The podcast shedding candlelight on cryptids, hauntings, mythology, and more. If it's weird, we're talking about it! Join thriller and suspense author Lee Dawna on a journey through the macabre.
In the quiet waters of Ireland’s lakes and rivers lurks a creature far older and more vicious than most of the famous cryptids we know. The Dobhar-chú is half dog, half otter, and entirely relentless. Its most famous attack is recorded on a gravestone, but the death of Grace Connolly is not where this beast’s story began. Join me as we dive into the chilling folklore and historical accounts of Ireland’s water dog.
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https://amzn.to/4xbujY9 (https://amzn.to/4xbujY9) Irish Lake Marvels by John Dunne
https://amzn.to/4hZ1kBN (https://amzn.to/4hZ1kBN) The Beasts That Hide From Man by Karl P.N. Shuker
https://amzn.to/4q5Gy5u (https://amzn.to/4q5Gy5u) The Otter King: The Search for the Dobhar-chú by Brýn Grover
https://amzn.to/4zceG3N (https://amzn.to/4zceG3N) Mystery Animals of Ireland by Gary Cunningham & Ronan Coghlan
https://amzn.to/4fPZTnZ (https://amzn.to/4fPZTnZ) Wolf-Men and Water Hounds: The Myths, Monsters and Magic of Ireland by Manchán Magan
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dobhar-ch%C3%BA (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dobhar-ch%C3%BA)
https://karlshuker.blogspot.com/2020/11/the-dobhar-chu-trailing-irelands.html (https://karlshuker.blogspot.com/2020/11/the-dobhar-chu-trailing-irelands.html)
https://karlshuker.blogspot.com/2020/11/the-dobhar-chu-trailing-irelands_29.html (https://karlshuker.blogspot.com/2020/11/the-dobhar-chu-trailing-irelands_29.html)
https://www.sligoheritage.com/archdabharchu.htm (https://www.sligoheritage.com/archdabharchu.htm)
https://www.tonyoneill.org/2017/04/12/glenade-lake-and-the-legend-of-the-dobhar-chu/ (https://www.tonyoneill.org/2017/04/12/glenade-lake-and-the-legend-of-the-dobhar-chu/)
https://www.irishcentral.com/roots/irelands-hound-dobhar-chu (https://www.irishcentral.com/roots/irelands-hound-dobhar-chu)
https://www.irishcentral.com/roots/irish-mythical-monster-dobhar-chu (https://www.irishcentral.com/roots/irish-mythical-monster-dobhar-chu)
https://folklorethursday.com/folktales/this-irish-cryptid-casts-otters-in-a-whole-new-light/ (https://folklorethursday.com/folktales/this-irish-cryptid-casts-otters-in-a-whole-new-light/)
https://www.historicmysteries.com/myths-legends/dobhar-chu/38817/ (https://www.historicmysteries.com/myths-legends/dobhar-chu/38817/)
https://www.leitrimobserver.ie/news/features/the-tale-of-leitrims-own-loch-ness-monster-the-dobhar-chu-8301142 (https://www.leitrimobserver.ie/news/features/the-tale-of-leitrims-own-loch-ness-monster-the-dobhar-chu-8301142)
https://www.jstor.org/stable/25510654 (https://www.jstor.org/stable/25510654)
8 Aug 2026
Kunekune: Japan's Heat Demon
On the hottest days of summer, when the sun hangs high over Japan’s rice fields and the air shimmers with heat, a strange white figure sometimes appears in the distance. Tall, slender, and twisting unnaturally, it looks almost like a piece of paper or a cloth caught in an invisible wind. It’s the Kunekune. If you stare at it for too long, you’ll never be the same. In this episode, we explore the figure’s modern origins and discuss its unsettling power.
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1 Jul 2026
Oh Say Can You Scream? The Haunting of Fort McHenry
In the birthplace of the Star-Spangled Banner, uniformed spirits pace the ramparts—and they aren’t alone. In this patriotic July episode, we dive into ghostly accounts, the science-adjacent ideas of residual hauntings, and how the intense emotions of battle may have left lasting imprints on the very stones of Fort McHenry. If you like your history with a side of the supernatural, this episode is for you!Resources on my website - blog post for episode 34
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