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Beyond the Ordinary talks with Jared McGilliard of MonsterQuest

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MonsterQuest is returning — and this time we’re going behind the scenes with the director. In this exclusive conversation, Relic Films sits down with Jared McGilliard to talk about the revival of MonsterQuest on the History Channel and what really happens ...

Highlights

In this exclusive interview, the director of the revived MonsterQuest series pulls back the curtain on what it takes to bring cryptid investigations to television. He shares how producing the show shifted his own beliefs, the strange technical glitches that occur in high-strangeness locations, and the emotional weight of hearing firsthand accounts from witnesses whose lives were changed by their encounters.
00:00
Credible stories changed his perspective on cryptids.
09:03
Footage disappeared due to high electromagnetic fields.
15:27
Traumatic encounters leave lasting, vivid memories.
23:26
Oral traditions persist where cameras do not.
33:45
A rectangular portal glowing in the night, revealing a daylight jungle.

Chapters

How Hearing Credible Stories Changed the Director's Mind About Dogman and Shadow Creatures
00:00
A Wild High-Altitude Party and the Mystery of Disappearing Footage
06:24
Why the New MonsterQuest Focuses on Witnesses Instead of Expeditions
12:35
Yeti in Nepal, Almas in Mongolia, and a Creature Lured by Bacon Grease
20:45
A Rectangular Portal to a Jungle and the Question of Polite Aliens
33:45

Transcript

Speaker 1: Tonight, the team and I are going to be interviewing Jared McGilliard. He's an executive producer, director, and founder of Relic Films. And tonight, he's going to give us a sneak peek about what it was like working with Adam Davis out in the wi...