Return to Skull Island back in 1933 with Eddie Guimont to see whether there's more to the overlooked SON OF KONG than you've heard. Topics include:-UPDATE ON PERCY FAWCETT’s LOST CITY!-Occult beliefs in Bolsonaro’s government-Was Kong inten

The Lost White Tribe (with Michael Robinson)

30 days ago 55m 22s

Cian chats with Michael Robinson, author of The Lost White Tribe. Topics include:-the story of Henry Morton Stanley and his 'white' Ruwenzori tribe, a story that was famous at the time but is almost never mentioned today even in biographies of

Through the Crater's Rim by A. Hyatt Verrill

Mar 17th, 2024 38m 21s

A lost race in Panama and some man-eating trees show up in this Amazing Stories tale from 1926, written by traveller and finder of Lost Worlds in fact and fiction, A. Hyatt Verrill!Buy Me A CoffeeRead the story here

Frank Frazetta's Thun'da

Mar 5th, 2024 36m 40s

A lost world comic book from the 50s drawn by the great Frank Frazetta!

Lost Valley Podcast - Episode Zero

Feb 23rd, 2024 27m 31s

Cian explains changes coming, a new show, a slight change of theme, and some behind-the-scenes info!

The Limits of Flesh-And-Blood Cryptozoology (with Cameron McCormick

Feb 16th, 2024 1h 10m

Cameron McCormick returns to discuss cryptozoological bestiaries that stretch the boundaries of belief with huge numbers of undiscovered critters running around.*NOTE: I made an error in referring to The Bigfoot Filmography. The book I actuall

When The Stars Are Right: Lovecraft & Astronomy (with Dr Edward Guimont

Jan 19th, 2024 1h 14m

In celebration of the book 'When The Stars Are Right, HP Lovecraft and Astronomy' by Edward Guimont and Horace A. Smith, Eddie returns to the cabin. We tackle the Old Gent Of Providence and his fascination with turn-of-the-century astronomy, as

Fragments of Gods: Pagan Survival Theory (with Dr Francis Young)

Oct 1st, 2023 1h 20m

We chat with Dr Francis Young about that favourite WAW topic, the theory of 'Pagan survivals!' Subtopics include:-what we do know about pre-Christian European socities-how did the Pagan survival theory come about in Victorian times-the sign

The Nearest Thing To A Prehistoric Animal: The Loch Ness Road Trip

Aug 25th, 2023 46m 53s

Hit the road with WAW on tour through the highlands of Scotland! We visit the home of Nessie, meet Felicity the Inverness Mystery Big Cat, hear what Lovecraft had to say about the monster of the Loch, go ghost-hunting at Glamis Castle, and have

Cryptofiction - Mystery Animals in Fiction (with Justin Mullis)

Jul 28th, 2023 1h 49m

From the gilllman of Robert W Chambers' 'The Harbour Master' to the monstrous apes and aquatic dinosaurs of 'King Kong,' fiction has informed the cryptozoologists who went out into the dark corners of the earth seeking 'real' mystery creatures.

The Cryptids of Nigel Kneale: The Abominable Snowman (1957) with Blake Smith & Dr Karen Stollznow

May 26th, 2023 1h 3m

We're chuffed to welcome the esteemed hosts of MONSTER TALK, Dr Karen Stollznow and Blake Smith, to the cabin to talk about the 1957 movie THE ABOMINABLE SNOWMAN. Written by the tremendous, influential British writer Nigel Kneale, this has got

Take That, Bembridge Scholars: Orientalism, Pulp Cinema, and The Mummy (with Lauren the Gothic Bookworm)

Apr 24th, 2023 1h 7m

Lauren the Gothic Bookworm opens the tomb of maybe-classic The Mummy from 1999 as we discuss action movie tropes, Orientalism in Hollywood, the golden age of Egyptology in the popular imagination, and Arnold Vosloo. Digressions include:-The ho

The Mists Clear Away: Arthur Conan Doyle, Professor Challenger and The Land Of Mist (with Professor Christine Ferguson)

Mar 15th, 2023 56m 7s

Professor Christine Ferguson visits the cabin to discuss the later adventures of Professor Challenger! In 1925, Arthur Conan Doyle's serialisation of 'The Land Of Mist' began in the Strand magazine. This novel was the author's great attempt to

