A bite sized look into the monsters of global folklore, cryptozoology and mythology with your host, Erin. Jump in and learn about your favourite monsters from Gorgons to Kelpies, to Wendigos to Bigfoot. Stay spooky every Thursday with a new episode with a new monster from another culture. Get in touch on Twitter at @mythmonsterspod
For this week's episode, we're back out to sea for the legendary monster no one knows the name of, the Ziphius! How does this monster destroy ships it passes? Why does no one know about this beast? Find out this week! Send us a text Support the show You can find us on: Myth Monsters Website Spotify Apple Podcasts GoodPods Amazon Music Social media: Twitter BlueSky Instagram Facebook TikTok...
For this week's episode, we're heading over to England again and looking at a medieval folklore figure which has been forgotten to time, the Cockatrice! How do these monsters relate to Basilisks? Where would you find this is modern day architecture? Find out this week! Send us a text Support the show You can find us on: Myth Monsters Website Spotify Apple Podcasts GoodPods Amazon Music Social media: Twitter BlueSky Instagram Facebook TikTok...
In this week's episode, we're heading over to Buddhist and Hindu folklore for something a little musical, the Kinnara! Why do these monsters hang around in pairs? And how are they so ancient? Find out this week! Send us a text Support the show You can find us on: Myth Monsters Website Spotify Apple Podcasts GoodPods Amazon Music Social media: Twitter BlueSky Instagram Facebook TikTok...
In this week's episode, we're squirrelling over to Norse mythology for the gossip-loving Ratatoskr! Why does this monster love causing havoc on his home world tree? How does he relate to a legendary drill wielded by Odin? Find out this week! Send us a text Support the show You can find us on: Myth Monsters Website Spotify Apple Podcasts GoodPods Amazon Music Social media: Twitter BlueSky Instagram Facebook TikTok...
In this week's episode, we're heading out to the seven seas for the nautical legend of Davy Jones! How does this monster relate to a pub owner in England back in the 1700's? What really is Davy Jones' Locker? Find out this week! Send us a text Support the show You can find us on: Myth Monsters Website Spotify Apple Podcasts GoodPods Amazon Music Social media: Twitter BlueSky Instagram Facebook TikTok...
For this week's episode, we're heading back over to the US for a local legend in Wisconsin, the Hodag! Why do lemons scare this monster off? How did lumberjacks and hoaxes bring this monster into being? Find out this week!! Send us a text Support the show You can find us on: Myth Monsters Website Spotify Apple Podcasts GoodPods Amazon Music Social media: Twitter BlueSky Instagram Facebook TikTok...
And we're back! This week we're looking at an English monster that most people know, but not really - what is the Boggart really within folklore? How can you make sure to get rid of it from your house? Find out this week! Send us a text Support the show You can find us on: Myth Monsters Website Spotify Apple Podcasts GoodPods Amazon Music Social media: Twitter BlueSky Instagram Facebook TikTok...
For this week, we're heading over to Italy for the unfortunate Monster of Ravenna! How does this monster link to Mermaid syndrome? How did it affect a territory battle in the Middle Ages? Find out this week! Send us a text Support the show You can find us on: Myth Monsters Website Spotify Apple Podcasts GoodPods Amazon Music Social media: Twitter BlueSky Instagram Facebook TikTok...
For this week's episode, we're heading to a new mythos and location - the lovely New Zealand for a pretty territorial sea monster, the Taniwha! How can you differentiate these from sharks, whales and crocodiles? Why are they still feared to this day? Find out this week! Send us a text Support the show You can find us on: Myth Monsters Website Spotify Apple Podcasts GoodPods Amazon Music Social media: Twitter BlueSky Instagram Facebook TikTok...
For this week's monster, we're heading over to Japan for the terrifying urban legend, the Kuchisake-Onna! How does this monster link to beauty standards in East Asia? What can you do to stop her giving you a Glasgow smile? Find out this week! Send us a text Support the show You can find us on: Myth Monsters Website Spotify Apple Podcasts GoodPods Amazon Music Social media: Twitter BlueSky Instagram Facebook TikTok...
