Monstrum · SEASON 7
Why Does A Ghost Whale Terrorize The Japanese Coast?
Episode 3 · 2025-04-10

- Documentary
Episode overview
Lore of the ghostly whale skeleton, Bake-kujira, brings an ominous twist to stories of the revered marine giants in Japan. The entity is an omen of misfortune that emerged during the rise of industrial whaling in the 20th century. Is it a simple ghost story, or a warning of ecological collapse? And is Bake-kujira’s legend as relevant now as ever?
9 minutes
Season 7 episodes
1. How This Thing Became a Modern Bigfoot2025-02-13
2. Why Are So Many People Seeing The Hat Man?2025-03-13
3. Why Does A Ghost Whale Terrorize The Japanese Coast?2025-04-10
4. Why Did Vampires Become Sexy?2025-05-08
5. The Terrifying Reign of the Beast of Gevaudan2025-06-05
6. The Most Puzzling UFO Case of the 20th Century2025-07-03
7. Real Life Monster Hunters Are More Hardcore Than Fiction2025-08-07
8. The Disturbing Reasons We Invent Monsters2025-09-04
9. These Mythical Monsters Turned Out To Be Real2025-09-18
10. The Cursed Monster Born From Slavery2025-09-30
11. The Deep Halloween Lore You Probably Don’t Know2025-10-09
12. A Monster Expert Breaks Down KPop Demon Hunters2025-11-04
13. A Monster Expert's Take on Mascot Horror2025-12-02
14. Meet The Pacific Northwest’s Most Mysterious Killer2025-12-04