Urban Legends Episodes

This month on Monthly Spooky, Henrique and Michelle dive into one of the most bizarre true crime cases in recent history—a woman in Australia accused of fatally poisoning her in-laws with Death Cap mushrooms. Was it an accident… or something more sinister? But the chills don’t stop there. You’ll also hear about: - A disturbing string of graffiti linked to a missing toddler - The legend of Dudleytown, Connecticut—a town so cursed it’s been erased from most maps - The strange relationship betwee...

Cropsey folklore, Andre Rand’s crimes, Jennifer Schweiger’s disappearance, haunted morgues, and Staten Island horror history lead this Monthly Spooky investigation. Whether you love horror podcasts, true crime podcasts, or spooky urban legends podcasts, this episode of Monthly Spooky delivers chills, laughs, and unforgettable stories. Tune in for your monthly fix of true crime horrors, haunted legends, and tales that will keep you looking over your shoulder. Subscribe now for new haunted histor...

Five people disappeared around Vermont’s Glastenbury Mountain between 1945 and 1950, creating the mystery now called the Bennington Triangle. Experienced guide Middie Rivers vanished while hunting in 1945. Bennington College student Paula Welden disappeared on the Long Trail in 1946. World War I veteran James Tedford failed to arrive home from a bus trip in 1949, while his luggage continued without him. Eight-year-old Paul Jepson vanished from his family’s truck in October 1950, and Frieda Lang...

Kirtland, Ohio, folklore warns of childlike figures with oversized heads hiding near lonely roads—but no record proves that the Melonheads ever existed. Terrifying & True follows the regional urban legend through Ohio, Michigan, and Connecticut, where its location and origin change with every retelling. The best-known Ohio version centers on Dr. Crow, Crowe, Krohe, or “Dr. Melonhead.” In one story he shelters children with hydrocephalus; in another he subjects them to cruel experiments until th...

In this episode, I dive into a chilling specter of tales both eerie and mystifying, starting with the phenomenon of a kayaker nearly swallowed by a whale. We recount the adventure of Adrian Simancas, who, while kayaking in the Strait of Magellan, found himself lifted by the massive creature. As we explore this story, we reflect on not only the frightening nature of the encounter but also the curiosity of whales that can lead to such close interactions with humans. Next, we turn our attention to...

An allegedly unsellable haunted mansion, a bizarre bear impersonator, and the myths surrounding snuff films lead this Monthly Spooky tour through modern fear. Henrique and Michelle return to the crypt with a mix of strange news, dark humor, and horror-culture history. First comes the chaotic story of someone accused of impersonating a bear, followed by an English mansion whose haunted reputation may be making it impossible to sell. The hosts consider what a frightening property story needs to b...

Who is Indrid Cold? The Grinning Man is a figure in West Virginia UFO folklore, made famous by Woodrow Derenberger’s reported 1966 encounter near Mineral Wells. Listen to Terrifying & True as we trace the witness account, its connection to Mothman lore, and the questions that remain.

Say “Bloody Mary” into a darkened mirror and a blood-covered woman may appear—or so generations of sleepover dares, schoolyard warnings, and urban legends insist. Terrifying & True explores a ritual whose rules change with every teller. Her name may be repeated three times, thirteen times, or until the participant’s fear turns an ordinary reflection into something hostile. Some versions promise a ghostly face; others warn of scratches, screams, prophecy, or a figure reaching through the glass. ...

Dangerous dolls, racoons attacking, haunted houses and then dive into the reality of terrifying Halloween myths lead this Monthly Spooky crypt conversation. Each segment follows one of the subjects named in Evil Hauntings, Dangerous Dolls, and Terrifying Halloween Realities, moving between real-world oddities, supernatural lore, and horror entertainment. Listeners can move from one uncanny subject to the next without losing the relaxed, curious rhythm that defines Monthly Spooky. Check out Mi...

Trigger Warning: This chapter involves harm to children. In this chapter, we unwrap a notorious urban legend that has cast a sinister shadow over Halloween for decades, 'Poisoned Candy'. Join us as we delve into the origins, fears, and dark reality behind this enduring Halloween myth, exploring how the legend of tainted treats has become a sinister undercurrent of Halloween folklore, examining its roots in real cases and the fears that continue to haunt the holiday. The chapter separates the ...

The Bermuda Triangle is blamed for vanishing ships, lost aircraft, broken compasses, and supernatural forces—but its most famous cases have more earthly explanations than the legend suggests. Terrifying & True maps the region commonly drawn between Miami, Bermuda, and Puerto Rico, then follows the disappearances that built its reputation. The USS Cyclops vanished in 1918 with more than 300 people aboard and no confirmed wreckage. In 1945, five Navy bombers known as Flight 19 became disoriented ...

