A continuation of our look at Georgia Cryptids, excerpted from a DragonCon 2023 presentation. In this episode we take a deeper look at Altie, plus discuss Bigfoot, Aliens, and Hogzilla. 2011 Creative Loafing story featuring Blake Smith & Rick Spears Hogzilla and other giant pigs Georgia Martian Moon Monkey
Did a European-trained Werewolf haunt late 1800’s Georgia? Blake and Karen discuss the case of the Georgia Werewolf. Sheep Ranching in Georgia Red Wolf range today (and historically) Grave of the GA Werewolf (Don’t legend trip here – it’s private land) Ghostly re-telling of the Emily Burt story Same story – from Week in Weird Georgia Ghosts by Nancy Roberts(affiliate […]
Episode 308 – S2E47 Blake and Karen interview Georgia paleo-artist Rick Spears and discuss his iconic sculpture depicting the local “estuary monster” that inspired the piece. Currently located in the Darien, GA Welcome Center, the statue is a beautiful reminder of the colorful local folklore that we will be discussing in our interview. Rick Spears’ website Darien Welcome Center (home […]
Catching up on what we’ve been working on, what’s up next, where you can see Blake talk at DragonCon this next weekend, and other big news relative to Monster House, LLC.October Forsyth County Library – 10/15/2023 DragonCon 2023
This week we’re seeking the truth about the strange but pervasive idea that people can use sticks or rods to mysteriously locate things. Water is often the target, but certainly isn’t the only one. It might be considered aqueous yet innocuous when the quest is just for a new well, but what if the seeker is being paid to find […]
Chris Woodyard returns to tell us all about the strange and mysterious phenomenon of The Women in Black that erupted in the United States at the end of the 1800s. Patrons can read a selection of contemporary news stories about this outbreak, which I’ve attached below. LINKS FOR THIS EPISODE: Ghost & Witch Panics Victorian Mourning Clothes Whitby Goth Weekend […]
For the next two episodes we’ll be in conversation with Chris Woodyard, an author and researcher whose work will likely be of interest to many of our listeners. This week we’re discussing omens and it turns omens can be almost anything we find symbolic or evocative – and they’re not all bad. Have a listen! Links for this episode (Omens): […]
We welcome back Dr. Brian Sharpless to discuss his exciting new book (due in October) called Monsters on the Couch. The book looks at some of our most common monster types and discusses the real psychological conditions that can appear quite similar to these creatures. In this episode we’ll be talking about the sensitive topic of necrophilia – and because […]
Part two of our look at time travel stories involving old computers covers the strange and twisted tale of John Titor – aka TimeTravel_0 – a self-described time warrior from the 2030s who has come back to the early 2000s to get an old computer and save the world. Hilarity ensues. Part 2 links:The Hoax Hunter reveals his candidate. Reddit […]
In 1984 a group of people living in Dodleston, England, began to receive strange messages on a BBC Micro personal computer. Then things got weird… Part 1 of our 2-part coverage of time-travel and vintage computers! Links: Pathological Punning – Witzelsucht A detailed review of The Vertical Plane Where is Dodleston? The book (reprinted recently)The Vertical Plane by Ken […]