THE SNALLYGASTER: Maryland's Blood-Drinking Dragon Of South Mountain

Maryland families once painted seven-pointed stars on their barns to keep away the Snallygaster, a dragon-like bird said to drink its victims' blood, and when sightings near South Mountain filled the newspapers in 1909, the Smithsonian and Theodore Roosevelt both took an interest. READ or DOWNLOAD the full transcript of this episode: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/2p96kr8z FEATURED STORIES IN THIS EPISODE: Can you perform an exorcism using your smartphone? The Catholic church now says you can! (Exorcism of Demons by Phone) *** Does the ghost of a murdered child haunt East Lake Park in Birmingham, Alabama? (Child of the Lake) *** A young female college student vanished into nowhere in December of 1946 and became a mystery that would haunt the sleepy town forever. (The Disappearance of Paula Jean Weldon) *** An elderly woman requests to be buried upon her death, but the family cremates her instead. And that is when the vampire arrived. (The Wallasey Vampire) *** Orbs, late-night taps on the window, shadow figures, and more haunt a new home. (Creepy Happenings In The Middle of the Night) *** John Kraft noticed the neighbors, the Jacob Wolf family, had left their laundry on the clothesline overnight and their horses untended. He went to investigate and stumbled into what might be the most horrific crime scene in North Dakota history. (The Wolf Family Murders) *** Was the creature real? Where was it hiding? Why had only some people seen it? The Snallygaster terrorized Maryland and Washington in the 1730s – and we begin there, first! (Surprising End To Legend Of The Snallygaster) *** Mainstream journalists, the Travel Channel, the History Channel and the Discovery Channel have all investigated a certain home in Atchison, Kansas due its paranormal activities. What secrets lie within the Sallie House? (Secrets of the Sallie House) *** How can thousands of people instantly vanish without a trace? (3,000 Soldiers Vanish Into Thin Air) *** A child’s mother slowly dies of lung cancer at home – then continues to live there after her passing. (Sounds In The Night) *** Was the death of Meriwether Lewis a murder or a suicide? This early 1800s mystery continues to baffle historians and detectives alike. (The Death of Meriwether Lewis) *** No one knows the motive of a mysterious murder that took place in 1866 New York. In fact, they still have no suspects. (A Mysterious Murder) *** The gift of a cross to protect a couple from a poltergeist, ends up creating more unusual events. (Poltergeist – The Disappearing Cross) CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)… 00:00:00.000 = The Foreboding 00:00:39.563 = Show Open 00:03:46.803 = Surprising End to the Legendary Snallygaster 00:08:04.778 = Exorcising Demons By Smartphone 00:10:27.513 = Child of the Lake 00:15:29.450 = The Disappearance of Paula Jean Weldon *** 00:19:46.314 = The Wallasey Vampire 00:26:15.628 = Creepy Happenings in the Middle of the Night 00:27:46.215 = The Wolf Family Murders 00:33:10.892 = Sinister Secrets of the Sallie House *** 00:40:38.592 = 3,000 Soldiers Vanish Into Thin Air 00:44:31.915 = Sounds In The Night 00:51:31.596 = The Death of Meriwether Lewis *** 00:57:15.126 = A Mysterious Murder” 00:59:26.830 = Poltergeist – The Disappearing Cross 01:05:43.551 = Show Close *** = Begins immediately after inserted ad break *No AI Voices Are Used In The Narration Of This Podcast* SOURCES and RESOURCES: “Surprising End to the Legend of the Snallygaster” by Ellen Lloyd for Ancient Pages: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/4mfk3kdw “Exorcism of Demons by Phone” from Earth Chronicles of Life: <a href="https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/4y9x7v4w" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer