Dark Outdoors
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Dark Outdoors® explores true crime, unsolved mysteries, and deadly encounters in the wild.
From serial killers in remote places and chilling missing persons cases to eerie outdoor mysteries and dangerous wildlife encounters, each episode exposes the stories mainstream media overlooks.
Hosted by award-winning wildlife journalist Chester Moore, Dark Outdoors® brings gripping interviews with survivors, investigators, and experts to reveal what really happens when adventure turns into danger.
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Attacked by Jaws: The Real Story of Alex Kintner
Nearly 51 years after Jaws changed movie history and forever altered the way people viewed sharks, Chester Moore sits down with Jeffrey Voorhees, the actor who portrayed Alex Kintner, the young boy…
Giant Owl of the Redwoods: Bohemian Groves & The Mystery of the Hooded Ones
Deep in the California redwoods, beneath a towering owl statue hidden among the trees, robed figures gather around firelight as chants echo through the darkness. For decades, Bohemian Grove has…
Digital Stalkers: How Your Phone & Other Tech Expose You To Dangers in the Deep Woods
In this episode of Dark Outdoors®, we explore the frightening reality of digital stalking, GPS tracking, location sharing, and how smartphones, apps, social media, and outdoor tech can expose…
Jaguars Released Into Texas? How AI Is Hurting Wildlife Conservation
Are jaguars really being secretly released into Texas… or is the internet being flooded with AI-generated wildlife hoaxes? In this episode of Dark Outdoors, Chester Moore dives deep into the viral…
Cocaine Sharks Are Real!
Cocaine sharks are real! In this interview, environmental engineer and science communicator Dr. Tracy Fanara explains what scientists are actually discovering about sharks, pharmaceuticals in the…
River Monster: A 12 Foot Alligator Garfish Tracked In Texas?
Deep in the dark waters of Texas, stories still surface about giant garfish lurking beneath the current. Recently, a viral social media graphic exploded online claiming a massive 12-foot alligator…
UFO Files Unsealed: Gulf Offshore Angler’s UFO Encounter
In light of the growing public interest surrounding UFO disclosure, unidentified aerial phenomena (UAPs), and recent government revelations involving military encounters and unexplained objects, Dark…
Sea Snakes In the Gulf of Mexico?
In this episode of Dark Outdoors, I look into reports of sea snakes—like highly venomous banded sea kraits—being spotted in the Gulf, far outside their natural range. After going through the…
Real-Life Zombies Walking Among Us In the Dark Outdoors
There are stories from places like Haiti about people who were buried… and then seen again—walking through fields, along tree lines, and out on empty roads. Not dead. But not fully there. In this…
Ted Bundy and the Outdoors: Surviving Modern Day Predators
In this Dark Outdoors mini episode, we step into the shadowy intersection of wilderness and human predators. Joined by Stephen G. Michaud, co-author of The Only Living Witness and Ted Bundy:…
11 Skulls: The Terrifying Case of Serial Killer Israel Keyes
In this chilling episode of Far Dark Outdoors, we dive deep into the disturbing true crime case of Israel Keyes, one of the most calculating and methodical serial killers in modern American history.…
Strange Tales of Ghost Ships
Ghost ships are not myths. They are real vessels—found drifting without crews, washed ashore on remote coastlines, or discovered floating silently in open water with no clear explanation of how they…
The Horror and Science of Chupacabra
For decades, people across Texas and the Southwest have reported strange hairless creatures attacking livestock — animals many claimed were the legendary Chupacabra. But the real explanation is far…
The Gilgo Beach Murderer & The New Age of High Tech Serial Killers
When 24-year-old Shannan Gilbert vanished into the pitch-black marshland of Oak Beach in 2010, no one knew her disappearance would open a corridor of horror stretching miles along Long Island’s…
Wild Men: The Search for Lost Tribes & Feral Humans with Lyle Blackburn
Author and researcher Lyle Blackburn joins the program again and we give a detailed behind the scenes look at the new documentary Wild Men: The Search for Feral Humans & Lost Tribes that details…
Momo, Lizard Man & the Lake Worth Monster with Lyle Blackburn
It’s our annual Halloween Monster Special! Lyle Blackburn returns to Dark Outdoors to dive into the legends of Momo, the Lizard Man, and the Lake Worth Monster in this chilling cryptid deep dive. In…
Ghost Lights of the Southern Forest: Science Vs. Supernatural
Mysterious lights flicker through the woods of Bragg Road and the Louisiana fields — are they swamp gas, headlights, or something not of this world? The 13 Days of Dark Outdoors begins where science…
Are Black Panthers Really In America? A Deep Dive On These Mysterious Cats
What if America’s wilderness hides a predator science won’t acknowledge? In this episode of Dark Outdoors®, author Michael Mayes—known for his work Shadow Cats—joins us to dig into the controversial…
Hiker Carrying Baby Fights Off Mountain Lion!
A family hike turned into a fight for survival when a father, his wife, their toddler, and infant daughter came face-to-face with a mountain lion. Dark Outdoors dives deep into the wilderness dangers…
Rock Apes -the Cryptid of the Vietnam War with RC Bramhall
Were U.S. soldiers in Vietnam battling only human enemies—or were they also encountering undiscovered apes in the jungle? Author RC Bramhall joins Dark Outdoors to reveal the terrifying legend of the…
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Dark Outdoors has published 67 episodes since August 2022, covering topics in Nature, Science.
Dark Outdoors is currently highly active with new episodes weekly. Average episode length is 25m.
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