Cracking Cryptids and Curios

What walks in straight lines and has a droopy lip? The Hugag! This moose like creature of the Great Lakes region is quite the anomaly. Unable to bend its knees and lay down, the hugag must always be weary of where it sleeps. But the hugag is not the only non-knee bending entity. Stories during the times of the Romans tell of the achlis, an elk like creature that could not bend their knees. It begs the question, why are there stories of why animals can't bend their knees!? Join Matt and Angel for a conversation that spans millennia. 

Matt and Angel delve once again into some curious items. This episode focuses on the Baghdad Battery, a small pot that some academics believe could be the earliest known battery... from 200 BCE! Is it a battery? A burial token? An alien artifact!? 

The Dropa Stones are veiled in an incredible story of cross-continent intrigue. These 700+ stone disks have been deciphered to tell the story of the Dropa, a race of aliens who crash landed 12,000 years ago in the mountains of China. Where does the myth end and the real story begin? Join us as we get to the bottom of this supposed decades old mystery.  

What has eye-lids, smells like a chestnut tree flower, and loves alcohol? Well, that could describe co-host Angel, but also the tsuchinoko! This beer-bottle sized crytpid goes back thousands of years. Stories from the 1800s depict a teleporting, thunder-sounding, little snake that can even whisper a few lies into your ear. Join as we set sail for Japan and tackle the tsuchinoko!

News story 1:

https://www.unexplained-mysteries.com/news/341570/has-the-metal-monoliths-mystery-been-solved

News story 2:

https://www.unexplained-mysteries.com/news/341556/leaked-pentagon-ufo-photograph-emerges

Curses have been around since the dawn of mankind. It is said that every once in a while there is potential for a physical item to be imbued with such maleficence and hate that is can contain a curse. Join Matt and Angel as they discuss two such curiosities in the form of cursed paintings.

The first painting is "The Hands Resist Him" by Bill Stoneham. Allegedly the content of this painting was said to leave the canvas nightly, with the little girl brandishing a gun and yelling at the boy.

The second, the The "Crying Boy" is a mass-produced print of a painting by Italian painter Giovanni Bragolin. It is said the paintings were the only thing that survived numerous house fires in the UK. Investigations by the tabloid The Sun makes this story a real page turner. 

News Story 1:

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/mysterious-monolith-discovered-in-utah-desert/ar-BB1bjRlJ%26sa%3DD%26source%3Dhangouts%26ust%3D1606698941958000%26usg%3DAFQjCNFOud34W1JqdB9CeaCev5pY5JW3mw&sa=D&source=hangouts&ust=1607312439319000&usg=AFQjCNEQuVVcdoeUdPMi7FRrCApaFdXsJw

News Story 2:

https://www.unexplained-mysteries.com/news/341301/creature-blamed-for-mystery-bridge-deaths

Is there a more iconic image than that of Santa? Join Matt and Angel in the Season 2 premiere as they explore multiple theories of the origins of Santa and how that relates to the cryptid world. Is there more than meets the eye when it comes to the story of St. Nicholas? Find out!

News story 1:

https://www.unexplained-mysteries.com/news/340844/box-from-aleister-crowleys-house-is-opened

News story 2:

https://www.unexplained-mysteries.com/news/339815/physicist-solves-time-travel-paradox-problem

The temporal traveler known as John Titor made waves on the internet from 2000-2001 describing, in depth, that he was indeed from the year 2036. Due in part to research at CERN and a time machine built by GE, John was able to be sent on a mission to 1975 to obtain an IBM 5100. What did John need with this computer? What was he doing in 2000? What proof did he show? Join us and find out has we crack the case of this "temporal driver" and run him through the meet grinder known as the Rubric of Power.

How will John match up against the other entities? Find out in this "megasode" season finale!

Rankings going into the season finale:

10) Hogzilla - 9.5

9) Mothman -10

8) Piasa - 10.495

7) Goatman - 10.5

6) Spring Heel Jack - 11

5) Mongolian death worm - 11.5

4) Skunk Ape - 12.5

3) Hodag - 12.75

2) Baba Yaga - 14.88

1) Wendigo - 15.36

What exactly is this decomposing deer-man hybrid? Is that even the correct representation of this cryptid? The Wendigo is said to have an insatiable lust for human flesh and even committing the act of cannibalism can cause the Wendigo to take hold of you. Join us as we crack into the history of this intriguing entity and rank it amongst the plethora of cyptids this season.

News Story 1: Needles in Woman's Brain

https://www.unexplained-mysteries.com/news/339790/doctors-discover-needles-in-womans-brain

Join us as we explore the history of the world's favorite babushka. Is this cannibalistic witch misunderstood or is she truly as evil as the Devil's spit?

Will this entity be able to make a deal to have a better ranking, or will the Rubric of Power be too much for Baba Yaga?

News Story 1:

https://www.coasttocoastam.com/article/viral-sasquatch-alert-gets-squashed/

News Story 2:

https://www.coasttocoastam.com/article/security-camera-films-small-humanoids/

It is said that this "devourer of man" hunted along the banks of the Mississippi River until it was killed by a Native American Chief. During their famed exploration of the late 1600s, Marquette and Joliet make mention of seeing a pictograph of the Piasa that not even the locals would look at due to fear. But what exactly is this creature? In the late 1800s some authors thought it was a flying dinosaur while others a dragon. 

Join us as we delve deep into the history of the Piasa and sift through nearly 4 centuries of information to decode the myth of this cryptid. 

News 1:

https://www.unexplained-mysteries.com/news/339456/weird-creature-in-india-turns-out-to-be-a-hoax

This week we take a look at the alleged human-goat hybrids that can be found all over America. Theories run wild in an attempt to explain sightings of Goatmen who seemingly target teenagers and family pets. Was it an experimental procedure that resulted in dire consequences? A farmer who made a deal with the Devil to get revenge on teenagers who killed his goat herd? And why do some of the Goatmen carry an axe!? 

Join us as we explore this and much more!

News story 1: Briefcase Goblins

https://www.unexplained-mysteries.com/news/339222/cops-flee-from-goblins-found-in-suitcase

News story 2: Falmouth Shadow

https://www.unexplained-mysteries.com/news/339270/falmouth-shadow-runs-out-in-front-of-vehicle