Tag: Cryptid
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BullStone 30: Zeng This!, August 2017
August wraps up with a visit from Justin Zenger of the Zeng This! Podcast. A show all about geekery and pop nerd culture, Zeng This! is all up on weekly news stories, and Justin shared some fun ones with the boys. This month’s edition is particularly creature-heavy, with sightings of different things from all over…
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Ep 193: Jiangshi, Chinese Hopping Vampires
Grab your spare coins and red thread, Blurry Photos are jumping across the Pacific to look at Jiangshi, Chinese Hopping Vampires! A monster of Chinese folklore, Jiangshi, Chinese Hopping Vampires are curious, sometimes creepy sometimes whimsical undead creatures with interesting origins. Not much like their western counterparts, these vampires prefer to suck the qi, or…
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Miss Cryptid 2017 Week 3
The 2017 Miss Cryptid Contest enters the final week of semi-final competition, and boy does it deliver! The final Miss Cryptid contestants include the Moon-Eyed People of Appalachia, New England’s own Hoover the Talking Seal, and the seductive Scandinavian Huldra. We finally get to see not only the swimsuit section, but the talent portion as…
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Miss Cryptid 2017 Week 2
The action heats up in the second installment of the 2017 Miss Cryptid Contest! Week two of Miss Cryptid 2017 brings you the Beast of Land Between the Lakes, the Popobawa, and the Yowie. Another week, another round-the-world trip! Listen to tales of werewolves in Kentucky, Demon rapists in Zanzibar, and hairy hominids in Australia.…
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Miss Cryptid 2017 Week 1
Break out the balloons and streamers and grab your most blood-proof clothing, it’s time for 2017 Miss Cryptid Contest! The first week of this year’s fang-packed Miss Cryptid contest takes us around the world from the Monkey Man of New Delhi to the Wampus Cat of America to the Grootslang of South Africa. A trio of dangerous…
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Ep 181: Ivan T Sanderson
Forteana has a few big names in the field, but only one may be bigger than Ivan T Sanderson! A well-read, well-traveled man of many interests, Ivan T Sanderson was a prolific naturalist whose interest in Forteana paved the way for students of the unexplained. Flora and Stecco take an in-depth look at his life…
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BullStone 25: Gettin’ Strange plus BullPhone, March 2017
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Get ready for a heap of fun from down under as Blurry Photos welcomes the first BullPhone guest! David and Dave discuss fun cryptid news with Emma from Queensland in this inaugural BullPhone. Thylacines, yowies, giant pigs, and crazy cryptid hunters abound. Plus hacking with sound waves, ancient Egyptian cannabis, signals in space, and proving…
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Ep 179: Living Dinosaurs
Dust off your brushes and chisels and grab your machete and spear, David and Dave are hunting living dinosaurs in this episode! From the Arctic Circle to deepest Africa, tales of living dinosaurs have sprung up over the years – but do any have actual evidence to support them? The boys take a look at…
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Ep 159: The Dover Demon
Jump in the not-so-way back machine and join the boys of Blurry Photos in 1977 as they search for facts about the Dover Demon! A creature spotted one night by at least 4 teens in Dover, MA, the Dover Demon has eluded sight and explanation for going-on 40 years. What exactly did local teens catch…
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Miss Cryptid 2016 Week 3
The last of the beautifully gruesome contestants march across the audio stage with week 3 of the 2016 Miss Cryptid Contest! The final week of the 2016 Miss Cryptid Contest brings us the Agogwe of East Africa, Snallygaster of rural Maryland, and the Crazy Critter of Bald Mt. Washington. Which of these fine fearsome ladies will…
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Miss Cryptid 2016 Week 1
Once again we gather to stare, mouths agape, at the freakiest of the freaks in the 2016 Miss Cryptid Contest! Week 1 of this year’s Miss Cryptid Contest features the Athol of Java, the Cornish Owlman, and the Arkansas Gowrow. It’s a week of terrorizing tidbits from across the globe. Which crazy creature will capture…
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Episode 142: Goblins
Crawl out of your caves and holes, it’s time to gab about goblins! Creatures of dubious origins, goblins have a longer history than most fantastic critters, and have evolved as time went on. Current culture paints them as terrible, vicious little things, but has that always been the case? Flora and Stecco delve deep to…
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Episode 135: The Wendigo
Break out the silver and add a log to the fire, Blurry Photos are all about the Wendigo in this one! A cannibalistic creature of Native American folklore, the Wendigo is a terrifying reminder of what lurks in the dead of winter when all hope is lost. David and Dave go over the various descriptions…
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Episode 127: The Flatwoods Monster
The Blurry Photober machine cruises along with an infamous cryptid from the 50’s, the Flatwoods Monster! A classic story of a close encounter of the third kind, the Flatwoods Monster was an entity seen by a group of West Virginians in the early 1950’s. While witnessed by a number of locals, it was never seen…
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Episode 120: Goatman: Flesh or Folklore? with J Nathan Couch
Blurry Photos welcome their first Crypto-author J Nathan Couch to talk about his book Goatman: Flesh or Folklore? A paranormal researcher and writer, J Nathan Couch has done the goat’s share of work collecting stories, articles, and legends of Goatman sightings across America. David and Dave enjoy a in-depth discussion of myths, tales, and origins…
