In 1896, Ceely Rose was twenty-three years old, and in love with a boy seven years her junior. Her parents denied her the opportunity to continue carrying on the relationship. A relationship that may have been only one-sided.   In this episode, I discuss the Rose family's background and the solutions Ceely found for her 1896 dilemma. Listen on podcast players worldwide, or watch the video version on Spotify, Patreon, and YouTube. I highly recommend that you read The Ceely Rose Murders at Malabar Farm written by Mark Sebastian Jordan.  Additional resources: Mark Jordan documents Ceely Rose's 1896 killings in new book (mansfieldnewsjournal.com) Ceely Rose House | Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ohiodnr.gov) Malabar Farm State Park | Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ohiodnr.gov) The Terrible Tale Of Ceely Rose (anomalien.com)   Connect with me! Lee Dawna Books Website Patreon – https://patreon.com/leedawna YouTube Channel – https://youtube.com/@immortalmonsterspodcast Newsletter – Mailing List - join here! leedawnabooks@gmail.com Postal Mail: PO Box 205, MacArthur WV 25873  Social Media: Facebook - Instagram - Twitter --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/leedawna/message

When Hesiod first called Medusa and her sisters by name, he didn't mention their appearance. In this episode, we discuss the "why" and trace the origin of the Gorgon to a time long before our snake-haired Queen was called Medusa.  Resources:  The Language of the Goddess: Gimbutas, Marija, Campbell, Joseph: 9780500282496: Amazon.com: Books https://www.greekmythology.com/Myths/Creatures/Medusa/medusa.html Medusa: Sympathy for a Monster | Classical Wisdom Weekly Medusa - Wikipedia Spolia - Wikipedia Medusa | Myth & Story | Britannica 🐍 Medusa :: The Real Story of the Snake-Haired Gorgon (greekmythology.com) Medusa in Greek Mythology - Origin Story & Death - World History Edu Medusa and the Gorgons: The Origins of the Legendary Tale – War and Civilization (camrea.org) Gorgons - Wikipedia Gorgoneion - Wikipedia Hesiod, Theogony, line 270 (tufts.edu) Ceto - Wikipedia Phorcys - Wikipedia Corfu - Wikipedia Apotropaic magic - Wikipedia   Contact me: leedawnabooks@gmail.com Mailing List - join here! Postal Mail: PO Box 205, MacArthur WV 25873   Social Media: Facebook - Instagram - Twitter   Affiliate links: Rakuten - https://www.rakuten.com/r/3GILLS?eeid=45830 ALLi - https://allianceindependentauthors.org/?affid=10208 Kobo home page - https://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/click?id=3as/gZthuJE&offerid=884497.1515&type=3&subid=0 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/leedawna/message

Ornithology is the scientific study of birds and ornithomancy is the practice of observing birds for the purpose of divining how their flight patterns and/or their songs will impact our lives. According to folklore, the birds can even predict what type of man a woman is destined to marry. Join me as we explore a practice seemingly as old as time itself.    Resources: 11 Odd Old-Timey Valentine's Day Traditions | Mental Floss Ornithology – The Science of Birds Augury - Wikipedia Ornithomancy - Wikipedia Ornithomancy: Divinatory Arts From The Behavior Of Birds (awakenche.org) The Beginner's Guide To Ornithomancy | Pagans & Witches Amino (aminoapps.com) Ornithomancy - 30 Ways to Tell the Future | Merriam-Webster Auguraculum - Wikipedia   Contact me: leedawnabooks@gmail.com Patreon: Immortal Monsters Podcast Mailing List - join here! Postal Mail: PO Box 205, MacArthur WV 25873   Social Media: Facebook - Instagram - Twitter --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/leedawna/message

Alternate realities, doppelgangers, and fairies. History is filled with the unexplainable and some of the most fascinating stories are built upon the idea of alternate realities. In this episode, I walk us through a few such stories, both new and old, and touch on what scientists are saying about the very real possibility of mirror worlds. Resources: Woman Claims To Be From A Parallel Universe - Ghost Theory The Incredible Story of Lerina García: A Woman From Parallel Universe Woke Up In Different Reality (infinityexplorers.com) Stories of Crossing Over to Parallel Dimensions or Worlds - Exemplore Inexplicata-The Journal of Hispanic Ufology: Change of Scenery: Other Dimensions, Other People 10 Creepy Tales Of Interdimensional Travel - Listverse 4 Weird “Clues” That Parallel Universes Exist - Stranger Dimensions The Mysterious Man from Taured – Evidence for a Parallel Universe? | Ancient Origins (ancient-origins.net) NASA Scientists Discover Evidence of a Parallel Universe (heavy.com) The Proof That Alternate Realities & Parallel Universes Exist (voomed.com) https://www.voomed.com/scientists-cre... New study claims alternate reality could exist beside our own (nypost.com) Green children of Woolpit - Wikipedia Trapping pit - Wikipedia Gerald of Wales - Wikipedia Pyrenees - Wikipedia Visitandorra, the official Andorra tourism website Contact me: leedawnabooks@gmail.com Postal Mail: PO Box 205, MacArthur WV 25873 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/leedawna/message

"I didn't do it. Robert did." When young Gene was gifted a life-sized doll, no one could have predicted the trouble that would follow. Is Robert the Doll truly haunted, though, or did the adults in young Gene's life cause a maelstrom of mayhem that's still spinning today? This episode will be live on podcast players worldwide on December 6th, but you can listen now on Patreon by clicking here.    Resources: Robert (doll) - Wikipedia ROBERT THE DOLL® Store for Robert the Doll Merch - www.kwahs.org (mybigcommerce.com) Robert the Doll | Key West Art and Historical Society (kwahs.org) Visit The Fort East Martello Museum | Key West Art and Historical Society (archive.org) Discover the Story of Robert The Doll at our Key West Inn (artisthousekeywest.com) Steiff - Wikipedia Wood wool - Wikipedia Key West - Wikipedia Kobold - Wikipedia Pixie - Wikipedia Culture of Bahama Islands - history, people, traditions, women, beliefs, food, customs, family, social (everyculture.com) Prussia - Wikipedia Otto von Bismarck - Wikipedia Santería - Wikipedia   Contact me: leedawnabooks@gmail.com Mailing List - join here! Postal Mail: PO Box 205, MacArthur WV 25873   Social Media: Facebook - Instagram - Twitter --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/leedawna/message

The ancient Hebrew lore of the malicious Dybbuk spirit was brought to the forefront in 2003 when fiction writer Kevin Mannis used the Dybbuk as a backdrop for his story surrounding an antique wine cabinet that he sold on eBay. He's since outlined his hoax, but did his confession come too late?  Resources:  Dybbuks and Jewish Women in Social History, Mysticism and Folklore - Kindle edition by Elior, Rachel. Religion & Spirituality Kindle eBooks @ Amazon.com. 4 Easy Magic Spells For Manifestation - Manifestation Magic 13 Powerful Manifestation Techniques That Actually Get Results! (moderndaymanifestations.com) How To Create A Tulpa: The Complete Guide – SpiritualGreatness.com The Dibbuk Box - The Haunted Jewish Winebox The Possession: The True Story of The Dybbuk Box (screenrant.com) The True Story of the Dybbuk Box and Where It Is Now - Exemplore Jewish Superstition of Spitting Three Times (jewishvirtuallibrary.org)   Contact me: leedawnabooks@gmail.com Mailing List - join here! Postal Mail: PO Box 205, MacArthur WV 25873 LeeDawnaBooks.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/leedawna/message

A strange graphic for an odd episode. Gilgamesh is widely honored as an epic kind of hero, a great king sent by the gods themselves. In this episode, I walk us through some historical records and then go ahead and point out some of the more despicable sides of a man who is most certainly the prototype for the hero's journey. Take this with a grain of salt, breathe, and laugh a little.    Resources: Epic of Gilgamesh - Wikipedia Bronze Age | Definition, History, Inventions, Tools, & Facts | Britannica 21st century BC - Wikipedia Third Dynasty of Ur - Wikipedia Enmebaragesi - Wikipedia Gilgamesh - Wikipedia https://youtu.be/XTdEHUbHUSw The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature (ox.ac.uk) Lilu (mythology) - Wikipedia Prunus mahaleb - Wikipedia Enki - Wikipedia   Contact me: leedawnabooks@gmail.com Patreon: Immortal Monsters Podcast Mailing List - join here! Postal Mail: PO Box 205, MacArthur WV 25873   Social Media: Facebook - Instagram - Twitter - YouTube  --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/leedawna/message

