It's our Halloween special and our last episode of the year! How do European and Asian dragons compare? Studied up on your Dragon knowledge for our quiz? Find out this week! Send us a text Support the show You can find us on: Myth Monsters Website Spotify Apple Podcasts Social media: Twitter Instagram Facebook TikTok…

For this week's episode, we're going down the spooky October path of urban legends in the US and looking at the legendary Hook! How does this monster connect to teenage abstinence? Are him and the Candyman from movie fame related at all? Find out this week! Send us a text Support the show You can find us on: Myth Monsters Website Spotify Apple Podc…

For this week's episode, we're looking into Islamic folklore to the terrifying Ifrit! How do these monsters relate to the very similar Jinn? How can you make sure you don't become one? Find out this week! Send us a text Support the show You can find us on: Myth Monsters Website Spotify Apple Podcasts Social media: Twitter Instagram Facebook TikTok…

And we're back! In this week's episode, we're heading over to Iberia and Latin America for the mischievous Duende! How are these monsters similar to British Hobgoblins and Brownies? How many different types of them are there? Find out this week! Send us a text Support the show You can find us on: Myth Monsters Website Spotify Apple Podcasts Social …

We have a double feature release! The first one of this week is the terrifying one-legged bloodsucker, the Patasola! How can you guarantee you'd turn into this monster? How is it linked to the sanctity of the forest? Find out this week! Send us a text Support the show You can find us on: Myth Monsters Website Spotify Apple Podcasts Social media: Tw…

The second of our double feature this week - we're looking into the epic Golem from Jewish folklore for this one! How could you create one of these simple giants? How are they linked to pogroms and Poland during WW2? Find out this week! Send us a text Support the show You can find us on: Myth Monsters Website Spotify Apple Podcasts Social media: Tw…

In this week's episode, we're heading to Middle Earth to celebrate the release of The Rings of Power season 2 with the wonderful Hobbits! How do these leather-footed creatures relate to English folklore? Why are Tolkien's creations so impactful on folklore? Find out this week! Send us a text Support the show You can find us on: Myth Monsters Websit…

For this week's episode, we're heading to the coldest regions of Japan for the inspiration behind the Pokemon, Froslass - the Yuki-onna! Who would she target with her icy breath? How could you get her to marry you instead of murder you? Find out this week! Send us a text Support the show You can find us on: Myth Monsters Website Spotify Apple Podca…

In this week's episode, we're heading over to Poland to look at the terrifying Plague Maidens - or Morowa Dziewica! How do these monsters relate to Jewish pogroms? How much do I love talking about the Black Death? Find out this week! Send us a text Support the show You can find us on: Myth Monsters Website Spotify Apple Podcasts Social media: Twitt…

We're heading down to the Norse underworld this week for one of the fearsome guardians of Hel, Garmr! How does this hellhound compare to Cerberus from Greek myth? How does he contribute to Ragnarok? Find out this week! Send us a text Support the show You can find us on: Myth Monsters Website Spotify Apple Podcasts Social media: Twitter Instagram Fa…

For this week's episode, we're heading over the Alps for a terrifying dragon (kinda?), the Tatzelwurm! How can you get this little terror to move on from your livestock? Why is it even called a dragon? Find out this week! Send us a text Support the show You can find us on: Myth Monsters Website Spotify Apple Podcasts Social media: Twitter Instagram…

In this week's delayed (sorry!) episode, we're hopping over to China for the terrifying but also quite weird Jiangshi! How do these monsters link to Vampires and Zombies? How do they relate to the first Emperor of China? Find out this week! Send us a text Support the show You can find us on: Myth Monsters Website Spotify Apple Podcasts Social media…

In this week's episode, we're heading over to Ancient Egypt to look at a god! I know, shock and horror, BUT he is also a monster - yes, we're covering Apep this week! How does this monster contrast the Egyptian pantheon? Where's best to avoid his soul-sucking aura? Find out this week? Send us a text Support the show You can find us on: Myth Monster…

For this week's episode, we're heading over to Central America to look at the good and the evil dog spirits, the Cadejo! How does this monster link to the ancient Aztecs? How can you make sure to avoid the bad one? Find out this week! Send us a text Support the show You can find us on: Myth Monsters Website Spotify Apple Podcasts Social media: Twit…

In this week's episode, we're heading over to West Virginia in the US for an extra-terrestrial monster, The Flatwoods Monster! How many times has this been spotted in the wilds of Appalachia? Why do we even think it's extra-terrestrial? Find out this week! Send us a text Support the show You can find us on: Myth Monsters Website Spotify Apple Podca…

For this week's episode, we're going to Japan for a creepy and rare sea cryptid, the Ningen! How does this monster relate to the whaling restrictions? What happens if you find one? Find out this week! Send us a text Support the show You can find us on: Myth Monsters Website Spotify Apple Podcasts Social media: Twitter Instagram Facebook TikTok…

