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" feel! This episode marks the beginning of an occasional series I will update over the years called "Chronicles of the Dark Web". Expect dark and twisted tales claiming to stem from the Dark Web, with my color commentary and dissection of the stories! Are these horrendous stories true, or merely the works of a creative mind karma-farming on Reddit? Only one way to find out. Let's get strange. Support the show on Patreon! Like us on Facebook! Follow us on Twitter! Intro/Outro Music: Idea by Electronic Senses | https://soundcloud.com/electronicsenses Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/deed.en_US Background Ambient Sound: "Free Sounds Library" Free Sound Effects Site. Fire Sound Effect Licence: License: Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0). You are allowed to use sound effects free of charge and royalty free in your multimedia projects for commercial or non-commercial purposes. http://www.freesoundslibrary.com Support the show

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 the show on Patreon! Like us on Facebook! Follow us on Twitter! Intro/Outro Music: Idea by Electronic Senses | https://soundcloud.com/electronicsenses Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/deed.en_US Background Music: Samsara by Nihilore Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license http://www.nihilore.com/ Support the show

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 promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en_US Support the show

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 from 1992. Let's get strange! Twitter @the_strange_pod Facebook @ The Strange Collective Podcast Support the show on Patreon @ The Strange Collective Intro/Outro Music: Idea by Electronic Senses | https://soundcloud.com/electronicsenses Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/deed.en_US Background music for Saddam's Playstation 2 Stockpile: Machina by Scott Buckley | https://soundcloud.com/scottbuckley Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Background music for Post-Apocalyptic Aladdin: Tribal Joy by Alexander Nakarada | https://www.serpentsoundstudios.com Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Support the show

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 is her story? Only one way for you to find out... Follow on Twitter! Like/Follow on Facebook! Support the show on Patreon! Credit to John H. Richardson for his article on Esquire.com titled "The Search for Isabella V." Check out Isabella's site! Intro/Outro Music: Idea by Electronic Senses | https://soundcloud.com/electronicsenses Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/deed.en_US Background Music: Long Note Two by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3994-long-note-two License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Support the show

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: http://patreon.com/thestrangecollective Intro/Outro music: Idea by Electronic Senses | https://soundcloud.com/electronicsenses Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/deed.en_US Background music during Majora's Mask section: Unspoken by Myuu | https://soundcloud.com/myuu Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en_US Background music during David Bowie/Kanye West segment: Regard by Unwritten Stories | https://soundcloud.com/unwritten-stories Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/deed.en_US Support the show

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 agents would come to collect data from the machines, only for the arcade cabinets to disappear seemingly overnight. Get ready for another strange tale from the internet! Socials: https://www.facebook.com/strangecollectivepodcast https://twitter.com/The_Strange_Pod Intro/Outro Music: Idea by Electronic Senses | https://soundcloud.com/electronicsenses Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/deed.en_US Background music: Buzzkiller by Alexander Nakarada | https://www.serpentsoundstudios.com Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Support the show

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' look like a kid's birthday party, and how these all somehow connect. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Thestrangecollective Twitter: https://twitter.com/The_Strange_Pod Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/strangecollectivepodcast Youtube: search "The Strange Collective Podcast" Hosted, edited, produced by Kenneth Zallie. Intro/Outro: Idea by Electronic Senses | https://soundcloud.com/electronicsenses Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/deed.en_US Looping background music: Intervention by Scott Buckley | https://soundcloud.com/scottbuckley Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en_US Support the show

Welcome to The Strange Collective. Support the show if you can! http://patreon.com/thestrangecollective Idea by Electronic Senses | https://soundcloud.com/electronicsenses Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/deed.en_US Support the show

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 show via Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Thestrangecollective Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/strangecollectivepodcast Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/The_Strange_Pod Social media is still in development as a whole, with the Discord server almost complete. Patreon will take a little bit of time for me to fully deliver rewards, so please be patient. Thank you for all your support! Credits Host: Kenneth Z. Lavender Town Segment: Lavender Town Theme by Junichi Masuda Owned by The Pokemon Company, Game Freak, Nintendo Home Alone/Saw Segment: Santa’s Tricks by Myuu | https://soundcloud.com/myuu Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en_US Intro/Outro: Idea by Electronic Senses | https://soundcloud.com/electronicsenses Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/deed.en_US Support the show