Episodes

We conclude our look at at the curious case of Doreen Irvine. In her book called 'From Witchcraft to Christ', this Christian woman claimed to have once been an important leader in the shadowy world of the occult.... Was her …

I was walking through town one morning when I noticed lots of unspooled audio cassette tape tangled in the railings of a church. Curious, I turned to my friend and said - 'I guess it must be kids messing around.' …

Four out of five Near Death Experiences (also known as NDE's) are usually positive. People see themselves drifting down a tunnel and they meet lost loved ones, and gain a sense of peace. However, one out of five NDE's are …

Valentines Day, 1945, and a mutilated corpse is found on Meon Hill - an English spot that is notorious for tales of phantom black dogs and witchcraft rituals. The victim is Charles Walton and his murder is hellish. His head …

Maritime history is filled with frightful stories, but few are as creepy as tonights tale, where two lighthouse keepers encounter a morbid nightmare on a tiny cluster of offshore rocks. I'm Peter Laws, and tonight we'll be sa...

Funerals aren’t exactly fun (though you might say that depends on who died). For most though, a funeral service offers a heady cocktail of emotions. They can be heartbreaking, comforting, awkward or even inspiring. But when w...

In 2015 a Korean family flew to Europe, with hopes of a bright future. They wanted a good education for their children and they might even start a new family business together...none of them could have imagined, that in a …

Lake Anjikuni, Canada, Winter of 1930 - a trapper is baffled to discover an Inuit village was totally empty of it's people. Closer inspection uncovered mysterious and frightening details, from missing corpses to lights in the...

In the 1980s/ and 1990s, parents feared that Satan might suck their otherwise 'normal' sons and daughters may into drugs, suicide and even murder. Were they overly panicked by the media and church preachers...perhaps. Yet the...

When a family in Brazil experience bizarre, paranormal activity in their home, it leads to one of the most destructive poltergeists on record. The haunting centres on an 11 year old girl, Maria Jose Ferreira. The case lasts t...

Our phones. They keep us connected with loved ones, with work colleagues, with the world. Well what if these little miracle boxes have a, much further reach than we thought? Tonight on #Frightful, we dial in to some chilling ...

When police discovered a body near the shrine of Saint Death, they were shocked to see that the victim had been decapitated, and his heart carved out from his chest. Surely this bizarre crime was a one off? No, it …

'The People in the Wall' When a young couple inherit a large house in the 1970s, they hope to make it their forever home. But they soon discover that 'the barn' is haunted, and becomes a doorway to a horrendous …

Central Park is of the most beautiful places in New York. It was designed as a rare green haven amongst the steel and concrete bustle of the city. Surely if there was any place to relax in the Big Apple...it'd …

A creepy 17th Century haunting which began with the taking of a musical instrument from a beggar. Visit us at itsfrightful.net Episode Sponsor's: Right now Ritual is offering my listeners 10% off your first three months. Visi...

(Part 2) A disturbing case of mass suicide and murder at the hands of The Order of the Solar Temple. A Creepy Cult case from Quebec & Switzerland, 1994. I was thinking we could do a 'Creepy Cults' episode now …

(Part 1) A disturbing case of mass suicide and murder at the hands of The Order of the Solar Temple. A Creepy Cult case from Quebec & Switzerland, 1994. I was thinking we could do a 'Creepy Cults' episode now …

Based on my time researching in Transylvania a few years ago, I share what I learned from the daughter of a village wise woman...that the monsters of this Romanian country aren't so much vampires...but the terrifying 'Strigoi...

A walk through some of the most well known (and lesser known) urban legends from schools and workplaces involving...awful accidents. I could potentially do a few more of these Urban Legends episodes in the future, that gather...

For some people, it is the most terrifying prospect of them all. A fate even worse than death...of opening one's eyes into the cramped, cold blackness of a buried coffin. And yet, cases of premature burial are not only found …

A shocking case of exorcism and murder from 70s Britain.