This week, John takes a trip back to China and proves someone can be immersed in a new language for practically a month and learn nothing.

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Amazon.com: The Shadow Book of Ji Yun: The Chinese Classic of Weird True Tales, Horror Stories, and Occult Knowledge eBook

Religious system of China vol.5 - De Groot

Hop on pop: jiangshi films in a transnational context - Stephanie Lam

Analects: The Sayings of Confucius, Translated by D. C. Lau

Zibuyu, “What The Master Would Not Discuss”, according to Yuan Mei (1716 - 1798): A Collection of Supernatural Stories (2 vols)

A Brief History of Qi - Yu Huan Zhang, Ken Rose

Qi | Definition & Facts | Britannica

Yinyang | Definition, Meaning, & Facts | Britannica

Hun & Po Ethereal & Corporeal Soul In Taoism

What Does the Yin-Yang Symbol Mean?

https://www.willbuckingham.com/virtuous-cats/

The Afterlife of Corpses: A Social History of Unburied Dead Bodies in Qing China (1644–1911) - Joohee Suh

The custom of "driving corpses" in western Hunan

A temporary grave, by a concrete bridge | Historical Photographs of China

Jiangshi: Daoist Cosmology in Mr. Vampire - Max Templeman

Mr. Vampire - Wikipedia

A look at the ghoulish tradition of ancient Chinese corpse-walking

The Corpse Walker. Real-Life Stories, China from the Bottom Up : Liao Yiwu : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive

Walking dead: old China practice of corpse herding, transporting bodies to hometown for burial using long bamboo poles

This week we get to the bottom of the real mystery and provide a recommendation to scout masters.

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Goatman’s Summer of Celebrity (Part 1): The Glamour Boy of Greer Island

Mystery Still Engulfs Lake Worth Monster

Lake Worth Monster: The True Story of the Greer Island Goatman: Blackburn, Lyle: 9781734920666: Amazon.com: Books

Greer Island's Goatman - Lake Worth Monster

The Lake Worth Monster | TPW magazine | October 2003

Once Upon a Python: When Pete Went Hither, Slither, and Yon

This week, we open talking about praxis, and John reads a bunch of legal documents.

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Rosie O'Donnell Show June 1999 Pt 3

Our Haunted House on the Hudson - Helen Ackley

The History of the Ackley House, America's Legally Haunted Home

1 La Veta Pl, Nyack, NY 10960 | Zillow

Rockland County Property Check

LA99-01004751 - Deed (1967)

LA99-01004772 - Mortgage (1967)

LA99-00726030 - Carol assumption of deed (1949)

Legal-Ease: One dollar and other good and valuable consideration - LimaOhio.com

Ancestor Search - Margaret Perry

Helen Ackley Obituary (2003) - Jacksonville, FL - Florida Times-Union

Helen Ackley

Nyack People & Places: Skirmish Krew Relives Revolutionary War in Upper Nyack

Stambovsky v. Ackley, 169 AD 2d 254 - NY: Appellate Div., 1st Dept. 1991

Lawsuit Didn't Have a Ghost of a Chance - Timothy Clifford, Newsday, Combined editions Long Island, N.Y. 16 Mar 1991

18 rms. riv vu. ghosts. - Ronald Sullivan, Marchi 16, 1990, New York Times

Spirit of Law Recognizes 'Haunted House' - Los Angeles Times

Caveat Specter | Skeptical Inquirer

How a House Becomes Legally Haunted: Stambovsky v. Ackley, The “Ghostbuster” Ruling | In Custodia Legis

caveat emptor | Wex | US Law | LII / Legal Information Institute

Phones Ringing (Eerily?) For Nyack Spook Home - James Barron, March 20, 1990, New York Times

Singer/rapper Matisyahu selling Nyack home; former occupants include Ingrid Michaelson and maybe, a ghost

Don't Be Scared! Home at Center of Haunted House Legal Case Available for $1.9M

Stambovsky v. Ackley - Wikipedia

The History of Nyack, New York

Margaret Perry Obituary

Ghosts In Japan—Buying A Haunted House

This week, we discover a euphemism and introduce a new segment on accident.

Also, yes, we know the Onion story is still pending a judge hearing, but let us have this one.

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Mud Mermaids Were Allegedly Spotted in Ohio River - HubPages

Mermaids, Giant Turtles, and Wild Men…Oh My! – The Indiana History Blog

Mud Mermaids - Newspapers.com™

Akron Evening Times - Mud Mermaids 2

Ep 147: The Mud Mermaids of Indiana

Mermaids in the Susquehanna River? Yes, fishermen once claimed

Seal finds unlikely home 100 miles up Hudson River – The Hill

Three Historic Explorers Who Were Captivated By Mermaid Sightings

John tried to do a shorter episode this week. Tried is the operative word here.

