The Devil Within

The Devil Within is a cinematic podcast about the stories that refuse to die — the legends, disappearances, curses, and supernatural encounters that linger long after the world moves on.

Each episode blends history, folklore, and investigation to explore what really happened… and why these stories still haunt us.

From mythical creatures and haunted places, to strange crimes and unexplained phenomena, The Devil Within starts where the facts end — and the unanswered questions begin.

New episodes weekly. Bring a light. You may need it.



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Season 1: The Jersey Devil - The brutal slaying of BETTY ANN SULLIVAN shocked the small town of Jefferson Township, New Jersey. The violence of that evening shocked the nation for the perpetrator... was her own son, a boy of fourteen who would take his own life only hours later. What the investigation revealed left a community in tatters, unwilling to believe the evil that had befallen them.

Season 2: The Demons of Yorkshire - In 1974 after experiencing financial hardship, Michael Taylor joined a local church in the rolling hills of Northern England. After falling in love with a young, beautiful preacher, Michael’s personality began to change. The mild-mannered family man became abusive and unhinged. His new church believed he was possessed by no fewer than 48 demons and would require an exorcism to save his soul and protect his family from evil. But the supposed remedy would come at a very steep price... 

Season 3: A Season in Hell - In the late 1970's New York City had it all: Hip Hop, Punk Rock... and the Son of Sam. The third season of The Devil Within takes listeners into the belly of the beast and explores the wicked origins, reign of terror and ultimate capture of one of the most feared serial killers in history. With exclusive interviews from journalists, FBI agents, historians and mental health experts this season promises to be the most comprehensive - and most terrifying - account of how one man brought New York City to a standstill.

Season 4: Satan's Shadow - In the 1980s, California learned that fear doesn’t always lurk in the dark.

Sometimes, it walks right through the door.

SATAN’S SHADOW follows the terrifying rise of Richard Ramirez — the Night Stalker — while tracing his crimes alongside Dante Alighieri’s Inferno. As Ramirez descends deeper into violence, we descend with him through Dante’s circles of hell, asking what happens to a city — and a soul — when darkness becomes a spectacle.

Across nine episodes, each chapter pairs the facts of the case with a brief lesson from Dante: desire twisted into obsession, cruelty masquerading as power, betrayal, violence, and the chilling fascination that draws us closer instead of pushing us away.

Because Ramirez didn’t just kill.

He captivated.

He made the world watch — and forced us to confront the part of ourselves that can’t look away.

Bonus episodes explore the trial, aftermath, and the myths that followed — along with glimpses into Purgatorio and Paradiso, and whether redemption or meaning is possible after horror.

SATAN’S SHADOW isn’t only about a murderer.

It’s about a culture slowly walking toward darkness…

and what it costs to climb back out.

