Crypted Awakenings Episode Covers Bigfoot Festival and Thermal Imaging Fundraiser

There's something special about catching a live stream in real time, and this one from the Monsters Unleashed channel delivers that raw, unfiltered energy that makes paranormal talk shows so addictive. The episode of "Crypted Awakenings" hosted by Trisha Collins, along with co-hosts Bricks from Culture and Alicia Maxi, is the kind of community-driven broadcast that reminds us why this field matters — it's not just about the creatures, it's about the people who refuse to stop looking. The show opens with some exciting announcements for anyone in the Sasquatch community. Trisha reveals that Monsters Unleashed will be setting up at the West Virginia Bigfoot Festival from October 9th through the 11th, and she's been working hard preparing merchandise and evidence portfolios for the event. This is also their one-year anniversary as Monsters Unleashed, and they just hit 1k followers — a milestone worth celebrating for any independent research team. The community shoutouts in this episode are worth paying attention to. Trisha gives recognition to Donna Copus with Watchers Maidens, a respected Shaunee elder who has extensive knowledge about Sasquatch — what she calls "Watchers" — and grew up around them as a child. There's also love for Tracy Jones from Beyond the Bell, whose book "Witchcraft by Blood and Tradition: A Beginner's Guide" is available on Amazon, plus shoutouts to Coven of Curiosities with Cindy Sap and Marcus Palmer with Federal Paranormal Investigations. These are the kinds of connections that keep the research community strong. One of the more touching moments comes when Trisha asks the community to rally around a young girl named Lily Beth, who is suffering from dysautonomia and requires expensive formula that insurance won't cover. Each batch runs $500, and the family is bouncing between four hospitals. It's a reminder that behind every screen name and every investigation, there are real people going through real struggles. Trisha also mentions that co-host Alicia is still recovering from an attack and her husband Wallace recently had a stroke, so there's a GoFundMe linked in the description for anyone who can help. Trisha also has her own fundraiser going — she's trying to upgrade her thermal imaging equipment for investigations in LBL (Land Between the Lakes), and she's selling custom t-shirts to help fund it. If you've ever tried to track Sasquatch in dense terrain with subpar equipment, you know how critical a good thermal can be. The episode then brings on two guests — Mojo the Mad and Dr. Clutch — and the conversation shifts to something genuinely unsettling: the fires in the Spokane, Washington area. Roughly 65,000 people were evacuated, power went out, and then almost as quickly as it started, the fires seemed to die down. Residents weren't allowed back into certain areas to check on their property, and there are rumors swirling about a data center potentially going up in some of the burned zones. The timing and circumstances have a lot of people asking questions, and the hosts aren't shy about pointing out that just because an event gets downplayed in the news doesn't mean it didn't happen. The full conversation with these guests goes deeper into the strange politics and circumstances surrounding the Spokane fires, and it's the kind of discussion that makes you wonder what else is happening in areas affected by these disasters. When natural disasters hit remote or forested regions — places where Sasquatch sightings have been reported for generations — it raises real questions about what might be displaced, disturbed, or drawn to the chaos. This is one of those episodes that's less about a single big reveal and more about the pulse of the community. The West Virginia Bigfoot Festival is shaping up to be a major gathering, the research networks are growing, and the conversations happening in these live streams are where a lot of the real fieldwork gets coordinated. If you want to see what independent paranormal media looks like when it's built on genuine passion rather than algorithms, this is worth your time. Catch the full episode over on the Monsters Unleashed YouTube channel — and if you're anywhere near West Virginia in October, the festival is the place to be.