10 episodes
Critically Cryptid Crytically Cryptid
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We’re three friends who like to pretend we know what we’re talking about, but we’re not here to tell you if these Cryptids are real or fake. We’d much rather argue about whether or not they COULD actually be out there somewhere, lurking in the recesses of the world, avoiding cameras, possibly sipping energy drinks or skateboarding. These creatures are going to have to pass our own high standards if they’re to be deemed plausible. Only one thing is certain: no Cryptid is safe from us.
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It's The Beast of Busco!
He's just your average, ordinary, everyday massive turtle.
Check out our sources!
Ocker, J. W. The United States of Cryptids. Quirk Books, 2022, pp.158-160.
“BEAST OF BUSCO.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 11 Dec. 2023, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beast_of_Busco. Accessed 24 May 2024.
“Churubusco Lake Home to the Legendary ‘beast of Busco’ Is on the Market.” WANE 15, WANE 15, 16 June 2021. Accessed 24 May 2024.
“BEAST OF BUSCO.” Cryptid Wiki, Fandom, Inc., cryptidz.fandom.com/wiki/Beast_of_Busco. Accessed 24 May 2024.
Cryptozoology, Contributors to Encyclopaedia of. “Beast of ’Busco.” Encyclopaedia of Cryptozoology, Fandom, Inc., cryptidarchives.fandom.com/wiki/Beast_of_%27Busco. Accessed 24 May 2024.
“Churubusco, Indiana.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 29 Apr. 2024, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Churubusco,_Indiana. Accessed 24 May 2024.
Jennings, Lucas. “The Beast of Busco’s Trail through Time and Tales.” Hangar1publishing, hangar1publishing.com/blogs/cryptids/beast-of-busco. Accessed 24 May 2024.
Beals, Daniel. “21Country: Fulk Lake, Home of the ‘Beast of Busco’, up for Sale.” Https://Www.21alivenews.Com, 25 May 2021, www.21alivenews.com/2021/05/25/21country-fulk-lake-home-beast-busco-up-sale/.
Dickey, Elizabeth, et al. “Unsolved Histories: A Giant Turtle, a Stubborn Man, and Dredging up a Myth.” Michigan Quarterly Review, 18 Sept. 2015, sites.lsa.umich.edu/mqr/2015/09/unsolved-histories-a-giant-turtle-a-stubborn-man-and-dredging-up-a-myth/. -
It's The Lizard Man!
Full-body scales and a diet of automotive metal would make anyone a bit grumpy.
Check out our sources!
Ocker, J. W. The United States of Cryptids. Quirk Books, 2022, pp.99-103.
Lutz, Alicia. “Lizard Man Sightings.” The College Today, 27 Sept. 2023, today.cofc.edu/2015/07/03/lizard-man-sightings/.
Egan, Kerry. “Beware the Lizard Man!” Beware the Lizard Man!, discoversouthcarolina.com/articles/beware-the-lizard-man.
Wikipedia. “Lizard Man of Scape Ore Swamp.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 29 Feb. 2024, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lizard_Man_of_Scape_Ore_Swamp.
Pearson, Michael. “Lizard Man Struts His Stuff in South Carolina.” CNN, Cable News Network, 4 Aug. 2015, www.cnn.com/2015/08/04/us/south-carolina-lizard-man-feat/index.html.
WCSC. “New Photos, Video Spark New Interest in ‘Lizard Man’ Legend.” Https://Www.Live5news.Com, 4 Aug. 2015, www.live5news.com/story/29699211/new-photos-video-spark-new-interest-in-lizard-man-legend/. -
It's the 2024 International Cryptozoology Conference! (Bonus Episode)
Three podcasters walk into a Cryptozoology Conference...
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It's The Albatwitch!
The apple doesn’t fall far from the Squatch.
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Choffel, Dorene. “The Albatwitch Haunts Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.” Chesapeake Bay, 21 Oct. 2022, www.chesapeakebay.net/news/blog/the-albatwitch-haunts-lancaster-county-pennsylvania.
unchartedadam. “Meet Columbia’s Little Bigfoot-the Albatwitch.” Uncharted Lancaster, 1 Oct. 2021, unchartedlancaster.com/2021/10/03/haunted-lancaster-meet-columbias-little-bigfoot-the-albatwitch/.
Luciew, John. “In Search of the Albatwitch: What’s the Evidence for Lancaster County’s Famous Cryptid?” Pennlive, 25 Oct. 2023, pennlive.com/uniquelypa/2023/10/in-search-of-the-albatwitch-whats-the-evidence-for-lancaster-countys-famous-cryptid.html.
Wikipedia. “Pennsylvania Dutch.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pennsylvania_Dutch.