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Miss Cryptid 2015 Week 3
The 2015 Miss Cryptid Contest draws to a close with the final week of competition! Week 3 brings us the African Adze, the Sheepsquatch from West Virginia, and the Witte Wieven from the Netherlands to wrap up this year’s Miss Cryptid Contest. Will a vampiric creature, a hairy hominid, or a ghostly spectre advance to…
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Miss Cryptid 2015 Week 2
Miss Cryptid is in full swing, and week 2 continues the eerie excellence! Parading the Wisconsin Hodag, the French Beast of Gevaudan, and Zana from western Asia, the Miss Cryptid Contest covers the gamut for what’s real and what’s not. Plus, the winner of week 1 is announced! Cast your vote on the Blurry Photos…
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Miss Cryptid 2015 Week 1
The time has come once again to ogle the oddities in the 2015 Miss Cryptid Contest! For week 1 of the 2015 Miss Cryptid Contest, David and Dave take a look at the Romanian Zmeu, the African Catoblepas, and the Jackalope from the western U.S. Who will capture your heart in the first week of…
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Episode 101: The Fouke Monster
David and Dave return to form with a search for the legendary Fouke Monster! An Arkansas cryptid that has been called the “Southern Sasquatch,” the Fouke Monster came on the radar with a 70’s movie but may have been around for much longer. The creature has been described as big, hairy, dextrous, and has been…
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Episode 93: Hellhounds
David and Dave let the dogs out in this episode, all about Hellhounds! Dogs have long been an intrinsic part of the folklore and mythology of just about every culture in history, and many take the shape of what have come to be known as Hellhounds. The boys examine the history of dogs in mythology…
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Miss Cryptid 2014 Week 3
The Miss Cryptid 2014 “regular season competition” comes to a close with the third and final week of mortifying monsters! Blurry Photos examine the Manticore of Persian mythology, the South African Inkanyamba, and the New Orleans Grunch. Plus, the winner of week 2 is announced. Don’t forget to go to the Blurry Photos Home page…
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Miss Cryptid 2014 Week 2
We’re back with week 2 of the Miss Cryptid Contest! Round two is laden with beasts, tears, and danger, as the boys discuss the Ahuizotl, The Squonk, and the Vampire Beast of Bladenboro. The winner of week one is also revealed in this episode! Listen, then cast a vote to be entered into the Miss Cryptid Sweepstakes…
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Miss Cryptid 2014 Week 1
It’s that time again – time to ogle another amazing display of cryptastic creatularity! The 2014 Miss Cryptid Contest is back in a new, sleek, streamlined version. This year you’ll get to peruse 9 lovely contestants over 3 wonderful weeks, and vote for who you think should be crowned the winner of the 2014 Golden…
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Episode 76b: Dreams
The dreams mega-cast concludes in this second part of the episode. David and Dave cover everything from creatures to psychology in this one. Many questions are unanswered when it comes to these nightly flights of fancy, but it hasn’t stopped anyone from theorizing answers. What types of beasts are connected to dreams? What do the…
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Episode 75: Grey Man of Ben MacDhui
Break out the bagpipes and throw on your kilt, because the Davids are taking you to the mountains of Scotland in search of the Grey Man of Ben MacDhui! A phenomenon well over 100 years old, the Grey Man of Ben MacDhui has been haunting hikers in the Cairngorms, causing panic, terror, and generating countless…
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Episode 71: Faeries
Grab your Guinness and get ready for a wild St. Paddy’s ride into the world of Faeries! The boys of Blurry Photos are back and kicking off Season 3 with sloppy silliness. Celebrating St Patrick’s Day with liquor and learnin’, Flora and Stecco drunkenly delve into the world of Fae Folk and Irish myths. You…
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Episode 68: Thunderbirds
Blurry Photos give you the bird in this fine, feathered episode all about Thunderbirds! While huge birds and avian tales are prevalent in many cultures throughout the world, the Thunderbird is unique to the cultures of Native America. Flora and Stecco ride the lightning to discover just why this particular creature toes the line between…
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Episode 64: Slender Man
Blurry Photos start 2014 out right by discussing the one, the only, Slender Man! An internet phenomenon-turned-urban legend, the Slender Man has transcended its humble origins to become a modern day bogeyman. While his beginnings may be well-documented, the figure of a faceless, relentless, dangerous entity rings true throughout the ages. In this mega episode,…
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Episode 62: Cryptobotany
Blurry Photos will plant a seed of curiosity with this episode all about Cryptobotany! David and Dave branch out in new territory as they talk terrorizing trees, discuss dangerous dendrology, and ponder perilous plants. The study of hidden plant life, Cryptobotany is a rather small but interesting field of research focusing on vegetation straight out…
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Episode 51: Gremlins
Pretty ruddy unlikely. Unexplained mechanical trouble got you down? Got less fuel than you thought you had? Ignore some sage advice from an old Chinese man? You’ve probably got yourself a gremlin. Flora and Stecco cross their fingers and hope this podcast uploads without any kinks after discussing the troublesome and frustrating fae folk, gremlins.…