Long before Lilith was known as Adam's first wife or the mother of demons, she was feared as the Ki-sikil-lil-la-ke - a vampiric demoness preying on the weak and the lost.    Resources: Vampire folklore by region - Wikipedia Stalking Us for 9,000 Years: The Levantine Origins of the Undead - Archaeology - Haaretz.com Lilith - Wikipedia https://youtu.be/Mt3Dkgg1HJQ?si=O-WbVbupzJsmIvf7 https://youtu.be/n1EKccz4fS0?si=wW5kcQC5b9PKYiyo https://youtu.be/6hEGqRJ5_BA?si=2diRmmhhmGOdjzYQ https://youtu.be/6hEGqRJ5_BA?si=T6fG2wZOQiAnXwjZ https://youtu.be/7_rlRc3dt1s?si=c0RBRZCVV76QVndf https://youtu.be/szFjxmY7jQA?si=G9bdBbaB_fJcEljv Contact me: leedawnabooks@gmail.com Mailing List - join here! Postal Mail: PO Box 205, MacArthur WV 25873 https://leedawnabooks.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/leedawna/message

It's no secret that I love vampires, and this OG vamp lore has a little bit of everything! Enjoy!   Resources:  By Light Unseen - Vampires in Media and Culture Vampires in Greece: From Ancient Greek Creatures to the Vrykolakas (greekreporter.com) Vrykolakas - Wikipedia https://youtu.be/l5IJMfff7rw A Timeline of Witch Hunts in Europe (thoughtco.com) Arithmomania - Wikipedia Apotropaic magic - Wikipedia Habsburg monarchy - Wikipedia "MAY THE GROUND NOT RECEIVE THEE". An Exploration of the Greek Vrykolakas and His Origins by Inanna Arthen (1998) The article contains a detailed historical overview of known beliefs and attested vrykolakas reports. "Greek Accounts of the Vrykolakas" by D. Demetracopoulou Lee. From The Journal of American Folklore, No. 54 (1941) A collection of vrykolakas accounts, supplied by Greek immigrants in the United States.   Contact me: leedawnabooks@gmail.com Patreon: Immortal Monsters Podcast Mailing List - join here! Postal Mail: PO Box 205, MacArthur WV 25873   Social Media: Facebook - Instagram - Twitter - YouTube  --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/leedawna/message

In today's episode, I discuss the legend of the Dearg Due - a female Irish vampire. This one is short and sweet, right after my rant about The CW and Netflix ;) Contact me: leedawnabooks@gmail.com https://leedawnabooks.com Patreon:  Mailing List - join here! Postal Mail: PO Box 205, MacArthur WV 25873   Social Media: Facebook - Instagram - Twitter - YouTube  Resources: Dearg Due (Female Vampire): Irishman's 2023 Tale (theirishroadtrip.com) Dearg Due – The Vengeful Irish Vampiress - Symbol Sage The Dearg Dur - the origin story of the Waterford legend (irishcentral.com) Waterford - Wikipedia --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/leedawna/message

Enjoy this special Patreon release! I thought it prudent to add this episode to the public viewing list because it's a snapshot of John Keel's book - The Mothman Prophecies, covering some of the flying saucer and spaceman accounts that resulted in Keel becoming what he described as a "raving paranoic". Send your personal encounters with the strange and bizarre to leedawnabooks@gmail.com Join Patreon.com/leedawna for bonus content where I share my own personal experiences, tears included. Visit my website at LeeDawnaBooks.com Connect with me on Instagram, Twitter, or Facebook. Postal mail can be sent to: PO Box 205, MacArthur, WV 25873 Resources: (clickable links in a blog post on my website, if needed https://leedawnabooks.com/blogs/news/immortal-monsters-episode-5-mothman) 1960s: Counterculture and Civil Rights Movement HISTORYSilver Bridge The Silver Bridge Collapse That Killed 46 People (allthatsinteresting.com) Mothman - WikipediaThe Mothman Timeline | TheMothMan Wikia | FandomHistory of the Ohio River (ohiorivertrail.org) --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/leedawna/message

