Scary but True Campfire Stories https://dudescamping.podbean.com 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?”

]]> Thu, 31 Jul 2025 05:00:00 -0400 https://podbean.com/?v=5.5 en us Copyright 2025 All rights reserved. Society & Culture 1440 episodic 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?” Matthew S Newbold Matthew S Newbold No false https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/9499356/2F2929CC-819F-4B23-B48B-2CC0D288DF29.png Scary but True Campfire Stories https://dudescamping.podbean.com 144 144 The Travis Walton Abduction: CE3 part 2 The Travis Walton Abduction: CE3 part 2 https://dudescamping.podbean.com/e/the-travis-walton-abduction-close-encounters-of-the-3rd-kind-part-2/ https://dudescamping.podbean.com/e/the-travis-walton-abduction-close-encounters-of-the-3rd-kind-part-2/#comments Thu, 31 Jul 2025 05:00:00 -0400 dudescamping.podbean.com/fdffb9d3-c296-39c0-b1cb-4328e9dd9dc4 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.

]]> 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.

]]> Matthew S Newbold false No 1453 4 6 full The Pascagoula Abduction: CE3 Part 1 The Pascagoula Abduction: CE3 Part 1 https://dudescamping.podbean.com/e/the-pascagoula-abduction-close-encounters-of-the-3rd-kind-part-1/ https://dudescamping.podbean.com/e/the-pascagoula-abduction-close-encounters-of-the-3rd-kind-part-1/#comments Thu, 24 Jul 2025 05:00:00 -0400 dudescamping.podbean.com/de26aaf6-c1b4-38de-9c75-03fa3a9d5af7 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.

]]> 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.

]]> Matthew S Newbold false No 1106 4 5 full The Bigfoot of Bend Oregon The Bigfoot of Bend Oregon https://dudescamping.podbean.com/e/the-bigfoot-of-bend-oregon/ https://dudescamping.podbean.com/e/the-bigfoot-of-bend-oregon/#comments Thu, 17 Jul 2025 05:00:00 -0400 dudescamping.podbean.com/04ff69fc-8510-32bd-b7ed-10057ca16009 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.

]]> 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.

]]> Matthew S Newbold false No 1096 4 4 full Bigfoot Encounters: The Creature of Micah Mountain Bigfoot Encounters: The Creature of Micah Mountain https://dudescamping.podbean.com/e/bigfoot-encounters-the-creature-of-micah-mountain/ https://dudescamping.podbean.com/e/bigfoot-encounters-the-creature-of-micah-mountain/#comments Thu, 10 Jul 2025 10:30:00 -0400 dudescamping.podbean.com/00566502-53c1-356b-936f-8487a1fbed39 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.

]]> 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.

]]> Matthew S Newbold false No 1102 4 3 full Close Encounters of the 2nd Kind - The Socorro Incident and The Rendlesham Forest Incident Close Encounters of the 2nd Kind - The Socorro Incident and The Rendlesham Forest Incident https://dudescamping.podbean.com/e/close-encounters-of-the-2nd-kind-the-socorro-incident-and-the-rendlesham-forest-incident/ https://dudescamping.podbean.com/e/close-encounters-of-the-2nd-kind-the-socorro-incident-and-the-rendlesham-forest-incident/#comments Thu, 03 Jul 2025 07:00:00 -0400 dudescamping.podbean.com/7b4c50f5-465f-35d9-b5d4-8a826b52764d Two of the most well known and documented cases of Close Encounters of the 2nd Kind... The Socorro Incident and The Rendlesham Forest Incident

]]> Two of the most well known and documented cases of Close Encounters of the 2nd Kind... The Socorro Incident and The Rendlesham Forest Incident

]]> Matthew S Newbold false No 1285 4 2 full Close Encounters of the 1st Kind Close Encounters of the 1st Kind https://dudescamping.podbean.com/e/close-encounters-of-the-1st-kind/ https://dudescamping.podbean.com/e/close-encounters-of-the-1st-kind/#comments Thu, 26 Jun 2025 22:22:32 -0400 dudescamping.podbean.com/9b6862a8-68a6-36e1-92fb-1aa346b8df62 Two very important Close Encounters experiences... Kenneth Arnold, who coined the term "flying saucer" and the well documented Lubbock Lights.

]]> Two very important Close Encounters experiences... Kenneth Arnold, who coined the term "flying saucer" and the well documented Lubbock Lights.

