Cliffhanger: Paranormal and Cryptid Encounters is a bold Australian podcast exploring terrifying true stories, mysterious creatures, and eerie encounters that blur the line between myth and reality. Hosted by Ben, a Koori lad with an eye for the unexplained and a voice you won’t forget, this show pulls you into the dark corners of the world — from haunted bushland to remote valleys and hidden tracks where few dare to tread.
Whether it’s the guttural howls of a Yowie shaking the gumtrees, glowing eyes in the paddock at midnight, strange lights hovering over back-country skies, or the spirit of a long-dead farmer standing at the foot of your bed — these stories aren’t folklore… they’re firsthand.
Each episode features raw storytelling, cultural insight, and often chilling interviews with everyday Aussies and Indigenous Elders who’ve come face-to-face with things most only whisper about. Some tales are ancient, passed down through generations. Others happened just last week. All of them will leave you questioning what’s really out there.
You’ll hear:
This isn’t polished true crime or overproduced horror. This is the real shit — raw, uncut, and straight from the source. We don’t shy away from swearing or fear. We lean into it.
So grab your torch, charge your recorder, and settle in. We’re here to document the unknown, share the unspeakable, and give a voice to the people who’ve experienced the unexplainable — and were never the same again.
Stay sharp, trust your instincts… and remember — if the bush goes quiet, you’re not alone.
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Cliffhanger: Paranormal and Cryptid Encounters is a bold Australian podcast exploring terrifying true stories, mysterious creatures, and eerie encounters that blur the line between myth and reality. Hosted by Ben, a Koori lad with an eye for the unexplained and a voice you won’t forget, this show pulls you into the dark corners of the world — from haunted bushland to remote valleys and hidden tracks where few dare to tread.
Whether it’s the guttural howls of a Yowie shaking the gumtrees, glowing eyes in the paddock at midnight, strange lights hovering over back-country skies, or the spirit of a long-dead farmer standing at the foot of your bed — these stories aren’t folklore… they’re firsthand.
Each episode features raw storytelling, cultural insight, and often chilling interviews with everyday Aussies and Indigenous Elders who’ve come face-to-face with things most only whisper about. Some tales are ancient, passed down through generations. Others happened just last week. All of them will leave you questioning what’s really out there.
You’ll hear:
This isn’t polished true crime or overproduced horror. This is the real shit — raw, uncut, and straight from the source. We don’t shy away from swearing or fear. We lean into it.
So grab your torch, charge your recorder, and settle in. We’re here to document the unknown, share the unspeakable, and give a voice to the people who’ve experienced the unexplainable — and were never the same again.
Stay sharp, trust your instincts… and remember — if the bush goes quiet, you’re not alone.
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Fresh off the heels of last week’s episode with John, we’re diving straight back into the strange energy lurking around Ringwood East. If you haven’t heard that one yet, go and check it out first — because this episode with his brother Rob picks up the thread and takes it into much darker, much stranger territory.
Rob was there the night something heavy, bipedal, and absolutely not human stomped around their campsite… but what happened afterwards is what really raises eyebrows. Since that night, Rob has dealt with footsteps and movement inside his own home — clear as day, but with nothing visible there. Was it connected to the Yowie encounter? No one can say for sure, but the timing is hard to ignore.
Out in the bush, Rob has been chased by orbs of light, confronted by a lone figure that looked human until it didn’t, and experienced moments that feel like something out there is wearing a disguise — something that watches, imitates, and tests people who wander too far in.
If John’s encounter opened the door to the mystery… Rob’s experiences kick it wide open.
This is one you won’t want to miss.
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A Yowie… in the outer suburbs of Melbourne?
Most people picture Yowie encounters happening deep in the ranges or hidden valleys but sometimes, they’re a lot closer to home than we’d like to think.
In this episode of Cliffhanger: Paranormal and Cryptid Encounters, we hear from John a current police officer with over three decades on the force as he recalls the single most terrifying night of his life.
More than forty years ago, John was just twelve years old, camping with his younger brother and cousins on a quiet property near Ringwood, Victoria. What started as a night of laughs and shenanigans quickly turned into raw, paralysing fear when something massive began circling their campsite in the dark. They never saw it but they could hear it. Heavy, deliberate footsteps… and the unmistakable sound of deep, powerful breathing from something with lungs far too big to belong to any ordinary animal.
When the fear finally became too much, the kids tore off to the house terrified, shaking, and certain they’d just come face to face with something impossible.
Later, it became clear this wasn’t an isolated incident. The neighbours had been losing poultry some time and looking back now, John believes this hairy lad had been making easy meals of the local animals for a while.
Even all these years later, the memory still sends shivers down his spine and knowing what he knows now, John suspects he may have even felt the effects of infrasound that night.
