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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Black Shuck - The Sinister Ghost Dog of East An...
The Black Shuck is a supernatural beast that is said to be a harbinger of doom and bad luck. It can be found roaming the countryside and coastline of East Anglia.
46 min
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El Sombrerón - The Man in the Hat
El Sombrerón - Guatemala's bogeyman, serves as a cautionary bogeyman, particularly for young girls. He stalks young women with large eyes and long hair and serenades them until they are entranced. All of this is followed by a terrible ending for the young girl.
58 min
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Wyvern - Serpent of the Sky
Wyvern - The wyvern is a type of dragon with two legs, two wings, and often a pointed tail which is said to be a venomous stinger.
32 min
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Vita Carnis - Living Meat
Vita Carnis is an original Analog Horror web video series by artist Darian Quilloy on YouTube, an artist who draws monstrous creatures and other horror stuff. His creation, Vita Carnis is another popular example of Internet or Contemporary Folklore.
33 min
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Tikbalang - The Trickster Demon
Tikbalang - In Philippine mythology, the tikbalang is a half-human and half-horse creature and it’s very similar to the centaur in Greek mythology. It’s believed that a tikbalang would scare away travelers or lead them astray.
30 min
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Kikimora - A Wicked House Spirit From Slavic Fo...
Kikimora - is a female house spirit from Slavic lore who can be helpful or malevolent depending on the behavior of the homeowner.
33 min
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Mokele-Mbembe- Dinosaur of the Congo
Mokele-Mbembe - Mokele-Mbembe - is a neo dinosaurian cryptid that is believed to dwell in a mysterious swamp in the world's second-largest rainforest, the Congo River Basin.
34 min
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Thunderbird - A Supernatural Bird of Legendary ...
Thunderbird - The legend of the Thunderbird goes way back into Indigenous American cultures, across the country even in the Appalachian Mountains. They are still seen today from time to time.
39 min
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Oni -Demonic Japanese Yokai
The Oni is a demonic yokai that has terrified people for over a thousand years. It has superhuman strength and a passion for suffering.
34 min
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Gremlin - Creature of Sabotage
Gremlins, according to legend, taught humans how to build machines, sparking an invention boom and the industrial revolution. But people didn't even acknowledge or recognize these little creatures.
44 min
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European Monsters Explained Volume 2 (Revenant,...
6 episodes covering some of your favorite monsters from European folklore make up this 3-hour and 53-minute compilation!
329 min
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The SCP Foundation
The SCP Foundation - Secure, Contain and Protect is referred to as SCP. There are thousands of entries on the website concerning unusual things and objects that defy natural law that was submitted by the public. The organization in charge of containing them is called the SCP Foundation.
37 min
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Nuckelavee - A Horse-Man Water Demon From Orca...
Nuckelavee - Of all the supernatural beings once believed to roam Orkney, none was as feared as the creature known as the Nuckelavee.
34 min
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Dogman - Half Man - Half Dog, or Something Else
Dogman - A werewolf or werewolf-type creature first reported in 1887 in Wexford County, Michigan. Sightings have been reported in several locations throughout Michigan, primarily in the northwestern quadrant of the Lower Peninsula.
32 min
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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
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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
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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
119
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
120
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
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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
122
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
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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