John West Paranormal Park Ranger
Graham Irwin
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.
Episodes
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.Support the PPR on Patreon
Gateway Arch National Park - The Man Who Showed the World
A dueling ghost is picking fights at a St. Louis casino, and John West has a rookie ranger to contend with, too.John and Danny Copeland investigate the ghost of a 19th-century hothead at Gateway Arch National Park, where settling an old grudge may take more than a little paranormal diplomacy.Support me on Patreon
1 Hour Compilation - Best of West Volume 1
National Parks. Supernatural Mysteries. Dad Jokes.Paranormal Park Ranger John West investigates three cases in this best-of compilation: a case of singing pipes in Hot Springs National Park, a sentient grove in Redwood National Park, and a stargate in Arches National Park. It's Paranormal Comedy Adventure, cozy style.
John West Paranormal Park Ranger: The Complete Second Season
National Parks. Supernatural Mysteries. Dad Jokes.Season 2 of John West: Paranormal Park Ranger brings twelve new paranormal cases, strange encounters, and very bad assignments for America’s least enthusiastic supernatural investigator. From a murderous Blue Ridge witch and mysterious creatures beneath Wind Cave to lost conquistadors, living hoodoos, time anomalies, a Stargate, and the haunted ghost town of Helltown, John’s latest cases take him deep into the weirdest corners of the National Park system.Part paranormal mystery, part supernatural comedy, and part old-school adventure serial, John West: Paranormal Park Ranger is an audio series for anyone who likes strange stories, cryptids, ghosts, dark humor, and mysteries hiding just beyond the trailhead.Listen to all of Season 2 in one complete collection.Audiobooks available here:Audible: https://a.co/d/0h2XL1HNOr, search John West Paranormal Park Ranger in your preferred audiobook retailerEbooks available here:kindle: https://a.co/d/0h2XL1HNeverything else: https://books2read.com/u/m2O6M1
Cuyahoga National Park - Staycation in Helltown
John West is sent to investigate a paranormal mystery in Cuyahoga National Park, but this time, the problem is that nothing is happening.Helltown, Ohio has gone completely quiet. The ghosts, Satanists, mutants, and other legendary horrors have vanished, leaving behind an abandoned town that seems strangely… well maintained. John and his brother Eli soon discover that the truth behind Helltown's legends is much stranger and considerably more bureaucratic than they expected.Staycation in Helltown is a paranormal comedy audio drama about haunted towns, ghosts, urban legends, and the surprisingly mundane problems of the afterlife.
Sequoia National Park - Fast-Forward Forest
Something is seriously wrong in Sequoia National Park. The forest is growing at an impossible rate, swallowing roads, trails, and even unsuspecting park visitors.John West and his frantic partner Bub Willicker investigate the strange phenomenon and discover an ancient forest spirit desperately trying to make up for two hundred years of missed work before his inspection. As the spirit races to catch up, John and Bub uncover a lesson about time, responsibility, and why sometimes you shouldn't try to fix everything at once.Season 1 ebook:https://books2read.com/u/m2O6M1
Arches National Park - Stargate Serenade
A massive crowd descends on Arches National Park expecting an interdimensional stargate to open beneath Delicate Arch. But John West knows the truth: the real anomaly is somewhere else, and a paranormal YouTuber named Felix is determined to find it.When Felix gets dangerously close to a genuine nexus breach, John has to improvise a ridiculous fake paranormal encounter to keep him away from the real thing.1st Season Ebook:https://books2read.com/u/m2O6M1
Petrified Forest National Park - All Roads Lead to Nowhere
A paranormal comedy audio drama from John West, Paranormal Park Ranger.When John West investigates a strange haunting at Petrified Forest National Park, he discovers that the ghosts aren't haunting a building, a battlefield, or an old cemetery. They're haunting the roads.Phantom travelers from different eras are still trying to complete journeys on roads that no longer exist, creating a supernatural traffic problem that John and his fellow Paranormal Park Rangers will have to solve before the past brings the whole park to a standstill.All Roads Lead to Nowhere is a funny, strange supernatural mystery featuring ghosts, haunted roads, paranormal investigation, and the bizarre problems that come with being a park ranger in a world where the dead don't always know they've died.Subscribe to John West Paranormal Park Ranger for more paranormal comedy, supernatural mysteries, ghosts, cryptids, and original audio drama adventures set in America's National Parks.
