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Here we are at the end of the line. Join Shawn and Elias for one last run as they look into the fiendish mechanics known as Gremlins!
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Research for this episode from:
http://www.ancientpages.com/2015/09/09/gremlins-highly-mechanical-creatures-in-mythology/
https://www.historynet.com/gremlins.htm
https://mysteriousuniverse.org/2015/07/the-real-gremlins-of-wwii/
From seemingly out of nowhere, Slenderman burst onto the scene. Join Shawn for a crash course in the history of this modern urban legend.
Research for this episode from:
https://techcrunch.com/2014/06/30/the-story-of-slenderman-the-internets-own-monster/
https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/features/slender-man-film-true-story-internet-stabbing-urban-legend-horror-origins-a8508716.html
https://alumni.berkeley.edu/california-magazine/just-in/2018-10-31/slender-man-perfect-monster-our-time
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Walk fast, jog, or run! Try to keep up with Shawn and Elias as they take on everyone's favorite undead: Zombies!
*Episode deals with slightly heavier topics than usual.
Research for this episode from:
https://www.history.com/topics/folklore/history-of-zombies
https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2015/10/how-america-erased-the-tragic-history-of-the-zombie/412264/
https://www.livescience.com/23892-zombies-real-facts.html
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If you've ever felt like you're running in circles you've likely got nothing on this week's critter. Join Elias as he chases down the one-way cryptid known as the Sidehill Gouger.
Research for this episode from:
http://mythologicalbeastiesandco.blogspot.com/2010/09/sidehill-gouger.html
http://hoaxes.org/animals/comments/sidehill_gouger
https://monster.fandom.com/wiki/Sidehill_Gouger
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Keep an eye to the sky and be ready to run as Elias and Shawn to looking for those giant avian terrors: Thunderbirds!
Research for this episode from:
https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/the-mythic-child-stealing-thunderbirds-of-illinois.amp
https://www.singularfortean.com/news/2018/3/30/investigator-photographs-giant-bird-40-miles-west-of-chicago
https://www.liveabout.com/the-giant-thunderbird-returns-3862215
https://mythology.net/mythical-creatures/thunderbird/
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Is that a knock at the door? Don't answer it! Let Shawn tell you why as he explains all about the black eyed children.
https://rare.us/rare-life/black-eyed-children/
https://www.liveabout.com/black-eyed-kids-horror-or-hoax-2594476
https://creepypasta.fandom.com/wiki/Black-Eyed_People
https://sites.psu.edu/urbanlegends/2019/03/29/black-eyed-children/
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Into the woods we go! But not too deep. Keep a lookout with Shawn and Elias as they take a harmless look at the pukwudgie.
Research for this episode from:
http://www.native-languages.org/pukwudgie.htm
http://spookysouthcoast.com/pukwudgies-myth-or-monster/
http://www.paranormal-encounters.com/wp/what-exactly-is-a-puckwudgie/
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Put on your running shoes and get behind a tree while Elias takes you on the hunt for the hoop snake!
Research for this episode from:
http://www.naturalhistorymag.com/htmlsite/editors_pick/1925_01-02_pick.html
https://www.australiantraveller.com/australia/detours016-myth-traveller-hoop-snakes/
https://www.al.com/strange-alabama/2012/04/hoop_snakes_are_no_hula_hoops.html
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Despite having a bit of a cold, Shawn joins Elias on a search for the extremely elusive Ozark Howler.
Research for this episode from:
https://exemplore.com/cryptids/The-Ozark-Howler-Mythical-Beast-or-Elaborate-Hoax
http://ozarkhowler.info/
https://medium.com/@ralph_71655/the-ozark-howler-and-the-black-dogs-of-death-e076f6831fa4
http://www.unlocktheozarks.org/stories/folklore-legends-and-myths/ozark-howler/
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Sometimes odd happenings wind up being more than just coicedence. Join Shawn as he takes a look at the murders at Hinterkaifeck.
Warning: This episode is a bit darker than the others. Parents may want to screen it first.
Research for this episode from:
https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/hinterkaifeck-memorial
https://defrostingcoldcases.com/case-month-hinterkaifeck/
https://gagersdaily.com/hinterkaifeck-killer-named/
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