Myth Monsters

We're heading back over to Japan for this week's episode and looking at the wonderfully strange Kappa from Japanese mythology! How do you defeat a Kappa in a sumo-wrestling match? What have farts got to do with this ancient monster? Find out in this week's podcast! Send us Fan Mail Support the show You can find us on: Myth Monsters Website Spotify Apple Podcasts GoodPods Amazon Musi...

This week we're heading over to Ireland to look at the ghostly Banshee of Celtic mythology! How are these ghoulish ladies linked to an ancient Irish mourning tradition? How can you get a Banshee attached to your own family? Find out in this week's episode! Send us Fan Mail Support the show You can find us on: Myth Monsters Website Spotify Apple Podcasts GoodPods Amazon Music Social media...

This week we're heading down to South Africa to look at the intimidating Grootslang from Afrikaans mythology! How does a snake and an elephant get mixed together? How would a diamond get you out of their cave lair? With a guest intro from resident South African, Ryan Oakes, join us this week to find out more! Send us Fan Mail Support the show You can find us on: Myth Monsters Website Spotify...

In today's episode we're heading east over to the Philippines to look at the horrifying Manananggal from Filipino mythology! How does this viscera-sucking monster link to the Spanish colonisation of the Philippines? How do you banish this terrifying vampire from your window sill and stop it from sucking out your liver?  With a guest intro from resident Filipino, Dominique La Victoria, jo...

This week we're going down to Australia for the mysterious Bunyip from Aboriginal mythology! How does  this swampy creature link to prehistoric marsupials? Why did the Prime Minister of Australia use Bunyip as an insult in the 90's? With a guest intro from resident Australian, Jakob Herø Hansen, join us this week to find out more! Send us Fan Mail Support the show You can find us on: Myt...

In this week's episode, we're over in China to look at the legendary Nian. How did this fearsome beast create Chinese New Year traditions? What can you use to scare it off? Find out this week on Myth Monsters! Send us Fan Mail Support the show You can find us on: Myth Monsters Website Spotify Apple Podcasts GoodPods Amazon Music Social media:   Twitter BlueSky Instagram Facebook TikTok

In this week's episode, we're slithering over to Greece to look at the venomous Basilisks from European mythology! How are these linked to the fiercesome Cockatrice? What are the two things that can kill a Basilisk? Find out this week on Myth Monsters! Send us Fan Mail Support the show You can find us on: Myth Monsters Website Spotify Apple Podcasts GoodPods Amazon Music Social media:  ...

This week we're looking at the seductive Sirens from Greek mythology! What links these creatures of the shoreline to the abduction of the Spring goddess Persephone? How did they change from half-birds, half women to half-fish, half women? Find out on today's episode! Send us Fan Mail Support the show You can find us on: Myth Monsters Website Spotify Apple Podcasts GoodPods Amazon Music S...

This week we're heading back into European mythology with the Wild Hunt! Who leads this ghostly band of the dead? How are they linked to Odin, King Arthur and Charlemagne? Find out this week! Send us Fan Mail Support the show You can find us on: Myth Monsters Website Spotify Apple Podcasts GoodPods Amazon Music Social media:   Twitter BlueSky Instagram Facebook TikTok

In this week's episode, we're looking at the legendary Kraken from Norse mythology! Have these really washed up on beaches across Europe? Are these still listed as a mythical creature or do they really exist? Find out this week on Myth Monsters! Send us Fan Mail Support the show You can find us on: Myth Monsters Website Spotify Apple Podcasts GoodPods Amazon Music Social media:   Twitter...

In today's episode, we're looking at the legendary Centaurs from Greek mythology! What do these half-horse, half-human have to do with the creation of clouds? How did Centaurs cause the death of the hero Heracles? Find out in this episode! Send us Fan Mail Support the show You can find us on: Myth Monsters Website Spotify Apple Podcasts GoodPods Amazon Music Social media:   Twitter BlueS...

We're heading over to Mexico and South America this week to look at the ghostly La Llorona! What do this phantom and the fall of the Aztec empire have in common? Why does she specifically go after children and adulterous men? Find out in this week's episode! Send us Fan Mail Support the show You can find us on: Myth Monsters Website Spotify Apple Podcasts GoodPods Amazon Music Social med...

We're looking at the sweet romantic seal creatures Selkies, from Scottish and Scandinavian mythology. Why would a Selkie come and love a human onshore? How is the Connelly surname linked to these wonderful monsters of the sea? Find out in this week's episode! Send us Fan Mail Support the show You can find us on: Myth Monsters Website Spotify Apple Podcasts GoodPods Amazon Music Social me...

In this week's episode we're looking at the legendary Mothman, who has lurked around the US since the 60's. What do Batman and this cryptid have in common? Find out in this episode of Myth Monsters!  Petition link here - https://www.change.org/p/west-virginia-state-senate-change-every-confederate-statue-to-a-mothman-statue Send us Fan Mail Support the show You can find us on: Myth M...

In this week's episode we're looking at two European folklore creatures; Changelings and Botchlings. How do you link the cute idea of Changelings to child abuse in the 1800's? Why do horrific Botchlings hunt pregnant women and their unborn babies? Find out in this episode! Send us Fan Mail Support the show You can find us on: Myth Monsters Website Spotify Apple Podcasts GoodPods Ama...

This week we're delving into the history of sleep paralysis in myth and how people thought they were actually demons trying to kill you in your sleep. We're covering a whole bunch of mythologies in this one,  from Finnish to Zimbabwean, from Greek to Chinese - so grab a hot choccy milk and get ready for me to give you nightmares in this episode. Send us Fan Mail Support the show You can...

We're looking at the fearsome half-woman, half-spiders of Japanese mythology - the Jorōgumo. We'll talk about how these scary ladies enticed men to jump into waterfalls, what spiders they're related to in the real world and how you can avoid being captured by one of these terrifying creatures. Find out about these entangling monsters in this week's episode! Send us Fan Mail Sup...

Come explore the ponds and rivers of Scotland with these mythical demon horses - Kelpies. How do you capture one and use it to build a castle? Find out in this episode! Send us Fan Mail Support the show You can find us on: Myth Monsters Website Spotify Apple Podcasts GoodPods Amazon Music Social media:   Twitter BlueSky Instagram Facebook TikTok

We're talking about the infamous American folklore legend - the Jersey Devil. How are Benjamin Franklin, an astrologer and the Jersey Devil linked? Well I guess you're about to find out! Send us Fan Mail Support the show You can find us on: Myth Monsters Website Spotify Apple Podcasts GoodPods Amazon Music Social media:   Twitter BlueSky Instagram Facebook TikTok

It's our first episode - how exciting!  Come and learn about the Gorgons of Greek mythology with me - I'll be telling you all about Stheno, Euryale and Medusa and how they became the fierce threesome we know today.  Send us Fan Mail Support the show You can find us on: Myth Monsters Website Spotify Apple Podcasts GoodPods Amazon Music Social media:   Twitter BlueSky Instagram Facebook Ti...