National Parks. The Supernatural. Dad Jokes.
Enter John West, Paranormal Park Ranger. HQ is putting him through The Gauntlet, a rapid-fire tour of all 63 National Parks.
Each episode investigates a new anomaly lurking in America’s wild places: sentient forests, phantom hitchhikers, impossible creatures, and things that don’t follow the rules of nature. Told through immersive single-pov narration, these stories unfold from first encounter to final resolution in a ridiculous manner.
Mammoth Cave National Park - Journey to the Center of the You Know What Actually Never Mind
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In John West Paranormal Park Ranger: Journey to the Center of the You Know What, Actually, Never Mind, John West heads to Mammoth Cave National Park to investigate a bizarre supernatural mystery: hikers are emerging from the cave having lost all ambition and abandoned their life goals.
With the help of Ranger Mike Avery, John descends into the darkness and comes face-to-face with the ghost of Floyd Collins, a real-life cave explorer whose disastrous fate in 1925 made national headlines. But why is Floyd haunting the cave—and what happens when a century of bitterness starts convincing everyone that nothing matters?
Find out in this irreverent paranormal comedy featuring haunted caves, ghostly encounters, cryptid-adjacent weirdness, and the supernatural investigations of America’s least conventional park ranger.
15 Oct 2026
Mesa Verde National Park - Feckless Abandon
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A haunted kiva, an ancient supernatural grudge, and a paranormal park ranger who's about to discover that true terror can hit a little too close to home.
John investigates reports of a fear-based phenomenon at Mesa Verde National Park in Colorado. When he discovers a hidden ceremonial chamber beneath the ancient cliff dwellings, he comes face-to-face with a terrifying Kachina.
If you love paranormal comedy, supernatural mysteries, horror-comedy, and funny audio fiction, join John West for another bizarre adventure in America's National Parks.
8 Oct 2026
Guadalupe Mountains National Park - The Doors of Purrception
John West Paranormal Park Ranger heads to Guadalupe Mountains National Park in West Texas to investigate a mysterious feline phenomenon that nobody can seem to see the same way.
Some witnesses see a massive phantom panther. Others see a blur. John sees something much stranger: the Cheshire Cat.
With Wildlife Ranger Kitty Conner, John investigates strange tracks, conflicting photographs, a shape-shifting supernatural creature, and a trail of increasingly bizarre encounters. But if the creature changes according to the person looking at it, how do you catch something that exists differently in everyone’s mind?
The Doors of Purrception is a paranormal comedy audio drama blending cryptids, supernatural mystery, National Park folklore, and old-school radio comedy.
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