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The Ghoulies get back in the saddle by gabbing about haunted bars. Have you been to any of them??

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The Ghoulies talk about one of the internet's first cryptids, The Nightcrawler! Kind of like the Judas Priest song but the beast in white, not black.

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The Ghoulies first real adventure outside of the Northeast. Tune in as they head to Louisiana to talk about the Rougarou, Louisiana's own regional cryptid!


Sources:Rougarou

“Curious Louisiana: Where exactly did the Rougarou come from?” by Katherine Frazer, 10/23, https://www.theadvocate.com/acadiana/news/curious-louisiana-where-exactly-did-the-rougarou-come-from/article_1fcf8b2a-71ea-11ee-ac06-97f119e176ba.html

“He creeps, he crawls, he conquers: The Rougarou – a Louisiana folklore legend,” by Jaime Lugibihl, 4/01, https://thenichollsworth.com/103454/uncategorized/he-creeps-he-crawls-he-conquers/

“History of the Rougarou: Louisiana’s Werewolf”, By Frank Kerner, https://pelicanstateofmind.com/louisiana-love/history-rougarou-louisiana-werewolf/

“The Rougarou’s comin’: How tales of the Cajun folklore creature have endured for centuries”, by Kaylee Poche, 10/23, https://www.nola.com/gambit/news/the_latest/the-rougarous-comin-how-tales-of-the-cajun-folklore-creature-have-endured-for-centuries/article_65811cc4-6d26-11ee-8486-4b98404eafdd.html 

“Louisiana Rougarou: Haunting of the Bayous”, by admin Louisiana Glam, 4/23, https://louisianaglam.com/myths-and-legends/louisiana-rougarou-folklore-legend/

“The Rougarou, Beast of Louisiana Bayou, Gets a Makeover: One man hopes to turn the wolfish cryptid into a mascot for saving the state’s imperiled wetlands”, by Joel Balsam, 10/22, https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/rougarou-louisiana

“Rougarou”, 2021, https://mythicalencyclopedia.com/rougarou/

“The Legend of the Rougarou: Cajun Werewolf Folklore”, by the Enlightenment Journey, https://theenlightenmentjourney.com/the-legend-of-the-rougarou-cajun-werewolf-folklore/

“Rougarou: The Swamp Werewolf”, https://mytpl.org/project/rougarou-the-swamp-werewolf/

“Save the Swamp: But Beware the ‘Rougarou’”, by Alisha Renfro, 10/19, https://blog.nwf.org/2019/10/save-the-swamp-but-beware-the-rougarou/

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The Ghoulies circle back to Shadow People but mainly to talk about sleep paralysis.

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The Ghoulies, FINALLY, explore Bigfoot.

Sources:
Types of Bigfoots, https://www.bigfoot411.com/bigfoot-types.html                                                                                                                                        

“The Bigfoot Casebook”, by Janey and Colin Bord, 1982

Sightings and listings, Bigfoot Field Research Organization, http://bfro.net/GDB/default.asp

“The Cryptid Zoo: Orange-pendek”, https://www.dropbox.com/s/c3dlmr3e3ug5rlh/BF411-Cryptid_Zoo-Orang_pendek.pdf?dl=0

“The Cryptid Zoo: Yetis”, https://www.dropbox.com/s/b4l4gzzeioklrkq/BF411-Cryptid_Zoo-Yetis.pdf?dl=0

“The Big Muddy Monster Case File”, https://murphysboro.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Big-Muddy-Monster-Merged-File.pdf

“I didn’t believe: the story of the west Virginia bigfoot museum”, by Sam Gorski, https://www.wboy.com/only-on-wboy-com/paranormal-w-va/i-didnt-believe-the-story-of-the-west-virginia-bigfoot-museum/

“Wood Booger: Origins and Sightings”, https://fringecreatures.com/wood-booger-origins-and-sightings/

“Golf-Squatch”, https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/golf-squatch-whitehall-new-york

I’m sure I missed some but most of non-cited stuff is from Wikipedia because…prelim stuff is fine that way, my teacher told me that

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Where did Bloody Mary come from? Is she a combination of a bunch of different lore or was she a person? 

References:
“Supernatural Lore of Pennsylvania: Ghosts, Monsters, and Miracles” edited by Thomas White, ch. “Mary Black’s Grave: The Anatomy of a Legend Trip” by Gerard O’Neil

“Beaver County Ghosts and Haunting Folklore: Beaver County Hauntings, Was Mary Black Really a Witch?” by kinmark1970, https://spookybeavercounty.wordpress.com/2019/09/21/was-mary-black-really-a-witch-ellwood-city/

“The Bloody Mary Legend: New Castle, Pennsylvania ^ Wampum, Pennsylvania” by BeyonderBill, http://www.intothebeyond.net/bloodymary/2009/01/21/new-castle-pennsylvania/

“The Legend of Mary Black” on The Haunted Tea youtube channel, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5MNDZmrWrBM  

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The Ghoulies talk about a cryptid who uses geese as weapons. Have you seen him near you?

Sources: 
“Wood Eating Amish Country Goose Grabber by Cole Herrold, https://newworldexplorerssociety.blogspot.com/2021/08/wood-eating-amish-country-goose-grabber.html

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The Ghoulies are laid back and waiting till 2024 but not before they talk about the weekly cryptid, The Wild Hunt and Gypsy Rose. Smell Ya Later 2023!!

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The Ghoulies meet the belly slitting Christmas Witch.

Ending Song: The End? by Ghoul

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The Ghoulies look up Headless Horsemen lore of PA.

Ending Song: The End? by Ghoul

Sources
“The Legend of Ironville’s Headless Horseman”, Haunted Lancaster Section

“The Headless Horseman of Locust Level Road, Pennsylvania” What in the History? YouTube 

“The Legend of the Headless Horseman of Locust Level” By Dakota and Calvin Bricker, https://mercersburghistory.org/blog/3/ 

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