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Strange Places is a study of odd occurrences, paranormal and supernatural events that have happened in history, as well as the modern day. Hosted by Billie Dean Shoemate III of the No Disclosure Podcast, Strange Places is an exploration into the surreal. Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/strangeplacespod/support

Vietnam. 1969. Garry Logan witnesses something far stranger than the horrors of war. Something that sticks with him his whole life. Something that is not of this world. Now old, dying, and his mind shattered from his experiences, he has decided to go back to the place where he feels he lost his soul. It is the most logical place to end his time on this earth.

Mark Thompson fears that life will never change. In an instant, the familiar world he knows will become his greatest nightmare. Volunteering for a top secret government experiment, he gets the chance at a new life, away from the desires that have destroyed his body and his mind. Fragmented memories haunt him. Visions and dreams seem to lead him to a place where the answers hide....beckoning him to a place of no return.

Saul Peterson is having nightmares: fleeting memories of watchful eyes, impossible dreams of being taken while he sleeps, visions of a catastrophic end, and a society on the verge of revolution. Saul Peterson will stop at nothing to reveal the truth, but that truth may come at the greatest price of them all.

Halloween. Such a great time of year for all children. All but one. A great tragedy occurred that night. The last night he saw his parents. It was a night that haunted him well into adulthood. However, those happenings, like all things, happened for a reason...and tradition goes so much farther beyond ceremony.

Steven Grimes is suffering from writer's block. Once an avid writer, he is plagued by an inescapable force that seems to be controlling his mind. After a strange encounter with a man known only as Heflin, Steven is thrust into a world he does not understand. It is a world driven by a faceless evil that has awakened within an ancient festival called Samhain. It wants him to write his greatest masterpiece, a book that can either save humankind from inevitable doom or plunge it into eternal darkness.

In the novel that Billie Dean Shoemate III calls his personal best, he brings you the story of Nick Stanley, a special child who believes he has touched the other side...communing with an ancient Native American spirit. As Nick grows up, he comes to a profound realization. The spirit that visited him as a child left something in him...a mark on his soul. It follows him through life, beckoning his heart into a journey that will redefine the world.

The crew of the ship tell preposterous stories. Stories of dry land, of other ships that sail the ocean. Of vast cities populated by people. Odd visions. Blasphemies that would get a person tossed into the ocean. Still...those on the crew talk in hushed tones. Something about the ocean is haunted, and it has something to do with this ship in particular.

It is said that, in this library, all the secrets of creation are stored here. Everybody that arrives has no memories, no names, and no escape. Together, they must find out why they are here, what sent them, and why they all feel like they are being watched. A plan is formed. Escape from the library at all costs. Until a new visitor enters. A visitor who, like the others, has no name. No memories. But, he is a bit different than the others. If the library contains the secrets of all creation, maybe there is no need for escape. Maybe a new plan needs to be formed....

An irreverent, insane commentary on top trending topics and world news events. Your host, Billie Dean Shoemate III takes us through what is happening in the world, and exposes the audacity and just plain weirdness of what is placed on the news media of the world. Hilarious as well as fancy, No Disclosure is the go-to podcast for the real news, and saying out loud what we all think. Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/nodisclosure/support

After a nearly three-year long hiatus, Billie Dean Shoemate III, author of 10 novels and over 100 short stories, returns with a disturbing trip into seemingly familiar territory. A classic subject is redefined here by the celebrated independent author. A twisted take on the living dead unfolds within this audiobook, told by a master of the art. This unrelenting tale is about a man who has just unlocked the final frontiers of medical science.

Despite having what others would call a happy life, Bree Sparrow dreamed of more. She would travel to Colorado, continue her education and spend much of her adult years as a social worker. After the death of her mother, many heartbreaks and short-term love affairs, she knew this was the time to break away. While hiking through the Ozark mountains, Bree Finds a friend in the most unlikely place, inspiring her to make this place the setting of her new beginning. However, a new beginning never comes without a price. Eventually, the past will catch up with us all. And we must atone.

Lydia Speers knows heartache. Lydia Speers knows loss. She knows the ache of unrequited love. Simon is gone, and has been for nearly 20 years. However, she cannot seem to get him off her mind. Everywhere she goes, something reminds her of him. The radio always seems to play their favorite songs. Though he is half a world away, she catches glimpses of him in the distance.

Considered one of the greatest stories of all time, Macbeth is a force of nature, a thrilling adventure that challenges the mind and your own personal sense of the darkness within the human heart. Here is the classic masterpiece retold by the author of over 11 novels including The Zombie Letters, the Villain series, and LOT 150. Let us take this classic journey again in the modern world. The world may have changed, but evil does not.

Valerie Grantham can't sleep without seeing something strange. A town carnival. A place she's never been. People she's never spoken to. All except for one. This man, at the end of the recurring dream, is one she somehow knows...and one she must save. Strange visions are difficult to remember upon waking, but one image always sticks out in her mind. A sign at the curve of a two-lane road. This road will lead to the end of many destinies.

He has no past. He has no future. His memories are nightmares. His life is a mystery. In the final chapter of the Villain series, that mystery will finally be revealed. Nothing can prepare you for the revelations that await. In the last installment of the epic series, Billie Dean Shoemate III will never cease to keep you guessing.

Jonathan Dillon and his wife are going through a divorce. To their lawyer, they seem like they have mutually accepted it. They have made a difficult decision, but they are going through this trying time together, free of animosity or hate. Some things, though, are not what they seem on the outside. After a seemingly freak accident, a truth comes to light. A decision is made, but not the morally right one.

Mark and Michael Sharpe believed for a time that the war was over, but their past comes back to hunt them down. As much as they desire peace and a life away from the terrors that still live within their minds, they realize that the war is just beginning.

If there truly is life after death, he was going to find out. Before he suddenly passed away, world-famous magician and showman Harry Houdini vowed that he would find the truth and prove it to the world. Rhonda Bennett works at an old folk's home. A new arrival, a Mister Paul Dresser, is suffering from dementia with the onset of Alzheimer's. He is just another resident. A kind, but very sick old man at the end of his life. He claims to be the man who knows the truth. Not just about Houdini, but about his promise of returning from the afterlife. Rhonda doesn't believe him.

"The Blessing" is a terrifying story, originally published in Billie Dean Shoemate III's 2012 collection entitled In the Willows. Jennifer Rosdale is seven months pregnant with her first child with her husband Jack. They are a happy, hopeful, and successful young couple. After a strange Native American acquaintance gives Jennifer a handmade blessing from the tribe, she accepts the intricately made gift and shows it to Jack, who offers her a warning.