Could the Cynocephali—dog-headed people described in ancient and medieval accounts—connect to today’s Dogman mystery? Jim is joined by Seth Vandebrooke of Project Eleazar to explore accounts tied to Ctesias, Photius, Philostorgius, Ratramnus of Corbie, Saint Augustine, and Charlemagne, including the debate over whether the Cynocephali were human. This remastered From the Vault episode revisits the history, theology, and cryptozoology behind one of the strangest chapters in Dogman lore.

Seth’s episode notes and sources:
https://www.projecteleazar.com/the-nights-watch-dogman-according-to-9th-century-kings-and-scholars/

What happens when cameras fail, recordings vanish, and something unexplained enters your camp after dark?

In this episode of The Night’s Watch, Jim Powell sits down with Greg Ogles, creator of Relic Films, for an unfiltered conversation about Bigfoot encounters, unexplained disappearances, equipment failures, strange lights, orbs, possible portals, and the phenomena they have encountered while filming in some of America’s most mysterious wilderness areas.

Greg discusses his documentary work with Relic Films, including The Legend of the Downey Booger, investigations at Land Between the Lakes, and The Vanished—a film examining the disappearances of Dennis Martin in 1969 and Mike Hearon in 2008 in the Great Smoky Mountains.

The conversation then moves beyond filmmaking as Jim and Greg compare their own field experiences. They recount close-range encounters, creatures entering camp after dark, physical reactions in high-activity locations, and repeated equipment failures that appeared to occur precisely when cameras and recorders were directed toward unexplained activity.

Cameras fail. Audio recorders stop. Files become corrupted. Storage media appears to be wiped. Is this coincidence, environmental interference, or evidence that the phenomenon can react to being documented?

Jim and Greg also examine strange lights, orbs, possible portals, defensive encounters, and entities connected to regional folklore—including the Raven Mocker.

Guest: Greg Ogles
Creator: Relic Films

Episode chapters:

00:00 Close-Range Bigfoot Encounters
01:45 Strange Lights and Orbs
06:07 The Vanished and Dennis Martin
11:10 The Disappearance of Mike Hearon
16:33 Greg and Jim Compare Field Encounters
18:43 Something Enters Camp After Dark
21:12 Cameras and Equipment Begin Failing
29:30 Why Does Equipment Fail Around the Phenomenon?
31:30 Corrupted Files and Lost Footage
41:15 The Raven Mocker and Regional Folklore
42:48 Entities Connected to Local Legends
50:00 Orbs and Unexplained Lights
58:00 Are Portals Involved?
1:00:13 Examining the Portal Question
1:03:42 Creatures Entering Camp
1:04:45 Physical Reactions in High-Activity Areas
1:06:57 Defensive Encounters in the Field
1:07:07 What Came into Camp That Night?

Jim Powell is the host and creator of The Night’s Watch, an interview and investigation series exploring cryptids, UFO/UAP encounters, spiritual phenomena, ancient mysteries, and other unexplained experiences. He also works with Relic Films on documentary productions and field investigations. Enigma is an original documentary series produced independently by The Night’s Watch.

What would you do if something hidden in the woods suddenly yelled at you from the darkness?

In this episode of The Night’s Watch, Jim speaks with Jerry Millwood of Rebels Dark Tales of Appalachia, North Carolina Investigates, and Sasquatch Recon about years of encounters and unexplained activity in the Appalachian foothills of western North Carolina.

Jerry recounts a roadside Bigfoot sighting near a cornfield, mysterious red eye shine beside an old graveyard, strange whistles and vocalizations, unexplained lights and orbs, and quartz rocks apparently being thrown by something unseen. He also describes possible Dogman-like howls, disturbing animal kills, dangerous areas he refuses to revisit, and the lasting fear caused by some of these experiences.

The conversation examines Appalachian witness testimony, possible connections between cryptid and paranormal activity, theories surrounding quartz and strange lights, and the role of faith in overcoming fear and confronting the unknown.

