Ketell: The Young Man Who Could See Demons
This is a lesser-known, short eerie legend of Ketell, as found on Chronicon Anglicanum by Radulphi de Coggeshall. You might recognize the ch...
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A Dark Memory: Legends, Haunted Places, and Supernatural Mysteries
Legends, haunted places, and scary supernatural mysteries. Urban legends and folklore have something to teach us, don't they? New episodes every Thursday.
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The Mystery of The Somerton Man
On November 30, 1948 in South Australia, a man in a suit appeared on the beach. Despite the many efforts of detectives, scientists, and the...
The Witching Hour: What Actually Happens at 3 AM?
They say that if you suddenly jolt awake at 3am, the devil was just by your side. But is there more to it? Known as the "Devil's Hour" or "W...
The Haunted Lagoon: Venice's Islands of Plague, Madness, and Mystery
Venice is famous for its beautiful canals, but hidden beyond the tourist crowds lies a darker history that few visitors ever see. In this ep...
Horrors of the New World: Early Accounts From the Spanish Conquistadores
When the Spanish arrived in what they called "The New World," they documented the life of the indigenous people, new plants, and animals. Th...
The Terrifying Mysteries of Skinwalker Ranch
When the Sherman family purchased a ranch in Utah, they started noticing strange things. Supernatural beings, orbs, and strange sounds were...
Haunted Utah: Ghosts of the Promised Land
For generations, Utah has been known as a place of faith, pioneers, and the search for a promised land. But beneath that history lies someth...
When Scientists Vanish Without a Trace
A retired Air Force general with ties to some of America's most classified programs vanishes from his own home without leaving a trace. Noth...
Shepherdstown: Everyone Sees Ghosts Here
They say that Shepherdstown is one of the most haunted towns in the United States. Things seem to linger long after they happened, but here'...
The Truth About Shadow People
A dark figure at the foot of the bed. A weight on the chest. A scream that won’t come out. We're going to look at the terrifying world of sh...
The Musician That Made a Deal With the Devil
A failed musician disappears… and returns months later as a master. This is the legend of Robert Johnson, the man said to have made a deal w...
Strange Stories From My Uncle's Ranch in Mexico
In the city of Guaymas, Sonora, Mexico, Edwin's uncle has a small ranch that has been haunted by a commonly-found object in the desert: rock...
The Black-Eyed Children of Abilene
On a quiet night in 1996, a routine stop to pay an internet bill turned into one of the most infamous paranormal encounters in modern histor...
The Skeleton Saint: Faith, Delusion, and Crime
In this episode, we examine the disappearance of six-year-old Noel Rodriguez-Alvarez, a medically fragile child who was last seen months bef...
Ghosts in the Fog: A True Railroad Haunting
In the hills outside Philadelphia lies Duffy’s Cut, a stretch of railroad haunted by whispers, strange lights, and a century-old secret. Wha...
The Ghost Sickness: True Documented Cases of Mass Spiritual Possession in Malaysia
Horror strikes in the schools of rural Malaysia as girls suddenly begin screaming, claiming that there are evil spirits around them. And in...
Silent Fields: The Horror of Oregon’s Ranchlands
There is horror in the fields. When ranchers in Oregon stumble upon their most valuable bulls mysteriously mutilated, fear spreads across th...
Creatures of the Hills: Duendes and Spirits in the Shadows of Mexico
In this horror story, we'll explore the forests and rivers of Mexico exploring stories of duendes, "the little people", that have haunted ge...
The Castle of Giants: Paranormal Mysteries of the Šumava Mountains
In the remote Šumava mountains of the Czech Republic, legends of giants, strange lights, and translucent beings are whispered through a mix...
When the Dead Came Back
In the winter of 1892, the quiet town of Exeter, Rhode Island, became the stage for one of New England’s most infamous cases of vampire pani...