Crystal Myth

Mark and Lesley re visit Trickster Gods in this episode . . . enjoy!Track: "1980S" Music supplied by https://slip.stream Download / Stream for free: https://get.slip.stream/9HRYCP Follow us on Bluesky (@crystalmythpodcast.bsky.social), X (@podcast_myth), or Facebook. Please leave us a review on your podcast platform, subscribe, and help share the Crystal Myth! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode Lesley tells Mark all about King William the 3rd AKA King Billy of Orange and how his reign started a silly thing called the Orange Order. Mark talks second sons of Royal families and how mental they end up! Track: "1980S" Music supplied by https://slip.stream Download / Stream for free: https://get.slip.stream/9HRYCP Follow us on Bluesky (@crystalmythpodcast.bsky.social), X (@podcast_myth), or Facebook. Please leave us a review on your podcast platform, subscribe, and help share the Crystal Myth! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this episode Mark and Lesley explore invisible entities! be they ghosts or mythical creatures of old. Track: "1980S" Music supplied by https://slip.stream Download / Stream for free: https://get.slip.stream/9HRYCP Follow us on Bluesky (@crystalmythpodcast.bsky.social), X (@podcast_myth), or Facebook. Please leave us a review on your podcast platform, subscribe, and help share the Crystal Myth! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mark and Lesley have each watched an episode of the original run of "The Twilight Zone" and then share their thoughts on what the hell they just watched.Track: "1980S" Music supplied by https://slip.stream Download / Stream for free: https://get.slip.stream/9HRYCP Follow us on Bluesky (@crystalmythpodcast.bsky.social), X (@podcast_myth), or Facebook. Please leave us a review on your podcast platform, subscribe, and help share the Crystal Myth! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mark and Lesley bring you more weird and wonderful Cryptids, some from the USA and some from Scandinavia. Track: "1980S" Music supplied by https://slip.stream Download / Stream for free: https://get.slip.stream/9HRYCP Follow us on Bluesky (@crystalmythpodcast.bsky.social), X (@podcast_myth), or Facebook. Please leave us a review on your podcast platform, subscribe, and help share the Crystal Myth! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Antarctica - It's a continent with not much on it save some scientists, snow and a shit ton of Penguins. The question is - Are there any myths concerning Antarctica? Lesley and Mark try to find out. Track: "1980S" Music supplied by https://slip.stream Download / Stream for free: https://get.slip.stream/9HRYCP Follow us on Bluesky (@crystalmythpodcast.bsky.social), X (@podcast_myth), or Facebook. Please leave us a review on your podcast platform, subscribe, and help share the Crystal Myth! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Lesley and Mark offer up more Serial Killer stories - One was about in the early to mid 20th Century and the other takes place in ancient Sri Lanka. We hope you find it interesting! Track: "1980S" Music supplied by https://slip.stream Download / Stream for free: https://get.slip.stream/9HRYCP Follow us on Bluesky (@crystalmythpodcast.bsky.social), X (@podcast_myth), or Facebook. Please leave us a review on your podcast platform, subscribe, and help share the Crystal Myth! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this episode we revisit the Hammer Horror Universe - The movie we chose was Curse of the Werewolf - The only Werewolf movie Hammer produced and the first werewolf movie to be filmed in colour. Released in 1961 it stars a young and may we say very hot, Oliver Reed. In his movie debut. Track: "1980S" Music supplied by https://slip.stream Download / Stream for free: https://get.slip.stream/9HRYCP Follow us on Bluesky (@crystalmythpodcast.bsky.social), X (@podcast_myth), or Facebook. Please leave us a review on your podcast platform, subscribe, and help share the Crystal Myth! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode we revisit the cryptids of two random states of the USA. Mark has South Carolina and Lesley was given Arkansas. What weird and wonderful creatures we have to share with you all! Track: "1980S" Music supplied by https://slip.stream Download / Stream for free: https://get.slip.stream/9HRYCP Follow us on Bluesky (@crystalmythpodcast.bsky.social), X (@podcast_myth), or Facebook. Please leave us a review on your podcast platform, subscribe, and help share the Crystal Myth! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this Episode Lesley and Mark discuss various different heaven and hell myths. Track: "1980S" Music supplied by https://slip.stream Download / Stream for free: https://get.slip.stream/9HRYCP Follow us on Bluesky (@crystalmythpodcast.bsky.social), X (@podcast_myth), or Facebook. Please leave us a review on your podcast platform, subscribe, and help share the Crystal Myth! