The Yule Cat

About this episode

This episode explores the legend of the Yule Cat, a giant, child-eating cat monster from Icelandic folklore.

Your holiday fun is here: for the first time on the main feed, we present The Yule Cat (premium episode 68). The holiday season has its fair share of critters, cryptids, and lore. Some of it is meant to frighten children into good behavior. In Iceland, the Yule Cat falls into the latter camp — but is a giant, child-eating cat monster actually as old, or as frightening, as it sounds?   One Strange Thing: True Paranormal Mysteries explores the archives of the unexplained, blending rigorous historical research with a wry, skeptical wit to investigate true supernatural stories and baffling mysteries that made headlines. Dive into our Episode Mystery Archive — a curated, topic-organized source for documented hauntings, UFO sightings, cryptids, folklore, and bizarre true mysteries. Check it out here ! https://www.onestrangethingpodcast.com/episodes-by-topic-mystery-archive Hosted by Laurah Norton Research by Melissa Gold and Maura Currie Written, Engineered & Produced by Maura Currie   Works Cited: Christopher Mother, "Forget Santa and..." The Boston Globe, 2022. NA, "Its Satan's..." Daily Star, 2021. NA, "We wish you a..." Daily Star, 2019. Danny Lewis, "Each…

People in this episode

Host: Laurah Norton

Topics covered

• Yule Cat
• Icelandic folklore
• holiday traditions
• cryptids
• supernatural stories

Keywords

• Yule Cat
• Iceland
• cryptids
• holiday lore
• supernatural

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Fall Line Podcast LLC/One Strange Thing, Daily Star, Smithsonian Magazine, Hachette Book Group, Travel Channel, Guide To Iceland, Reykjavik.is

Books & works: The Yule Cat

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