In 1997, radio presenter Art Bell had a phone conversation with a man named Mel. He had discovered something strange on his land, a seemingly bottomless hole. Over the course of 5 years, Mel and Art would have a number of conversations live on Coast to Coast AM, discussing the increasingly strange experiences Mel had with the hole. Join me as we delve into all of those conversations and try to get to the bottom of Mel's Hole. Government cover up? Hoax? Or a mixture of the two. Let's find out on this entry into The Tape Library. Do you have a supernatural story to share? Drop me an email at [email protected] You can check out The Tape Library in video form at www.youtube.com/thetapelibrary   Tiktok - https://www.tiktok.com/@thetapelibrary Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/people/The-Tape-Library/100094332411836/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/thetapelibrary Archive of the Paranormal, the strange and the unexplained. The Tape Library brings you the creepiest stories, to keep you horror junkies up all night. True scary stories of ghosts, cryptids, UFOs and true crime. Music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio Additional footage and audio from Evanto, Singularity, Midjourney and Pexels. All other footage used under fair use.   CHAPTERS 00:00 Art Bell/Coast to Coast 02:14 Welcome to The Tape Library 04:15 The First Call - 1997 13:36 The 2nd Call 22:23 Mel Returns - 2000 33:03 Call 4 - 2002 41:55 Animal Cruelty Warning 43:45 The Autopsy 48:03 The Final Call 53:48 What Really Happened With Mel's Hole