rei.com/b/yeti/c/all?pagesize=90" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Shop YETI Drinkware</a>Shop <a href="https://www.rei.com/product/216660/yeti-rambler-camp-monsters-mug-14-fl-oz" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">YETI Rambler Camp Monsters Mug</a>

Lizard Man

Along the shores of Walgren Lake State Park in Nebraska, the wind is chilly and something seems off in the water. Little whirlpools are starting to form, like something is pushing the water around…something deep down in the lake...something far too big...This year’s sponsor is YETI. Check out all of their amazing gear in store or at REI.com. Drink it in – Shop YETI DrinkwareShop YETI Rambler Camp Monsters Mug

Along the shores of Walgren Lake State Park in Nebraska, the wind is chilly and something seems off in the water. Little whirlpools are starting to form, like something is pushing the water around…something deep down in the lake...something far too big... This year’s sponsor is <a href="https://www.rei.com/b/yeti/c/all?pagesize=90" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">YETI</a>. Check out all of their amazing gear in store or at <a href="https://www.rei.com/b/yeti/c/all?pagesize=90" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">REI.com</a>. Drink it in – <a href="https://www.rei.com/b/yeti/c/all?pagesize=90" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Shop YETI Drinkware</a>Shop <a href="https://www.rei.com/product/216660/yeti-rambler-camp-monsters-mug-14-fl-oz" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">YETI Rambler Camp Monsters Mug</a>

Alkali Lake Monster

Iris was ice fishing on Payette Lake in McCall Idaho when suddenly, with an impact she could feel through her feet, something struck the ice beneath her...something greenish gray, and dark…and tipped with snapping teeth.This year’s sponsor is YETI. Check out all of their amazing gear in store or at REI.com. Drink it in – Shop YETI DrinkwareShop YETI Rambler Camp Monsters Mug

Iris was ice fishing on Payette Lake in McCall Idaho when suddenly, with an impact she could feel through her feet, something struck the ice beneath her...something greenish gray, and dark…and tipped with snapping teeth. This year’s sponsor is <a href="https://www.rei.com/b/yeti/c/all?pagesize=90" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">YETI</a>. Check out all of their amazing gear in store or at <a href="https://www.rei.com/b/yeti/c/all?pagesize=90" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">REI.com</a>. Drink it in – <a href="https://www.rei.com/b/yeti/c/all?pagesize=90" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Shop YETI Drinkware</a>Shop <a href="https://www.rei.com/product/216660/yeti-rambler-camp-monsters-mug-14-fl-oz" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">YETI Rambler Camp Monsters Mug</a>

Sharlie

Molly, an adventurous dog visiting the Gulf Coast of Florida with her owner, realizes she may be in trouble when she finds herself in tall thick grass, thicker reeds, mud, and deep water. A perfect trap for the Skunk Ape.This year’s sponsor is YETI. Check out all of their amazing gear in store or at REI.com. Drink it in – Shop YETI DrinkwarePack it up - Shop YETI Camp ChairsShop YETI Rambler Camp Monsters Mug

Molly, an adventurous dog visiting the Gulf Coast of Florida with her owner, realizes she may be in trouble when she finds herself in tall thick grass, thicker reeds, mud, and deep water. A perfect trap for the Skunk Ape.This year’s sponsor is <a href="https://www.rei.com/b/yeti/c/all?pagesize=90" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">YETI</a>. Check out all of their amazing gear in store or at <a href="https://www.rei.com/b/yeti/c/all?pagesize=90" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">REI.com</a>. Drink it in – <a href="https://www.rei.com/b/yeti/c/all?pagesize=90" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Shop YETI Drinkware</a>Pack it up - <a href="https://www.rei.com/product/174101/yeti-trailhead-camp-chair" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Shop YETI Camp Chairs</a>Shop <a href="https://www.rei.com/product/216660/yeti-rambler-camp-monsters-mug-14-fl-oz" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">YETI Rambler Camp Monsters Mug</a>

