Monsters In America's Woods - Ripley's Believe It or Notcast Episode 28

This week on the Notcast, we go deep into the woods of North America to confront the menacing and unknown.

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Colton Kruse
Colton Kruse
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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.

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Colton Kruse

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