Cryptid By Region: Slovenia 

I'm always down for more folklore

This is super interesting for me, as my family on my Dad's side originates in Slovenia......I visited when I was a kid. The entire country just looks like a place where fairytales orininate. I've also been to the Postoina Caves (its a massive system.....I remember how cold it was). The lake system that it conects to (Cirknića lake) also does this strange dissapearing act, where the water draina into the cave systems once a year....and it makes strange noises as it drains. (That lake is another fairytale looking place. We visited this tiny island that was being excavated by archeologists, that had had a Roman era hamlet on it. I remember walking down a 2000yr old pathway on that island...not an usual thing for Europe). Apparently the area has a fine tradition of Witches....and of also burning those witches at the stake (real or not. I heard the number 30 000....I dont know if thats historically verifiable, but I have no doubt that it was a LOT) The churches on top of all of the hills and all of the vinyards, little hamlets and forests are surely out of a Grimm's Fairytales illustration. To call it picturesque really is understating. It has a heavy sense of a LOT of History.

Great as always.

I had heard a different version of the magic bullets story. In which Casper, after using six of the bullets, tried to kill the demon who gave him the bullets in order to escape his fate. But it didn't work and soon Casper is then hunted down by the demon and a pack of demon dogs.

I did enjoy this as much as you. I'm still voting for Hawaii and more Witcher monsters. Have a great week.

Happy Monday

Fascinating as always! I LOVE your cryptid road-trips! Always glad to learn more about this weird, wonderful world! Personally I believe that vampires are completely real and not merely mythological at all, so I suppose they could be considered a "cryptid" in the broader sense of that word. Sadly, the real ones are no fun at all, and are best avoided whenever possible. I sincerely doubt that crosses or garlic would deter them in the slightest either, but I can't be sure. As for which regions or states to focus on next, my vote would be for my own home state of Oregon, or possibly Montana. (We have little people here, AND something called "baldsquatches", and Sasquatch is so common that they are believed to exist in at least two subspecies here, (one tall and cinnamon colored, 6-7 feet, and one huge and black colored, 9-10 feet.) They'd just have to be more than an honorable mention in the Oregon video, I think. I also think that focusing on British Columbia, or the Yukon Territory or Alberta, (Western Canada, basically) would prove to be a cryptid goldmine. Thanks so much for your channel! I really appreciate all the hard work you do to make it unique and wonderful! Best of luck with all your future endeavors! --N

my grandfather on my mom's side was born in Budapest, Hungry! 🙂 (1900-1974).

the video you did on Italy was shared with my Italian pen pal Lucia Moro!

awesome video Ben!! 🙂

You should do Elbonia

Keep them coming Ben. As always I vote for Kansas to be your next one.

Another good one, really enjoyed it.

Thank's for this segment Mr. Miller, it was very informative- great research.

Excellent research and narrations Ben. I can't wait for the next region or country! 🤗

Dragons and Winged Horses are my favorite mythical creatures

My grandma's heritage is from this part of the world. Another great video man! I actually appreciated the addition of some of the folklore tales, especially from a part of the world a little more under the radar.

Great video!!! I would just say that first Slovene flag was created in 1848 and while it was the same as Russian, the colours were really taken just from Carniolan coat of arms. The fact that they are panslavic colours was welcomed coincidence but not the reason for it. Other than that everything was on point. Greetings from Slovenia:)

These were some really cool stories.

As any Slav will tell you, it is not the cloves of the garlic that are crushed to ward off the pijavica, it is the flowers.

Finally one on my home country 😁 Hvala vam

The mine elf sounds like a Tommy knocker

The only time I had heard of " baba yaga" was in the :Hellboy" movie series. Now I know where it came from Thank-you.

Baba Yaga! Folklore!! STORIES!!! Thanks Ben. By the way... Can you send me the sources for the vampiric stories? I'm working on one and I could use some awesome lore. Thanks.

you are best as usual ben :) i wish u had your talants :)

The werewolf like creature was also called Volkod

Amazing video

the marksman tale is my favourite

LUV YA BEN! LATA!!

Perhaps next time if you are struggling due to a lack of cryptids, maybe use the few entries you have to give more details about the stories and details of the creatures that you usually can't due to over-abundance? Just thinking out loud. Love your video overall, just trying to help since you said you was struggling at the start of the vid. PS: Did you give my email giving the thumbs up on you telling my story w/ the caveats mentioned in the letter?

Vampeal lol the only other videos I've herd that in is Vampire Hunter D. Its an Anime. D as they call him was also a day walker and had a unique parasite that was a talking hand.

At the 13:15 mark , you used an image for a vampire that closely looks like the Philippine Manananggal [ Aswang ] in it's split body form.. Is this a choice you made , or is this a common cryptid of both areas ??? .. oh .. keep up the good work ! Always good to learn something new !

Excellent. I found the gold horn story amusing in how detailed it was considering both people died 😀😁

Maybe the Loveland Frog migrated from Slovenia..😉 Lol

The Vokudlak is also known as Volkod

Ben, I'd love to see what you can discover about the Cambridge and Ely area of East Anglia in the UK, from where I originate, as well as the Bordeaux region of Aquitaine, France, where I live.

Hawaii - Because there are NO BIGFOOTS in Hawaii (and I thought it was gonna be the ONLY State with out it.. but I THINK it was the last State you did that didn't have any... I forget where it was tbh) And if we are voting by region I REALLY hope you cover Japan... and you make like an hour long because there are SOOOO MANY CRYPTIDS THERE!!! (and I don't just mean the Yokai) :) - THANK YOU BEN!!!!!

One, I love these, have you done about Azerbaijan, oh I subscribed to Irish medieval history and he did a upload about the Witcher just days after yours wild huh and I mentioned it, he mentioned he would contact you about it. But that was creepy . But his creatures were different than yours from the Witcher though.

Hawaii

FYI when J. Tito was in charge Stalin tried to kill him and failed rumor had it they had a stare down and Stalin blinked, when Tito died the internal organization went down.

Nice.

I vote Wyoming next.

Baby dragons are cute

This is the first card playing hat wearing cryptid i have heard of 🤣

MR BEN I SEEN A VIDEO A WHILE BACK ABOUT 10 MONTHS AGO I CAN'T FIND AGAIN BUT IT SAID THAT MISSISSIPPI HAD A CRYTID ONLY FOUND IN NORTH MISSISSIPPI THEY WHERE SHORT AND I CAN'T REMEMBER THE NAME OF THEM IF YOU OR ANYONE SEEN VIDEO COULD YOU SHARE IT WITH ME THANK YOU

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... Hawaii'!! ;)

Hungry is called Magyar in their language. I have paper money and coins fro that country.