Skunk Ape

Beyond the high school football end zone, through that little gap in the fence, and all the way down the hill into the trees is where locals believe the legendary ghost hog lives. Landry, the small town football star, may find himself running from more than his opponent this Friday night.This year’s sponsor is YETI. Check out all of their amazing gear in store or at REI.com. Drink it in – Shop YETI DrinkwareShop YETI Rambler Camp Monsters Mug

Beyond the high school football end zone, through that little gap in the fence, and all the way down the hill into the trees is where locals believe the legendary ghost hog lives. Landry, the small town football star, may find himself running from more than his opponent this Friday night.This year’s sponsor is <a href="https://www.rei.com/b/yeti/c/all?pagesize=90" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">YETI</a>. Check out all of their amazing gear in store or at <a href="https://www.rei.com/b/yeti/c/all?pagesize=90" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">REI.com</a>. Drink it in – <a href="https://www.rei.com/b/yeti/c/all?pagesize=90" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Shop YETI Drinkware</a>Shop <a href="https://www.rei.com/product/216660/yeti-rambler-camp-monsters-mug-14-fl-oz" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">YETI Rambler Camp Monsters Mug</a>

Hogzilla

Across Fairfield County, Connecticut, whispers grow that back in the trees and forests, along lonely country lanes, live the “Melon Heads” — dangerous creatures known to lure and attack wayward outsiders. Trevor, a new mail carrier, found himself on an unfamiliar country route and wanted to finish before the darkness closed in. He'll always question whether or not that was a good idea...This year’s sponsor is YETI. Check out all of their amazing gear in store or at REI.com. Drink it in – Shop YETI DrinkwareShop YETI Rambler Camp Monsters Mug

Across Fairfield County, Connecticut, whispers grow that back in the trees and forests, along lonely country lanes, live the “Melon Heads” — dangerous creatures known to lure and attack wayward outsiders. Trevor, a new mail carrier, found himself on an unfamiliar country route and wanted to finish before the darkness closed in. He'll always question whether or not that was a good idea...This year’s sponsor is <a href="https://www.rei.com/b/yeti/c/all?pagesize=90" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">YETI</a>. Check out all of their amazing gear in store or at <a href="https://www.rei.com/b/yeti/c/all?pagesize=90" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">REI.com</a>. Drink it in – <a href="https://www.rei.com/b/yeti/c/all?pagesize=90" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Shop YETI Drinkware</a><a href="https://www.rei.com/product/216660/yeti-rambler-camp-monsters-mug-14-fl-oz" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Shop YETI Rambler Camp Monsters Mug</a>

Melon Heads

You arrive late to camp and get placed in a room with a single bunkbed all by yourself. The idea of having your own space sounds nice, until you realize you’re not alone... and someone or something is occupying the top bunk…Welcome to Camp Monsters Summer Camp. Over the past few seasons of the show, we’ve gotten tons of suggestions on the monsters we should cover. We noticed that a lot of these take place at a summer camp. So we’ve collected the best of the stories you’ve sent — and researched a few of our own — to create our first series of legendary summer camp creatures. Hopefully you can take these episodes with you to summer camp, or let them take you back to when you were a camper, scared of what might be lurking outside of your cabin.This year’s sponsor is YETI. Check out all of their amazing gear in store or at REI.com. Pack it up - Shop YETI Camp CoolersDrink it in - Shop YETI Drinkware

You arrive late to camp and get placed in a room with a single bunkbed all by yourself. The idea of having your own space sounds nice, until you realize you’re not alone... and someone or something is occupying the top bunk…Welcome to Camp Monsters Summer Camp. Over the past few seasons of the show, we’ve gotten tons of suggestions on the monsters we should cover. We noticed that a lot of these take place at a summer camp. So we’ve collected the best of the stories you’ve sent — and researched a few of our own — to create our first series of legendary summer camp creatures. Hopefully you can take these episodes with you to summer camp, or let them take you back to when you were a camper, scared of what might be lurking outside of your cabin.This year’s sponsor is <a href="https://www.rei.com/b/yeti/c/all?pagesize=90" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">YETI</a>. Check out all of their amazing gear in store or at <a href="https://www.rei.com/b/yeti/c/all?pagesize=90" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">REI.com</a>. Pack it up - <a href="https://www.rei.com/b/yeti/c/all?pagesize=90" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Shop YETI Camp Coolers</a>Drink it in - <a href="https://www.rei.com/b/yeti/c/all?pagesize=90" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Shop YETI Drinkware</a>

The Top Bunk

These are the stories of impossible encounters with impossible creatures in the wildest corners of North America.  We’ll travel the country, sit around campfires and talk about that thing that ran across the trail in the middle of the night, just beyond the beam of your flashlight. Come closer to the fire.  Let’s hear the next legend.

