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 Dec 26, 2025
Friday Dec 26, 2025
Matt, Katie and EJ tackle the latest in Fortean news, discussing Senator Macro Rubio's concerns about UAPs, the alleged upcoming alien war, chem trails and mysterious teleportations.
Marco Rubio thinks aliens are tampering with our nukes
https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/ufos-are-switching-our-nuclear-weapons-off-source-claims-1762011
Whistleblower claims aliens have been spying on earth for billions of years
https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/shock-claims-emerge-new-ufo-whistleblower-says-earth-triggered-alien-surveillance-billions-years-1759084
New sightings of the Dudley Dorito UFO
https://talker.news/2025/12/01/astronomers-spot-mysterious-ufo-dubbed-dudley-dorito-18-years-later/
This chemtrail bill is moving forward
https://www.charlottestories.com/new-bill-that-would-ban-chemtrails-advances-in-south-carolina-senate/
Man teleported into stolen car before it crashed
https://www.fox35orlando.com/news/man-claims-he-teleported-stolen-bmw-before-130-mph-crash-deputies-say
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Tuesday Dec 23, 2025
Tuesday Dec 23, 2025
Matt, Katie and EJ continue their investigation of the Yeti Hand Heist - the most hair-raising crime in cryptozoological history. Cryptid enthusiast and oil baron Tom Slick joins forces with Yeti hunter Peter Byrne, and together they embark on their on expedition, fraught with dangerous terrain, restrictive government regulations, and the constant fear that any collected evidence would be confiscated or disappear. But despite their best efforts, the creature remains elusive. That is, until Byrne gains access to a mummified Yeti hand kept at the Pangboche Monastery in the Himalayan foothills. Forbidden from removing it for study and burned by past evidence losses, Slick and his collaborators hatch a daring plan, setting the stage for one of the most audacious schemes in cryptozoological history.
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Tuesday Dec 09, 2025
Tuesday Dec 09, 2025
Matt, Katie and EJ continue their investigation of the Yeti Hand Heist - the daring theft of a mummified yeti hand from a Tibetan monastery. Oil baron Tom Slick Jr. falls in love with cryptozoology and dreams of discovering an unknown species. Meanwhile, The Daily Mail conducts a yeti hunt in the Himalayas. They uncover preserved relics of the monster, or so they think. There's only one way to find out for sure and only one man with the power and influence to bring them to light.
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Friday Nov 28, 2025
Friday Nov 28, 2025
Matt, Katie and EJ discuss the latest in Fortean news, talking about 3i/Atlas, the alleged alien probe and aliens spying on nuclear tests. We also hold the first Fortean Quizzo! Play along and see how much you know - or don't - abut the world of high strangeness.
3i/Atlas radio signals:
https://www.wired.com/story/the-first-radio-signal-from-comet-3i-atlas-ends-debate-about-its-nature/
UAPs investigating nuclear tests:
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2025/10/28/uap-nuclear-testing-study/86941783007/#
https://www.space.com/space-exploration/search-for-life/were-unexplained-flashes-of-light-in-70-year-old-sky-surveys-caused-by-ufos-or-nuclear-testing-why-not-both-researchers-say
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Tuesday Nov 25, 2025
Tuesday Nov 25, 2025
In the late 1950s, a wild theft took place in Nepal. Funded by a Texas oil baron, a cryptozoologist snuck into a Tibetan monastery and stole the finger of a mummified yeti hand. Using an elaborate network of connections, the finger found its way from cryptozoologists to actors to scientists, before finally landing in the lap of the Zoological Society of London, where it was lost for decades.
Although the authenticity of the hand and finger are debatable, the story of the daring theft, and the colorful characters that concocted this scheme, are some of the most fascinating in the history of cryptozoology. It’s a tale of swashbucklers, scandal, and maybe the greatest evidence of the abominable snowman.
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Tuesday Nov 11, 2025
Tuesday Nov 11, 2025
Matt, Katie and EJ conclude their investigation of the Amityville haunting. Vampire researcher Stephen Kaplan starts his own research into the house, and the Lutz family. Deals are made and broken, while the horror takes on a life of its own. However, the true story isn't the ghosts in the house, but how a broke family and a desperate lawyer reinvented the horror franchise overnight.
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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