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    The Atlas Obscura PodcastThe Flatswoods Monster with Emily Zarka
    22 minEpisode 1389

    The Flatswoods Monster with Emily Zarka

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    Emily Zarka is the host of the PBS digital series Monstrum, a show that tries to figure out how monster mythology was created and shaped through oral storytelling, literature, and film.

    Today she tells us about the Flatswoods monster in West Virginia, a legend that dates back to the 1950s.

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    © SiriusXM Podcasts & Atlas ObscuraLength 22 min13 August 2026Episode 1389GeographyHistoryCultureFactsUSAEpisodic

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    Introducing: The Atlas Obscura Podcast

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    11+GeographyHistoryCultureFactsUSAEpisodic13 August 2026© SiriusXM Podcasts & Atlas Obscura

    Emily Zarka is the host of the PBS digital series Monstrum, a show that tries to figure out how monster mythology was created and shaped through oral storytelling, literature, and film.

    Today she tells us about the Flatswoods monster in West Virginia, a legend that dates back to the 1950s.

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