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode Mark and Lesley return to the topic of Freaks and sideshows - One of them is almost too bizarre to be believed!Track: "1980S" Music supplied by https://slip.stream Download / Stream for free: https://get.slip.stream/9HRYCP Follow us on Bluesky (@crystalmythpodcast.bsky.social), X (@podcast_myth), or Facebook. Please leave us a review on your podcast platform, subscribe, and help share the Crystal Myth! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hello and a happy new year to you all! We kick off 2025 with our review of Disney's 1940 classic Animated feature film "Fantasia" Track: "1980S" Music supplied by https://slip.stream Download / Stream for free: https://get.slip.stream/9HRYCP Follow us on Bluesky (@crystalmythpodcast.bsky.social), X (@podcast_myth), or Facebook. Please leave us a review on your podcast platform, subscribe, and help share the Crystal Myth! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hi Folks have a lovely Christal Myth Christmas and happy New Year! Mark and Lesley's gift to you is a new podcast episode all about Feet N Stuff. If you have a foot fetish, you will be in for a treat! If not, there's some Fairy Tales involved if that's yer thing! Track: "1980S"Music provided by https://slip.streamFree Download / Stream: https://get.slip.stream/9HRYCPFollow us on Bluesky (@crystalmythpodcast.bsky.social) X (@podcast_myth) or Facebook. Give us a review wherever you get your podcasts, subscribe and spread the Crystal Myth!. Pictures of the little feet will be on them. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this 2 hour episode Lesley and Mark cover some freaky unsolved mysteries for you all to ponder on. Mark is currently recuperating from a swollen face incident so that's why the next episode "Reflexology" is delayed. Hopefully you will enjoy this feature length episode to compensate.Track: "1980S"Music provided by https://slip.streamFree Download / Stream: https://get.slip.stream/9HRYCPFollow us on Bluesky (@crystalmythpodcast.bsky.social) X (@podcast_myth) or Facebook. Give us a review wherever you get your podcasts, subscribe and spread the Crystal Myth!. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode Lesley and Mark tackle the mysterious Dark Matter, which scientists debate over if it's real or just a theory? How does dark matter translate to myths and legends? Join us and find out what we conclude. Track: "1980S"Music provided by https://slip.streamFree Download / Stream: https://get.slip.stream/9HRYCPFollow us on Bluesky (@crystalmythpodcast.bsky.social) X (@podcast_myth) or Facebook. Give us a review wherever you get your podcasts, subscribe and spread the Crystal Myth!. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode Mark and Lesley look at two of the four different types of myth. Lesley chose Psychological Myths and Mark chose functional Myths.Track: "1980S"Music provided by https://slip.streamFree Download / Stream: https://get.slip.stream/9HRYCPFollow us on X or Facebook. Give us a review wherever you get your podcasts, subscribe and spread the Crystal Myth! . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode Mark and Lesley look at the world of social media. The myths and how it has shaped our world. Track: "1980S"Music provided by https://slip.streamFree Download / Stream: https://get.slip.stream/9HRYCPFollow us on X or Facebook. Give us a review wherever you get your podcasts, subscribe and spread the Crystal Myth! . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode Mark and Lesley review another bad horror movie but this time it's an 1981 spoof of classic horror movies. Track: "1980S"Music provided by https://slip.streamFree Download / Stream: https://get.slip.stream/9HRYCPFollow us on X or Facebook. Give us a review wherever you get your podcasts, subscribe and spread the Crystal Myth! . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode Mark and Lesley choose some favorite and random files from the fictional SCP - Foundation. A sort of fan fiction X Files. Track: "1980S"Music provided by https://slip.streamFree Download / Stream: https://get.slip.stream/9HRYCPFollow us on X or Facebook. Give us a review wherever you get your podcasts, subscribe and spread the Crystal Myth! . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mark and Lesley attempt to understand the complexities of Time Travel. Where there any time travel stories in Mythology? and people who claim they are time travelers. We all travel through time, just only in one direction - to the future. Track: "1980S"Music provided by https://slip.streamFree Download / Stream: https://get.slip.stream/9HRYCPFollow us on X or Facebook. Give us a review wherever you get your podcasts, subscribe and spread the Crystal Myth! . