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How Cthulhu Transcended its Creator, H.P. Lovecraft

The tentacle-faced creature Cthulhu is H.P. Lovecraft’s most enduring eldritch creation. But while Lovecraft may be Cthulhu’s inventor, this monster has outgrown its creator, impacting both horror fiction and the real world in significant and unexpected ways.
Season 4 Episode 10 Length 11:23 Premiere: 08/23/22

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Season 4 Episodes

Is Siren Head the Ultimate Modern Monster? (ASL)
S4 E16 Length 10:41 Premiere Date 08/09/22

Can All Monsters Be Traced Back to Tiamat?
S4 E15 Length 10:06 Premiere Date 12/13/22

Egyptian Mummies: From Sacred Vessels to Scary Undead
S4 E14 Length 14:35 Premiere Date 11/16/22

The Golden Age of Movie Monsters
S4 E13 Length 14:05 Premiere Date 11/01/22

Tikbálang: The Filipino Nightmare Shapeshifter
S4 E12 Length 09:43 Premiere Date 10/04/22

Monster Plants and the Humans who Invent Them
S4 E11 Length 12:33 Premiere Date 09/13/22

How Cthulhu Transcended its Creator, H.P. Lovecraft
S4 E10 Length 11:23 Premiere Date 08/23/22

Is Siren Head the Ultimate Modern Monster?
S4 E9 Length 10:41 Premiere Date 08/09/22

What Hellhounds Reveal about Humans' Oldest Companion
S4 E8 Length 11:53 Premiere Date 07/06/22

Alien Abduction and UFOs: Why Are Grays So Common?
S4 E7 Length 16:27 Premiere Date 06/16/22

Mapinguari: Fearsome Beast and Protector of the Amazon
S4 E6 Length 10:34 Premiere Date 06/02/22

Why Has the Majestic Griffin Been Forgotten?
S4 E5 Length 10:03 Premiere Date 05/03/22

Have Humans Always Feared Sharks?
S4 E4 Length 11:59 Premiere Date 04/12/22

Why the Dragon is Central to Chinese Culture
S4 E3 Length 09:32 Premiere Date 03/22/22

Adze: the Shapeshifting Firefly from West Africa
S4 E2 Length 08:55 Premiere Date 03/01/22

The Enchanting Fairies of Celtic Lore
S4 E1 Length 09:13 Premiere Date 02/08/22

Welcome to Monstrum!
Preview Length 00:48 Premiere Date 04/12/19

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