Bats: Vetala
The vetala is a winged corpse, a necromancer, and in today’s story... a stowaway. Lieutenant Lambton has just arrived home to England, and his daughter Viola couldn’t be more excited to reunite — unti...
18 Apr 202236min
Bats: Minyades
In a cautionary tale from ancient Greece, a weaver declines to join the wine-soaked revelry of the Bacchanalia… and gets a surprise visit from the daughters of King Minyas. Learn more about your ad c...
11 Apr 202231min
Bats: Balayang
From Aboriginal Australia, Balayang is a powerful bat deity who exists outside of linear time. But that doesn’t make him invincible… Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoice...
4 Apr 202233min
Hard-Drinking Horrors: Bahkauv
Lurking in the sewers of a German town, the Bahkauv is a hybrid monster that’s lured out by loud noises and the smell of alcohol. So revelers, beware. If you make a ruckus on your way home from a nigh...
28 Mar 202237min
Hard-Drinking Horrors: Green Fairy
In turn-of-the-century France, an artist’s muse meets the beguiling Green Fairy after tasting absinthe for the first time. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
21 Mar 202237min
Hard-Drinking Horrors: Clurichaun
Lurking in the cellars of Ireland’s noble families, the clurichaun is a red-clothed, ruddy-cheeked terror. He offers his services in exchange for wine. But when the stores run dry, misfortune follows....
14 Mar 202239min
Hard-Drinking Horrors: Silenus
In Greek mythology, Silenus is the adoptive father of Dionysus – the god of wine. And despite having a taste for the drink himself, Silenus’s mind is keen and cunning. Which makes it all the harder fo...
7 Mar 202237min
Monsters of Seduction: Deer Woman
Appearing in Indigenous stories all across America, the Deer Woman is a beautiful stranger who keeps your eyes on her at every moment. Even when she’s about to kill you. Learn more about your ad choic...
28 Feb 202233min
