Feral by Night

Papa Gee

Feral by Night is a scary storytelling podcast hosted and narrated by Papa Gee, creator of The Feral Folklorist podcast. Each episode brings you an original eerie tale of haunted houses, strange roads, hidden rooms, ghostly figures, cursed objects, folk magic, old superstitions, and the things people swear they saw after dark. These are atmospheric horror stories for listeners who love scary stories, ghost stories, haunted house fiction, paranormal encounters, supernatural suspense, folk horror, Southern Gothic atmosphere, creepy bedtime stories, and eerie tales told in a calm, intimate voice. Turn the lights down, settle in, and listen close. Some stories are better heard after dark. New stories released throughout the week.

  1. Jun 24

    The Teeth in the Jewelry Box | Cursed Object Horror Story

    The Teeth in the Jewelry Box is a narrated scary story about a woman who inherits an old wooden jewelry box from her great-aunt and discovers it contains no rings, necklaces, or keepsakes, only human teeth wrapped in tissue and labeled with women’s names. What should’ve been a strange family heirloom quickly becomes something far more personal, as the box seems to know who opened it and what it wants next. As the story unfolds, the jewelry box returns no matter where it’s put, new names appear, and an old family secret begins to point toward folk magic, deathwork, and the frightening idea that a personal concern can hold power long after it leaves the body. This episode is for listeners who enjoy cursed object horror, haunted object stories, folk horror, supernatural suspense, creepy family inheritance stories, scary stories about cursed heirlooms, and eerie horror narration with a slow-building sense of dread. Some keepsakes should’ve been buried with the dead. ------------ Want more from Feral by Night? Listen to The Feral Folklorist, Papa Gee’s weekly folklore and magic podcast for anyone who loves haunted history, ghost stories, witchcraft, folk magic, old superstitions, and the real beliefs behind the strange and unexplained. Full episodes run about 30 minutes, with a Feral Folktale short story every other week: https://feralfolklorist.com Become a patron on Patreon to unlock the video version of these stories, classes on occult topics, Feral Footnotes after-show episodes, magical herbal profiles, weekly folk magic articles, videos, witchy art, and downloadable spells:   https://patreon.com/papagee Stock up on your magical supplies from our metaphysical shop, aromaG’s Botanica, that’s been serving the public since 1999:   https://aromags.com Browse Papa Gee’s books, tarot readings, and more at:   https://folkloreum.com/ Production Note: Feral by Night is a human-voiced original production by Papa Gee. Any supplemental voice modeling is authorized by Papa Gee. Stories may draw inspiration from folklore, superstition, haunted history, urban legends, strange news, and original fictional premises. Support the show

  2. Jun 17

    The Festival of Empty Chairs | Small-Town Folk Horror Story

    The Festival of Empty Chairs is a narrated scary story about a traveler who stops in a small town during an annual festival where every family sets an empty chair outside. At first, the custom seems like a quiet way to honor the dead, but as night falls, she notices that some of the chairs may not be empty at all. As the story unfolds, the celebration begins to feel less like a festival and more like an invitation. What begins as a strange small-town tradition becomes a supernatural folk horror story about spirit seats, old death customs, ancestor offerings, and the danger of being noticed by something that was waiting for a place to sit. -------------- Want more from Feral by Night? Listen to The Feral Folklorist, Papa Gee’s weekly folklore and magic podcast for anyone who loves haunted history, ghost stories, witchcraft, folk magic, old superstitions, and the real beliefs behind the strange and unexplained. Full episodes run about 30 minutes, with a Feral Folktale short story every other week: https://feralfolklorist.com Become a patron on Patreon to unlock the video version of these stories, classes on occult topics, Feral Footnotes after-show episodes, magical herbal profiles, weekly folk magic articles, videos, witchy art, and downloadable spells:   https://patreon.com/papagee Stock up on your magical supplies from our metaphysical shop, aromaG’s Botanica, that’s been serving the public since 1999:   https://aromags.com Browse Papa Gee’s books, tarot readings, and more at:   https://folkloreum.com/ Production Note: Feral by Night is a human-voiced original production by Papa Gee. Any supplemental voice modeling is authorized by Papa Gee. Stories may draw inspiration from folklore, superstition, haunted history, urban legends, strange news, and original fictional premises. Support the show