For this week's episode, we're heading up to the heavens for a world and religious mythology favourite, Angels! How many different types are there? And in how many religions? Find out this week! Send us a text Support the show You can find us on: Myth Monsters Website Spotify Apple Podcasts Social media: Twitter Instagram Facebook TikTok…

In this week's episode, we're heading to Thailand for a monster couple, the Krahang and Krasue! How do these two work as a perfect vampiric pair? Can you believe they were seen THIS year (2024)? Find out this week! Send us a text Support the show You can find us on: Myth Monsters Website Spotify Apple Podcasts Social media: Twitter Instagram Facebo…

In this week's episode, we're saying aloha to Hawaii for the first time for the lovely little craftsmen, the Menehune! What architectural phenomena have been attributed to these monsters? How could you ensure that they helped you with your DIY? Find out this week! Send us a text Support the show You can find us on: Myth Monsters Website Spotify App…

For this week's episode, we're heading over to Ancient Mesopotamia for another storm bird, Anzû! How did this incredible monster have both demonic and godly origins? Can you kill it with normal weapons? Find out this week! Send us a text Support the show You can find us on: Myth Monsters Website Spotify Apple Podcasts Social media: Twitter Instagra…

In this week's episode, we're looking at something a bit different and looking at a monster from Arthurian legend, the Questing Beast! Who really was King Arthur and how does he relate to this monster? Why is incest involved in this story twice? Find out this week! Send us a text Support the show You can find us on: Myth Monsters Website Spotify Ap…

For this week's episode, we're staying here in Britain for the Cornish monster, the Spriggan! How do you actually pronounce this monster's name? Why do they steal your kids? Find out this week! Send us a text Support the show You can find us on: Myth Monsters Website Spotify Apple Podcasts Social media: Twitter Instagram Facebook TikTok…

In this episode, we're heading over to the Philippines for a wacky and wonderful monster, the Tikbalang! How does this monster link to male sexuality? Why does wearing your clothes inside out prevent them from seeing you? Find out this week! Send us a text Support the show You can find us on: Myth Monsters Website Spotify Apple Podcasts Social medi…

Apologies - I caught the flu before recording this episode, so I sound a little rough! in this week's episode, we're heading over to Egypt and Greece for the riddling minx, the Sphinx! Which mythology is it from anyway? Why is the Great Sphinx male? Find out in this episode! Send us a text Support the show You can find us on: Myth Monsters Website …

For this week's episode, we're heading to the bayous of Louisiana for the terrifying Rougarou! How does this werewolf link to a French legend from the 16th century? Why does it only take 13 objects to stop it in its tracks? Find out this week! Send us a text Support the show You can find us on: Myth Monsters Website Spotify Apple Podcasts Social me…

We're back! In this episode, we're heading over to Australian and Tasmania for a cryptid(?) that has been extinct since the 30's - the Thylacine! How does this monster fit into a cryptid podcast? How do they relate to Tasmanian Devils? Find out this week! Send us a text Support the show You can find us on: Myth Monsters Website Spotify Apple Podcas…

It's our 3rd anniversary! To celebrate, here's a special on The Fates from across the world, divining our fate in most ancient cultures. What do the Fates represent? Why are the other gods so frightened of them? Find out this week! Send us a text Support the show You can find us on: Myth Monsters Website Spotify Apple Podcasts Social media: Twitter…

For this week's episode, we're going over to Eastern Europe to look at another household spirit - the Kikimora from Slavic mythology! How does this one relate to the Leshy and the Domovoy from the same mythology? Why is the Witcher version inaccurate? Find out this week! Send us a text Support the show You can find us on: Myth Monsters Website Spot…

In this week's episode, we're heading over to ancient China for the incredibly lucky Píxiū! Why is this monster not able to poop? Why can you find them on the roofs of Chinese palaces? Find out this week! Send us a text Support the show You can find us on: Myth Monsters Website Spotify Apple Podcasts Social media: Twitter Instagram Facebook TikTok…

For this week's episode, we're heading over to Scandinavia for the lovely Norse spirits, the Dís! How do these monsters relate to Freyja? Why are they so often confused with Valkyries? Find out this week! Send us a text Support the show You can find us on: Myth Monsters Website Spotify Apple Podcasts Social media: Twitter Instagram Facebook TikTok…

For this week's episode, we're coming back to barmy Britain for the horrible marsh-dwelling Grindylows! How do these monsters link to the Vikings? Why are these monsters so popular with so little folklore written on them? Find out this week! Send us a text Support the show You can find us on: Myth Monsters Website Spotify Apple Podcasts Social medi…

In this week's episode, we're heading over to Ancient Persia to look at another legendary bird - the Simurgh! How does this monster relate to the Greek Phoenix? How does it get its immortality? Find out this week! Send us a text Support the show You can find us on: Myth Monsters Website Spotify Apple Podcasts Social media: Twitter Instagram Faceboo…