You’re tucked away in your bunk at Camp Whileaway when you notice a shadowy figure in the corner of your room. You can’t take your eyes off it. You wish you could run, scream and cry out for help, but you know you won’t be able to… that’s one of the powers of the Shadowman.Welcome to Camp Monsters Summer Camp. Over the past few seasons of the show, we’ve gotten tons of suggestions on the monsters we should cover. We noticed that a lot of these take place at a summer camp. So we’ve collected the best of the stories you’ve sent — and researched a few of our own — to create our first series of legendary summer camp creatures. Hopefully you can take these episodes with you to summer camp, or let them take you back to the days when you were a camper, scared of what might be lurking outside of your cabin.This year’s sponsor is YETI. Check out all of their amazing gear in store or at REI.com. Pack it up - Shop YETI Camp CoolersDrink it in - Shop YETI Drinkware

You’re tucked away in your bunk at Camp Whileaway when you notice a shadowy figure in the corner of your room. You can’t take your eyes off it. You wish you could run, scream and cry out for help, but you know you won’t be able to… that’s one of the powers of the Shadowman.Welcome to Camp Monsters Summer Camp. Over the past few seasons of the show, we’ve gotten tons of suggestions on the monsters we should cover. We noticed that a lot of these take place at a summer camp. So we’ve collected the best of the stories you’ve sent — and researched a few of our own — to create our first series of legendary summer camp creatures. Hopefully you can take these episodes with you to summer camp, or let them take you back to the days when you were a camper, scared of what might be lurking outside of your cabin.This year’s sponsor is <a href="https://www.rei.com/b/yeti/c/all?pagesize=90" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">YETI</a>. Check out all of their amazing gear in store or at <a href="https://www.rei.com/b/yeti/c/all?pagesize=90" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">REI.com</a>. Pack it up - <a href="https://www.rei.com/b/yeti/c/all?pagesize=90" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Shop YETI Camp Coolers</a>Drink it in - <a href="https://www.rei.com/b/yeti/c/all?pagesize=90" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Shop YETI Drinkware</a>

The Shadowman

A light in the darkness is usually a sign of a good thing—especially when you’re walking in the rain down a lonely old railway line in Tennessee. In this case, the light ahead is calling you toward something much less comforting.Welcome to Camp Monsters Summer Camp. Over the past few seasons of the show, we’ve gotten tons of suggestions on the monsters we should cover. We noticed that a lot of these take place at a summer camp. So we’ve collected the best of the stories you’ve sent — and researched a few of our own — to create our first series of legendary summer camp creatures. Hopefully you can take these episodes with you to summer camp or they’ll bring you back to when you were a camper, scared of what might be lurking outside of your cabin.This year’s sponsor is YETI. Check out all of their amazing gear in store or at REI.com. Pack it up - Shop YETI Camp ChairsDrink it in - Shop YETI Drinkware

A light in the darkness is usually a sign of a good thing—especially when you’re walking in the rain down a lonely old railway line in Tennessee. In this case, the light ahead is calling you toward something much less comforting.Welcome to Camp Monsters Summer Camp. Over the past few seasons of the show, we’ve gotten tons of suggestions on the monsters we should cover. We noticed that a lot of these take place at a summer camp. So we’ve collected the best of the stories you’ve sent — and researched a few of our own — to create our first series of legendary summer camp creatures. Hopefully you can take these episodes with you to summer camp or they’ll bring you back to when you were a camper, scared of what might be lurking outside of your cabin.This year’s sponsor is <a href="https://www.rei.com/b/yeti/c/all?pagesize=90" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">YETI</a>. Check out all of their amazing gear in store or at <a href="https://www.rei.com/b/yeti/c/all?pagesize=90" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">REI.com</a>. Pack it up - Shop <a href="https://www.rei.com/b/yeti/c/all?pagesize=90" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">YETI Camp Chairs</a>Drink it in - <a href="https://www.rei.com/b/yeti/c/all?pagesize=90" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Shop YETI Drinkware</a>

