Episode 33: Welcome to another chilling episode of Slice of the Paranormal! This time, we hit the road to Crawford County, Pennsylvania—home of one of the state’s strangest urban legends: the Pig People of Meadville. Under cover of darkness, our podcast crew drove up the infamous Pig Hill in hopes of encountering these elusive creatures said to stalk the woods at night. We dig deep into the origin stories behind the Pig People legend, passed down for generations by locals in Meadville. We also spotlight the upcoming horror film Pig, based on the book by Meadville native Nancy Williams and starring horror icon R.A. Mihailoff—best known as Leatherface in Texas Chainsaw Massacre III. But that’s just the beginning. We explore other Pig Man legends from across Pennsylvania and beyond, comparing folklore, sightings, and spine-tingling similarities. And while we were in town, we couldn’t resist checking out some of Meadville’s most haunted hotspots. We visited the site where the legendary Bloody 32 engine once rolled through on a ghostly killing spree. We also stopped at the historic Academy Theatre—where visitors report phantom footsteps, disembodied voices, and mysterious figures lurking in the shadows. If you're into cryptids, haunted places, and horror legends with real historical roots, this is one you won’t want to miss. #ParanormalPodcast #PigPeople #MeadvillePA #UrbanLegends #ParanormalInvestigation #CryptidSightings #HauntedPlaces #PigHill #HorrorLegends #RAMihailoff #TexasChainsawMassacre #GhostTrain #Bloody32 #AcademyTheatre #SliceOfTheParanormal #CreepyFolklore

Episode 32: The Wolfman’s Grave: Werewolf Legends of Pennsylvania’s Forgotten Counties

In this shadowy tale from Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, we dig into one of the state’s most chilling legends: the lost grave of a werewolf said to rest near Schwaben Creek, beneath the watchful presence of Himmel Church, its old cemetery, and a covered bridge steeped in silence.

Local lore tells of “Die Woolf Man’s Grob”—The Wolfman’s Grave—a burial site now vanished from maps and memory. Here, a solitary figure known only as the Hermit Werewolf was once laid to rest, where his shack crumbled long ago. The Paul family tombstones still stand in the nearby cemetery, but the werewolf’s grave has been lost to time. Still, whispers say a phantom gray wolf prowls the area, eyes glowing under moonlight, leaving pawprints where no beast should tread.

Our own Steven had a brush with this spectral predator one night under a pale moon, and in this episode, we unpack that encounter along with other Pennsylvania werewolf stories, stretching beyond Northumberland to forgotten corners of the state.

Join the Slice of the Paranormal team as we track down shape-shifters, haunted hollows, and long-buried truths.

Sources:

• Supernatural Lore of Pennsylvania by Thomas White (2014)

• “The Wolfman’s Grave” and Other Wild, Weird, and (More or Less) True Tales of Central Pennsylvania by Beverly Conrad & Gregory Burgess (2024)

Episode 31: In this chilling episode of Slice of the Paranormal, we journey to the haunted shores of Presque Isle State Park, a strange sandbar stretching off the coast of Erie, Pennsylvania, in Lake Erie. Steeped in Native American folklore and shadowed by the ominous names of Misery Bay and Graveyard Pond, this mysterious location sets the stage for tales that blur the line between history and the supernatural. We dive deep into legends of the Lake Erie Storm Hag—a deadly spirit said to lure ships to their doom—and South Bay Bessie, the elusive Lake Erie sea monster. But the real twist? A firsthand retelling of a UFO landing on Beach 6, where five eyewitnesses reported seeing a craft descend and a mysterious creature leave footprints in the sand. No government investigation followed. No police report filed. Just silence… and a trail of articles in the local Erie Times-News. Along the way, we nearly lose our car to the sands of Beach 6—because of course we do. With ghost sightings, cryptid creatures, and UFO activity, Presque Isle might just be one of the most paranormally active places in Pennsylvania. Don’t miss this deep-dive into Erie’s haunted history, cryptid chaos, and unexplained alien contact. Hit play—before the Storm Hag calls your name.