Long before John Keel's famous Mothman Prophecies book was published, birdman sightings had been taking place in the Ohio River Valley for decades. However, it was the aforementioned book and the film adaptation of the same name that tied these sightings to prophesy. In today's episode, we discuss the sightings leading up to the collapse of the Silver Bridge on December 15, 1967.  ~  Send your personal encounters with the strange and bizarre to leedawnabooks@gmail.com   Join Patreon here for bonus content where I share my own personal experiences, tears included.    Subscribe to the show on Youtube!   Join my mailing list for book news and special pricing.    Visit my website at LeeDawnaBooks.com   Connect with me on Instagram, Twitter, or Facebook.   Postal mail can be sent to: PO Box 205, MacArthur, WV 25873 Resources: Blog with clickable links, if needed Immortal Monsters Episode 5 - Mothman – LeeDawnaBooks 1960s: Counterculture and Civil Rights Movement | HISTORY Silver Bridge - Wikipedia Inside The Silver Bridge Collapse That Killed 46 People (allthatsinteresting.com) Mothman - Wikipedia The Mothman Timeline | TheMothMan Wikia | Fandom History of the Ohio River (ohiorivertrail.org) Kanawha River - Wikipedia THE CORNSTALK CURSE — American Hauntings (americanhauntingsink.com) The Comet Moth: A Brightly Colored Moth Found In The Forests Of Madagascar | Adopt And Shop Small Town Monsters --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/leedawna/message

Throughout history, twins have been a focal point in mythology, religion, and folklore. Why? In this episode, we discuss twin speak, twin dreams, and how people throughout history have been fascinated by twins - from persecution to reverence. Watch this episode on Spotify or YouTube, or listen on podcast players worldwide. ~ Send your personal encounters with the strange and bizarre to leedawnabooks@gmail.com Join Patreon here for bonus content where I share my own personal experiences, tears included. Subscribe to the show on Youtube! Join my mailing list for book news and special pricing.  Visit my website at LeeDawnaBooks.com Connect with me on Instagram, Twitter, or Facebook.  Postal mail can be sent to PO Box 205, MacArthur, WV 25873 Episode Resources: ( website blog link - Episode 4 of the Immortal Monsters Podcast - Twin Tales Part 2 - ESP & – LeeDawnaBooks ) ESP in Twins and Twin Telepathy: Separating Fact From Fiction (verywellfamily.com) Twin Telepathy: Is there a ‘Special Connection’? – New Dawn: The World's Most Unusual Magazine (newdawnmagazine.com) Twin Brains and Twin Dreams | Psychology Today Mother and daughter have the same dream on the same night | Lauri Loewenberg | Dream Expert Understanding Twins | Psychology Today Twins in mythology - Wikipedia When Do Twins Start Playing with Each Other? » TwinStuff Loss of a Twin | Psychology Today Twinless Twins Support Group International Gluskap | Encyclopedia.com Glooscap - Wikipedia Malsumis - Wikipedia Ibeji - Wikipedia Emily Hanson Twins and Vodou.pdf (ufl.edu) --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/leedawna/message

