THE LOVELAND FROGMAN: Kids Encounter the Ohio Cryptid While Testing RC Boat (Repeat)

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1:00I'm told it's super easy to do at MintMobile.com slash switch. Upfront payment of $45 for three-month plan, equivalent to $15 per month required. Intro rate first three months only, then full price plan options available, taxes and fees extra, default terms at MintMobile.com. Today, March 7th, 2026, is the Frogman Festival in Loveland, Ohio. They help celebrate the encrypted today. We hope you enjoy a replay of our episode, The Loveland Frogman, which originally aired on the Microtarras podcast in September of 2025. Welcome to Microtarras. Scary stories for kids. Where it's always the spooky season. Full of chills. Thrills.

2:01And spine tingling spooks. Microtarras are family-friendly frights for those ages eight and up. And while our stories are for younger years, we are still talking about things that go bump in the night. And some children may not be able to handle what others can. Parental consent is recommended. Now, for tonight's Microtarrer. The Loveland Frogman, written by Scott Donnelly, narrated by Darren Marlar. They were first seen in 1955. A man driving alongside the Little Miami River late at night, spotted three strange figures standing by the side of the road. He described them as standing upright on two legs, roughly four feet tall with leathery skin and having the faces of frogs.

3:01One of them, he claimed, held a small stick or wand even that seemed to shoot sparks from its top. Then in the early 1970s, a police officer described seeing a similar creature crouched by the side of the road. When he put his lights on the mystery being, it popped up, huffed the guardrail and scurried down the hill into the river and out of sight. The small town of Loveland, Ohio, was on edge. What was it the officer saw? Two weeks later, a second Loveland police officer patrolling the area at night saw what he described as the same type of uncanny creature. It was also crouched by the side of the road only this time. The officer allowed the townwide panic to consume his mind and he decided to take immediate action. He shot the creature and shoved it into the trunk of his police car. When he brought it back to the station to prove the creature's existence, it was only then in a light that he saw what it was that he truly shot and killed. A large iguana, more than likely someone's escaped pet.

4:05Things required after that in Loveland. That was until 2016 when some kids playing an interactive mobile game were walking by a lake in town and spotted two glowing yellow eyes cresting the surface of the water. They snapped a photo and it quickly went viral. This was the last alleged sighting of the Loveland Frogman. Until now. It all started with a present that Keaton Frank opened for his tenth birthday earlier in the day. A remote controlled speedboat with a flashy sleek, modern design and bright green LED lights on its keel. Not only did he want to try out the boat, but he wanted to try it out at night to see the LED lights in action. This prompted Keaton to arrange to meet his best friend Lance on the banks of the Little Miami River around 9pm when the sun would be gone and the speedboat lights would be sure to impress. They expected to be elated by the boat. They didn't expect, however, for a local legend to surface and instill fear into their night.

5:09We joined Keaton and Lance as they arrived at the river banks. The river was a little choppyer than expected when Keaton and Lance pushed their way through the reads and tall grass with their flashlights in hand. They both stopped inches away from the dark water and aimed their lights out. There were many boats that the boys could see or hear, so they chalked up the choppy current to the wind, even if it was on a lighter side. Prickets chirped from the reads around them as Keaton was quick to place his boat in the water. "'Turd on the lights,' Lance excitedly instructed. "'I will,' that's the whole reason we're here at night time,' Keaton responded. As the boat bobbed up and down over the small, slapping waves that tickled the rocky bank they stood on, Keaton turned on the remote. With a single press of a button, the keel of the speedboat lit up, a bright glowing green light illuminated the water beneath it. The glow was strong enough to shine out and Keaton and Lance's faces green as well.

6:11The boys looked at the glowing toy in the water in awe. Their jaws agape and eyes wide glistening within its green radiance. "'Do it,' Lance said, make it go!' Keaton excitedly swirled his tongue around in his cheek as he began to absolutely dominate. The remote control. The boat took off like a shock, speeding away from the boys and out onto the river. Once it was too far away for Lance's flashlight to see, Keaton relied solely on the rapidly moving green smolder that zoomed across the dark water. They watched it go back and forth, zigzag and spin in circles. "'Kid, I try,' Lance begged. Keaton's seemingly permanent smile vanished from his face as he let go of the joystick. The glow out in the water came to a stop. He wasn't ready to give up his turn just yet, but then he remembered how his friend went out of his way to join him at night to set sail for the first time. Keaton reluctantly handed Lance the remote control. "'Don't break it, bro,' Keaton said.

7:11"'Dude,' was Lance's only response as he accepted the controller and immediately continued the first sail. The green glow continued back and forth, zigzagging across the river. Lance controlled it well. Too well for Keaton's liking. "'Alright, give it back now,' Keaton said, holding out his hands. "'Hold on,' Lance said. What's this trick?' "'What,' no, no, no, no, tricks, bro!' Keaton said. A deep glance down into the dark. The green glow was zooming closer to him. It was coming closer and closer, louder and louder, and then it was gone. What the heck, where is it, you broke it?" Heaten said. No, I didn't. I didn't even do my trick yet. The lights must have gone out. Lights just don't go out, bro. Yeah, they do. Sometimes they go out. They don't. Then the green glow appeared again. It wasn't on the river's surface, though. It was underneath the water. Within the glow, the boys could have sworn there was something holding it.

