We have breaking news of the haunted rock variety! The Sessho-Seki or “The Killing Stone” of Nasu, Japan has been split in half! This mythical rock contained the spirit of Tamamo No Mae, one of Japan’s top 3 ranked Yokai demons, or at least it did until March of 2022. Now after 1000 years, the beautiful nine-tailed fox demon girl is free to terrorize your local emperors.
Read MoreShe’s The Pig Lady! Whoa whoa woah she’s Pig Lady. Talking about the Pig Lady cryptid of Cecil County, Maryland. Best not drive down Pig Lady Bridge on US Route 1 late at night or you might get axed, hoofed, or go wee wee wee all the way home.
Read MoreGirls! Girls! Watch out! Watch out! There’s a Blue-bearded animal roaming about! Happy spooky season listeners! Today’s scary fairy tale takes us to once upon a time in the land of France and the tale of Bluebeard, or Barbe Bleue. Beware the stupidly wealthy man with a stupidly blue beard. He’s rich, his beard is blue, he’s got a locked closet room that you are never to go into. Red flags everywhere 🚩🚩🚩.
Read MoreBonjour cher! Today we going down the bayou and we gonna find ourselves a Rougarou. This Cajun werewolf is known to haunt Catholic kids and Lent breakers in Louisiana. Go grab your colanders and 13 of anything cause the Rougarou is coming to you.
Warning: Really bad cajun accents and baby shark beats coming your way.
Read MoreHeads up! This week we have a ghost story from Japan featuring the nosiest Yokai on this side of the Pacific - the Rokurokubi. Prepare to learn about what really happens to people who crane their necks to listen on the hot goss. But don’t worry about those long necks, it’s the Nukekubi you really gotta watch out for. It’s samurai monk up to bat against bouncing head ghosts.
Read MoreSome places are better left at rest. Some stories are better left untold. Someday maybe we’ll learn that lesson, but not this day. This day we’re talking about another urban legend local to Maryland… the legend of Hell House. Buckle up for some rumor milling and ghostly gossip-mongering as we have fun mixing myths and facts in the history and “history” of St. Mary’s College in Ilchester, Maryland.
Read MoreToday-O, we got a Dwayyo. It’s a tall, black dog that wants to eat you. Hey-O, it’s in Maryland-O. Could be another case of small-town fake news. Wait-O, maybe real-O. A little boy says he sees them everywhere too.
Read More(To the tune of SNL’s Stefon) This episode has everything: Samurai demon crabs, historic battles, floating demon fires, a poor young blind bard, party monks, ghost emperor children, spell tattoos, and did we mention those Samurai demon crabs have human faces on their backs? It’s a Japanese ghost story sure to make you laugh!
Read MoreCountry roads, take us to Point Pleasant to go see the Mothman. To wrap up our 2019 American Cryptids tour, we head one state over to West Virginia seeking out the biggest name in cryptids on this side of the Mississippi. Better buckle up for this one listeners, we got cryptids, UFOs and even some Men in Black shenanigans.
Read MoreAmateur podcasters and even more amateur cryptozoologists Krista and Christian attempt to enter the world of their friendly neighborhood Goatman of Prince Georges County, Maryland and answer the question — does he have hoof hands for holding axes or ax hands for doing baaaad deeeds?
Also heads up, there is some mention of animal cruelty in the form of four-legged victims of the Goatman so if that’s not your bag you may want to skip some parts, but we’ll let you know when those pop up.
Read MoreIt’s Spooktember as we delve into an Irish ghost story! Meet one ambitious big stick energy woman and the world’s most annoying ghost as they commit murderous hijinks and walk there and back again. Ain’t no man can keep a good Kate down, dead or alive.
Read MoreHide yo kids and stay away from waterways and woods and roads because La Llorona is out catching kids. She’s hunting for hijos today to get into those pearly gates. We drink Pisco, trash on the name Martin, and admit we’re too scared to see the Curse of La Llorona, but we gonna tell you folks about the weeping boogie-woman.
Read MoreIt’s the last of our Vampires around the Worldfest 2018 for you fine folks! We got a spooky assortment of mythological bloodsuckers from West Africa and we think you’re Ghana love it! From the Togo to Cote d’Ivoire and all that Ghana in between, we’ve got legends from the Ashanti and Ewe peoples. First up is the bloodsucking shape-shifting firefly better known as an Adze. Watch out for the insects, they’ll suck the life right out of you. But beware up in the trees for the even more deadly iron teeth and iron hooked-feet of the Asanbosam and the Sasabonsam! And scariest of all some say, beware the Obayifo and it’s glowing armpits and anuses. Wait, what.
Read MoreThe third installment of Drunk Mythology’s Vampires Around the World is taking you all to China, where the Jiangshi is hopping your way. The hungry ghost is coming for your chi thanks to the help of your local corpse-driver. Gee, thanks. 5 stars for that driver. If you’ve got a mirror, you might be able to stop this undead Qin dynasty bureaucrat from sucking your life-force. Don’t worry, we’ve got the down-low on this high hopper.
Read MoreMind your head, we’ve got a floating fanged Nosferatu coming at ya from Malaysia on this week’s Vampires Around the World! She’s a Penanggalan and you better have a pineapple or a sharp wit to fight this Southeast Asian bloodsucker.
Read MoreA tale of two monsters: one cuddly seal sea spouse, the other a deadly danger horse. Don't go back into the water. It may be a wife or death situation. We’re talking about selkie smooth and kelpie killers.
Read MoreSaddle up for a spooky special starring the Tex Mex Food! It's El Chalupa, El Chimichanga, El Chupacabra! The goat blood drinking beast that Christian does not believe in. Hear him rant to debunk it as Krista tries to host a podcast.
Read MoreWe put the CAN in CANNIBAL in this feast of frights featuring fantastically ferocious feral flesh-eating foodies.
Read MoreIt's a wolf, it's a man- it's a WOLFMAN! Werewolves? Therewolves, here in the second part of our four-part Monster Mashup! Coming in from the first annals of nightmares and storytelling, get ready to learn something, fool.
Read MoreKarma, karma, karma, chimerachameleon!
It's a monster mashin' conspiracy this October, folks. We got episodes coming out every week this month full of the monsters that have been inhabiting our myths and nightmares for millennia, starting with that dang ol' nightmare-fueling chimera!
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