Oak Island’s Money Pit has drawn treasure hunters into a centuries-long cycle of excavation, flooding, tantalizing finds, and theories that grow faster than the hole itself. The popular origin story begins in 1795, when Daniel McGinnis and two friends noticed a depression and signs of earlier activity on the Nova Scotia island. Their digging reportedly revealed layers of timber at regular intervals, encouraging later companies to descend in search of pirate gold. As shafts deepened, seawater ru...

Abandoned hospitals, deadly worms, and do a deep dive into America's Most Haunted Roads lead this Monthly Spooky crypt conversation. The haunted-road discussion treats travel itself as the vulnerable state: drivers are isolated, landmarks repeat in darkness, and local stories attach ghosts, warnings, or unexplained figures to specific stretches of pavement. Abandoned hospitals and haunted apartments bring the same location-based fear indoors, while the killer-worm report replaces supernatural u...

The Poltergeist film series became surrounded by stories of a curse after real-life deaths, production accidents, and the revelation that human skeletons were used on screen. Terrifying & True begins with the 1982 haunted-house classic directed by Tobe Hooper and produced by Steven Spielberg, then follows the tragedies most often cited by believers. Dominique Dunne, who played Dana Freeling, was killed by her former boyfriend shortly after the first film’s release. Heather O’Rourke, the young a...

Abandoned asylums, ghostly lovers, and the legend of the vanishing hitchhiker lead this Monthly Spooky crypt conversation. Vanishing-hitchhiker stories attach a fleeting passenger to a road, a death, and a driver who learns the truth too late. The ghostly love triangle gives haunting an intimate motive, while an abandoned asylum supplies a location where reputation and evidence blur. The nose-bug story brings the episode back to a more physical and immediate form of unease. Rather than forcing...

Pakistan’s urban legends lead from a woman with backward feet to haunted roads, palaces, islands, and buildings where the past is said to remain dangerously present. Terrifying & True gathers stories from several regions rather than treating one legend as a verified case. The episode visits Old Sukkur’s Jinnat Building, Karachi’s Karsaz Road and Devil’s Point, the Mohatta Palace, and a lodge associated with sudden deaths. It also follows the Pichal Peri, a shapeshifting female spirit whose beau...

The Philadelphia Experiment, screams coming from beneath a basement, and fish with humanlike teeth fill this month’s crypt with paranormal history and strange news. Henrique and Michelle begin with reports that turn ordinary places and animals into nightmare material. A home becomes frightening when unexplained cries seem to rise from somewhere below the basement, while a peculiar fish story proves that nature can design a mouth more unsettling than many movie monsters. The episode’s central m...

Pale children with completely black eyes appear at doors and car windows, asking for help—and insisting that they cannot enter until someone gives permission. Terrifying & True explores the Black-Eyed Children, a modern paranormal legend that began spreading through a Texas ghost-story mailing list in 1996. The encounters follow a repeating pattern: ordinary-looking children approach at night, avoid eye contact, and request a ride, a phone, money, shelter, or access to a home. Only when the wit...

The Curse of King Tutankhamun, also known as the "Curse of the Pharaohs," is a legendary belief surrounding the tomb of the ancient Egyptian pharaoh Tutankhamun. It is said that those who entered the tomb would suffer terrible consequences and even...

Haunted photos, a house that comes with a cemetery and more lead this Monthly Spooky crypt conversation. Photographs offer an apparent record, which makes an unexplained figure or impossible detail especially persuasive to people who want evidence of a haunting. Crybaby Bridge legends work differently, attaching repeated rituals and tragic backstories to local roads. A property sold with its own cemetery and the bizarre Cocaine Cat story push the conversation from supernatural claims into odd n...

Black-Eyed Children, haunted rings, and the real story that inspired Cocaine Bear lead this Monthly Spooky crypt conversation. The episode’s subjects move from a modern paranormal legend to the frightening history attached to objects, then into one of the strangest animal stories to enter popular culture. That variety is the point of Monthly Spooky: one conversation can compare folklore, alleged encounters, bizarre news, and horror entertainment without pretending they carry the same kind of ev...

A mysterious Witch’s Tower and Bigfoot sightings begin a Halloween edition of Monthly Spooky filled with haunted attractions, folklore, and horror discussion. From strange news about Halloween movies to unnerving haunts across America, the crypt conversation follows the month’s oddest trails—including a legendary woman with a golden arm and fresh reports of something enormous roaming where it should not be. The episode also turns to Netflix horror with reactions to The Midnight Club and The Wa...