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The Nightmare before Christmas continues this week with two stories of monsters that are surprisingly wholesome.

Tracey tells you about the moist, morose little Squonk and Rowan explores the humanity behind Gargoyles.

Sources

Cryptidz

https://cryptidz.fandom.com/wiki/Squonk

Lumberwoods Lib

http://www.lib.lumberwoods.org/fclw/squonk.html

http://www.lib.lumberwoods.org/fc/squonk.html

Pennlive

https://www.pennlive.com/wildaboutpa/2015/06/pennsylvanias_squonk_ends_the.html

Medium

https://medium.com/@indrachapa/the-teary-squonk-474d350c84a1

History

https://www.history.com/topics/us-states/pennsylvania#:~:text=One%20of%20the%20original%2013,Independence%2C%20sparking%20the%20American%20Revolution.

Explore PA History

https://explorepahistory.com/stories.php

Wikipedia

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gargoyles_(TV_series)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gargoyle

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grotesque_(architecture)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hunchback_of_Notre-Dame

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apotropaic_magic

Atlas Obscura

https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/pop-culture-gargoyles-in-gothic-architecture

Cornell.edu

https://rmc.library.cornell.edu/adw/gravely/overview.html

Thinking Muse

http://thinkingmuse.com/gargoyles/

Washington Post

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2019/04/25/billionaires-rushed-save-notre-dame-amid-backlash-economists-now-say-they-may-have-pledged-more-than-needed/

Interesting Engineering

https://interestingengineering.com/25-extremely-embarrassing-architectural-failures

Mental Floss

https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/88019/10-fearsome-facts-about-gargoyles

Folklore Thursday

https://folklorethursday.com/material-culture/gargoyles-demons-sky-grotesque-guardian-angels/

Slate.com

https://slate.com/human-interest/2014/08/pop-culture-and-modern-grotesques-and-gargoyles-in-gothic-architecture.html

Ancient Origins

https://www.ancient-origins.net/artifacts-other-artifacts/gargoyles-0012253

Wander Wisdom

https://wanderwisdom.com/travel-destinations/The-Gargoyles-of-Notre-Dame-Cathedral#gid=ci026e22f14007245f&pid=the-gargoyles-of-notre-dame-cathedral-MTc1MTE1ODU0NTM0MjIyOTQz