Devouring Gourd: Unearthing Bantu Lore Behind This Man-Eating Gourd

Cryptids Across the Atlas

Halloween: The perfect time to drink all the pumpkin spice lattes, dress up in your favorite costumes, and eat all the pumpkin and ghoul-shaped desserts. But don’t let this holiday fool you. While you’re enjoying all the treats, the gourds may have a few tricks up their sleeves.

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CHAPTERS:

• 00:00 - Start
• 00:52 - Deadly plants that eat you back.
• 04:11 - The man-eating tree.
• 05:21 - Real-life plant horrors.
• 07:31 - Bantu tails of devouring gourds.
• 08:14 - The tale of the Devouring Gourd.
• 17:14 - Vengeance against the Devouring Gourd that ate the town.

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