In this week's episode, we're heading over to Ancient Egypt to look at a weird hybrid monster, the Serpopard! How does this monster represent Pharaohs and royalty? How can you tell one has found it's mate? Find out this week! Send us a text Support the show You can find us on: Myth Monsters Website Spotify Apple Podcasts GoodPods Amazon Music Social media: Twitter BlueSky Instagram Facebook TikTok...
For this week's episode, we're looking at a monster, not from a place, but from a religion - the Shayatin from Islamic folklore! Just in time for Eid, how do these monsters try to tempt Muslims from the right path? How can you catch one if you find one stalking you? Find out this week! Send us a text Support the show You can find us on: Myth Monsters Website Spotify Apple Podcasts GoodPods Amazon Music Social media: Twitter BlueSky Instagram Facebook TikTok...
For this week's episode, we're heading over to the Andes in South America to look at a horrifying fat-eating monster, the Pishtaco! How does this monster relate to Spanish conquistadors? What are the uses of human fat? Find out this week! Send us a text Support the show You can find us on: Myth Monsters Website Spotify Apple Podcasts GoodPods Amazon Music Social media: Twitter BlueSky Instagram Facebook TikTok...
For this week, we're looking at one of the most legendary beasts from Norse myth, Jörmungandr! How does this massive snake bring on Ragnarok? Why does Thor end up holding him as a cat? Find out this week! Send us a text Support the show You can find us on: Myth Monsters Website Spotify Apple Podcasts GoodPods Amazon Music Social media: Twitter BlueSky Instagram Facebook TikTok...
For this week's episode, we're heading over to the paradise that is the Caribbean to look at the spooky Soucouyant? How do these monsters relate to little old ladies and inheritance? What can you do to stop one? Find out this week! Send us a text Support the show You can find us on: Myth Monsters Website Spotify Apple Podcasts GoodPods Amazon Music Social media: Twitter BlueSky Instagram Facebook TikTok...
In this week's episode, we're heading over to Ancient Mesopotamia for the Bull of Heaven! How does this monster get associated with the star sign Taurus? Why was the fertility goddess Ishtar so obsessed with releasing it? Find out this week! Send us a text Support the show You can find us on: Myth Monsters Website Spotify Apple Podcasts GoodPods Amazon Music Social media: Twitter BlueSky Instagram Facebook TikTok...
In this week's episode, we're heading over to Brazil and the Amazon to look at a creature well known throughout the region - the Encantado. How can you find one amongst normal humans? How has it become a scapegoat for illegitimate babies? Find out this week! Send us a text Support the show You can find us on: Myth Monsters Website Spotify Apple Podcasts GoodPods Amazon Music Social media: Twitter BlueSky Instagram Facebook TikTok...
For this week's episode, we're heading over to three countries in Europe - join us in Belgium, Germany and The Netherlands for the ghostly Bokkenrijders! How can you become one if you wanted to? How do these monsters compare to the real pillaging crews around this area at the same time? Find out this week! Send us a text Support the show You can find us on: Myth Monsters Website Spotify Apple Podcasts GoodPods Amazon Music Social media: Twitter BlueSky Instagram Facebook TikTok...
In this week's episode, we're looking at the legendary water horse, the Hippocampus! How does Achilles' mum get her hands on one of these? Why would one save you from drowning? Find out this week! Send us a text Support the show You can find us on: Myth Monsters Website Spotify Apple Podcasts GoodPods Amazon Music Social media: Twitter BlueSky Instagram Facebook TikTok...
For this week's episode, we're heading over to Canada for the first time to look at the wonderful and pretty ugly cryptid - the Mugwump! How does this monster get mixed up with big sturgeon? How does it link to politics? Find out this week! Send us a text Support the show You can find us on: Myth Monsters Website Spotify Apple Podcasts GoodPods Amazon Music Social media: Twitter BlueSky Instagram Facebook TikTok...
