Slaying Monsters

Matt, Katie and EJ tackle the latest Fortean news. Did Obama cheekily reveal that aliens are real? And will Trump finally be the president to get to the bottom of it? What's the betting odds that you'll be abducted by aliens? And did a secret Russian research program find out the truth about flying saucers? Plus, there's a Sasquatch loose in Quantico military base and EJ has a special announcement...

Matt, Katie and EJ conclude their investigation into the legends of Sewer Cryptids. Focusing on New York City, we examine the legendary cow tunnels that may have been used to move livestock underground in the 19th century. Then, we take a bite out of the most infamous sewer cryptid of them all: the sewer gator. Were New York residents actually flushing baby alligators into the sewers, where they g...

Matt, Katie and EJ continue their investigation into the legends of Sewer Cryptids. During the mid-19th century, journalist Henry Mayhew chronicled the lives, work, and philosophies of London's lower class. He became particularly fascinated with the toshers, men who crept through the sewers looking for lost valuables. Their experiences, toiling away in the dingy tunnels, gave rise to fantastic tal...

Matt, Katie and EJ discuss the latest in Fortean news. Has the US unleashed a top-secret sonic weapon in Venezuela? Will aliens finally reveal themselves at the 2026 World Cup? And is Steven Spielberg hiding real UFOs in his latest movie, Disclosure Day? Plus, we reflect on the life, times, and outrageous theories of Erich von Däniken, the founder of the Ancient Alien hypothesis.    Sonic weapons...

Beneath the streets of all major cities lie a mirror world of darkness. A sprawling network of interconnected tunnels and passageways, where all manner of monsters could lurk. As long as we’ve had sewers, we’ve had stories of the things that lived down there, in the dark, waiting for you to step just a little too far from the comfort of your home.    According to legends, our sewers are home for f...

Matt, Katie and EJ conclude the saga of the Yeti hand heist. With Tom Slick’s plan in motion, Peter Byrne returns to Nepal and smuggles out a thumb and finger from the Pangboche Hand. To ally suspicion, the fragments are passed to Hollywood legend James Stewart and his wife Gloria. Using Stewart’s celebrity to bypass scrutiny, the fingers are hidden in Gloria’s lingerie bag and quietly flown to Lo...

Matt, Katie and EJ tackle the latest in Fortean news, discussing Senator Macro Rubio's concerns about UAPs, the alleged upcoming alien war, chem trails and mysterious teleportations.    Marco Rubio thinks aliens are tampering with our nukes https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/ufos-are-switching-our-nuclear-weapons-off-source-claims-1762011   Whistleblower claims aliens have been spying on earth for billions...

Matt, Katie and EJ continue their investigation of the Yeti Hand Heist - the most hair-raising crime in cryptozoological history. Cryptid enthusiast and oil baron Tom Slick joins forces with Yeti hunter Peter Byrne, and together they embark on their on expedition, fraught with dangerous terrain, restrictive government regulations, and the constant fear that any collected evidence would be confisca...

Matt, Katie and EJ continue their investigation of the Yeti Hand Heist - the daring theft of a mummified yeti hand from a Tibetan monastery. Oil baron Tom Slick Jr. falls in love with cryptozoology and dreams of discovering an unknown species. Meanwhile, The Daily Mail conducts a yeti hunt in the Himalayas. They uncover preserved relics of the monster, or so they think. There's only one way to fin...

Matt, Katie and EJ discuss the latest in Fortean news, talking about 3i/Atlas, the alleged alien probe and aliens spying on nuclear tests. We also hold the first Fortean Quizzo! Play along and see how much you know - or don't - abut the world of high strangeness.    3i/Atlas radio signals:  https://www.wired.com/story/the-first-radio-signal-from-comet-3i-atlas-ends-debate-about-its-nature/   UAPs...

In the late 1950s, a wild theft took place in Nepal. Funded by a Texas oil baron, a cryptozoologist snuck into a Tibetan monastery and stole the finger of a mummified yeti hand. Using an elaborate network of connections, the finger found its way from cryptozoologists to actors to scientists, before finally landing in the lap of the Zoological Society of London, where it was lost for decades.   Alt...

Matt, Katie and EJ conclude their investigation of the Amityville haunting. Vampire researcher Stephen Kaplan starts his own research into the house, and the Lutz family. Deals are made and broken, while the horror takes on a life of its own. However, the true story isn't the ghosts in the house, but how a broke family and a desperate lawyer reinvented the horror franchise overnight.    slayingmon...

