The Monsters of History

Yet again DNA comes to save the day! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/themonstersofhistory/support

Albert DeSalvo was found guilty much after his death. Technology and science gave closure to his victim's families --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/themonstersofhistory/support

A fictional creature that has caused real-world problems! Don't turn around he's right behind you! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/themonstersofhistory/support

My study of the Slavic cultures and Christianity has gotten me to this creature. Baba Yaga is a witchy woman who lives in the woods. Depending on who you ask she is either a help or a nuisance. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/themonstersofhistory/support

This legend originated in Mexico but seems to have seeped into other Hispanic cultures. It highlights a common theme the entire world shares as well as the racial tensions that still exist today. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/themonstersofhistory/support

This one hits close to home. No pun intended --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/themonstersofhistory/support

Spring-Heeled Jack has shaped the Victorian Era and modern pop culture more than we will ever know. https://amzn.to/3qSAG1p https://amzn.to/3n2Hp7Y https://amzn.to/3t22bZd --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/themonstersofhistory/support

The Jiangshi are hopping mad! Join me in learning about one of the most vampires, let alone monsters, yet! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/themonstersofhistory/support

There are mysterious origins to Krampus, the monster that seems to become more and more popular every Christmas Maurice Bruce's Krampus Styria in Folklore: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/0015587X.1958.9717121 Trailing the Krampus: https://web.archive.org/web/20170620091119/http://www.viennareview.net/on-the-town/city-life/out-and-about/trailing-the-krampus John J. Honigmann, The Masked Face: https://anthrosource.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1525/eth.1977.5.3.02a00020 Krampus (2015) digital: https://amzn.to/3mujYUO Krampus (2015) bluray: https://amzn.to/32z0uY4 --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/themonstersofhistory/support

Growing up in New Jersey as a horror and history fan has its benefits. Perhaps one of the biggest impacts the Garden State has to both is the 1916 Jersey Shore Shark Attacks. Jimmy Neutron: https://amzn.to/3EVegCm Jaws Book: https://amzn.to/3EUEJQG Jaws Movie (Digital): https://amzn.to/31ZbU7c Twelve Days of Terror: https://amzn.to/3s5iTWU Jaws Movie (Physical Media): https://amzn.to/3IQk42n --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/themonstersofhistory/support

An already sensational multi-murder mystery that spawned several legends and movies! Michael Newtown's Texarkana Moonlight Murders https://amzn.to/33aNpVb James Presley's The Phantom Killer https://amzn.to/3DtGtyQ Charles B. Pierce's The Town That Dreaded Sundown https://amzn.to/3dnLTAR --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/themonstersofhistory/support

Urban legends are burnt into our brains. How did they get there?! Sometimes they are created out of thin air, sometimes they have a dark past! The Vanishing Hitchhiker by Jan Harold Brunvand: https://amzn.to/315hnt3 The Lodger by Marie Belloc Lowndes: https://amzn.to/3d4j77Y The Momo Suicide Challenge https://www.vox.com/2019/3/3/18248783/momo-challenge-hoax-explained --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/themonstersofhistory/support

It doesn't get much crazier than a werewolf serial killer! Unless, of course, you take into account that something that is regarded as a historic fact may not have ever happened. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/themonstersofhistory/support

Everyone knows Lizzie Borden as an axe murderer. Despite the wide consensus that she is guilty, the murder of her father and stepmother is technically a mystery! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/themonstersofhistory/support

How did a local folk legend become a worldwide phenomenon? The answer may not surprise you that it has to do with British Imperialism --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/themonstersofhistory/support

I was too ready to dismiss the Skunk Ape as a "nobody" of a monster. I knew far too little of its fascinating history. I am honored to share it with you. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/themonstersofhistory/support

I am BACK FROM THE DEAD!! Why are we afraid of clowns? The answer to this question may never be answered entirely but John Wayne Gacy may have something to do with it! I think we were born to think clowns are creepy. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/themonstersofhistory/support

Legend of Sleepy Hollow has immortalized the Headless Horseman, but the origins of this Monster are much older than the Irvington story. Join me and Matt O'Toole in our discussion of the most American monster in our SEASON FINALE! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/themonstersofhistory/support

The Montauk Monster and the East River Monster almost created a phenomenon for the New York City area.  --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/themonstersofhistory/support

The concept of vampires and the undead, in general, has its place in many cultures. It wasn't until a tuberculosis outbreak in the 1800s that the American culture embraced the ideas of the dead taking the life of the living. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/themonstersofhistory/support

This monster is so famous that it has spawned many rip-offs, and even I have gone looking for it... sort of! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/themonstersofhistory/support

Who knew the rulers of the free world had so many ghouls following them around?! Well, John DeCristofaro does! Join him and me in our discussion on the presidents and the paranormal events in their lives. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/themonstersofhistory/support

Join me in learning about this lesser-known monster and how life imitates art, and how art imitates life. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/themonstersofhistory/support

The attacks and killings behind the Beast of Gevaudan are very much real, but the monster itself may not be... Join me as we delve into the origins of werewolves! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/themonstersofhistory/support

The American Dream Mall, in any and all of its iterations, has seen failure. It is probably because the location is bad for business... Or is it CURSED?!?! We discuss the controversy over the American Dream Mall and through it how folklore is born. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/themonstersofhistory/support

Ted Bundy's life of serial murder is well known to many. What is, perhaps, less well known is his trials' historical significance in television, forensic, and moral history. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/themonstersofhistory/support

If you haven't heard of the squonk... Don't feel bad! Not many have. You can't make this guy feel much worse than it already does. If you ever want to track one down, just follow its trail of tears. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/themonstersofhistory/support

Possibly the most gruesome monster we have discussed so far. How does a killer from the 1800s relate to 2020? Listen to find out! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/themonstersofhistory/support

We discuss the history of the oldest paranormal investigation groups and connect it to the shows that have flooded prime time reality TV. This is the very first episode with a guest! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/themonstersofhistory/support

Perhaps one of the most famous monsters of history was created in and by the Information Age --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/themonstersofhistory/support

The Banshee is different from other monsters in what kind of a message it is trying to send. The Banshee kept me up as a kid. You definitely know it if you are Irish too! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/themonstersofhistory/support

Williamsburg is a place full of memories. These memories are that of both history and horror. This episode of The Monsters of History takes a look at the ghost stories of Williamsburg as well as a string of unsolved murders! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/themonstersofhistory/support

The Mothman is perhaps one of the best-known monsters. Despite earning fame to the degree of Bigfoot and the Lochness Monster, it has only had a few solid sightings. Find out how this relatively young monster has become so popular! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/themonstersofhistory/support

Jack the Ripper was never caught. Many suspects were accused at the time and even today. You will hear something about them including who I think did it! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/themonstersofhistory/support

David Berkowitz has gone through a whirlwind of a life. Besides, being a serial killer, he has gone from being Jewish, to a Satanist, to a Christian. Find out more on the Monsters of History! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/themonstersofhistory/support

The Snallygaster was once forgotten in history but has since seen a resurgence in national history. Listen as I explain how German immigrants, slaves, a president, and a Communist spy all shaped the history of this legend --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/themonstersofhistory/support

Not much of anything new can be said about this famous cult leader and conspirator. This is just my take of the situation. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/themonstersofhistory/support

For the series premiere of The Monsters of History, I discuss a creature near and dear to my heart, the Jersey Devil and how it went from political slander to a monster in the woods of NJ https://amzn.to/3EkoFHv --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/themonstersofhistory/support

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