Kid Cryptid

You better watch out. You better not cry. Shawn and Elias are prepared to tell you why when Krampus comes to town. Research for this episode from: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/krampus-could-come-you-holiday-season-180957438/ https://www.ancient-origins.net/myths-legends/santa-s-horned-helper-fearsome-legend-krampus-christmas-punisher-004799 https://www.nationalgeographic.com/news/2018/12/131217-krampus-christmas-santa-devil/ Kid Cryptid theme by Tom Parsons

Winter festivities are just around the corner. But it's not all fun and games as Elias is happy to share when he talks about the Yule cat.

Research for this episode:

https://www.wilderutopia.com/traditions/folklore/the-yule-cat-monster-of-iceland/

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/each-christmas-icelands-yule-cat-takes-fashion-policing-extreme-180961420/

https://www.iizcat.com/post/4373/The-Christmas-Cat-of-Iceland-a-giant-terrifying-cat-that-gobbles-up-children-if-they-039-re-bad

Theme music by Tom Parsons

If it's a quest ye seek, ready your steed and join Shawn and Elias this week as they go hunting for dragons! Research for this episode from: https://www.ancient.eu/article/1125/the-dragon-in-ancient-china/ https://www.amnh.org/exhibitions/mythic-creatures/dragons https://mysteriousuniverse.org/2019/02/a-strange-history-of-real-dragons/ https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.livescience.com/amp/25559-dragons.html Music arragned and performed by Tom Parsons

The story has been told nearly everywhere and every when. Join Shawn as he goes looking for hitchhiking ghosts.

Research for this episode from:

http://myths.e2bn.org/mythsandlegends/origins13483-the-hitchhiker.html

https://www.liveabout.com/the-vanishing-hitchhiker-3299345

Music arranged and performed by Tom Parsons

For one wild night a strange creature sent panic through a small West Virginia town. Join Shawn and Elias as they go looking for the Flatwoods Monster. Research for this episode from: https://www.history.com/.amp/news/flatwoods-monster-west-virginia http://bluebookarchive.org/documentation/about_bba.aspx http://www.wvculture.org/goldenseal/Fall02/legend.html https://www.roadsideamerica.com/creatures/flatwoods-monster.html Music arranged and performed by Tom Parsons Give a listen to our friends at Paudville: https://www.podicongo.com/paudeville.html

Have you ever thought you heard something crying in the woods? Let Elias tell you about the squonk, quite possibly the saddest cryptid of all.

Research for this episode from:

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

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

https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/magical-mythical-beings

Music arranged and performed by Tom Parsons

Can something be a cryptid if it already exists? We think so! Find out how as Shawn and Elias tackle the thylacine! Research for this episode from https://australianmuseum.net.au/learn/australia-over-time/extinct-animals/the-thylacine/ https://www.britannica.com/animal/thylacine https://www.cnn.com/2019/10/16/australia/tasmanian-tiger-intl-hnk-scli/index.html https://www.popularmechanics.com/about/a29550570/tasmanian-tiger-sightings/ https://www.australiangeographic.com.au/news/2013/09/dingoes-cleared-of-mainland-extinctions/ Music arranged and performed by Tom Parsons

Happy Halloween! Join Shawn for a look at a true holiday icon and just how much it truly ties into the season. Research for this episode from: https://www.history.com/topics/halloween/jack-olantern-history https://www.boston.com/news/history/2014/10/29/the-history-of-the-jack-o-lantern-how-it-all-began-with-a-turnip https://owlcation.com/humanities/Jack-OLantern-and-His-Many-Cousins-Also-Named-Jack http://www.hauntedbay.com/history/jol.shtml Check out our friends at HappyGoLukky: https://www.podicongo.com/happygolukky.html Music arranged and performed by Tom Parsons

In the spirit of Halloween Shawn and Elias go looking for the origins of the Headless Horseman and track down the Dullahan.

Music arranged and performed by Tom Parsons

Join Elias for a talk about that wiliest critter of the American West, the Jackalope

Research for this episode from:

https://www.wired.com/2014/05/fantastically-wrong-jackalope/

https://www.ancient-origins.net/myths-legends-americas/jackalope-0011623

https://allthatsinteresting.com/jackalope

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Music arranged and performed by Tom Parsons