ADZE – The Glowing Vampire of West Africa

Deep in the karst mountains of eastern Serbia lives a monster no one has ever described, because no one who saw it came back. The Bauk waits in caves, holes, and abandoned houses, lurching through the dark on a clumsy gait, and it can only be driven off by two things: light and n ...  Show more

Every coastal people on earth knows the same rule: if something takes you in the water, you swim for shore. The shore is safety. The A-mi-kuk does not care about the shore. Four long arms. No legs. A body of slick, naked hide, like an animal that was skinned and never got the mes ...  Show more

In Southeast Asia, there persists a tale of a vampiric spirit more ghastly than almost any other. Legend has it: an affair discovered—a burning at the stake—and a protection spell cast too late. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 

Bloodsucking fiends appear in the folklore of every culture on the planet. But for some, they were more than just horror stories. Today’s story comes from early 18th-century Europe. A doctor tries in vain to save lives, while a monster waits in the shadows… determined to see him ...  Show more

From the Australian outback comes a shapeshifting terror that watches from the tree line. Tonight's collection features a faceless cowboy that drops to all fours, a Kentucky skinwalker with gorilla arms and deer head, and something in the Cascades that's learning to wear human sk ...  Show more

A spectral Black Dog with hellish eyes; a homicidal water spirit who drowns children; a mermaid who takes revenge on a vile cad. Maddy Pelling takes Anthony Delaney on a tour through the dark side of English folklore.The episode also features thoughts from artist, author and film ...  Show more