Acadia After Dark

byChristian Leathers

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Welcome to Acadia After Dark, where the shadows of Maine come alive with tales of mystery, history, and the supernatural. From the fog‑soaked pines to the rocky coastline, Maine holds stories that don’t stay quiet. Acadia After Dark dives into local folklore, haunted history, and real unexplained encounters — all told by people who were raised in these woods.Join your host, Reverend Redbeard, as we explore the hidden corners of this enchanting landscape, uncovering the legends and lore that haunt its woods, coasts, and skies. From ghost stories and cryptid sightings to forgotten histories and eerie encounters, Acadia After...

Episodes(40 episodes)

5 Maine Cryptids You've Probably Never Heard Of...

Step off the marked trails and into the places where Maine keeps its secrets. In this episode, we explore five cryptids whispered about in logging camps, fishing towns, and the deep woods where the map fades to blank paper. From the branch‑throwing Agropelter lurking in hollow pines to the lightning‑quick Hide‑behind that stalks the dark, from Cherryfield’s unsettling Goatman to Cassie the ancient sea serpent of Casco Bay, and finally the towering, ghost‑white Specter Moose of the North Woods — these are the creatures that live between the stories and the shadows.If you enjoy...

Published: Jun 28, 2026Duration: 30m 20s

Season 1 - Episode 37

Acadia After Dark Fogcast Episode 37: Terrific Tomes of Maine

In this episode of the Fogcast, I sit down with writer and Mainer, Chris Moller for a conversation that drifts from the everyday to the uncanny — the way life in the Pine Tree State often does.From childhood summers in Kennebunkport to the quiet roads of Union and the Victorian bones of Rockland, Chris has lived more versions of Maine than most. We talk about the strange alchemy this place works on artists: the long winters, the isolation, the sense of history pressing in from the treeline, and the way all of it shapes the stories we...

Published: Jun 23, 2026Duration: 1h 8m 19s

The Boy on the Sand Bar

Bar Island in Bar Harbor, Maine is known for its tidal crossing — a path that appears and disappears with the sea. But beneath the beauty lies a story that has haunted the community for more than a century. Revisit a historic tragedy from 1915 and the ghostly legends that followed as we explore the darker side of Mount Desert Island, where memory, tide, and folklore intertwine.If you enjoy the show please leave a rating. New episodes of the Fogcast go up every Monday. Become a Lantern Holder on Patreon to gain access to ad free episodes a...

Published: Jun 20, 2026Duration: 16m 53s

Season 1 - Episode 36

Acadia After Dark Fogcast Episode 36: Mutants of the East

In this episode of Fogcast, I sit down with Ryan Von Ghoulsworth—DJ, archivist, writer, and the mind behind Mutants of the East—for a deep dive into Maine’s haunted musical underbelly.A lifelong Mainer with roots in Auburn, Ryan has spent years digging through the state’s overlooked sonic history. From producing for Damnation Land to hosting WMPG’s Mutants of the East (and transforming it into a record label in 2025), Ryan has become a key figure in preserving the strange, the forgotten, and the fiercely local.All of Ryan’s links are in...

Published: Jun 16, 2026Duration: 1h 8m 49s

The Faceless Woman of Silver Lake: A True Maine Haunting

CW: Descriptions of violenceIs Sarah Ware still searching for justice? Or is something older wearing her shape?In 1898, Bucksport, Maine was shaken by the brutal and still‑unsolved murder of Sarah Ware. More than a century later, witnesses continue to report chilling encounters around — and beneath — the waters of Silver Lake.In this episode, we explore the life and death of Sarah MacDonald Ware, the investigation that failed to bring her killer to justice, and the decades of ghostly sightings that followed. From Almira Miles’ early claims of spectral knocks t...

Published: Jun 12, 2026Duration: 38m 10s

Season 1 - Episode 35

Acadia After Dark Fogcast Episode 35: Locating the Lost

Tonight’s Fogcast brought in two guests who know the darker corners of Maine better than most. Travis Hartford and Jeff Atwood, the voices behind Locating the Lost, joined me to talk about their work uncovering the stories behind missing persons and cold cases throughout New England. Their podcast blends interviews, live case discussions, and deep‑dive investigations to give a voice to those who’ve gone silent.We talked about the cases that haunt them, the rumors that swirl through small towns, and some eerie moments they’ve encountered while chasing the truth.You ca...

Published: Jun 9, 2026Duration: 1h 21m 34s

Season 1 - Episode 34

Acadia After Dark Fogcast Episode 34: Wicked Treasure and Witch Windows

Good evening Hikers and welcome back to the Fogcast. On this week's episode I talk with Jenni from Newport about a wide range of topics from uranium glass and Magic the Gathering to eerie childhood memories and strange activity at a local cemetery.Find more of Jenni's work:https://www.threads.com/@plumjenniWicked treasure stuff: https://linktr.ee/WickedTreasureSubstack 1: https://jenniplum.substack.com/Substack 2: https://themainesoapbox.substack.com/Poetry: https://www.amazon.com/Maladies-Minor-Keys-poetry-illness-ebook/dp/B071L5L8V5<...

Published: Jun 2, 2026Duration: 1h 30m 8s

Season 1 - Episode 33

Acadia After Dark Fogcast Episode 33

It's been a while hikers but the Fogcast is back. On this return episode I talk about tourist season, the International Cryptozoology museum is almost open again and I look at your answers to the question of the week.Become a Lantern Holder today to gain early access to ad free episodes. Visit acadiaafterdark.com for more horror from the Pine Tree State. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Published: May 26, 2026Duration: 40m 17s

She Saw Something on the Roof… and It Wasn’t Human

In 2001, a Maine woman witnessed a creature sitting on her roof — a wolf‑like humanoid with pointed ears, a long snout, and strangely human features. Was it a Dogman? A cryptid? A misidentified animal? Or something else entirely?If you enjoy the show please leave a rating. Visit acadiaafterdark.com for more horror from the Pine Tree State. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Published: May 16, 2026Duration: 13m 48s

The Bear River Road Encounter

A couple driving through Oxford County witnesses an 8–9 foot tall, chocolate‑brown figure sprint across Bear River Road in the middle of the day. The BFRO investigator found the witness credible — and the location sits in one of Maine’s most active sighting clusters.If Bigfoot exists in Maine… this might be some of the most convincing evidence yet.If you enjoy the episode please leave a rating. Visit acadiaafterdark.com for more tale of the strange and unusual from the foggy coast of Maine. Hosted on Acast. See...

Published: May 9, 2026Duration: 10m 50s

5 People Who Walked Into the Maine Wilderness… and Never Returned

Maine is a place where the GPS cuts out and the wilderness takes over — a landscape of deep forests, forgotten logging roads, and secrets older than memory. Tonight we explore five real disappearances where people stepped into the Maine woods… and were never seen again.From a boy on a red tricycle to a hunter whose tracks simply stopped in the snow, from a grieving widow on the Appalachian Trail to a young man swallowed by the timberlands, and finally a quiet homeowner who vanished without a trace — each story reveals a different face of mystery. Some c...

Published: Mar 26, 2026Duration: 19m 9s

It Welcome to Derry with Nomar Slevik

Good evening hikers,If you're from Maine you can’t talk about horror without at least mentioning Stephen King. With the first season of It: Welcome to Derry, audiences got a new chapter in the story of Pennywise but how did the show stack up in the eyes of a couple of people who live there? Well, we have thoughts.I sat down with my friend, Nomar Slevik, and we discussed our feelings about the show, the themes that it touched on and some predictions for the next season. Since we do discuss th...

Published: Dec 27, 2025Duration: 1h 21m 7s

Season 1 - Episode 6

Acadia After Dark Park Update 6

Good evening hikers,Thank you for tuning in to another broadcast of Acadia After Dark’s Park Updates, coming to you live on ▇▇▇▇▇▇ we’re serving up Downeast dread, delivered weekly. Tonight is no ordinary night. It’s the high holiday. The veil’s gone thin, the air’s gone sharp, and the old legends are restless. That’s right—it’s Halloween. Or Samhain, for those of you who still leave offerings at the crossroads.In the news this week:• A political leader’s old comments have resurfaced—cryptic, cruel, and m...

