The Origins of Werewolves

In our premiere episode Charles (AKA False Dmitri), Cassie (AKA False Dmitri II: Lie Harder) and Byron (AKA False Dmitri With A Vengeance) meet to tell the stories of three historical imposters and their attempts to take their respective thrones. Who will be crowned greatest pretender and placed in our Cabinet of Curiosities? https://www.patreon.com/theHistocrat https://bsky.app/profile/thehistocrat.bsky.social Link to Cassie's Folklore & Superstition: https://www.youtube.com/@FolkloreandSuperstition Link to Byron's channel: https://www.youtube.com/@ByronLewis Curiosity Stop logo by Ettore Mazza. You can find more of Ettore's excellent artwork below: https://www.instagram.com/ettore.mazza/ https://ettoremazza.tumblr.com/

It's another full moon, and Charles and Cassie are still trying to learn everything they can before they transform into werewolves! They delve into Slavic and Estonian folklore, 19th century German stories, the origins of Hollywood werewolves, and the psychiatric condition of lycanthropy, and even find a few other wolf figures from around the world! https://www.patreon.com/theHistocrat https://bsky.app/profile/thehistocrat.bsky.social Mythillogical logo + Thumbnail art by Ettore Mazza. You can find more of Ettore's excellent artwork below: https://www.instagram.com/ettore.mazza/ https://ettoremazza.tumblr.com/ Suonatore di Liuto Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/  

Cassie resurfaces in Scotland, to investigate another loch monster, the Morag of Loch Morar. Although Nessie may have hogged the limelight, we find tales of Morag all the way back to the 19th century, from a harbinger of death for the MacDonnell clan, to a reptilian beast attacking local sailors. Folklore and Superstition is now on youtube! Check out our first episode here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q2aTsCL0NpY Folklore and Superstition logo by EmileeDoodles, check out more of her awesome artwork here: https://www.patreon.com/EmileeDoodleslogo by

Today, join Cassie in the historic English city of Lincoln, to hear the folk tales surrounding a gargoyle at Lincoln's famous cathedral, said to be the Devil turned to stone and trapped within the church. Folklore and Superstition logo by EmileeDoodles, check out more of her awesome artwork here: https://www.patreon.com/EmileeDoodleslogo by

Join Cassie as she tells you a ghost story from Cornwall, in South West England, of an unscrupulous lawyer summoned from beyond the grave to testify in court, whose spirit remains trapped on Earth, eternally trying to evade the clutches of the Devil. Folklore and Superstition logo by EmileeDoodles, check out more of her awesome artwork here: https://www.patreon.com/EmileeDoodleslogo by

Today, Cassie brings you to the Isle of Man, a small island in the Irish sea, to tell the tale of a fairy cursed and exiled from the fairy realm, who becomes a hard working helper to the farmers of the isle. Folklore and Superstition logo by EmileeDoodles, check out more of her awesome artwork here: https://www.patreon.com/EmileeDoodleslogo by

There's a full moon on the rise, and so Charles and Cassie have bolted the doors, stocked up on silver bullets, and armed themselves with any knowledge on Werewolves they can find. Going all the way back to the Paleolithic, they search for signs of wolf men hiding among cave people, Proto-Indo Europeans, Ancient Greeks and Romans, the Norse, and the Medieval Irish, before investigating the infamous Wolf Trials from the 15th century onwards. https://www.patreon.com/theHistocrat https://bsky.app/profile/thehistocrat.bsky.social Mythillogical logo + Thumbnail art by Ettore Mazza. You can find more of Ettore's excellent artwork below: https://www.instagram.com/ettore.mazza/ https://ettoremazza.tumblr.com/ Thumbnail Art by Gunnar Creutz, Falbygdens museum (CC BY-SA 3.0) Suonatore di Liuto Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/  

In a one off Q&A session to celebrate 5 years of Mythillogical, Charles and Cassie answer all your burning questions, from 'will you cover this bit of mythology' (yes) to 'do you watch Sumo wrestling' (alas no). Enjoy! https://www.patreon.com/theHistocrat https://bsky.app/profile/thehistocrat.bsky.social Mythillogical logo + Thumbnail art by Ettore Mazza. You can find more of Ettore's excellent artwork below: https://www.instagram.com/ettore.mazza/ https://ettoremazza.tumblr.com/ Audio editing by Byron Lewis, find more original work by him below! https://byronlewis.com/ https://www.youtube.com/@ByronLewis Suonatore di Liuto Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Returning for another mini episode, this time Cassie brings you to Ireland, to hear the tale of the four children of the Irish god Lir, turned into swans by a stepmother jealous of their father's love for them. Folklore and Superstition logo by EmileeDoodles, check out more of her awesome artwork here: https://www.patreon.com/EmileeDoodleslogo by

In the first of Cassie's solo spin-off, she takes you on a journey to North Wales, to hear the story of how a young Merlin founded his fortress, and the treasure he left behind, waiting for his heir to discover it. Folklore and Superstition logo by EmileeDoodles, check out more of her awesome artwork here: https://www.patreon.com/EmileeDoodleslogo by EmileeDoodles, check out more of her awesome work here: