The Devil Within

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. BINGE THE FIRST THREE SEASONS NOW! 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.

Episodes

January 7, 2026 24 mins
The Kelly–Hopkinsville Goblins, Part One: The Things at the Window On a sweltering Kentucky night in 1955, a family on a rural farm claimed they were surrounded by small, shining “beings” that moved through the yard, climbed onto the roof, and pressed their faces against the windows. They fired round after round into the dark. And nothing — and no one — fell. This isn’t really a story about “goblins.” It’s about fear, percepti...
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THE IDES OF APRIL Episode One: The End of the Romanovs — Power, Abdication, and Inevitability In this first episode, we trace how the fall of the Romanov dynasty began long before gunfire echoed in a basement. From battlefield catastrophe to political collapse, this is the story of how abdication ended authority—but not danger. CHAPTERS Chapter One — The Abdication The Russian Empire collapses under the weight of war, famine, ...
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The Devil’s Ledger — January 5, 2026 Happy New Year — and welcome back. We’re kicking off 2026 with a chilling slate across the Evio universe. We start with The Creepiest Thing I Heard This Week — a winter nightmare from Japan about the Yuki-onna, the mysterious “snow woman” who appears during blizzards… and quietly breathes the warmth out of anyone who helps her. Then, on The Devil Within, we open a two-part investigation into ...
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On a quiet winter afternoon in Bogota, New Jersey, Patricia “Patty” Viola stepped out of her home and vanished. No forced entry. No sign of struggle. Nothing left behind but silence — until years later, when the river returned part of her story. This isn’t a case about villains lurking in the shadows. It’s about the invisible weight people carry, the questions that haunt families, and the quiet breaking points we almost never ...
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December 31, 2025 33 mins
The Devil Within The Woodchipper and the New Year: The Murder of Helle Crafts In the final days of 1986, while the world was preparing resolutions and fresh starts, one woman quietly vanished from her Connecticut home — and her disappearance would force American justice to confront an impossible question: Can you prove a murder when there is no body? This episode follows the chilling, meticulously documented case of Helle Craft...
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December 29, 2025 16 mins
The Devil’s Ledger — Year’s End Episode Standing at the doorway between what was… and whatever comes next. We close out the year with a New Year’s wish, a reflection on winter, and a few stories that feel colder the longer you sit with them. 🧊 The Creepiest Thing I Heard This Week The Michigan Dogman — Winter Screams In the deep Michigan winter, the snow stays, the forests go silent — and sometimes, the stories return. A fami...
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THE DEVIL WITHIN — CHRISTMAS SPECIAL Episode Two: Merry Christmas, You’re Barely Holding It Together Christmas movies aren’t comforting because they’re gentle. They’re comforting because they tell the truth—quietly, sideways, and usually with jokes. 🎄 CHAPTERS & THEMES Chapter One — National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation Clark Griswold isn’t chasing joy—he’s chasing proof. This chapter explores financial insecurity, mascul...
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December 24, 2025 31 mins
🎄 THE DEVIL WITHIN — CHRISTMAS SPECIAL EPISODE 1 — “THE CHRISTMAS NIGHTMARES” Chapters 1–3 This holiday season, we unwrap something darker than tinsel — the films from our childhood that should never have been shown to children. These weren’t cozy specials. They were cinematic trauma disguised in red bows and VHS plastic. In Part One of our Christmas special, we descend into the uncanny valley of 1980s holiday movies and thei...
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THE IDES OF APRIL A Christmas Assassination: The Death of Rasputin Christmas 1916. Russia is starving. The First World War is grinding the empire into dust. Faith, monarchy, and legitimacy are collapsing in real time. And inside a candlelit palace, a small group of aristocrats convinces itself that killing one man might still save the nation. In this stand-alone holiday episode of The Ides of April, we examine the assassinatio...
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December 22, 2025 15 mins
📖 The Devil’s Ledger — Week of December 22 Christmas Shadows, Haunted Lodges, and the Things We Can’t Leave Behind This week on The Devil’s Ledger, the books close out the year the only way they know how — by leaning into the darker side of the holidays. We begin with The Creepiest Thing I Heard This Week: a chilling account of the Whistler Ski Lodge Poltergeist, where staff and guests alike report unexplained footsteps, moving...
