DeepSummary
Terry and Gwen Sherman purchased the 512-acre Skinwalker Ranch in Utah in 1994, but soon encountered strange phenomena including an immortal wolf that couldn't be killed, poltergeist activity with disappearing tools and objects, UFOs and orbs of light, and the mutilation and disappearance of their prize cattle herd.
The Shermans struggled with immense psychological and financial strain from the unexplained events over two years, eventually abandoning the ranch. Their encounters aligned with Native American legends of skinwalkers - evil witches that could possess animals.
After the Shermans left, the ranch was purchased by an eccentric billionaire interested in the paranormal, who established a scientific team to investigate, beginning a new chapter in the ranch's history of high strangeness.
Key Episodes Takeaways
- The Skinwalker Ranch in Utah experienced a concentration of bizarre supernatural phenomena over two years in the 1990s.
- The events experienced by the Sherman family aligned with Native American legends about evil skinwalker witches.
- Phenomena included sightings of an immortal wolf, UFOs, strange orbs of light, poltergeist activity, and the mutilation of cattle.
- The events took a severe psychological and financial toll on the Sherman family, forcing them to abandon the ranch.
- A wealthy eccentric later purchased the ranch to fund a scientific investigation into the paranormal activity there.
- The ranch has a long history of high strangeness reported by locals and law enforcement before the Shermans arrived.
- The seeming intelligence behind the events, like the ranch taunting the family, is particularly unsettling.
- The phenomena appears to escalate from trickster-like antics to outright malice and violence over time.
Top Episodes Quotes
- “At first when they, they saw these blue spheres flood fly up to them, and at first they felt a sense of calm, almost euphoria. And then it turned, like with the flip of a switch into sheer terror and dread.“ by Brian Silvey
- “There is supposed to be a hotbed of skinwalker activities because of this curse that the Navajo had laid down on the ute people.“ by Ben Garrett
- “After they sold, they actually heard from a local tribes, a tribal leader, that, uh, there had been a bet among the tribal authorities as to how long they'd last on the ranch.“ by Brian Silvey
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Episode Information
Haunted Cosmos
Ben Garrett & Brian Sauvé
6/14/23
In this episode of Haunted Cosmos, Brian and Ben begin their three-part investigation of a topic close to home: Skinwalker Ranch. This Northern Utah ranch has been called the Disneyland of paranormal activity. So what's going on in Haunted Cosmos own backyard? Join us for the next three episodes to find out.
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