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Best friends and amateur cryptozoologists Zelda and Emma discuss creepy creatures, strange happenings and spooky circumstances.

Across The Veil Zelda Kimble and Emma Ragsdale

    • Comedy
    • 5.0 • 2 Ratings

Best friends and amateur cryptozoologists Zelda and Emma discuss creepy creatures, strange happenings and spooky circumstances.

    BLACK ANNIS

    BLACK ANNIS

    Ok, so she murders children, but she makes leather skirts out of human skin, which is kind of a slay (literally). On this episode of Across the Veil we discuss the folklore surrounding Black Annis, a murderous cave dwelling hag.

    • 23 min
    THE KIKIMORA

    THE KIKIMORA

    Sometimes our hosts fall down research rabbit holes, and that’s how episodes like this one get made.  Get ready to learn about Slavic folklore, paganism, and the Kikimora.  

    Lamentation by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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    Night by Serge Quadrado, is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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    Wizard Place by Serge Quadrado, is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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    Tell Me, Sea, by Semion Krivenko-Adamov is licensed under an Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).

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    Aristocratic Waltz, by Semion Krivenko-Adamov is licensed under an 

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    https://freemusicarchive.org/music/semion-krivenko-adamov/ (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/semion-krivenko-adamov/)

    I Am Not What I Thought, by Darren Harris 

    Source: https://darrencurtis.bandcamp.com/album/royalty-free-music-2019-collection

    Artist: 

    www.darrencurtismusic.com (http://www.darrencurtismusic.com/)

    CC BY-NC-SA

    • 24 min
    Interview With Jon Braver: Delusion 2023

    Interview With Jon Braver: Delusion 2023

    Get delusional with Emma and Zelda as they interview Jon Braver, the creator of Delusion, a location based interactive horror experience in Los Angeles.  We talk about staging a production that’s unlike any other, and discover who’s really been haunting these historic halls.   



    Due to audio quality issues we have released a full transcript of this episode. Feel free to check it out here: https://medium.com/@acrosstheveil/interview-with-jon-braver-delusion-2023-47a5f6c788e1

    • 32 min
    Interview with Amy Hollaman: Shaqtoberfest 2023

    Interview with Amy Hollaman: Shaqtoberfest 2023

    On this very special episode Emma and Zelda interview Amy Hollaman, the creative lead for Shaqtoberfest 2023.  Dive in with us as we talk with her about The Queen Mary, a real “haunted ship” where they developed a historical maze, and what it means to be a woman working in the horror industry.  



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    • 30 min
    THE BEAST OF BRAY ROAD

    THE BEAST OF BRAY ROAD

    This week on Across the Veil we get exceptionally insufferable about lycanthropy.   The Beast of Bray Road has been sighted numerous times over the past few decades- but their mysterious behavior leaves us wondering…what EXACTLY is this Wisconsin Cryptid?

    • 27 min
    HAUNTINGS OF THE HOHENZOLLERNS

    HAUNTINGS OF THE HOHENZOLLERNS

    On this episode of Across the Veil we take you to pre-WW1 Germany and regale you with tales of the Hohenzollern family and the women who haunted them.  Expect harbingers of death, spooky citadels, and plenty of jokes at the expense of the monarchy!  Featuring special guest Emily, the cat. 

    • 18 min

Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5
2 Ratings

2 Ratings

Sarah | Weird Horizon ,

Spookily funny

Intriguing episodes on a wide range of spooky topics and folklore. The hosts are genuinely, naturally funny and their chemistry is great. It all adds up to a relaxing atmosphere and I can see myself bingeing all of their episodes.

The atmosphere is fantastic, with smart use of background music. The topics are treated with respect but with humour. This is exactly the kind of spooky content I’ve been looking for!

But It Was Aliens podcast Kev ,

It’s squonk hunting season baybeeeeeeeee!

The show starts with a suitably creepy background effect as the hosts introduce themselves. The show immediately moves on to the main content of the episode.

The show works through the background of the case, utilising ‘real’ events and descriptions throughout history giving you the essentials of the case. I love that there is an ‘official’ report of someone capturing a Squonk! The hosts conclude with their own thoughts on the believability of the creature in question.

Both hosts are very likeable as they lightheartedly work their way through the case. The show is well-researched and snappy - episodes come in at 15-30 minutes so far which makes it very tempting to binge through. There is also background music which really set the tone and helped me to enjoy the episode.

Overall, this is a really, really enjoyable show. If you’re looking to bolster your cryptid knowledge or are simply looking for some paranormal entertainment, look no further. Well that’s that for my review, I’m now off to the tax office to register my new Squonk-hunting business.

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