Isle Royale National Park - The Vanishing Island!
A paranormal comedy podcast about a National Park where people disappear. And apparently, nobody wants to be found.John West, Paranormal Park Ranger, heads to Isle Royale National Park in Michigan to investigate reports of missing people and an island that is literally beginning to vanish. Joined by rookie Jack Ranger Tony Martinelli, John encounters abandoned gear, evasive ghosts, disappearing shorelines, and a mysterious community of people who have chosen to escape the world entirely.What begins as a supernatural investigation into missing persons becomes a strange mystery about ghosts, isolation, and an island that may be perfectly happy without the rest of civilization.John West Paranormal Park Ranger is a supernatural comedy podcast and paranormal audio drama featuring strange cases, unexplained phenomena, and the occasional government cover-up.
Haleakala National Park - The Night Walkers
A Hawaiian vacation turns deadly when John West investigates reports of the legendary Night Walkers, ghostly Hawaiian royalty said to march through the night and kill anyone who meets their gaze.Assigned to Haleakalā National Park while trying to keep his paranormal ranger duties hidden from his wife, Mary, John finds himself caught between romance, ancient taboos, unexplained deaths, and one of Hawaii's most chilling supernatural legends.The Night Walkers is a paranormal comedy audio drama featuring ghost stories, supernatural mysteries, folklore, cryptids, National Park adventures, and plenty of John West's trademark misadventures.
Wind Cave National Park - A Tickle in the Dark
A paranormal investigation leads John West to Wind Cave National Park in South Dakota, where the cave itself seems to be breathing harder than it should. Partnered with an arrogant National Park ranger who refuses to believe in the supernatural, John uncovers mysterious footprints, hidden passages, ghosts, Little People from American folklore, and an underground mystery unlike anything the Paranormal Park Rangers have encountered before.John West: Paranormal Park Ranger is a paranormal comedy audio drama featuring ghosts, cryptids, folklore, monsters, supernatural mysteries, and National Park legends.
Hot Springs National Park - The Soul Scrubbers!
John West Paranormal Park Ranger is a paranormal comedy audio drama following a government ranger investigating supernatural mysteries across America's National Parks. This episode takes John to Hot Springs National Park, where the famous healing waters have begun curing people a little too well. Visitors leave the historic bathhouses free of anxiety, fear, and pain - but they also leave without their memories, personalities, or sense of self. As his partner Steven Standish becomes tempted by the springs' impossible promise of perfection, John must stop an ancient force determined to scrub every human flaw from the soul.The Soul Scrubbers! is an original paranormal comedy adventure blending supernatural mystery, folklore, bizarre phenomena, and America's National Parks.
Bryce Canyon National Park - Hoodoo You Think You Are?
- A Paranormal Comedy National Park Audio Drama - When visitors to Bryce Canyon National Park begin mysteriously turning to stone, Paranormal Park Ranger John West is dispatched to investigate. Teaming up with the relentlessly rule-bound Ranger Brigham Cage, John uncovers an ancient council of Hoodoo Elders enforcing forgotten laws with very permanent consequences. As more tourists become living statues, the Rangers must confront a timeless question: can justice exist when no one remembers the rules?Join John West for another supernatural mystery blending folklore, comedy, and America's most spectacular landscapes.
