Freaky Folklore

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.  Discover more TERRIFYING podcasts at http://eeriecast.com/   Follow Carman Carrion!    https://www.facebook.com/carman.carrion.9/   https://www.instagram.com/carmancarrion/?hl=en   https://twitter.com/Carman...

The Oni is a demonic yokai that has terrified people for over a thousand years. It has superhuman strength and a passion for suffering.  Discover more TERRIFYING podcasts at http://eeriecast.com/   Follow Carman Carrion!    https://www.facebook.com/carman.carrion.9/   https://www.instagram.com/carmancarrion/?hl=en   https://twitter.com/CarmanCarrion   Subscribe to Spotify! https://open.spotify.com...

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.  Discover more TERRIFYING podcasts at http://eeriecast.com/   Follow Carman Carrion!    https://www.facebook.com/carman.carrion.9/   https://www.instagram.com/carmancarrion/?hl=en   https://twitter.com/...

6 episodes covering some of your favorite monsters from European folklore make up this 3-hour and 53-minute compilation! Discover more TERRIFYING podcasts at http://eeriecast.com/   Follow Carman Carrion!    https://www.facebook.com/carman.carrion.9/   https://www.instagram.com/carmancarrion/?hl=en   https://twitter.com/CarmanCarrion   Subscribe to Spotify! https://open.spotify.com/show/0uiX155WEJ...

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. Discover more TERRIFYING podcasts at http://eeriecast.com/   Follow Carman Carrion!    https://www.facebook.com/...

Of all the supernatural beings once believed to roam Orkney, none was as feared as the creature known as the Nuckelavee. Discover more TERRIFYING podcasts at http://eeriecast.com/   Follow Carman Carrion!    https://www.facebook.com/carman.carrion.9/   https://www.instagram.com/carmancarrion/?hl=en   https://twitter.com/CarmanCarrion   Subscribe to Spotify! https://open.spotify.com/show/0uiX155WEJ...

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.  Discover more TERRIFYING podcasts at http://eeriecast.com/   Follow Carman Carrion!    https://www.facebook.com/carman.carrion.9/   https://www.instagram.com/carmancar...

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.  Discover more TERRIFYING podcasts at http://eeriecast.com/   Follow Carman Carrion!    https://www.facebook.com/carman.carrion.9/   https://www.instagram.com/carmancarrion/?hl=en   https://twitter.com/...

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.  Discover more TERRIFYING podcasts at http://eeriecast.com/   Follow Carman Carrion!    https://www.facebook.com/carman.carrion.9/   https://www.instagram.com/carmancarrion/?hl=en   https:/...

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.  Discover more TERRIFYING podcasts at http://eeriecast.com/   Follow Carman Carrion!    https://www.facebook.com/carman.carrion.9/   https://www.instagram.com/carmancarrion/?hl=en   https://t...

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. Discover more TERRIFYING podcasts at http://eeriecast.com/   Follow Carman Carrion!    https://www.facebook.com/carman.carrion.9/   https://www....

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. Discover more TERRIFYING podcasts at http://eeriecast.com/   Follow Carman Carrion!    https://www.facebook.com/carman.carrion.9/   https://www.instagram.com/carmancarrion/?hl=en   https://twitter.com/Carm...

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.  Discover more TERRIFYING podcasts at http://eeriecast.com/   Follow Carman Carrion!    https://www.facebook.com/carman.carrion.9/   https://www.instagram.com/carmancarrion/?hl=en   https://twitter.com/CarmanCarrion   Subscribe to Spo...

Kushtaka - is a mythical shape-shifting creature capable of assuming human or otter-like form and potentially other forms.  Discover more TERRIFYING podcasts at http://eeriecast.com/   Follow Carman Carrion!    https://www.facebook.com/carman.carrion.9/   https://www.instagram.com/carmancarrion/?hl=en   https://twitter.com/CarmanCarrion   Subscribe to Spotify! https://open.spotify.com/show/0uiX155...

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.   Discover more TERRIFYING podcasts at http://eeriecast.com/   Follow Carman Carrion!    https://www.facebook.com/carman.carrion.9/   https://www.instagram.com/carmancarrion/?hl=en   https://twitter.com/...

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. Discover more TERRIFYING podcasts at http://eeriecast.com/ Follow Carman Carrion!  https://www.facebook.com/carman.carrion.9/ https://www.instagram.com/carmancarrion/?hl=en https://twitter.com/CarmanCarrion Subscribe to Spotify! https://open.spotify.com...

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. Discover more TERRIFYING podcasts at http://eeriecast.com/ Follow Carman Carrion!  https://www.facebook.com/carman.carrion.9/ https://ww...

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 Discover more TERRIFYING podcasts at http://eeriecast.com/ Follow Carman Carrion!  https://www.facebook.com/carman.carrion.9/ https://www.instagram.com/carmancarrion/?hl=en https://twitter.com/Carma...

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.  Discover more TERRIFYING podcasts at http://eeriecast.com/ Follow Carman Carrion!  https://www.facebook.com/carman.carrion.9/ https://www.instagram.com/carma...

Dokkaebi are legendary creatures from Korean mythology and folklore. Dokkaebi, also known as 'Korean goblins.' Discover more TERRIFYING podcasts at http://eeriecast.com/ Follow Carman Carrion!  https://www.facebook.com/carman.carrion.9/ https://www.instagram.com/carmancarrion/?hl=en https://twitter.com/CarmanCarrion Subscribe to Spotify! https://open.spotify.com/show/0uiX155WEJnN7QVRfo3aQY Please...

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. Discover more TERRIFYING podcasts at http://eeriecast.com/ Follow Carman Carrion!  https://www.facebook.com/carman.carrion.9/ https://www.inst...

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.  Discover more TERRIFYING podcasts at http://eeriecast.com/ Follow Carman Carrion!  https://www.facebook.co...

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. Discover more TERRIFYING podcasts at http://eeriecast.com/ Follow Carman Carrion!  https://www.facebook.com/carma...

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. Discover more TERRIFYING podcasts at http://eeriecast.com/ Follow Carman Carrion!  https://www.facebook.com/carman.c...

The Dullahan is best known for appearing to be headless, and there are several tales that explain how he did so.  Discover more TERRIFYING podcasts at http://eeriecast.com/ Follow Carman Carrion!  https://www.facebook.com/carman.carrion.9/ https://www.instagram.com/carmancarrion/?hl=en https://twitter.com/CarmanCarrion Subscribe to Spotify! https://open.spotify.com/show/0uiX155WEJnN7QVRfo3aQY Plea...