Cracking Cryptids and Curios

Season 4 Episode 4 - Man Eating Trees

 
Trees can eat us!? Join Matt and Angel in a journey to Madagascar to metaphorically chop down the Man Eating Tree. With possibly the most scientifically detailed description we have seen, the Man Eating Tree has roots that run deep in lore. This story is rife with a state governor, newspapers, and soporific tree goo. And Angel reveals a new TikTok trend.
 
News 1
https://www.unexplained-mysteries.com/news/350539/new-15m-firm-aims-to-de-extinct-the-mammoth
 
News 2
https://www.odditycentral.com/news/political-candidate-forced-to-run-against-doppelgangers-who-also-stole-his-name.html

Season 4 Episode 3 - Dingonek

 
The late 1800s proved time and time again that if there is something unexplained, the most logical explanation is a dinosaur. Join us as we travel to Africa in search of the Dingonek! What's a dingonek? Imagine a 15 foot long beast with the head of a dog, ears like a puff adder, claws, stocky legs, scale-like skin, and teeth like a walrus! See - that's a dingonek! This episode also features the internet being controlled by an A.I., expensive doors, and a local band trying to find a lost library book. Whew - that's a lot! 
News 1:
https://www.unexplained-mysteries.com/news/350413/weird-conspiracy-claims-the-internet-is-fake

Season 4 Episode 2 - Fresno Nightcrawler

 
Home security systems sometimes record things that can chill you to the bone. This probably isn't one of those times. In the late 2010s a homeowner is alerted by neighborhood dogs of some sort of presence. What is recorded is now known as the Nightcrawler. What were these entities doing in this man's yard? Are they real? Are they kids in capes? Is it simply a hoax? Join us in this investigation of the Fresno Nightcrawler!
 
News 1:
https://www.odditycentral.com/news/chinese-woman-claims-she-hasnt-slept-in-40-years.html
 
News 2:
https://www.odditycentral.com/news/fastest-accelerating-roller-coaster-closes-because-riders-keeps-breaking-their-bones.html
 
 

Season 4 Episode 1 - Merlin

Legend says one day someone will pull a podcast out of stone. Whoever does so will be crowned king of the podcasts. We didn't do that, but here is the start of Season 4! Join us as we investigate the greatest wizard of all time - Merlin. Was Merlin a real man in history, or just a literary figure? We've ranked Baba Yaga and Santa Claus, how will Merlin rank against those legendary figures? Find out!
 
News story 1:
https://www.odditycentral.com/news/lightning-strike-instantly-kills-550-grazing-sheep.html
 
News story 2:
https://www.odditycentral.com/news/capybaras-invade-upscale-gated-community-in-argentina.html
 

Season 3 Bonus Episode: All season 3 intros and discussion

 
Join us in this bonus episode for a compilation of all the Season 3 intros. The entire Season 3 story back to back! Also included is a discussion of the process and all the Easter Eggs Angel hid in the openings. Can you guess them all!?

Season 3 Episode 12 - Slenderman

In 2009 the world was introduced to Slenderman. Part Slender, part Man. Join us in the Season 3 Finale as we discuss the origins of Slenderman and the wide array of powers attributed to the entity. At what point does a creature thread the needle between being mysterious and outright comical? 
 
News Article 1: Naked woman or alien?
https://www.unexplained-mysteries.com/news/347351/weird-jharkhand-alien-video-emerges-online
 
News Article 2: Cursed Jars
https://www.unexplained-mysteries.com/news/347332/magic-jar-bore-deadly-curse-in-ancient-athens

Season 3 Episode 11 - Champawat Maneater

How much man could a maneater eat if a maneater could eat man? Apparently the Champawat Maneater could eat over 400 peoples worth. Join us as we investigate a tiger that asked "Did I bite off more than I can chew?" The answer is no. The tiger did not.
 
News story 1: Alien NFT
https://thedebrief.org/infamous-90s-alien-autopsy-film-is-being-sold-as-a-million-dollar-nft/
 
News story 2: Hello Officer, I'd like to report a ghost
https://www.unexplained-mysteries.com/news/347196/woman-reports-neighbor-for-sending-a-ghost
 

Season 3 Episode 10 - The Lost Colony

We actually travel back into time to the late 1500s to explore this bonkers expedition into North America. Is it possible to bumble absolutely every aspect of trying to establish a new colony? Well... the English did! Join us as we explore this fascinating tale of how a watercolor enthusiast turned Governor loses nearly 120 people.  William Shakespeare, Edgar Allen Poe, and a variety of other characters all appear in this absolute chaotic journey. 
 
