July 30, 2014

#086 – SLENDERMAN & TULPAS

SLENDERMAN IS AN INTERNET CREATION made for a contest on the Something Awful website. Its creator was Victor Surge (whose real name is Eric Knudsen). The character is tall, thin, faceless, wears a suit and is often shown in the background of otherwise innocent photos — sometimes with tentacles creeping shadowy from behind his back. His fictional story is that […]

Regular Episode 1 min read
September 29, 2010

#024 – Dragon*Con Skeptrack 2010

THIS WEEK’S EPISODE was recorded before a live studio audience at Dragon*Con’s Skeptrack 2010 (in Atlanta, Georgia). MonsterTalk hosts Ben Radford and Blake Smith bravely faced the horror of live questions from listeners — including Australian skeptical activist Dr. Rachael Dunlop, Skeptoid’s Brian Dunning, and others! MonsterSwag Cryptozoological Figure Set Stretchy Shapes Silly Bands (a 24-pack of animal bands including: Big Foot,Loch Ness Monster, Jersey Devil, […]

Regular Episode 25 sec read
May 26, 2010

#018 – Bringing Light to a Moth

In this episode, Committee for Skeptical Inquiry (formerly CSICOP) investigator Joe Nickell joins the MonsterTalk crew for a look into the West Virginian legend of Mothman — allegedly a human-sized creature with wings and glowing red eyes. Nickell discusses the ways monsters evolve following a community’s initial reports, and the cyclical nature of spates of sightings. About this episode Joe Nickell is the senior […]

Regular Episode 52 sec read
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