MonsterTalk

In this special literary edition, MonsterTalk ventures into a dark domain that can be confidently called fiction: the monstrous, genre-defining oeuvre of horror writer Howard Philips Lovecraft. Joined by noted Lovecraft scholar Robert M. Price and biologist PZ Myers, the MonsterTalk hosts discuss Lovecraft’s life and works, and dare to confront his most famous creation: the vast alien monstrosity Cthulhu. Can the hosts gaze into the shrieking outer darkness and return with their sanity intact? Find out on this episode of MonsterTalk! READ full episode notes
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Dr. Brian Regal joins us again (actually his 6th appearance!) to discuss his latest work, The Battle Over America's Origin Story. We know Columbus didn't "discover" America, yet there are so many competing narratives that seek to topple Columbus yet still not acknowledge the clear and obvious indigenous people who were already here when all of these explorers allegedly arrived. Regal's latest book looks at a broad swath of these fringe historian theories and gives them context in the bigger picture of people's search for national identity in the the United States. Previous Visits from Dr. Regal: YetiPalooza #116 Montague Summers #110 His Story of the Jersey Devil #71 Searching for Sasquatch #36 Darwin vs the Wolf-man #06 Books by Regal: Searching for Sasquatch The Secret History of the Jersey Devil Pseudoscience: A Critical Encyclopedia Can’t get enough of monsters? If you’ve enjoyed this episode and want to listen to more from MonsterTalk, click here! Want to talk about a monster we haven’t talked about before? Send us an email! Catch MonsterTalk on All Your Favorite Podcasting Sites Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Stitcher | TuneIn Follow MonsterTalk on Facebook | Twitter | YouTube Support Love the show? Consider supporting MonsterTalk on Patreon! Interested in Advertising with us? Contact [email protected]!
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We’re joined by researcher Katarzyna “Kasia” Ancuta to learn more about the Chinese creature known as the Jiangshi – but more famous in the West as “Hopping Vampires.” It turns out that their history is being complicated by their appearances in pop-culture!
Jiangshi Movies: (affiliate links)
Encounters of the Spooky Kind
Mr. Vampire
Rigor Mortis
The Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires
Additional Reading:
The Hun and Po soul
Scared Stiff: Jiangshi and Chinese Vampires – from the Palgrave Handbook of Vampires
Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio by Pu Songling (wiki)
The Shibian (The Animated Corpse) by Pu Songling (project gutenberg)
Penanggal (pen-nan-gal)
Manananggal (Mana nan gal)
Pop (Thai Ghost) – wiki
Krasue (Thai version of Manananggal) “pop krasue” in episode audio – sounds like “pi-krasue”
Previous Episodes Related:
Chinese Ghosts
Mr. Vampire is available on DVD and Blu-Ray now, but you might have to track down an import. Or you can watch it streaming on The Criterion Channel.
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We welcome back Chris Woodyard to discuss the very odd story of the Wollaton Gnomes - a 1979 reported sighting of little men in little cars by a group of children in a British park.
Chris & Simon's podcast Boggarts & Banshees (Apple Podcasts)
Transcript of the gnome witness children's Interview (courtesy Simon Young)
Wollaton Hall (wiki)
Blog by Frank Earp, who claims to have investigated the gnomes contemporary to the events.
Laughing Gnome (1967) David Bowie song
The Original Fairy Investigation Society (wiki)
The reborn Fairy Investigation Society (facebook)
Fairy Census One
Fairy Census Two
George Harrison's Friar Park (and gnomes)
Gnomes (wiki)
Garden Gnomes (wiki)
Kabouter (wiki)
Klabautermann (wiki)
Paracelsus book about various spirits (wiki)
Tom Clark Gnomes (retail site)
Books (Affiliate Links):
Gnomes by Wil Huygen
The Wollaton Gnomes: A Nottingham Fairy Mystery by Dr. Simon Young (and others)
A is for Arsenic - by Chris Woodyard
Other books by Chris Woodyard
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We're joined by fellow podcaster and friend of the show, Andy Driscoll, to introduce a peculiar region in Massachusetts said to be home to concentrated high strangeness. We'll definitely be coming back to deep dive in these swamps for more details on particular claims but Andy gives us a great "hometown" introduction to this fascinating area.
Video Segment with Jeff Bellanger introducing the topic (CBS News)
The popular podcast Lore's coverage during their first season (2015)
Pukwudgie
Maushop
Dighton Rock
Larry Kusche Obituary and his Wiki Page
More with Andy Driscoll:
The Old Colony Cast (YouTube) or Apple Podcasts
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