Monstrum

Monstrum

The world is full of monsters, myths, and legends. Host Dr. Emily Zarka takes the viewer on a journey to discover a new monster in each episode. Viewers develop an understanding of the unique drive to create and shape monster mythology through oral storytelling, literature, and film while exploring the history of these mythologies.

Still image from: Monstrum: How Dragons Conquered the World

Still image from: Monstrum: Frankenstein Is More Horrific Than You Might Think

Still image from: Monstrum: Dracula--The First Modern Vampire

Still image from: Monstrum: The Original Headless Horseman

Still image from: Monstrum: Release the Kraken! Origins of the Legendary Sea Monster

Still image from: Monstrum: Medusa--Victim or Villain?

Still image from: Monstrum: Draugr--The Undead Nordic Zombie

Still image from: Monstrum: El Chupacabras, A Modern Mystery

Still image from: Monstrum: Godzilla and Mothra--King and Queen of the Kaiju

Still image from: Monstrum: How Chimaera Mythology Became Reality

Still image from: Monstrum: The Legend of La Llorona

Still image from: Monstrum: Golem--The Mysterious Clay Monster of Jewish Lore

Still image from: Monstrum: Martians! How Aliens Invaded Earth

Still image from: Monstrum: Windigo--The Flesh-Eating Monster of Native American Legend

Still image from: Monstrum: Banshee--Ireland's Screaming Harbinger of Death

Still image from: Monstrum: Cyclops

Still image from: Monstrum: Tokoloshe

Still image from: Monstrum: Manananggal

Still image from: Monstrum: Mothman

Still image from: Monstrum: The Wicked Feline Murder Floof, a Yule Cat Story

Still image from: Monstrum: Leshy--The Slavic Lord of the Forest

Still image from: Monstrum: The Dark Origins of Hansel and Gretel

Still image from: Monstrum: The Crazed Hunt for the Himalayan Yeti

Still image from: Monstrum: Jinn--The Ancient Arabian Shapeshifters

Still image from: Monstrum: Slender Man--How the Internet Created a Monster

Still image from: Monstrum: Jorogumo--The Deadly Spider Woman From Yokai Lore

Still image from: Monstrum: Bunyip--Australia’s Mysterious Amphibian Monster

Still image from: Monstrum: The Fatal Song of the Sirens

Still image from: Monstrum: Unlocking the Mystery of Loch Ness

Still image from: Monstrum: The Original Urban Legend--Spring-Heeled Jack

Still image from: Monstrum: How Gargoyles Became Monsters

Still image from: Monstrum: The Origins of the Zombie, From Haiti to the U.S.

Still image from: Monstrum: Why George Romero Changed Zombies Forever

Still image from: Monstrum: Modern Zombies--The Rebirth of the Undead

Still image from: Monstrum: Nuckelavee--Scotland’s Skinless Evil Monstrosity

Still image from: Monstrum: Pontianak--The Vampiric Ghost of Southeast Asia

Still image from: Monstrum: Kasagonagá--The Cute, Kind Monster We All Need Right Now