Critically Cryptid

Don’t try pronouncing it. Just know that gator-dragon-marsupial is coming for you.

Thanks to David Fesliyan for the song "Get Ready" used in this episode: fesliyanstudios.com

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Did you feel the Tremor coming from that Dune over there? Quick, hide in that giant peach!

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It’s a shootout with backflipping aliens in rural Kentucky. What more do you want?

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Please hold all your giggling childish outbursts until the end.

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Beaks, wings, tentacles, and a giant eyeball! It’s a Lovecraftian dream come true.

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Ever seen a giant, mountain-dwelling rock whale? Neither have we.

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