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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Friday Sep 26, 2025
Friday Sep 26, 2025
Matt, Katie and EJ break down the latest Fortean news. We talk missile strikes on UAPs, displaced goblins in Appalachia, chupacabra attacks, demonic Labubus and more. Plus, Katie gets to hold a rock from Mars and haunted house decorating tips!
Hellfire missile strikes on UAP:
https://science-news.co/newly-leaked-pentagon-video-shows-hellfire-missile-bouncing-off-uap-ufo/
Appalachian goblins:
https://oxfordamerican.org/magazine/issue-130-fall-2025/gobsmacked
Chupacabras in Argentina:
https://ovniologia.com.br/2025/08/strange-cattle-attacks-reported-in-tintina-argentina.html
Jeff Meldrum obituary:
https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/legacyremembers/jeffrey-meldrum-obituary?pid=209772155
Life on Mars:
https://www.earth.com/news/nasa-announces-discovery-of-life-on-mars-with-high-degree-of-confidence/
Conjuring house auction:
https://jjmanning.com/auction/25-2160/
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Tuesday Sep 16, 2025
Tuesday Sep 16, 2025
Matt, Katie and EJ conclude their investigation into the zombies of Haiti, and the mysterious zombie drug. All throughout the country's history, secret societies have leveraged power and fear to achieve their goals. But how much influence do these strange groups have, and is there any truth to their magical practices?
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Tuesday Sep 02, 2025
Tuesday Sep 02, 2025
Matt, Katie and EJ continue their investigation into the Zombies of Haiti. Researcher Wade Davis interviews two real life zombies, trying to understand what really happened. With the help of a bokor, he learns the true formula to create an undead state in a living person, and drug them into believing they are a zombie. But is this the true explanation? Or is something more sinister lurking behind the scenes in Haiti?
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Friday Aug 29, 2025
Friday Aug 29, 2025
Matt and EJ break down the latest Fortean news. A Bigfoot body goes on display at the New York State Fair. Annabelle the doll has a new owner. A bat creature terrorizes Mexico. New insights on Loch Ness and the Bermuda Triangle. Plus a social media spat over UAPs, and the real origin of jackalopes.
Bigfoot Remains:
https://cbs6albany.com/news/local/real-or-fantasy-bigfoot-discovery-in-adirondacks-sparks-cryptid-controversy
Occult Museum sale:
https://amp.tmz.com/2025/08/01/matt-rife-says-he-purchased-occult-museum/
Loch Ness Monster earthquakes:
https://sharonahill.com/spooky-seismic-lakes-loch-ness-and-its-monster/
The Bermuda Triangle:
https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/a65643514/is-bermuda-triangle-mystery-solved/
Mexican bat creature:
https://ovniologia.com.br/2025/08/the-bat-cave-may-harbor-a-flying-cryptid.html
Jackalope rabbits:
https://people.com/frankenstein-rabbits-tentacle-like-growths-spotted-colorado-11790374
UFO gossip:
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/5451464-luna-lawmakers-evidence-interdimensional-beings/
https://cowboystatedaily.com/2025/08/10/new-world-war-ii-themed-buffalo-bar-a-throwback-to-vintage-officers-club/
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Tuesday Aug 19, 2025
Tuesday Aug 19, 2025
Matt, Katie and EJ continue their investigation of the Zombies of Haiti. We talk about the truth and lies of Voudo, and where the zombie fits into the history of this often-demonized religion. And when an alleged "real" zombie appears in Haiti in the 1980s, American academics get involved. Is there truth behind the zombie myth? Is it possible that a chemical cocktail can mimic this state of "undeath" and provide the foundation for these creatures?
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Tuesday Aug 05, 2025
Tuesday Aug 05, 2025
In 1962, a man named Clairvius Narcisse died in a Haitian hospital from kidney failure. That alone wouldn’t be remarkable, except that twenty years later, that same man reappeared, alive and well. He claimed that he’d been resurrected from the dead, and forced to work for years on a sugar plantation. He toiled alongside several other enslaved zombies until a successful uprising, where they killed their overlord sorcerer and freed themselves. Narcisse’s incredible story is one of dark magic, arcane rituals and underbelly of organized crime in Haiti.
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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/she
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.
Their horror novel, ANA MUST DIE (AGAIN) is forthcoming from Evil Twin, spring 2027.
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
Katie
she/her
As a kid, I was terrified by the paranormal, but also fascinated with it. I read a book on poltergeists in elementary school and kept a keen watch on myself as an early tween, just in case it might happen to me. Ghosts aren’t real but I really hope one day I experience something I can’t explain. I’m always curious about what we think we understand, what we don’t, and what stories we tell ourselves about it all.
Favorite horror movies:
Lol no. I hate being scared and as a result, I have seen very few horror films and almost always refuse to watch them. Casper has a ghost in it, right? Just kidding. I do love The Shining - red rum!
Favorite horror books/stories:
Again, I have read very few. But the two I’ve read, remember, and loved are classics: The Tell Tale Heart and The Call of Cthulhu.
If I was a cryptid I’d be:
Probably a Yeti, because I love the snow.
Non-paranormal pursuits:
Reading non-fiction and hanging out with friends.
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