Crypt Talk

EPISODE 29: The Beast of Gevaudan

Join us as we navigate French pronunciation, giant cows and discovering the identity of the Beast that haunted the French countryside in the 18th century.

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Join us as we dive into the myth of the adlet, as well as other interesting Inuit myths. 

Fair warning: by nature of the creature, the adlet (half dog, half human) prompts a lot of jokes about...choices.

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EPISODE 27: Bengali & South Asian Ghosts 

We open this one by discussing our experience at Fright Nights this year. 

Then, we talk about ghosts who like fried fish, the positioning of feet in ghosts and dead bodies, and ghosts who are just trying to make it in LA (?).

Listen HERE! 

EPISODE 26: Witches, Pt II

In this one, we almost forget about Harry Potter. 

We’re taking a look at more modern depictions of witches. Join us as we revisit our favourite things about Charmed, Sabrina and Sandra Bullock.

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EPISODE 25: Witches, Pt I

It’s our anniversary episode! Unfortunately, it’s a bit of a bummer, as we look back on the tumultuous history of witches across the world. 

Join us for the first part of Witch extravaganza, and check back in a couple of weeks for a more fun, lighter part II.

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EPISODE 24: The Dyatlov Pass Incident

To this day, the Dyatlov Pass Incident remains a haunting mystery. Join us as we discuss the events that led to the death of nine experienced hikers in 1959, the investigation thereafter. 

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EPISODE 23: Creepypasta 2 / Fears 

This is our second episode on creepypastas! We’re picking our faves and taking a closer look - this time, we end up leaning heavily on the classification of fears put forth on The Magnus Archives, and then also just ended up talking about how much we love that podcast for a while. 

We also talk about our experiences with (commercial) haunted houses. 

Listen HERE! 

EPISODE 22: Banshees and White Ladies

Join as we discuss the origins of the Banshee, as well as some fun (but mostly not so fun) things that can happen if you run into one.

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EPISODE 21: Dryads

In this episode, we revisit our elementary school Greek mythology phases, talk about which Greek gods were assholes (most of them) and get real excited about different kinds of trees!

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EPISODE 20: Sailor Superstitions

We know we just spent two episodes talking about mermaids, but there’s always more stuff to discussion in regards to the ocean!

Join us as we explore fun nautical superstitions like bananas, cats, and whistling.

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EPISODE 19: Ravens and Crows 

Corvids consistently pop up in folklore and mythology across cultures and time periods, and in this episode, we explore some of those stories. 

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EPISODE 17 & 18: Mermaids Pt 1 AND Pt 2

We can’t cover EVERYTHING about mermaids but we can sure try! Join us as we look at the origins of mermaids, talk about our favourite fictional mermaids, and argue about Disney villain songs. 

Listen to episode 17 HERE and episode 18 HERE! 

EPISODE 16: Creepypasta Anthology I

Join us as we discuss some of our favourite creepypastas - from different sources around the Internet. 

(This is going to become a regular thing, as there’s a wealth of cool horror writing on the Internet.)

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EPISODE 15: Fox Spirits

In this episode, we remember that one of us is very bad at recalling TV show plots, and we discuss the age of Tails, from Sonic the Hedgehog. 

We round it out by actually discussing the topic of the episode: fox spirits.

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CW: discussions of rape, coercive relationships, abuse 

Join us as we explore the lore of selkies, and essentially end up write selkie fanfiction. 

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