Matt, Katie and EJ break down the latest in Fortean news for Halloween. We tackle antichrist allegations, Loch Ness Monster fishing, alien DNA, and the haunted hotel that influences baseball games.    Peter Thiel and the Antichrist:  https://www.thetimes.com/business-money/technology/article/palantir-founder-peter-thiel-antichrist-lectures-religion-qzmpth35t   Jordan Peterson's Spiritual Attacks: ...

Matt, Katie and EJ continue their investigation of the Amityville Haunting. The ghosts and Jodi the pig pull out all the stops to torment the Lutz family. Even psychic mediums and demon hunters can't stop them, and the family flees in terror. But how much of this story is true? And how much is a fabrication by the Lutzes - and the most famous paranormal investigators in the world?   slayingmonster...

Matt, Katie and EJ continue their investigation of the haunting in Amityville. Immediately after the Lutz family moves in, strange things start happening. Nightmares, moving objects, bizarre odors and even visits from demonic pigs. But are these disturbing stories the ghosts of the past? Or are there more sinister motives behind the alleged hauntings?    slayingmonsterspodcast.com supporters@slayi...

The Amityville Horror is a story of real-life murder, of ancient rites and sacrifices, of unspeakable terrors that plagued a family. It’s the story of an evil so powerful that it could twist men’s minds, driving them to unspeakable acts of violence. A story of possession and demonic attacks, and malicious corruption. But this is also the story of manipulation, of deceit and a shitload of lies. Bec...

Matt, Katie and EJ break down the latest Fortean news. We talk missile strikes on UAPs, displaced goblins in Appalachia, chupacabra attacks, demonic Labubus and more. Plus, Katie gets to hold a rock from Mars and haunted house decorating tips!    Hellfire missile strikes on UAP:  https://science-news.co/newly-leaked-pentagon-video-shows-hellfire-missile-bouncing-off-uap-ufo/   Appalachian goblins:...

Matt, Katie and EJ conclude their investigation into the zombies of Haiti, and the mysterious zombie drug. All throughout the country's history, secret societies have leveraged power and fear to achieve their goals. But how much influence do these strange groups have, and is there any truth to their magical practices?    slayingmonsterspodcast.com/ supporters.slayingmonsterspodcast.com  

Matt, Katie and EJ continue their investigation into the Zombies of Haiti. Researcher Wade Davis interviews two real life zombies, trying to understand what really happened. With the help of a bokor, he learns the true formula to create an undead state in a living person, and drug them into believing they are a zombie. But is this the true explanation? Or is something more sinister lurking behind...

Matt and EJ break down the latest Fortean news. A Bigfoot body goes on display at the New York State Fair. Annabelle the doll has a new owner. A bat creature terrorizes Mexico. New insights on Loch Ness and the Bermuda Triangle. Plus a social media spat over UAPs, and the real origin of jackalopes.    Bigfoot Remains:  https://cbs6albany.com/news/local/real-or-fantasy-bigfoot-discovery-in-adironda...

Matt, Katie and EJ continue their investigation of the Zombies of Haiti. We talk about the truth and lies of Voudo, and where the zombie fits into the history of this often-demonized religion. And when an alleged "real" zombie appears in Haiti in the 1980s, American academics get involved. Is there truth behind the zombie myth? Is it possible that a chemical cocktail can mimic this state of "undea...

In 1962, a man named Clairvius Narcisse died in a Haitian hospital from kidney failure. That alone wouldn’t be remarkable, except that twenty years later, that same man reappeared, alive and well. He claimed that he’d been resurrected from the dead, and forced to work for years on a sugar plantation. He toiled alongside several other enslaved zombies until a successful uprising, where they killed...

Matt and EJ break down the latest Fortean news. Annabelle's reign of terror continues, a new and mysterious life form is found, Jinn go to war, an interstellar probe may signal an impending alien invasion and Area 51 is on fire - literally!   Annabelle's victim:  https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14908363/dan-rivera-dies-devils-run-tour-pennsylvania-annabelle.html   ShipGoo001:  https://www...

Matt, Katie and EJ conclude their investigation into Die Glocke, the alleged Nazi super weapon. Two journalists scout a Polish mine in search of the bell, and its true power. Was it an antigravity device, a time machine, or a flying saucer? Or, was the true power of Die Glocke the conversations it started, and the mythology that it built in the minds of a credulous population of conspiracy theoris...

Matt, Katie and EJ continue their investigation of Die Glocke, the alleged Nazi super weapon. We talk the 1933 Italian UFO crash, whether Mussolini gave extraterrestrial technology to the Nazis, and the legendary Majestic 12 documents. Plus, the Nazi gold train, the long-lost resting place of all the gold the Reich collected. It's just gonna get weirder from here!    slayingmonsterspodcast.com sup...