Albert DeSalvo was found guilty much after his death. Technology and science gave closure to his victim's families
A fictional creature that has caused real-world problems! Don't turn around he's right behind you!
My study of the Slavic cultures and Christianity has gotten me to this creature. Baba Yaga is a witchy woman who lives in the woods. Depending on who you ask she is either a help or a nuisance.
This legend originated in Mexico but seems to have seeped into other Hispanic cultures. It highlights a common theme the entire world shares as well as the racial tensions that still exist today.
This one hits close to home. No pun intended
Spring-Heeled Jack has shaped the Victorian Era and modern pop culture more than we will ever know.
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The Jiangshi are hopping mad! Join me in learning about one of the most vampires, let alone monsters, yet!
There are mysterious origins to Krampus, the monster that seems to become more and more popular every Christmas
Maurice Bruce's Krampus Styria in Folklore: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/0015587X.1958.9717121
Trailing the Krampus: https://web.archive.org/web/20170620091119/http://www.viennareview.net/on-the-town/city-life/out-and-about/trailing-the-krampus
John J. Honigmann, The Masked Face: https://anthrosource.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1525/eth.1977.5.3.02a00020
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An already sensational multi-murder mystery that spawned several legends and movies!
Michael Newtown's Texarkana Moonlight Murders
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James Presley's The Phantom Killer
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Charles B. Pierce's The Town That Dreaded Sundown
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Urban legends are burnt into our brains. How did they get there?! Sometimes they are created out of thin air, sometimes they have a dark past!
The Vanishing Hitchhiker by Jan Harold Brunvand:
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The Lodger by Marie Belloc Lowndes:
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The Momo Suicide Challenge
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It doesn't get much crazier than a werewolf serial killer! Unless, of course, you take into account that something that is regarded as a historic fact may not have ever happened.
Everyone knows Lizzie Borden as an axe murderer. Despite the wide consensus that she is guilty, the murder of her father and stepmother is technically a mystery!
How did a local folk legend become a worldwide phenomenon? The answer may not surprise you that it has to do with British Imperialism
I was too ready to dismiss the Skunk Ape as a "nobody" of a monster. I knew far too little of its fascinating history. I am honored to share it with you.
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Why are we afraid of clowns? The answer to this question may never be answered entirely but John Wayne Gacy may have something to do with it! I think we were born to think clowns are creepy.
Legend of Sleepy Hollow has immortalized the Headless Horseman, but the origins of this Monster are much older than the Irvington story. Join me and Matt O'Toole in our discussion of the most American monster in our SEASON FINALE!
The concept of vampires and the undead, in general, has its place in many cultures. It wasn't until a tuberculosis outbreak in the 1800s that the American culture embraced the ideas of the dead taking the life of the living.