E07: The Monster Under the Bed

Small Town Spooky

What's that shadow moving in the corner of the room? Better tuck yourself in tight, there might be something lurking in the dark...😴👹😱 @reneewrought illuminates the shadowy origins of the common childhood fear of monsters hiding in the dark. From folklore to creepypasta, imagination to the evolutionary origins of fear, depictions of under-the-bed monsters and nightmares in popular media, this episode is sure to vindicate the frightened child in all of us. Have a listen while you huddle under your blankets with the light on, and whatever you do, don't look under the bed. 🛏️

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Small Town Spooky is researched, written, and recorded by Renée Meloche. Sound design and mixing by Renée Meloche.

Special thanks to the providers of the music for this episode:

It’s Not Hard to Get Lost by Bryan Mathys (title theme); The Void Says Hi (long version) by Doctor Turtle; Evermore, Mercy and Smoldering by Kai Engel; The Silent Grove and Frost on the Meadows at Dawn (after Holst, Abroad as I was walking / Lord Dunwaters) by Axletree; and Autumn Sunset by Jason Shaw all licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Nocturne by Kai Engel licensed under Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial International 4.0.

Courtesy of Freesounds.org: “Slender” by CommanderDerp licensed under Attribution License 3.0; all other sound