Christmas Special #006: THE MONKEY’S PAW
For the Annual MonsterTalk Christmas Special, Blake Smith reads The Monkey’s Paw by W.W. Jacobs. Music
#181 – LA CORRIVEAU
In this episode of MonsterTalk, we’re joined by historian Joseph Gagne to discuss the many legends and interesting facts about one of Quebec’s most legendary historical figures. Witch? Murderer? Whatever she was in life, her story has seeded hundreds of legends and fictions. The Plains of Abraham where La Corriveau was gibbeted. Photo by Joseph Gagne, used with permission. Related Material The segment of […]
#180 – GHOSTS, GEARS, GADGETS AND GOLEMS
Peter Bebergal studied religion and culture at Harvard Divinity School, and is the author of the new book Strange Frequencies, which chronicles many of the ways people have sought to use technology to transcend the mundane to reach the numinous. We talk about the ways people have used (and continue to use) technology in fringe research, art, entertainment, and in pursuit […]
#179 – MONSTERS AND FOLKLORE OF THE BALKANS
In this episode of MonsterTalk, we are joined by Christopher Klimovitz in a wide-ranging discussion of the history and monstrous folklore of the Balkans. From ghosts and vampires to fairies and Baba Yaga, this region has been fractured by war but bound together with stories. Christopher’s Suggested Reading List The Highland Lute — The Albanian National Epic (This book appears to be […]