Guest: Jerry Millwood

Rebels Dark Tales of Appalachia:
https://youtube.com/@casarrebel01

North Carolina Investigates:
https://youtube.com/@NCINorthCarolinaInvestigat-l8k

Sasquatch Recon:
https://youtube.com/@SasquatchRecon-c6g

Episode chapters:

00:00 Introduction
06:00 Jerry Millwood’s Appalachian Encounters
10:18 Roadside Bigfoot Sighting Near a Cornfield
15:34 Witness Reports Begin Pouring In
29:27 Something Yelled from the Woods
37:49 Red Eye Shine Near an Old Graveyard
40:30 Mysterious Animal Kills
43:25 Dangerous Areas He Refuses to Revisit
44:16 Quartz Rocks and Possible Bigfoot Activity
52:53 Orbs, Strange Lights, and Portal Theories
59:51 Mysterious Lights Among the Trees
1:08:07 Faith, Fear, and Spiritual Authority
1:13:36 Final Thoughts
1:15:00 Closing

The Night’s Watch provides a place for witnesses to be heard while examining cryptids, paranormal activity, spiritual questions, and the unexplained with curiosity and discernment.

What if the things people call ghosts, demons, aliens, shadow figures, and cryptids are not separate phenomena at all?

In this episode of The Night’s Watch, Ash recounts a lifetime of disturbing encounters with intelligent presences, doppelgangers, mysterious creatures, alien-like beings, and entities that appeared to know exactly who he was.

His experiences include a creature outside his childhood window, beings watching from a staircase, entities mimicking members of his family, something speaking from the darkness, and unexplained activity associated with burial grounds and allegedly cursed land. Ash also describes an Ouija board incident, a terrifying clawed hand, red-eyed scarecrow creatures, and an encounter with a massive wolf-like animal.

Jim and Ash explore whether these experiences represent unrelated paranormal events or different manifestations of the same underlying reality. They also examine spiritual warfare, familiar spirits, persistent encounters, and why certain individuals appear to attract unexplained activity throughout their lives.

Are these separate phenomena—or are they connected in ways most people refuse to consider? Listen to Ash’s testimony and decide for yourself.

Episode chapters:

00:00 Introduction
02:15 Ash Joins the Conversation
08:49 Burial Grounds and Unexplained Activity
11:39 The Creature Outside the Childhood Window
21:06 Doppelganger Activity Inside the House
22:45 Entities Mimicking Family Members
26:04 The Ouija Board Incident
30:16 Three Beings Watching from the Stairs
45:20 “You Can’t Handle It”
52:10 The Clawed Hand Encounter
1:04:15 Familiar Spirits and the Nature of Entities
1:11:20 Red-Eyed Scarecrow Creatures
1:12:49 The Massive Wolf-Like Creature
1:15:00 Cursed Land and Paranormal Activity
1:19:00 Final Thoughts

The Night’s Watch provides a place for experiencers to be heard while examining paranormal encounters, cryptids, spiritual warfare, and the unseen world with curiosity and biblical discernment.

What happens when witness encounters, modern disclosure, biblical faith, and high strangeness collide?

Jim sits down with Derek Davis, author of Christians Avoiding Monsters, to examine why many churches refuse to engage subjects such as Bigfoot, UFOs, cryptids, spiritual warfare, supernatural encounters, and the unseen realm.

They discuss why these experiences are frequently mocked or ignored in Christian spaces, leaving witnesses isolated and reluctant to speak. Derek explains how Christians can examine paranormal claims through a biblical worldview while maintaining discernment, compassion, and respect for those reporting extraordinary events.

The conversation also explores modern disclosure, the value of witness testimony, an alleged encounter and cover-up at an Ohio reservoir, community infighting, and the emotional toll these experiences can carry. Jim and Derek ultimately consider how faith, gratitude, and perspective can keep the pursuit of difficult mysteries from consuming a person’s life.

If you have ever wondered whether the church has a blind spot concerning the supernatural, this conversation is for you.

Guest: Derek Davis
Author: Christians Avoiding Monsters
Website: https://DLDavisMedia.com
Book: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FGRS9PVQ

Episode chapters:

00:00 Introduction
03:12 Why Churches Avoid Paranormal Encounters
18:02 Spiritual Warfare and the Paranormal
37:37 The Ohio Reservoir Encounter and Alleged Cover-Up
58:41 Maintaining Balance While Investigating Darkness
1:09:00 High Strangeness, Corruption, and Disclosure

The Night’s Watch provides a place for experiencers to be heard while approaching supernatural claims with curiosity, discernment, and a biblical worldview.

