The Owlman

One Strange Thing: True Paranormal Mysteries

Laurah Norton

Paranormalpodcast, History, True Crime, Paranormal, Mystery

4.6 • 763 Ratings

🗓️ 22 July 2025

⏱️ 26 minutes

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Known as the "British Mothman," of the most mysterious—and obscure—cryptids in our critter collection is the Owlman of Cornwall, a monster that first appeared in the tiny village in Mawnan Smith. One Strange Thing: True Paranormal Mysteries explores the archives of the unexplained, blending rigorous historical research with a wry, skeptical wit to investigate true supernatural stories and baffling mysteries that made headlines. Dive into our Episode Mystery Archive — a curated, topic-organized source for documented hauntings, UFO sightings, cryptids, folklore, and bizarre true mysteries. Check it out here! https://www.onestrangethingpodcast.com/episodes-by-topic-mystery-archive Hosted and Written by Laurah Norton Research by Laurah Norton and Melissa Gold Engineered by Brandon Schexnayder Produced by Maura Currie Sources on our website: https://www.onestrangethingpodcast.com/ Join us on Patreon for early release and ad-free episodes, exclusive stories, and bonus episodes: https://www.patreon.com/OneStrangeThing Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/onestrangethingpod/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/One-Strange-Thing-114307627035607 Subscribe to our Substack: https://substack.com/@onestrangething We have partnered with Libsyn to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. They're great to work with and will help you advertise on our show. Please email ad-sales@libsyn.com or click the link below to get started. https://advertising.libsyn.com/OneStrangeThing 2025 All Rights Reserved One Strange Thing Podcast & The Fall Line Podcast LLC

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0:00.0	I'm Laura Norton, and this is one strange thing, the show where we search the
0:09.6	nation's news archives for stories that can't quite be explained.
0:26.4	Strangers, we're taking a long hop across the pond.
0:32.7	We're taking flight even to bring you one of the most obscure crypted cases that we've ever come across.
0:34.5	A British moth man.
0:36.0	Well, sort of.
0:37.8	An owl man, actually.
0:41.2	And it's taken us a long time to get to this story.
0:46.0	We also approach this particular episode with a slight trepidation,
0:48.9	because, well, it set in South Cornwall, in the United Kingdom,
0:50.8	and figuring out pronunciations for certain places,
0:55.4	it can be an adventure.
0:58.4	But we have bravely soldiered on.
1:01.8	Now, with that out of the way, we will begin.
1:06.9	Our story is set on the outskirts of a small village called Monon Smith.
1:12.6	It's nestled in the southwestermost part of England, and it's very remote. The population now hovers around a thousand people. And it wasn't much bigger back in the 1970s, when most of the
1:19.5	action of our story takes place. Based on the parish's own website, it's a picturesque little
1:25.2	place. It has a pub, a historic 13th century church, and
1:29.9	plenty of greenery, aka it's the perfect setting for tourists to come upon something terrifying
1:36.2	in your average A-24 movie. Or, on this podcast, to stumble across the unexplained.
1:48.0	Like, say, a giant, owl-like creature said to stand like a man, hiss, and spend a lot of time staring at teenagers who venture too close to that
1:54.1	aforementioned ancient church. It was difficult to find news coverage of these sightings,
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