Freaky Folklore

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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?

  1. Monsters of the Jungle - 6 Deadly Creatures

    11 HR AGO

    Monsters of the Jungle - 6 Deadly Creatures

    As winter finally loosens its grip and warmer days call us toward beaches, jungles, and humid nights under foreign stars, I find myself drawn to the monsters that thrive in heat and darkness—the creatures that hunt where the air is thick, where the jungle closes in, and where something ancient waits beneath the canopy. Today we're diving deep into the tropical terrors of Southeast Asia and the Philippines—a collection of six creatures that prove the warmth doesn't keep the monsters away. From the Aswang's detachable torso to the Pontianak's vengeful hunt, from the Tiyanak's false cries to the Manananggal's midnight flight, these are the predators that make you think twice before wandering into the jungle after dark. EPISODES INCLUDED: Pontianak – The Vengeful Spirit of Childbirth Aswang – The Boogeyman of the Philippines Kuntilanak – Beware the White Lady Manananggal – Body Splitting Viscera Sucker Tikbalang – The Trickster Demon Tiyanak – The Abandoned Child's Return freakyfolklore.com carman-carrion.com #TropicalMonsters #SoutheastAsianFolklore #FreakyFolklore #Pontianak #Aswang #Manananggal #PhilippineFolklore #Kuntilanak #Tikbalang #Tiyanak #JungleHorror #FolkloreCompilation #VampiricSpirits #TropicalTerrors #AsianFolklore #Folklore #MonsterCompilation 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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    3h 38m
  2. Redcap – The Blood-Soaked Goblin of the Borderlands

    23 MAR

    Redcap – The Blood-Soaked Goblin of the Borderlands

    For centuries along the Anglo-Scottish border, crumbling castles and forgotten towers whispered warnings about something far worse than human violence. Redcap doesn't haunt these ruins because they're atmospheric—he lives there because they're perfect hunting grounds, soaked in the blood of centuries of warfare. This malevolent goblin of English and Scottish folklore isn't content to frighten travelers. He murders them, brutally and without hesitation, for one horrifying purpose: to keep his iron-shod boots moving and his distinctive red cap freshly dyed in human blood. In a landscape already stained by border conflicts and ancient brutality, Redcap represents the darkest possibility—that some creatures don't just feed on violence, they require it to survive.   freakyfolklore.com   carman-carrion.com   #Redcap #ScottishFolklore #EnglishFolklore #FreakyFolklore #BorderFolklore #GoblinLore #DarkFairies #CelticMyths #ScottishMyths #Folklore #BloodMagic #RuinedCastles   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/   Crypt Shop: https://the-crypt-shop-2.myshopify.com/   MUSIC CREDITS: Music and sound effects provided by: CO.AG, Myuu, Jinglepunks, Epidemic Sound, Kevin MacLeod, Dark Music, and Soundstripe.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    45 min
  3. Aka Manto – The Red-Cloaked Spirit That Haunts the Last Stall

    16 MAR

    Aka Manto – The Red-Cloaked Spirit That Haunts the Last Stall

    Born from 1930s Japanese schoolyard whispers and now embedded in global horror culture, Aka Manto represents modern urban legend at its most psychologically visceral. This isn't ancient folklore passed down through centuries—it's a contemporary yokai that emerged from the anxieties of modern life, transforming the mundane vulnerability of a bathroom stall into a trap with no escape. When you answer the wrong question, there's no bargaining, no mercy, only the terrible realization that you've sealed your own fate. Aka Manto reminds us that new monsters are born every generation, shaped by our evolving fears—and sometimes, the most terrifying horrors aren't buried in forgotten forests, but waiting in the places we visit every single day.   freakyfolklore.com   carman-carrion.com   #AkaManto #JapaneseFolklore #FreakyFolklore #UrbanLegends #Yokai #BathroomHorror #ModernMyths #JapaneseUrbanLegends #SchoolHorror #RedCloak #ToshiDensetsu #JapaneseGhosts   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/   Crypt Shop: https: //the-crypt-shop-2.myshopify.com/   MUSIC CREDITS:   Music and sound effects provided by: CO.AG, Myuu, Jinglepunks, Epidemic Sound, Kevin MacLeod, Dark Music, and Soundstripe. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    40 min
  4. Rawhead Rex – The Ancient Pagan God That Hungers Beneath the Fields

