House of Monsters
Since the dawn of recorded history humankind has depicted images, and told stories, of Monsters. Inconceivable beings possessing impossible abilities, which are inseparable from both our history and ourselves. Welcome to a place where the lines between fact and mythology become difficult to see. Where creatures we don’t dare believe in make appearances in the real world, and where our ideas about what is real and what is imagined are put to the test. Welcome to the House of Monsters. Hosted, written and produced by Aaron Deese. Presented by the Small Town Monsters Broadcasting Network.
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Episodes
Monday Mar 10, 2025
Monday Mar 10, 2025
We're celebrating one year of House of Monsters - and the finale of the first season - with a creature we've met before, but who is more than deserving of a second look. From the earliest writings of human history to the pop culture phenomena of today, the Werewolf re: Dogman has been around for a very, very long time. Are these creatures real, or pure imagination? Featuring Shannon LeGro of Into the Fray
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Monday Feb 24, 2025
Monday Feb 24, 2025
Those who live near and along the Chesapeake Bay have an intimate relationship with a particularly monstrous neighbor. Today we dig into the history of the Beast of Chesapeake Bay, featuring special guest Tyler Hall.
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Monday Feb 10, 2025
Monday Feb 10, 2025
In 2015 a guy named Seth Breedlove had an idea. That idea was to make a movie, and on a shoestring budget and with the help of a few friends, he did just that. Today House of Monsters investigates the case that started it all, and takes a look back at the last ten years of Small Town Monsters.
Featuring Seth Breedlove
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Monday Jan 27, 2025
Monday Jan 27, 2025
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Today we visit the Balkan mountains to meet the Drekavac - known in Serbian as The Screamer. This strange and frightening creature appears across the Balkan region in a variety of forms, but does it have anything in common with the notorious Chupacabra? Maybe. Featuring Aleksandar Petakov.
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Monday Jan 13, 2025
Monday Jan 13, 2025
It's time to meet The Trolls. One of the oldest monsters in the house can be traced back centuries, and may even have connections with other monstrous creatures reported in the modern day. Featuring Ron Lanham.
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Monday Dec 30, 2024
Monday Dec 30, 2024
Many ideas have come and gone since we first entered the House of Monsters - here are a few that never fully developed as episodes, but are still full of interesting, bizarre paranormal information. Featuring Heather Moser.
Monday Dec 16, 2024
Monday Dec 16, 2024
Monsters and Christmas have a long relationship. One creature in particular has haunted the nightmares of Icelandic children for generations - also, he's a jerk. Join us for a special holiday episode of House of Monsters as we meet the ferocious Yule Cat, with special guest Heather Moser.
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Monday Dec 02, 2024
Monday Dec 02, 2024
There is a small, mischevious, bigfoot-like creature lurking somewhere in the Appalachian mountains. And it likes apples. And it can turn invisible. But does this Appalachian folk tale have connections to a broader concept - one which spans oceans, and even centuries?
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Monday Nov 18, 2024
Monday Nov 18, 2024
In January of 1959 residents of Ohio were forced to reckon with a frightening, otherworldly creature - or was it just a piece of trash? Today we investigate the Invasion of the Octo People with special guest Easton Hawk.
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Monday Nov 04, 2024
Monday Nov 04, 2024
Today we visit the Sunshine State in search of 65 foot long dragon. The Guardian of Dragon Point is a folktale from Brevard County, Florida - The Space Coast, an area where one might not expect to find a monster. But to many, Annie the Sea Dragon is very, very real.
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