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Welcome to a freaky folklore bonus episode, where we explore the darker corners of human

imagination and bite-sized doses of dread.

I'm your host, Carmen Carion, and today we're stoking the fires of industrial-era nightmares.

As humanity's relationship with technology transformed during the Industrial Revolution, so did our monsters. The grinding gears, hissing

steam, and thundering machines that reshaped civilization also spawned new terrors. Entities

born from smoke and steel, from the collective trauma of a workforce thrust into mechanized

hell. This show proudly haunts the Eriecast Podcast Network.

For more nightmare fuel, visit eeriecast.com or follow us wherever you consume your podcasts.

Before we proceed, a content warning.

This episode contains references to industrial accident, workplace deaths,

and superstitions that emerged from real human suffering. As we explore these mechanical monsters,

remember they were born from genuine fear in an era when factory work was often a death sentence.

In the smoke-choked streets of Victorian London,

a new kind of monster emerged,

one that seemed to embody the terrifying speed

and mechanical power of the industrial age itself.

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