Mythical Beasts

E1 Episode 1: The Dragon's Inferno

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• 42m
• Oct 14, 2018

New discoveries reveal hard evidence showing that dragons were not just the stuff of nightmares, and experts use the latest science to explain why people believed in these wicked creatures.

E2 Episode 2: The Kraken Awakens

• 42m
• Oct 21, 2018

For thousands of years, humankind has believed in mythical creatures, from dragons and cyclops, to vampires and sea monsters. Where did the stories of these fabled beasts come?

E3 Episode 3: Curse of the Vampire

• 42m
• Oct 28, 2018

For thousands of years, humankind has believed in mythical creatures, from dragons and cyclops, to vampires and sea monsters. Where did the stories of these fabled beasts come?

E4 Episode 4: Revenge of the Cyclops

• 42m
• Nov 4, 2018

New discoveries reveal the terrifying evidence of the cyclops, a one-eyed cannibal that could have been more than just a story.

E5 Episode 5: Blood for the Snake God

• 42m
• Nov 11, 2018

New discoveries reveal the bloody origin of the feathered snake god, and experts investigate why the ancient Mesoamericans believed that human sacrifice was the only way to appease the deadly monster.

E6 Episode 6: Wrath of the Minotaur

• 42m
• Nov 18, 2018

A new excavation at the mysterious home of the Minoans leads to a startling discovery about real-life origins of the Minotaur, and experts decode artifacts that point to bloody human sacrifices for the ferocious monster.

E7 Episode 7: Dark Secrets of the Sphinx

• 42m
• Nov 25, 2018

New discoveries uncover the dark secrets of Egypt's strange half-man, half-lion beast, revealing why the pharaohs were so intent on transforming into this powerful and ferocious monster.

E8 Episode 8: Demons of the Devil

• 42m
• Dec 2, 2018

E9 Episode 9: Call of the Werewolf

• 42m
• Dec 9, 2018

Werewolves were once so feared, people suspected of the power were hunted and killed, but even so, many admitted that they could become these deadly creatures, and new evidence reveals why a powerful hallucinogenic drug could be to blame.

E10 Episode 10: Hunting the Loch Ness Monster

• 42m
• Dec 16, 2018

New discoveries reveal the truth behind the Loch Ness Monster, and experts investigate the world's most mysterious waters in search of evidence that a prehistoric monster could still be lurking in the deep.