I had the opportunity to talk with game designer Mike Mulvihill about his cryptid-focused version of the cooperative board-game HORRIFIED. (affiliate link)

We get into discussions of gaming as a hobby, how this was designed, how the monsters were chosen, and much more. Thanks to Mike (and Ravensburger) for their generous allocation of time with MonsterTalk.

Notes/Links:
The Ozark Howler 
The Banshee of the Badlands 
See HORRIFIED on Board Game Geek page 
Mike Mulvihill  
American Monsters by Jason Offutt

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Bonus >> Horrified: American Monsters

MonsterTalk: The Science Show About Monsters is a free audio podcast that critically examines the science behind cryptozoological (and legendary) creatures, such as Bigfoot, the Loch Ness Monster, or werewolves.

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This week we take a look at some recent news stories that fall within our bailiwick. We've got big cats, big-not-really-cats, and some UFO data to discuss. (with Matt Baxter.)
Note - check out the articles for images of the "Thylacine", especially the Reddit thread and Galante's video.
Tasmanian Tiger:
Forrest Galante's YT Video
Coverage in Newsweek
Reddit readers have a go at the photos
Alien Big Cat in UK
BBC says DNA confirms big cat in UK
Local news coverage
2023 article with similar findings
UFO Hotspot Analysis
Axios story about the analysis
NUFORC's website
Data Analyst considers this data
Cool - NUFORC uses an old missile silo as HQ??
About NUFORC (Wiki)
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S03E34 British Lions and Tasmanian Tigers

This week we're going to take a quick peek behind the curtains as to how THE SCIENCE OF MONSTERS came to be published by MonsterHouse, and what you can find inside. Sales of the book directly help the show, and all of that is explained during our MonsterTalking.
The Science of Monsters - paperback & kindle
The many lives of Joe Nickell
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S03E33 - Behind The Science of Monsters

Blake and Karen are joined by Matt Baxter to discuss the new horror film Late Night with the Devil (AMZ affiliate link), a fictional work that draws very heavily from "real" paranormal history to anchor its verisimilitude. 
Trailer for LNwtD
Don Lane vs Randi incident
CSICOP

Randi vs James Hydrick
Randi vs Popov
Randi and Don Lane incident
Randi
Michelle Remembers
Anton LaVey
Jim Jones
Branch Davidians
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S03E32 - Late Night with the Devil

In this episode we talk with professor Jason Josephson-Storm about the concept of Disenchantment, why it's an important and influential concept, and why it is also a pervasive myth. 

The Dialectic of Enlightenment by Max Horkheimer and Theodor W. Adorno
Max Weber
The Golden Bough by James Frazer 
Deadly Words by by Jeanne Favret-Saada

Our coverage of the homunculus - way back in episode 53!
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S03E31 - The Myth of Disenchantment

Is Bigfoot making peculiar stacks of bones in the forests of Mt. St. Helens? Archaeologist Andy White joins us to discuss the hypothesis that was the topic of a research paper by a Bigfoot proponent Mitchell Townsend.
Andy's website (and response to Townsend's claims)
Andy also has a YOUTUBE CHANNEL.
Taphonomy
Bigfoot proponent Townsend has been on Coast-to-Coast-AM more than once, where he also promoted his ideas about hidden images in stones.
Mitchell's ideas are VERY reminiscent of the Richard Shaver work which we described as both apophenia and art.
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Bonus >> Horrified: American Monsters

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