Freaky Folklore

In the sleepy town of Enfield, Illinois, something stalks the shadows—something that defies every natural law and haunts every dark corner of the human imagination. Discover more TERRIFYING podcasts at http://eeriecast.com/   Follow Carman Carrion!    https://www.instagram.com/carmancarrion/?hl=en   https://twitter.com/CarmanCarrion   Subscribe to Spotify! https://open.spotify.com/show/0uiX155WEJn...

Sister Marie Inconnue was a French nun who protected Acadian refugees' treasure during the 1755 expulsion, was brutally murdered and beheaded by sailors seeking the gold, and now her headless ghost eternally wanders the shores of French Fort Cove in New Brunswick, asking anyone she encounters, "Where is my head?" Discover more TERRIFYING podcasts at http://eeriecast.com/   Follow Carman Carrion! ...

The Mul Gwishin are Korean water spirits—the faceless, drowned dead who call to the living from dark waters, mimicking the voices of lost loved ones to lure victims into joining their eternal drowning. Discover more TERRIFYING podcasts at http://eeriecast.com/   Follow Carman Carrion!    https://www.instagram.com/carmancarrion/?hl=en   https://twitter.com/CarmanCarrion   Subscribe to Spotify! http...

The Will-o'-the-wisp is a malevolent spirit that manifests as floating lights in marshes and swamps, luring lost travelers deeper into treacherous terrain by mimicking familiar sources of illumination like campfires, lanterns, or distant homes, ultimately leading them to their doom in the dark waters where they too may join the eternal dance of deceptive lights. Discover more TERRIFYING podcasts a...

The Stallo is a cannibalistic giant from Sami folklore that hunts humans in the Arctic using its ability to perfectly mimic the voices of loved ones to lure victims away from safety before devouring them. Discover more TERRIFYING podcasts at http://eeriecast.com/   Follow Carman Carrion!    https://www.instagram.com/carmancarrion/?hl=en   https://twitter.com/CarmanCarrion   Subscribe to Spotify! h...

The old-timers in Frederick County have a saying: "When the moon is dark and the woods grow still, the Dwayyo walks." They warn you never to venture into the Catoctin Mountains alone after sunset. Never follow the howls that sound almost human. As the legends tell it, the creature that stalks those ancient Appalachian hills can smell fear from miles away, and it delights in the chase more than the...

In this bonus episode of Freaky Folklore, host Carman Carrion explores how Bigfoot went from ancient Native American legends to TikTok fame—discovering how this legendary creature has changed with each generation, from sacred forest guardian to reality TV star, and what that tells us about ourselves. Discover more TERRIFYING podcasts at http://eeriecast.com/   Follow Carman Carrion!    https://www...

In the cold vastness of space, where humanity's greatest achievement—the colonization of distant worlds—has drawn the attention of something ancient and impossibly powerful, a message arrives that will forever change the meaning of evolution itself: beings of godlike intelligence who view our species not as equals to be contacted, but as clay to be molded into forms that serve their incomprehensib...

In this bone-chilling bonus episode of Freaky Folklore, we explore the sinister psychology behind our shifting monster obsessions—from the domestication of vampires into romantic heroes to our current hunger for creatures like the Wendigo that resist all attempts at sanitization—revealing how our entertainment choices serve as an early warning system for the horrors our collective unconscious beli...

In Scandinavian folklore, a myling is the vengeful ghost of an unbaptized, abandoned child who haunts the forests, attaches itself to travelers, and grows increasingly heavy as it demands to be carried to consecrated ground for proper burial. Discover more TERRIFYING podcasts at http://eeriecast.com/   Follow Carman Carrion!    https://www.instagram.com/carmancarrion/?hl=en   https://twitter.com/C...

Three ordinary people share their terrifying encounters with the unexplained—a nurse's roadside sighting of an impossibly tall figure in a Nebraska cornfield,a trucker's repeated encounters with ghostly children on an Ohio highway, and a college graduate's basement confrontation with something that knows her name—proving that modern folklore is still being written by those brave enough to witness...

Along the mist-shrouded coastlines of Scotland and Ireland, where ancient cliffs meet churning seas and the boundary between land and ocean dissolves in salt spray and seafoam, fishermen tell tales of creatures more beautiful and terrible than any siren's song—beings that emerge from the depths wearing sealskin like armor, their eyes holding the cold depths of the abyss and their touch carrying th...

In this chilling bonus episode of Freaky Folklore, host Carman Carrion uncovers the dark histories lurking beneath innocent playground activities—from the plague-born tragedy of Ring Around the Rosie and the medieval execution ritual of London Bridge to the ancient divination practices hidden in Red Light Green Light and the haunting death omens of Duck Duck Goose—revealing how children's games pr...

