#086 – SLENDERMAN & TULPAS

SLENDERMAN IS AN INTERNET CREATION made for a contest on the Something Awful website. Its creator was Victor Surge (whose real name is Eric Knudsen). The character is tall, thin, faceless, wears a suit and is often shown in the background of otherwise innocent photos — sometimes with tentacles creeping shadowy from behind his back. His fictional story is that […]

#085 – ALIENABLE RITES

WHAT CAUSES A PERSON TO BE POSSESSED? Are there demons? Is it mental illness? Is it abnormal neurology? Does exorcism work? in this episode of MonsterTalk, paranormal researcher psychologist Dr. Chris French joins us to discuss the psychology of demonic possession and exorcisms. More about Chris French Read Dr. French’s column at The Guardian Browse Goldsmiths Faculty Page Further Reading http://whatstheharm.net/exorcisms.html http://www.theguardian.com/society/2005/jun/04/childrensservices.childprotection […]

#084 – NEW MT ON THE BOUNTY

THE 10 MILLION DOLLAR BIGFOOT BOUNTY television contest is over and we’re going to talk to the science advisers for the show to see how they felt about the outcome. Did science win the day? Did editing take away the good take-aways? Will Justin Smeja be getting in trouble for hunting feral humans? Check it out in this episode of MonsterTalk! […]