Freaky Folklore

4.7 (902)
SOCIETY & CULTURE
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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?

5D AGO

Dark Christmas Folklore: Ancient Holiday Monsters Before Santa

Before Santa's jolly image took hold, Christmas was patrolled by terrifying entities who punished the wicked and devoured the unwary—and some say they still roam the winter nights, waiting for those who've forgotten the old rules. 🎙️ **EXPLORE MORE SPINE-CHILLING CONTENT:** 🔮 Freaky Folklore: https://www.eeriecast.com/podcasts/freaky-folklore 💀 Carman's Crypt (Original Horror): https://carmanscrypt.buzzsprout.com 🔍 Deadly Intent (True Crime): https://carmancarrion.buzzsprout.com 🏚️ Destination Terror: https://www.eeriecast.com/podcasts/destination-terror ☕ **SUPPORT THE SHOW:** 🖤 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/CarmanCarrion ☕ Buy Me a Coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/carmancarrion 📱 **CONNECT WITH CARMAN:** 🌐 Website: https://www.carman-carrion.com/ 📺 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@CarmanCarrion 🐦 Twitter/X: https://x.com/CarmanCarrion 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/carmancarrion/ 🔔 **SUBSCRIBE & REVIEW:** 🎵 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0uiX155WEJnN7QVRfo3aQY 🍎 iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/freaky-folklore/id1550361184 Your support helps bring you more terrifying tales! 🌐 **DISCOVER MORE HORROR:** http://eeriecast.com/ https://www.carman-carrion.com/ **MUSIC CREDITS:** Music and sound effects provided by: CO.AG, Myuu, Jinglepunks, Epidemic Sound, Kevin MacLeod, Dark Music, and Soundstripe. #FreakyFolklore #Horror #Folklore #TrueCrime #EeriecastNetwork #Podcast #FreeFolk #ChristmasHorror #WinterFolklore #FrauPerchta #Krampus #YuleCat #Myling #FolkTales #HolidayHorror #SupernaturalLegends #DarkChristmas #WinterDemons Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

37 min
DEC 15

BLOODY THOMAS - The Christmas Bludgeoner

Bloody Thomas - In Bavaria's darkest forests, Thomas was a master mask-carver who vanished centuries ago after the townspeople rejected his terrifyingly lifelike Krampus masks as too evil. Now he appears during harsh winters to take children who mock the old ways, teaching them his craft with wood that bleeds and masks that show people's true faces. 🎙️ **EXPLORE MORE SPINE-CHILLING CONTENT:** 🔮 Freaky Folklore: https://www.eeriecast.com/podcasts/freaky-folklore 💀 Carman's Crypt (Original Horror): https://carmanscrypt.buzzsprout.com 🔍 Deadly Intent (True Crime): https://carmancarrion.buzzsprout.com 🏚️ Destination Terror: https://www.eeriecast.com/podcasts/destination-terror ☕ **SUPPORT THE SHOW:** 🖤 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/CarmanCarrion ☕ Buy Me a Coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/carmancarrion 📱 **CONNECT WITH CARMAN:** 🌐 Website: https://www.carman-carrion.com/ 📺 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@CarmanCarrion 🐦 Twitter/X: https://x.com/CarmanCarrion 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/carmancarrion/ 🔔 **SUBSCRIBE & REVIEW:** 🎵 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0uiX155WEJnN7QVRfo3aQY 🍎 iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/freaky-folklore/id1550361184 Your support helps bring you more terrifying tales! 🌐 **DISCOVER MORE HORROR:** http://eeriecast.com/ https://www.carman-carrion.com/ **MUSIC CREDITS:** Music and sound effects provided by: CO.AG, Myuu, Jinglepunks, Epidemic Sound, Kevin MacLeod, Dark Music, and Soundstripe. #FreakyFolklore #Horror #Folklore #BloodyThomas #WinterHorror #FolkloreFiction #KrampusNight #BloodInTheSnow #MaskMaker #TrueCrime #EeriecastNetwork #Podcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

