The Dark Folio

In 1986, a Massachusetts family discovered someone had been living inside their walls for months—watching them, eating their food, listening to every word. But the nightmare was just beginning. This is the true story of Daniel LaPlante, the boy in the walls. ⚠️ Content Warning: This episode contains discussions of violence, murder, and harm to children. Listener discretion advised. 🎧 The Dark Fol...

Show Summary Welcome to The Dark Folio — your 15–20-minute dive into eerie folklore, haunted places, and strange true stories. In this episode, we open the Monster File on The Michigan Dogman , a chilling cryptid said to stalk the deep woods of the Great Lakes State. From 1887 lumberjack legends to the viral 1987 radio ballad that reignited the myth — this creature has refused to fade quietly into...

Is the Stanley Hotel Really Haunted? The Truth Behind The Shining's Inspiration Room 217. The Stanley Hotel. Stephen King. If you're into haunted places, you know these names are forever linked. But what's the real story behind America's most famous allegedly haunted hotel? In this episode of The Dark Folio, we dive deep into the Stanley Hotel in Estes Park, Colorado—the grand hist...

FULL SHOW NOTES Welcome to The Dark Folio — your 15-20-minute dive into eerie folklore, haunted places, and strange true stories. Episode Description: In 1922, the bodies of Reverend Edward Wheeler Hall and choir member Eleanor Reinhardt Mills were discovered beneath a crabapple tree in Franklin Township, New Jersey. Their affair, revealed through love letters found at the scene, led to a sensatio...

 The Jersey Devil has haunted the Pine Barrens of New Jersey for over 250 years. With reports of winged, hooved creatures and eerie screams in the night, this legendary cryptid has inspired fear, fascination, and countless folklore tales. In this episode of The Dark Folio , May explores the history, legends, and spooky accounts that make the Jersey Devil a lasting figure of paranormal lore. 👻 Per...

The Haunted Whaley House | Dark Folio Podcast: Ghosts, Tragedy & FolkloreThe Whaley House in San Diego has been called the most haunted house in America . From family tragedies to chilling ghost sightings, its walls hold stories that refuse to fade. In this episode of The Dark Folio , May unpacks the history, folklore, and paranormal legends that make the Whaley House one of California’s most...

The Dark Folio — Show Notes Welcome to The Dark Folio — your 15–20-minute dive into eerie folklore, haunted places, and strange true stories. This episode:The Winchester Mystery House — A Mansion Built by Spirits? Step inside one of America’s strangest homes: a sprawling 160-room mansion full of staircases to nowhere, doors that open into thin air, and endless construction said to be guided by res...

SHOW NOTES "The Pope Lick Monster: Kentucky's Deadly Guardian of the Rails" Explore the dark legend of Kentucky's Pope Lick Monster – a half-man, half-goat creature that haunts an active railway trestle. Unlike other cryptids, this beast has a documented body count. From circus train disasters to government experiments, discover the origin theories behind this territorial cryptid...

FULL SHOW NOTES Welcome to The Dark Folio — your 15-minute dive into eerie folklore, haunted places, and strange true stories. This episode: The Greenbrier Ghost — a haunting that helped solve a murder in West Virginia. The chilling true story of Zona Heaster Shue, whose death in 1897 was initially ruled natural causes until her ghost allegedly appeared to her mother, revealing she had been murder...

Welcome to The Dark Folio — your 15-minute dive into eerie folklore, haunted places, and strange true stories. This episode: The Villisca Axe Murders — a hundred-year-old case, still unsolved, still haunting Iowa. On June 10, 1912, the small town of Villisca, Iowa, woke to one of the most horrific and mysterious crimes in American history. Eight people — the Moore family and two young houseguests...

FULL SHOW NOTES Welcome to The Dark Folio — your creepy little coffee break.. 15-20-minute stories of eerie folklore, haunted places, and strange true crime. This episode: The Mothman — from West Virginia legend to global omen. Discover how sightings of a winged creature with glowing red eyes gripped Point Pleasant, led to a tragedy, and sparked a legend that still flies today. Sources & Refer...

Welcome to The Dark Folio - Your Creepy Little Coffee Break Step into the shadows with host May as she introduces you to The Dark Folio — where history's strangest, darkest, and most haunting records come alive in just 15 -20 minutes. Think of it as your creepy little coffee break: folklore that sends shivers down your spine, hauntings that defy explanation, and true crime mysteries that time...

Episode: The Bell Witch — Tennessee’s Most Talkative Ghost Welcome to The Dark Folio — your 15-20 minute dive into eerie folklore, haunted places, and strange true stories. My name is May, the host of The Dark Folio. After several years in radio and many years of studying the paranormal, folklore, legends, true crime and just the weird in general, I decided to merge them into a podcast to share wi...