Episode 86: The Man Who Faced Monsters in Njarðvík

What happens when an ordinary night's stay in Iceland becomes unforgettable?  In this Listener Retells episode, Ann shares chilling true stories submitted by travelers and hotel staff from across the ...

22 Jul 38min

Deep in Iceland's remote Westfjords, a young woman becomes the target of a mysterious supernatural messenger after a rejected suitor vanishes to study forbidden lore.  When an unnatural storm descends...

29 Jun 13min

Thousands of miles from Iceland, a lonely man became convinced he shared a connection with one of the world's most famous musicians.  What followed was a chilling descent into obsession, documented on...

11 Jun 19min

In this centennial episode of Eerie Iceland, we uncover the strange life of an Icelander who declared himself ruler of the lost city of Atlantis.  From Seyðisfjörður to Copenhagen, myth and reality bl...

5 Jan 15min

Greed ruled Bjarnanes long before the dead did.  In today's Icelandic folktale, we uncover how tyranny, superstition, and an unquiet grave turned a country church into a place of terror... Like what y...

29 Des 202516min

On the coldest night of the year, one Icelandic farm hid a terrifying Christmas secret... This week, we travel into the northern fjords of Eyjafjörður to unravel a tale of elven children, a mysterious...

22 Des 202512min

A bitter land dispute between two women in Iceland's volcanic south spirals into deadly curses that reshape lakes, destroy farms, and drown entire crews. This episode explores the eerie legend of Krýs...

15 Des 202512min

A desperate farmer at Reynistaður makes a risky bargain with a mysterious carpenter who offers to build his church... If the farmer can guess his name.  But the deal hides a sinister price: The farmer...

8 Des 202515min