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Season 2 aired on 2/21/20

One of the most beloved (and feared) figures in Russian and East Slavic folklore, Baba Yaga is more than just a witch. She’s a rumored cannibal...

African folklore dictates that unlike other werecreatures this monster is an animal that disguises itself in human form. By day it walks the earth...

While its face is scarce in popular culture today, this influential ancient monster from Chinese mythology predates the written word. Inspired by...

Leprechauns are associated with St. Patrick’s Day and Irish culture, but do you know why? The jovial, red-haired little man dressed in green...

These elusive blue flames have been reported globally and inspired a wealth of folklore. But what exactly is a Will-o’-the-Wisp? Also commonly...

The Australian wilderness is a dangerous place—in part because it’s the rumored hunting ground of a vampiric creature who uses its...

A venomous snake who can kill with its gaze alone, the basilisk has terrified us for thousands of years. But it also has another name—the...

An urban legend that exploits our fears of an obstructed gaze and the deeply unsettling idea that the youngest of our species are out to destroy us,...

There are fewer images of Death personified than the scythe-wielding skeletal form of the Grim Reaper. But where did it come from? You may have heard...

El Silbón: The Deadly Whistler of the Grasslands The "Terror of the Plain," this emaciated, whistling devil is cursed to wander the South...

Swooping down from the heavens on a fire ball, the Kasha drags the bodies of the dead to the underworld for a life of damnation. Most frequently...

Rumored to roam some of the world’s most desolate places the poisonous, killer death worm can trace its history in folklore back thousands of...

The first episode in this two-part series tackles the rise of the werewolf in its myriad of forms, looking at what happened when Christianity...

The second installment in Monstrum’s werewolf series looks at the evolution of the werewolf through Gothic fantasy, horror films, literature,...

While modern imagination might have you picturing trolls as ugly, hairy, rather unintelligent creatures their ancient folkloric counterparts were...

Insects make up 80 percent of the world’s species, so it's not all that surprising we’ve occasionally made them into monsters in science...

You better watch out, you better not cry, and you certainly must behave—or else face the brutal beating of the Krampus. Why does this demonic,...

In Search of... is a TV series that was broadcast weekly from 1977 to 1982, devoted to mysterious phenomena. It was created after the success of...

This documentary series tells the stories that have gripped imaginations for centuries and reveals the fascinating and unexpected history behind them.

Monsters. Ghosts. Zombies. From horror movies to Halloween, we see the creatures that go bump in the night everywhere, but where did they come from?

We've all heard them ... the Mafia killed JFK, the government had a hand in 9/11 and the existence of aliens is the world's best-kept secret....

What lies behind our fascination with the flesh-eating undead?

Pterosaurs are the closest thing to real dragons Earth has ever seen. These giant flying reptiles dominated our skies millions of years ago. Join the...