Immortal Monsters Podcast

In 1955, a salesman traveling through Loveland, Ohio spotted three small figures standing on the side of the road. These small creatures defied what he knew of nature, and stories of them have since fueled sightings and debate. We discuss five potential sightings in this episode and speculate about how Masons might be involved in starting this bit of Ohio folklore. 

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In 1896, Ceely Rose was twenty-three years old, and in love with a boy seven years her junior. Her parents denied her the opportunity to continue carrying on the relationship. A relationship that may have been only one-sided.  

When Hesiod first called Medusa and her sisters by name, he didn't mention their appearance. In this episode, we discuss the "why" and trace the origin of the Gorgon to a time long before our snake-haired Queen was called Medusa. 

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Ornithology is the scientific study of birds and ornithomancy is the practice of observing birds for the purpose of divining how their flight patterns and/or their songs will impact our lives. According to folklore, the birds can even predict what type of man a woman is destined to marry. Join me as we explore a practice seemingly as old as time itself. 

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"I didn't do it. Robert did." When young Gene was gifted a life-sized doll, no one could have predicted the trouble that would follow. Is Robert the Doll truly haunted, though, or did the adults in young Gene's life cause a maelstrom of mayhem that's still spinning today?

The ancient Hebrew lore of the malicious Dybbuk spirit was brought to the forefront in 2003 when fiction writer Kevin Mannis used the Dybbuk as a backdrop for his story surrounding an antique wine cabinet that he sold on eBay. He's since outlined his hoax, but did his confession come too late?  Resources:

A strange graphic for an odd episode. Gilgamesh is widely honored as an epic kind of hero, a great king sent by the gods themselves. In this episode, I walk us through some historical records and then go ahead and point out some of the more despicable sides of a man who is most certainly the prototype for the hero's journey. Take this with a grain of salt, breathe, and laugh a little. 

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Long before Lilith was known as Adam's first wife or the mother of demons, she was feared as the Ki-sikil-lil-la-ke - a vampiric demoness preying on the weak and the lost.   

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It's no secret that I love vampires, and this OG vamp lore has a little bit of everything! Enjoy!

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In today's episode, I discuss the legend of the Dearg Due - a female Irish vampire. This one is short and sweet, right after my rant about The CW and Netflix ;)

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Enjoy this special Patreon release! I thought it prudent to add this episode to the public viewing list because it's a snapshot of John Keel's book - The Mothman Prophecies, covering some of the flying saucer and spaceman accounts that resulted in Keel becoming what he described as a "raving paranoic".

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Long before John Keel's famous Mothman Prophecies book was published, birdman sightings had been taking place in the Ohio River Valley for decades. However, it was the aforementioned book and the film adaptation of the same name that tied these sightings to prophesy. In today's episode, we discuss the sightings leading up to the collapse of the Silver Bridge on December 15, 1967. 

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Throughout history, twins have been a focal point in mythology, religion, and folklore. Why?

In this episode, we discuss twin speak, twin dreams, and how people throughout history have been fascinated by twins - from persecution to reverence.

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Throughout history, twins have been a focal point in mythology, religion, and folklore. But what does science actually know about them?

In this episode, we lay some groundwork for all things twin, touching on known facts and twin types, and wetting out appetites for the more obscure parts of twindom - items we'll cover in a future episode, such as dream sharing and other telekinetic links. For now, we'll bask in the fact that the twin next door might be a chimera.

For all we know, you might be too.

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The first episode of Immortal Monsters is all about that part of Irish mythology known as the Leprechaun. Think you know what they are? I did, too. Then I fell down the rabbit hole of leprechaun lore and built an altar to the fallen angels. You know, just to be safe.

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Immortal Monsters - the podcast shedding candlelight on cryptids, hauntings, mythology, and more! Join thriller and suspense author Lee Dawna on a lighthearted journey through the strange, weird, and macabre. 

Video version is available on Spotify, and YouTube under the Immortal Monsters playlist of the Lee Dawna Books channel.

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