MonsterTalk

January 7, 2024

S03E15 – The Dall-E Lament

We talk with the multi-talented Miles Greb about AI Art in the first part of what will likely be several episodes this year touching on “artificial intelligence.” Miles’ work can be found on his website and his podcast (Plastic Plesiosaur) can be found on your favorite podcasting platform.* Show Notes Orwell on Politics and the English Language Understanding Machine Learning […]

Regular Episode 30 sec read

December 31, 2023

S03E14 – 2023 Weird in Review

A 2023 end-of-year weird story roundup and some lighthearted chatting with Blake, Karen and Matt. From the MonsterTalk family, and Monster House – we wish you all a happy, prosperous, healthy, and rationally exuberant 2024! UAP Hearings Colorado Bigfoot Nigerian Humanoid Champ Sonar Rat Boy Gaffe Tasmanian Tiger Videos

Regular Episode 13 sec read

December 24, 2023

Christmas Special #011 – John Charrington’s Wedding & The Secret of Macarger’s Gulch

Patrons get TWO (count ’em TWO!) ghost stories this year. The first, is John Charrington’s Wedding by E. Nesbit. Edith Nesbit may be more well known to you for her series The Railway Children. Your Patreon bonus ghost story is The Secret of Macarger’s Gulch by Ambrose Bierce. I picked this because of Bierce’s brilliant mix of genuine horrors […]

A Christmas Ghost Story 20 sec read

December 17, 2023

S03E12 – Remembering IN SEARCH OF with Dr. Joe Nickell

Dr. Joe Nickell recalls his experiences working on the Season 4 episode of In Search Of… dealing with The Shroud of Turin. note: if you also subscribe to IN RESEARCH OF, the interview audio in this episode is identical to the IRO cut, but the wrapping intro/outro are customized to the respective feeds. -B In Research Of… (Patreon) In Research […]

Regular Episode 26 sec read

December 10, 2023

S03E11 – The Exorcist Effect part 2

Join us for a continuing discussion of Joe Laycock and Eric Harrelson’s new book, The Exorcist Effect. In this part we will discuss the legacy of Ed and Lorraine Warren, and father Malachi Martin and how their imaginative contributions to the field of Demonology riffed on movies and ended up changing how people perceive, practice, and perform modern Exorcisms. Remember […]

Regular Episode 53 sec read

December 3, 2023

S03E10 – The Exorcist Effect part 1

We’re joined by Joseph Laycock and Eric Harrelson to discuss their new book THE EXORCIST EFFECT. This book is a great deep-dive into how fiction and fact intermingle in culture to generate new ways of interacting with the supernatural and paranormal. It’s a feedback loop. It’s a mobius strip. It’s ouroboros. And it’s really informative to be aware of this […]

Regular Episode 54 sec read

November 26, 2023

S03E09 – Cheesman Park

There’s a park in Denver that is home to some macabre legends – and some of those legends are based in fact! Matt Baxter joins us to talk of the strange and macabre history of Cheesman Park. [Warning this episode does contain numerous references to the disposition, disarticulation, and desecration of the dead.] Victorian thoughts on burial The Changeling (discussed […]

Regular Episode 24 sec read

November 19, 2023

S03E08 – Hunt the Wampus

Blake and Karen discuss their trip to JSU, and begin a conversation about the enigmatic Wampus Cat. Show Notes: Wampus Cat in Potterverse Wampus Cat (wiki) Underwater Panthers (wiki) Example of early 20th century newspaper report (there are many) More on the Wampus (and a list of schools who use it for mascot/team name) Pop Culture: Hunt the WUMPUS ← […]

Regular Episode 23 sec read

November 12, 2023

S03E07 – Hogzilla part 2

We continue our discussion of feral hogs as monsters with Dr. John Mayer. He was a forensic investigator on three alleged giant hog cases. Join us as we root around for the facts perhaps left unexcavated by the media at the time. (Sausage?) Links for Part 2 Brucellosis Pseudo-Rabies Rhonda Shearer’s site on media & giant pig stories. MonsterQuest tackles […]

Regular Episode 21 sec read

November 5, 2023

S03E06 – Hogzilla part 1

Learn about the biology of feral hogs and how their morphology changes when farm pigs go hog wild. Our guest is Dr. John J. Mayer who has spent more than five decades studying pig morphology, and who investigated several famous allegedly monstrous feral pig kills in the mid 2000s. In part one of this interview, we will look into pig […]

Regular Episode 34 sec read