Paraskavedekatriaphobia and friggatriskaidekaphobia are two official scientific terms for people with a superstitious fear of Friday the 13th. There is also a scientific name for fear of the number 13: triskaidekaphobia. It is unclear how many people globally suffer from …
Once the King of the Fomorians, gods of a more primal nature and enemies of the ancient Irish, as well as the Tuatha De Danann pantheon of deities. Balor is a giant with a single huge eye at the center …
Many gods have been associated with death in the collective human unconscious, and these entities have either terrified or intrigued our imaginations for eons. Some find peace in seeing the grave as a doorway to another world, and there have …
In this episode, we’re going to begin a seven-episode series (but it will probably be more) covering lore surrounding the Nephilim and the enigmatic Watchers, as well as analogous entities from mythologies across the Earth. We’re going to throw dogma …
The modern version of Halloween has had many influences from various cultures throughout history. Even dating back to an ancient Roman festival called Pomona, which celebrated a goddess of the harvest. Some of the games played during Pomona have even …
Some people are born Strigoi, and some people become Strigoi after death. In Romania, people are still commonly knowledgeable about this ancient depiction of the vampire. In fact, Bram Stoker, the author of the famous ‘Dracula’ was originally going to …
Victorian England was once terrorized by a leaping maniac called Spring Heeled Jack. Sightings of Jack go all the way back to the year 1837. Many think he was a devil given form, and Spring Heeled Jack cut a path …
The modern version of Halloween has had many influences from various cultures throughout history. Even dating back to an ancient Roman festival called Pomona, which celebrated a goddess of the harvest. Some of the games played during Pomona have even …
It’s time for Halloween! In this episode, the topics are going to be the Irish legend of Stingy Jack, a whole bunch of true horrifying Halloween stories, and the enigmatic ancient Celtic holiday of Samhain.…
Our third episode featuring monster legends from all over the world. There’s some pretty messed up stuff in here so you’ve been warned (especially concerning sexual violence towards women). From the Japanese Kappa to the legendary Beast of Gevauden, if …
In this ep, Tim covers monster legends from across the world. If you’re wondering where episode 8 is, it’s an exclusive Patreon-only episode. But you can unlock it and an ad-free version of the show by supporting Cryptic Chronicles on …