Do dryads and tree spirits stalk the Appalachian mountains? Could the biblical Cain stalk the woods of Ohio?
This week on the Notcast, we go deep into the woods of North America to confront the menacing and unknown. Brent and Ryan talk to people with firsthand accounts of strange and frightening experiences and ask what it is that makes moments in forests frightening.
Is Quicksand Capable Of Swallowing People Whole?
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November 11, 2026
Tire machèt is a Haitian fencing sport in which competitors wield machetes.
Robert Ripley began the Believe It or Not! cartoon in 1918. Today, it continues uninterrupted as the world’s longest-running syndicated daily cartoon. Howie Noel is the ninth artist in over a century to take up the pen as lead Cartoonist.
