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279-Norse Sagas: Prince Ali

By |2022-07-12T23:01:48-04:00July 12th, 2022|Categories: Episodes, Podcast|Tags: , , |

The story of Spotted Ali, from the Icelandic sagas, has werewolves, ogre battles, and witch curses. It also has parents doing the right thing (and then the wrong thing for way too much cash), enemies becoming friends if they can keep on doing enemy stuff, and why you should always be polite to [...]

276-Swiss Horror: Along Came a Spider

By |2022-06-22T01:30:11-04:00June 22nd, 2022|Categories: Episodes, Podcast|

An adaptation of a Swiss horror novella "The Black Spider" by author Jeremias Gotthelf (AKA Albert Bitzius), about a town with a knight problem, so they make a deal with a very suspicious man to help them in their time of need. The creature is the Kanbari nyūdō, that creepy hairy guy watching [...]

274-European Folklore: Murky

By |2022-06-07T23:01:09-04:00June 7th, 2022|Categories: Episodes, Podcast|Tags: , |

Two stories from Eastern Europe where we see why mythological water monsters aren't a great way to discipline your kids. On the second, if a wizard is mumbling something outside your house, you're in for a bad time unless you talk to a witch. The creatures are the Devil's Dandy Dogs! They're not [...]

271-Korean Folklore: A Friend in Need

By |2022-05-17T23:02:09-04:00May 17th, 2022|Categories: Episodes, Podcast|Tags: |

Three stories of people helping people from Korea, including helpful monsters, deadly Pictionary, and why you should shove strangers down hills. The creature is the Glashtin, a creature with sticky hands, but in the murdery way and not the stealy way or ice creamy way. -- Sonoro and Nextpod (that's us!) present Mitos [...]

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