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, Mark and Lesley discuss the 0% rated on rotten tomatoes movie "One Missed Call" A remake of a Japanese horror movie that is, utter pish! Track: "1980S"Music provided by https://slip.streamFree Download / Stream: https://get.slip.stream/9HRYCPFollow us on X or Facebook. Give us a review wherever you get your podcasts, subscribe and spread the Crystal Myth! . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Let's go Goblin mode with Lesley and Mark! Wee goblins from around the world. Some are sound, and some are wee bastards. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In This Episode Mark and Lesley explore the legend of the back rooms, how it got started and why Liminal spaces just creep everyone out. Follow us on X or Facebook. Give us a review wherever you get your podcasts, subscribe and spread the Crystal Myth! .Track: "1980S"Music provided by https://slip.streamFree Download / Stream: https://get.slip.stream/9HRYCP Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode Mark and Lesley explore mythic creatures associated with depression and mental heath. We are by no means experts in health care and if you are feeling depressed or anxious we encourage you to speak to someone you trust or see your GP. It will get better. Track: "1980S"Music provided by https://slip.streamFree Download / Stream: https://get.slip.stream/9HRYCP Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This episode Mark and Lesley chat about their love of weird horror and all things goth and macabre. Why does it appeal so and when did it all begin? Track: "1980S"Music provided by https://slip.streamFree Download / Stream: https://get.slip.stream/9HRYCP Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

After a long break we are back with Unsolved Mysteries from Australia - It's a massive place, so stands to reason there'll be a load of weird unsolved stuff down under. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode Mark tells us about the mysterious unsolved murder of a an entire family of Germans who which took place in 1920's Hinterkaifeck Farm. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This episode Lesley and Mark look at the inspiration behind the monsters from the Netflix Show "Stranger Things" How much of an influence Role Playing Game Dungeons and Dragons had on the characters. Mark has actually played the game, Lesley? not so much! Track: "1980S"Music provided by https://slip.streamFree Download / Stream: https://get.slip.stream/9HRYCP Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode Lesley and Mark discuss Dream Walking - The apparent ability to share or control some one else's dream. Like Inception ya know? Track: "1980S"Music provided by https://slip.streamFree Download / Stream: https://get.slip.stream/9HRYCP Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's another season of Crystal Myth! yaaaay. We kick off with Elementals -Fire & Water continuing from the last elemental episode Lesley looks at the Salamander the elemental for fire and Mark looks at the Water Elemental which ends up scaring Lesley with his tall tales. We do tend to meander a bit off topic but it's all a bit of a daft laugh in that ain't it? Track: "1980S"Music provided by https://slip.streamFree Download / Stream: https://get.slip.stream/9HRYCP Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Friends! Romans! Listeners! lend us your ears! Mark and Lesley get stuck into Roman Mythology. Track: "1980S"Music provided by https://slip.streamFree Download / Stream: https://get.slip.stream/9HRYCP Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Lesley provides a brief introduction to our next topic - Roman Mythology. Track: "1980S"Music provided by https://slip.streamFree Download / Stream: https://get.slip.stream/9HRYCP Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mark and Lesley discuss glitches in the matrix - are we living in a simulation? or are our brains just glitching? Return of Lesley's Childhood Nightmare "Big Fat Cheeks" and the story of Luke Skywalker's VHS Appendage. Do you have a glitch in the matrix story? share it with us on our Facebook or twitter (X) page. Track: "1980S"Music provided by https://slip.streamFree Download / Stream: https://get.slip.stream/9HRYCP Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this Episode Mark and Lesley discuss Elementals - spirits of the Earth, Water, Fire and Air. In Part 1 Lesley chooses Earth and Mark Chooses Air. If you marry one, you gain immortality. Nice!Track: "1980S"Music provided by https://slip.streamFree Download / Stream: https://get.slip.stream/9HRYCP Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mark and Lesley tell tales involving Lighthouses - There's mystery, there's history, and weirdness ahoy!Track: "1980S"Music provided by https://slip.streamFree Download / Stream: https://get.slip.stream/9HRYCP Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Our Hosts discuss Kaiju - Giant creatures conceived in Japan as a result of post world war 2 fear of the atomic bomb. