Join Emily Zarka, Ph.D. on a journey to discover humans’ unique drive to create and shape monster mythology through oral storytelling, literature and film.
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You're walking home, a little tipsy, guided only by the moonlight. Suddenly, you sense something watching you: an unnervingly large owl with a human face! This is La Lechuza, a malevolent witch-owl from Tejano and Mexican folklore. Ayden from the Susto podcast joins us for this one! https://www.sustopodcast.com. Thanks for lending us your expertise, Ayden! For audio descriptions, go to Settings - Audio Track - English Descriptive. ***** PBS Member Stations rely on viewers like you. To support your local station, go to: http://to.pbs.org/DonateStoried ***** Written and Hosted by: Dr. Emily Zarka Director: David Schulte Executive Producer: Amanda Fox Executive Producer: Dr. Emily Zarka Producer: Thomas Fernandes Editor/Animator: Jordyn Buckland Illustrator: Samuel Allan Executive in Charge (PBS): Maribel Lopez Director of Programming (PBS): Gabrielle Ewing Additional Footage: Shutterstock Music: APM Music Descriptive Audio & Captions provided by The Described and Captioned Media Program Produced by Spotzen for PBS Digital Studios. Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/monstrumpbs ***** Bibliography “El Pajaro: 25 Theories.” La Lomita, November 1975. Hinojosa, Hernán Moreno. Lechuza: Eerie and Unusual True Tales. Hope Kelley Book Publishing, 2020. Lewis, Laura A.. Hall of Mirrors : Power, Witchcraft, and Caste in Colonial Mexico, Duke University Press, 2003. Losser, Sheryl. "Mexico News Daily: Mexico’s Witch Legends Recall the Holy Inquisitions Reign of Terror." Mexico News Daily, 2023. Nowell, April and Nancy Gonlin. Archaeology of the Night: Life After Dark in the Ancient World. University Press of Colorado, 2017. Roberts, John M., and Hugo G. Nutini. Bloodsucking Witchcraft: An Epistemological Study of Anthropomorphic Supernaturalism in Rural Tlaxcala. The University of Arizona Press, 1993. Sokolovsky, Jay. Indigenous Mexico Engages the 21st Century: A Multimedia-Enabled Text. Routledge, 2016. Sorcery in Mesoamerica. Eds. John M. D. Pohl and Jeremy D. Coltman. University Press of Colorado, 2020.
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