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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July 4, 2025 • 17 mins
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 preserve humanity's darkest memories ...
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June 30, 2025 • 37 mins
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 crushing bone and sinew while their h...
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June 27, 2025 • 23 mins
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.
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June 23, 2025 • 42 mins
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.
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June 20, 2025 • 23 mins
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, control, and what it truly means to b...
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June 16, 2025 • 39 mins
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 first to say "no," has never forgive...
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June 14, 2025 • 17 mins
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.
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June 9, 2025 • 40 mins
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.
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June 6, 2025 • 27 mins
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.
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June 2, 2025 • 45 mins
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.
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May 30, 2025 • 19 mins
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.
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May 26, 2025 • 36 mins
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.
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May 23, 2025 • 23 mins
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.
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May 19, 2025 • 41 mins
Waheela - Deep in the remote wilderness of Canada's Northwest Territories lurks the Waheela, massive wolf-like predators with supernatural abilities that stalk the infamous Nahanni Valley, decapitating their victims and vanishing without a trace, earning the region its grim nickname "Headless Valley" and leaving even experienced wilderness guides to warn travelers never to venture there alone.
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May 16, 2025 • 15 mins
This podcast episode titled "5 Terrifying Folkloric Dolls That Come to Life"
explores five haunting stories of allegedly sentient dolls from around the
world, including Robert the Doll from Florida, the hair-growing Okiku Doll from Japan, Mexico's disturbing Island of the Dolls, Sicily's identity-stealing Pupa dolls, and the Caribbean's deliberately animated Jumbie Dolls used in spiritual practices.
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May 12, 2025 • 46 mins
Tiyanak - Deep in the lush jungles of the Philippines lurks the Tiyanak, abandoned infants transformed by dark forces into monstrous predators that use their innocent appearance and heart-wrenching cries to lure compassionate travelers to a gruesome end, leaving locals to warn visitors never to follow the sound of a crying baby in the forest after sunset.
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May 9, 2025 • 23 mins
This bonus episode of "Freaky Folklore" reveals how mermaids were originally feared as deadly predators across global mythologies before being sanitized into romantic figures, arguing that this transformation disconnects us from our ancestors' practical warnings about water's dangers.
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May 5, 2025 • 51 mins
Almas - Deep in the rugged mountains of Central Asia lurks the Almas, a primitive hominid species from Mongolian folklore with terrifying strength, pack-hunting intelligence, and an insatiable hunger for human flesh that has led locals to avoid traveling the ancient mountain passes alone for centuries.
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May 2, 2025 • 20 mins
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April 29, 2025 • 44 mins
Pukwudgie - In the ancient forests of New England lurks the Pukwudgie, a small but malevolent being from Wampanoag legend with the power to appear and disappear at will, lure humans deep into the woods, and push them from cliff edges or inflict deadly poison from the quills on their skin.
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