41 min
DEC 8

Koschei the Deathless - The Immortal Sorcerer Who Hid His Death

Dive into the bone-chilling tale of Koschei the Deathless, the immortal sorcerer whose soul lies hidden, as we explore both the terrifying folklore and the ancient origins of this Slavic legend. 🎙️ **EXPLORE MORE SPINE-CHILLING CONTENT:** 🔮 Freaky Folklore: https://www.eeriecast.com/podcasts/freaky-folklore 💀 Carman's Crypt (Original Horror): https://carmanscrypt.buzzsprout.com 🔍 Deadly Intent (True Crime): https://carmancarrion.buzzsprout.com 🏚️ Destination Terror: https://www.eeriecast.com/podcasts/destination-terror ☕ **SUPPORT THE SHOW:** 🖤 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/CarmanCarrion ☕ Buy Me a Coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/carmancarrion 📱 **CONNECT WITH CARMAN:** 🌐 Website: https://www.carman-carrion.com/ 📺 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@CarmanCarrion 🐦 Twitter/X: https://x.com/CarmanCarrion 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/carmancarrion/ 🔔 **SUBSCRIBE & REVIEW:** 🎵 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0uiX155WEJnN7QVRfo3aQY 🍎 iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/freaky-folklore/id1550361184 Your support helps bring you more terrifying tales! 🌐 **DISCOVER MORE HORROR:** http://eeriecast.com/ https://www.carman-carrion.com/ **MUSIC CREDITS:** Music and sound effects provided by: CO.AG, Myuu, Jinglepunks, Epidemic Sound, Kevin MacLeod, Dark Music, and Soundstripe. #KoscheiTheDeathless #SlavicFolklore #RussianFolklore #DarkFolklore #FreakyFolklore #Horror #Folklore #Mythology #CarmanCarrion #WinterTales #ImmortalVillains #FolklorePodcast #HorrorPodcast #Storytelling #DarkStories Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

21 min
DEC 1

The Palasik - The Blood-Drinking Baby Hunter of Indonesian Folklore

Deep in Indonesian villages, a hereditary curse transforms women into disembodied heads that detach from their bodies to hunt pregnant mothers and newborn children. #FreakyFolklore #Palasik #IndonesianFolklore #SoutheastAsianLegends #BlackMagic #Penanggalan #Krasue #VampireSpirits #ParanormalPodcast #CreepyTales #FolklorePodcast #HereditaryCurse 🎙️ **EXPLORE MORE SPINE-CHILLING CONTENT:** 🔮 Freaky Folklore: https://www.eeriecast.com/podcasts/freaky-folklore 💀 Carman's Crypt (Original Horror): ttps://carmanscrypt.buzzsprout.com 🔍 Deadly Intent (True Crime): https://carmancarrion.buzzsprout.com 🏚️ Destination Terror: https://www.eeriecast.com/podcasts/destination-terror ☕ **SUPPORT THE SHOW:** 🖤 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/CarmanCarrion ☕ Buy Me a Coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/carmancarrion 📱 **CONNECT WITH CARMAN:** 🌐 Website: https://www.carman-carrion.com/ 📺 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@CarmanCarrion 🐦 Twitter/X: https://x.com/CarmanCarrion 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/carmancarrion/ 🔔 **SUBSCRIBE & REVIEW:** 🎵 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0uiX155WEJnN7QVRfo3aQY 🍎 iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/freaky-folklore/id1550361184 Your support helps bring you more terrifying tales! 🌐 **DISCOVER MORE HORROR:** http://eeriecast.com/ https://www.carman-carrion.com/ **MUSIC CREDITS:** Music and sound effects provided by: CO.AG, Myuu, Jinglepunks, Epidemic Sound, Kevin MacLeod, Dark Music, and Soundstripe. #FreakyFolklore #Horror #Folklore #TrueCrime #EeriecastNetwork #Podcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

37 min
NOV 24

THE RAVEN MOCKER - They Steal More Than Years

In the shadowed hills of Cherokee country, where ancient burial mounds dot the landscape like warning markers, something that wears the face of compassion feeds on the final moments of human life. Something that can smell approaching death from miles away and arrives wearing the mask of mercy, offering comfort to the dying while stealing the very years they have left to live. freakyfolklore.com #RavenMocker #CherokeeFolklore #NativeAmericanLegends #DeathMagic #FreakyFolklore #StolenTime #CreekBed #AppalachianHorror 🎙️ **EXPLORE MORE SPINE-CHILLING CONTENT:** 🔮 Freaky Folklore: https://www.eeriecast.com/podcasts/freaky-folklore 💀 Carman's Crypt (Original Horror): https://carmanscrypt.buzzsprout.com 🔍 Deadly Intent (True Crime): https://carmancarrion.buzzsprout.com 🏚️ Destination Terror: https://www.eeriecast.com/podcasts/destination-terror ☕ **SUPPORT THE SHOW:** 🖤 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/CarmanCarrion ☕ Buy Me a Coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/carmancarrion 📱 **CONNECT WITH CARMAN:** 🌐 Website: https://www.carman-carrion.com/ 📺 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@CarmanCarrion 🐦 Twitter/X: https://x.com/CarmanCarrion 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/carmancarrion/ 🔔 **SUBSCRIBE & REVIEW:** 🎵 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0uiX155WEJnN7QVRfo3aQY 🍎 iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/freaky-folklore/id1550361184 Your support helps bring you more terrifying tales! 🌐 **DISCOVER MORE HORROR:** http://eeriecast.com/ https://www.carman-carrion.com/ **MUSIC CREDITS:** Music and sound effects provided by: CO.AG, Myuu, Jinglepunks, Epidemic Sound, Kevin MacLeod, Dark Music, and Soundstripe. #FreakyFolklore #Horror #Folklore #TrueCrime #EeriecastNetwork #Podcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