Welcome to our 100th Episode! For this momentous occasion, join me in exploring the monsters involved in Heracles' labours - how were the Mares of Diomedes tamed? How can you make sure you kill a Hydra? Find out this week in a fun, different special! Send us a text Support the show You can find us on: Myth Monsters Website Spotify Apple Podcasts GoodPods Amazon Music Social media: Twitter BlueSky Instagram Facebook TikTok...
In this week's episode, we're looking at the wonderful Peri from Islamic and Persian folklore! Why do these fairies get excluded from paradise? How can you convince one to marry you? Find out this week! Send us a text Support the show You can find us on: Myth Monsters Website Spotify Apple Podcasts GoodPods Amazon Music Social media: Twitter BlueSky Instagram Facebook TikTok...
For this week's episode, we're heading back to Scandinavia to look at the wonderfully musical Fossegrimen! How does this monster teach you how to play the fiddle like a god? How are these linked to numerous other water spirits? Find out this week! Send us a text Support the show You can find us on: Myth Monsters Website Spotify Apple Podcasts GoodPods Amazon Music Social media: Twitter BlueSky Instagram Facebook TikTok...
For this week's monster, we're heading over to Sri Lanka for the first time and looking at the godly demon, the Maha Sona! How does this monster kill it's victims? Why does it have a dog's head? Find out this week! Send us a text Support the show You can find us on: Myth Monsters Website Spotify Apple Podcasts GoodPods Amazon Music Social media: Twitter BlueSky Instagram Facebook TikTok...
Welcome back! This week we're heading over to Romanian for a vampire-like demon, the Strigoi! How does a Romanian village still deal with this monster in the current day? How can you confirm a bald spot is caused by a Strigoi rather than normal baldness? Find out this week! Send us a text Support the show You can find us on: Myth Monsters Website Spotify Apple Podcasts GoodPods Amazon Music Social media: Twitter BlueSky Instagram Facebook TikTok...
Top o' the mornin' to ya and happy St Patrick's Day! We're looking at the Irish legend of the Leprechaun this week to celebrate all things Irish! How does this monster relate to Celtic goddesses and kings? Why can't you keep their pot o' gold? Find out this week! Send us a text Support the show You can find us on: Myth Monsters Website Spotify Apple Podcasts GoodPods Amazon Music Social media: Twitter BlueSky Instagram Facebook TikTok...
In this week’s episode, we’re looking at the wonderful Naga from Hindu and Buddhist folklore! How do these half-serpents hold up the world? Where can you find one in the great deep? Find out this week! Send us a text Support the show You can find us on: Myth Monsters Website Spotify Apple Podcasts GoodPods Amazon Music Social media: Twitter BlueSky Instagram Facebook TikTok...
For this week's episode, we're heading back over to Japan and looking at the terrible tale of the Inugami! How do these ghostly dogs link to Kitsune and the class system? How can you get one in the most horrendous way? Find out this week! Send us a text Support the show You can find us on: Myth Monsters Website Spotify Apple Podcasts GoodPods Amazon Music Social media: Twitter BlueSky Instagram Facebook TikTok...
Happy late Valentine's Day! This week we're heading over to Tanzania for the horrible sexual demon, the Popobawa! How does this monster relate to political discourse and mass hysteria? Could this be a mass seen sleep paralysis? Find out this week! Send us a text Support the show You can find us on: Myth Monsters Website Spotify Apple Podcasts GoodPods Amazon Music Social media: Twitter BlueSky Instagram Facebook TikTok...
For this week, we're looking at a true legendary Greek monster, the Minotaur! How did this monster come to be? Why are we still so in love with this monster from one myth? Find out this week! Send us a text Support the show You can find us on: Myth Monsters Website Spotify Apple Podcasts GoodPods Amazon Music Social media: Twitter BlueSky Instagram Facebook TikTok...
