We’re delighted to celebrate Thanksgiving with the return of Dr. Brian Regal. He’s here to talk about a favorite monster film, and announce the release of his autobiography, The Monster from Newark. Links: Brian’s autobiography – The Monster From Newark (affiliate link) Karen’s anthology of skeptics having weird experiences:Would You Believe It? (affiliate link) Lucky Dragon No 5 (wiki) Castle […]
Thanks to your generous support I was able to make it to CryptidCon 2024 and this is a chat with Karen and me, reporting on day one. I’ll be heading out later today for the five and a half hour drive back home but this has been delightful and you’re sure to hear more from the connections I made and […]
Blake and Karen are joined by Matt Baxter to discuss the 2023 film Nandor Fodor and the Talking Mongoose, based on the story of Gef, the talking mongoose at the heart of the story. Visit our original coverage of Gef in episode #67 Watch the film (Amazon affiliate link) A list of the clever things a mongoose might say… The […]
We’re joined by author and professor Anne McClannan to discuss her new book Griffinology. These monsters are visually easily recognized – but how much do you know about their history? Links: Griffinology is available directly from University of Chicago Press.Coupon code UCPNEW is good through Dec 2024 for 30% off – which brings the price down to $28 off its […]
We managed to catch up with Joe Laycock for ONE MORE VAMPIRE EPISODE! This time we’re having a look at the world of people who believe they are really vampires. Some drink blood, some drink energy, most embrace vampire gaming. Joe wrote Vampires Today: The Truth About Modern Vampirism Joe has written a lot of books that will be of interest […]
Blake and Karen are joined again by Matt Baxter to talk about vampires in books, film, tv, and comics! This episode is EXPLICIT and contains adult language. We talk about a ton of topics in this one and too many shows and movies to list – but I’ll try and post a list when I get time to all the […]
We’re joined by researcher Katarzyna “Kasia” Ancuta to learn more about the Chinese creature known as the Jiangshi – but more famous in the West as “Hopping Vampires.” It turns out that their history is being complicated by their appearances in pop-culture! Jiangshi Movies: (affiliate links) Encounters of the Spooky Kind Mr. Vampire Rigor Mortis The Legend of the 7 […]
We’re delighted to have Brian Sharpless (Monsters on the Couch) back with us to discuss some of the Psychology elements of vampirism, as well as some of his favorite historical cases. Be sure and grab his book if you’re at all interested in the intersection of monsters and Psychology. Show Notes: Monsters on the Couch Renfield Syndrome (wikipedia) 2005 Romanian […]
We kick off our Vampire October with the story of Arnold Paole and we’re joined by Matt Baxter. This story appeared in the 1979 edition of Usborne’s Haunted Houses, Ghosts, and Spectors. Arnold Paole Lee Illis 1964 – Porphyria and Werewolves 1985 – David Dolphin – NYT article on Porphyria and Vampires Penanggal Manananggal
In this episode we look at the history of the Vampire in folklore and literature with professor Nick Groom – aka “The Prof of Goth.” Links related to Professor Groom:The Vampire: A New History by Nick Groom (affiliate link) Nick Groom – University of Macau faculty page – NickGroom@um.edu.mo University of Exeter faculty page – N.Groom@exeter.ac.uk Times Literary Supplement – […]
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