Welcome once again to the best time of year and one of my favorite holidays, Halloween! Each year I like to bring you a reading of some classic horror literature, and this year's pick is an especially enjoyable one that delves into love, infatuation, and the supernatural! Sit back and enjoy this reading of Edgar Allan Poe's Ligeia.

Join Aaron in the shortest episode the podcast has ever recorded as he talks about the about piece of South Carolinian folklore and a modern-day cryptid, The Lizard Man of Scape Ore Swamp. Aaron lets you in on all the information he could gather up regarding this scaled cutie.

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Background picture by Bryan Goff https://unsplash.com/@bryangoffphoto

To do more research:

https://cryptidz.fandom.com/wiki/Lizard_Man_of_Scape_Ore_Swamp

https://www.mythicalwildlife.com/episode-three-the-lizard-man

https://www.facebook.com/LIZARDMANSTOMP

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lizard_Man_of_Scape_Ore_Swamp

https://www.mpd.coop/news-releases/37445/

https://open.spotify.com/episode/4yfYCziYO482gxP3FdKtN6?si=qn_qwg-ISra24rNMnQGaXQ

https://open.spotify.com/episode/1KqilAEYkRLTRgRfXO6HTL?si=TpyhlTJ3RUasPn84CleKow

Join Aaron on a journey through time as we go back to the early 1900's to hear the tale of the Squonk. We meet this cryptid in the woods of Pennsylvania's hemlock forests. Where lumberjacks sit around the fire and tell the stories of the sad dissolving tortured soul of the woods.

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Doors Of The Universe Theme Song By : Gustavo Plaza

https://www.fiverr.com/gustavoplaza?source=gig_page&gigs=slug%3Aproduce-your-synth-pop-song%2Cpckg_id%3A1

Check out their band Telefonema

https://open.spotify.com/artist/5dqwjastOiSbSk9W7OAzAL?si=wq8DkMLxQtu84RqOGHWtvA

Dig Deeper:

Wikipedia - Squonk https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Squonk

Sinisterhood Episode 239 - The Squonk https://open.spotify.com/episode/2R7J0zkn3BGPD7W4DzOT2w?si=3a1c5cecb2964c85

Cryptid Fandom Squonk https://cryptidz.fandom.com/wiki/Squonk

Penn Live - What is a squonk? Pa.’s ‘quaint’ beast cries over how ugly it is. https://www.pennlive.com/life/2023/03/what-is-a-squonk-pas-quaint-beast-cries-over-how-ugly-it-is.html

Monster Wiki - Squonk

https://monster.fandom.com/wiki/Squonk

Archive.org - Fearsome Creatures of the Lumberwoods with a Few Desert and Mountain Beasts

https://ia801601.us.archive.org/29/items/fearsomecreatur00coxgoog/fearsomecreatur00coxgoog.pdf

Tedium - The Sad One

https://tedium.co/2023/09/08/squonk-cryptid-origin-story/

Unsplash - Jeremy Thomas

https://unsplash.com/ @jeremythomasphotography

This episode has been in the planning stage for years! Aaron has been trying to coordinate having Zero-Goblin join him on a podcast for at least the last three years and all the hard work and planning has come to fruition in this episode. It's been years since Aaron has done a non-solo episode so there were a few hiccups along the way with audio and video but it's all edited and ready for your listening enjoyment now. Apologies if the sound is not the best quality at certain points. Join Aaron and Zero-Goblin as they examine the strange phenomenon known as The Mandela Effect. And while I may have forgotten to bring it up in the episode C-3PO never had a silver leg and was always the fully golden god of the Ewoks!...but maybe you remember it differently.

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So, what would happen if Big Bird and Snuffleupagus made a baby? We'll never know because they're puppets that can't reproduce. I do feel like the elephant bird of Madagascar seems like it could be a Jim Henson creation, and could have been the outcome of that beautiful union. Go with Aaron as he mispronounces all the scientific names in this episode while telling you all about the amazing elephant bird from a not-so-distant past.

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For additional research:

Elephant bird - Wikipedia

10 Interesting Facts About Giant Elephant Birds (thoughtco.com)

Elephant bird | Summary & Facts | Britannica

Roc (mythology) - Wikipedia

Gondwana - WikipediaKeel (bird anatomy) - Wikipedia

It's that time of year again when Aaron brings some class to the podcast with classic literature. It is October, it is Fall, it is Halloween! This year Aaron reads The Fall of the House of Usher by Edgar Allan Poe. Aaron was inspired to choose this story after watching the new Netflix series with the same title, which is NOT about the crumbling empire of early 2000's R&B singer, song writer, performer and pop sensation Usher, this tells the tale of the fall of a family of great prestige and the problems that can occur when not branching out the family tree. So, sit back, put on your favorite hoodie, grab a cup of hot apple cider and enjoy!

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Come with Aaron as he heads back down South to talk about a local cryptid of Lake Worth, TX that enjoys joyriding on the hoods of cars and showing off feats of strength like hurling a truck tire 500 feet. This local fluffy boy is still celebrated in this town annually. Sit back and get ready to hear all about the Lake Worth Monster!

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Resources:

Lake Worth Monster - Wikipedia

Tracking Goatman: The story behind the Lake Worth Monster | wfaa.com

https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/tarrant-county/tracking-goatman-the-story-behind-the-lake-worth-monster/287-526680734

Greer Island's Goatman (dallasnews.com)

http://res.dallasnews.com/interactives/goatman/

Lake Worth Monster | Cryptid Wiki | Fandom

https://cryptidz.fandom.com/wiki/Lake_Worth_Monster

The Lake Worth Monster | TPW magazine | October 2003

https://tpwmagazine.com/archive/2003/oct/legend/

Graveyard Tales - Ep. 229 The Lake Worth Monster

https://open.spotify.com/episode/4boVCF95AjxXM8zQzcsCqC?si=oE4bRrjcSrWG8gYsHa8tfQ

Blackburn's Monstro Bizzaro Podcast - Lake Worth Monster

https://open.spotify.com/episode/2SLQ4PyiNSwhOfoJBBfZR8?si=NZzBMLQvR4G5GR7MhMvA-A

The Terrifying Texas Podcast - Fact or Faked? The Lake Worth Monster

https://open.spotify.com/episode/0uwcRh7WtvQrUyfcNimH9x?si=sciVHcVsQdiEaoyY8xJuAQ

Cryptids Across The Atlas - Nightmare at Lake Worth: Uncovering Texas' Most Nefarious Monster

https://open.spotify.com/episode/1vhst0l7ir83Y0ZPZrkWrX?si=ZdzcXGNjQuC_G-ascCoe4g

Prepare to dive into the most edited episode of all the Doors Of The Universe episodes! There are so many Scandanavian names and cities in this episode. You get to see Aaron's linguistic abilities at their finest in this episode as he tells the tale of Harald Hardrada the Viking king of Norway. Aaron is basically Harald III of Norway's modern-day skald. Don't know what a skald is? Well, you'll find out in this episode! Sit back and hear the story of the last Viking king.

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For further research:

Harald Hardrada - Wikipediahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harald_Hardrada

Forvo: the pronunciation dictionary. https://forvo.com/

The History Of Vikings Podcast - Harald Hardrada The Last Viking King https://open.spotify.com/episode/0MTOurC4c1EqNA4k5e9JA6?si=6PUPxkhaTBSooNHeyoQTCQ

Britannica Harald III Sigurdsson https://www.britannica.com/biography/Harald-III-Sigurdsson

Vikingeskibs Museet Harald Hardrada https://www.vikingeskibsmuseet.dk/en/professions/education/viking-age-people/historical-characters/harald-hardrada-of-norway

Follow The Vikings Harald Hardradahttps://www.followthevikings.com/discover/famous-vikings/harald-hardrada

History Learning Harald Hardradahttps://historylearning.com/medieval-england/harald-hardrada/