Across the moonlit savannas and highland forests of Africa, where shadows dance between acacia trees and ancient stone outcropping, a sound pierces the darkness that chills even the bravest hunter's blood: the maniacal laughter that signals the approach of something far more terrifying than any natural predator—creatures that walk as men by day but hunt as demons when darkness falls, their jaws cr...

A teenage babysitter's evening of routine childcare transforms into psychological terror when she realizes that the life-sized clown decoration watching her from the corner isn't a decoration at all---and it's been studying her every move. Discover more TERRIFYING podcasts at http://eeriecast.com/   Follow Carman Carrion!    https://www.instagram.com/carmancarrion/?hl=en   https://twitter.com/Carm...

In the summer of 2003, a hijacked children's television broadcast introduced 530 viewers to PHEN-228—a cognito-hazardous entity whose very appearance creates permanent, unforgettable memories that eventually lead to psychological paralysis. Discover more TERRIFYING podcasts at http://eeriecast.com/   Follow Carman Carrion!    https://www.instagram.com/carmancarrion/?hl=en   https://twitter.com/Car...

In this bonus episode of Freaky Folklore, host Carman Carrion ventures beyond the familiar werewolf to explore the diverse world of shapeshifting entities—from the seductive Selkies of Celtic seas and vengeful Werehyenas of Africa to the trickster Kitsune of Japan and terrifying Wendigo of the North American wilderness—revealing how transformation myths reflect our deepest fears about identity, co...

Throughout the shadow-haunted nights of human history, one figure has embodied our deepest fears about feminine power, maternal bonds, and the price of defying divine authority. She appears in nurseries when the moon is dark, singing lullabies in languages older than civilization, offering desperate mothers choices that will haunt them forever—because Lilith, the first woman, the first wife, the f...

In this bonus episode of Freaky Folklore, host Carman Carrion explores the most dangerous artifacts hidden in plain sight within museum collections worldwide—from the deadly Busby Stoop Chair and the malevolent Dybbuk Box to the notorious Unlucky Mummy and the cursed Black Orlov Diamond—revealing how some objects refuse to be merely passive witnesses to history. Discover more TERRIFYING podcasts a...

Throughout the mist-shrouded mountains of Peru, Bolivia, and Ecuador, pale strangers posing as doctors, researchers, or helpful travelers stalk remote Andean trails with curved surgical blades, harvesting human fat with terrifying precision. Discover more TERRIFYING podcasts at http://eeriecast.com/   Follow Carman Carrion!    https://www.instagram.com/carmancarrion/?hl=en   https://twitter.com/Ca...

The conclusion of Ana and Mircea's terrifying encounter with the vengeful wolf-spirit that had haunted his family for thirty years—where breaking cycles of violence requires facing the truth about the past and choosing mercy over endless revenge. Discover more TERRIFYING podcasts at http://eeriecast.com/   Follow Carman Carrion!    https://www.instagram.com/carmancarrion/?hl=en   https://twitter.c...

The Pricolici are vengeful wolf-spirits from Romanian folklore—the undead souls of evil men who return from death as supernatural predators, retaining their human intelligence and memories to systematically hunt down those who wronged them in life. Discover more TERRIFYING podcasts at http://eeriecast.com/   Follow Carman Carrion!    https://www.instagram.com/carmancarrion/?hl=en   https://twitter...

A teenage girl home alone relies on her dog's comforting licks throughout a terrifying stormy night, only to discover in the morning that her beloved pet has been dead all along—and something else entirely has been hiding under her bed. Discover more TERRIFYING podcasts at http://eeriecast.com/   Follow Carman Carrion!    https://www.instagram.com/carmancarrion/?hl=en   https://twitter.com/CarmanC...

The Bennington Triangle - In southwestern Vermont, a cluster of mysterious disappearances has haunted the region for decades. Most baffling of them all: the case of James Tedford, who vanished from a moving bus while surrounded by witnesses, leaving behind only an open timetable on his empty seat and many unanswered questions. Discover more TERRIFYING podcasts at http://eeriecast.com/   Follow Car...

This bonus episode of Freaky Folklore explores humanity's ancient and modern protective rituals against supernatural threats—from iron horseshoes and salt circles to digital sigils and modern urban legends—revealing how our methods of warding off evil have evolved while our fundamental fears remain unchanged. Discover more TERRIFYING podcasts at http://eeriecast.com/   Follow Carman Carrion!    ht...