Often intertwined with UFO phenomena, cryptid lore, and Cold War-era anxieties, the Flatwoods Monster encapsulates the complexities of human imagination and our eternal quest for answers to the unexplained. See the video podcast version: youtube.com/@MysteriousPals --------------------MUSICTheme Music by Dethlehem (dethlehem.bandcamp.com)--------------------SOCIAL LINKSWebsite: www.mysteriouspals.comEmail: mysteriouspalsonline@gmail.comYoutube: @MysteriousPalsFacebook: @mysteriouspalsInstagram: @mysteriouspalsX/Twitter: @mysterious_palsPodcast Feeds: www.mysteriouspals.com--------------------EPISODE RESOURCES Nickell, Joe. “The Flatwoods UFO Monster.” *Committee for Skeptical Inquiry*, https://skepticalinquirer.org Barker, Gray. *They Knew Too Much About Flying Saucers*. University Books, 1956 Coleman, Loren. Cryptozoology A to Z: The Encyclopedia of Loch Monsters, Sasquatch, Chupacabras, and Other Authentic Mysteries of Nature*. Fireside, 1999 West Virginia Tourism. “Flatwoods Monster Museum.” https://wvtourism.com Davenport, Peter. "National UFO Reporting Center Case Brief." NUFORC Archives, https://nuforc.org Keel, John A. The Mothman Prophecies. Saturday Review Press, 1975. Vallee, Jacques. Passport to Magonia: On UFOs, Folklore, and Parallel Worlds. McGraw-Hill, 1969. UFO Evidence. “Flatwoods Monster Incident.” https://ufoevidence.org Loftus, Elizabeth F. “Planting Misinformation in the Human Mind: A 30-Year Investigation of the Malleability of Memory.” *Learning & Memory*, 2005 --------------------IMAGESEpisode Thumbnail: https://braxtonwv.org/the-original-1952-flatwoods-monster-drawing-found/--------------------TIMESTAMPS00:00:00 - Beginning00:00:10 - Introduction00:08:54 - The Flatwoods Monster Mystery00:34:20 - Common Theories00:50:40 - Our Theories00:58:09 - Closing--------------------ABOUT THE MYSTERIOUS PALSThe Mysterious Pals is a mysterious show about history and friendship.#mystery, #history, #unsolved, #unsolvedmysteries, #westvirginia, #mysteriouspals, #staymysterious, #braxtoncountymonster, #Braxie, #phantomofflatwoods, #folklore, #cryptid, #ufo