Hesketh Hesketh Pritchard Hunts the Mylodon (with Dr Edward Guimont)

Jan 20th, 2023 1h 7m

How many Lost World connections can we make in this episode about turn-of-the-century ghost writers searching for extinct animals in South America? Dr Edward Guimont is at hand to tell the tale, bringing essential palaeontological and colonial

For Fear Of Little Men: Euhemerism and Secret Fairy Peoples (with Justin Mullis)

Dec 2nd, 2022 1h 49m

What if 'fairies' are a memory of a squat race of mysterious pre-humans who lived in Europe before modern humans arrived?Justin Mullis brings a LOT to the cabin in this episode. We cover: the origins of euhemerism and 'explanations' for Norse

Abduction Recall: A Visit To The Betty & Barney Hill Archives (with Dr Edward Guimont)

Nov 11th, 2022 1h 17m

The 1961 Hill abduction is usually considered the 'ground zero' of the entire 'genre' of UFO abductions. It's been pored over by UFO believers and skeptics for decades; been the stuff of TV movies and comic strips. In short, it's been done to d

The Automatic Writer: The Ghost Of 'Patience Worth' (with Lisa Grimm)

Oct 27th, 2022 1h 14m

Lisa drops into the cabin with a Halloween tale ... the story of Pearl Curran, a woman who channelled a spirit calling herself 'Patience Worth.' As Patience, Pearl wrote books that gave her a new life among the literati, and eventually adopted

Haunted Generation: Lost Memories of the Uncanny 70s (with Bob Fischer)

Oct 8th, 2022 1h 2m

Bob Fischer, creator of 'Haunted Generation,' joins us for a wide-ranging chat about Hauntology, and how ‘Haunted Generation’ feelings of an uncanny childhood differ around the world. We cover Arthur C Clarke’s Mysterious World and the how the

Obsolete Spells: The Life and Work of Victor Neuburg (with Justin Hopper)

Aug 15th, 2022 1h 15m

For a ramble through the life of a person who made old, wyrd England the focus of his occult writings and poetry, Cian invites Justin Hopper to the cabin. We cover the life and times of Victor Neuburg, the now-obscure creator behind the Vine Pr

The Lower Quinton 'Witchcraft' Murder (with Dr Jeb Card)

Aug 6th, 2022 1h 41m

Jeb Card joins us to discuss the supposed witchcraft connections to the murder of Charles Walton on Valentines Day, 1945. Important players include (returning podcast fave) Margaret Murray, Egyptologist and writer of 'The Witch Cult In Western

Cryptid Chat (with Truth Is Scarier Than Fiction)

Jul 20th, 2022 52m 32s

Cian is joined by YouTuber 'Truth Is Scarier Than Fiction' to discuss the making of the Cryptid Iceberg videos and more!NOTESBuy Me A Coffee, or I'll wood knock-you out!https://www.buymeacoffee.com/wideatlanticTruth Is Scarier Than Fiction

The Many Faces Of Fawcett 4: Never Say Fawcett Again

Jul 15th, 2022 1h 9m

Could this be ... the Final Fantasy of Fawcett? In this last episode of Fawcettmania, Cian sits by a stream and flicks the pages of 'Brazil That Never Was' by A.J. Lees, as well as articles by arch Fawcett-dismisser John Hemming. In an episode

The Many Faces of Fawcett 3: Veil Of The Primeval

Jun 22nd, 2022 1h 2m

So there's a lot of Lost World in our Fawcett this episode, but it's not my fault that the two won't stay a Stegosaurus length apart! In this episode, our boy Percy gets down on the British Empire following the First World War, is quite polite

H. R. Haggard and Egypt (with Lauren the Gothic Bookworm)

Jun 9th, 2022 1h 18m

Lauren returns to the cabin to discuss all things H.R. Haggard, especially his deep obsession with ancient Egypt.We cover:-Haggard in 'Who's Who in Egyptology'-his own visits to Egypt-his writing of 'Cleopatra'-his mania for collecting Egy

The Many Faces of Fawcett 2: Not Your Father's Fawcett

May 24th, 2022 1h 12m

It's 'Not Your Father's Fawcett!' The journey continues with our dive into the first part of EXPLORATION FAWCETT, the 1953 book of Colonel Percy Fawcett's own notes and journals, as tidied up, illustrated and edited by his son Brian Fawcett. Fe