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- Season 2 Leshy: The Slavic Lord of the Forest
- Season 2 The Dark Origins of Hansel and Gretel
- Season 2 The Crazed Hunt for the Himalayan Yeti
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- Season 2 Slender Man: How The Internet Created a Monster
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- Season 2 Jorōgumo: The Deadly Spider Woman from Yokai Lore
- Season 2 Bunyip: Australia’s Mysterious Amphibian Monster
- Season 2 The Fatal Song of the Sirens
- Season 2 Unlocking the Mystery of Loch Ness
- Season 2 The Original Urban Legend: Spring-Heeled Jack
- Season 2 How Gargoyles Became Monsters
- Season 2 The Origins of the Zombie, from Haiti to the U.S.
- Season 2 Why George Romero Changed Zombies Forever
- Season 2 Modern Zombies: The Rebirth of the Undead
- Season 2 Nuckelavee: Scotland’s Skinless Evil Monstrosity
- Season 2 Pontianak: The Vampiric Ghost of Southeast Asia
- Season 2 Kasagonagá: The Cute, Kind Monster We All Need Right Now
Monstrum - Season 2 Episode 7 Jorōgumo: The Deadly Spider Woman from Yokai Lore
0.00 48 minutes Although able to appear as a beautiful young woman, the jorōgumo is really a deadly spider monster in disguise. This episode dives into the fascinating world of yōkai and the long history of beautiful women and spiders in Japanese folklore. You’ll learn about the real-world spider that may have inspired this monster, and discover two of the oldest recorded jorōgumo stories in existence.
