spooky season

We’ve covered werewolves in the ancient world before—and their connection to the Berserker myth. But wait til you hear what happened to werewolf mythology when the [...Read More...]

Become a Patron! This episode wouldn’t be possible without the following sources: Warwick University – The Medieval Werewolf Medievalists.net – St [...Read More...]

This is an episode about the shock troops of Viking Armies—the most violent, the most terrifying, the men who ran out ahead of the army to shatter shield walls and break [...Read More...]

Become a Patron!   This episode wouldn’t have been possible without the following sources: New York Times – Suicide Forest Article  Mental Floss – 15 [...Read More...]

In this episode, we’ll delve into the mystery of Aokigahara, known in Japanese as the Sea of Trees—and to the rest of the world as the Suicide Forest. After the Golden [...Read More...]

Become a Patron! Here’s a link to Daniel Ogden’s titles on subjects including ancient necromancy, witches, serpents, dragons, werewolves, and many [...Read More...]

In 1942, a forest ranger was hiking on an isolated trail deep in the Himalayas. Rising over 16,000 feet in elevation, he climbed a ridge that looked down a steep-sided funnel [...Read More...]

Did you know that the ancient Greeks and Romans didn’t have a word for sharks–despite the fact that they must have seen them eating sailors during sea battles all [...Read More...]

The werewolf myth as we know it today generally involves getting bitten by a werewolf, transforming during the full moon, and being very susceptible to silver bullets. But [...Read More...]

Dads who devour their children. Disembodied baby heads. Corpses that stand up on the battlefield to prophesy doom. Women who return from the grave to carry on steamy affairs. [...Read More...]