Description

A dramatic 1940 bridge collapse, giant tentacles bursting out of the water - is the Pacific Northwest legend of Tacoma's King Octopus based in fact, or are the Seattle Kraken the only reason to "fear the deep" in Washington state's coastal waters? 

It's another cryptid episode, folks.

Sources

• https://www.knkx.org/other-news/2017-05-20/world-octopus-wrestling-championships-once-attracted-audience-of-thousands-to-shores-of-tacoma
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Octopus_wrestling
• https://www.southsoundmag.com/arts-entertainment/giant-octopus-revealed/article_f40fe8c5-7b71-5b39-b9c8-27fa192d0dd1.html
• https://gritcitymag.com/2018/03/kraken-the-case-behind-one-of-tacomas-most-popular-local-legends/
• https://www.kuow.org/stories/there-really-giant-octopus-under-tacoma-narrows-bridge
• https://patch.com/washington/universityplace/the-octopus-under-the-narrows-bridge-named-one-of-the5f301f767e
• https://theculturetrip.com/north-america/usa/washington/articles/this-washington-town-believes-a-giant-octopus-lurks-in-its-waters/
• https://www.gigharborlivinglocal.com/post/2017/12/18/the-giant-lives
• https://www.newspapers.com/clip/89503436/octopus-drowns-youth/#
• https://www.newspapers.com/image/725375057/?terms=octopus&match=1
• https://www.newspapers.com/image/733197391/?terms=octopus&match=1
• https://mission-blue.org/2021/02/new-marine-hospital-opens-in-seattle-in-celebration-of-salish-sea-hope-spot/
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y0xohjV7Avo
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tacoma_Narrows_Bridge_(1940)
• https://oceana.org/marine-life/giant-pacific-octopus/#:~:text=The%20giant%20Pacific%20octopus%20is,30%20feet%20across%20in%20length.
• https://wgntv.com/news/trending/the-story-behind-the-octopus-escape-at-the-seattle-aquarium/
• https://mynorthwest.com/82176/local-divers-are-furious-about-octopus-hunters-in-the-puget-sound/
• https://wdfw.wa.gov/fishing/management/mpa/octopus-preserve
• https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/invertebrates/facts/giant-pacific-octopus#:~:text=Highly%20intelligent%20creatures%2C%20giant%20Pacific,of%20endangered%20or%20vulnerable%20animals.
• https://tubitv.com/movies/680814/the-giant-pacific-octopus?start=true