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Humans are fascinated by gore and violence, but even more so the mysterious and unsolved. Interest in these disturbing and unpleasant subjects is called morbid curiosity, and it has gripped millions of people throughout the ages.

I am one of those people.

My name is Hallie, and this is the Morbid Curiosity podcast.

Thank you. Malevolent water spirits exist in the mythologies of many different cultures around the world sirens and niads of greek mythology rusalka and voidianoi of slavic mythology selkies and kelpies of scotland and ireland

a huizotl in Aztec mythology,

Kappa in Japanese myth,

Managishi of Kree mythology.

All of these creatures demand respect

or a watery death awaits.

This is because water itself,

especially bodies of water, demand respect.

Water is life-giving, but it can become dangerous quickly.

This fact is well known by humans across the world and throughout time,

so it's not surprising that tales of creatures grew up as a warning

to keep children away from water.

One such creature is the Bunyip. With origins in multiple

ancient oral traditions of Australian first peoples, narratives and reports of this lurking, amphibious,

man-eating monster have been documented for centuries. In this episode, we'll discuss its origins,

the way the narrative has changed over the years, and the many sightings and reports of the Bunyip, some of which occurred in the modern era.

Before we dive into the terrifying water spirit known as the Bunyip, some cultural and historical

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