KOOKS, CRANKS, AND ICONOCLASTS!

Greetings & Salutations! We're here to cover various interesting/infamous/inexplicable living enigmas & anomalies from across all of time, space, maybe even beyond, & from history BOTH ANCIENT & RECENT! Basically it's "BIOGRAPHY!" but focused solely on WEIRDOS! Listen then repeat what you hear to sound smart at parties! STOP being MYOPIC! START being ESOTERIC! (Mmm! Yum!) Stay tuned True Believers! NEW EPISODES POSTED UP ON HUMPDAYS! Clear The Hump w/us as we provide Weekly Bios on strange/insane/shameful/lost/forgotten Misfits of History! Comedy/Conspiracy/True Crime/High Strangeness! Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mike-lucht/support

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  GENIUS LOCI, SPIRITS OF PLACE, & CRYPTIDS - "THE HILLS HAVE EYES...& ARE ALIVE WITH THE SOUND OF MUSIC!"

  Oct 1, 202650 min

  SUP KOOOOOOOOOOOOOOKS! Show respect and pay your dues when in the hood of the nature spirits and cryptids. It's not just a good idea...IT'S THE LAW! Or at least, maybe it should be. AGAIN...like back in "ye olden tymes...es". PLEASE TO ENJOY!Email us!: kooksandcranks@gmail.comAll music is license/copyright free from Pixaby.com.SOURCES: *"Demons and Spirits of The Land: Ancestral Lore and Practices" (2015) - Claude Lecouteux* The world around us/life in general If you are struggling with mental health and/or substance abuse issues, please dial 988.

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  HIGH STRANGENESS HORRORS OF THE VIETNAM WAR - "THE BUSH, THE FRONT, THE SHIT, & THE NANG!"

  Oct 1, 202636 min

  SUP YOU BEAUTIFUL KOOOOOOOOOOKS! Man, if you thought the regular, everyday, manmade horrors of the Vietnam war were bad enough, just check out some of the extra weird shit that allegedly went down out there during the conflict! PLEASE TO ENJOY!Email us!: kooksandcranks@gmail.comAll music is license/copyright free from Pixaby.com.NOTE: While I normally wouldn't use fake AI images for my thumbnails, this one in particular was right on the money as far as stuff that was actually encountered by American GIs. SOURCES: - Keel, John A. The Mothman Prophecies (1975) - Contains original veteran interview transcripts detailing the 1969 Da Nang "Night Fliers" encounter- Jorgenson, Kregg P. J. Very Crazy G.I. – Strange but True Stories of the Vietnam War (2001) - Documents LRRP patrol logs/ghost patrols/anomalous encounters in the A Shau Valley/Khe Sanh- Heuvelmans, Bernard. In the Wake of the Sea-Serpents (1968) - Foundational cryptozoological research on the Con Rit/Gulf of Tonkin sea serpent reports- Laurence, John. The Black Virgin Mountain: A Return to Vietnam (2003) - Covers military history/spiritual legends of Nui Ba Den/the guardian spirit Linh Son Thanh Mau- Green Berets, Compassion and Valor - U.S. Special Forces memoirs detailing Montagnard tribal interactions and indigenous customs- Shuker, Dr. Karl. ShukerNature Cryptozoology Blog - Documentation of giant arachnid sightings (Nhện Khổng Lồ)/Mekong Delta amphibious spider encounters- Howe, Linda Moulton. Earthfiles Research Archives - Archived audio interviews/transcripts regarding subterranean reptilian encounters near DMZ karst cave networks- Cryptozoology Review Archives - Analysis of Viet Cong and NVA field reports regarding Nguoi Rung and Thần Hổ weretiger curses- VFW Magazine (Veterans of Foreign Wars) Archives - Oral histories from Navy PBR crews operating in the Mekong and Bassac rivers- Military.com Archived Accounts - Special Forces CIDG reports on Ma Hồn and ghost tree phenomena- Eyes of the Dragon: Military Technology & the Supernatural - Military folklore comp regarding AN/PVS-2 Starlight Scope trials/red-spectrum night vision anomalies- The Cryptonaut Podcast Archive - Episode research notes synthesizing veteran reports of "Big Yellows" and wartime anomalies- r/HighStrangeness (Reddit) - Curated primary threads and military anomaly megathreads regarding Vietnam War encounters, red-phosphor optics, and cave reptilians- MACV-SOG Unofficial Field Logs - Documentation of Katu blood sacrifice rituals and spiritual boundary markers (Tale)- Montagnard oral histories (Jarai, Rhade, Bahnar tribes) - Yang forest spirits, Ma Trọc river ghosts, Sri corpse-eaters, and Ma Hồn restless soul traditions- Vietnamese maritime folklore - Con Rit sea centipede legends and Hà Bá river deity worship- Cham religious traditions - *Shiva* worship and Po Nhu Kuei temple guardian spirits- NVA logistics veteran oral histories - Mã Đà drowning spirit encounters in mangrove swamps If you're suffering from flashbacks, please dial 988.

