Blink And You'll Myth It

Have you ever had to deal with intestinal worms? Were they 5 feet long, poisonous and had ranged attacks? Join Chris and Jack in the Gobi desert, where they talk about the Olgoi-Khorkhoi, better known as The Mongolian Death Worm - a nasty "little" creature with a body count. Immerse yourself in the secret world of myth, legends and cryptids that hide in plain sight under the watchful eye...

Out in the world there are some creatures that exist that have no love for human life, some creatures exist only to hurt and even hunt us and you'd never guess the form they take to hunt us down. Straight out of an arachnophobes nightmares we get to see how Jack handles a Jorōgumo! Immerse yourself in the secret world of myth, legends and cryptids that hide in plain sight under the watchful ey...

Back to the past! We're going back to Chris's formative years as a fledgling warden in Japan, where he encounters... a wet woman? This is a very serious and mature episode about the Nure Onna, a humanoid woman with a massive snake body with an interesting hunting strategy - and a partner in crime! Immerse yourself in the secret world of myth, legends and cryptids that hide in plain sight u...

The beast of the end times, the death of a god and a slavering wild creature of Norse mythology? Or is he the good of the good boys and a solitary immortal creature of myth? Time to learn about Fenrir the wold of Ragnarök and the subject of our episode today. Immerse yourself in the secret world of myth, legends and cryptids that hide in plain sight under the watchful eye of the Creature Conservat...

Another flying head, more trailing organs, fewer birds. Probably the most famous of the "head detaches from body and terrorizes people" category of creatures finally gets its own episode, as Chris tells us about his trip to Thailand. Immerse yourself in the secret world of myth, legends and cryptids that hide in plain sight under the watchful eye of the Creature Conservation Initiative....

The glorious bird of fire. Avatar of the sun in so many cultures. The symbol of rebirth and renewal and a once in a 10 generation experience and of course Jack gets to see it first hand and Chris remains salty about the experience. Lets learn about one of the most well known but poorly understood creatures of myth and legend. The Phoenix! Immerse yourself in the secret world of myth, legends and c...

Imagine a creature with absolutely enormous breasts. No, that's too small. Think bigger. Now imagine them being used as weapons to clobber children to death. Intrigued? Then let us introduce you to the Hantu Tetek from Malaysia. Immerse yourself in the secret world of myth, legends and cryptids that hide in plain sight under the watchful eye of the Creature Conservation Initiative. Like what y...

We continue to encounter the weird and vicious creatures that controlled the British Countryside of the older world. The creatures that roamed the moors, haunted the Dales and scared the bejezus out of loan travellers inspiring the classic horror stories we all know. Let's meet the next massive dog that haunts the UK and is a close cousin of the Black Shuck. The fearsome Barghest! Immerse your...

Have you ever wondered, "what if Minotaur, but horse?" Then this might be the episode for you, as we dive into the Phantoms Of The Mountains and what makes them tick. When in doubt, shirt inside out! Immerse yourself in the secret world of myth, legends and cryptids that hide in plain sight under the watchful eye of the Creature Conservation Initiative. Like what you're hearing, or w...

They're the scourge of some Greek towns, children of god, animal and man, dangerous, ruthless and instinctual but intelligent and teachers of some of the major hero's of Greek myth and they have found modern weapons! Learn about the time Jack went from hunt thieves to negotiating with Centaurs and marvel at how he ends up in these odd situations time and again! Immerse yourself in the secr...

What do Chinese hopping vampires have to do with Mexican pizza, and can they do kung-fu or not? Join us as we talk about souls, lizards and martial arts as we delve into the world of the Jiangshi! Immerse yourself in the secret world of myth, legends and cryptids that hide in plain sight under the watchful eye of the Creature Conservation Initiative. Like what you're hearing, or want to be res...

So hgh in the mountains there are mysterious creeatures that protect theire homes and their young from all invaders, Royalty of the skies and almost divine they follow their own whims and care not for us lowly mortals... unless you're a horse of course then you're fair game and they will have you! Learn about why Jack really respects Griffins on todays episode! Immerse yourself in the secr...

