Daring Cryptids and Doomsday Cults

"Cristina talks about various lumberjack cryptids from North America and Chelsea talks about the Doomsday cult of the 1800's."

## Lumberjack Cryptids

### Presented by: Cristina

Category: Cryptid

A round up lumberjack cryptids. The list includes:

* The Hugag: A moose-like animal with no leg joints, hairless legs and corrugated ear. It must lean against trees to sleep which explain tipped over trees and buildings. The best way to catch one is to set up a tree to drop on it.

* The Agropelter: An ape-faced animal with whip-like arms. It is so fast that it has never been seen. It lives inside trees and attack anything that comes close. They hate people and will throw branches at them. The prefix agro- and the slang word for aggressive is likely a coincidence.

* The Hidebehind: A nocturnal animal that will behind either a tree or the observer whenever someone tries to see it. It will often attack and people and eat them. It can be warded off by being drunk. No one has ever seen one.

* The Jersey Devil: Saved for a later episode.

* The Glawackus: An animal described as being between a bear, a panther and a lion. It was sighted twice in New England 1939 when it attack farm animals.

* The Snoligoster: A Florida monster resembling a furry caterpillar alligator with no legs, and a spike and a propeller. It travels through the water like an airboat. It throws it's victims in the air and catches them on it's spike. It will carry them around until it gets enough food. It then makes a person smoothie to drink.

* The Wapaloosie: A dachshund-like rat that is indistinguishable from a normal New York rat. It will climb up a tree like a caterpillar. When killed to make gloves, the wearing will not grip wood. An unwitting lumberjack found himself able to hold his axe.

* The Snallygaster: A bird-reptile hybrid with razor sharp teeth and sometimes tentacles. It will catch it's prey from the air and drink their blood. Seven point stars will ward them off. Teddy Roosevelt himself once considered hunting one. The archenemy of the the Dewayo.

* The Dewayo: A bipedal dogman. The snallygaster would beat it in a fight due to flight. A cage fight would be necessary.

* The Squonk. A creature so ugly that it hides and weeps. If you see it, it will dissolve into a pool of tears. Thought to be invented by middle schoolers, if not a middle schooler itself.

* The Wampus Cat: Originated in Cherokee folklore, the Ewah, is a woman who discovered spying on a camp and was cursed to live as a half-woman, half-cat. Similar to the banshee, it's cry means someone will die within 3 days.

* The Fur-Bearing Trout: A fish that either evolved to stay warm in the cold waters are was created by hair tonic spilling into the river. They can be caught by offering them free haircuts.

* The Hoop Snake: A snake that bites it's own tail to form a wheel and roll away.

* The Teakettler: It small dog with cat ears that walks backwards. Steam emits from it's mouth and whistles like a teakettle.

## Millerism

### Presented by: Chelsea

Category: Cult

William Miller was a 17th century farmer and preacher living in America. A student of the Prophecies of Daniel, he believed he had calculated the date of the Second Coming of Jesus, despite the Bible specifically no one would know.

Calling it the Prophecy of Twenty-Three Hundred Days, he kept his belief secret before he began spreading his belief that the world would end around 1843. This was mostly dismissed at first.

In 1830, 10 years before the end of the world, he began travelling to Dresden, New York to preach his beliefs. He also published these in the news paper. He became so overwhelmed with response, he published and distribute a 64-page tract about his beliefs in 1834. With the help of Pastor Joshua Himes and a new established newspaper dedicated to the cause, Millerism became a national movement.

At least 48 additional papers were started to spread the prophecies. These papers targeted various groups, such as women and academics. While centered around New England, Millerites spread across the world to England, Chile and Australia.

While Miller never said the exact date of the end of the world, he predicted it would happen between March 21, 1843 and March 21, 1844. When this passed without divine incident, Millerites believed that something had happed and would be revealed later. This is known as the Tarrying Period.

At a meeting, the Seventh Month Message was created. This calculated the date of the Second Coming as October 22, 1844. While the leadership of the movement didn't believe this, the Message became widespread, even outside the Millerites. The apparent failure of Jesus to return is know as the Great Disappointment.

The Millerites faced criticism and attacks, some physical, from people who given up their things in expectation of the end of the world. Churches were vandalized and burned, and Millerites were beaten, tarred and feathered or otherwise attacked.

Following the Great Disappointment, the Millerites were divided. Some continued to believe the end of the world was imminent and looked for the correct date, living in how they believed would convince God to take them up. Others waited for Christ's return on his own time and returned to their lives as best the could.

Of the sects that grew out of the Millerites, two are particularly notable:

A new church grew from some of the Millerites, who believed that the date was correct and that the event had occurred in Heaven rather than on earth. This church was founded the day after Jesus did not arrive on October 22. This church and belief was the basis of the modern day 7th Adventist Church.

A second sect, Baha'ism, was founded. They believed that Miller was largely correct. Their founder, the Báb, declared himself the "Promised One" and started gathering followers. They believe that Miller failed to understand the significance of 1844 and therefore missed other signs to look for.

At the time writing on January 19, 2021, the world has not yet ended. As far as we know.

## Trivia

* The first episode with cryptids.
* The first episode with a cult.
* The first mention of Florida.
* Bonus cryptids: Mermaids are an extinct subspecies of manatee that could mimic human speech.