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From Southeast Asia comes the legend of the Pontianak. Once an innocent victim, she’s now a vampiric monster who pursues men and pregnant women to avenge her unfair death…Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
First observed by Spanish colonizers in the 16th century, the Dark Watchers reside high up in California’s Santa Lucia Mountains. But these phantom figures do far more than just watch…Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/
It has a home covering nearly 200 square miles in Big Sky Country. This slithering, serpentine water-beast is Montana's Flathead Lake Monster and you better hope you see it before it sees you.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoi
Grendel is the fearsome villain from the classic “Beowulf,” but this beast started out as a protector of nature. He only went bad to fight a terrifying threat to nature: humankind.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adch
Part man, part monstrous amalgamation—his thighs are said to have been made of snakes, and his back covered in feathers and wings. A denizen of pure evil, Typhon was created for the sole purpose of sowing chaos, and has often been called the fa
The Titans have been torn apart, their limbs scattered across multiple realities. They’ll never be whole again. But in the Underworld, another kind of brokenness has taken root in the heart of young Zagreus, the brooding son of Hades and Persep
In this tale from Iceland, undying love is anything but romantic… Enjoy this episode from Tales! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
For skeptics and believers alike, the Mothman is a phenomenon that’s not going away. Today we explore the most compelling theories surrounding the famous cryptid. This episode originally aired on Unexplained Mysteries.Learn more about your ad
Angel of death? Harbinger of doom? In the late 1960s, countless people in Point Pleasant, West Virginia, saw a strange creature on the outskirts of town. Soon afterward, witnesses had prophetic dreams of a deadly disaster. This episode original
Stories of ghost ships are as old as mythology itself… Now we’re bringing life to one of the most famous of them all: the Flying Dutchman. It vanished sometime in the 1600s, only to reappear as a specter that foretells doom for anyone sailing a
He’s the swashbuckling fox of Southern California, a masked bandit who fights injustice with skill and swagger. In our Thanksgiving Special, meet the Curse of Capistrano, the lion-hearted legend himself, as he outwits his ruthless enemies and f
Even expert primatologists can’t agree on whether Bigfoot exists. Is it all a hoax, or is the creature more intelligent — or cosmic — than we give it credit for? This episode originally aired on Conspiracy Theories.Learn more about your ad cho
It’s the most-glimpsed creature that doesn’t exist. A mysterious ape-man whose legends date back centuries. But while the stories shift and morph, some elements remain the same: The giant footprints. The rancid smell. The hairy, humanoid shape.
On the Day of the Dead, a shrouded monster stalks Mexico City — hiding in plain sight, watching for disobedient children. And in the stillness of the night, as the darkness becomes boundless, El Coco appears to snatch its victims away.Learn mo
Baba Yaga lives in a hut mounted on chicken legs. If she finds you, she'll force you into doing endless chores… until she decides she's ready to eat you.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
As the king’s sword and brother, Set had a duty to protect the crown. He used his strength to ward off monstrous threats, and took pleasure in getting his hands bloody. But after learning of his brother’s affair with his wife, Set developed an
During the last five days of the rainy season, Sekhmet’s demons stalk the streets looking for non-believers. They’re said to shoot diseased arrows from their mouths, and the only way to fight them off is through prayer and ritual. But sometimes
A strange beast once stalked the desert between Egypt and the Hittite Empire. It could be mistaken for a leopard, if not for its serpentine neck. And while its true name has been lost to time, its viciousness is still legendary...Learn more ab
In ancient Egypt, the sun god Ra was worshiped as all-powerful. But he had a counterpart — an anti-god who dwelt in the Underworld. Apep is a primordial force, locked in eternal conflict with his life-giving rival. And he holds a secret too del
We have reached the end of our Icelandic journey with one of our most frightening monsters yet. The Skuggabaldur is small but deadly. It doesn’t even need to move a muscle. Just one look, and you fall.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit po
Icelandic Elves are everywhere you look, but not necessarily seen. Hidden, watching, waiting behind every rock and blade of grass. If you don’t disturb them you’ll be fine, but beware when they come to you.Learn more about your ad choices. Vis
Beneath the northern lights of Iceland lives an evil amphibious horse. Your fingers want to touch its glistening mane, but resist the urge! Once you do, you’re bound to its evil intent, and the only way to break free is by screaming its name. C
You cannot kill what is already dead. Thorgeirsboli is said to be both a monster and a ghost — brooding in the dark Icelandic fog. Created for vengeance, it does not need to touch you to make you bleed. It only needs to get close.Learn more ab
Long-necked and massive, the Mokele-mbembe is said to be a living dinosaur hiding out in the Congo Basin. With so much territory to inhabit, it’s no wonder the creature is elusive. If you happen to catch sight of it, best to turn heel — before
In the waters of the northwest Pacific, a tentacled sea creature explores the depths. And when it breaches the surface? Chaos and terror.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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