34 min
NOV 17

THE BERGSRÅ - When the Mountain Claims Its Own

In the ancient peaks of Scandinavia, an intelligent mountain spirit lures experienced hunters deeper into the wilderness than they've ever gone before, where the familiar becomes foreign and the only way out is a path that leads to madness. 🎙️ **EXPLORE MORE SPINE-CHILLING CONTENT: ** 🔮 Freaky Folklore: https://www.eeriecast.com/podcasts/freaky-folklore 💀 Carman's Crypt (Original Horror): ttps://carmanscrypt.buzzsprout.com 🔍 Deadly Intent (True Crime): https://carmancarrion.buzzsprout.com 🏚️ Destination Terror: https://www.eeriecast.com/podcasts/destination-terror ☕ **SUPPORT THE SHOW:** 🖤 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/CarmanCarrion ☕ Buy Me a Coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/carmancarrion 📱 **CONNECT WITH CARMAN:** 🌐 Website: https://www.carman-carrion.com/ 📺 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@CarmanCarrion 🐦 Twitter/X: https://x.com/CarmanCarrion 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/carmancarrion/ 🔔 **SUBSCRIBE & REVIEW: ** 🎵 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0uiX155WEJnN7QVRfo3aQY 🍎 iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/freaky-folklore/id1550361184 Your support helps bring you more terrifying tales! 🌐 **DISCOVER MORE HORROR:** http://eeriecast.com/ **MUSIC CREDITS:** Music and sound effects provided by: CO.AG, Myuu, Jinglepunks, Epidemic Sound, Kevin MacLeod, Dark Music, and Soundstripe. #FreakyFolklore #Horror #Folklore #TrueCrime #EeriecastNetwork #Podcast 🎙️ **EXPLORE MORE SPINE-CHILLING CONTENT:** 🔮 Freaky Folklore: https://www.eeriecast.com/podcasts/freaky-folklore 💀 Carman's Crypt (Original Horror): https://carmanscrypt.buzzsprout.com 🔍 Deadly Intent (True Crime): https://carmancarrion.buzzsprout.com 🏚️ Destination Terror: https://www.eeriecast.com/podcasts/destination-terror ☕ **SUPPORT THE SHOW:** 🖤 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/CarmanCarrion ☕ Buy Me a Coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/carmancarrion 📱 **CONNECT WITH CARMAN:** 🌐 Website: https://www.carman-carrion.com/ 📺 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@CarmanCarrion 🐦 Twitter/X: https://x.com/CarmanCarrion 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/carmancarrion/ 🔔 **SUBSCRIBE & REVIEW:** 🎵 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0uiX155WEJnN7QVRfo3aQY 🍎 iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/freaky-folklore/id1550361184 Your support helps bring you more terrifying tales! 🌐 **DISCOVER MORE HORROR:** http://eeriecast.com/ **MUSIC CREDITS:** Music and sound effects provided by: CO.AG, Myuu, Jinglepunks, Epidemic Sound, Kevin MacLeod, Dark Music, and Soundstripe. #FreakyFolklore #Horror #Folklore #TrueCrime #EeriecastNetwork #Podcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

