In this installment of Cryptids Unscripted, Raven Rollins sits down with folklorist Simon Vaughn for a conversation surrounding the legend of skinwalkers — one of the most feared and misunderstood figures in Indigenous folklore. Together, they explore the origins of the stories, how the legend has evolved through modern media and internet culture, and why tales surrounding skinwalkers continue to unsettle people across generations.

The discussion also touches on folklore, fear narratives, regional storytelling, and the way mythology transforms as stories are passed from one generation to the next. We talk Wendigos, Shamans, Voodoo, Werewolves, Vampires, the games Until Dawn, The Quarry, The Dark Pictures Anthology, and Stephen King books and movies (yes, we are aware we called the film by the wrong name - Sleepwalkers).

(This episode originally aired on the podcast Sirens | Southern True Crime with Raven Rollins. It has been reformatted for use on this podcast.)

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