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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Episodes
Tuesday Mar 14, 2023
Tuesday Mar 14, 2023
Matt and EJ celebrate St. Patty's Day with Zombie Dust Pale Ale from Thee Floyds Brewing Company and discuss the latest cryptic news, including belching whales, Mexican tree goblins and the Irish water hound the Dobhar-Chu.
Trap or Tread Water Feeding in Whales:
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/mms.13009
Mexican President Tweets Tree Goblin:
https://apnews.com/article/andres-manuel-lopez-obrador-caribbean-mexico-city-b1dcd73e9d069a99400d05f5aff061c3
Aluxe info:
https://www.theyucatantimes.com/2018/10/aluxes-the-goblins-of-the-maya-land/
The photo's history:
https://twitter.com/IconicAutograph/status/1358865475313274880
Karl Shuker's Dobhar-Chu article:
https://karlshuker.blogspot.com/2020/11/the-dobhar-chu-trailing-irelands.html
A Chronographical Description of West or H-Lar Connaught:
https://archive.org/stream/chorographicalde00ofla/chorographicalde00ofla_djvu.txt
A Review of Violent or Fatal Otter Attacks:
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/49941718_A_Review_of_Violent_or_Fatal_Otter_Attacks
Tuesday Mar 07, 2023
Tuesday Mar 07, 2023
Matt and EJ continue their journey with the Fox Sisters, following the mediums on their first national tour. As outrage and aggression over their spiritual communications grows, the sisters begin to drift apart, and maybe even find love.
Tuesday Feb 21, 2023
Tuesday Feb 21, 2023
Matt and EJ continue the series on the Fox Sisters, the founders of spiritualism. With bills piling up, Leah, Maggie and Kate take their act to the next level and conduct the first public seances in history. Plus, we talk bad science of yesterday and today, 19th century social media feuds and the history of parlor magic.
Thursday Feb 16, 2023
Thursday Feb 16, 2023
In this special Valentine’s Day episode, Matt and EJ tackle the latest cryptid and UFO news, including Anatolian leopard sightings, Bigfoot and bear populations, a tiny UK town that’s become a UFO hotspot and the haunted bricks of the St. Valentine’s Day Massacre.
We also enjoy Ocean Monsters IPA, a collaboration from the Abomination and Mast Landing Brewing Companies.
Anatolian Leopard Video:
https://www.aol.com/elusive-rare-leopard-considered-extinct-184641308.html?guccounter=1
https://amuraworld.com/en/topics/conservancy-report/articles/6738-the-persian-leopard
If it’s There, Could it be a Bear? Study:
https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2023.01.14.524058v2.full.pdf
UK UFO Hotspot:
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/weird-news/charming-uk-village-ufo-hotspot-28863376
Sharon Rowlands’ Video:
https://www.ufocasebook.com/sharonrowlands.html
St. Valentine’s Day Massacre’s Haunted Bricks:
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/chicago-hauntings-st-valentine-day-massacre/
https://skepticalinquirer.org/newsletter/spooky-rocks/
Tuesday Feb 07, 2023
Tuesday Feb 07, 2023
Matt and EJ discuss the origins of the Fox sisters, a trio of psychic mediums who became famous across the entire western world. They conducted seances throughout the latter half of the 19th century, in the early days of the suffrage movement.
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