Thalassophobia, the fear of the ocean or other large bodies of water, is a common phobia, and in this episode we discuss what makes large bodies of water so spooky. Whether it be the size of the ocean, ghost ships, or what could be lurking beneath the surface of the water there are plenty of reasons to be creeped out! You can listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Podcasts, Amazon Music, Pandora, or iHeartRadio.
Reminder: We’re collecting spooky stories for our Annual Halloween Listener Stories episode! If you have a paranormal or other creepy experience that you were able to debunk, or that you’d like us to take a stab at, you can send it to [email protected] or DM us on any of our social media accounts. Happy Spooky Season!
As always, here are our sources:
- https://amp.capecodtimes.com/amp/7653838002?__twitter_impression=true
- https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/a19000/less-than-one-percent-worlds-shipwrecks-explored/
- https://theconversation.com/ten-things-you-never-knew-about-the-oceans-deepest-places-55172
- https://www.usharbors.com/2018/10/the-science-of-ghost-ships/
- https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/the-enchanting-sea-monsters-on-medieval-maps-1805646/
- https://medium.com/short-history/christopher-columbus-cant-tell-a-manatee-from-a-mermaid-b008e117c78d
- https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/five-real-sea-monsters-brought-life-early-naturalists-180953155/
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rogue_wave
- https://www.boatinternational.com/luxury-yacht-life/lifestyle/best-ghost-ship-stories–29737
- https://www.ripleys.com/weird-news/ss-ourang-medan-ghost-ship/
- https://www.historicmysteries.com/ourang-medan/
- https://www.marineinsight.com/maritime-history/ghost-ship-the-mysterious-flying-dutchman/
- https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/how-did-whales-evolve-73276956/