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mark and Lesley are back with more true horror stories, ancient serial killers and Mark tells the story of the Notorious Bender Family - inspiration for many a horror writer and film maker such as Texas Chain Saw Massacre, The League of gentleman and House of a Thousand Corpses plus many more! They really are the most mental Family you'll have ever heard of. Track: "1980S"Music provided by https://slip.streamFree Download / Stream: https://get.slip.stream/9HRYCP Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This is a special episode with Lesley Hosting as Mark has gone and lost his voice and gone a wee bit deaf! so so you have something to listen to until we get back to normal schedule Lesley is reading from a list of movies that were inspired by real life horror events. We also have a new theme tune! Track: "1980S"Music provided by https://slip.streamFree Download / Stream: https://get.slip.stream/9HRYCP Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This Week's episode looks at some Trickster Gods - Mark tells stories of the Spider Demi God Anansi and Lesley describes the antics of Hopi God Kokopelli, with a few others thrown in. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We kick off season 13 with a review and discussion of Troll 2 the Greatest bad movie ever made. Oh My Goooooooooooood! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

After an extended break Mark and Lesley are back with the story and life of Jack Parsons - A pioneer in Rocket Science and also a high Priest of Magick. A right weirdo whom we both love. Come listen and then join our Facebook group, there's a picture of Jack there, or you could just google it. Like and subscribe if you like. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Carrie, Eleven from Stranger things, Professor X . . .Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ? all possess the powers of Telekinesis and telepathy. These are figures in comics and myth, but could it be scientifically possible? Mark would throw tables about if he had the power and Lesley would write a lovely novel. with her mind's eye. What would you do? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

After a two week break Lesley and Mark are back with the topic of Colours - Marks looks at Green and Red and Lesley divulges in the mystical meaning of the colours in wicca and ancient Egypt, Mark hopes you all like colours, unless you are colour blind . . . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this week's episode Mark and Lesley Review and discuss the 2011 movie "Lovely Molly" directed by the same person who made "The Blair Witch Project" What is The Orobas? Which is a creature in this movie. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Lesley and Mark battle through a heatwave whilst bringing you all myths and legend's from the USA States of Louisiana and Connecticut. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We are getting wet and wild in this episode were Lesley and Mark discuss their favorite Mer Creatures, two of which live in their native home of Scotland. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This episode ark and Lesley go full Dana Scully in exposing people who claim they have magic Powers. Mark talks about the James Randi Foundation and his favorite challengers that tried to get the 1 million dollar prize and Lesley talks about various real life people who were worshiped as gods. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We get holy on this episode with more strange stories of Saints - What does it take to become one? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ears, yes you read that right we are talking about our sound flaps this week. Can you hear "The Hum"? did the movie Star Trek - Wrath Of Khan trigger a fear of Earwigs? What about tales involving Ears in mythology? well listen up! this is the episode for you lugholes. (That's Scottish for Ears) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hiya! we kick off season 12 with more unsolved murders but this time Lesley provides a Pick n Mix of stories. Some may be distressing or triggering so be warned! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We bring back the subject of unsolved murders - this episode Mark tells us the tragic and violent tale of the Murder of Mrs. Julia Wallace in early 1930's Liverpool. Lesley ends the episode with examples and thoughts on "Physic Detectives" who claim to have the power to solve unsolved murders by the power of the spirit world. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.