Welcome back to Something Strange! It’s episode number 28, and we’re continuing our cryptid month with Bri teaching us about the Jersey Devil!

Stay tuned at the end of this episode to check out the trailer for Canadian Creepies Podcast!

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References:

- Wikipedia: The Jersey Devil - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jersey_Devil

- Pinelands Preservation Alliance: The Jersey Devil and Folklore - https://pinelandsalliance.org/learn-about-the-pinelands/pinelands-history-and-culture/the-jersey-devil-and-folklore/

- Weird NJ: The Jersey Devil - https://weirdnj.com/stories/jersey-devil/

- Atlantic County New Jersey: Jersey Devil- Fact or Fiction? - https://www.atlanticcountynj.gov/government/government-information/history-of-atlantic-county/jersey-devil-fact-or-fiction

- The Jersey Counsel for the Humanities: The Jersey Devil in Myth and History - https://njhumanities.org/humanities-to-go/psp/the-jersey-devil-in-myth-and-history/

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Welcome back to Something Strange! In today’s episode we’ll be talking about the cryptid that put the town of Point Pleasant, West Virginia on the map - that’s right, we’re talking about Mothman!

Stay tuned at the end of this episode to check out the trailer for Not My Ghost Podcast!

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Discussions of bridge collapse

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References:

Wikipedia: Mothman - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mothman

Wikipedia: 1999 Russian apartment bombings - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1999_Russian_apartment_bombings

Smithsonian Center for Folklife & Cultural Heritage: An Ode to a Hometown Creature: Mothman of Point Pleasant, West Virginia - https://folklife.si.edu/magazine/mothman-point-pleasant-west-virginia#

Yahoo!News: 'Couples see man-sized bird...creature...something!'... 55th annivesary of Mothman's 'appearance' - https://www.yahoo.com/news/couples-see-man-sized-bird-201500327.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAGGJwFSXwXC3vQFJkVb5JJOGA89g0krtPorMXE-8GXxyCezyKhd53bAfYGAbEnIBO3BXfg1yZl2-m7QoV106lfvV1ytF2N41yBfqaeiDDjMako3v3PJpyI_Xs26VCyddnj9Tlks9qFw6YkrQWLocwhqBgfTNnxqR0THcVpiWzh4G

NPR: Welcome to the ‘TNT Area,’ home of the Mothman - https://www.npr.org/sections/pictureshow/2012/01/23/145334460/welcome-to-the-tnt-area-home-of-the-mothman

Today: Is the Mothman real? The legend behind the mythical monster - https://www.today.com/popculture/tv/mothman-legend-west-virginia-monster-rcna163428

The Southern Blueprint: The Legend of Mothman: Unraveling the Mystery Behind the Myth - https://thesouthernblueprint.com/2024/10/07/the-legend-of-mothman-unraveling-the-mystery-behind-the-myth/#:~:text=Fear%2C%20Fascination%2C%20and%20Symbolism&text=In%20a%20broader%20sense%2C%20Mothman,turn%20disaster%20into%20cultural%20fascination.

Tamarack Marketplace: West Virginia Wonders: Mothman - https://www.tamarackwv.com/2025/04/04/west-virginia-wonders-mothman/#:~:text=While%20sightings%20of%20the%20creature,tourist%20destination%20for%20cryptid%20fanatics.

WV.gov: Silver Bridge - https://transportation.wv.gov/highways/bridge_facts/Modern-Bridges/Pages/Silver.aspx

Mothman Festival Website: https://www.mothmanfestival.com/

Welcome back to Strange Snapshots! Today’s Snapshot will focus on Christiana’s supernatural-adjacent experience in the Actun Tunichil Muknal cave in Belize! We briefly discussed this experience in our main episode about the fae, and Christiana is ready to tell you more about it!

Stay tuned at the end of this episode to check out the trailer for Creepy Shit Podcast!

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Discussions of ancient rituals/human sacrifice

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References:

- Belize.com: Actun Tunichil Muknal – The ATM Cave - https://belize.com/actun-tunichil-muknal/

- Belizing: The ATM Cave in Belize (updated for 2025) : Everything You Need to Know - https://belizing.com/ATM-Cave-Belize/

- Atlas Obscura: The Crystal Maiden of the Actun Tunichil Muknal Cave - https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/the-crystal-maiden-of-the-actun-tunichil-muknal-cave-belize

- National Geographic: Take a tour of the Maya underworld—if you dare - https://www.nationalgeographic.com/travel/article/ancient-maya-underworld-belizean-caves