The Signal Cabin

Your dim lantern casts a thousand shadows down here in the low, soggy hold of the sail-training ship Amphion. But there is only one moving shadow that interests you. As you approach it, you begin to wonder who or what you have cornered, because it's not what you thought it was.  Welcome to Camp Monsters Summer Camp. Over the past few seasons of the show, we’ve gotten tons of suggestions on the monsters we should cover. We noticed that a lot of these take place at a summer camp. So we’ve collected the best of the stories you’ve sent — and researched a few of our own — to create our first series of legendary summer camp creatures. Hopefully you can take these episodes with you to summer camp or they’ll bring you back to when you were a camper, scared of what might be lurking outside of your cabin.This year’s sponsor is YETI. Check out all of their amazing gear in store or at REI.com. Pack it up - Shop YETI Camp ChairsDrink it in - Shop YETI Drinkware

Your dim lantern casts a thousand shadows down here in the low, soggy hold of the sail-training ship Amphion. But there is only one moving shadow that interests you. As you approach it, you begin to wonder who or what you have cornered, because it's not what you thought it was.  Welcome to Camp Monsters Summer Camp. Over the past few seasons of the show, we’ve gotten tons of suggestions on the monsters we should cover. We noticed that a lot of these take place at a summer camp. So we’ve collected the best of the stories you’ve sent — and researched a few of our own — to create our first series of legendary summer camp creatures. Hopefully you can take these episodes with you to summer camp or they’ll bring you back to when you were a camper, scared of what might be lurking outside of your cabin.This year’s sponsor is <a href="https://www.rei.com/b/yeti/c/all?pagesize=90" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">YETI</a>. Check out all of their amazing gear in store or at <a href="https://www.rei.com/b/yeti/c/all?pagesize=90" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">REI.com</a>. Pack it up - Shop <a href="https://www.rei.com/b/yeti/c/all?pagesize=90" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">YETI Camp Chairs</a>Drink it in - Shop <a href="https://www.rei.com/b/yeti/c/all?pagesize=90" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">YETI Drinkware</a>

The Stowaway

You’re supposed to be alone out here in the dark waters of Spirit Lake— the ranger ensured you there was nobody else. So why is there a strange glow across the lake? What is it coming from? Tonight you’ll find out.Welcome to Camp Monsters Summer Camp. Over the past few seasons of the show, we’ve gotten tons of suggestions on the monsters we should cover. We noticed that a lot of these take place at a summer camp. So we’ve collected the best of the stories you’ve sent — and researched a few of our own — to create our first series of legendary summer camp creatures. Hopefully you can take these episodes with you to summer camp or they’ll bring you back to when you were a camper, scared of what might be lurking outside of your cabin.This year’s sponsor is YETI. Check out all of their amazing gear in store or at REI.com. Pack it up – Shop YETI Camp CoolersDrink it in – Shop YETI Drinkware

You’re supposed to be alone out here in the dark waters of Spirit Lake— the ranger ensured you there was nobody else. So why is there a strange glow across the lake? What is it coming from? Tonight you’ll find out.Welcome to Camp Monsters Summer Camp. Over the past few seasons of the show, we’ve gotten tons of suggestions on the monsters we should cover. We noticed that a lot of these take place at a summer camp. So we’ve collected the best of the stories you’ve sent — and researched a few of our own — to create our first series of legendary summer camp creatures. Hopefully you can take these episodes with you to summer camp or they’ll bring you back to when you were a camper, scared of what might be lurking outside of your cabin.This year’s sponsor is <a href="https://www.rei.com/b/yeti/c/all?pagesize=90" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">YETI</a>. Check out all of their amazing gear in store or at <a href="https://www.rei.com/b/yeti/c/all?pagesize=90" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">REI.com</a>. Pack it up – <a href="https://www.rei.com/product/162814/yeti-hopper-m30-soft-cooler" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Shop YETI Camp Coolers</a>Drink it in – <a href="https://www.rei.com/product/127087/yeti-rambler-tumbler-with-magslider-lid-30-fl-oz" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Shop YETI Drinkware</a>

