Episode 168: Kallikantzaroi - The Christmas Goblins

Who or What the Fuck is Haunting Me?; Who is Uncle Scott?; My Dad's Encounter with the Armaduchie; Eddie Munster was Accused of Murdering my Great Uncle; Clowns!; and Does a Corn Skull Qualify as a Cryptid?  Click here to submit your odd but true stories. Click here to sign up for our Patreon and receive hundreds of hours of bonus content. Click here to leave a review and tell us what you think of the show.

2 Tammi 57min

Happy New Year! 2026 is breathing down our necks, and we're kicking it off with a fresh lineup of segments usually reserved for Patreon. A dispute for the Honorable Judge Christie, some possible assholes, federal charges in a North Texas case, and more. Grab a plate, it's time for your New Year's Eve Grazing Board! Click here for this week's show notes. Click here to sign up for our Patreon and receive hundreds of hours of bonus content. Please click here to leave a review and tell us what you think of the show.

31 Joulu 20251h 23min

Never Should Have Purchased an Elf on the Shelf…; The Kidnapper Took my Bagel; Please Help Me Solve a 40-Year Santa Claus Mystery!; My Parent’s House is Haunted by a Burping Ghost; My sister and I saw Santa Claus; and Did I See Rudolph? Click here to submit your odd but true stories. Click here to sign up for our Patreon and receive hundreds of hours of bonus content. Click here to leave a review and tell us what you think of the show. Please consider supporting the companies that support us! -Find gifts so good you'll want to keep them with Quince. Go to Quince.com/creepy for free shipping on your order and 365-day returns.

26 Joulu 20251h 10min

Federal charges tied to a death once ruled a suicide. A notorious violent case where a supervised release went wrong. Plus, a fatal family meal now headed into appeals, renewed debate over long-promised disclosure in a powerful abuse scandal, fresh movement in an infamous decades-old cold case, and why unexplained objects are drawing attention under the sea. This week's episode is End of Year Case Updates. Click here for this week's show notes. Click here to sign up for our Patreon and receive hundreds of hours of bonus content. Please click here to leave a review and tell us what you think of the show. Please consider supporting the companies that support us! -Give the gift of confidence this holiday season with Nutrafol. Nutrafol is offering our listeners $10 off your first month’s subscription plus free shipping when you go to Nutrafol.com and use promo code CREEPY.

24 Joulu 20251h 19min

My Childhood Friend's True Crime Story; Possible Abduction.... or Worse?; Maybe Mental Health Demons Aren't Always a Metaphor; Did I Find the Cure for Sleepwalking?; Astral Projection; and Christmas Eve Scare. Click here to submit your odd but true stories. Click here to sign up for our Patreon and receive hundreds of hours of bonus content. Click here to leave a review and tell us what you think of the show. Please consider supporting the companies that support us! -Head to Ollie.com/CREEPY, tell them all about your dog, and use code CREEPY to get 60% off your Welcome Kit when you subscribe today! -Go to Hungryroot.com/creepy and use code creepy to get 40% off your first box and a free item of your choice for life. -FÜM has already helped over 700,000 people take steps toward better habits, and now it’s your turn! Head to tryfum.com and use our code CREEPY to get a free gift with your Journey Pack!

19 Joulu 202559min

Today I am talking with someone whose work Christie and I deeply respect and whose podcast topics often overlap with our own. You know her from hit podcast You’re Wrong About, where she has spent years helping listeners peel back the layers of cultural myths, moral panics, and the stories we think we remember. Sarah Marshall’s newest project, The Devil You Know, is an eight-part deep dive into the Satanic Panic: the believers, the skeptics, the wrongfully accused, and everyone caught in the blast radius. It’s a human story about the way fear spreads, the systems that fail us, and why the myths never really die. Follow: The Devil You Know You're Wrong About

18 Joulu 202556min

The Satanic Panic swept the country 1980s, in which claims of widespread ritual abuse and occult conspiracies were treated as real threats. Targets were wrongfully convicted, children were taken from marginalized homes, all while much of the “evidence” seemed to stem from one man’s written account. He rose to fame claiming he freed himself from the Illluminati’s Satanic control, but what if it was all a crock of lies? This week’s episode is Mike Warnke, Fake Satanist – Part 1. Click here for this week's show notes. Click here to sign up for our Patreon and receive hundreds of hours of bonus content. Please click here to leave a review and tell us what you think of the show. Please consider supporting the companies that support us! -This December, start a new tradition, by taking care of you. Our listeners get 10% off at BetterHelp.com/SINISTER

17 Joulu 20251h 22min

My Sister Isn't a Murderer... Is She?; Strangers on a Train; Dolls in the Trees; Scammer Scare; Is Santa the Hat Man?; and Deranged Parent ‘Prank’. Click here to submit your odd but true stories. Click here to sign up for our Patreon and receive hundreds of hours of bonus content. Click here to leave a review and tell us what you think of the show. Please consider supporting the companies that support us! -Listen to Twisted Tales on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. And remember… reality is the real horror.

13 Joulu 20251h 12min