Folklore & Legends Episodes

Skipping the main episode this week as a mini summer break to celebrate the show's second strangeiversary! And to thank you for two strange years, here's a narration of the classic short horror story, The Monkey's Paw, by W. W. Jacobs. You can use it as a sleep story if you like, I won't be offended. 👁️ Follow the podcast so you'll never miss a new strange story! Remember, Strangers & Strangelings & Strangecetera: you can feel afraid and not be in danger. 🖤 Huge spooky thanks to my Patrons who...

What happens when an OPFOR Marine training exercise leads you straight into the middle of burial mounds in rural South Korea, and ghostly footsteps start tracking you through the woods? You run, because absolutely not. Get outta there! Join Madame Strangeways for this true ghost story by Anonymous. Stick around after the story for paranormal and mundane theories: Was it the ghosts of the long dead heard moving around them in the woods? Was it one of his Marine buddies messing with them? Listen ...

Join Madame Strangeways for this real life ghost story in which Luke meets one of the many ghosts in his ex's menagerie, who turns out to be a boy from the Tudor period. What makes certain people ghost magnets? Did Luke really experience a spirit? And what fashion would a Tudor ghost be wearing? We ask the important questions here at Madame Strangeways. Stick around after the story to hear all about my mundane and skeptical theories about all this paranormal activity happening in Andy's home!...

Join Madame Strangeways for this real life ghost story in which Andy experiences paranormal encounters from three separate ghosts in his 157 year old home. How many ghosts would be too many ghosts for you? Oh, and don't forget the ghost kitties. Stick around after the story to hear all about my mundane and skeptical theories about all this paranormal activity happening in Andy's home! Follow the podcast to hear more true scary ghost stories and strange stories of the unexplained. Remember, St...

Join Madame Strangeways for this true paranormal experience by Izzy about the strange slip through time, some might say a timeslip, during his walk home along Clarence Street in Staines, Surrey, London, UK. Did Izzy really accidentally step into another time or another dimension? England is flush with time slips for some reason, so maybe so! Stick around after the story to hear all about my mundane and skeptical theories about what could possibly explain something as unexplainable as a time slip.

Join Madame Strangeways for this true paranormal experience by lost_xtic3934 about the strange figure seen in southern Australia that seemed to be behind a eucalyptus tree falling out of nowhere. Eerie!! Stick around after the story to hear all about my mundane and skeptical theories about what could possibly explain a mysterious figure harassing local trees, including some local folklore, because why not. Follow the podcast to hear more true scary ghost stories and strange stories of the unex...

Join Madame Strangeways for this true paranormal experience by Anonymous about a terrifying growling noise that came from seemingly thin air, witnessed by Anon and their partner in an AirBnb. A haunted AirBnb, perhaps?? Stick around after the story to hear all about my mundane and skeptical theories about what could possibly explain a disembodied growling, including some auditory trickery, because why not. Follow the podcast to hear more true scary ghost stories and strange stories of the ...

This episode explores the idea of mimics (paranormal entities said to imitate voices, people, or presence) and asks a simple question: are mimics real? Drawing from reported encounters and online stories, the episode looks at how the mimic concept has spread, how it may connect to older ideas like doppelgängers, and what explanations (paranormal or otherwise) might account for these experiences. This episode covers: - are mimics real - paranormal mimic encounters - mimic vs doppelgänger - origins of mimic folklore - explanations for mimic experiences

Join Madame Strangeways for this true paranormal experience by Ameya about the strange glowing figure he and a girlfriend encountered while riding his scooter in the forest of Nagpur, India. Stick around after the story to hear all about my mundane and skeptical theories about what could possibly explain a mysterious glowing silhouette, including some local folklore, because why not. Follow the podcast to hear more true scary ghost stories and strange stories of the unexplained. Remember, Str...

Join Madame Strangeways for this true paranormal experience by Kai from Polterkaist on YouTube about his visit to the Old Alton Bridge, and how he possibly, maybe, might have pissed off the Goatman... DUN DUN DUN. Stick around after the story to hear all about The Goatman, and Goatmen, and how urban legends and folklore spread and morph over time. Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_Alton_Bridge https://wedentondoit.com/blog/2013/10/18/back-in-the-day-goatmans-bridge https://dentonlibr...

Join Madame Strangeways for this Solstice Strangedive into Iceland's Yule Cat, a spooky Christmas cryptid of sorts who eats children who haven't received new clothes for Christmas. Spooky history, strange folkore, and festive rabbitholes abound in this yuletide deep dive! Listen to Tapes of Trepidation for my original short story and guest narration of A Very Yule Cat Christmas! Follow the podcast to hear people's true scary ghost stories and strange stories of the unexplained. Sources: The Y...