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December 19, 2025 30 mins
Blood on the Bluegrass, Part Two (Chapters 4–6) Episode Title: Blood on the Bluegrass — Part Two In the conclusion of this two-part series, fantasy collapses into murder, the manhunt and trial reshape the lives of everyone involved, and the lingering aftermath reveals the true cost of a story believed too deeply. CHAPTERS Chapter Four — “The Double Murder Inside the Wendorf Home” Rod steps into a quiet Florida home and commits an a...
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December 17, 2025 31 mins
Blood on the Bluegrass Part One (Chapters 1–3) Episode Title: Blood on the Bluegrass — Part One We begin the story of Rod Ferrell and the so-called Vampire Clan by exploring the myth he built, the vulnerable teenagers he pulled into it, and the road trip that carried them from fantasy into imminent tragedy. CHAPTERS Chapter One — “The Vampire of Murray, Kentucky” A lonely teenager crafts an identity powerful enough to mask...
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December 15, 2025 10 mins
The Devil’s Ledger — Week of December 15 Welcome back—and happy holidays. It’s that special time of year filled with forced cheer, soft lighting, and quietly wondering whether leftovers have crossed from festive into forensic. Whether you’re decking halls, dodging relatives, or just surviving December, we’re glad you’re here. This week’s Ledger is packed with folklore, fanaticism, lost idealism, and a reminder that some remakes ...
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December 12, 2025 25 mins
🌙EPISODE 2 🕸 “The Mantis Man of the Musconetcong — Part Two: The River Keeps Its Secrets” In Part Two, we zoom out from my childhood river to the global phenomenon hiding behind the Mantis Man legend. Ancient mantis gods. Insectoid aliens. Evolutionary fears wired straight into our DNA. Biological impossibilities. Folklore that refuses to die. Then we return home — to the Musconetcong, to Jefferson, to the quiet bridge where ...
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December 10, 2025 28 mins
🔥EPISODE 1 🕷 “The Mantis Man of the Musconetcong — Part One: The Thing in the River” This week, we head back to Jefferson Township — back to the lake, the spillway, and the narrow stretch of river where I spent my entire childhood swimming, boating, fishing… and apparently missing a seven-foot translucent praying mantis humanoid lurking just downstream. While I was buried in Tommy Sullivan and chasing the Jersey Devil thro...
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🕊The Death of the New America - Part One “THE RISE OF ROBERT F. KENNEDY” In the first installment of this two-part series, The Ides of April traces the origins of the Kennedy dynasty—its ruthless ambition, its early tragedies, and the extraordinary forces that shaped Robert F. Kennedy into the most unlikely moral voice of the 1960s. We begin with the unvarnished story of Joseph P. Kennedy Sr. and the empire he built through...
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December 8, 2025 12 mins
THE DEVIL’S LEDGER Week of December 8th Welcome back to The Devil’s Ledger — and happy holidays! This week we’re unwrapping a lineup that’s equal parts chilling, mysterious, and deeply fascinating. 🕯 The Creepiest Thing I Heard This Week: The Frozen Man of Colorado — the urban legend about the man supposedly found frozen solid who later thawed out and woke up. We explore how this story took root, why communities clung to it, a...
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December 5, 2025 31 mins
🕯️ THE DEVIL WITHIN: The Dover Demon — Part Two: The Thing That Left No Footprints Chapters 4–6 In Part One, the Demon walked. In Part Two, we discover why. From Abby Brabham’s chilling encounter on the bridge to the full investigative breakdown by Loren Coleman, Part Two explores the theories, the folklore, and the eerie geographic pattern the creature traced across Dover. Then — as suddenly as it appeared — the Demon vanished, l...
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December 3, 2025 26 mins
🕯️ THE DEVIL WITHIN: The Dover Demon — Part One: The Line Through the Woods Chapters 1–3 On the night of April 21st, 1977, three teenagers in Dover, Massachusetts witnessed something the town never wanted to explain — a pale, hairless, spindle-limbed creature with glowing eyes that traced a perfect, impossible line through the woods. In this first installment, we reconstruct the Demon’s eerie 25-hour migration using eyewitness acc...
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🕯️ THE DEVIL’S LEDGER — WEEK OF DECEMBER 1st Welcome to the first week of December — the season of lights, peppermint fog, and ghosts who breathe colder than the weather. Here’s everything happening this week across the Evio Creative universe. ❄️ THE CREEPIEST THING I HEARD THIS WEEK The Phantom Skier of Donner Pass Donner Pass has earned its reputation — a place where tragedy seeped so deeply into the snowpack that the mountain...
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