40 min
NOV 10

THE OHIO GRASSMAN – When Bigfoot Becomes a Killer

In the dense forests of Ohio, a nine-foot-tall creature that moves like Bigfoot but hunts like a predator stalks hikers with terrifying intelligence and an appetite for human prey. 🎙️ **EXPLORE MORE SPINE-CHILLING CONTENT: ** 🔮 Freaky Folklore: https://www.eeriecast.com/podcasts/freaky-folklore 💀 Carman's Crypt (Original Horror): ttps://carmanscrypt.buzzsprout.com 🔍 Deadly Intent (True Crime): https://carmancarrion.buzzsprout.com 🏚️ Destination Terror: https://www.eeriecast.com/podcasts/destination-terror ☕ **SUPPORT THE SHOWS: ** 🖤 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/CarmanCarrion ☕ Buy Me a Coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/carmancarrion 📱 **CONNECT WITH CARMAN: ** 🌐 Website: https://www.carman-carrion.com/ 📺 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@CarmanCarrion 🐦 Twitter/X: https://x.com/CarmanCarrion 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/carmancarrion/ 🔔 **SUBSCRIBE & REVIEW: ** 🎵 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0uiX155WEJnN7QVRfo3aQY 🍎 iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/freaky-folklore/id1550361184 Your support helps bring you more terrifying tales! 🌐 **DISCOVER MORE HORROR: ** http://eeriecast.com/ **MUSIC CREDITS:** Music and sound effects provided by: CO.AG, Myuu, Jinglepunks, Epidemic Sound, Kevin MacLeod, Dark Music, and Soundstripe. #FreakyFolklore #Horror #Folklore #TrueCrime #EeriecastNetwork #Podcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

36 min
NOV 8 · BONUS

DEADLY INTENT - When Motive Becomes Murder

Hey, if you love the kind of stories we tell here, you’ll want to check out Deadly Intent — my true crime podcast where we explore not just what happened, but why. Find Deadly Intent on Spotify, Apple, or wherever you’re listening right now 📱 CONNECT WITH CARMAN: 🐦Twitter/X: https://x.com/CarmanCarrion 📸Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/carmancarrion/ 🌐 Website: https://www.carman-carrion.com/ 📺YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@CarmanCarrion SUPPORT THE SHOW: 🖤 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/CarmanCarrion ☕Buy me a coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/carmancarrion 🎙️ MORE HORROR & TRUE CRIME: 🔔 Don't forget to subscribe, rate, and review! Your support helps us bring you more spine-chilling content. #Horror #TrueCrime #Podcast #Folklore Discover more TERRIFYING podcasts at http://eeriecast.com/ Follow Carman Carrion! 🐦 Twitter/X: https://x.com/CarmanCarrion 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/carmancarrion/ 🌐 Website: https://www.carman-carrion.com/ 📺 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@CarmanCarrion Support the Show: 🖤 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/CarmanCarrion ☕ Buy me a coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/carmancarrion More Carman Carrion Content: Carman's Crypt (Original Horror): https://carmanscrypt.buzzsprout.com Deadly Intent (True Crime): https://carmancarrion.buzzsprout.com Subscribe & Review: 🎵 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0uiX155WEJnN7QVRfo3aQY 🍎 Please Review Us on iTunes! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/freaky-folklore/id1550361184 [ADD EPISODE-SPECIFIC CROSS-PROMOTION HERE] Music and sound effects used in the Freaky Folklore Podcast have or may have been provided/created by: CO.AG: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcavSftXHgxLBWwLDm_bNvA Myuu: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiSKnkKCKAQVxMUWpZQobuQ Jinglepunks: https://jinglepunks.com/ Epidemic Sound: https://www.epidemicsound.com/ Kevin MacLeod: http://incompetech.com/ Dark Music: https://soundcloud.com/darknessprevailspodcast Soundstripe: https:// #FreakiFolklore #Horror #Folklore #EeriecastNetwork #[ADD EPISODE-SPECIFIC HASHTAGS] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Carman Carrion

Host

4.7

out of 5

902 Ratings

Beautifully Creeeepy

Nov 28

Rbspencer

I absolutely love everything about this podcast. From your voice, the stories, and the lore being explained in full.
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Nov 24

Anonymous 6👈👉7

I love this podcast, it’s very entertaining and I learn so much from it, I like how you but so much work into researching folklore. Five stars ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Guys, super spooky story gang definitely not an ad

Nov 4

nyve gørn

So one time, there was this cave, and there was a music guy, a very big guy, a MINOR, and a guy that had a prosthetic. After getting lost in the cave, they made it out, and met a big spider named obi… BUt THEN A HUGE, MAJESTIC, BEAUTIFUL, ALLMIGHTY, PURPLE WORM named smarsh smashed through the walls, and said the greatest words of wisdom - “smarsh is king.” Anyway go listen to tales from the stinky dragon bye
I like the podcast

Oct 14

Cleo1717🩷Podlover

Good podcast 🙂do one about the hide behind criptid please 🙏 '~'