2. Ghost Ships & Japanese Maritime Folklore "Funayurei"

07/05/24 • 30 min

The ocean's enigmatic nature has shaped human culture and imagination for millennia. In today's episode, we're covering "Funayurei" - a Japanese maritime folklore about spirits or ghosts lost at sea. Even more intriguing, our second story is about the ghost ship SS Ourang Medan that sent out an infamous SOS signal sometime in the late 1940s.

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1. Mysterious Lore of Chinese Vampires and The "Dracula Killer" of Sacramento

The folklore and legend of vampires can be found in our ancestors' stories across the globe. In today's episode, a real life encounter with a Chinese hopping vampire, and the gruesome murders that took place in Sacramento in the late 70s.
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