Slaying Monsters
Slaying Monsters is a supernatural history podcast featuring deep dives into cryptids, the paranormal and the unexplained. Our goal is to bridge the gap between the skeptics and the believers.
- Update frequency
- every 10 days
- Average duration
- 71 minutes
- Episodes
- 98
- Years Active
- 2022 - 2025
Episode 14: The Minnesota Iceman Part 1 - Sasquatch-cicle at the Farm Show
In the late 1960s, an ice encased corpse surfaced in Rollingstone Minnesota. It was humanoid, hairy and unlike anything zoologists had ever seen. Dubbed the Minnesota Iceman, it’s been classified as …
Whistleblowing Happy Hour: The Laurel and Hardy of Aliens
Matt and EJ discuss recent the recent UFO/UAP news that crashed spacecrafts have been hidden from the US Congress. We dive into David Grusch, and his claims that ships of unknown origin have been rec…
Episode 13: George Adamski Part 3 - Saturn Days with Space Brothers
Matt and EJ conclude their series on George Adamski. We cover his world tour, interstellar space conferences, and unlikely researcher who played a practical joke that quickly spun out of control.
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Episode 12: George Adamski Part 2 - Bring Me Pictures of Flying Saucers!
Matt and EJ continue their series on George Adamski, the original flying saucer contactee. His UFO photographs create a stir, but nothing has prepared him for his first meeting with Orthon - the man …
Episode 11: George Adamski Part 1 - Bootlegging Theosophy
Matt and EJ dive into the early life and times of George Adamski, father of modern UFO contactee legends. Although his stories and photographs were entirely fabricated, he helped to establish the mod…
Episode 10: The Tsavo Maneaters Part 3 - If It Bleeds We Can Kill It
Matt and EJ conclude the saga of the Tsavo Maneaters, chronicling Colonel Patterson's last stand against the lions. Plus, we discuss the real events that drove the lions to man-eating, and the modern…
Episode 09: The Tsavo Maneaters Part 2 - All the Traps Fail
Matt and EJ continue the saga of the Tsavo Maneaters. As the attacks escalate, Colonel Patterson tries to build some traps, and the lions' reputation shifts from bloodthirsty beast to vengeful supern…
Easter Happy Hour: Alien Vacations and Killer Rabbits
Matt and EJ tackle the latest news, including a South Pacific cruise looking for spacecraft debris, giants spiders, and the axe-wielding killer known as the Bunny Man
South Pacific Interstellar Obj…
Episode 08: The Tsavo Maneaters Part 1 - Don’t Hug the Wildlife
Between March and December 1898, two male lions went on a killing spree, slaughtering dozens of railroad workers in Kenya. The maneless male lions tore through the camp’s mobile tents and dragged the…
Episode 07: The Fox Sisters Part 4 - The Death Blow to Spiritualism
In the conclusion of the Fox Sisters series, Matt and EJ follow the sisters through the end of their life, as their relationships come undone and battle lines are drawn. Plus, we talk the history of …
St. Patrick’s Day Happy Hour: Whales, Goblins and Killer Otters
Matt and EJ celebrate St. Patty's Day with Zombie Dust Pale Ale from Thee Floyds Brewing Company and discuss the latest cryptic news, including belching whales, Mexican tree goblins and the Irish wat…
Episode 06: The Fox Sisters Part 3 - Love and Ghosts on Tour
Matt and EJ continue their journey with the Fox Sisters, following the mediums on their first national tour. As outrage and aggression over their spiritual communications grows, the sisters begin to …
Episode 05: The Fox Sisters Part 2 - The Ghosts Told Me To!
Matt and EJ continue the series on the Fox Sisters, the founders of spiritualism. With bills piling up, Leah, Maggie and Kate take their act to the next level and conduct the first public seances in …
Valentine’s Day Happy Hour - Bigfoot and the Racing Hens
In this special Valentine’s Day episode, Matt and EJ tackle the latest cryptid and UFO news, including Anatolian leopard sightings, Bigfoot and bear populations, a tiny UK town that’s become a UFO ho…
Episode 04: The Fox Sisters Part 1 - Going on a Coffin Run
Matt and EJ discuss the origins of the Fox sisters, a trio of psychic mediums who became famous across the entire western world. They conducted seances throughout the latter half of the 19th century,…
Episode 3: The Surgeon’s Photograph Part 3 - Burning Tin Boats
Matt and EJ conclude their investigation on the Surgeon's Photograph of the Loch Ness monster. We discuss the monster prop, the inspiration for the hoax and one of the greatest cultural events in wes…
Episode 2: The Surgeon’s Photograph Part 2 - Follow the Hippo Tracks
Matt and EJ continue their investigation into the Surgeon's Photograph of the Loch Ness Monster. We discuss Duke Wetherell, the Daily Mail and a long lost news article.
Episode 01: The Surgeon’s Photograph Part 1 - Nessie’s Library Card
Matt and EJ tackle the early days of the Loch Ness Monster and other creatures from Scottish folklore.
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