Article by Lilly Lutz The Banshee, known as the Bean Si (Irish- ” woman of the otherworld”), the Bean-Nighe (Scottish- “Little Washer by the Ford”) is a spirit that is prevalent in both Irish and Scottish folklore. Their appearance and behavior vary slightly between these two regions; both retain the Read more
In Japanese folklore, there’s an interesting kind of river monster known as a kappa. Kappa literally means “river child” in Japanese. They do resemble kids, but their skin is green. What further distinguishes them from a normal child is their unnerving round eyes, a nose that’s way longer than normal, webbed fingers and Read more
From the Caribbean island folklore come the Jumbies. Though to Caribbean lore, the word Jumbies refers to a whole group of vampiric entities who hunt in the night. Though, the Jumbies I’m talking about are described in the old-timey saying “it looks like a corpse candle”. Which sounds strange, but is Read more
The skinwalker is a notorious supernatural monster from Native American legends. They’re shape-shifters who were at one point normal human beings. They can transform into any animal they want, though sometimes the animal is twisted and demonically grotesque. The Navajo Tribe, in particular, have an immense amount of lore surrounding skinwalkers. Read more
In Arabic mythology as well as European folklore there’s an evil creature that lurks in graveyards and uninhabited places where there’s plenty of corpses around; the ghoul. In Arabian folklore, a ghoul is a shapeshifting demon that roams the desert and likes to take on the form of a hyena. Read more
Some people are born Strigoi, and some people become Strigoi after death. In Romania, people are still commonly knowledgeable about this ancient depiction of the vampire. In fact, Bram Stoker, the author of the famous ‘Dracula’ was originally going to have his vampire be from Austria until he discovered the Read more
From the country of Chile in South America comes the Invunche. While most monsters inspire revulsion, this one is actually pretty sympathetic and depressing. The creation of these monsters begins with a witch, who steals an infant male baby. The witch then takes this baby to her cave (In Chilean Read more
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The Beast of Gevaudan (pronounced je-vu-dawn) is one of the most legendary cryptids of Europe. The creature stalked the mountainous south-central French region of Le Gevaudan in the mid-1760s and left a kill count of over half a hundred people in its wake. Many of the peasants in the area Read more
Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 48:52 — 45.1MB) | EmbedSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Amazon Music | Android | Pandora | iHeartRadio | JioSaavn | Podchaser | Gaana | Podcast Index | Email | TuneIn | Deezer | Anghami | RSS | MoreIn this ep, Tim Read more