Throughout history, twins have been a focal point in mythology, religion, and folklore. But what does science actually know about them? In this episode, we lay some groundwork for all things twin, touching on known facts and twin types, and wetting out appetites for the more obscure parts of twindom - items we'll cover in a future episode, such as dream sharing and other telekinetic links. For now, we'll bask in the fact that the twin next door might be a chimera. For all we know, you might be too. Send your personal encounters with the strange and bizarre to leedawnabooks@gmail.com Join Patreon here for bonus content where I share my own personal experiences, tears included. Subscribe to the show on Youtube! Join my mailing list for book news and special pricing.  Visit my website at LeeDawnaBooks.com Connect with me on Instagram, Twitter, or Facebook. Postal mail can be sent to PO Box 205, MacArthur, WV 25873 Episode Resources: (if the links below do not work, visit this blog post for clickable links: Episode 3 of the Immortal Monsters Podcast - Twin Tales (part 1) – LeeDawnaBooks  6 Types of Twins That Are Extremely Rare - YouTube Twins — Science Learning Hub Pregnancy: Multiple Births, Twins, Triplets, and More (onhealth.com) Evil twin - Wikipedia Twins in mythology - Wikipedia Chimera (genetics) - Wikipedia Human chimera - Wikipedia Scientists have made a mouse embryo that's 4% human -- the highest level of human cells in an animal yet | CNN 3 Human Chimeras That Already Exist - Scientific American AVESTA: YASNA: (English) --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/leedawna/message

What are poltergeist? Evil entities or paranormal beacons that draw in ghost and ghoul alike? Today’s episode explores the link between poltergeist and psychokinesis, and takes a walk down the rocky trail of the Mackie Poltergeist case as reported by minister Alexander Telfair. Contact me: leedawnabooks@gmail.com Website: https://leedawnabooks.com Patreon: Immortal Monsters Podcast Mailing List - join here! Postal Mail: PO Box 205, MacArthur WV 25873 Social Media: Facebook - Instagram - Twitter - YouTube Resources for this episode: What is a Poltergeist? - The Paranormal Society Poltergeist - Wikipedia [TCP] A true relation of an apparition expressions and actings of a spirit which infected the house of Andrew Mackie in Ring-Croft of Stocking, in the paroch of Kerrick, in the stewartry of Kirkcudbright, in Scotland / by Mr. Alexander Telfair, minister of that paroch ; and attested by many other persons who were also eye and ear-witnesses. (ox.ac.uk) Historic Poltergeist Cases - PsychicScience.org Are women really more talkative than men? - PubMed (nih.gov) Other cases: Epworth Rectory (1716-1717) Hinton Ampner (1764-1771) Ballechin House (1876) Great Amherst Mystery (1878-1879) Thornton Heath poltergeist (1938) --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/leedawna/message

The first episode of Immortal Monsters is all about that part of Irish mythology known as the Leprechaun. Think you know what they are? I did, too. Then I fell down the rabbit hole of leprechaun lore and built an altar to the fallen angels. You know, just to be safe. Research resources: Danu | Celtic goddess | Britannica https://youtu.be/1MI4PgTs3lw https://youtu.be/Eszb1jqJtoQ Irish Leprechaun Facts & Myths - Irish Folklore Stories From Ireland (yourirish.com) Luchorpán - definition of Luchorpán by The Free Dictionary Thomas Dekker (writer) - Wikipedia The Honest Whore - Wikipedia The Origins of Leprechauns: Where Did They Come From? - Holidappy Bizarre Cases of Real Encounters with Leprechauns (mysteriousuniverse.org) Leprechauns | Encyclopedia.com Where does the name Ireland come from? (irishcentral.com) Goddess Danu: Complete A Guide to the Irish Goddess (mythologysource.com) Contact me: leedawnabooks@gmail.com Website: https://leedawnabooks.com Patreon: Immortal Monsters Podcast Mailing List - join here! Postal Mail: PO Box 205, MacArthur WV 25873 Social Media: Facebook - Instagram - Twitter - YouTube --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/leedawna/message

Immortal Monsters - the podcast shedding candlelight on cryptids, hauntings, mythology, and more! Join thriller and suspense author Lee Dawna on a lighthearted journey through the strange, weird, and macabre.  Video version is available on Spotify, and YouTube under the Immortal Monsters playlist of the Lee Dawna Books channel. Contact me: leedawnabooks@gmail.com Website: https://leedawnabooks.com Patreon: Immortal Monsters Podcast Mailing List - join here! Postal Mail: PO Box 205, MacArthur WV 25873 Social Media: Facebook - Instagram - Twitter - YouTube --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/leedawna/message