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
Friday Mar 01, 2024
Friday Mar 01, 2024
Matt and EJ dive into the recent Fortean news, talking about Avi Leob's interstellar meteor, giant snakes, government conspiracies and radioactive wolves.
Tuesday Feb 20, 2024
Tuesday Feb 20, 2024
Matt and EJ conclude their investigation of the Aztec UFO crash. Conmen Silas Newton and Leo GeBauer have been arrested, but their lies continue to spread. Truth and fiction become even more muddled as we follow the threads of their stories all the way to the present day.
Tuesday Feb 06, 2024
Tuesday Feb 06, 2024
Matt and EJ continue their investigation of the Aztec UFO crash, the story of conman Silas Newton and investigative journalist JP Cahn. The twisting leads become a web of lies, revealing a trail of people who have fallen prey to Newton's deceit. But can Cahn build his case in time, or will the criminals escape yet again?
Tuesday Jan 23, 2024
Tuesday Jan 23, 2024
Matt and EJ continue their investigation of the Aztec UFO crash. We meet JP Cahn, journalist who's intent on exposing Silas Newton's flying saucer scandal. But can he outwit the con man, or will Newton escape yet again?
Tuesday Jan 09, 2024
Tuesday Jan 09, 2024
Matt and EJ continue their investigation of the Aztec UFO crash. Today we talk the continuing lies of professional swindler Silas Newton and his connection to Varitey journalist Frank Scully. With special features on flying breakfast planes, secret government programs and the pilot who may have died chasing a UFO.
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