19 Best Folk Horror Podcasts

1. Old Gods of Appalachia

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In the mountains of central Appalachia, blood runs as deep as these hollers and just as dark. Since before our kind knew these hills, hearts of unknowable hunger and madness have slumbered beneath them. These are the darkest mountains in the world. How dare we think we can break the skin of a god and dig out its heart without bringing forth blood and darkness? Old Gods of Appalachia is a horror-anthology podcast set in the shadows of an Alternate Appalachia, a place where digging too deep into the mines was just the first mistake.To learn more about Old Gods of Appalachia, visit our website ..MORE Host Steve Shell
Producer/Network DeepNerd Media
Email ****@oldgodsofappalachia.com
Estimated Monthly Listeners 50k-250k
Recent Guests Sam Stark, Steven Zivic +1 more
Apple Rating 4.9/5Apple Reviews 5.1KFacebook 42.2KTwitter 25.4KInstagram 39.1K Avg Length 34 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact Get access to full database of 2.7M podcastsCreate podcast lists, export in spreadsheet or CSV file with email contacts and start your podcast outreach in minutes.Sign Up for Free with Email Continue with Google

2. Freaky Folklore

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Host Carman Carrion explores myriad myths both modern and ancient to discover what mankind fears - and why we fear it. From monsters old and new as well as unexplained and unsolved cases, this podcast is sure to terrify. Where does our folklore come from, and why is it so freaky?MORE Host Carman Carrion
Producer/Network Eeriecast Network
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Estimated Monthly Listeners 10k-50k
Apple Rating 4.7/5Apple Reviews 1.1K Avg Length 42 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

3. Bone and Sickle

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BONE AND SICKLE explores historical topics related to folklore and horror. With acerbic wit and a scholarly penchant for the grotesque, rogue folklorist Al Ridenour delves into a wide but carefully curated range of topics illustrated by stories from historical texts. Narratives are given dramatic readings by 'Mrs. Karswell' (Sarah Chavez) backed by richly produced soundscapes blending original music, sound design and effects...MORE Hosts Al Ridenour, Sarah Chavez
Producer/Network Al Ridenour
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Estimated Monthly Listeners 10k-50k
Apple Rating 4.8/5Apple Reviews 362Twitter 1.9K Avg Length 38 min Format Medium form Since Apr 2018 Get Email Contact

4. Partial Veil

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An atmospheric, eldritch folk horror audio drama that explores the true nature of humanity and the deep, dark secrets we all try to hide. The Woods Are Watching.
Host Allison Cossitt
Producer/Network Ylem Media
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Estimated Monthly Listeners 1k-10k
Recent Guests Mike Smith, Candace McAfee +6 more
Apple Rating 4.9/5Apple Reviews 72Twitter 179Instagram 619 Avg Length 32 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

5. The Folk Horror Podcast

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Exploring the 'subgenre' of folk horror in movies, television, books and music!
Producer/Network Neil Paananen
Email ****@candle-ends.com
Estimated Monthly Listeners 100-1k
Apple Rating 4.8/5Apple Reviews 31 Get Email Contact

6. FolknHell

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FolknHell is the camp-fire you shouldn't have wandered up to: a loud, spoiler-packed podcast where three unapologetic cine-goblins host Andy Davidson and his horror-hungry pals David Hall & Dave Houghton, decide two things about every movie they watch: 1, is it folk-horror, and 2, is it worth your precious, blood-pumping time.Armed with nothing but 'three mates, a microphone, and an unholy amount of spoilers' Intro-transcript the trio torch-walk through obscure European oddities, cult favourites and fresh nightmares you've never heard of, unpacking the myths, the monsters and the madness a..MORE Email ****@folknhell.com
Estimated Monthly Listeners 100-1k
Recent Guests John Adams, Toby Poser
Apple Reviews 1 Avg Length 46 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

7. Speck A Folk Horror Audio Drama

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A quiet English village. A dark and paranormal history. Join host Mina Giddens, your guide to this land of endless green fields and horror that lurks behind every hedge, to meet the inhabitants of Speck. Prepare for stories of lingering ghosts, unsettling creatures, and bizarre crimes. Uncanny tales. Released weekly..To contact the show: https://www.jadejiao.com/contactTo help support the show: https://ko-fi.com/jadejiao .This podcast is a work of fiction. Some episodes may be inspired by real events; all characters and details are fictionalised.MORE Apple Reviews 2 Avg Length 16 min Format Short form Get Email Contact

8. Kill Listen

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Kill List, Ben Wheatley's terrifying 2011 folk horror film, is one of the defining horror films of the 2010s. But how much do we know about it? What makes Wheatley's film tick? Is there a deeper layer to this low-budget British slice of terror than anyone realised?Caitlyn Downs is a horror film critic and podcaster obsessed with Kill List, and in KILL LISTEN, joined by an array of guests, she seeks to answer these questions and more...A proud part of the Film Stories Podcast Network: www.filmstories.co.ukMORE Email ****@gmail.com
Apple Reviews 1 Avg Length 45 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

