91. Folklore's Most Wicked Witches

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Across Appalachia, thousands of people keep reporting the same thing: a massive black cat in the woods that screams like a woman being murdered. The government says it doesn't exist, there are NO official reports of big black cats in the area. But the Cherokee had a name for what ...  Show more

Two stories from Russia. On the first, we catch up with the famous witch, Baba Yaga, as we follow yet another young person who has been sent on an errand/to be eaten at the evil witch's walking hut. The second one is about a dragon slayer, Dobrynya, as he makes a wrong turn down ...  Show more

Welcome to the Dark History podcast. It’s spooky season babbyyy. Ghosts, goblins, ghouls, and witches. Oooo witches. It’s hard to have a spooky season without witches. But many people hundreds of years ago tried real hard to get rid of all the witches. In today’s episode we’re go ...  Show more

Legends talk of a bloodsucking witch known as the Tlahuelpuchi that preys on children. La Lechuza is said to pray on adults. Tales of witches in Mexico go way back, and today we'll take a look at some of the most terrifying stories of the region. Up next, check out True Scary Sto ...  Show more

Baba Roga - in Slavic folklore, is a child-punishing witch who lives in a forest cave and watches for misbehaving children through their windows at night. She's known for her iron teeth and bloody fingernails, dragging especially naughty children to her cave where she teaches the ...  Show more