Scary but True Campfire Stories
Step into the firelight… and listen closely.
From chilling encounters in the dead of night to whispers of government cover-ups, this show dives headfirst into the shadows. Gather around the campfire — or tune in wherever you dare — for Scary but True tales of the supernatural, UFO sightings, Bigfoot encounters, dark conspiracies, and the kind of lingering creepiness that stays with you long after the story ends.
Featuring listener-submitted experiences alongside deep research into history’s most infamous urban legends and unexplained events, each episode blurs the line between myth and reality.
Hosted by acclaimed audiobook narrator and Las Vegas entertainer Matthew S Newbold, every story is carefully revised and masterfully told to pull you into the unknown — where the question isn’t just “Is it real?”
It’s “What if it is?”
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Episodes
Thursday Jul 31, 2025
Thursday Jul 31, 2025
One of the most famous alleged alien abductions occurred on November 5, 1975, in the Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest in Arizona. Travis Walton, a logger and member of a seven-man crew, disappeared after all members of the crew witnessed a bright, saucer-shaped object hovering over their location. Walton claimed that as he approached the object, a beam of light suddenly appeared and knocked him unconscious.
The case was extensively investigated, and the other crew members, who were initially suspected of foul play, were polygraphed and found to be truthful about their sighting of the UFO and Walton's disappearance.
Thursday Jul 24, 2025
Thursday Jul 24, 2025
The night of October 11, 1973, forever changed the lives of Charles Hickson and Calvin Parker, two men who claimed to be abducted by extraterrestrial beings while fishing on the Pascagoula River in Mississippi. Subsequent investigations, including lie detector tests, indicated that Hickson and Parker were genuinely distressed and unequivocally believed in the reality of their incredible encounter.
Thursday Jul 17, 2025
Thursday Jul 17, 2025
The famous Bigfoot encounter in Bend Oregon by Gary Joanis and Jim Newall in 1957, before Bigfoot had become a household name. In a moment that defied explanation, an immense being took their freshly killed deer, disappearing back into the treeline... leaving the witnesses with some of the most descriptive information on what they saw.
Thursday Jul 10, 2025
Thursday Jul 10, 2025
A classic sighting by William Roe in 1955, before the Bigfoot craze hit mainstream. Not only was Roe an unimpeachable witness who was widely known to be trustworthy and reliable, but his report included a wealth of detail that is rarely found.
Thursday Jul 03, 2025
Thursday Jul 03, 2025
Two of the most well known and documented cases of Close Encounters of the 2nd Kind... The Socorro Incident and The Rendlesham Forest Incident
Thursday Jun 26, 2025
Thursday Jun 26, 2025
Two very important Close Encounters experiences... Kenneth Arnold, who coined the term "flying saucer" and the well documented Lubbock Lights.
Thursday Apr 11, 2024
Thursday Apr 11, 2024
UFO Encounter near San Diego, CA. It starts out as a harmless party, but turns into an experience that is as puzzling as it is intriguing. Episode 3, Season 3.
Tuesday Nov 07, 2023
Tuesday Nov 07, 2023
The most famous UFO Abduction in history... The Betty & Barney Hill Story. This is the second episode of a 2 part series on the case that paved the way for the frightening experiences that many have claimed since 1961. The story has since been bogged down with disinformation and deliberate lies. We take a look at the original account from the perspective of Barney Hill and recreate the night... the truth is much scarier than fiction.
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