Category: Cryptids

  • The Kushtaka

    The Kushtaka

    Imagine you’re lost in the Alaskan wilderness only to run into a giant otter/human hybrid. Are you doomed to a brutal death or your soul being trapped as one of these monstrous creatures for eternity?

  • The Lizard Man of Scape Ore Swamp

    The Lizard Man of Scape Ore Swamp

    What lurks in the swamps of South Carolina? Gators? Toads? Maybe a 7 foot tall lizard man who hates cars? Let’s dive into this week’s story!

  • A Fae Crash Course

    A Fae Crash Course

    Its no mystery that here on the S&H podcast that we deal with the weird, unexplainable and macabre. From ghosts and goblins, to horrors living next door or buried underneath our feet we explore them all. In all my time exploring these phenomena, both real and folkloric, none have inspired my imagination quite like fairies.…

  • Squonk: The Saddest Cryptid

    Squonk: The Saddest Cryptid

    It’s part of our name, but what is a Squonk exactly? Join us with special guest Susannah of the Thornvale podcast as we discuss this weeping mythological creature.

  • The Black-Eyed Children

    The Black-Eyed Children

    What would you do if approached by kids with solid black eyes? Many stories tell of otherworldly Black-Eyed Children, but what do they want?

  • Mothman: John Keel & Indrid Cold | Episode 25

    Mothman: John Keel & Indrid Cold | Episode 25

    Continuing the Mothman story, let’s talk about related incidents and the curse that may have started the whole thing! John Keel, meetings with Indrid Cold and a Native American chieftain’s murder connect the dots around this mystery.

  • Mothman: A legend or a sign? (Pt. 1) | Episode 24

    Mothman: A legend or a sign? (Pt. 1) | Episode 24

    Is Mothman’s appearance at areas of tragedy a friendly warning or something more sinister? In the first of two parts, we discuss the history of the Mothman tale. And since Mo is always right, we learn that Philadelphia Tomato Pie is not a pizza.

  • Holiday Special #1: European Holiday Cryptids | Episode 22

    Holiday Special #1: European Holiday Cryptids | Episode 22

    We are staying well within European folklore for this episode and are going to be talking about the weird and wonderful world of Winter Cryptids from the nice, the dark, to the downright bizarre. This is the Squonk and the Hag’s Christmas special!