RAS #659 - Monsters

On Ron’s Amazing Stories, we'll be delving into the fascinating
world of monsters. We'll explore their history, origins, and the
stories that have been told about them for centuries. First up, we
have a segment called The Other Day I Thought. Ron will share his
musings on the truth about monsters. Next, we'll be reviewing the
audiobook American Monsters by Linda Godfrey. This book presents
some of the strangest creatures known to reside in the United
States. Godfrey has done extensive research on these creatures and
has compiled a collection of stories and reports that will leave
you both fascinated and horrified. Following the book review, we'll
have a short story by Gregg, who shares a work of fiction he wrote
titled The Monster of Gifford National Forest. This story is a
gripping tale of a creature that terrorizes his family in the
Pacific Northwest. Our featured story for this episode comes from
the OTR series Dark Fantasy and is titled The Sea Phantom. This
story is not what you're expecting. It's a chilling tale of a ghost
that haunts the depths of the ocean. Next up, we have Johnny Is
True: Can You Tell Folklore from Fakery?. Your challenge is to
decide which facts are based on real folklore and which ones are
completely made up. Finally, we'll end the show with an oddity. I
asked Google's Gemini to create a monster tale based on my inputs.
The results were...well, you'll just have to listen to find out.
Featured Story - The Sea Phantom Our featured story loosely follows
the theme of monsters. Dark Fantasy was a short radio series with
tales of weird adventures and the supernatural. Although a short
series, the stories are amazing with some being way ahead of their
time. Our story today visits monsters in the form of ghosts
protecting a treasure that is 100s of years old. It is titled The
Sea Phantom and it first aired on January 6, 1942. Other Stories
Include - The Other Day I Thought About Monsters, Review - American
Monsters, The Monster of Gifford National Forest, Johnny Is It True
- Monsters, and King - A Storybook Monster Ron’s Amazing Stories Is
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