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Haunted American HistoryAuthor: Bloody FM
Haunted American History explores the ghosts, folklore, cryptids, strange history, and true stories hiding in Americas past. From infamous hauntings and legendary monsters to forgotten tragedies and the real history behind our darkest legends, host Christopher Feinstein separates fact from folklore without losing the story that made us afraid in the first place. What scares you? Lets find out. Language: en-us Genres: Documentary, History, Society & Culture Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it Trailer: |
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The Monster the Internet Invented: The Grootslang (South Africa)
Saturday, 29 August, 2026
For centuries, people living along South Africa's Orange River warned of something enormous beneath the water: a serpent capable of taking livestock, controlling floods, and guarding unimaginable riches in the deep places of the desert. Prospectors called it the Grootslang—the Great Snake. One terrified explorer claimed he watched it rise twelve feet from the river. Another supposedly disappeared while searching for its diamonds. And in 1910, British prospector Fred Cornell became concerned enough to throw dynamite into one of its alleged lairs. But the strangest thing about the Grootslang isn't whether the monster ever existed. It's that the elephant-headed creature you'll find everywhere online today apparently never existed in the original legend at all. Tonight, we follow the Great Snake from ancient water spirit to diamond guardian—and discover how the internet accidentally created an entirely different monster. YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@HauntedAmericanHistoryTikTok - @hah_podcasthauntedamericanhistory.comPatreon- https://www.patreon.com/hauntedamericanhistoryHAH DISCORD - https://discord.com/invite/bJdbpH3hQm Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
