Uploaded May 2023 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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American folklore is flooded with stories of strange creatures and monsters hiding in the wild. Some big, some small, some who prey upon the unsuspecting and others who simply wish to be left alone. From the wampus cat of the Appalachians, to the Grunches of New Orleans, to the banshee of the Badlands, this program will cover some of the strangest and most fascinating monsters of American folklore!

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MYTHOLOGY HAS BEEN TOLD AND RETOLD IN MANY FORMS ACROSS TIME, STORIES AND ACCOUNTS MAY VARY.

MUSIC:
"Nocturnus"
"Catacombs"
"The Sealed Kingdom"
"Ad Mortem"
"Path to Darkness" by Adrian von Ziegler

CLIPS:
Stock footage of Eldorado Canyon, Badlands National Park,
Oregon forest, forest at night

OPENING:
fiverr.com/saif_edits

ARTISTS FEATURED:
Daniel Eskridge
Paul Keysar
Tocs Srednalf
Carlos Eulefi
Pyro Helfier
PolarFox13
Blood Moon Equinox art
Daisywolf13 art
Jessica Burns
Jeniak Draws art
Dhananjay Singh
Javier Gonzalez
Jackie Nourigat
CowPigeon art
Jamie Staite
Arash Radkia
Dark Natasha
Lynn Hamby
Into the Bear art
Allen Douglas Studio
Scatha the Worm
Agnes Hvalstx
Rowlette Nixon

REFERENCES:
americanfolklore.net/folklore/2010/08/the_wampus_cat.html
appalachianhistory.net/2017/10/story-of-wampus-cat.html
southernthing.com/what-is-a-wampus-cat-2651119362.html
northcarolinaghosts.com/mountains/wampus-cat
legendsofamerica.com/hell-dogs-of-eldorado-canyon
legendsofamerica.com/sd-bansheebadlands
legendsofamerica.com/dwayyo
legendsofamerica.com/wy-jackalope
astonishinglegends.com/astonishing-legends/2018/7/26/the-hidebehind
rawlse.wordpress.com/2016/04/09/american-folklore-the-hidebehind-atozchallenge
astonishinglegends.com/astonishing-legends/2021/10/29/the-hodag-of-the-northwoods?rq=hodag
youtube.com/watch?v=ltG53kfjJLc
youtube.com/watch?v=fGeGtMeD790

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