Haunted Ocala National Forest
My special guest tonight is author and folklorist Christopher Balzano, here to discuss one of the strangest and most haunted places in Florida—the Ocala National Forest. Just an hour outside of Orlando’s theme parks lies a region steeped in paranormal activity, supernatural sightings, and terrifying urban legends. In his book Haunted Ocala National Forest, Balzano uncovers chilling reports of disappearing cemeteries, mysterious creatures, ghost lights, and bodies found under unexplained circumstances.
Locals speak of the vengeful Coyote Woman, a shapeshifting spirit who punishes the wicked... a spectral soldier from Fort King who vanishes mid-conversation... and the monk of Astor, still searching for his killer. From cults and cryptids to ghosts and cursed land, the Ocala National Forest remains a hotspot of strange phenomena, where those who enter sometimes never return.
Join our exclusive Patreon community and become a Mysterian—a truth-seeker devoted to uncovering the world’s most astonishing and suppressed secrets. As a member, you’ll gain access to a vault of hidden knowledge and unfiltered truth that few will ever see.
🔓 As a Mysterian, you’ll receive:
- Ad-free episodes so nothing interrupts your descent into the unknown
- Bonus shows buried too deep for the public
- A rare and growing collection of declassified case files, vintage paranormal magazines, and obscure books
- Access to archived episodes covering jaw-dropping encounters with the paranormal, conspiracies, alien abductions, ancient civilizations, and true crime cases they don’t want you to hear
- Eyewitness accounts of Bigfoot sightings, mysterious disappearances, and unexplained phenomena from around the globe
This is more than a membership—it’s a calling.
Step into the shadows. Lift the veil. We are many, we are Mysterian.
Become a Mysterian today.
1
00:00:00.919 --> 00:00:10.800
Start your free seven-day trial and unlock this episode plus hundreds more, all ad-free, when you become a Mysterian on Patreon.
2
00:00:12.019 --> 00:00:23.959
Well, Matt goes home to his home here in Florida for the summer, and he's talking to his ex-girlfriend who he had basically tortured this woman their entire relationship over and over and over again.
3
00:00:24.699 --> 00:00:28.699
And he starts telling her the story, and she says, no, no, no, let me tell you my story first.
4
00:00:28.779 --> 00:00:41.099
And she says this story about how when she was a little kid, there was this ghost or whatever that came on the Ouija board, pushed everything else off. It was very strong. And it said, you're my wife.
5
00:00:41.159 --> 00:00:50.299
When you die, you're going to come to hell with me and live forever and all these really weird, crazy things for a little kid to hear. When she experienced it, she went on the Ouija board again just like a few months
6
00:00:51.299 --> 00:00:58.919
before she had talked to Matt. And the same spirit got on and said, do you remember me from? And then she's like, well, what's your name? And it spelt out federal government.
7
00:00:59.520 --> 00:01:09.900
Unlock this episode right now by clicking on the link for your free seven-day trial in the show notes or by visiting mysteriousradio.com.
