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?

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Cherokee Devil - Tsul Kalu
The Cherokee Devil is a legendary creature known by the Cherokee people as Tsul Kalu who plays the role of "the great lord of the game," because the Cherokee would blame him for hunting everything.
34 min
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Mystery Flesh Pit National Park
Mystery Flesh Pit National Park - The Mystery Flesh Pit is the name given to a supposedly fictional bizarre natural geobiological feature discovered in the Permian Basin region of west Texas in the early 1970s.
37 min
103
Tsuchigumo - Eight-Legged Japanese Yokai
Tsuchigumo is part of a class of supernatural entities in Japanese mythology known as Yōkai. Tsuchigumo is a large spider-like creature and is one of the best known of Yōkai in the whole of Japanese folklore.
32 min
104
Siren - The Killer Bird Woman of Greek Mythology
The Siren is described as a half-woman half-bird creature, that lures sailors at sea to their deaths using the sound of her hypnotic voice. This creature is most often confused with a mermaid but in early history, they are two totally different creatures.
38 min
105
Bunny Man - A Terrifying Legend With a Fuzzy Tail
Bunny Man - A well-known legend that originated from two incidents in 1970. The legend has many variations; most involve a man wearing a rabbit costume who attacks people with an axe or hatchet.
38 min
106
Manananggal - Body Splitting Viscera Sucker
The Manananggal is a mythical creature in the Philippines that separates from their lower part of its body and its fangs and wings give it a vampire-like appearance.
43 min
107
Kushtaka-The Land Otter-Man
Kushtaka - is a mythical shape-shifting creature capable of assuming human or otter-like form and potentially other forms.
29 min
108
Chilling Wintry Compilation (Wendigo, Dyatlov P...
Winter is one of the eeriest times of the year and a favorite among our listeners. As a thank you for listening through our second winter enjoy 3 + hours of chilling episodes with wintry settings.
195 min
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Strzyga – A Vampiric Demon from Slavic Folklore
The Strzyga is a horrifying blood-sucking demon and one of the most famous ones in Slavic mythology, especially due to its connection to vampires.
38 min
110
Mr. Widemouth - He Plays Dangerous Games
Mr. Widemouth - Sometimes the tiniest monsters are the scariest ones. His name is Mr. Widemouth, and he was created in a story submitted online by someone known only as perfectcircle35. This tiny creature manipulates children into playing games that may be fatal.
39 min
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Yule Cat - A Christmas Monster
The Yule Cat is a huge and vicious cat who is described as lurking about the snowy countryside during Christmas time and eating people who have not received any new clothes to wear before Christmas Eve
34 min
112
The Wild Hunt - You Could Be the Prey
The Wild Hunt is a folklore theme that occurs in the folklore of various northern European cultures. Wild Hunts typically involve a chase led by a mythological figure escorted by a ghostly or supernatural group of hunters engaged in pursuit.
32 min
113
Dokkaebi - The Korean Goblin
Dokkaebi are legendary creatures from Korean mythology and folklore. Dokkaebi, also known as 'Korean goblins.'
32 min
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Rawhead & Bloody Bones - A Gruesome Urban Legend
Rawhead and Bloody Bones is one of the more intriguing ghosts or possibly more of a monster and he is so special he has two names. Although the original story is from Britain, there is a uniquely American twist that is essentially a different ghostly being.
33 min
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Spearfinger - The Liver Eater
The Cherokee Legend of Spearfinger is said to have lived in the Great Smoky Mountains, on the eastern border of Tennessee and in western North Carolina. Her "sharp finger" is the forefinger on her right hand. The sharp finger resembled a spear or an obsidian knife, used to slice her victims.
33 min
116
Trolls - Monstrous Man Hating Creatures
Trolls are creatures from Norse mythology. They are mentioned in a variety of Old Norse texts, and they’re usually described as beings that live in isolated rocks, caves, or mountains. Trolls are believed to either live alone or in small families, and they do not get along with humans.
34 min
117
Tutankhamun - The Cursed Tomb
The curse of the pharaohs or the mummy's curse is a curse alleged to be cast upon anyone who disturbs the mummy of an ancient Egyptian, especially a pharaoh. This curse, which does not differentiate between thieves and archaeologists, is claimed to cause bad luck, illness, or death.
35 min
118
Dullahan - The Headless Horseman
The Dullahan is best known for appearing to be headless, and there are several tales that explain how he did so.
60 min
119
The Hidebehind - You Won't See It Until It's To...
The Hidebehind is a nocturnal fearsome critter from American folklore that preys upon humans that wander the woods and was blamed for the disappearances of early loggers when they failed to return to camp.
32 min
120
Leviathan - The Sea Serpent
Leviathan is a vast sea monster of tremendous strength, described as the most powerful and dangerous in the ocean., known as a sea serpent in theology and mythology.
31 min
121
Night Marchers - Deadly Ghosts of Hawaii
Night marchers, known as huaka’i pō in the Hawaiian language, are death-dealing ghosts. Folklore describes them as a group of spirits – sometimes traveling with ancient Hawaiian gods or goddesses in their midst – that march down the mountainside after sunset.
29 min
122
Shadow People - Evil Lurks in Dark Places
Shadow people are different than spirits and ghosts, they are dark in color: shadow is the absence of light, and so facial features, clothes and other details are generally completely undetectable.
31 min
123
Ted the Caver - The Terrifying First Known Cree...
Ted the Caver is a creepypasta story that originally appeared as a series of blog posts written by a spelunker named Ted recounting his horrifying experiences exploring "Mystery Cave." His story, full of mystery, and creepy experiences, ends on a cliffhanger leaving readers to wonder if Ted was alive or dead.
31 min
124
European Monsters Explained Volume 1 (Banshee, ...
7 episodes covering some of your favorite monsters from European folklore make up this 3-hour and 45-minute compilation!
223 min
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Revenant - Evil Rises From the Dead
A revenant is an animated corpse that is believed to have been revived from death to haunt or seek revenge on the living. They are said to sometimes consume the blood and/or flesh of their victims.
34 min