    9 MAR

    Rawhead Rex – The Ancient Pagan God That Hungers Beneath the Fields

    Born from Clive Barker's 1984 horror fiction but rooted in genuine British pagan tradition, Rawhead Rex represents modern folklore at its most visceral. This isn't an ancient legend—it's a contemporary monster that tapped into real fears about buried gods, standing stones, and pre-Christian powers lurking beneath Britain's soil. When a farmer breaks the seal imprisoning this nine-foot creature of muscle and teeth, it brings with it an appetite that hasn't been satisfied in over a thousand years—and a reminder that new folklore emerges when fiction resonates deeply enough with our ancient terrors.   freakyfolklore.com   #RawheadRex #BritishFolklore #FreakyFolklore #PaganGods #RuralHorror #ForgottenDeities #AncientEvil #CliveBarker #EnglishLegends #FieldGods #PreChristianMyths #BritishHorror   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/   Crypt Shop: https: //the-crypt-shop-2.myshopify.com/   MUSIC CREDITS: Music and sound effects provided by: CO.AG, Myuu, Jinglepunks, Epidemic Sound, Kevin MacLeod, Dark Music, and Soundstripe.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    37 min

  5. 3 MAR ·  BONUS

    Special Message: The Kill Kit Architect

    A special cross-promotional message from Carman introducing Freaky Folklore and Destination Terror listeners to Deadly Intent through the chilling case of Israel Keyes a serial killer who engineered randomness, buried kill kits across the country years in advance, and remained undetected until a single debit card transaction unraveled his carefully constructed design. Discover why understanding intent matters when facing someone who turned murder into a long-term project. New episodes of Deadly Intent every Tuesday. #DeadlyIntent #IsraelKeyes #TrueCrime #SerialKiller #CriminalPsychology #CrossPromotion #FreakyFolklore #DestinationTerror #TrueCrimePodcast #CriminalIntent #PodcastPromo #Psychology #Investigation #UnsolvedMysteries #FBI Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    4 min
  6. GASHADOKURO – The Starving Skeletons That Hunt in the Japanese Night

    2 MAR

    GASHADOKURO – The Starving Skeletons That Hunt in the Japanese Night

    Gashadokuro - Born from the bones of those who died from starvation and left unburied, the Gashadokuro are massive skeletal yokai that tower fifteen to ninety feet tall, hunting humans in the dead of night with an insatiable hunger that can never be satisfied. Their approach is heralded by the sound of rattling bones—gachi gachi gachi—and their victims are crushed, devoured, and sometimes absorbed into the creature's ever-growing skeletal form.   freakyfolklore.com   #Gashadokuro #JapaneseFolklore #Yokai #FreakyFolklore #JapaneseHorror #StarvingSkeletons #BodyHorror CONTENT WARNING This episode of Freaky Folklore contains disturbing content that may not be suitable for all listeners, including: Extreme body horror and gore Graphic descriptions of cannibalism and consumption Descriptions of mass starvation and death Visceral violence and dismemberment Descriptions of mass graves and historical atrocities Listener discretion is strongly advised. This episode is not recommended for children or sensitive listeners. 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/   Crypt Shop: https: //the-crypt-shop-2.myshopify.com/   MUSIC CREDITS: Music and sound effects provided by: CO.AG, Myuu, Jinglepunks, Epidemic Sound, Kevin MacLeod, Dark Music, and Soundstripe. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    38 min
  7. Nachzehrer – The German Grave Chewer That Devours Its Family from Beyond Death

    23 FEB

    Nachzehrer – The German Grave Chewer That Devours Its Family from Beyond Death

    Beneath the frozen soil of northern Germany, something is chewing. The Nachzehrer doesn’t rise from the grave—it feeds from inside its coffin, devouring its own burial shroud and flesh, pulling its living relatives into death one by one through the invisible bonds of blood and family. 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/   Crypt Shop: https: //the-crypt-shop-2.myshopify.com/   MUSIC CREDITS: Music and sound effects provided by: CO.AG, Myuu, Jinglepunks, Epidemic Sound, Kevin MacLeod, Dark Music, and Soundstripe. freakyfolklore.com #Nachzehrer #GermanFolklore #FreakyFolklore #GraveChewer #GermanicMyths #UndeadLegends #VampireFolklore #DarkFolklore #HorrorHistory #MedievalHorror #PlagueMyths #EuropeanFolklore             Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    35 min

  8. 16 FEB

    Pontianak - Malaysia’s Deadliest Female Ghost (Terrifying Folklore Explained)

    In the humid jungles of Southeast Asia, where frangipani flowers perfume the night air and the cries of infants echo through kampong villages, she waits—a woman of impossible beauty in flowing white, eternally searching for the baby she lost, ready to drag any soul unlucky enough to cross her path into an endless nightmare of maternal vengeance. freakyfolklore.com #Pontianak #MalaysianFolklore #FreakyFolklore #AsianHorror #GhostStories #SoutheastAsianLegends 🎙️ **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 📱 **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.               Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    37 min
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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?

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  • Channel
    Eeriecast Network
  • Creator
    Eeriecast Network
  • Years Active
    2021 - 2026
  • Episodes
    281
  • Rating
    Clean
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    © Eeriecast Network - 2021
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    Freaky Folklore

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