For this week's bonus episode, we're heading over to Japan and looking at a cute, but deadly yokai - the Nekomata! How can you tell apart these felines from normal cats? Why are these linked to bad cat stereotypes throughout ancient Japanese culture? Find out this week! Send us a text Support the show You can find us on: Myth Monsters Website Spoti…

In this week's (delayed due to sickness) episode, we're heading over to East Africa for a terrifying cryptid, the Nandi Bear! How does this monster relate to colonisation? How can you tell one apart from a hyena, baboon or bear? Find out this week! Send us a text Support the show You can find us on: Myth Monsters Website Spotify Apple Podcasts Soci…

For this week's episode, we're heading over to the US for some Native mythology to look at the terrifying Piasa Bird! Why was this monster painted on a cliffside in the 1990's? How does this monster go back to the Ice Age? Find out this week! Send us a text Support the show You can find us on: Myth Monsters Website Spotify Apple Podcasts Social med…

For this week's episode, we're heading over to Germany and the rest of Europe to see double, with the Doppelgänger! How does this monster relate to Abraham Lincoln? What should you not do when you see your own? Find out this week! Send us a text Support the show You can find us on: Myth Monsters Website Spotify Apple Podcasts Social media: Twitter …

Welcome to Season 4! We're kicking off the new season by looking a mythical feature that most of us in the Western world are fond of, the Tooth Fairy! Why does she even collect teeth in the first place? How does she link to the Vikings? Find out this week! Send us a text Support the show You can find us on: Myth Monsters Website Spotify Apple Podca…

Happy Holidays! For our Holiday special this year, we're heading over to Iceland and the Faroe Islands for a hidden monster, the Huldufólk! Why do Icelanders still craft hillside houses for these invisible elves? How do they relate to Christmas and New Year? Find out this week in our last episode of Season 3! Send us a text Support the show You can…

For this week's episode, we're heading over to Türkiye and Armenia for a water monster, the Lake Van Monster! How does this compare to other famous lake cryptids? Why does it relate to the Ottoman Empire? Find out this week! Send us a text Support the show You can find us on: Myth Monsters Website Spotify Apple Podcasts Social media: Twitter Instag…

For this week's episode, we're heading back over to Germany for the household, mine and sea spirits, the Kobold! How can you make sure to stop these spirits from causing mayhem? Why aren't they the dragons that D&D lead you to believe they are? Find out this week! Send us a text Support the show You can find us on: Myth Monsters Website Spotify App…

In this week's episode, we're going to Malaysia to look at a deadly duo - the Pelesit and the Polong! How do these two spirits work together to assist their master? Why does this myth encourage kids to squish grasshoppers? Find out this week! Send us a text Support the show You can find us on: Myth Monsters Website Spotify Apple Podcasts Social med…

For this week's episode, we're heading over to ancient Greece for three monsters, but also goddesses - the Erinyes! How do these monsters deliver vengeance? How did they come to be from blood or darkness? Find out this week! Send us a text Support the show You can find us on: Myth Monsters Website Spotify Apple Podcasts Social media: Twitter Instag…

For this week's episode, we're heading over to India and Ethiopia for the horrible Crocotta! How does this monster relate to hyenas, wolves and dogs? How can you stop one from tempting you outside? Find out this week! Send us a text Support the show You can find us on: Myth Monsters Website Spotify Apple Podcasts Social media: Twitter Instagram Fac…

For this week's episode, we're going down under and heading over to Australia for a horrifying falling cryptid, the Drop Bear! How are these monsters related to Koalas? How can you scare one off with a common breakfast item? Find out this week! Send us a text Support the show You can find us on: Myth Monsters Website Spotify Apple Podcasts Social m…

Happy Halloween! For this year's spooky special - we're heading over to the US for the most legendary cryptid of all time - Bigfoot! How did this monster get its nickname? Why is this monster an American icon? Find out this week! Send us a text Support the show You can find us on: Myth Monsters Website Spotify Apple Podcasts Social media: Twitter I…

For this week's episode, we're heading over to South Korea for a mischievous little goblin, the Dokkaebi! How many variants of this monster are there? How did it get so famous alongside K-POP? Find out this week! Send us a text Support the show You can find us on: Myth Monsters Website Spotify Apple Podcasts Social media: Twitter Instagram Facebook…

In this week's episode, we're heading over to Bonnie Scotland for a horribly foreboding monster, the Bean Nighe from Celtic and Scottish folklore! How does this monster relate to the Irish Banshee? How can you get one to grant you three wishes in the weirdest way? Find out this week! Send us a text Support the show You can find us on: Myth Monsters…

In this week's episode, we're looking at a spooky child-eating monster from a new mythology, the Leyak from Balinese folklore is our monster of the week! How can you remove one if it became attached to you? How does this monster link to the balance between good and evil? Find out this week! Send us a text Support the show You can find us on: Myth M…

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 Social media: Twitter Instagram Fac…

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 Spotif…