Big Bend National Park - Lookin' for Lodes in All the Wrong Places
John West heads into the vast emptiness of Big Bend National Park after ghostly conquistadors begin compelling tourists to dig through the desert in search of a legendary lost silver mine. With the help of an overly enthusiastic Group Ranger, a prospector in thirty-year-old underwear, and the ghost of an Apache warrior, John uncovers a centuries-old curse built on conquest, slavery, and humanity's endless obsession with chasing impossible dreams.In this paranormal comedy adventure, history refuses to stay buried as teamwork becomes both the problem... and the solution.John West: Paranormal Park Ranger is an original comedy adventure series blending National Park history, folklore, cryptids, ghosts, and pulp adventure into one ongoing audio drama.If you enjoy National Parks, folklore, paranormal mysteries, and dry humor, subscribe and join Ranger West on his next case.#NationalParks #BigBend #GhostStories #Paranormal #Comedy #AudioDrama #Folklore #Texas #Podcast
Lassen Volcanic National Park - Pent Up Park
Visitors across Lassen Volcanic National Park are suddenly flying into uncontrollable fits of rage, panic, and emotional collapse. Partnered with Volcano Ranger Brock Hall, Paranormal Park Ranger John West investigates a bizarre outbreak that seems tied to the park's boiling geothermal landscape.As pressure builds beneath the mountain, John discovers that the real danger isn't just volcanic activity, it's everything people have been keeping buried inside. With emotions erupting as violently as the steam vents themselves, Brock and John must find a way to stop the mountain before it blows its lid.John West: Paranormal Park Ranger is a paranormal comedy adventure series exploring the strange legends, monsters, and mysteries hidden throughout America's National Parks.
Great Smoky Mountains National Park - The Blue Ridge Witch
When mysterious blue lights begin luring influencers to their deaths in Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Paranormal Park Ranger John West is sent to investigate. Partnered with Appalachian Ranger Obediah "Mud Turtle" Tate, John follows the ghostly lights deep into the ancient Blue Ridge wilderness, where a legendary mountain witch may be protecting a century-old secret.Will John uncover the truth before another crowd follows the lights over the edge?
John West Paranormal Park Ranger: The Complete First Season - 12 episodes
Howdy Folks, John West, Paranormal Park Ranger here. I've gathered my first twelve incident reports into one collection for your listening pleasure. Over the next four hours, you'll encounter cryptids, ghosts, gremlins, werewolves, haunted canyons, living forests, and more strange happenings across America's National Parks. Featured Parks:🏔️ Yosemite National Park🌊 Acadia National Park❄️ Glacier National Park🏜️ Grand Canyon National Park🐊 Everglades National Park🌲 Redwood National Park⛰️ Great Sand Dunes National Park🐺 Denali National Park🦴 Badlands National Park🌈 Channel Islands National Park👻 Theodore Roosevelt National Park🌧️ Olympic National ParkIf you enjoy the stories, consider subscribing for future investigations. I'll visit all 63 National Parks during the course of the series. Until next time, don't worry, John West, Paranormal Park Ranger has got you covered.#Paranormal #NationalParks #Cryptids #GhostStories #CampfireStories #AudioDrama #Mystery #Comedy #Werewolf #Gremlins
Olympic National Park - A Foggy Memory
John West, Paranormal Park Ranger, returns to Olympic National Park for what he hopes will be the final search for his missing father. Accompanied by his older brother Eli, John ventures deep into the Hoh Rain Forest to investigate a mysterious phenomenon known as a Memory-Persistent Fog.What begins as a routine paranormal maintenance assignment becomes something far more personal when the brothers discover living memories from their past appearing in the mist. As old wounds resurface and long-buried questions demand answers, John and Eli must confront the difference between remembering the past and living in it.A paranormal mystery about family, grief, memory, and learning when it's finally time to let go.Incident File #12: Olympic National Park.
