Jul 15 2025

The Great Big Yarn of Mel's Hole

51 min 6 movies discussed
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One of the most bizarre stories to emerge from the cult radio show Coast to Coast AM – and that’s really saying something – isn’t about UFOs or bigfoot, but a mysterious hole in the ground with some very unusual properties. Top that, History Channel!

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# Mel's Hole: The Internet's Favorite Paranormal Mystery

This episode dives into one of the most fascinating modern urban legends to emerge from Coast to Coast AM—the bizarre story of Mel Waters and his impossibly deep hole in rural Washington state. Over five mysterious calls spanning years, Mel describes a nine-foot-wide hole that never fills up despite constant dumping, emits beams of pure blackness into the sky, and somehow connects to military conspiracies, government takeovers, time-traveling guns, and impossible coins. The hosts explore whether this is an elaborate hoax, an incredible storyteller spinning yarns in real-time, or something genuinely strange that captured the imagination of millions of listeners.


Movies Discussed

Jaws
Jaws
1975 2h 4m
★ 7.7
"Anyone who's seen Jaws knows that those are sturdy reels. — Chuck references shark fishing reels from the movie Jaws when describing the equipment Mel used to test the hole's depth." — Chuck
Joe Versus the Volcano
Joe Versus the Volcano
1990 1h 42m
★ 5.8
"Maybe it would be like Joe vs. Volcano and it would just spit us right back out like Tom and Meg. — Josh jokingly suggests jumping into Mel's Hole might work like the volcano in Joe Versus the Volcano, referencing Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan's characters." — Josh
Lost
Lost
2004
★ 7.9
"I pictured the smoke monster from Lost, personally. — Chuck compares the mysterious black beam shooting from the hole to the smoke monster character from the TV series Lost." — Chuck
Pet Sematary
Pet Sematary
1989 R 1h 43m
★ 6.7
"Very pet cemetery-ish. — Chuck compares the story of a dead dog being resurrected from the hole to the resurrection theme in Pet Sematary." — Chuck
The X-Files
The X-Files
1993
★ 8.4
"Not in military fatigues, which is very X-Files-y. — Josh compares the mysterious suited official confronting Mel to the typical mysterious government agents depicted in The X-Files." — Josh
This Is Spinal Tap
This Is Spinal Tap
1984 1h 22m
★ 7.4
"As Spinal Tap would say, it was none more black. — Josh references the famous 'none more black' line from the mockumentary Spinal Tap when describing the black beam from the hole." — Josh

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