Freaky Folklore
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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Special Message: When Reality Becomes the Monster

Special Message: When Reality Becomes the Monster

A special cross-promotional message from Carman introducing Freaky Folklore and Destination Terror listeners to her true crime podcast, Deadly Intent. Discover why sometimes the real monsters are more...

10 Jan 1min

The Human Knot | Sewer Legend That Braid Humans into the Colony

The Human Knot | Sewer Legend That Braid Humans into the Colony

The Rat King is a European folklore phenomenon where multiple rats become unnaturally fused by their tails into a single, living knot, seen as a grotesque omen of plague, famine, and collective misfor...

5 Jan 35min

ARACHNE – The Weaver Who Told the Truth and Was Cursed to Become a Spider

ARACHNE – The Weaver Who Told the Truth and Was Cursed to Become a Spider

Arachne tells the story of a talented weaver punished by the gods not for being wrong, but for exposing their truth—cursed to spin webs forever as a spider, making her the embodiment of talent silence...

29 Des 202545min

Dark Christmas Folklore: Ancient Holiday Monsters Before Santa

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 w...

22 Des 202536min

BLOODY THOMAS - The Christmas Bludgeoner

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 appe...

15 Des 202541min

Koschei the Deathless - The Immortal Sorcerer Who Hid His Death

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. 🎙...

8 Des 202521min

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

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 #Indone...

1 Des 202537min

  THE RAVEN MOCKER - They Steal More Than Years

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. Som...

24 Nov 202534min

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