47: The Lock Looker

In tonight’s Dead Letter, you’ll hear a bizarre tale from rural Ohio, one of our favorite strange states, involving a creature known only as the "Lock Looker." This cryptid, with its orangutan-like build, glowing orange eyes, and famous movie scream, lurks near a dam and has been sighted by both the storyteller and their father. It may have been around a while. Join Scott and Forrest as they briefly debate the pronunciation of Orangutan and also delve into this multi-generational mystery.


LINKS:

• Shelby County Parks (Home of Lockington Reserve)
  • https://shelbycopark.org/lockington-reserve

• University of Zurich - Orangutan Calls
  • https://www.iea.uzh.ch/en/research/orangutannetwork/orangutancallrepertoires.html
• The actual one we played:
  • https://www.iea.uzh.ch/dam/jcr:00000000-7c6e-90e4-ffff-ffff84c61003/Ref_Crying_and_Screaming_Jeri.mp3
    
    
• R2-D2 Sound Design
  • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=So0nmciiFJg
    
    
• Lyle Blackburn
  • http://www.lyleblackburn.com/

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