Theodore Roosevelt National Park - The Hitchhiking Ghost of Prairie Rte 12
Every ranger assigned to this ghost eventually quits.After spending a single day with him, John West understands why.A phantom hitchhiker appears on a lonely North Dakota highway and begins telling the longest story ever told. But John discovers the story is alive - and feeding on the ghost telling it.#ParanormalComedy #GhostStory #TheodoreRooseveltNationalPark #NorthDakota #ParanormalParkRanger #ComedyAdventure #CryptidComedy #JohnWest #SupernaturalComedy #GhostHitchhiker
Channel Islands National Park - The Rainbow Below
Something weird is happening beneath the waters of Channel Islands National Park.When reports of a bizarre underwater phenomenon reach HQ, Paranormal Park Ranger John West is sent to investigate. What follows involves supernatural mysteries, questionable decision-making, strange sea life, and the distinct possibility that everyone involved is an idiot.A Paranormal Comedy Adventure featuring cryptids, monsters, folklore, national parks, and government incompetence.#ParanormalComedy #ChannelIslands #Cryptids #ComedyAdventure #AudioDrama
Badlands National Park - Bone Beast of the Badlands
Something is assembling itself beneath the Badlands.When bones begin rising from the earth and forming a monstrous creature in the darkness, Paranormal Park Ranger John West must uncover the truth behind a headless beast stalking the fossil fields before it claims its next victim. A supernatural comic mystery set in Badlands National Park.Support the PPR on Patreon
Denali National Park - A Wolf in Cheap Clothing
When a terrifying werewolf begins harassing sled dog teams outside Denali, John West and Alaskan ranger Harry Aklak race into the frozen wilderness to stop the beast. But the truth behind the monster is far stranger - and far stupider - than either of them expected. A supernatural comedy of bad decisions, magic caves, and one very confused podcaster.Support the PPR on Patreon
Great Sand Dunes National Park - The Sands of Time
The sands are shifting in Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve, and so is John West’s sanity.When a bizarre time-warp phenomenon starts swallowing trails, reversing footprints, and turning tourists into confused desert philosophers, John is sent deep into the dunes to investigate. Alongside a troubled ranger, he’ll battle the crushing realization that hiking uphill in sand is basically nature’s practical joke.Support the PPR on Patreon
Redwood National Park - The Sentient Grove
Deep in the redwoods, the forest is alive, and something at its center is failing.When trails begin to vanish and the ecosystem itself starts to break down, John West is called to investigate a hidden grove where a “Mother Tree” has been struck silent. Cut off from the network that sustains it, the entire forest teeters on collapse.Support the PPR on Patreon
Everglades National Park - The Maw Man
Deep in the Everglades, something is feeding on grief.When a series of disappearances leads John West into a long-sealed waterway known as Mawnder’s Cut, he uncovers the legend of a man who did the unthinkable to survive - and could never forgive himself for it. Now, whatever remains of him lingers in the swamp, pulling others into the same suffocating despair.Support the PPR on Patreon
Grand Canyon National Park - Echo Canyon
In a hidden corridor of the Grand Canyon, the past doesn’t stay buried - it echoes.When entire expeditions vanish near a sealed-off side canyon, John West and Canyon Ranger Jesse Redclay descend into a place where sound itself has power. Deep within a crystalline cave, voices from across centuries are trapped, replayed, amplified, and feeding something ancient that should have stayed buried.Support the PPR on Patreon
Glacier National Park - The Grinnell Gremlins
A frozen lake. A failing climate station. And something in the ice that feeds on frustration.When John West arrives in Glacier National Park, it’s supposed to be a vacation. Instead, reports of missing hikers and impossible cold draw him into a gremlin infestation lurking beneath the glacier - mischievous entities that thrive on emotional suppression and chaos.Support the PPR on Patreon
Acadia National Park - The Belle of Frenchman Bay
Every few years when the fog rolls into Frenchman Bay, something sails with it.When a ghost ship known as the Sable Belle begins reappearing off the coast of Acadia National Park, John West is called in to investigate. Guided by a stubborn local fisherman and an Ocean Ranger with a past of his own, John ventures into the mist to confront a centuries-old curse tied to obsession - and the one prize that could never be caught.But some pursuits don’t end when you die.A story about desire, obsession, and what happens when you can’t let go.
Yosemite National Park - Narcissus by the Waterfall
In Yosemite National Park, the crowds are thicker than ever - and something ancient is feeding on the attention.Paranormal Park Ranger John West is called in to investigate a surge in mysterious deaths near Bridalveil Fall, home to Po-ho-no, the Spirit of the Evil Wind. Once a contained and ritualized force, the entity has begun exceeding its limits, drawing victims through the mist with a voice they can’t resist.