News story 1: Chicken Brains can make your semi-immortal
https://www.unexplained-mysteries.com/news/347082/australias-oldest-man-credits-very-unusual-diet
 
News story 2: The Not-Nessie Bounty
https://www.unexplained-mysteries.com/news/347106/50k-offered-for-proof-of-americas-nessie
 
 

Season 3 Episode 9 - Hopkinsville Goblins

 
Picture this: the year is 1955. You walk outside to go to the well to get some water, but not just any water, it is possibly the best well water in existence, and you see a flying saucer. You return to the house to tell everyone and they don't believe you. Fast-forward an hour and the house is under siege by aliens! 200 rounds of ammunition later you have defended your home. This is the story of the Hopkinsville Goblins! Join us as we investigate this incredible story and explore the possible theories of what occurred that night. 
 
News story 1:
https://www.unexplained-mysteries.com/news/346858/australian-woman-wakes-up-with-irish-accent
 
News story 2:
https://www.unexplained-mysteries.com/news/346885/demi-lovato-to-host-ufo-investigation-series

Season 3 Episode 8 - New England Vampire Panic

 
The life is being consumed out of people in New England. What diabolical force has the power to siphon the life from the living and transfer it to the dead? For many it was the idea that some undead force was bringing them to an early grave. In an effort to put an end to this insidious plot, families began to dig up the bodies of loved ones to cut out their hearts and livers to then burn them and consume the ashes. Did it work? Join us to find out as we investigate the New England Vampire Panic! 
 
News story 1:
https://coconuts.co/jakarta/news/depok-villagers-behead-babi-ngepet-shapeshifting-boar-demon-accused-of-stealing-money/
 
News story 2: 
https://mysteriousuniverse.org/2021/05/mysterious-sea-monster-skeleton-found-on-the-bottom-of-the-mediterranean/
 
 

Season 3 Episode 7 - Snallygaster

It can fly. It can fight. But, can it crow!? Yeah... probably. It has octopus tentacles, claws, a beak, hide impervious to bullets, a tail like a dragon, and sometimes it breathes fire. Join us as we investigate the Snallygaster, an entity the newspapers of Maryland, Ohio, and West Virginia ran wild with in the early 1900s. This wild ride leads us to Civil War battles, an imprisoned owl, and 2500 gallons of moonshine. Need we say more?
 
News 1 - Hasan Bar Bar on the case.
https://www.unexplained-mysteries.com/news/346472/urban-explorer-films-ghost-boy-in-jordan
News 2 - The greatest story ever written
https://www.unexplained-mysteries.com/news/346442/russian-man-trapped-on-chinese-tv-show

Season 3 Episode 6 - Hinterkaifek Murders

 
It happens to everyone. Voices in the attic accompanied by footsteps but upon investigation no one is there. Strange newspapers no one remembers bringing home. Mysterious foot prints in the snow that lead to your house that shows no sign of the person leaving. Love triangles. And an entire family murdered while the killer stayed in the house for several days eating food and doing chores. Oh - and over 100 suspects. Join us as we investigate one of the strangest events of all time - the Hinterkaifek murders. 

Season 3 Episode 5 - Van Meter Visitor

In the early 1900's the town of Van Meter, Iowa was a destination vacation for the... Visitor! This half-man, half beast with bat wings skulked around town for several nights which culminated in a hail of bullets. Bank windows shot out, mine entrances bricked up, and a creature emanating light from it's horn. Was this an elaborate crime scheme? Other worldly visitor? Or something more!? Join us in this investigation of the Van Meter Visitor.
 
News 1: A new cursed item enters the world?
https://www.unexplained-mysteries.com/news/345880/eerie-note-discovered-in-charity-shop-jacket
 

Season 3 Episode 4 - The Dancing Plague of 1518

 
Ever want to dance the night away? How bout 2 nights in a row? 3? A whole month so your heel is coming through the flesh and your femur is broken? Welcome to 1518! For centuries Europe has been a hot bed for mysterious blips of uncontrollable dancing, but this incident is may be the king of the dance floor. Join us as we investigate the Dancing Plague of 1518. 
 
News 1: Jurassic Park is real to me, dammit!
https://www.unexplained-mysteries.com/news/345666/neuralink-co-founder-hints-at-jurassic-park
 
News 2: I am Slender Man
https://www.unexplained-mysteries.com/news/345613/police-seek-identity-of-masked-slender-man
 

Season 3 Episode 3 - Wolpertinger

The Wolpertinger emerges from the Black Forest to attempt to drive us mad this episode. This little composite of a creature mixes ducks, foxes, rabbits, deer, and more! How does this even happen!? Join us as we explore the origins of this creature and ask, why do glass artisans love the wolpertinger? 
 
News 1:  Feral Hogs; meet the new invasive species of Florida
https://www.unexplained-mysteries.com/news/343891/has-an-amazon-river-monster-invaded-florida
News 2: Snake bite butt
https://www.unexplained-mysteries.com/news/345429/snake-emerges-from-toilet-bites-man-on-behind