Episodes

The Cryptid Files is now The Layton Files™ the same stories and the same voice, just a name that reflects where the show is heading next. New episodes will now be released on Saturdays, giving each story the time and attentio...

This Halloween, we step into the darkest corners of the world, where the things that hunt in the shadows finally come out to play. From mist-covered woods to the cold glow of the full moon, these are the most terrifying crypt...

Episode 9 of The Cryptid Files takes us deep into the shadowed heart of the British countryside where the trees whisper, and the forgotten woods hide things not meant to be seen. In this chilling instalment, Leon shares real ...

Episode 8 of The Cryptid Files takes you deep into one of the most chilling mysteries in paranormal history the Men in Black. They appear without warning. Always dressed in black, emotionless, and eerily calm. Witnesses claim...

🦉 Episode 7 of The Cryptid Files takes you deep into the eerie woods and churchyards of Mawnan, Cornwall, where locals have reported seeing a winged creature unlike anything else in Britain, the Owlman. From the haunting 1970...

👹 Episode 6 of The Cryptid Files explores terrifying goblin encounters across the UK. From Cornwall’s haunted Bodmin Moor to abandoned mines, witnesses share chilling stories of twisted figures with black eyes, cruel laughter...

In Episode 5 of The Cryptid Files , we dive into one of the most unsettling phenomena ever reported: encounters with the Black Eyed Children. For decades, people from around the world have come forward with terrifying stories...

In this episode of The Cryptid Files , we delve into the chilling world of the Wendigo, a legendary creature associated with winter, hunger, and the vast forests of North America. You’ll hear terrifying firsthand encounters f...

From lonely country lanes in the English countryside to remote forests in rural America, witnesses report sightings of a creature they call the Dogman, a towering, wolf-like predator that walks on two legs. In Episode 3 of Th...

They walk like us. Talk like us. But they’re not us. In this episode of The Cryptid Files , we delve into terrifying real-life encounters with Skinwalkers, shape-shifting entities feared in Native American folklore. From dese...

Real UK Werewolf Sightings: The Tanfield Beast – The Cryptid Files (Ep 1) Is a werewolf stalking the woods of County Durham? In this debut episode of The Cryptid Files , host Leon Layton dives into chilling eyewitness encount...

They said cryptids didn’t exist… but the witnesses tell a different story. Join Leon Layton as he opens The Cryptid Files, a new podcast revealing real encounters with phantom hounds, skinwalkers, dogmen and more. 🎙️ New epis...