In the first episode of Monstrum, Dr. Emily Zarka reveals the mythological origins of iconic dragons from Game of Thr...

Now celebrating its 200th anniversary, Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein was a revolutionary text that pioneered the sci-fi...

Stories of blood-sucking monsters have been around for centuries. But the one who have outlived them all is Dracula! ...

Meet the Headless Horseman and his terrifying cousin, the Irish Dullahan, in this episode of Monstrum.

Legend has it this monster could take down ships, grab sailors off decks, and create whirlpools. Meet the Kraken in t...

Medusa has inspired art for centuries, whether as a symbol of protection or a monster. Explore her literary and cultu...

What do the Sagas of the Icelanders and Game of Thrones have in common? Dr. Zarka answers this question and explores ...

Did you know there are two different types of chupacabras? Or that these bloodsucking monsters only starting popping ...

Godzilla is one of the most recognizable monsters in film, and he should be. After all, he is part of the longest run...

The impossible, three-headed monster of Ancient Greek mythology, the Chimaera, may have started off as a fantasy, but...

The legend of La Llorona, the “weeping woman,” has terrified generations. This female ghost wanders in the darkness, ...

Made from clay and animated by the sacred word of G-d, the golem of Jewish origin has evolved from a 6th-century medi...

From the invading, high-tech aliens of ‘War of the Worlds’ to post-world war escapism literature and even real-life s...

Explore the symbolic interpretations of the windigo with Dr. Zarka as she explains how this Native American legend ca...

Dr. Zarka shows how this wailing female ghost connects to the very real Irish tradition of keening— a rhythmic wailin...

In this episode, you’ll hear all about Homer’s Polyphemus and Hesiod’s one-eyed blacksmiths, but also a little about ...

Connected to witchcraft, sexual predation, and mischief, the tokoloshe is a dominant myth in South Africa. There are ...

One of the Phillipine’s most dangerous and bizarre aswangs, the viscera-sucking, self-segmenting monster hunts at nig...

Dr. Z travels to the town of Point Pleasant, WV to research the complicated history of the flying creature and how th...

Christmas isn’t just a time for presents, cookies, and holiday cheer, but the hunting period of Iceland’s murderous m...