monster – The Southern Blueprint

SBP Podcast Episode 24: The Skunk Ape – Bigfoot in the Swamp

September 29, 2026 - by Matt Swift - Leave a Comment

Florida is already a place where the strange can feel completely believable. Alligators disappear beneath black water. Panthers move through forests without most people ever seeing them. Wild monkeys live …

Folklore & History

The Swamp Has a Soul: The Strange History of Marvel’s Man-Thing

September 28, 2026 - by Matt Swift - Leave a Comment

There are places in the South where you do not need much imagination to believe that something might be watching you. The Florida Everglades certainly qualify. It is a landscape …