Legend Of The Stikini

Episode Bio

One animal that has seen it's fair share of importance, but mostly infamy, while rising through the superstitious minds of human history is the owl. A couple of the owl's powers that people believe in are possessing the ability to commune with our ancestors while being a spawn from the underworld. Nonetheless, the majority of people believe it is here to cause mischief and misfortune for us earth-walkers until the end of days. We can find the owl's influence as far back as Sumerian culture, the ancient Greeks, and even in todays masonic architectural layout of Washington D.C. (seriously go check out some pictures of it). The owl has been linked to various cryptids like todays subject and even the infamous Mothman of Point Pleasant as well as the descriptions of some people's encounters with extraterrestrials. The owl has vigorously gripped within it's talons; the human psyche. Overpowering it with the dominance and authority that it holds in the realm of the supernatural. From this supernatural uprising, we have the Stikini from Seminole Peoples folklore. A human/avian hybrid that shapeshifts between forms depending on the time of day. During daylight hours, the monster turns human, indistinguishably. It blends into society, staking out the lay of the land and scouting for potential prey. Upon nightfall, the Stikini turns into a murderous, bipedal, avian humanoid and seeks out the hearts of it's victims. A true supernatural serial killer if you ask us. Unfortunately, with the majority of Seminole peoples folklore being of oral tradition, we don't have too much information on the Stikini and therefore it may be somewhat lost to history. Nevertheless, if you find this legend hard to believe in, that doesn't make it any less real for others...


Research Links

https://warriorsofmyth.fandom.com/wiki/Stikini - Stikini

https://doctorfright.blogspot.com/2015/03/stikini.html - More on the Stikini

https://www.ancientpages.com/2019/01/29/stikini-man-owl-sinister-vampiric-monster-that-works-in-disguise/ - EVEN MORE STIKINI

https://www.learnreligions.com/legends-and-lore-of-owls-2562495 - Folklore of the Owl

https://gssei.wordpress.com/2016/09/09/okseminole/ - The Seminole Tribes History

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seminole - More on the Seminole Tribes History

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dade_battle - Dade Battle/Massacre

https://trippingonlegends.com/2020/03/08/this-town-is-myth-the-dade-massacre-stikini/ - Tripping On Legends Podcast about the Stikini and The Dade Massacre

http://floridafolk.blogspot.com/2016/12/tampas-stikini-witches.html?m=1 – Origin of the tale about the Dade Massacre and the Stikini

https://open.spotify.com/track/5nTcvqRID2mleHhQYoW2nX?si=b1291f097a4745b9 – “Tell Me” by Kenny G

https://freemusicarchive.org/music/MIT_Concert_Choir/Carmina_Burana_Carl_Orff/01_1355 - “O Fortuna” by MIT Concert Choir

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