9. The Magpie Does Not Know

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The Magpie Does Not Know is a British folk horror fiction podcast and supernatural mystery audio drama. A slow-burn story of disappearances, bird lore, and a shadow watching from the edges of a small town. Atmospheric psychological horror with rural noir tension. One for Sorrow. Nothing is explained. No one is safe. .MORE Apple Reviews 2 Avg Length 9 min Format Bite size Get Email Contact

10. Lady In Waiting • Flash Folk Horror

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Lady-in-Waiting is a flash folk-horror told through prayers. Each episode is just minutes long. This is the story of Wirwen Osgard, a Lady-in-Waiting who flees the kingdom. It is performed by Rae Writte, written by Michael Schofield.MORE Email ****@schoeyfield.com
Apple Rating 1/5Apple Reviews 1 Avg Length 4 min Format Bite size Get Email Contact

11. Haunts and Haints: Stantonville

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Haunts and Haints is an immersive Afro-Folk Horror podcast set in Stantonville—a fictional city built for kinfolk (this ain't TN), where, as somebody's grandma once said, a hard head makes a soft a—. Every week , we'll hear stories of haints, hauntings, and hometown Stantonville lore. Hosted by Giovanni Gibbons. Produced by Taylor Wright. --- This fictional podcast from the Stantonville Storyverse was created by Jae Gilyard and Free the Bold. All names, places, and stories are original. Any resemblance to real people or events is purely coincidental.MORE Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 5 Avg Length 16 min Format Short form Get Email Contact

12. Six Captivating Folklore Stories From Finland | Libretto Short Stories

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Six Captivating Folklore Stories from Finland: where folk horror meets historical fantasy. Stones, waters and cities remember—and demand a price. Olavinlinna's ghosts, forest-cover as a doorway between times, a lake-dwelling näkki, a raging poltergeist, a dark Tooth Fairy bargain, and Helsinki's Grey Lady weave myth with the modern day. Written for audio: breathing paragraphs, clear prose, and brief cultural notes. Who wins freedom—and who becomes the keeper of memory? Themes include guilt, binding bargains, and the border between worlds. Sound: kantele and modern dread.MORE Avg Length 12 min Format Short form Get Email Contact

13. Wait What Was That Sound?

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The first season of Wait, What Was That Sound, features the short Folk Horror story, 'The Unkindess.' A graphic novel for your ears. Imagine The Blair Witch meets Bigfoot. Folk Horror in short chapters with original music and elements of folklore/historical fiction. A mystery unfolds in the woods of Western Pennsylvania. The Natural and Supernatural worlds collide when an unsuspecting man agrees to meet his Cryptozoologist friend in the Allegheny forest...MORE Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 3 Avg Length 6 min Format Bite size Get Email Contact

14. The Wyrd Side

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The Wyrd Side is a New Weird / Folk Horror podcast that follows the paranormal investigations of Aiden Summers and Katherine Moore as they uncover the dangerous truth lurking behind the myths and legends of the islands of Britain and Ireland. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.MORE Producer/Network Alexandra M. Barrow and Finn Cresswell
Estimated Monthly Listeners 100-1k
Apple Rating 4.7/5Apple Reviews 64Twitter 419 Avg Length 35 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

15. Dead Belt: True Tales of the Gasping Frontier

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Dead Belt: True Tales of the Gasping Frontier is a space-folk horror anthology podcast of strange happenings on the fringe of settled space. Close encounters, weird happenings, narrow escapes, and lonesome deaths far beyond the stars we know. Drawing on old mariner's tales from the oceans of Earth, filk tradition, and the superstition and ghost stories of the American West, Dead Belt is written for those that know that when we push out among the darkness between the stars, sometimes it pushes right on back.Dead Belt is inspired by the tabletop RPG of the same name by A Couple of Drakes.MORE Hosts Shawn Drake, A Couple of Drakes
Producer/Network Shawn Drake
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Estimated Monthly Listeners 100-1k
Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 18Facebook 163 Avg Length 24 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

16. Folksy: A Folk Horror Movie Podcast

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Welcome to Folksy, a folk horror movie podcast! Each month woodland hag Melinda-Catherine and victorian ghost next door Lea Johns will enter the forbidden landscapes of different folk horror movies to discuss film making, heritage storytelling, and the cultural artistry that evokes terror within the genre.MORE Host Melinda-Catherine Gross
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Estimated Monthly Listeners 100-1k
Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 5Instagram 155 Avg Length 54 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

17. Black Maple

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'Ethereal, rugged philosophical charm' Maclean'sCanadian folk horror schizoanalysis.The Great White North is darker than it seems...
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18. Brown Brothers Haunting Hour

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Join the Brown Brothers; Tyler and Ryan as they discuss all things folklore, horror, and the supernatural. Welcome to the Haunting Hour. 
Hosts Tyler Brown, Ryan Brown
Producer/Network Tyler and Ryan Brown
Email ****@gmail.com
Estimated Monthly Listeners 1k-10k
Apple Rating 4.5/5Apple Reviews 51 Avg Length 48 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

19. The Horror Feast

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Hello and welcome to The Horror Feast!Feed your hungry mind with our views on all types of horror. From nightmare, scary movies, folk lore with a side of blood and guts.Hope you enjoy!
Producer/Network Wolfee
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Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 1Twitter 89Instagram 10 Avg Length 29 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact