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Jul 21, 2026 47 min

3.3 Qalupalik

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Along the icy shores of the Arctic, something is said to wait just beneath the water. The Qalupalik is a strange sea-dwelling being from Inuit folklore, known for luring children who wander too close to the ice. Some say its haunting call is the only warning you'll ever get—but by then, it may already be too late. Resources: https://cryptidz.fandom.com/wiki/Qalupalik https://www.jahernandez.com/posts/the-qalupalik-of-inuit-folklore Links to four children's books https://www.worldanvil.com/w/the-cryptobiologist/a/the-qalupalik-article https://www.nfb.ca/film/nunavut_animation_lab_qalupalik/ https://quillandquire.com/review/the-qalupalik/ https://mythbeasts.com/beast/qalupalik/ https://mapcreator.io/galleries/omaha-world-herald-greenlands-true-size-compared-to-the-united-states/ The real size of Greenland https://youtu.be/aObQpqZKwtA?si=qkF9UK14-dnrH1Rw video with the recording of the creature humming https://youtu.be/drdYXt8rwWM?si=eSRvaVarzmWXaXkv Short Film about the Qalupalik https://ofmermaidsandmyrmidons.com/mermaid-vs-siren/ Mermaids v Sirens Instagram: folklore.fangirl Spotify: Folklore Fangirl Apple Podcasts: Folklore Fangirl Thanks for listening—we really appreciate you! If you enjoyed the show, please consider leaving a rating and review. If this sounds like something a friend would enjoy, please pass it along. And as always, keep fangirling over folklore. “Dance Macabre-No Violin” by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: Attribution 4.0⁠⁠⁠https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/⁠⁠⁠ Edited for use (volume adjusted, segments used for intro and outro)

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