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  THE STRANGE CASE OF CLAUDETTE SOUCHON - "AND THE HORSE YOU RODE IN ON!"

  Oct 1, 20261 hour

  SUP KOOOOOOOOOOOOOKS! This is a WEIRD'UN! There's very little info on it and it's highly obscure but what we do know is just out and out strange. What happened to Claudette Souchon in 1978, as she went out on a horsey ride amongst her property? Listen up and come along on a journey that explores not only Claudette's story but also explores some of the region's folklore, as well as taking a look into the strange mutilations cases that struck horses throughout the French countryside in 2020. PLEASE TO ENJOY!Email us!: kooksandcranks@gmail.comAll music is license/copyright free from Pixaby.com.SOURCES: - London Sunday Express (March 1978): Original contemporary news report "Why she can't talk about the horror on the marsh" by Paris correspondent Derek Ward, ft. primary quotes from Regional Police Commissioner Jean Dinard.- David Weatherly Archives: Documented case file ft. research compilations focusing on strange missing-persons accounts/high strangeness in Western Europe.- Fortean Times/Forteana Archives (March 1978/Retrospectives): Case breakdowns on anomalous disappearances in Western Europe, including analyses of the credibility, geographic timelines, & inconsistencies of the 1978 Sunday Express piece.- The Forteana Society Forum (forteana.org): Thread "The Claudette Souchon Incident (France; 1978)" ft. transcripts of original 1978 article/timeline breakdowns.- Reddit Communities (r/UnresolvedMysteries & r/HighStrangeness): Detailed case summaries/map-tracking analyses evaluating the 270-mile distance between Camargue & Rodez.- French Ministry of Agriculture Press Briefings (September 2020): Official statements by Agriculture Minister Julien Denormandie on France Info radio launching dedicated toll-free hotlines/task forces for livestock owners.- French Ministry of the Interior (September 2020): Official address by Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin confirming over 150 official police investigations/establishing nighttime gendarme patrols.- Le Nouveau Détective (May 2020): Initial French investigative crime magazine article popularizing early claims of a "gang of horse killers" operating in Picardy.- Libération (CheckNews Analysis, September 2020): Investigative forensic breakdown confirming that out of approximately 500 reported cases, only approx. 16% (80 cases) involved verified human-inflicted violence, w/ remainder attributed to natural deaths/post-mortem scavenging.- La Revue des Médias (Institut National de l'Audiovisuel/INA): Media study by journalist Mathieu Deslandes analyzing how collective psychosis, social media panic (Facebook group "Justice pour nos chevaux"), & confirmation bias created a national rumor wave.- Al Jazeera English and AP News (September 2020): Coverage of the public panic/surgical-style ear-severing reports/suspect arrests.- Wikipedia Repository: "Rumors of equine mutilation in France in 2020," aggregating forensic veterinary reports/police sweep data/press releases regarding scavenger behavior on post-mortem equine remains.- Provençal Folklore and Camargue Legends: Research on the mythological origins of Camargue horses from wind and sea foam; the Neptune legend; the ancient lineage of the breed dating to Chauvet and Lascaux cave paintings (30,000+ years).- Romani Pilgrimage and Sara-la-Kali: Documentation of the Pèlerinage Gitan at Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer; legends of Saint Sara & the Three Marys; annual May 24th celebration drawing Romani people from across Europe-Weird Reads with Emily Louise - The Mutilation of Snippy the Horse (Documentary): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Ff25wY4oNE-Weird Reads with Emily Louise - Cattle and animal mutilations with Emily Louise!: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uv0l2FA7ZqY If you're all fucked up, dial 988. Do it now!

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  OTHERS ENCOUNTERS WITH THE DERO - "CLOWN OPS. CORROBORATORS?"

