{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/65aff50788f7650018f1f2d5/68eb96121a16230b5fb011df?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Squonk","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/65aff50788f7650018f1f2d5/1760269452228-c65c084b-5c96-4625-9302-1e4b42ba0f65.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>As twilight blends into the ancient hemlocks of the Pennsylvania Wilds, you wander off the beaten path... deeper into the mist-shrouded silence. A faint cry pierces the gloom—not wind, not animal, but a guttural weeping that swells like a heartbroken storm. </p><p><br></p><p>In the shadows: a wretched, hunched figure tries to hide, skin sagging like forgotten laundry, warts glistening with endless tears. </p><p><br></p><p>It senses you... wails in agony... then crumbles, melting into a puddle of pure sorrow that seeps into the earth.</p><p><br></p><p>What lurks in those forgotten woods, dissolving in its own despair?</p><p><br></p><p>Join Gary and GoldieAnn on the next episode of Within the Mist Podcast, as we explore the legend of America's most pitiful cryptid—the Squonk. </p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>Fearsome Creatures Of The Lumberwoods: With A Few Desert And Mountain Beasts - https://www.amazon.com/Fearsome-Creatures-Lumberwoods-Desert-Mountain/dp/1168673801</p><p><br></p><p>Fearsome Critters - https://www.amazon.com/Fearsome-Critters-Henry-H-Tryon/dp/B0CSR4SLWC/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2WGAUX5IUQAU7&amp;dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.7u0_dYFGXztuxCNRw9ZRHQ.ZpiNbRwjFNy-yi-9kjxxO1kkds3wxiA_4Y2sKd0rbg4&amp;dib_tag=se&amp;keywords=Fearsome+critter+tryon&amp;qid=1760269712&amp;s=books&amp;sprefix=fearsome+critter+tryon%2Cstripbooks%2C172&amp;sr=1-1</p><p><br></p><p>Squonkapalooza Website - https://squonkapalooza.com/</p>","author_name":"Within The Mist Podcast"}