This Week: The Flatwoods Monster! We're finally talking about her! The massive, terrifying, smelly, lightbulb-shaped alien girl of your dreams! Today, we dive into the fascinating, terrifying, trendsetting case of the Flatwoods Monster, who not only stole our hearts but paved the way for a massive trend of aliens in the media with her signature look! Today's topics: Don't get out of your car in the woods; people don't know what bears are; the National Guard didn't prepare you for this; could you care for a Bigfoot? ; the Flatwoods Monster's legacy in anime and manga; neither of us can keep a t ..read more

This Week: The Mogollon Monster! Finally, an absolutely unhinged bigfoot! Does your ideal man have matted grey hair, a handheld weapon, red eyes, and an unquenchable thirst for violence? Whether you're caught unawares on a school trip or running an ultramarathon in your 3D printed shoes, seeing such a powerful entity can be a little intimidated, but we promise, he'll find his way into your heart...or he'll murder you and steal your very expensive cabin in the woods. We can't really tell! Today's topics: You mean you DON'T like lake musk?; oh shit, sasquatch has tool dexterity; sometimes, house ..read more

This Week: A Whole Bunch of Strangely-Shaped Aliens! Wow, these little guys look SO weird! Have you ever dreamed of being chased by amorphous blobs? Have you ever had the specific, irrational fear that a giant egg will kill you and steal your car? Have you ever seen some cube-headed idiots nearly run their UFO into an old lady's house? Well, today's your lucky day! Today we're diving into the Medford Shmoos, The Saybrook Blockheads, the Stinkblobs, The Pendelli Egg, AND the Domsten Blobs, and they all have some ABSOLUTELY wild shit going on!! Today's topics: Don't eat the Shmoos, they enjoy it ..read more

This Week: Air Rods and Sky Serpents Have you ever seen something weird in the sky, and then later decided you had seen a horrible beastie? Do you look at large flocks of birds and worry that an aerial serpent was coming to kill you? Do you ever want to just make up some wild bullshit about monsters because an insect got in the way of your perfect photo of the sky? Today, we're talking about air rods and sky serpents, two strange sky phenomena that have attracted a LOT of wild buzz about them. Today's topics: People try to pretend that they're doing science; a professional stunt skateboarder d ..read more

We've often discussed the possibility of cryptid ASMR on the show, but this week, it's a host of cryptids who are audio only! We know they exist (maybe) because they sure are loud. A host of debates arise around the size and shape of these folks and where they've gone since. This week it's the Bloop, the Hum, the 52 Hertz Whale, and more--a bunch of strange sounds and the (possible?) beasts behind them. Today's topics: The Bloop NEEDS to be real because it would be so funny; attempting to bring reason to the cryptidz wiki; yes Leonardo DiCaprio was somehow relevant today; can cryptids cause ti ..read more

This Week: The Big Bird, the Kansas City Winged Demon, and the Ropen! Are you intimidated by large birds? Do you find something just a bit unsettling about the flying, vengeful descendants of dinosaurs that seem to lurk in every tree or roost near every pond? Well, we've got a long line up of some of the biggest, most unsettling bird-like creatures you can imagine today! These winged demons have intimidated passerby, stared at driveways from nearby foliage, and just creeped a lot of people out! Join us as we take a stroll through the wonderful world of bird cryptids, and make sure you don't ge ..read more

This week: the Snallygaster! You know what the coolest part about Maryland is? Set down your crab traps, get off the board walk, and wander into the countryside with us, because there's something you GOTTA see. After all, who wouldn't want to bear witness to a giant, half-bird, half-lizard, flying beast with a metal beak and octopus tentacles coming out of its mouth! Hide your sheep and keep your most vulnerable farmers away from this beastie (unless you've got a vat of moonshine on-hand), because today, we're talking about the Snallygaster! Today's topics: Dramatic cryptid death scenes; repti ..read more

This week on ACSG, it's a double header of TWO Siberian hominids. We go all in on how the hell hominids work here, and the issues within the USSR with cryptozoology (spoilers: they were not very good at pseudoscience). One squatch is busy stealing your animals while the other is offering you nuts and berries. And one question lingers: why do governments hide [ignore] their very real [very fake] cryptids! It's all about the Almas and the Chuchunya this week! Topics include: how long would it take you to go woods crazy; please stop shooting the bears!; government bureaucracy is impeding on my sa ..read more

Are you afraid of lights? Circles? Things which float? Then this episode is terrifying! This week is all about ghost lights, including the will-o'-the-wisp, corpse candles, and the Min Min lights! A triple threat of an episode where we mostly ask "okay, so how does swamp gas work anyway?" Sit down and remember to never trust lanterns (despite how cool they are). Topics include: where are fantasy writers getting their stuff from; atmospheric reactions; UFOs are killing ghosts; I don't want to play guessing games about my untimely demise; wouldn't you like to torment your descendants?; are these ..read more

This Week: El Monstruo de Cojimar! Shark week might be six months away, but that's not gonna stop us! We have our OWN shark week here at the Amateur Cryptid Survival Guide, and this week we're taking some time to discuss a BIG albino shark that was found in Cojimar, Cuba! Grab your boat, your fishing pole, and your IKEA shark, because today's episode is 100% shark content! Today's topics: Real sea monsters; don't eat the children; genes, evolution, and one big boy; Cas nerds out about science; don't put a saltwater fish in a lake; CONFIRMED: Bigfoot is just a leaf; how big is a shark's liver ..read more