  3. Jun 10

    The Museum Case Fogged from Inside | Haunted Object Horror Story

    The Museum Case Fogged from Inside is a narrated scary story about a night security guard at a small county museum who notices an empty display case fogging from the inside. The artifact it once held is gone, but something still seems trapped behind the glass, leaving breath marks, finger-drawn messages, and signs that the exhibit was never only a display. As the story unfolds, the guard learns that the missing bottle may have been more than an old medical curiosity. It may have been a container, and the empty case may be the only thing still holding back what was left behind. This episode is for listeners who enjoy haunted object stories, museum horror, ghost stories, supernatural horror, folk horror, cursed object horror, workplace hauntings, eerie display case horror, and scary stories about spirits trapped in ordinary places. -------------- Want more from Feral by Night? Listen to The Feral Folklorist, Papa Gee’s weekly folklore and magic podcast for anyone who loves haunted history, ghost stories, witchcraft, folk magic, old superstitions, and the real beliefs behind the strange and unexplained. Full episodes run about 30 minutes, with a Feral Folktale short story every other week: https://feralfolklorist.com Become a patron on Patreon to unlock the video version of these stories, classes on occult topics, Feral Footnotes after-show episodes, magical herbal profiles, weekly folk magic articles, videos, witchy art, and downloadable spells:   https://patreon.com/papagee Stock up on your magical supplies from our metaphysical shop, aromaG’s Botanica, that’s been serving the public since 1999:   https://aromags.com Browse Papa Gee’s books, tarot readings, and more at:   https://folkloreum.com/ Production Note: Feral by Night is a human-voiced original production by Papa Gee. Any supplemental voice modeling is authorized by Papa Gee. Stories may draw inspiration from folklore, superstition, haunted history, urban legends, strange news, and original fictional premises. Support the show

  4. Jun 5

    The Cradle in the Attic | Haunted Family Secret Story

    The Cradle in the Attic is a narrated scary story about an expecting couple who finds an old baby cradle hidden in the attic of their inherited house. At first, it seems like a forgotten family keepsake, but when the cradle begins rocking by itself at night, an old secret about a missing infant starts coming back into the house. As the story unfolds, Carol and Lyle discover that the cradle may be tied to birth omens, old protective charms, and a grief that was never properly laid to rest. What begins as a strange sound above the bedroom becomes a haunted family story about inheritance, secrecy, and something that wants the next child to answer for the last one. This episode is for listeners who enjoy haunted family stories, old house horror, ghost stories, folk horror, supernatural suspense, creepy attic stories, and narrated scary stories with a slow, unsettling build. Listen with the lights low, and be careful what family keepsakes you bring downstairs. ------------ Want more from Feral by Night? Listen to The Feral Folklorist, Papa Gee’s weekly folklore and magic podcast for anyone who loves haunted history, ghost stories, witchcraft, folk magic, old superstitions, and the real beliefs behind the strange and unexplained. Full episodes run about 30 minutes, with a Feral Folktale short story every other week: https://feralfolklorist.com Become a patron on Patreon to unlock the video version of these stories, classes on occult topics, Feral Footnotes after-show episodes, magical herbal profiles, weekly folk magic articles, videos, witchy art, and downloadable spells:   https://patreon.com/papagee Stock up on your magical supplies from our metaphysical shop, aromaG’s Botanica, that’s been serving the public since 1999:   https://aromags.com Browse Papa Gee’s books, tarot readings, and more at:   https://folkloreum.com/ Production Note: Feral by Night is a human-voiced original production by Papa Gee. Any supplemental voice modeling is authorized by Papa Gee. Stories may draw inspiration from folklore, superstition, haunted history, urban legends, strange news, and original fictional premises. Support the show

  5. Jun 2

    The Staircase Under the Shed | Underground Room Horror Story

    The Staircase Under the Shed is a narrated scary story about a man who tears down an old backyard shed and discovers a hidden staircase leading underground. At the bottom is a room set up like someone has been living there, with a cot, a lamp, old supplies, and signs that the space may not be as abandoned as it should be. As the story unfolds, the hidden room begins reaching back into the house above it, and every attempt to seal it only makes the boundary between home and underground space feel thinner. What begins as a strange property discovery turns into a creepy old house horror story about hidden rooms, buried secrets, and something that refuses to stay beneath the yard. This episode is for listeners who enjoy basement horror, hidden room horror, old house horror, supernatural suspense, underground horror, haunted property stories, and narrated scary stories with a slow, unsettling build. ------ Want more from Feral by Night? Listen to The Feral Folklorist, Papa Gee’s weekly folklore and magic podcast for anyone who loves haunted history, ghost stories, witchcraft, folk magic, old superstitions, and the real beliefs behind the strange and unexplained. Full episodes run about 30 minutes, with a Feral Folktale short story every other week: https://feralfolklorist.com Become a patron on Patreon to unlock the video version of these stories, classes on occult topics, Feral Footnotes after-show episodes, magical herbal profiles, weekly folk magic articles, videos, witchy art, and downloadable spells:   https://patreon.com/papagee Stock up on your magical supplies from our metaphysical shop, aromaG’s Botanica, that’s been serving the public since 1999:   https://aromags.com Browse Papa Gee’s books, tarot readings, and more at:   https://folkloreum.com/ Production Note: Feral by Night is a human-voiced original production by Papa Gee. Any supplemental voice modeling is authorized by Papa Gee. Stories may draw inspiration from folklore, superstition, haunted history, urban legends, strange news, and original fictional premises. Support the show

  6. May 28

    The Salt Line in the Hallway | Folklore Ghost Story

    The Salt Line in the Hallway is a narrated scary story about a teenager who sweeps away a line of salt in her aunt’s old house and realizes too late that it wasn’t there for decoration. What looked like a strange household rule was actually the only thing keeping something crowded, silent, and waiting on the other side of the hallway. As the story unfolds, every mirror in the house begins showing a version of the hallway that shouldn’t exist, filled with figures that can’t be seen anywhere else. This is a slow-burn folk horror story about protection magic, haunted mirrors, old family warnings, and the terrible moment when a boundary is broken without understanding what it was holding back. This episode is for listeners who enjoy scary stories, ghost stories, folk horror, witchcraft horror, haunted house stories, supernatural suspense, creepy old house horror, and eerie narrated horror with a simple folk magic rule at the center. Some lines are there for a reason. ------ Want more from Feral by Night? Listen to The Feral Folklorist, Papa Gee’s weekly folklore and magic podcast for anyone who loves haunted history, ghost stories, witchcraft, folk magic, old superstitions, and the real beliefs behind the strange and unexplained. Full episodes run about 30 minutes, with a Feral Folktale short story every other week: https://feralfolklorist.com Become a patron on Patreon to unlock the video version of these stories, classes on occult topics, Feral Footnotes after-show episodes, magical herbal profiles, weekly folk magic articles, videos, witchy art, and downloadable spells:   https://patreon.com/papagee Stock up on your magical supplies from our metaphysical shop, aromaG’s Botanica, that’s been serving the public since 1999:   https://aromags.com Browse Papa Gee’s books, tarot readings, and more at:   https://folkloreum.com/ Production Note: Feral by Night is a human-voiced original production by Papa Gee. Any supplemental voice modeling is authorized by Papa Gee. Stories may draw inspiration from folklore, superstition, haunted history, urban legends, strange news, and original fictional premises. Support the show

