Did a European-trained Werewolf haunt late 1800's Georgia? Blake and Karen discuss the case of the Georgia Werewolf.
Sheep Ranching in Georgia
Red Wolf range today (and historically)
Grave of the GA Werewolf (Don't legend trip here - it's private land)
Ghostly re-telling of the Emily Burt story
Same story - from Week in Weird
Georgia Ghosts by Nancy Roberts(affiliate Link)
Nancy Roberts Amazon author page(affiliate Link)
The Kennesaw House (allegedly haunted location in Marietta, GA)
2017 film loosely based on this story - LYCAN (affiliate Link)
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S02E48 - 309 - The Case of the Georgia Werewolf

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This week we're going to take a quick peek behind the curtains as to how THE SCIENCE OF MONSTERS came to be published by MonsterHouse, and what you can find inside. Sales of the book directly help the show, and all of that is explained during our MonsterTalking.
The Science of Monsters - paperback & kindle
The many lives of Joe Nickell
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S03E33 - Behind The Science of Monsters

Blake and Karen are joined by Matt Baxter to discuss the new horror film Late Night with the Devil (AMZ affiliate link), a fictional work that draws very heavily from "real" paranormal history to anchor its verisimilitude. 
Trailer for LNwtD
Don Lane vs Randi incident
CSICOP

Randi vs James Hydrick
Randi vs Popov
Randi and Don Lane incident
Randi
Michelle Remembers
Anton LaVey
Jim Jones
Branch Davidians
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S03E32 - Late Night with the Devil

In this episode we talk with professor Jason Josephson-Storm about the concept of Disenchantment, why it's an important and influential concept, and why it is also a pervasive myth. 

The Dialectic of Enlightenment by Max Horkheimer and Theodor W. Adorno
Max Weber
The Golden Bough by James Frazer 
Deadly Words by by Jeanne Favret-Saada

Our coverage of the homunculus - way back in episode 53!
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S03E31 - The Myth of Disenchantment

Is Bigfoot making peculiar stacks of bones in the forests of Mt. St. Helens? Archaeologist Andy White joins us to discuss the hypothesis that was the topic of a research paper by a Bigfoot proponent Mitchell Townsend.
Andy's website (and response to Townsend's claims)
Andy also has a YOUTUBE CHANNEL.
Taphonomy
Bigfoot proponent Townsend has been on Coast-to-Coast-AM more than once, where he also promoted his ideas about hidden images in stones.
Mitchell's ideas are VERY reminiscent of the Richard Shaver work which we described as both apophenia and art.
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S03E30 - Bone Stacks of Mt. St. Helens

Karen and Blake discuss three little mysteries they've run across while doing research that didn't quite warrant an individual episode, and which might benefit from some crowd-sourcing.
Examples of "Bigfoot Tree Forts"
Colorado Site discussing
Tik-Tok Bigfoot Structures
Fairy-Braids:
This is a real phenomenon - example article with photos
Loren Coleman discussing MK Davis discussing Bigfoot braids (Cryptomundo)
Some examples of algorithmic analysis of biological behaviors (gScholar)
Silver and Milk Preservation:
Example of claims in modern source:  Ask A Prepper
Article about historic use of silver in baby bottles
The Oligodynamic Effect

Side-chat on Rat Kings:
An article (with some great photos) on Rat Kings
The less regal Squirrel King
Who invented Pasteurization?
The Smurfing Danger of Colloidal Silver
Emily Rosa Science-Fair Program








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S02E48 - 309 - The Case of the Georgia Werewolf

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