Blurry Photos: The Kraken! | 477
Hysteria 51
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🗓️ 6 February 2026
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Summary
This week we dig into the Blurry Photos coffers for a cryptid adventure on the high seas!
Man the oars and put yer backs into it, the Kraken surfaces! A legendary sea-beast the size of an island, the Kraken is said to swallow men whole and snap ships in half effortlessly, but what’s true and what’s a fish story? Join Flora as he braves the open seas of historical folklore for a deep dive on this fascinating fiend. The oceans are big, but are they big enough to hide a colossal cephalopod? David seeks answers to the questions on its origins, descriptions, and possible real-life species. So much culture has been inspired by this mega-monster, could there be a kernel of truth to the tales? Grab your trident and prepare to release this episode into your ears!
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Myst on the Moor, Big Eyes, Dark Fog, Dark Standoff, Danse Macabre, Evil Incoming, Infinite Peace, Some Amount of Evil, Spider Eyes, Temple of the Manes – Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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- Denys de Montfort, Pierre. Histoire naturelle, générale et particulière des mollusques. Paris: L’Imprimerie de F. Dufart. pp. 256–412 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library. 1801–1805.
- Haslam, Garth. Kraken: Myths, Legends, and History. Anomalyinfo.com. Web. 2017. http://anomalyinfo.com/Topics/kraken-myths-legends-and-history
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| 0:00.0 | It's season three on We Fixed It, you're welcome, and we're still just getting started. |
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| 0:28.2 | We've fixed it. |
| 0:29.1 | You're welcome. |
| 0:31.0 | It makes the depths churn like a boiling cauldron and stirs up the sea like a pot of ointment. |
| 0:39.1 | It leaves a glistening wake behind it. |
| 0:42.4 | One would think the deep had white hair. |
| 0:46.1 | Nothing on earth is its equal, a creature without fear. |
| 0:51.0 | It looks down on all that are haughty. |
| 0:54.3 | It is king over all that are proud. |
| 0:58.7 | It's colossal. |
| 1:01.0 | It's abominable. |
| 1:03.0 | It's fascinating. |
| 1:05.2 | It's been the inspiration for countless things. |
| 1:07.8 | Books, movies, music, art, curiosity, terror. |
| 1:12.9 | The Cracken, the legendary Leviathan of the Deep, |
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