Road Trip Paranormal

Paranormal history stories...

In 1973, two children on the Isle of Wight reportedly encountered something so strange that, more than 50 years later, no one has produced a fully satisfying explanation.

The creature became known as the Sandown Clown.

According to the account later recorded by paranormal researcher Norman Oliver, the children were near Sandown when they followed a strange siren-like noise and encountered a bizarre humanoid figure.

They described it as extremely tall, with a strange triangular or pointed head, unusual markings on its face, reddish hair and clothing unlike anything they recognised. Its movements were reportedly odd and mechanical.

Even stranger was what happened next.

The children claimed the figure communicated with them and led them towards a hut or shelter, where the encounter continued. The being supposedly identified itself with the peculiar name “Sam”.

Unlike many famous British paranormal cases, there was no crowd of witnesses and no photograph. The story depends heavily upon the testimony of two children, which is precisely what makes it so difficult to interpret.

Was it an eccentric local person wearing unusual clothing? A childhood misunderstanding that became increasingly elaborate? A deliberately invented story?

Or did two children genuinely encounter something they simply had no vocabulary to describe?

For anyone who lived on the Isle of Wight during the 1970s, local memories could be particularly interesting here.

If two children independently gave you this description in 1973, what ordinary explanation would you investigate first?

Who wants to go hiking?

Appalachia is the oldest mountain range in the world. 1.2 billion years old. Older than Saturn’s rings. Older than sexually reproducing organisms. The rocks at their core formed when every continent was still one landmass. The mountains have been standing long enough to watch every species on earth arrive, evolve, and in most cases leave. The things living inside them have had more time to establish themselves than any other landscape on the planet. The folklore reflects it. The locals have rules. Don’t whistle in the woods after dark. If you hear your name called from the trees and nobody is with you don’t respond. If you see something that looks like a deer but moves wrong keep walking. Don’t look at it. The rules aren’t superstition to the people who follow them. They’re survival instructions written by generations who lived close enough to the forest to learn what the forest does when it thinks nobody is watching. The Not Deer is reported across multiple Appalachian states. A creature that resembles a deer but has forward-facing eyes, joints that bend the wrong direction, and a gait that looks like something learning to walk inside a body that wasn’t designed for it. Sightings are consistent enough that the cryptid has its own dedicated following. The Brown Mountain Lights have been appearing over North Carolina for over 200 years. Glowing orbs hovering above the ridgeline. No explanation has survived peer review. The Bell Witch haunted a Tennessee family from 1817 to 1821 so aggressively that Andrew Jackson reportedly visited and left saying he’d rather fight the British again. People vanish in Appalachia at a rate the terrain partially explains and partially doesn’t. The forests are dense enough that search teams lose signal within hours. Some trails end where no trail should end.

Jake Frisbie - Road Trip Paranormal going through an Estes Session with one of our guests. The Depot Theater, Inc.

Speaking to our guests before doing our public ghost hunt this past event. We had a sold out event and I loved every minute!

We have felt this plenty of times!

Our recent trip to Dodge City for our public paranormal Investigation we held. Here is Jake on stage getting some communication during first rotation.

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Thank you everyone who came out last night at our The Depot Theater, Inc. Paranormal Event! We appreciate you all and all the staff that helped us! See you all soon again!

For tonight's event:

Step inside the historic Depot Theater in Dodge City, Kansas, and help Road Trip Paranormal investigate a location filled with history, mystery, and reported paranormal activity.
Built as part of the Santa Fe Depot and Harvey House complex in the late 1800s, this landmark has witnessed generations of travelers, railroad workers, Harvey Girls, performers, and visitors passing through its halls. Today, reports of unexplained voices, shadow figures, strange sounds, and other unexplained experiences continue to make the Depot Theater one of Southwest Kansas' most intriguing locations.
Guests will:
• Explore the historic theater after hours
• Participate in live paranormal experiments
• See paranormal investigation equipment
• Investigate areas normally closed to the public
• Learn the history of the building
• Work alongside the Road Trip Paranormal team
Whether you're a skeptic, believer, or simply curious, this is your opportunity to experience a paranormal investigation inside one of Kansas' most historic locations.

Count down begins... Saturday is right around the corner!