True Crime
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Our Little Lives are Rounded With a Sleep | 6
We’re back in Ossett on the morning of October 6th, now with the full knowledge of why and how Michael and Christine Taylor’s marriage came to such a violent and deadly crescendo. We follow the Taylor case through the inquest and sentencing to discover who the courts believe to be the true perpetrator of this terrible crime.Credits:Executive Producers: Dana Brunetti and Keegan RosenbergerProduced by Branden Morgan and Zach McNeesEdited and Mixed by Zach McNeesMusic by Soundstripe and Blue Dot Sessions
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Misery Acquaints a Man with Strange Bedfellows | 5
After the church elders are convinced of Michael Taylor’s possession they just need to convince one more person… Michael Taylor himself. They gather at St. Thomas and proceed with an eight hour exorcism, much of it against the will of the supposedly possessed man. Ultimately, they leave their work unfinished…Credits:Executive Producers: Dana Brunetti and Keegan RosenbergerProduced by Branden Morgan and Zach McNeesEdited and Mixed by Zach McNeesMusic by Soundstripe and Blue Dot Sessions
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What Fools These Mortals Be! | 4
The history of exorcism, as outlined in the Rituale Romanum is explored. We hear from an actual exorcist who shares his experiences. Also, after his humiliation at the hands of Marie, Michael begins his descent into madness… and a diagnosis of demonic possession is right around the corner.Credits:Executive Producers: Dana Brunetti and Keegan RosenbergerProduced by Branden Morgan and Zach McNeesEdited and Mixed by Zach McNeesMusic by Soundstripe and Blue Dot Sessions
38 min
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The Course of True Love Never Did Run Smooth | 3
Michael, now a fully baptized Christian hits a roadblock on his spiritual path: he falls in love with Marie Robinson, a passionate young preacher who leads his fellowship group. The Taylors are now speaking in tongues, something they would’ve laughed at just weeks prior. Also, they witness a botched exorcism in their own living room at the hands of Marie Robinson.Credits:Executive Producers: Dana Brunetti and Keegan RosenbergerProduced by Branden Morgan and Zach McNeesEdited and Mixed by Zach McNeesMusic by Soundstripe and Blue Dot Sessions
32 min
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The Winter of our Discontent | 2
What drove the Taylors into the arms of the church? We examine the socio-economic conditions in Northern England during the early 1970’s and how the Taylors were directly affected. The Charismatic Christian movement, of which the Taylors counted themselves as members, is explored. Plus, could the release of the blockbuster film THE EXORCIST be connected to the Taylor case? Credits:Executive Producers: Dana Brunetti and Keegan RosenbergerProduced by Branden Morgan and Zach McNeesEdited and Mixed by Zach McNeesMusic by Soundstripe and Blue Dot Sessions
36 min
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A Murder Most Foul! | 1
October of 1974… in the small village of Ossett in Yorkshire County, England the local police responded to the most vicious and brutal slaying they had ever encountered. Christine Taylor, a happily married mother of five and was found murdered. Torn apart actually, in her own home. Inexplicably, the police already had the prime suspect in custody: the husband, Michael Taylor. He was found naked and covered in blood in the town square. And, what’s more, he admitted to the killing…Credits:Executive Producers: Dana Brunetti and Keegan RosenbergerProduced by Branden Morgan and Zach McNeesEdited and Mixed by Zach McNeesMusic by Soundstripe and Blue Dot Sessions
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Wondery Presents: The Devil Within - The Demons...
In 1974 after experiencing financial hardship, Michael Taylor joined a local church in the rolling hills of Northern England. After falling in love with a young, beautiful preacher, Michael’s personality began to change. The mild-mannered family man became abusive and unhinged. His new church believed he was possessed by no fewer than 48 demons and would require an exorcism to save his soul and protect his family from evil. But the supposed remedy would come at a very steep price. The podcast THE DEVIL WITHIN returns with a second season that will send chills down your spine. THE DEMONS OF YORKSHIRE tells the terrifying true story behind Michael Taylor’s brutal exorcisms, and seeks to answer the question, who is to blame for the vicious murder of his wife?
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Interview | 10
An interview with the writer/director.
32 min
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A Prayer in Spring | 9
The writer/director returns to the scene of the crime.
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Nothing Gold Can Stay | 8
Season one ends with shocking answers to thirty year old questions.
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Acquainted with the Night | 7
Tommy returns to Clinton Road with a singular purpose.
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The Road Not Taken | 6
Tommy makes his first trip to the mysterious ruins in the woods of Clinton Road.
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Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening | 5
A new teacher, a new friend and a new obsession start on a dangerous new path.
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Spring and Fall to a Young Child | 4
The mysterious world of youth wrestling is investigated as well as its possible detrimental influence on young Tommy.
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A Spellbound Palace | 3
We investigate the origins of the legend of CLINTON ROAD, also known as The Most Haunted Road in America.
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Paradise Lost | 2
The Mayor of Jefferson Township is inter viewed and a possible explanation for the murder/suicide is introduced from an unlikely place.
35 min
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In the Bleak Mid Winter | 1
A small New Jersey town is shaken by a night of terrible violence.
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Introducing: The Devil Within
A true crime podcast that recalls the brutal slaying of BETTY ANN SULLIVAN on a snowy night in January of 1988, a night that, more than 30 years later, the small town of Jefferson Township, New Jersey has yet to fully recover from. The violence of that evening shocked the nation for the perpetrator... was her own son, a boy of fourteen who would take his own life only hours later. What the investigation revealed left a community in tatters, unwilling to believe the evil that had befallen them.
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