Luciew, John. “The Albatwitch, a Creepy Creature Rooted in Folklore, Becomes Big Business for Pa. Town.” Pennlive, 12 Oct. 2023, www.pennlive.com/uniquelypa/2023/10/the-albatwitch-a-creepy-creature-rooted-in-folklore-becomes-big-business-for-pa-town.html.
Knapp, Tom. “Little Bigfoot: Columbia’s First Albatwitch Festival Remembers the Apple-Snatching Creature of Local Lore | Entertainment | Lancasteronline.Com.” Lancaster Online, 24 Sept. 2014, lancasteronline.com/features/entertainment/little-bigfoot-columbia-s-first-albatwitch-festival-remembers-the-apple/article_7665c758-4380-11e4-b016-001a4bcf6878.html.
USDA Forest Service. 2021. Forests of Pennsylvania, 2020. Resource Update FS-345. Madison, WI: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service. 2p. https://doi.org/10.2737/FS-RU-345.Wikipedia. “Columbia, Pennsylvania.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Columbia,_Pennsylvania. -
It's The Gowrow!
Don’t try pronouncing it. Just know that gator-dragon-marsupial is coming for you.
Thanks to David Fesliyan for the song "Get Ready" used in this episode: fesliyanstudios.com
Check out our sources!
“Gowrow Article.” Encyclopedia of Arkansas, 8 Sept. 2022, encyclopediaofarkansas.net/media/gowrow-article-14157/.
Wiki, Contributors to Cryptid. “Arkansas Gowrow.” Cryptid Wiki, Fandom, Inc., cryptidz.fandom.com/wiki/Arkansas_Gowrow.
Tabitca. “The Gowrow - Alligator or Dragon?” The Gowrow - Alligator or Dragon?, 19 Nov. 2009, cryptozoo-oscity.blogspot.com/2022/03/the-gowrow-alligator-or-dragon.html?m=1.
Clements, William M. “Gowrow.” Encyclopedia of Arkansas, 30 June 2023, encyclopediaofarkansas.net/entries/gowrow-5669/.
Wiki, Contributors to High Strangeness. “Gowrow.” High Strangeness Wiki, Fandom, Inc., high-strangeness.fandom.com/wiki/Gowrow.Stegall, Amber. “Louisiana Man Captures 760 Pound Alligator.” Https://Www.Wafb.Com, 18 Sept. 2013, www.wafb.com/story/23455002/louisiana-man-captures-760-pound-alligator/. -
It's The Mongolian Death Worm!
Did you feel the Tremor coming from that Dune over there? Quick, hide in that giant peach!
Check out our sources!
New World Encyclopedia. “Gobi Desert.” Visit the Main Page, www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Gobi_Desert#Climate.
Dimri, Bipin. The Mongolian Death Worm: Nightmare Cryptid of the Gobi Desert?, 3 Sept. 2022, www.historicmysteries.com/unexplained-mysteries/mongolian-death-worm/26671.
Wikipedia. “Amphisbaenia.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 7 May 2024, en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amphisbaenia.
Wikipedia. “Amphisbaenidae.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 3 Nov. 2023, en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amphisbaenidae.
Wikipedia. “Mongolian Death Worm.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 12 May 2024, en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mongolian_death_worm.
Bowie, Desiree. “Mongolian Death Worm: The Gobi Desert’s Deadliest Cryptid.” HowStuffWorks Science, HowStuffWorks, 15 Aug. 2023, science.howstuffworks.com/science-vs-myth/strange-creatures/mongolian-death-worm.htm.
Ishak, Natasha. “Meet the 5-Foot, Venom-Spitting Death Worm Said to Stalk the Gobi Desert.” All That’s Interesting, All That’s Interesting, 22 July 2020, allthatsinteresting.com/mongolian-death-worm.
Britannica. “Climate of Gobi.” Encyclopædia Britannica, Encyclopædia Britannica, inc., www.britannica.com/place/Gobi/Climate.
Radford, Benjamin. “Mongolian Death Worm: Elusive Legend of the Gobi Desert.” LiveScience, Purch, 21 June 2014, www.livescience.com/46450-mongolian-death-worm.html.
Didymus, John Thomas. “Mongolian Death Worm.” Fairy Tales and Myths, 14 Dec. 2023, www.fairytalesandmyths.com/mongolian-death-worm/.
Shuker, Dr Karl. “The Mongolian Death Worm – a Shocking Surprise in the Gobi?” ShukerNature, 1 Jan. 1970, karlshuker.blogspot.com/2012/08/the-mongolian-death-worm-shocking.html?m=1.Heiner, Michael, and Joseph Kiesecker. “Gobi Desert.” Gobi Desert - an Overview | ScienceDirect Topics, 2020, www.sciencedirect.com/topics/earth-and-planetary-sciences/gobi-desert#:~:text=The%20Gobi%20Desert%20basin%20lies,Plateau%20(see%20map%20in%20Fig.