October 22, 2018
In the first episode of Monstrum, Dr. Emily Zarka reveals the mythological origins of iconic dragons from Game of Thrones and The ...Read more
October 22, 2018
Now celebrating its 200th anniversary, Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein was a revolutionary text that pioneered the sci-fi genre. On th...Read more
November 5, 2018
Stories of blood-sucking monsters have been around for centuries. But the one who have outlived them all is Dracula! Revisit the C...Read more
November 19, 2018
Meet the Headless Horseman and his terrifying cousin, the Irish Dullahan, in this episode of Monstrum.
January 8, 2019
Legend has it this monster could take down ships, grab sailors off decks, and create whirlpools. Meet the Kraken in the latest epi...Read more
January 8, 2019
Medusa has inspired art for centuries, whether as a symbol of protection or a monster. Explore her literary and cultural history i...Read more
April 12, 2019
What do the Sagas of the Icelanders and Game of Thrones have in common? Dr. Zarka answers this question and explores how the draug...Read more
May 10, 2019
Did you know there are two different types of chupacabras? Or that these bloodsucking monsters only starting popping up 25 years a...Read more
May 24, 2019
Godzilla is one of the most recognizable monsters in film, and he should be. After all, he is part of the longest running film fra...Read more
June 27, 2019
The impossible, three-headed monster of Ancient Greek mythology, the Chimaera, may have started off as a fantasy, but today, the w...Read more
August 5, 2019
The legend of La Llorona, the “weeping woman,” has terrified generations. This female ghost wanders in the darkness, crying as she...Read more
August 2, 2019
Made from clay and animated by the sacred word of G-d, the golem of Jewish origin has evolved from a 6th-century meditation of cre...Read more
August 9, 2019
From the invading, high-tech aliens of ‘War of the Worlds’ to post-world war escapism literature and even real-life scientific exp...Read more
October 17, 2019
Explore the symbolic interpretations of the windigo with Dr. Zarka as she explains how this Native American legend can teach us ab...Read more
October 17, 2019
Dr. Zarka shows how this wailing female ghost connects to the very real Irish tradition of keening— a rhythmic wailing and mournin...Read more
October 17, 2019
In this episode, you’ll hear all about Homer’s Polyphemus and Hesiod’s one-eyed blacksmiths, but also a little about the role pale...Read more
October 17, 2019
Connected to witchcraft, sexual predation, and mischief, the tokoloshe is a dominant myth in South Africa. There are different kin...Read more
October 17, 2019
One of the Phillipine’s most dangerous and bizarre aswangs, the viscera-sucking, self-segmenting monster hunts at night. A beautif...Read more
October 17, 2019
Dr. Z travels to the town of Point Pleasant, WV to research the complicated history of the flying creature and how the town was fo...Read more
December 20, 2019
Christmas isn’t just a time for presents, cookies, and holiday cheer, but the hunting period of Iceland’s murderous monster feline...Read more