This week we're going to take a quick peek behind the curtains as to how THE SCIENCE OF MONSTERS came to be published by MonsterHouse, and what you can find inside. Sales of the book directly help the show, and all of that is explained during our MonsterTalking.
The Science of Monsters - paperback & kindle
The many lives of Joe Nickell
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S03E33 - Behind The Science of Monsters

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We take a look at the 1992 BBC Halloween tv special, Ghostwatch.
Ghostwatch (streaming Affiliate Link)
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S03E35 - Ghostwatch

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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S03E34 British Lions and Tasmanian Tigers

Blake and Karen are joined by Matt Baxter to discuss the new horror film Late Night with the Devil (AMZ affiliate link), a fictional work that draws very heavily from "real" paranormal history to anchor its verisimilitude. 
Trailer for LNwtD
Don Lane vs Randi incident
CSICOP

Randi vs James Hydrick
Randi vs Popov
Randi and Don Lane incident
Randi
Michelle Remembers
Anton LaVey
Jim Jones
Branch Davidians
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S03E32 - Late Night with the Devil

In this episode we talk with professor Jason Josephson-Storm about the concept of Disenchantment, why it's an important and influential concept, and why it is also a pervasive myth. 

The Dialectic of Enlightenment by Max Horkheimer and Theodor W. Adorno
Max Weber
The Golden Bough by James Frazer 
Deadly Words by by Jeanne Favret-Saada

Our coverage of the homunculus - way back in episode 53!
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S03E33 - Behind The Science of Monsters

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