Freaky Folklore

Host Carman Carrion explores myriad myths both modern and ancient to discover what mankind fears - and why we fear it. From monsters old and new as well as unexplained and unsolved cases, this podcast is sure to terrify. Where does our folklore come from, and why is it so freaky?

Society & Culture
True Crime
History
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THE LICKED HAND - COMFORT TURNED NIGHTMARE
14 min
27
JAMES TEDFORD - The Bus Passenger Who Disappear...
31 min
28
PROTECTIVE FOLKLORE- Warding off the Wicked
18 min
29
WAHEELA - The Ghost Wolves of Headless Valley
37 min
30
5 TERRIFYING FOLKLORIC DOLLS THAT COME TO LIFE
11 min
31
TIYANAK - The Abandoned Child's Return
41 min
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MERMAIDS: BEAUTIFUL LIE, HORRIFYING TRUTH
18 min
33
ALMAS -- The Flesh-Eating Hominids of the Cent...
47 min
34
MONSTERS OF THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION
16 min
35
PUKWUDGIE -- The Trickster Spirits of Wampanoag...
39 min
36
FREAKY FUNERAL FOLKLORE
14 min
37
KAPPA - Why Japanese Children NEVER Play Near W...
41 min
38
HISTORY'S DEADLY CHANGELINGS
16 min
39
NALE BA – Why Bangalore Residents NEVER Answer ...
37 min
40
THE ALP - Germany's Nightmare Demon
40 min
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THE KHAMAR-DABAN MYSTERY – Siberia’s Mountain o...
25 min
42
THE ANGUISHED MAN: A Haunted Painting's Dark Le...
34 min
43
THE BELL WITCH - America's Most Vicious Superna...
32 min
44
SCP-3935: This Thing a Quiet Madness Made
54 min
45
PELE – Goddess of Hawaiian Volcanoes
56 min
46
YARA-MA-YHA-WHO – Australia's Vampiric Shapeshi...
38 min
47
KITSUNE – Tale of the Nine Tails
Kitsune - In Japanese folklore, kitsune are shape-shifting fox spirits that grow more powerful with age, gaining wisdom, magical abilities, and additional tails—up to nine—as they live through the centuries.
38 min
48
LUPERCALIA – Bloody Valentine’s Day
Beneath the saccharine promises of eternal love and heart-shaped confections, Valentine's Day is saturated with the echoes of ancient Lupercalia, where Roman priests would flay sacrificial beasts and run through torch-lit streets with bloody thongs, their ritual violence ensuring fertility through pain—a savage truth that still pulses beneath every crimson card and candy heart we exchange. It will rip your heart out – literally.
36 min
49
SCP-3000 – The Memory Eater
Dive into the terrifying world of SCP-3000, an ancient sea creature that doesn't just consume bodies, but devours memories and identity. Agent Mason Blackwood battles a weaponized anomaly that threatens to rewrite human consciousness forever.
39 min
50
WAMPUS CAT – Cursed Beast of the Appalachians
The Wampus Cat is a legendary creature from Cherokee and Appalachian folklore that takes the form of a half-woman, half-mountain lion, created when a Cherokee woman was cursed for spying on forbidden male ceremonies.
36 min