Ep. 228 - The Doppelghost and a Chinese Bigfoot

About this episode

The episode discusses Guy de Maupassant's haunting by his own ghosts and the story of the Yeren, a Chinese Bigfoot.

Send us Fan Mail Hey campers, get away from that syphilis and over to the fire, we got some stories to tell. This week we tell you about Guy de Maupassant the legendary french author who was haunted by the ghosts of himself, but don't worry he told him what to write in his books. We also tell you the story of the Yeren, the Chinese Bigfoot who sometimes is peaceful and other times is reminiscent of the worst of 70's serial killers.

People in this episode

Hosts: Alex Tobin, David Stokes

Topics covered

• ghosts
• literature
• cryptids
• true crime
• haunting
• folklore

Keywords

• Guy de Maupassant
• ghosts
• Yeren
• Chinese Bigfoot
• true crime
• haunting
• literature
• folklore

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: The Doppelghost, Chinese Bigfoot

Places: China

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