Published: Nov 8, 2025Duration: 11m 55s

Season 2 - Episode 32

Acadia After Dark Fogcast Episode 32: Black Flies w/ Jordan Dube of Goosepoop Games

Welcome back, Hikers. Episode 32 of Acadia After Dark beckons you deeper into the woods, where I’m joined by Jordan Dube—founder of Goosepoop Games and architect of Black Flies, a hidden-objective roleplaying game set in the cursed town of Evergreen, Maine.You are a vessel of the Cult of the Fly. You speak in riddles. You shape the town’s fate through whispered stories and strange rituals. Your goal? To become the most feared entity in Evergreen. Will you aid your fellow cultists… or betray them, turning townsfolk into buzzing, hollow-eyed husks?Black Fl...

Published: Nov 3, 2025Duration: 31m 10s

Season 1 - Episode 5

Acadia After Dark Park Update 5

Good evening hikers,Thank you for tuning in to another broadcast of Acadia After Dark’s Park Updates, coming to you live on ▇▇▇▇▇▇—the finest radio show on this side of the veil. And it’s not just me saying that. Ask the Ouija board tucked in the back of your grandmother’s bookshelf. You know the one. On tonight's broadcast:A woman accidentally shot her bird-hunting companion—and the birds say she deserved it.Is Bigfoot an anime fan? Recent sightings suggest he might be.And with threats of a government shutdown l...

Published: Oct 18, 2025Duration: 14m 0s

Was Johnny Cash Abducted by Aliens?

Johnny Cash. Alien abduction. Somesville, Maine.It sounds like the setup to a campfire joke—but what if it’s not?This week we investigate a mysterious roadside memorial tucked beside a unassuming bridge in one of Maine’s oldest towns. A black cowboy hat. A pair of boots. A note claiming the Man in Black was abducted by aliens in a quiet Maine town. I team up with Maine paranormal researcher and author Nomar Slevik to trace the origins of this strange tribute. Is this just a piece of public art—or the echo...

Published: Oct 11, 2025Duration: 8m 34s

Acadia After Dark Promo Fall 2025

The mountain’s shadow stretches long across the trees. A stiff coastal wind combs through the forest’s brittle crown. And in the dark places between the pines… something stirs.Good evening, hikers.You’ve found Acadia After Dark—a horror podcast rooted in Maine’s folklore and the strange, uncanny truths buried beneath it. Across our shows, we explore cryptid encounters, haunted histories, satirical dispatches from cursed towns, and the kind of cosmic dread that lingers like fog on the bay.Whether it’s immersive storytelling, regional mythmaking, or unsettling wor...

Published: Oct 7, 2025Duration: 1m 34s

Season 1 - Episode 4

Acadia After Dark Park Update 4

Good evening, hikers — and thank you for tuning in to another broadcast of Acadia After Dark’s Park Updates, here on ▇▇▇▇▇▇ — the only radio signal stubborn enough to claw its way through the fog and out into the murky depths of the North Atlantic.Coming up tonight:• Maine Weather - like the other weather, but with a grudge.• School Board Meeting - tensions boiled over this week; this time it wasn’t because of the coffee.• Fall Migration - the Agropelter are back in the pines. Keep your eyes up, and your har...

Published: Oct 4, 2025Duration: 11m 56s

Acadia After Dark Podcast 1 Year Anniversary Special

Good evening hikers,It's hard to believe it has already been a year since we started this journey together to explore the foggy coast and discover what dark thing lurk between the trees in Maine's wilderness. Along the way we have met and spoke to some incredible people to hear their stories. In this episode you will hear some of the most terrifying true stories of the paranormal and unexplained shared by our guests. Stick around to the end of the show for a special announcement about Acadia After Dark Season 2. <...

Published: Sep 24, 2025Duration: 1h 19m 48s

Season 1 - Episode 3

Acadia After Dark Park Update 3

Good evening, hikers. Welcome back to Acadia After Dark’s Park Updates, broadcasting live from ▇▇▇▇▇▇—still the number one-rated radio show among French werewolves (or Loup Garou) in Maine and parts of Quebec.Coming up on tonight’s broadcast:• The After Dark Park Service is seeking a volunteer to transcribe ancient texts. Must be fluent in Latin, Enochian, and the language the rocks speak when it rains.• A new invasive parasite has emerged, and it’s doing unspeakable things to our cryptid populations. Spoiler: the Jersey Devil is now mostly teeth.• And if you spotted a...

Published: Sep 20, 2025Duration: 10m 48s