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- Season 3 Baba Yaga: The Ancient Origins of the Famous ‘Witch’
- Season 3 Werehyena: The Terrifying Shapeshifters of African Lore
- Season 3 Taotie: The Mystery of Chinese Mythology’s Famous Glutton
- Season 3 Leprechaun: From Gold-Loving Cobbler to Cultural Icon
- Season 3 Will-o’-the-Wisp: Monstrous Flame or Scientific Phenomenon?
- Season 3 Yara-ma-yha-who: Australia’s Regurgitating, Blood-Sucking Mo
- Season 3 Basilisk or Cockatrice? The Mysterious King of Serpents
- Season 3 Don’t Let Them In! The Urban Legends of Black-Eyed Children
- Season 3 The Macabre Origins of the Grim Reaper
- Season 3 El Silbón: The Deadly Whistler of the South American Grasslands
- Season 3 Fire Cat or Fire Cart? The History of Japan’s Kasha
- Season 3 Death Worms: Fact or Fiction?
- Season 3 The Killer Origins of the Werewolf
- Season 3 The Werewolf’s Modern Metamorphosis
- Season 3 Trolls: Scandinavia’s Malevolent, Magical Outcasts
- Season 3 Monster Bugs, Attack! The Origins of ‘Big Bug’ Science Fiction
- Season 3 Krampus: Origins of the Yuletide Monster
Monstrum - Season 3 Episode 9 The Macabre Origins of the Grim Reaper
0.00 48 minutes There are fewer images of Death personified than the scythe-wielding skeletal form of the Grim Reaper. But where did it come from? You may have heard that this haunting figure emerged as a result of the Black Plague, but that’s only a fraction of the story. This episode looks at the long history of skeletal Death in religion, literature, art, and pop culture.
