160-Halloween Special: Lurking

Myths and Legends

Jason Weiser, Carissa Weiser

Fiction, Arts, History, Books

4.8 • 25.7K Ratings

🗓️ 30 October 2019

⏱️ 36 minutes

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Summary

There's something in the forest in 16th century Scotland. It's been there for years. Anyone who sees it doesn't live to tell about it, and it moves seamlessly between land and sea, leaving nothing but body parts in its wake. With a body count in the thousands, it's a legendary historical horror story that's supposedly true.

The creature is a goblin spider. It's a goblin who's also a spider...or, is it? We'll see that things aren't always what they seem on an extended creature of the week.

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Music: “An Accumulation” by Blue Dot Sessions “Emmit Sprak” by Blue Dot Sessions “Cicle Veroni” by Blue Dot Sessions
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0:00.0	Quick disclaimer, it's our annual Halloween episode.
0:03.2	Editing includes monsters haunting the Dark Forest, blood, dismemberment, mention of some
0:08.4	serious adult themes including sexual assault and spider goblins.
0:13.4	Please see the disclaimer on mythpodcast.com for more info.
0:17.5	This week on Myths and Legends, it's our Halloween episode, where we'll investigate
0:22.0	the cause of several mysterious disappearances in 16th century Scotland.
0:26.5	You'll see that if a monster is lurking in the Dark Forest, maybe don't take leisurely
0:31.2	strolls there.
0:32.4	The creature this week is the spider goblin, and the samurai just can't be bothered to
0:37.8	kill it.
0:44.7	This is Myths and Legends, episode 160, lurking.
0:52.9	This is a podcast where I tell stories from mythology and folklore.
0:56.4	Some are incredibly popular stories you think you know, but with surprising origins.
1:00.9	Others are stories that might be new to you, but are definitely worth a listen.
1:04.9	Today's story comes from a supposedly true account of several mysterious disappearances
1:09.5	that happened in 16th century Scotland.
1:12.0	I'll get more into the details later, so as to not spoil the story, but we'll jump in
1:16.2	at a good place for any creepy story, with children walking through the forest at dusk.
1:33.3	The girl tugged her sister's hand.
1:35.3	She just wanted to go home.
1:37.2	The monster.
1:39.0	The monster was out here.
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