]]> Matthew S Newbold false No 918 4 1 full The Lake Henshaw Lights The Lake Henshaw Lights https://dudescamping.podbean.com/e/the-lake-henshaw-lights/ https://dudescamping.podbean.com/e/the-lake-henshaw-lights/#comments Thu, 11 Apr 2024 12:30:00 -0400 dudescamping.podbean.com/aae6626b-17ca-33c7-ba1a-1dfee599067a 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.

]]> 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.

]]> Matthew S Newbold false No 1832 3 3 full The Betty & Barney Hill UFO Abduction Part 2: The Abduction & The Aftermath The Betty & Barney Hill UFO Abduction Part 2: The Abduction & The Aftermath https://dudescamping.podbean.com/e/the-betty-barney-hill-ufo-abduction-part-2-the-abduction-the-aftermath/ https://dudescamping.podbean.com/e/the-betty-barney-hill-ufo-abduction-part-2-the-abduction-the-aftermath/#comments Tue, 07 Nov 2023 11:18:54 -0500 dudescamping.podbean.com/0c4bd75d-a1f1-37e3-9657-46a2050acfc3 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.

#Betty&BarneyHill, #UFOAbduction, #TheInterruptedJourney, #Captured

]]> 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.

#Betty&BarneyHill, #UFOAbduction, #TheInterruptedJourney, #Captured

]]> Matthew S Newbold false No 2521 3 2 full The Betty & Barney Hill UFO Abduction Part 1: The UFO and Missing Time The Betty & Barney Hill UFO Abduction Part 1: The UFO and Missing Time https://dudescamping.podbean.com/e/the-betty-barney-hill-ufo-abduction-part-1-the-ufo-and-missing-time/ https://dudescamping.podbean.com/e/the-betty-barney-hill-ufo-abduction-part-1-the-ufo-and-missing-time/#comments Fri, 29 Sep 2023 12:19:52 -0400 dudescamping.podbean.com/68f9e038-d65a-3093-b839-971f3d3bf1fd The most famous UFO Abduction in history... The Betty & Barney Hill Story. This is the first 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.

#Betty&BarneyHill, #UFOAbduction, #TheInterruptedJourney, #Captured

]]> The most famous UFO Abduction in history... The Betty & Barney Hill Story. This is the first 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.

#Betty&BarneyHill, #UFOAbduction, #TheInterruptedJourney, #Captured

]]> Matthew S Newbold false No 2248 3 1 full Season 3 UPDATE Season 3 UPDATE https://dudescamping.podbean.com/e/season-3-update/ https://dudescamping.podbean.com/e/season-3-update/#comments Wed, 13 Sep 2023 13:11:26 -0400 dudescamping.podbean.com/a6a308da-1112-3db4-881d-0ccb8185ffa9 Update on Season 3. UFO abductions, Giants, Near Death Experiences, Updates on previous episodes... my responses to some comments... my appreciation to all who have listened and subscribed.

]]> Update on Season 3. UFO abductions, Giants, Near Death Experiences, Updates on previous episodes... my responses to some comments... my appreciation to all who have listened and subscribed.

]]> Matthew S Newbold false No 596 2 7 bonus The Black Eyed Children (Part 3) The Black Eyed Children (Part 3) https://dudescamping.podbean.com/e/the-black-eyed-children-part-3/ https://dudescamping.podbean.com/e/the-black-eyed-children-part-3/#comments Wed, 30 Aug 2023 02:13:35 -0400 dudescamping.podbean.com/e6baa707-b9f6-3a82-b455-5e8a46822fff The Black Eyed Children (Part 3)

Do you want to know the TRUTH about the BEK's? You won't find it on the internet. This episode leans heavily on David Weatherly's research, "The Black Eyed Children".

The mysterious Black Eyed Children phenomenon seems like it just started with the advent of the internet. But the foremost researcher on the subject, David Weatherly, has evidence that dates back as far as 1950. Learn more with the third of a three part podcast on the strange but true stories of the Black Eyed Children.

 

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]]> The Black Eyed Children (Part 3)

Do you want to know the TRUTH about the BEK's? You won't find it on the internet. This episode leans heavily on David Weatherly's research, "The Black Eyed Children".

The mysterious Black Eyed Children phenomenon seems like it just started with the advent of the internet. But the foremost researcher on the subject, David Weatherly, has evidence that dates back as far as 1950. Learn more with the third of a three part podcast on the strange but true stories of the Black Eyed Children.