Spirit Lake

We’re taking flight this week. Far up above the clouds where we come face-to-face with something we wish we hadn’t.  Welcome to Camp Monsters Summer Camp. Over the past few seasons of the show, we’ve gotten tons of suggestions on the monsters we should cover. We noticed that a lot of these take place at a summer camp. So we’ve collected the best of the stories you’ve sent — and researched a few of our own — to create our first series of legendary summer camp creatures. Hopefully you can take these episodes with you to summer camp or they’ll bring you back to when you were a camper, scared of what might be lurking outside of your cabin.This year’s sponsor is YETI. Check out all of their amazing gear in store or at REI.com. Pack it up - Shop YETI Camp CoolersDrink it in – Shop YETI Drinkware

We’re taking flight this week. Far up above the clouds where we come face-to-face with something we wish we hadn’t.  Welcome to Camp Monsters Summer Camp. Over the past few seasons of the show, we’ve gotten tons of suggestions on the monsters we should cover. We noticed that a lot of these take place at a summer camp. So we’ve collected the best of the stories you’ve sent — and researched a few of our own — to create our first series of legendary summer camp creatures. Hopefully you can take these episodes with you to summer camp or they’ll bring you back to when you were a camper, scared of what might be lurking outside of your cabin.This year’s sponsor is <a href="https://www.rei.com/b/yeti/c/all?pagesize=90" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">YETI</a>. Check out all of their amazing gear in store or at <a href="https://www.rei.com/b/yeti/c/all?pagesize=90" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">REI.com</a>. Pack it up - <a href="https://www.rei.com/product/162814/yeti-hopper-m30-soft-cooler" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Shop YETI Camp Coolers</a>Drink it in – <a href="https://www.rei.com/product/127087/yeti-rambler-tumbler-with-magslider-lid-30-fl-oz" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Shop YETI Drinkware</a>

Thin Air

To battle the summer heat we're going underground. Where things are cool and quiet. A place where you might run into something that's been trapped for far too long.Welcome to Camp Monsters Summer Camp. Over the past few seasons of the show, we've gotten tons of suggestions on the monsters we should cover. We noticed that a lot of these take place at a summer camp. So we've collected the best of the stories you've sent — and researched a few of our own — to create our first series of legendary summer camp creatures. Hopefully you can take these episodes with you to summer camp or they'll bring you back to when you were a camper, scared of what might be lurking outside of your cabin.This year's sponsor is YETI. Check out all of their amazing gear in store or at REI.com. Pack it up - Shop YETI Camp CoolersDrink it in - Shop YETI Drinkware

To battle the summer heat we're going underground. Where things are cool and quiet. A place where you might run into something that's been trapped for far too long.Welcome to Camp Monsters Summer Camp. Over the past few seasons of the show, we've gotten tons of suggestions on the monsters we should cover. We noticed that a lot of these take place at a summer camp. So we've collected the best of the stories you've sent — and researched a few of our own — to create our first series of legendary summer camp creatures. Hopefully you can take these episodes with you to summer camp or they'll bring you back to when you were a camper, scared of what might be lurking outside of your cabin.This year's sponsor is <a href="https://www.rei.com/b/yeti/c/all?pagesize=90" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">YETI</a>. Check out all of their amazing gear in store or at <a href="https://www.rei.com/b/yeti/c/all?pagesize=90" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">REI.com</a>. Pack it up - <a href="https://www.rei.com/product/208303/yeti-hopper-m20-backpack-cooler" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Shop YETI Camp Coolers</a>Drink it in - <a href="https://www.rei.com/product/127086/yeti-rambler-tumbler-with-magslider-lid-20-fl-oz" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Shop YETI Drinkware</a>