So settle in, legends this is one you won’t forget. A chilling Yowie encounter from Melbourne’s outskirts that proves… they’re not always as far away as we think.
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What would you do if you were attacked in your sleep by an unseen evil entity?
In this chilling episode of Cliffhanger Paranormal and Cryptid Encounters, we sit down with Bon, a tarot reader from the Newcastle area whose life has been overshadowed by the paranormal since childhood. Her story isn’t just eerie… it’s downright terrifying.
Bon has been physically attacked by a spirit not once, but twice, waking to find herself with real, unexplained injuries. These encounters left her shaken to the core, forcing her to confront something far darker than most could imagine.
But that’s not all. Bon’s lifelong connection to the supernatural runs deep, from witchcraft and spiritual awakenings to encounters with UFOs and a glowing orb of light that once chased her along a beach in the dead of night.
If you thought the world of tarot was mysterious, wait until you hear what happens when the spirits lash out.
Bon offers tarot readings both in person and virtually through her Facebook page, MourningStar Tarot
https://www.facebook.com/search/top?q=mourningstar%20tarot
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In this episode of Cliffhanger: Paranormal and Cryptid Encounters, we’re joined by Blake from Bundaberg, who’s had a series of unsettling experiences he can’t quite explain.
While out camping, Blake witnessed what he’s convinced was a UFO, followed not long after by odd phone calls from unknown officials trying to convince him that what he saw was nothing more than swamp gas. The whole thing left him questioning who was really behind those calls — and why they were so eager to dismiss what he’d seen.
Not long after, Blake began dealing with something even closer to home — disturbing paranormal activity inside his own house that suggested he wasn’t living alone.
It’s a strange mix of UFOs, strange interference, and a possible haunting — all wrapped up in one unnerving story straight out of Bundaberg.
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In this episode, I sit down with Crispin from the Tweed River area to unpack a lifetime of strange encounters that have followed him and his family from the Blue Mountains to the coast. From eerie glowing eyes in the bush that could be Junjudee related, to unsettling Ouija board experiences, orbs over the ocean, and a few moments that just don’t fit the normal run of things, it’s a fascinating look at how these pieces all seem to connect over time.
We go down a few rabbit holes and wander off on a couple of tangents, but it’s a solid chat with plenty to think about.
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What if the darkness haunting your family wasn’t just bad luck… but a curse?
In this chilling episode of Cliffhanger: Paranormal and Cryptid Encounters, we sit down with Gabrielle from central Victoria — a woman who’s endured years of torment after a generational curse was placed on her family through their involvement with Freemasonry.
Gabrielle opens up about the demonic activity that plagued her life and reveals how she finally broke free from it. Her story dives deep into spiritual warfare, ancestral ties, and the unseen forces that can affect generations.
If you’ve ever felt something dark following you or holding your family back, what Gabrielle shares might just help you too.
🔗 Here’s the link to the website Gabrielle mentioned — a resource to help with renouncing oaths if you identify with the Catholic faith. https://www.catholicexorcism.org/
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What would you do if you stumbled onto a full family of Yowies on your own property — and caught the whole thing on thermal camera?
In this episode, Jarrod from the New England region of NSW shares his mind-blowing encounters, including thermal footage of what looks like a family group of six Yowies moving through the land around his home. We’re talking massive shoulders, gorilla-like builds, and even one of them appearing to eat or hold something in its hands.
But it doesn’t stop there. Jarrod has also been hit with bone-rattling infrasound, witnessed strange orange “min min” lights appearing and vanishing, and even suspects there’s secretive government activity tied to the phenomena happening right under his nose. His property gives off full “Skinwalker Ranch” vibes — multiple layers of high strangeness stacked on top of each other.
If you want to see the footage for yourself, make sure you head over to the Cliffhanger: Paranormal and Cryptid Encounters YouTube channel, and get ready — this is some of the most compelling Yowie evidence ever shared on the show.
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Preyed on by the Paranormal: When Darkness Strikes at Our Most Vulnerable.
on Part One, Sidney shared a lifetime of encounters with cursed objects, shadow figures, strange orbs and UFO contact stretching across generations. But his story doesn’t end there — Part Two takes us even deeper into the chaos.
This episode covers Sid’s unsettling visions out bush that felt driven by something malevolent, terrifying bouts of sleep paralysis, and an unforgettable Yowie encounter to close it out. But beyond the paranormal, Sid shows incredible courage by opening up about his struggles with depression and addiction, and how those darkest moments left him vulnerable to forces that seemed to feed on his pain.
This is one of the rawest and most powerful conversations yet on Cliffhanger. It’s a mix of chilling encounters, supernatural interference and the resilience of someone brave enough to step forward and share their truth.
