Osage hermit, John Stink, ~1863-1938 was said to have died and returned to life (possibly more than once). A legendary figure from Pawhuska, Oklahoma, he was known as The Living Ghost.
To hear more about John Stink, check out Strange Familiars podcast episode 336, "The Living Ghost".
This illustration is entitled "John Stink Walks Toward Life" – by Timothy Renner (with colors by Jesse Heagy).
Hans Trapp aka "The Christmas Scarecrow" - a cannibal wild man from Alsatian folklore. To learn more about Hans Trapp listen to Strange Familiars podcast episode 283 "The Christmas Scarecrow"
The Albatwitch - sometimes known as "Pennsylvania's Little Bigfoot" - these small, hairy creatures are encountered along the Susquehanna River and neighboring woods. Illustration by Timothy Renner.
The Albatwitch - sometimes known as "Pennsylvania's Little Bigfoot" - these small, hairy creatures are encountered along the Susquehanna River and neighboring woods.
Illustration by Timothy Renner.
Timothy Renner's cover illustration (colors by Jesse Heagy) for "Where the Footprints End: High Strangeness and the Bigfoot Phenomenon, volume II" ... a book which explores various oddities connected to bigfoot encounters. Our forests seem to be hiding something much more complex than an undiscovered gorilla. Bigfoot may be howling from a lonely mountaintop, but the bigfoot phenomenon is whispering secrets... if we will only listen.
Timothy Renner's cover illustration (colors by Jesse Heagy) for "Where the Footprints End: High Strangeness and the Bigfoot Phenomenon, volume I" ... a book which explores various oddities connected to bigfoot encounters.
Our forests seem to be hiding something much more complex than an undiscovered gorilla. Bigfoot may be howling from a lonely mountaintop, but the bigfoot phenomenon is whispering secrets... if we will only listen.
The Flannel Man entity as heard on Strange Familiars podcast ( StrangeFamiliars.com ), Last Podcast on the Left, and others - and written about by John Keel in 'The Mothman Prophecies' among other places ... a strange spirit, most often seen in red flannel or checked shirt - and sometimes called "lumberjack man". People all over are seeing these spirits - or whatever they are - all over. What is the Flannel Man? Why is he appearing to so many people?
Saint William of the Fiery Flowers - a folk saint. St. William's story will be revealed in an upcoming book by Timothy Renner and on an episode of Strange Familiars podcast.
Drawing and ink by Timothy Renner. Colors by Jesse Heagy.
PANDEMONIUM - a three part series of Strange Familiars podcast (episodes 116, 118, and 119) documented the history and exploration of the ghost town of Pandemonium, Pennsylvania. Strange events followed.
This image was taken from an hand-shaped imprint on a tree in the woods just outside the cemetery in Pandemonium. (note: it was not an actual handprint - it was a mark on the tree which had the appearance of a hand print)
Artwork by Timothy Renner (with help from Brian Magar) - used for Strange Familiars podcast episodes 49 + 50 "The Great Psychedelic Synchronicity Ramble". The great eye of The Other watches.
Illustration by Timothy Renner. The cover to Black Happy Day's "In the Garden of Ghostflowers" album. Black Happy Day is a collaboration between Tara VanFlower (Lycia) and Timothy Renner (Stone Breath).
Illustration by Timothy Renner... a rabbit in the ribcage of a wolf. Art used for the cover of Black Happy Day's "In the Garden of Ghostflowers" album. Black Happy Day is a collaboration between Tara VanFlower (Lycia) and Timothy Renner (Stone Breath).
The cover image for Black Happy Day's "In the Garden of Ghostflowers" album - a collaboration between Tara VanFlower (Lycia) and Timothy Renner (Stone Breath).
A rabbit in the ribcage of a wolf. Illustration by Timothy Renner. Used for the cover of Black Happy Day's "In the Garden of Ghostflowers" album. Black Happy Day is a collaboration between Tara VanFlower (Lycia) and Timothy Renner (Stone Breath).
A scratchboard illustration of an Imperial Moth by Timothy Renner - done for the Moth Masque box set - a collaboration between Timothy Renner (Stone Breath) and Alicia Wade (The Wades, Funeral).
1800s newspaper illustration, colorized, with the Strange Familiars podcast text added. Before they were called UFOs, people were seeing unidentified craft in the skies, accompanied by strange lights. This illustration of an airship appeared in a newspaper from 1896 (obviously it was originally printed in black and white). For more information on Strange Familiars podcast see: StrangeFamiliars.com
Before they were called UFOs, people were seeing unidentified craft in the skies, accompanied by strange lights. This illustration of an airship appeared in a newspaper from 1896 (obviously it was originally printed in black and white).
The cover design for the book, "Bigfoot in Pennsylvania". A giant man-ape issues an unearthly howl. Behind the figure of bigfoot are clippings of old newspaper articles collected for the book which tell tales of hairy monsters going back as far as the 1830s.
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This design was done in celebration of the 50th anniversary of the famous Patterson-Gimlin film. Shot at Bluff Creek, California on October 20, 1967 the Patterson-Gimlin film shows what appears to be a female bigfoot creature.