The Cavern

This week we're heading to a summer camp in Mississippi. Where a group of campers decide to pull a prank on their bunk mate and something goes wrong. Horribly wrong. Welcome to Camp Monsters Summer Camp. Over the past few seasons of the show, we've gotten tons of suggestions on the monsters we should cover. We noticed that a lot of these take place at a summer camp. So we've collected the best of the stories you've sent — and researched a few of our own — to create our first series of legendary summer camp creatures. Hopefully you can take these episodes with you to summer camp or they'll bring you back to when you were a camper, scared of what might be lurking outside of your cabin.This year's sponsor is YETI. Check out all of their amazing gear in store or at REI.com. Pack it up - Shop YETI Camp CoolersDrink it in - Shop YETI Drinkware

This week we're heading to a summer camp in Mississippi. Where a group of campers decide to pull a prank on their bunk mate and something goes wrong. Horribly wrong. Welcome to Camp Monsters Summer Camp. Over the past few seasons of the show, we've gotten tons of suggestions on the monsters we should cover. We noticed that a lot of these take place at a summer camp. So we've collected the best of the stories you've sent — and researched a few of our own — to create our first series of legendary summer camp creatures. Hopefully you can take these episodes with you to summer camp or they'll bring you back to when you were a camper, scared of what might be lurking outside of your cabin.This year's sponsor is <a href="https://www.rei.com/b/yeti/c/all?pagesize=90" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">YETI</a>. Check out all of their amazing gear in store or at <a href="https://www.rei.com/b/yeti/c/all?pagesize=90" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">REI.com</a>. Pack it up - <a href="https://www.rei.com/product/208303/yeti-hopper-m20-backpack-cooler" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Shop YETI Camp Coolers</a>Drink it in - <a href="https://www.rei.com/product/127086/yeti-rambler-tumbler-with-magslider-lid-20-fl-oz" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Shop YETI Drinkware</a>

The Snipe

At the end of June 2022, we're kicking off our Camp Monsters Summer Camp. We've collected some of the best camp stories to create our first series of legendary summer camp creatures. You can take these episodes with you to the campfire, bunkhouses or whatever place you call camp this summer. For those of you looking for the fall monsters, don't worry, we've got you covered. We'll return as usual in September and October for another eight episodes, telling terrifying tales of legendary creatures from around the country. Make sure to like, share and spread the word about the Camp Monsters podcast.Special thanks to our friends at YETI for sponsoring this year's seasons of Camp Monsters. Need some new gear? Shop YETI here. 

At the end of June 2022, we're kicking off our Camp Monsters Summer Camp. We've collected some of the best camp stories to create our first series of legendary summer camp creatures. You can take these episodes with you to the campfire, bunkhouses or whatever place you call camp this summer. For those of you looking for the fall monsters, don't worry, we've got you covered. We'll return as usual in September and October for another eight episodes, telling terrifying tales of legendary creatures from around the country. Make sure to like, share and spread the word about the Camp Monsters podcast.Special thanks to our friends at YETI for sponsoring this year's seasons of Camp Monsters. Need some new gear? Shop YETI <a href="https://www.rei.com/b/yeti" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>.

Introducing: Camp Monsters, Season 4

In our final episode of Camp Monsters, season three we're heading to Ojai, California. Unlike our usual campfire, we're gathering around an electric lantern because the hills surrounding us are tinder-dry, a fire waiting to happen. Once a wildfire gets started, it moves fast. Fire has always been a danger around here. The story we're telling tonight starts with one: the big Ojai fire of 1948. A fire that birthed something... dangerous. Thanks to this season’s sponsor, YETI for supporting the podcast.Artwork by Tyler Grobowsky (@g_r_o_b_o)

In our final episode of Camp Monsters, season three we're heading to Ojai, California. Unlike our usual campfire, we're gathering around an electric lantern because the hills surrounding us are tinder-dry, a fire waiting to happen. Once a wildfire gets started, it moves fast. Fire has always been a danger around here. The story we're telling tonight starts with one: the big Ojai fire of 1948. A fire that birthed something... dangerous. Thanks to this season’s sponsor, <a href="https://www.rei.com/blog/podcasts/rei.com/b/yeti" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">YETI</a> for supporting the podcast.Artwork by Tyler Grobowsky (<a href="https://www.instagram.com/g_r_o_b_o/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@g_r_o_b_o</a>)