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Cursed trinkets, missing time and generational UFO contact — Part One
In this episode I’m joined by Sidney, a bloke whose life has been shadowed by the unexplained. From cursed objects and orbs darting through the night to lights vanishing on lonely highways, figures in mirrors, phones ringing from nowhere and even a chilling mimic under his bed as a kid. His family line is no stranger either — with UFO encounters stretching back generations and a bushman’s story of coming face to face with a Yowie.
This is part one of Sidney’s journey through paranormal chaos and malevolent forces that seem to follow him through life.
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Part 2 of Dean’s story, the focus shifts from the demonic and dimensional to the skies above and the shadows of Australia’s Defence history. Dean recounts chilling UFO sightings and moments of possible extraterrestrial contact that left him questioning what really shares our airspace. But the strangeness doesn’t end there. As a veteran, Dean also opens up about the ghostly presences that haunt Australian Defence bases and warships.
If you’re fascinated by UFOs, ET encounters, and the paranormal world that clings to Australia’s military past, Part 2 delivers it.
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Part 2 of a two-part interview, where I sit down with Bretto — a bloke whose life has been anything but normal. Raised in witchcraft, initiated into esoteric arts, and tangled up with ancient spirits, ghosts, yowie, and cryptid encounters, his story is a wild ride through Australia’s paranormal underbelly.
We talk summoning rituals in the bush, haunted houses, Yowie encounters in Wee Jasper and the North coast of NSW, and the terrifying moment he made contact with a horned entity straight out of the old world. There’s even past life memories, spirit clearings, and strange bush energies that defy explanation.
This is part 2 so make sure you listen to part 1 first.
If you’re into witchcraft, cryptids, ghosts, or ancient forces that lurk just beyond the veil — you’re in the right place.
Welcome to Cliffhanger: Paranormal & Cryptid Encounters.
Stay sharp. Trust your instincts. And remember — if the bush goes quiet, you’re not alone.
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In this two-part interview, I sit down with Bretto — a bloke whose life has been anything but normal. Raised in witchcraft, initiated into esoteric arts, and tangled up with ancient spirits, ghosts, yowie, and cryptid encounters, his story is a wild ride through Australia’s paranormal underbelly.
We talk summoning rituals in the bush, haunted houses, Yowie encounters in Wee Jasper and the North coast of NSW, and the terrifying moment he made contact with a horned entity straight out of the old world. There’s even past life memories, spirit clearings, and strange bush energies that defy explanation.
If you’re into witchcraft, cryptids, ghosts, or ancient forces that lurk just beyond the veil — you’re in the right place.
Catch part 2 to this interview next week.
Welcome to Cliffhanger: Paranormal & Cryptid Encounters.
Stay sharp. Trust your instincts. And remember — if the bush goes quiet, you’re not alone.
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Cliffhanger paranormal and cryptid encounters episode 3: I was grabbed by something deep in the Australian bush—and I don’t say that lightly. In this massive deep dive, we explore everything Yowie (or Dooligah): from ancient Aboriginal lore passed through generations to modern-day sightings that chill you to the bone. This episode unpacks the legend, the evidence, and the eerie overlap between folklore and lived experience.
You’ll hear three terrifying stories from my own encounters, each more unsettling than the last—footsteps in the dark, whispering voices, and finally… physical contact. Whether you’re a sceptic or a believer, this one’s for anyone who’s ever felt watched in the wild.
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Episode 2: The Gift (or Curse)
This episode dives deep into the roots of my connection to the strange and unexplained — tracing the bloodline back to where it all began. I sit down with my mum to explore the gift she unknowingly passed on to me… and that I now see taking shape in my own son.
You’ll hear personal stories of ghostly encounters both gentle and sinister, including visitations from the unknown, psychic warnings, and a Yowie tale that might make you second-guess the bush track behind your house. And in true paranormal fashion, a few tech gremlins show up right on cue.
If you’ve ever felt like the veil was thinner for certain people… this one’s for you.
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Welcome to Cliffhanger: Paranormal and Cryptid Encounters.
A podcast where real stories meet real terror. From Yowies in the bush to ghostly apparitions in military bases, ancient Aboriginal legends to unexplained lights in the sky—Cliffhanger is your portal to the strange, eerie, and downright unexplainable.
Hosted by Ben Clifford, a Koori lad from the South Coast with a lifetime of eerie encounters, this show dives deep into the paranormal from both lived experience and cultural perspective. Expect interviews with Elders, eyewitnesses, researchers, and everyday Aussies who’ve seen and felt things they can’t explain.
In this pilot episode, Ben kicks things off by sharing his own personal origin story: strange happenings from childhood, bizarre run-ins while serving in the Royal Australian Navy, and a deep spiritual connection to the unseen that’s shaped the way he sees the world. This is where it all began.
If you’re into Yowie lore, haunted places, cryptid creatures, and paranormal happenings with a uniquely Australian flavour—subscribe now and settle in. Because when the bush goes quiet… you’re not alone.
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