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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THE STALLO - Giants in the Arctic Dark

THE STALLO - Giants in the Arctic Dark

The Stallo is a cannibalistic giant from Sami folklore that hunts humans in the Arctic using its ability to perfectly mimic the voices of loved ones to lure victims away from safety before devouring t...

4 Aug 202547min

DWAYYO – Wolf-Walkers of the Blue Rigdge

DWAYYO – Wolf-Walkers of the Blue Rigdge

The old-timers in Frederick County have a saying: "When the moon is dark and the woods grow still, the Dwayyo walks." They warn you never to venture into the Catoctin Mountains alone after sunset. Nev...

28 Jul 202540min

THE EVOLUTION OF BIGFOOT - FROM ANCIENT STORIES TO VIRAL VIDEOS

THE EVOLUTION OF BIGFOOT - FROM ANCIENT STORIES TO VIRAL VIDEOS

In this bonus episode of Freaky Folklore, host Carman Carrion explores how Bigfoot went from ancient Native American legends to TikTok fame—discovering how this legendary creature has changed with eac...

25 Jul 202520min

ALL TOMORROWS - The Qu's Garden of Flesh

ALL TOMORROWS - The Qu's Garden of Flesh

In the cold vastness of space, where humanity's greatest achievement—the colonization of distant worlds—has drawn the attention of something ancient and impossibly powerful, a message arrives that wil...

21 Jul 202547min

THE MONSTER MARKETPLACE - HOW ANCIENT TERRORS BECOME MODERN TRENDS

THE MONSTER MARKETPLACE - HOW ANCIENT TERRORS BECOME MODERN TRENDS

In this bone-chilling bonus episode of Freaky Folklore, we explore the sinister psychology behind our shifting monster obsessions—from the domestication of vampires into romantic heroes to our current...

18 Jul 202516min

Myling – The Monster Born of Discarded Children (Special Episode)

Myling – The Monster Born of Discarded Children (Special Episode)

In Scandinavian folklore, a myling is the vengeful ghost of an unbaptized, abandoned child who haunts the forests, attaches itself to travelers, and grows increasingly heavy as it demands to be carrie...

14 Jul 202537min

WHEN REALITY GETS FREAKY - Three Listener Stories

WHEN REALITY GETS FREAKY - Three Listener Stories

Three ordinary people share their terrifying encounters with the unexplained—a nurse's roadside sighting of an impossibly tall figure in a Nebraska cornfield,a trucker's repeated encounters with ghost...

11 Jul 202518min

SELKIE – When the Sea Reclaims Its Own

SELKIE – When the Sea Reclaims Its Own

Along the mist-shrouded coastlines of Scotland and Ireland, where ancient cliffs meet churning seas and the boundary between land and ocean dissolves in salt spray and seafoam, fishermen tell tales of...

7 Jul 202544min

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