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I've done a few episodes now in the origins of certain monsters which have become popular in fiction.

Many monsters such as zombies and mummies have their origins in ancient religions and cultural practices.

The modern version of these monsters are often a far cry from their origins in places such as Egypt or Haiti, but they did at least originally stem from those places.

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