Blake and Karen interview Jeffrey Reddick, a Hollywood screenwriter, producer, and director (perhaps best known for penning Final Destination) about his recent horror film Dead Awake which combines fictional elements with the real-world phenomena of sleep paralysis. Warning: Some of the language in this episode may not be suitable for children. Listener discretion is advised. Some films by Jeffrey Reddick Final Destination (2000) […]
Karen and Blake interview David Shango from the Seneca Nation Museum (in Salamanca, NY) about the legends and monsters of the Seneca people. This is the first part of some dedicated focus on Native American lore which we plan to cover over the next few months. Further reading More Seneca legends online Legends of the Long House by Jesse Cornplanter Seneca Folk Tales […]
Blake Smith and Jeb Card (Spooky Archaeology) discuss CryptidCon 2018 and Blake’s continuing research into the Kelly-Hopkinsville Goblins Case. (See MonsterTalk’s 3 part previous coverage: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3) Additional notes later this week. Please check back. Music Monstertalk Theme: Monster by Peach Stealing Monkeys
When did full moons become required in werewolf lore? Could the beast of Gevaudan have been a Hyena? Why does silver have such power in folklore? Can silver coins preserve milk? In episode 167 of MonsterTalk, Karen and Blake discuss further discoveries about werewolf lore. Mentioned in this episode Wolf-related MonsterTalk (previous episodes) Part 1, Part 2, Part 3 Jay Smith’s historical research on hyenas and French […]
Glamis Castle has secrets—and one of them is monstrous. Mike Dash (Spring Heeled Jack) joins us to talk about his research into the dark folklore around this ancient, beautiful household. Referenced in this episode Who Knows book Mike’s Glamis Research Mike’s book Borderlands Mike’s Amazon authors page Music Monstertalk Theme: Monster by Peach Stealing Monkeys
Blake and Karen are joined again by Hayley Stevens (The Spooktator Podcast) to talk about haunted jails and prisons. Hayley previously appeared on MonsterTalk in episode # 37 to discuss lake monster mysteries. Referenced in this episode The Haunted by Owen Davies Haunted episode featuring Hayley Stevens (original link unavailable) Music Monstertalk Theme: Monster by Peach Stealing Monkeys
Karen and Blake discuss the early history of Men in Black lore going back to some primary sources. Stories of mysterious strangers questioning and intimidating (and confounding) UFO investigators have a strange, continuously evolving history. Early books featuring the Men In Black Flying Saucers and the Three Men (I recommend the audio book over paper) They Knew Too Much about Flying […]
MonsterTalk host Blake Smith looks back at the career and impact of radio-host Art Bell who passed away on April 13, 2018 at the age of 72. Bell’s influential radio show Coast to Coast AM (still being produced today with George Noory at the microphone) was the launching pad for thousands of stories of the bizarre, the mysterious and the conspiratorial. Was he simply an […]
On a hot Summer day it’s nice to cool off and contemplate the hairy, horned winter monster of the Alps known as The Krampus. In MonsterTalk # 162, Blake interviews Al Ridenour, author of The Krampus and the Old Dark Christmas. Al is also the host of the folklore and pop-culture podcast Bone & Sickle. Notes Kristmas with the Krampus Tour Info […]
Warning: Some of the language in this episode may not be suitable for children. Listener discretion is advised. Archaeologist and author Jeb Card joins Blake Smith to discuss his new book Spooky Archaeology. The book is about many weird, spooky topics which are tied to the field of archaeology—but this episode spends a lot of time talking about the unusual connection […]
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