Monstrum - Season 6 / Year 2024

Monstrum - Season 6 / Year 2024

Season 6 / Year 2024

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DatesFeb. 8, 2024 - Dez. 26, 2024
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Episodes

Who Is This Japanese Yōkai That Is Obsessed With Your Butt?
Year 2024Episode 17 min

Who Is This Japanese Yōkai That Is Obsessed With Your Butt?

What looks like a reptile-amphibian hybrid, has a dish shaped skull, smells like fish, is child-like and out to steal your crops and drown your livestock? The Japanese water yokai, Kappa.
Feb. 8, 2024
Where the Wild Things Are and the Darkness of Max's Inner Journey
Year 2024Episode 27 min

Where the Wild Things Are and the Darkness of Max's Inner Journey

As a kid, the monsters in Where the Wild Things Are were downright frightening. But thinking about the book as an adult, it’s clear there’s something deeper to this fantastically monstrous story.
März 7, 2024
Kong Unleashed: The Making of the Original 1933 Film
Year 2024Episode 37 min

Kong Unleashed: The Making of the Original 1933 Film

In this episode, we explore the legacy of the monumental 1933 film, King Kong, its groundbreaking special effects, and the complex racial and colonial undertones that continue to shape our understanding of this timeless classic.
Apr. 4, 2024
Is This North American Sea Serpent Real or a Hoax?
Year 2024Episode 47 min

Is This North American Sea Serpent Real or a Hoax?

Many say that the waters of America’s northern coasts are home to an elusive sea serpent of legend. Named Caddy! Or Cadborosaurus, for long. Sightings and testimonials go back generations. Who is Caddy? And why are serpentine water creatures among humanity’s most prevalent monsters?
Mai 9, 2024
Lost in the Backrooms: Exploring the Internet's Creepiest Liminal Space
Year 2024Episode 57 min

Lost in the Backrooms: Exploring the Internet's Creepiest Liminal Space

Ever felt like a place seems real yet oddly unsettling? Welcome to The Backrooms, a digital folklore phenomenon that blurs the lines between reality and fiction, exploring the eerie and uncanny through playful, yet terrifying, community-driven digital storytelling.
Juni 6, 2024
Why Kong Will Never Die
Year 2024Episode 67 min

Why Kong Will Never Die

Since his 1933 movie debut, King Kong’s impact on our culture has been persistent. For nearly a century, Kong’s story has changed to reflect, and sometimes comment on, our society’s issues with racism, sexism, and fear of the unknown. Let’s talk about how well this iconic monster’s evolution keeps up with our changing times.
Juni 27, 2024
La Lechuza: The Owl Lady of the Mexican Borderlands
Year 2024Episode 77 min

La Lechuza: The Owl Lady of the Mexican Borderlands

You're walking home, a little tipsy, guided only by the moonlight. Suddenly, you sense something watching you: an unnervingly large owl with a human face! This is La Lechuza, a malevolent witch-owl from Tejano and Mexican folklore.
Juli 18, 2024
Was Grendel's Mother Really a Monster?
Year 2024Episode 87 min

Was Grendel's Mother Really a Monster?

The big baddie in Beowulf isn't actually the monster Grendel, but Grendel's Mother. Who maybe isn't a monster at all? Often depicted as a hideous beast or an alluring seductress, her true nature is debated. Despite appearances, she’s described in warrior terms, challenging traditional gender roles. Translation and interpretation have shape her lore as a fearsome yet misunderstood figure.
Aug. 1, 2024
The Ancient Terror of the Chinese Hopping Corpse, Jiangshi
Year 2024Episode 97 min

The Ancient Terror of the Chinese Hopping Corpse, Jiangshi

Draped in Qing dynasty robes and sporting fanged teeth, long nails and grasping, outstretched arms, the Chinese hopping corpse, jiangshi, is a variation on the vampire that you won’t soon forget!
Aug. 29, 2024
Why Manticore Is a Dungeons & Dragons Legend
Year 2024Episode 107 min

Why Manticore Is a Dungeons & Dragons Legend

Featured in tabletop RPGs, card games, books, animated movies and shows, the manticore is a legend. And there’s a lot of speculation about the origins of the manticore. Is it a man-eating monster from Persian myth or simply a misidentified tiger?
Sept. 26, 2024
Slasher Lore Is Way Deeper Than You Think
Year 2024Episode 117 min

Slasher Lore Is Way Deeper Than You Think

Okt. 25, 2024
Why Did WWI Pilots Think Monsters Were Sabotaging Their Planes?
Year 2024Episode 127 min

Why Did WWI Pilots Think Monsters Were Sabotaging Their Planes?

You think you know Gremlins—but their story is far deeper than just the 1984 movie. Originally mischievous sprites blamed for aircraft malfunctions during WWI, they evolved into pop culture icons.
Dez. 5, 2024
Why Do These Christmas Monsters Want To Destroy the World?
Year 2024Episode 137 min

Why Do These Christmas Monsters Want To Destroy the World?

The Greek Christmas monster Kallikantzaros is a mischievous, goblin-like creature that emerges during the 12 days of Christmas to wreak havoc. Rooted in ancient Greek traditions, this wild legend makes the holidays just a little bit creepier!
Dez. 12, 2024
Why Did Changelings Terrorize the Victorian Age?
Year 2024Episode 147 min

Why Did Changelings Terrorize the Victorian Age?

Let’s talk about the unsettling legend of changelings, creatures said to replace humans with eerie, imperfect copies. What are the historical, cultural, and psychological roots of this folklore?
Dez. 26, 2024

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