1. Here Be Monsters

The first episode features The Zoetrope, an original horror story about curiosity and distorted perception, followed by a discussion of real neurological conditions that show how easily the mind can turn reality into something terrifying.Trigger warnings: this episode contains psychological horror, distorted perception, injury, and harm to a child; listener discretion advised.My website: https://mnclarke-shortstories.comPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/TheUnnaturalSelectionPodcastCitations:https://edition.cnn.com/2024/03/22/health/demon-faces-prosopometamorphopsia-wellnessCapgras, J.; Reboul-Lachaux, J. (1923). "Illusion des " sosies " dans un délire systématisé chronique". Bulletin de la Société Clinique de Médicine Mentale. 2: 6–16.Dalrymple, Kirsten; Davies-Thompson, Jodie; Oruc, Ipek; Barton, Jason; Duchaine, Brad (2014). "Spontaneous Perceptual Facial Distortions Correlate with Ventral Occipitotemporal Activity". Neuropsychologia. 59: 179–191. doi:10.1016/j.neuropsychologia.2014.05.005. PMID 24859691. S2CID 6996193.Ramachandran, V. S. (1998). "Consciousness and body image: Lessons from phantom limbs, Capgras syndrome and pain asymbolia". Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. 353 (1377): 1851–1859. doi:10.1098/rstb.1998.0337. PMC 1692421. PMID 9854257.Santhouse, A M; Howard, R J; ffytche, D H (2000). "Visual Hallucinatory Syndromes and the Anatomy of the Visual Brain". Brain. 123 (10): 2055–2064. doi:10.1093/brain/123.10.2055. PMID 11004123.License:Sound effects from Pixabay.comTheme "Horror" by The_Mountain https://pixabay.com/music/horror-scene-horror-375975/All music and effects within Creative Commons license 0