 

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]]> Matthew S Newbold false No 1594 2 4 full The Black Eyed Children (Part 2) The Black Eyed Children (Part 2) https://dudescamping.podbean.com/e/the-black-eyed-children-part-2/ https://dudescamping.podbean.com/e/the-black-eyed-children-part-2/#comments Fri, 03 Jun 2022 16:57:12 -0400 dudescamping.podbean.com/6e583fb2-0784-39bb-882a-3738a9292699 The Black Eyed Children (Part 2)

Do you want to know the TRUTH about the BEK's? You won't find it on the internet. This episode leans heavily on David Weatherly's research, "The Black Eyed Children".

The mysterious Black Eyed Children phenomenon seems like it just started with the advent of the internet. But the foremost researcher on the subject, David Weatherly, has evidence that dates back as far as 1950. Learn more with the second of a three part podcast on the strange but true stories of the Black Eyed Children.

 

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]]> The Black Eyed Children (Part 2)

Do you want to know the TRUTH about the BEK's? You won't find it on the internet. This episode leans heavily on David Weatherly's research, "The Black Eyed Children".

The mysterious Black Eyed Children phenomenon seems like it just started with the advent of the internet. But the foremost researcher on the subject, David Weatherly, has evidence that dates back as far as 1950. Learn more with the second of a three part podcast on the strange but true stories of the Black Eyed Children.

 

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]]> Matthew S Newbold false No 1613 2 3 full The Black Eyed Children (Part 1) The Black Eyed Children (Part 1) https://dudescamping.podbean.com/e/the-black-eyed-children-part-1/ https://dudescamping.podbean.com/e/the-black-eyed-children-part-1/#comments Wed, 08 Dec 2021 10:11:40 -0500 dudescamping.podbean.com/51aa0c4c-0eb8-3112-8cb3-62fc49095bd3 Do you want to know the TRUTH about the BEK's? You won't find it on the internet. This episode leans heavily on David Weatherly's research, "The Black Eyed Children".

The mysterious Black Eyed Children phenomenon seems like it just started with the advent of the internet. But the foremost researcher on the subject, David Weatherly, has evidence that dates back as far as 1950. Learn more with the first of a two part podcast on the strange but true stories of the Black Eyed Children.

 

Donate any amount to help put out content faster. Click Here.

 

Purchase David Weatherly's book from Amazon. Click Here

]]> Do you want to know the TRUTH about the BEK's? You won't find it on the internet. This episode leans heavily on David Weatherly's research, "The Black Eyed Children".

The mysterious Black Eyed Children phenomenon seems like it just started with the advent of the internet. But the foremost researcher on the subject, David Weatherly, has evidence that dates back as far as 1950. Learn more with the first of a two part podcast on the strange but true stories of the Black Eyed Children.

 

Donate any amount to help put out content faster. Click Here.

 

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]]> Matthew S Newbold false No 1628 2 2 full The Curse of the Mayan Gods The Curse of the Mayan Gods https://dudescamping.podbean.com/e/the-curse-of-the-mayan-gods/ https://dudescamping.podbean.com/e/the-curse-of-the-mayan-gods/#comments Wed, 15 Sep 2021 12:32:14 -0400 dudescamping.podbean.com/1eaad8b1-a363-3184-92f0-724cadf9ac74 Season 2 kicks off with a true story about an eery encounter with supernatural Mayan forces and evidence that America was visited by Europeans long before Columbus, shaking the mainstream dogma of anthropology. 

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]]> Season 2 kicks off with a true story about an eery encounter with supernatural Mayan forces and evidence that America was visited by Europeans long before Columbus, shaking the mainstream dogma of anthropology. 

Click here to donate and keep us going:

https://paypal.me/MatthewSNewbold?locale.x=en_US

 

Share your Scary but True Story by emailing us:

DudesCampingStories@gmail.com

]]> Matthew S Newbold false No 2089 2 1 full The Strange Abduction Of Denny Thrush The Strange Abduction Of Denny Thrush https://dudescamping.podbean.com/e/the-strange-abduction-of-denny-thrush/ https://dudescamping.podbean.com/e/the-strange-abduction-of-denny-thrush/#comments Fri, 23 Oct 2020 14:26:06 -0400 dudescamping.podbean.com/ca3fa0af-c1ad-3344-b2e5-35c340c05fb9 A Strange account of a UFO abduction and a message of time travel that sent a hapless wayfarer into the crosshairs of a government conspiracy.  Was Denny able to travel through time? or did the government finally get what they wanted?

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]]> A Strange account of a UFO abduction and a message of time travel that sent a hapless wayfarer into the crosshairs of a government conspiracy.  Was Denny able to travel through time? or did the government finally get what they wanted?

