For three terrifying years in 18th Century France, something stalked the people of the Gévaudan region. It's said to have killed over a hundred mostly women and children.

But what on earth was this thing?

Written by Diane Hope and Richard MacLean Smith

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For three terrifying years in 18th Century France, something stalked the people of the G&eacute;vaudan region. It's said to have killed over a hundred mostly women and children.
But what on earth was this thing?
Written by Diane Hope and Richard MacLean Smith
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Unexplained is a haunting and unsettling bi-weekly podcast about strange and mysterious real life events that continue to evade explanation. A story-based show mixing spoken-word narrative, history and ideas - often to terrifying effect - that explores the space between what we think of as real and what is not; where sometimes belief can be as concrete as ‘reality,’ whatever that is…

More info at www.unexplainedpodcast.com and on twitter @unexplainedpod and facebook.com/unexplainedpodcast

Unexplained is a haunting and unsettling bi-weekly podcast about strange and mysterious real life events that continue to evade explanation. A story-based show mixing spoken-word narrative, history and ideas - often to terrifying effect - that explores the space between what we think of as real and what is not; where sometimes belief can be as concrete as &lsquo;reality,&rsquo; whatever that is&hellip;
More info at www.unexplainedpodcast.com and on twitter @unexplainedpod and facebook.com/unexplainedpodcast

Unexplained

Unexplained is a haunting and unsettling bi-weekly podcast about strange and mysterious real life events that continue to evade explanation. A story-based show mixing spoken-word narrative, history and ideas - often to terrifying effect - that explores the space between what we think of as real and what is not; where sometimes belief can be as concrete as ‘reality,’ whatever that is…

Find us at youtube.com/@unexplainedpod, tiktok.com/@unexplainedpodcast, twitter @unexplainedpod, facebook.com/unexplainedpodcast or www.unexplainedpodcast.com for more info. Thank you for listening.

Unexplained is a haunting and unsettling bi-weekly podcast about strange and mysterious real life events that continue to evade explanation. A story-based show mixing spoken-word narrative, history and ideas - often to terrifying effect - that explores the space between what we think of as real and what is not; where sometimes belief can be as concrete as &lsquo;reality,&rsquo; whatever that is&hellip;
Find us at youtube.com/@unexplainedpod, tiktok.com/@unexplainedpodcast, twitter @unexplainedpod, facebook.com/unexplainedpodcast or www.unexplainedpodcast.com for more info. Thank you for listening.

S09E31: Let's Get Wild (The Beast of Gévaudan)

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In December 1980, Etta Smith contacted the police with a startling proposition: she knew the whereabouts of a missing woman, despite never having met her or knowing anything about her.

What followed was a strange and deeply unsettling case that would challenge the boundaries of the explainable...

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In December 1980, Etta Smith contacted the police with a startling proposition: she knew the whereabouts of a missing woman, despite never having met her or knowing anything about her.
What followed was a strange and deeply unsettling case that would challenge the boundaries of the explainable...
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S09E36: Message Received (The Vision of Etta Smith)

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Part two of S09E35: A Land of Darkness (The Guarulhos Poltergeist)

A year after it all began, the family begin their fightback against whatever it is that seems to be terrorising them.

But things are only about to get worse. Much worse. 

Written by Richard MacLean Smith and Emma Dibdin.

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Part two of S09E35: A Land of Darkness (The Guarulhos Poltergeist)
A year after it all began, the family begin their fightback against whatever it is that seems to be terrorising them.
But things are only about to get worse. Much worse.&nbsp;
Written by Richard MacLean Smith and Emma Dibdin.
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S09E35: A Land of Darkness Pt.2 of 2 (The Guarulhos Poltergeist)

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Back in the 1970s, in a quiet house on the edge of São Paulo, a young family became besieged by a series of inexplicable events, each more terrifying than the next.  

What followed would last more than a decade, and would leave even trained investigators and committed people of science struggling to explain it. 

Written by Richard MacLean Smith and Emma Dibdin.

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Back in the 1970s, in a quiet house on the edge of S&atilde;o Paulo, a young family became besieged by a series of inexplicable events, each more terrifying than the next.&nbsp;&nbsp;
What followed would last more than a decade, and would leave even trained investigators and committed people of science struggling to explain it.&nbsp;
Written by Richard MacLean Smith and Emma Dibdin.
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S09E35: A Land of Darkness Pt.1 of 2 (The Guarulhos Poltergeist)

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S09E31: Let's Get Wild (The Beast of Gévaudan)

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