Slaying Monsters
Slaying Monsters is a supernatural history podcast featuring deep dives into cryptids, the paranormal and the unexplained. Our goal is to bridge the gap between the skeptics and the believers.
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Tuesday Mar 18, 2025
Tuesday Mar 18, 2025
Matt, EJ and Katie conclude their investigation into Doc Shiels, the Wizard of the West. After a brief encounter with owlman, Doc turns his sights to the Scottish Highlands. Together with an international collective of psychics, he claimed to cast his greatest spell: summoning the Loch Ness Monster. His photo would become one of the most hotly debated pieces of evidence for decades. Was it a genuine capture of a legendary creature? Or yet another surrealist art project from the infamous wizard?
Tuesday Mar 04, 2025
Tuesday Mar 04, 2025
Matt, EJ and Katie continue their investigation into Tony 'Doc' Shiels, the Wizard of the West and self-proclaimed monster hunter. Doc reignites Cornish fairy legends by turning them into an art project before setting his sights on sea monsters. Along with his drinking buddies, he creates Morgwar, the sea giant. As his surreal exhibitions continue, more and more cryptozoologists fall for the rust, including legendary Nessie hunter Tim Dinsdale.
Friday Feb 28, 2025
Friday Feb 28, 2025
Matt and EJ dive into the latest Fortean news, talking about alien dentistry, UAP legislation, a new doc on a close encounter, a ghost hunt that turned lethal and an insane new chemtrail bill.
Alien mummy dentistry:
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-14418841/Scientists-studying-alien-mummies-Peru-probing-mouths.html
Drone update:
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ce3nx1kd9q1o
Pentagon GoFast update:
https://www.aaro.mil/Portals/136/PDFs/case_resolution_reports/AARO_GoFast_Case_Resolution_Card_Methodology_Final.pdf
Rendlesham Forest documentary:
https://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/weird-news/proof-alien-life-found-location-34607352
http://www.ianridpath.com/ufo/sitemap.html
FBI's UAP task force facing cuts:
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/02/03/fbi-ufo-jan-6-011316
PA parnormal murder:
https://people.com/man-allegedly-killed-girlfriend-paranormal-meter-eat-him-police-say-8786305
https://www.wvia.org/news/local/2025-01-07/police-northumberland-man-charged-with-murder-thought-he-would-be-eaten
Iowa chemtrail bill:
https://www.thegazette.com/government-politics/anti-chemtrails-bill-gets-early-support-in-iowa-house/
https://www.aerosociety.com/news/chemtrails-debunked/
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Tuesday Feb 18, 2025
Tuesday Feb 18, 2025
In 1977, the clearest photograph of the Loch Ness monster ever taken was revealed in the Daily Mirror. A color photograph of a long neck, rising up out of the water, mouth open, rocked the Fortean world. But as strange and compelling as the photograph was, the photographer himself was on a whole other level. Behind the camera was a hard-drinking bohemian artist, a self-proclaimed magician who billed himself as the “Wizard of the West.” He claimed his occult skills had enabled him to summon Nessie, among other monsters, and he did so with the help of a cabal of witches.
The weird life of the Wizard known as Tony Doc Shiels, and his encounters with a host of lake monsters, witch covens and winged beasts, left an indelible mark on the world of cryptozoology. While his encounters may be of dubious authenticity, Doc Sheils is nevertheless one of the most influential Fortean figures.
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Tuesday Feb 04, 2025
Tuesday Feb 04, 2025
Matt and EJ conclude their investigation of the Beast of Bray Road, and dogmen in America. New evidence surfaces, in the form of an alleged video of a werewolf attack. This tape, and its mysterious leaker, might be the key to the truth of the legend itself.
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Matt
he/him
I work in film and tv, both behind the camera and in the editing room. I’ve been a member of the International Brotherhood of Magicians for over 20 years. Since childhood, I’ve been obsessed with cryptids, the paranormal and conspiracy theories. I believe that everything deserves to be explored, and nothing exists in a vacuum. Every belief we hold, every experience we have and every story we tell is influenced by our background, our situation and the world around us.
Favorite horror movies:
Hereditary, Burnt Offerings, His House, Creature from the Black Lagoon, anything Godzilla, The Ritual, Lake Mungo, Underwater, Amityville Horror (1979), Alien, Trollhunter
Favorite horror books/stories:
The Shining, Pickman’s Model, The Yellow Wallpaper, Was it a Dream?, A Headful of Ghosts, the Night Watch series, Crouch End, Something is Killing the Children
If I was a cryptid I’d be:
Either a cadborosaurus, so I’d be able to swim around the ocean, or Mokele-Mbembe because dinosaurs are awesome
Non-paranormal pursuits:
Woodworking, flyfishing, giving treats to cats
EJ
they/them
As an introvert that thrives on deep, meaningful conversation, I guess I’m a walking paradox. I grew up in a creaky old farmhouse in Upstate New York where I played with frogs and made all the adults call me Macgyver. When I was a kid, I saw something that looked like a sasquatch run through the swamp behind my house. I’m fascinated by what we think we see and what beliefs we hang on to, even as more information comes to us. Let’s get into it.
Favorite horror movies/TV shows:
Parasite, Paranormal Activity, One Cut of the Dead, Hush, Creep, Midnight Mass, Train to Busan, Nope, Midsommar
Favorite horror books/stories:
The Terror, House of Leaves
If I was a cryptid, I’d be:
Bigfoot because you’re always warm, you’re an apex predator, and you live alone in the woods away from people. What more could you ask for??
Non-paranormal pursuits:
Martial arts, knitting/crochet, exploring nature, writing
Quixote and Zuri
Hello, we are Quixote and Zuri. Call us Yotes and Zur. We like when humans podcast and also cryptids.
Favorite horror movies/TV shows:
Midnight Club, Barbarian
Favorite horror books/stories:
Sorry can't read
If was cryptid, we be:
Probably the Beast of Exmoor cause kitty
Non-paranormal pursuits:
Watching birds, chasing paper balls, sitting in laps