New year, new you, old podcast. Let's get back to the roots with a classic watery horse situation. Join us in an epic tale of North vs. South, Prank vs. Murder, and Among vs. Us. Immerse yourself in the secret world of myth, legends and cryptids that hide in plain sight under the watchful eye of the Creature Conservation Initiative. Like what you're hearing, or want to be responsible for f...

It's Christmas time and you're all sitting down to turkey, ham, beef, nut roast whatever gets you there and I think you could do with some ambience with dinner. How does hearing about the infamous Krampus incident sound and why we never made it truly into the diplomatic corps of the CCI Immerse yourself in the secret world of myth, legends and cryptids that hide in plain sight under the wa...

Imagine a werewolf. Imagine a mosquito. Imagine a... weremosquito? Close enough. Join us for the tale about the Stüpp, a rather peculiar version of a werewolf that's gonna drive you insane! Immerse yourself in the secret world of myth, legends and cryptids that hide in plain sight under the watchful eye of the Creature Conservation Initiative. Like what you're hearing, or want to be respon...

In the mines of Cornwall & Devon there exists little creatures that can help or hinder a mining operation at will. They may lead you to great riches or serios danger. With three different names depending on where you're from you must want to listen to this weeks episode. Either that or just listen for the amount of jokes about anatomy and count along! Immerse yourself in the secret world o...

How do you feel about hairy, angry British men? Whatever the answer may be, these men are neither normal nor innocent. Join us in talking about the Boggart, a grumpy little man, that may or may not be living in your house right now! Immerse yourself in the secret world of myth, legends and cryptids that hide in plain sight under the watchful eye of the Creature Conservation Initiative. Like what y...

There's a creature synonymous with cryptids and myths that while only operating in a single place has managed to make it's legend known around the world and even more famously appears in our logo. However we have avoided the topic like the catastrophes that dog it's steps. steps that help to shape it's most widely known asset immortalised in the form of a statue. It's time to learn about the Mothm...

Are you troubled by strange noises in the night? Do you experience bad wifi signal in your bathroom or right next to your router? Have you or your family actually been pinched, punched or bitten by an invisible entity? Comment on this episode! We're ready to believe you! And we will also tell you everything about the famous Poltergeist and how the CCI deals with it. Immerse yourself in the sec...

There's a creature out there that thrives when it is behind, exists always looking back and cannot progress with focusing on whats behind. You can't avoid the fact that this bird can sometimes seem a little up itself in so many ways and can certainly disappear from view when it happens and we all know people like that. Want to know more? Listen to this weeks episode! Immerse yourself in th...

You know that feeling when you go into a room and you don't remember why? Or you commute to work and "suddenly" you're there and don't really remember driving the entire way? What if you weren't just on autopilot, but got your memory wiped by a giant cat? Join us as we talk about the Glawackus, a fearsome feline from North America! Immerse yourself in the secret world of...

In Japan there is a great behemoth that stalks the waters of western Japan and reaps revenge on those it deems to have wronged the sea. The sightings auger pestilence and disaster, punishing those it sees as wicked when it's skeletal form is observed. Or doers it? After a single sighting this creature managed to forge a legend as a Yokia and effect the culturte of a region. Learn today about the B...

Join us as we once again travel to North America to meet some creepy crawlies! Chris tells us what we know about the elusive Pale Crawler, a humanoid creature you do not want to meet in the dark. But it very much wants to meet you - or your kids. Immerse yourself in the secret world of myth, legends and cryptids that hide in plain sight under the watchful eye of the Creature Conservation Initiativ...

Have you ever wondered about the lights you see crossing the wetlands near you at night? Have you ever wanted to check them out and follow the? Well today we explain why it might be both a good or a very bad idea as you learn about the Will-O'-The-Wisp and worldwide creature with many different legends depending on the Folklore. This is probably our most wide ranging creature that is just so s...

Once again, Jack and Chris prove that they don't understand furries as we talk about the lovely and/or scary Kumiho - a nine-tailed fox lady that might just devour your innards and feed you fox marbles. Immerse yourself in the secret world of myth, legends and cryptids that hide in plain sight under the watchful eye of the Creature Conservation Initiative. Like what you're hearing, or want...