In this episode of The Night’s Watch Podcast, Jim Powell sits down with researcher Randy Brooks, a member of Pathfinder’s Research Group, to discuss boots-on-the-ground investigations in the Land Between the Lakes (LBL).From documented Bigfoot encounters to unexplained tree structures and nighttime activity, Randy shares firsthand experiences gathered during years of field research in one of the most talked-about locations in North America.LBL has long been associated with reports of large humanoid figures, strange vocalizations, and unusual forest formations. In this conversation, we explore what researchers are actually finding — and what keeps them returning to the woods.What is really happening on the ridge? Is LBL just folklore — or something far stranger? This is one conversation you don’t want to miss.This episode focuses on field research, firsthand accounts, and the discipline required to investigate claims responsibly.If you’re interested in Bigfoot research, LBL investigations, or real-world expedition discussion, this one is for you.Subscribe to follow future boots-on-the-ground expeditions and field documentaries connected to the stories discussed on this show.Pathfinder Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/share/g/1JtYmfLPJT/?mibextid=wwXIfr

Tonight on The Night’s Watch, Jim sits down with Matt Lankford to hear his incredible Bigfoot encounter from Central Texas.Matt describes a broad daylight sighting on May 20, 2019 near Coleman, Texas, while driving an 18-wheeler for work. What he first thought was a black bull, then a hog, then a man in an “arctic suit,” quickly became something he says he will never forget: a massive jet-black Bigfoot moving across open ground toward the tree line.Matt also shares recent field research from private property in Texas, including trackways, possible tree structures, strange smells, rock clacking, and a shocking handprint he found on the side of his truck after an investigation.Was this a curious Sasquatch watching him from the woods? Was the handprint evidence of something getting close while he was searching the property?You decide.Topics covered:* Broad daylight Bigfoot sighting in Texas* Highway 84 near Coleman, Texas* Spider crawl behavior* Tree structures and X formations* 13-inch tracks and smaller juvenile tracks* Strange gamey odor in the woods* Rock clacking* Possible Sasquatch handprint on truck* Bigfoot research in Central Texas* Sabine River bottoms discussionIf you’ve had a Bigfoot, Dogman, UFO, ghost, or unexplained encounter and want to share it, reach out to The Night’s Watch.#Bigfoot #Sasquatch #TexasBigfoot #Cryptids #christianpodcast

Can missing time actually be documented?In this episode of The Night's Watch, Jim Powell interviews retired U.S. Marine, former law enforcement officer, and paranormal investigator Shawn Boettner of SEKRS and ASOG about one of the most unsettling witness encounters we've featured.What began as a routine investigation quickly turned into an experience involving missing time, unexplained environmental changes, strange psychological effects, and Life360 GPS data that appeared to document a forty-minute anomaly.Unlike fictional ghost stories or internet creepypastas, Shawn approaches this event as a trained investigator—not a storyteller. His military, law enforcement, and investigative background make this one of the most compelling firsthand accounts we've ever recorded.This interview serves as the companion episode to Jammie's account, revealing additional details and another witness perspective from the same incident.Topics discussed include:• Missing Time• Life360 GPS Anomaly• Paranormal Investigation• High Strangeness• Cryptid Encounters• Interdimensional Phenomena• Witness Testimony• Psychological Effects• Reality Distortion• Woods Encounter• Investigator Methodology• Evidence Documentation━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━⏱ CHAPTERS00:00 Introduction03:12 Investigation Background09:11 Early Paranormal Evidence11:57 Missing Time Encounter Begins23:00 Witness Testimony & What They Saw37:50 Missing Time Event53:50 Life360 GPS Tracking Anomaly1:06:26 Long-Term Psychological Impact1:20:00 Reflections on the Unknown1:31:57 Final Thoughts━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━GuestShawn BoettnerRetired U.S. MarineFormer Law Enforcement OfficerSEKRSASOGSEKRS Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/groups/660047546609698━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━The Night's Watch🎙 Spotifyhttps://open.spotify.com/show/3VY6jXJcbslU1fTYr5h2gM🍎 Apple Podcastshttps://podcasts.apple.com/🎧 Amazon Musichttps://music.amazon.com/podcasts━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━If you enjoy conversations about missing time, Bigfoot, Dogman, cryptids, UFOs, UAPs, paranormal investigations, witness testimony, Christianity, and high strangeness, subscribe for new interviews every week.👍 Like💬 Comment🔔 Subscribe📢 ShareEvery subscription helps us continue documenting real witness testimony and interviewing investigators from around the world.God bless,Jim PowellThe Night's Watch#MissingTime#Life360#HighStrangeness#Paranormal#WitnessTestimony