The Strange Collective

Halloween and spooky season may have just ended, but it only felt right to sneak one last spine-chilling tale in before we all shift gears toward more light-hearted holiday fare. What if I told you this episode doesn't just contain one dark tale, but four??! Oh, and I even tossed a crackling fire in the background audio to really complete the "scary stories around the campfire" fee

Worth approximately 8.8 billion US dollars, Satoshi Nakamoto is the mysterious creator of Bitcoin. Who is Satoshi though, why does no one seem to know their true identity, and why has Satoshi not cashed in on this incredible wealth? Today's episode explores all this and more! Oh, and I take a couple jabs at the creator of McAfee antivirus, John McAfee! Let's get strange! Support th

Enjoy a new episode that was previously a Patreon-exclusive bonus episode! This episode addresses the tale of the "Pokemon Creepy Black" cartridge and where it all began, what the story is, and where it ended up. Shocker, Lavender Town is involved again! Background song credit: Savage Mountain by Naoya Sakamata | https://www.youtube.com/c/NaoyaSakamataPIANOmusicChannel Music promot

In a short and sweet episode this week, I kick back and talk about an old rumor that went around in the early 2000s, involving Saddam Hussein stockpiling Playstation 2 consoles for military use. I also discuss some really cool technical moments for Sony consoles, and even try to ruin your childhood just a little bit by introducing you to a weird theory involving Disney's Aladdin fr

This week, the mystery of Isabella V. is unraveled! Click play, and be sucked into the world of a young girl on the run from her rich, powerful, oppressive father. Using incredible technical knowledge, funds she siphoned from her family, and a will to live, Isabella tells her tale of escape through a blog that ran on the internet originally from 2003-2006. Who is Isabella V? What i

This week, I uncovered the truth surrounding a haunted Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask cartridge, as well as the music conspiracy that David Bowie may have not only predicted the rise of Kanye West, but also marked him as his successor. Let's get strange! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/strangecollectivepodcast Twitter: The_Strange_Pod https://twitter.com/The_Strange_Pod Patreon:

Woah! A new episode on an off-week for the podcast?? You bet! This is a free bonus episode to give you all a feel for how bonus episodes operate on my Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/Thestrangecollective). This episode explores the urban legend that is Polybius, an arcade cabinet from the 1980s, that had children falling ill and becoming suicidal. Meanwhile, shadowy government age

This episode dives into one of the craziest internet conspiracies from the past decade surrounding the assassination of a high-value target within a terrorist organization, a pervert old man that was a moderator for the subreddit /r/jailbait and has since passed, hidden messages within the HTML code of an image hosting site, a blowout party that would make the 2012 film 'Project X'

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This week's episode dives head first into the story and origin of The Lavender Town Suicides that allegedly took place shortly after the release of Pokemon Red and Green in Japan during 1996. Also discussed in this episode is the theory that Kevin McCallister grew up to become the Jigsaw Killer from the famed 'Saw' movie franchise. Seems bogus? We'll see! Feel free to support the s