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BERKELEY SQUARE, Non Civil Parish - 1000516 | Historic England

Charles I (r. 1625-1649) | The Royal Family

Lord John Berkeley, Royalist General, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland & Ambassador-extraordinary - Twickenham Museum

Notes and Queries 4th Series, Volume 10 - 372

Victorian Spiritualism

The Reminiscences of Lady Dorothy Nevill

Notes and Queries 4th Series, Volume 10 - 398

Notes and Queries 4th Series, Volume 11 - 85

Fortean Times - The Most Haunted House in London by Jan Bondeson - Christmas 2015

Notes and Queries 5th Series, Volume 12 - 87 (Reproduction of May 10, 1879 Mayfair Article)

Notes and Queries 6th Series, Volume 2 - 417

Notes and Queries 6th Series, Volume 2 - 435

Notes and Queries 6th Series, Volume 2 - 452

Notes and Queries 6th Series, Volume 2 - 471

Notes and Queries 6th Series, Volume 2 - 514

Notes and Queries 6th Series, Volume 3 - 151

Cornishman May 28 1908 - A City Full of Ghosts

Ghosts, Helpful and Harmful - Elliott O'Donnell (171-181)

Ghosts of London - Elliott O'Donnell (26-40)

https://isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ea.cgi?37736

Haunted Houses - Charles Harper (106-)

The Grey Ghost Book - Jessie Middleton (16-50)

 Screaming Skulls: 101 of the World's Greatest Ghost Stories - Daniel Cohen (80-82)

Mysterious Universe Article

Notes and Queries archives (We pull from a lot of volumes)

Halloween is this week, and Brandon is bringing ghost stories.

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The Ghosts of Mineral Point | Wisconsin Haunts

Tavern Spirits: The Legend of Walker House

Tavern Spirits: The Legend of Walker House, part two

Ghosts - The Walker House

In memoriam to the bad shows we found along the way, John talks about Gorillas way too much.

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Hunting Monsters: Cryptozoology and the Reality Behind the Myths , Naish, Darren 

The Chauvet-Pont d'Arc cave

Etymology of zoology by etymonline

When the World’s Population Took Off: The Springboard of the Neolithic Demographic Transition | Science

The Internet Classics Archive | The History of Animals by Aristotle

Galen's Analogy: Animal Experimentation and Anatomy in the Second Century CE

Galen's “errors” - The Lancet

Rocky Road: Conrad Gesner

Historical Anatomies on the Web: Conrad Gessner Home

Historiae Animalium | ODD SALON

Zoology Timeline

First Voyage of Captain James Cook | Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History

The Nature of Systematics - Blackwelder and Boyden

Abominable Science!: Origins of the Yeti, Nessie, and Other Famous Cryptids 

A Carthaginian Exploration of the West African Coast.

Gorilla Biology - Taylor and Goldsmith

Les betes humaines d'Afrique by Heuvelmans, Bernard; [Mackal, Roy] - 1980

The Strange Adventures of Andrew Battell by Andrew Battell.

Skeptoid: Tracking the Elusive Pongo

The missionary and the gorilla | Features | Yale Alumni Magazine

1. From Satyr to Pongo: Discovering the Red Ape

An account of the diseases, natural history, and medicines of the East Indies / Translated from the Latin of James Bontius 

Notice External Characters Habits Troglodytes Gorilla - Savage and Wyman 

The Metaphysics of Apes

Explorations and adventures in Equatorial Africa  - Paul B. du Chaillu.

Cryptozoology A To Z: The Encyclopedia of Loch Monsters, Sasquatch, Chupacabras, and Other Authentic Mysteries of Nature

The Cryptid Zoo: Pongo

Example of male orangutans displaying the two alternative reproductive

Species Information - Orang Utan Republik Foundation

Comparing Mountain Gorillas vs Eastern Lowland Gorillas — Gorilla Trekking Safaris Africa

African mythology : an encyclopedia of myth and legend - Jan Knappert 

Do Mythic Creatures Exist? Show Me the Body | Scientific American

How many extant pinniped species remain to be described?

Cuvier, Revolutionary Upheavals on the Surface of the Globe

On the track of unknown animals : Heuvelmans, Bernard

This week, we're talking bugs, hoaxes, and technical difficulties.

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Spotting | Project Noah

The Beast of Brunei

ShukerNature: TRILOBITE BEETLES, CETI EELS, AND THE BEAST OF BRUNEI

Trilobite Beetle Facts: Essential Information for Insect Enthusiasts

Warhammer Tyranids Tutorial DIY

ShukerNature: THE GIANT GRASSHOPPER OF WISCONSIN - FOCUSING UPON A PHONEY PHOTOGRAPH

This week, John begins to tackle the definition of cryptozoology as a discipline.

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Hunting Monsters: Cryptozoology and the Reality Behind the Myths , Naish, Darren 

The Chauvet-Pont d'Arc cave

Etymology of zoology by etymonline

When the World’s Population Took Off: The Springboard of the Neolithic Demographic Transition | Science

The Internet Classics Archive | The History of Animals by Aristotle

Galen's Analogy: Animal Experimentation and Anatomy in the Second Century CE

Galen's “errors” - The Lancet

Rocky Road: Conrad Gesner

Historical Anatomies on the Web: Conrad Gessner Home

Historiae Animalium | ODD SALON

Zoology Timeline

First Voyage of Captain James Cook | Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History

The Nature of Systematics - Blackwelder and Boyden

Abominable Science!: Origins of the Yeti, Nessie, and Other Famous Cryptids

This week, Brandon does his take on the St. Augustine Monster as John discovers the ability of his new mixer to be a soundboard.

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St. Augustine Monster - Wikipedia

The Saint Augustine Monster | Smithsonian Institution Archives

Gigantic Octopus

A gigantic cephalopod on the Florida coast

On the Giant Octopus (Octopus giganteus) and the Bermuda Blob: Homage to A. E. Verrill