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?”
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?”
Episodes

3 days ago
3 days ago
17 min
Season 5, Episode 1. This is the true story that sensationalized the headlines in the 50's. A 17 year old girl in the Philippines was being bitten all over her body and the doctors could not explain it. Finally, a charismatic pastor named Lester Sumrall stepped up to challenge the demonic force and the media had a frenzy. This is the story from Lester's perspective.

Jul 31, 2025
The Travis Walton Abduction: CE3 part 2
Jul 31, 2025
Jul 31, 2025
24 min
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.

Jul 24, 2025
The Pascagoula Abduction: CE3 Part 1
Jul 24, 2025
Jul 24, 2025
18 min
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.

Jul 17, 2025
The Bigfoot of Bend Oregon
Jul 17, 2025
Jul 17, 2025
18 min
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.

Jul 10, 2025
Jul 10, 2025
18 min
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.
Jul 3, 2025
Jul 3, 2025
21 min
Two of the most well known and documented cases of Close Encounters of the 2nd Kind... The Socorro Incident and The Rendlesham Forest Incident
Jun 26, 2025
Close Encounters of the 1st Kind
Jun 26, 2025
Jun 26, 2025
15 min
Two very important Close Encounters experiences... Kenneth Arnold, who coined the term "flying saucer" and the well documented Lubbock Lights.

Apr 11, 2024
The Lake Henshaw Lights
Apr 11, 2024
Apr 11, 2024
30 min
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.

What Makes a Story Truly Scary?
Is it the macabre? The gore? The suspense? Or perhaps the fear of the unknown?
Hollywood has mastered the art of creating terrifying stories. But sometimes, the most frightening stories aren't fiction at all. Sometimes, the greatest fear comes from knowing that what you're hearing may have actually happened.
We bring you firsthand accounts of some of the most disturbing and unexplained encounters, retold from a first-person perspective to put you directly into the experience.
Behind each story is research that can take weeks to uncover the details, separate fact from fiction, and explore the truth behind the terrifying accounts we share.
These are stories that may stay with you long after the fire goes out.
Welcome to Scary but True Campfire Stories. We hope you enjoy the journey.