  7. May 22

    The Houseplant Grew Keys | Weird Supernatural Horror Story

    The Houseplant Grew Keys is a narrated scary story about a neglected houseplant that begins growing small brass keys instead of leaves. Each key opens something private, hidden, or locked away inside an old house, and the woman who lives there slowly realizes the plant knows more about her home than she does. What begins as a strange discovery in a bedroom becomes a quiet supernatural horror story about locked drawers, sealed rooms, old family secrets, and a house that may have been waiting for the right key all along. The fear builds around one simple question: what happens when something living starts making access to places you thought were safe? This episode is for listeners who enjoy weird horror stories, supernatural suspense, haunted house stories, creepy old house horror, haunted object stories, folk horror, and unsettling stories with an edge. Some doors stay closed for a reason. ------- Want more from Feral by Night? Listen to The Feral Folklorist, Papa Gee’s weekly folklore and magic podcast for anyone who loves haunted history, ghost stories, witchcraft, folk magic, old superstitions, and the real beliefs behind the strange and unexplained. Full episodes run about 30 minutes, with a Feral Folktale short story every other week: https://feralfolklorist.com Become a patron on Patreon to unlock the video version of these stories, classes on occult topics, Feral Footnotes after-show episodes, magical herbal profiles, weekly folk magic articles, videos, witchy art, and downloadable spells:   https://patreon.com/papagee Stock up on your magical supplies from our metaphysical shop, aromaG’s Botanica, that’s been serving the public since 1999:   https://aromags.com Browse Papa Gee’s books, tarot readings, and more at:   https://folkloreum.com/ Production Note: Feral by Night is a human-voiced original production by Papa Gee. Any supplemental voice modeling is authorized by Papa Gee. Stories may draw inspiration from folklore, superstition, haunted history, urban legends, strange news, and original fictional premises. Support the show

  8. May 19

    The Woman in the Parlor Portrait | New Orleans Haunted House Story

    The Woman in the Parlor Portrait is a narrated scary story about a couple touring a historic New Orleans house when the wife sees her own face in an old painting above the parlor fireplace. What should be a quiet anniversary trip turns into a supernatural horror story about a portrait, a mirror, and a house that seems to remember people who were never supposed to belong to it. What begins as a strange resemblance becomes something much more frightening as the painting changes, the house slips out of time, and the tour continues as if nothing is wrong. This episode is for listeners who enjoy haunted house stories, ghost stories, supernatural suspense, creepy old house horror, haunted portrait stories, New Orleans horror, and eerie historical hauntings. Some houses don’t show you the past. They decide where you belong. ------------ Want more from Feral by Night? Listen to The Feral Folklorist, Papa Gee’s weekly folklore and magic podcast for anyone who loves haunted history, ghost stories, witchcraft, folk magic, old superstitions, and the real beliefs behind the strange and unexplained. Full episodes run about 30 minutes, with a Feral Folktale short story every other week: https://feralfolklorist.com Become a patron on Patreon to unlock the video version of these stories, classes on occult topics, Feral Footnotes after-show episodes, magical herbal profiles, weekly folk magic articles, videos, witchy art, and downloadable spells:   https://patreon.com/papagee Stock up on your magical supplies from our metaphysical shop, aromaG’s Botanica, that’s been serving the public since 1999:   https://aromags.com Browse Papa Gee’s books, tarot readings, and more at:   https://folkloreum.com/ Production Note: Feral by Night is a human-voiced original production by Papa Gee. Any supplemental voice modeling is authorized by Papa Gee. Stories may draw inspiration from folklore, superstition, haunted history, urban legends, strange news, and original fictional premises. Support the show

About

Feral by Night is a scary storytelling podcast hosted and narrated by Papa Gee, creator of The Feral Folklorist podcast. Each episode brings you an original eerie tale of haunted houses, strange roads, hidden rooms, ghostly figures, cursed objects, folk magic, old superstitions, and the things people swear they saw after dark. These are atmospheric horror stories for listeners who love scary stories, ghost stories, haunted house fiction, paranormal encounters, supernatural suspense, folk horror, Southern Gothic atmosphere, creepy bedtime stories, and eerie tales told in a calm, intimate voice. Turn the lights down, settle in, and listen close. Some stories are better heard after dark. New stories released throughout the week.