Char Man

Back in 2014 in the midnight alleys in Chicago, people began to encounter something larger than the raccoons and coyote that are sometimes seen around the area. Something like a dog—or a wolf—but larger. Something that should walk on four legs but was seen walking...sprinting... on two. After an initial flurry of sightings the reports died down, but there are recent indications that whatever it is may be back.Thanks to this season’s sponsor, YETI for supporting the podcast.Artwork by Tyler Grobowsky (@g_r_o_b_o)

Back in 2014 in the midnight alleys in Chicago, people began to encounter something larger than the raccoons and coyote that are sometimes seen around the area. Something like a dog—or a wolf—but larger. Something that should walk on four legs but was seen walking...sprinting... on two. After an initial flurry of sightings the reports died down, but there are recent indications that whatever it is may be back.Thanks to this season’s sponsor, <a href="https://www.rei.com/blog/podcasts/rei.com/b/yeti" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">YETI</a> for supporting the podcast.Artwork by Tyler Grobowsky (<a href="https://www.instagram.com/g_r_o_b_o/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@g_r_o_b_o</a>)

The Chicago Wolfman

This is so great right now during quarantine. We’re really imagining ourselves by a campfire.

Awesome alternative for bedtime with my tween.

Kid Version

Camp Monsters

The mountains of Colorado have always been a quiet and rugged place but in the 1880s it drew a crowd with the promise of silver. Mining is dangerous work, but these men ran into more than the usual hazards. They stumbled upon something with fire-red eyes and a deep, dangerous rumble.

The mountains of Colorado have always been a quiet and rugged place but in the 1880s it drew a crowd with the promise of silver. Mining is dangerous work, but these men ran into more than the usual hazards. They stumbled upon something with fire-red eyes and a deep, dangerous rumble.

Slide Rock Bolter

One of Camp Monsters biggest fan, a 4.5-year-old named Albie, was given the opportunity to record his version of season one's Batsquatch, a creature that was born from the ashes of the Mt. St. Helens explosion. While somewhat unintelligible, this version of a Camp Monsters classic is guaranteed to make you smile. Want more spooky stories that are a little easier to understand, albeit nowhere near as cute? Check out season one of Camp Monsters.

One of Camp Monsters biggest fan, a 4.5-year-old named Albie, was given the opportunity to record his version of season one's <a href="https://www.rei.com/blog/podcasts/the-legend-of-the-batsquatch" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Batsquatch</a>, a creature that was born from the ashes of the Mt. St. Helens explosion. While somewhat unintelligible, this version of a Camp Monsters classic is guaranteed to make you smile. Want more spooky stories that are a little easier to understand, albeit nowhere near as cute? <a href="https://www.rei.com/blog/podcasts/camp-monsters" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Check out season one of Camp Monsters</a>.

Kids' Edition: The Batsquatch

Deep in the wilds of Zambia, Tanzania, and Congo, there are stories of a creature that exists beyond the furthest bounds of known science. First-person accounts trickle out of something fearsome, something prehistoric, that calls the skies over the rivers and swamps home. It must just be a local legend, a case of mistaken identity. Or is it? Sources:Genesis ParkOccultopedia Wikipedia - Kongamato

Deep in the wilds of Zambia, Tanzania, and Congo, there are stories of a creature that exists beyond the furthest bounds of known science. First-person accounts trickle out of something fearsome, something prehistoric, that calls the skies over the rivers and swamps home. It must just be a local legend, a case of mistaken identity. Or is it? Sources:<ul><li><a href="https://www.genesispark.com/exhibits/evidence/cryptozoological/pterosaurs/kongamato/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Genesis Park</a></li><li><a href="https://www.occultopedia.com/k/kongamato.htm" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Occultopedia </a></li><li><a href="https://ast.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kongamato" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Wikipedia - Kongamato</a></li></ul>

Mini Monster: Kongamato

We're back! Well sort of. Because we know monsters are an all year interest, we're bringing you our mini-monster series; a new story every month that'll keep you spooked until our new full-length season launches in September. This month's monster is something that calls the Scottish Highlands home. Something that makes a lonesome mountain in the mist of Scotland feel all the more ominous. Do you hear those footsteps behind you? 

