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We answer a listener question that takes us down some interesting rabbit holes and face to face with the apparently never-ending tendrils of the Satanic Panic.
Photo of Tokoloshe statue courtesy Peter Aller.

Lots of show notes for this one:
South Africa’s Occult Crimes Unit: How Apartheid shaped South African attitudes toward Paganism and the Occult
Dr. Kobus Jonker
More on "Donker" Jonker
What is a Sangoma?
Wikipedia: Tokoloshe
A sample of The Daily Sun coverage of Tokoloshe
The SAPS Occult Unit was never truly disbanded?
How Apartheid shaped SA attitudes about Paganism and the Occult
Article about the 666 Gangs and the Occult Task Force
Frighteningly familiar SA Police web page about spotting Occult in kids
1999 article about failures of the Occult Task force
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The US Library of Congress says the Cassowary is the world's "Most Dangerous Bird!?" But is it? We talked with biologist Steven Portugal to find out.
Steven Portugal's search for the Cassowary trip
Cassowary (Wiki)
Darren Naish on the 2023 Cassowary Florida Relocation Event
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Blake and Karen discuss some recent werewolf projects, and what to do with all this research material accrued since this project started in 2011. 

Wolf-related MonsterTalk (previous episodes) Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4



Jay Smith’s historical research on hyenas and French wolf attacks. (Behind a paywall, but you may be able to get free access at your local public or university libraries. Be sure and check with a librarian.)


Scott Lilienfeld (et al) book on Psychology Myths mentioned regarding full moon

The Werewolf of Livonia

Blake's Werewolf Bibliography


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Friend of the show Ray Garton, author of many horror books including In a Dark Place, passed away April 21, 2024 of lung cancer.
This show is largely a rebroadcast of episode #039 from 2011.
Ray was one of the first and most prominent people who worked with Ed and Lorraine Warren who then went on to call them out for their duplicity. He wouldn't be the only one either, as we covered in The Warren Omission a few years later.
Content Warning: Many of the alleged events that Ray wrote about for the Warrens involved sexual and physical trauma, and this episode needs the explicit tag due to discussion of that content.
Ray Garton's Amazon Author page (affiliate link)
Ray's Obituary
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We take a look at the 1992 BBC Halloween tv special, Ghostwatch.
Ghostwatch (streaming Affiliate Link)
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This week we take a look at some recent news stories that fall within our bailiwick. We've got big cats, big-not-really-cats, and some UFO data to discuss. (with Matt Baxter.)
Note - check out the articles for images of the "Thylacine", especially the Reddit thread and Galante's video.
Tasmanian Tiger:
Forrest Galante's YT Video
Coverage in Newsweek
Reddit readers have a go at the photos
Alien Big Cat in UK
BBC says DNA confirms big cat in UK
Local news coverage
2023 article with similar findings
UFO Hotspot Analysis
Axios story about the analysis
NUFORC's website
Data Analyst considers this data
Cool - NUFORC uses an old missile silo as HQ??
About NUFORC (Wiki)
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