Join Madame Strangeways for this true scary paranormal story by Good_Composer_8409 about three women in black seen waiting, perhaps lurking, outside her Grandma's house in the Greek village she lives in. Are they witches? Do they mean harm? We may never know! As always, stick around after the story for spooky folklore and spooky history about the birth of witches and witchcraft in ancient Greece. Follow the podcast to hear more true scary ghost stories and strange stories of the unexplained. ...

All October long, Madame Strangeways celebrates Strangetober and Strangeoween with bonus mini episodes of spooky paranormal stories for Halloween! These macabre minisodes are narrations only, no commentary, but full episodes will still be released every other Wednesday as usual. Thank you to Jason, Duchess and Anonymous for granting permission to read their stories from Reddit. Remember, Strangers & Strangelings & Strangecetera: you can feel afraid and not be in danger. ❤ A huge, spooky thank ...

Join Madame Strangeways for this deep dive into the Legend of Sleepy Hollow by Washington Irving. Learn about the spooky history, culture, and weird folklore surrounding the classic American ghost story of Ichabod Crane and the Headless Horseman himself. And also, happy Strangetober! If you're listening to this to get into the spooky season and set the mood for Halloween, welcome!! Follow the podcast to hear more true scary ghost stories and strange stories of the unexplained. Remember, Strang...

Is it a demon lurking in the woods behind Holly's home? Does it feed off the negative energy of her dad and her arguing? And actually, what even IS a demon, anyway? As always, stick around after the story for a spectral analysis from the Madame about this haunting and some spooky history about the origins of demons as we know them. Thank you to Holly for granting permission to read their story. Remember, Strangers & Strangelings & Strangecetera: you can feel afraid and not be in danger. ❤ A hu...

We're back in Wales, in an old, haunted manor house used as a care home. We love a classic ghost story. As always, stick around after the story for a spectral analysis from the Madame about this haunting and learn a little spooky history and folklore about the fate of manor houses in the UK in the wake of World War I. Thank you to OMGrealUFO for granting permission to read their story. Remember, Strangers & Strangelings & Strangecetera: you can feel afraid and not be in danger. ❤ A huge, spooky...

Was it a ghost knocking on the walls in their bedroom? Join Madame Strangeways for another true scary story and stick around for some strange folklore and morse code lore. Thank you to Alarming-Badger-8316 on reddit for giving me permission to read their true strange story of the unexplained. You can feel afraid and not be in danger. ❤ A huge, spooky thank you to my Patrons! TJ Hodder, Gmanmusic, Ted, Keith, & Tori! ❤ ➽⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join My Patreon!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Get an EXCLUSIVE sticker/decal to put on your...

Explore this true paranormal story about a doppelgänger taking the form of ivanx29's mother. Or was it La Tunda? Join Madame Strangeways for some spooky folklore from Honduras and Central America / South America. Thank you to ivanx29 for giving me permission to read their true strange story. ❤ A huge, spooky thank you to my Patrons! TJ Hodder, Gmanmusic, & Ted! ❤ ➽⁠⁠Join My Patreon!⁠⁠ Get a FREE exclusive sticker/decal to put on your water bottle or whatever! Also get your name read at the be...

In our first true scary story, we hear about the spooky happenings where a satanic cult once practiced, then a ghostly figure seems to be following OMGRealUFO. Thank you to Onomatopoeia_Utopia and OMGRealUFO for giving me permission to read their true strange stories. Do you want to hear your own true spooky story narrated on the show? Email me at ⁠⁠⁠madamestrangeways@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠ or visit ⁠⁠⁠madamestrangeways.com⁠⁠⁠. ➽ Join My Patreon! Get a FREE exclusive sticker/decal to put on your water b...

Explore the unexplained with these true strange stories from Reddit with Madame Strangeways, and stay tuned after each story for some spooky discussion, from spooky folklore to spooky history to spooky science. ♥ Thank you to Truly~Spoooky (from TikTok) and Anonymous for granting permission to read your strange stories. Do you want to hear your own true strange story narrated on the show? Email me at madamestrangeways@gmail.com. Check out Truly~Spoooky on TikTok here! ➽ Send Me Your Thoughts ...

Strange Story Submissions: Submit your own true strange story at madamestrangeways.com. Join Madame Strangeways every other week for new true stories of the strange and unusual, submitted by listeners just like you. From hauntings, cryptids, and shadow people to the more mundane, like missing objects turning up in impossible places, or even that one and only time you braved a go at the ouija board … and any unexplainable strangeness in-between. I’ll be here to remind you that you can feel afra...