Why Did Changelings Terrorize the Victorian Age?
Let’s talk about the unsettling legend of changelings, creatures said to replace humans with eerie, imperfect copies. What are the historical, cultural, and psychological roots of this folklore?
Episodes
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How a Children’s Book Introduced Us To Our Inner Demons
S6 E2 - 9m 12s
As a kid, the monsters in Where the Wild Things Are were downright frightening. But thinking about the book as an adult, it’s clear there’s something deeper to this fantastically monstrous story. Notable for taking on the darker and more complicated emotions a child experiences, the book tackles the idea of inner demons in a way that kids and adults alike can understand.
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Who Is This Japanese Yōkai That Is Obsessed With Your Butt?
S6 E1 - 11m 25s
What looks like a reptile-amphibian hybrid, has a dish shaped skull, smells like fish, is child-like and out to steal your crops and drown your livestock? The Japanese water yokai, Kappa.
Extras + Features
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Exhumed: A History of Zombies Preview
30s
In this new one-hour Halloween PBS special, Dr. Emily Zarka will deconstruct some of the most significant moments in zombie popular culture over the last two centuries to reveal what these creatures say about us.
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Welcome to Monstrum!
48s
The world is full of monsters, myths, and legends and Monstrum isn’t afraid to take a closer look. The show, hosted by Emily Zarka, Ph.D., takes us on a journey to discover a new monster in each new episode. Monstrum looks at humans unique drive to create and shape monster mythology through oral storytelling, literature, and film and digs deep into the history of those mythologies.
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