We're back! Well sort of. Because we know monsters are an all year interest, we're bringing you our mini-monster series; a new story every month that'll keep you spooked until our new full-length season launches in September. This month's monster is something that calls the Scottish Highlands home. Something that makes a lonesome mountain in the mist of Scotland feel all the more ominous. Do you hear those footsteps behind you?

Mini Monster Episode: Am Fear Liath Mor

There are more than just birds and shadows in the Pine Barrens of New Jersey. For centuries, legends have told of a cursed, winged creature that haunts the Barrens by night, terrifying visitors and residents alike.

There are more than just birds and shadows in the Pine Barrens of New Jersey. For centuries, legends have told of a cursed, winged creature that haunts the Barrens by night, terrifying visitors and residents alike.

The Jersey Devil

In the 1700s the United States was full of mysterious creatures that kept people wary of dark woods and unexplored territories. And for good reason. In the woods of the North East there were rumors about a mysterious creature that was haunting the local residents. Some people thought that the monster was created to warn children about the consequences of bad behavior... but others weren’t so sure.

In the 1700s the United States was full of mysterious creatures that kept people wary of dark woods and unexplored territories. And for good reason. In the woods of the North East there were rumors about a mysterious creature that was haunting the local residents. Some people thought that the monster was created to warn children about the consequences of bad behavior... but others weren’t so sure.

The Snallygaster

Hiking through the Ozarks will lead to breathtaking views and comforting silence. But when the silence if broken by the eerie call of the Ozark Howler, you’ll find yourself running for safety. This story is for anyone who has caught sight of something out of the corner of their eye... and everything in them tells them to run.

Hiking through the Ozarks will lead to breathtaking views and comforting silence. But when the silence if broken by the eerie call of the Ozark Howler, you’ll find yourself running for safety. This story is for anyone who has caught sight of something out of the corner of their eye... and everything in them tells them to run.

The Ozark Howler

Down by a river in Loveland, Ohio you’ll find the typical things: birds, frogs, crickets and the smell of the evening air. And then you’ll get a whiff of something that doesn’t smell right—something sweet and dry and … not pleasant. Local rumors state that there’s something unnatural behind that smell and it’s best not to be down by the river at night. Just in case you run into him. Or it. Or whatever it is that lives down there.

Down by a river in Loveland, Ohio you’ll find the typical things: birds, frogs, crickets and the smell of the evening air. And then you’ll get a whiff of something that doesn’t smell right—something sweet and dry and … not pleasant. Local rumors state that there’s something unnatural behind that smell and it’s best not to be down by the river at night. Just in case you run into him. Or it. Or whatever it is that lives down there.

Loveland Frogman

The Great Plains are known for their flat lands and big skies. There’s no place for a mysterious creature to hide in that great wide open … or so you thought. There’s something hiding in the flashing lightning and rumbling thunder at the very heart of the storm—the eyes and voice of the Thunderbird.

The Great Plains are known for their flat lands and big skies. There’s no place for a mysterious creature to hide in that great wide open … or so you thought. There’s something hiding in the flashing lightning and rumbling thunder at the very heart of the storm—the eyes and voice of the Thunderbird.

Thunderbird

When you go to Lake Tahoe, chances are you’ll see Tahoe Tessie. She’s a sea monster and a minor mascot for the area—pasted on the sides of buses, restaurant menus and adorning knick knacks in every gift shop.The problem is, if you look closely into the water you might see something that looks nothing like the charming and cheerful monster you’ve seen all over town. This episode is for those who love being out on the water... no matter what may lie beneath.

When you go to Lake Tahoe, chances are you’ll see Tahoe Tessie. She’s a sea monster and a minor mascot for the area—pasted on the sides of buses, restaurant menus and adorning knick knacks in every gift shop.The problem is, if you look closely into the water you might see something that looks nothing like the charming and cheerful monster you’ve seen all over town. This episode is for those who love being out on the water... no matter what may lie beneath.

Tahoe Tessie

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