S04E27 – Jewish Mysticism and Dybbuks with Peter Bebergal

We’re excited to welcome back Peter Bebergal. This time we’re talking about mysticism and dybbuks. Be sure and check out the links below including the upcoming talk Peter is giving April 14th for The Last Tuesday Society. Peter on Jewish Boston podcastAll the Haunts Be Ours (affiliate link) 15-Disk Horror CollectionThe Ibbur from Jewish mysticismPeter will be talking monster culture for […]

S04E25 – Demon Sex in Medieval Times PT 2

We’re back with part 2 of our interview with Dr. Eleanor Janega to discuss Demons in Medieval Europe – and a lot of that has to do with sexy sex.  So… another EXPLICIT tag!  Eleanor’s Blog Going-Medieval Eleanor’s book The Once and Future Sex The Apocalypse Tapestry of Angers (The Guardian) The Apocalypse Tapestry (Wikipedia) YouTube videos with Eleanor  Monty Summers translation […]

S04E24 – Demon Sex in Medieval Times (explicit)

We’re joined by the engaging historian Dr. Eleanor Janega to talk about how the people of Europe considered demonic sex during the medieval period of history. This episode is in two parts, and both are explicit.  Presenter on the History Hit channel – https://www.historyhit.com/  Blog – https://going-medieval.com/  Medievalist, author, blogs about medieval history, pop culture, and swearing  Author of: The […]

S04E23 – Remembering Joe Nickell

A brief remembrance of our friend, Joe Nickell. (December 1, 1944 – March 4, 2025) Joe Nickell’s extraordinary life came to an end on Tuesday, March 4th and we’re posting this brief remembrance this week instead of our regular episode. Check out Joe’s many “personas.” The Science of Monsters: Tracking the Real-Life Creatures Archive episodes with Joe The sourtoe cocktail

S04E22 – Women in the Paranormal

We’re joined by Allison Jornlin (paranormalwomen.com) to talk about the footprint of women in the field of parapsychology and paranormal investigation. We most recently talked with Allison during “the dark times” on our COVID-era MonsterTalk Live series. She also covered the Chicago Mothman flap with us back in 2018!

S04E21 – The Cave of the Winds

Is the cave of the winds near Manitou Springs, CO HAUNTED!? Matt Baxter has investigated and he joins us to talk about what he found. Related Links: Spooky Science Sisters – Roanoke episode with Karen In Research Of… The Lost Colony – Blake & Jeb Card discuss the In Search Of… episode about Roanoke. Eclectic Shopping options in Manitou Springs The history of Manitou […]

S04E20 – Understand Japan’s Dan Da Dan [Explicit]

We’re joined by Dr. Justin Mullis to get a better understanding of the incredibly lore-dense anime series Dan Da Dan.  Justin’s academia profile Legend of Momotaro Some links recommended by Justin:This is a really good video about the history of the Flatwoods Monster in Japanese video games. Highly recommended. This is the Religious Dispatches article about koro. Here’s the Japan Today interview with the current editor of […]

S04E19 – Monsters of the Heart

As Valentine’s day bears down upon us, we turn to the monsters whose origins lie in passion, betrayal, and tragedy. If love is the strongest human emotion, surely rage at betrayal is its nightmarish mirror – and such emotions are embodied in a variety of creatures around the world and throughout history. Content Warning – this episode contains stories of […]