The small town of Elkhorn, Wisconsin holds a wild secret. According to local legend, a werewolf stalks their back roads, terrorizing motorists and feeding on the carcasses of dead animals. This creature, described as a massive, bipedal humanoid with a dog’s head, has been linked to all kinds of weirdness, from Satanic cults to religious beliefs to native Sasquatch populations. Spawning an entire subset of research, these “dogmen” are the disgraced nephew of cryptozoology: a story that just won’t die, and one which many think weakens their entire stance on unknown animals.

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In a special Fortean Roundup, Matt and EJ are joined by Katie to ring in a new year of the supernatural. We cover the New Jersey drone invasion, sea monsters, the destruction of the most haunted honky tonk and the tomb of the real Santa Claus.

Oarfish and sea serpents:

https://www.npr.org/2024/11/19/nx-s1-5196630/oarfish-california-japan-folklore

Spade-toothed whales:

https://apnews.com/article/rarest-whale-zealand-spade-toothed-dissection-d71aad4ce6e47f4e1056a10cf5b8610e

Bobby Mackey's Haunted Music World:

https://www.wlwt.com/article/bobby-mackeys-bar-haunted-demolition-wilder-kentucky/63145724

Alien invasion predictions:

https://www.newsweek.com/futurist-aliens-prediction-december-3-war-1994853

UK drones:

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/crk4g3zddexo

NJ Drones:

https://www.cbsnews.com/philadelphia/news/mysterious-drones-sightings-new-jersey/

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/dec/13/drones-new-jersey-governor-biden?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other

https://skepticalinquirer.org/1990/01/the-airship-hysteria-of-1896-97/

The real St. Nicholas:

https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/1985825/archaeology-breakthrough-tomb-of-Saint-Nicholas-turkey/amp

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Matt and EJ conclude their investigation of the Highgate Vampire, the alleged bloodsucker who menaced a London cemetery in the 1970s. A riot breaks out, vampire hunters Sean Manchester and David Farrant clash in a duel to see who will be the first to slay the beast, and London police struggle to contain the riots. And, as the would-be slayers' bitter rivalry stretches across decades, the truth of the Highgate Vampire slowly comes into focus.