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]]> Matthew S Newbold false No 1519 1 6 full The Las Vegas Shooting Conspiracy The Las Vegas Shooting Conspiracy https://dudescamping.podbean.com/e/the-las-vegas-shooting-conspiracy/ https://dudescamping.podbean.com/e/the-las-vegas-shooting-conspiracy/#comments Sun, 04 Oct 2020 06:09:30 -0400 dudescamping.podbean.com/aef6e80d-c9e9-33b9-98ad-f5083ff4b582 Scary but True stories:  During the night of the infamous Las Vegas shooting, strange events took place that the authorities did not want anybody to know about.  Even going so far as to threaten and possibly drugging people involved!  Was a conspiracy by our government somehow uncovered by a Vegas musician?  

 

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]]> Scary but True stories:  During the night of the infamous Las Vegas shooting, strange events took place that the authorities did not want anybody to know about.  Even going so far as to threaten and possibly drugging people involved!  Was a conspiracy by our government somehow uncovered by a Vegas musician?  

 

Share your Scary but True Story by emailing us: DudesCampingStories@gmail.com

]]> Matthew S Newbold false No 1722 1 5 full Stop an Alien Abduction and Bigfoot in Utah Stop an Alien Abduction and Bigfoot in Utah https://dudescamping.podbean.com/e/stop-an-alien-abduction-and-bigfoot-in-utah/ https://dudescamping.podbean.com/e/stop-an-alien-abduction-and-bigfoot-in-utah/#comments Tue, 22 Sep 2020 04:35:33 -0400 dudescamping.podbean.com/f5ddd345-53bb-3b67-bcea-fa616dd6ef4a Scary but True Campfire Stories Episode 4.  An Abduction is stopped!  I was actually able to repel the creature that came in my room.  Also a story about Bigfoot in Utah.

 

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]]> Scary but True Campfire Stories Episode 4.  An Abduction is stopped!  I was actually able to repel the creature that came in my room.  Also a story about Bigfoot in Utah.

 

Share your Scary but True Story by emailing us: DudesCampingStories@gmail.com

 

 

]]> Matthew S Newbold false No 1591 1 4 full The Wooden Ouija Board The Wooden Ouija Board https://dudescamping.podbean.com/e/the-wooden-ouija-board/ https://dudescamping.podbean.com/e/the-wooden-ouija-board/#comments Tue, 15 Sep 2020 03:19:26 -0400 dudescamping.podbean.com/637332d9-aba7-3abf-93ae-fd5ea61c1bc2 A Scary but True story about kids messing around with the infamous Ouija Board while the parents are away.  Strange Demonic activity proceeds to take place.  

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]]> A Scary but True story about kids messing around with the infamous Ouija Board while the parents are away.  Strange Demonic activity proceeds to take place.  

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]]> Matthew S Newbold false No 1475 1 3 full The Stolen Cursed Book The Stolen Cursed Book https://dudescamping.podbean.com/e/the-stolen-cursed-book/ https://dudescamping.podbean.com/e/the-stolen-cursed-book/#comments Fri, 11 Sep 2020 23:24:41 -0400 dudescamping.podbean.com/8dddc9b3-7afd-34a2-aa06-a42bf335a867 Scary but True stories:  A story about an "Alien Abduction" book that is surrounded by creepy circumstances.  Almost as if the book is trying to come to life. 

]]> Scary but True stories:  A story about an "Alien Abduction" book that is surrounded by creepy circumstances.  Almost as if the book is trying to come to life. 

]]> Matthew S Newbold false No 1163 1 2 full The House On Girdam Road and The Bell Witch Haunting The House On Girdam Road and The Bell Witch Haunting https://dudescamping.podbean.com/e/the-house-on-girdam-road-and-the-bell-witch-haunting/ https://dudescamping.podbean.com/e/the-house-on-girdam-road-and-the-bell-witch-haunting/#comments Sun, 06 Sep 2020 04:13:49 -0400 dudescamping.podbean.com/66340609-e040-3865-9f8b-b101cd0dbd13 Scary but True stories:  Two high school kids have a mysterious encounter with a strange house on a dark spooky road... and the legend of the Bell Witch from Tennessee takes on an evil manifestation.  Don't miss the first episode.

]]> Scary but True stories:  Two high school kids have a mysterious encounter with a strange house on a dark spooky road... and the legend of the Bell Witch from Tennessee takes on an evil manifestation.  Don't miss the first episode.

]]> Matthew S Newbold false No 1399 1 1 full