  Sep 29, 202648 min

  SUP YOU BEAUTIFUL KOOOOOOOOOOKS! This is a variety of ALLEGEDLY REAL encounters by various regular, everyday folks with those subterranean horrors known as "THE DERO!" Bask in just how much they sound like many of today's misc. alien encounter and/or abduction stories. HMMMMM, SUSPICIOUS! NO? PLEASE TO ENJOY!Email us!: kooksandcranks@gmail.comAll music is license/copyright free from Pixaby.com.SOURCES: *[Internet Archive's Pulp Magazine Archive](https://archive.org/details/pulpmagazinearchive?utm_source=gemini): The entire run of Amazing Stories from 1945 through 1949 is digitized and searchable on Archive.org.*The famous "Paris Elevator Story" appeared in the reader forum column "Discussions" in a 1946 issue of Amazing Stories.*Search inside the 1945–1947 issues (specifically March 1945, June 1946, and the June 1947 "Special Shaver Issue") to read the original printed letters from military veterans, miners, and readers detailing "telaug" ray attacks.*[The Internet Speculative Fiction Database (ISFDB)](http://www.isfdb.org/?utm_source=gemini): Look up "Richard S. Shaver" or "Ray Palmer" to view the exact issue-by-issue index of Amazing Stories and Mammoth Adventure where reader correspondence was compiled.*[The Shaverian (Archive.org Collections)](https://archive.org/?utm_source=gemini): Type `"Shaver Mystery"` or `"I Remember Lemuria"` into the main search bar on the Internet Archive. This brings up scanned copies of Palmer’s late-stage publications ("Hidden World" and "Fate" Magazine), where he re-published transcripts and unedited reader mail from victims claiming Dero interference.*[Sacred Texts: The Shaver Mystery Archive](https://www.google.com/search?q=https://www.sacred-texts.com/ufo/index.htm&utm_source=gemini): Provides digitized full-text transcripts of Shaver's seminal works ("I Remember Lemuria!", "The Secret World", and "Earth Slave") alongside contextual notes regarding the letter-writing phenomenon it spawned.*[The Black Vault](https://www.theblackvault.com/?utm_source=gemini): Search the archive for early civilian UFO investigation files (including Borderland Sciences Research Foundation and Albert K. Bender’s IFSB records). These sub-collections contain dozens of cross-referenced accounts from people in the late 1940s and 1950s who attributed subterranean entities and "Men in Black" encounters to Dero machinery. To get the deros out of your mind, or to receive help with your mental health and/or substance abuse issues, please dial 988.

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  RICHARD SHAVER (Ver2.0) - "GET DOWN...LIKE...WAYYYY DOWN!"

  Sep 29, 20261h 23m

  SUP KOOOOOOOOOOOOOKS! This is a new and improved version of Richard Sharpe Shaver and the exploration of what would come to be known as "The Shaver Mystery!" This one's pretty crazy and it has IMMENSE INFLUENCE! on not just UFOlogy in general, but conspiracy culture as a whole! PLEASE TO ENJOY! Email us!: kookandcranks@gmail.comAll music is license/copyright free from Pixaby.com.SOURCES: *The Secret Secrets of the Earth/Operation Mindfuck–Robert Guffey *Secret Evil: Ray Palmer's Amazing Stories and the Shaver Mystery/The Secret History of the Future–Fred Nadis (Ray Palmer bio) *The Secret History of UFOs/Psychic Warrior–Research on Fred Crisman & Maury Island by Kenn Thomas *The Time Machine (1895)–H.G. Wells *The Secret Doctrine (1888)–Helena Blavatsky (Theosophical root race theories) *Theory of the Earth/Hollow Earth literature–John Cleves Symmes Jr., William Reed, & Marshall B. Gardner *Protong Theory/Works on Stanislav Szukalski *Amazing Stories (Ziff-Davis Publishing, 1943–1948) – Edited by Raymond A. Palmer* "I Remember Lemuria!" by Richard S. Shaver (March 1945)* "A Warning to Future Man" (original draft)* "The Return of Sathanas" by Richard S. Shaver *Corroborating reader correspondence (Fred Crisman, Steve Brodie, et al., 1945–1948) *Fate Magazine (Founded 1948) – Clark Publishing/Ray Palmer *The Invasion from Mars: A Study in the Psychology of Panic (1940) – Hadley Cantril (Rockefeller Foundation/Mercury Theatre experiment) *Declassified CIA, OSS, & FBI Files regarding UFO phenomena, psychological operations, & Maury Island (1940s–1950s) *Mantong and Protong Exhibition (Pasadena City College, 2009) *Rokfogo/The Rock Library* Exhibitions – CalArts, Santa Monica Museum of Art, & Chapman University (Guggenheim Gallery) If you start hearing Dero transmissions from your various electronics or through repeated use of illicit substances, please dial 988.

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