8:15Like it was either wrapped up in discarded trash or tangled in some underwater weeds. But then, whatever it was wrapped up in, moved. It now appeared to be a shadowy, humanoid-like figure. What is that, Lance asked out loud? Heaten wasn't sure. He remained silent. The two of them just stared out into the water where they watched someone or something, examined the boat underneath the water. He hit the joystick again, Heaten said. Lance complied and pushed the joystick forward. They couldn't hear the boat, but they could see that their action upset whatever it was that was holding onto the boat. The shadowy underwater entered the thrashed back and forth and let go of it. It surfaced about ten feet away from the bank, capsized, and as green lights flickered a couple of times before they went out for good. Aim the light, Heaten demanded. Lance dropped the controller and pulled his flashlight back out. He aimed at the boat and then watched as Heaten jumped into the water and waited out as

9:17far as he could before having to swim for it. Lance was nervous. Heaten was thinking about the boat, but Lance was thinking about whatever was underneath the water. Whatever it was, had to still be there. Heaten, be careful! Lance shouted out. But Heaten didn't hear him. He swam the rest of the way to the boat where he tucked it under his arm as if he were saving a drowning victim. Just then, something grabbed Heaten's leg. It was a slimy hand. He felt all of its fingers wrap around his ankle one at a time and grip him tightly. Heaten panicked, unable to stay afloat with just one hand. He let go of his boat and screamed out for Lance, bro, help me! Heaten shouted as a second slimy hand grabbed his other ankle and pulled him under. Lance just watched in horror as his friend disappeared in the dark river. He held his flashlight on the area, trying to look for any sign of Heaten. Then a surge of bubbles exploded from the surface, followed by Heaten splashing out of the water. He screamed again. Help!

10:18Heaten then swam with every ounce of strength he had. Once he was in a shallow enough spot, he stood up and Lance stepped in to help him out the rest of the way. What happened? Lance panicked. What was that? Heaten collapsed on the rocky bank and tried to catch his breath, but the terror wasn't over yet. Allowed splash in the river drew both of the boys' attention. Lance aimed his flashlight to together. They watched the local, loveling legend emerge from the river. It stood upright, just as tall as the boys were, and awkwardly marched toward them slightly hunched forward. It was dark green with black spots scattered about its body. Its fingers and toes were webbed. Its head and face resembled to that of a mutated frog. The flashlight reflected off its eyes, giving them an eerie, yellow glow. The frogman continued to encroach on them with unknown intent, emitting a haunting, croaking sound. Heaten and Lance were shaking and fear. Never had they seen anything like this in their lives.

11:19This is what nightmares were made of. Then the frogman reached behind its back and pulled out a small black stick or wand. The boys, thinking it was a weapon, scrambled to their feet. That's when a fiery display of sparks began to shoot out the top of the object. Heaten pulled his flashlight from his pocket and pelted it at the creature. Stay back! Heaten shouted. But the frogman continued to methodically encroach on the boys, unfazed by the shouting and pelting. Suddenly, something else moved in the bushes at their backs. The boys spun around, expecting to see another frogman popping out to attack them from behind. But instead of a second amphibious monster, it was a grown man in a tactical police uniform holding on a flashlight in one hand and his service weapon in another. The bright beam of the flashlight startled the frogman. The police officer fired two shots from this weapon, but the frogman quickly dodged the shots, turned around and scurried back into the water, disappearing within seconds.

12:20It's haunting croak, fading away. The police officer helped Keaton and Lance through the brush and to the top of the embankment to where his police cruiser sat, its blue lights spinning on top. Are you boys okay? He asked. Keaton and Lance only nodded, still stunned by what they had just witnessed down by the river. What was that thing? Keaton managed to ask. The officer just sighed, ah, something that's been around, loveling for decades. He said, something my grandfather saw once, and now I have to. The officer looked down at the boys, and I'm sure it won't be the last time someone sees it. Or then. The officer's final words of them stuck with Keaton and Lance the rest of the night. It heavily implied that there might have been even more of those frogman lurking around the little Miami River in Loveland, Ohio.

13:27Coming up next week on Microtarrer's Scary Stories for Kids, we celebrate St. Patrick's Day with a brand new story from Fiona Cosgrove called The Hunter's Almanac. Have you ever wondered what a Microtarrer's movie might look like? Well guess what? Microtarrer's Films has officially been unleashed. That's right. A short, independently made Microtarrer's film is now in the works for the Microtarrer's Fan Club. Head on over to Microtarrer's.com and click the Microtarrer's Films tab at the top to follow the production. We're so excited to expand to Microtarrer's this year and try something new, and if it goes well, maybe we can do more down the road. While you're at Microtarrer's.com, be sure to check out our merch store and become one of the terrified by joining the Fan Club and unlocking tons of cool perks, including free access to the monthly newsletter, getting your very own copy of the Fan Club-exclusive book Swarm of Corn. Participate in the upcoming live Q&A with Microtarrer's Writer and Creators, God Donnelly, and so much more.

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