24 Best Urban Legend Podcasts

1. Lore

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The award-winning podcast (also a TV show & book series) about dark historical tales. Each episode explores the mysterious creatures, tragic events, and unusual places that fill the pages of history. Because sometimes the truth is more frightening than fiction.more Host Aaron Mahnke
Email ****@aaronmahnke.com
Estimated Monthly Listeners 1M+
Apple Rating 4.6/5Apple Reviews 55KFacebook 78.5KTwitter 67KInstagram 84.3K Avg Length 21 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. Astonishing Legends

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The world is more mysterious than most people are comfortable imagining. We cross paths with the mystical from time to time and may not even notice it. If we do, we quickly return to our usually mundane daily existence. But what if we not only acknowledged the unknown, we investigated it and spoke with those in the know? That's what co-hosts Scott Philbrook & Forrest Burgess, and co-executive producer Tess Pfeifle do at Astonishing Legends...more Hosts Scott Philbrook, Forrest Burgess
Producer/Network Astonishing Legends Productions
Email ****@gmail.com
Estimated Monthly Listeners 250k-1M
Recent Guests Jeannette, Jim Sullivan +10 more
Apple Rating 4.6/5Apple Reviews 11.6KInstagram 21.1K Avg Length 69 min Format Long form Since Oct 2014 Get Email Contact

3. Creepy

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From creator Jon Grilz, a collection of the most famous and disturbing creepypastas and urban legends in the world. Listener discretion is advised. Story requests can be made on Instagram @creepypod or via email at ****@creepypod.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.more Host Jon Grilz
Producer/Network Bloody FM
Email ****@gmail.com
Estimated Monthly Listeners 250k-1M
Recent Guests Jimmy Ferrer, Danielle Hewitt +7 more
Apple Rating 4.5/5Apple Reviews 6.6KFacebook 12.7KTwitter 8.5KInstagram 17.8K Avg Length 39 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

4. Weird Darkness: Paranormal & True Crime Stories

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Award-winning podcast of true stories of the paranormal, supernatural, legends, lore, the strange and bizarre, true crime, conspiracy, mysterious, macabre, unsolved and unexplained -- seven days a week! Hosted by professional voice actor Darren Marlar, named one of the 'Best Storytellers in Podcasting' by Podcast Business Journal.more Host Darren Marlar
Email ****@weirddarkness.com
Estimated Monthly Listeners 250k-1M
Apple Rating 4.6/5Apple Reviews 4.9KFacebook 33.6KTwitter 1.9KInstagram 1.7K Avg Length 102 min Format Extended Since May 2018 Get Email Contact

5. Skeptoid

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The true science behind our most popular urban legends. Historical mysteries, paranormal claims, popular science myths, aliens and UFO reports, conspiracy theories, and worthless alternative medicine schemes... Skeptoid has you covered. From the sublime to the startling, no topic is sacred. Weekly since 2006.more Host Brian Dunning
Email ****@skeptoid.com
Estimated Monthly Listeners 250k-1M
Apple Rating 4.6/5Apple Reviews 4.4KFacebook 33.4KTwitter 5.7KInstagram 2.4K Avg Length 18 min Format Short form Get Email Contact

6. American Hysteria

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American Hysteria explores how fantastical thinking has shaped our culture moral panics, urban legends, hoaxes, crazes, fringe beliefs, and national misunderstandings. Poet-turned-podcaster Chelsey Weber-Smith tells the strangest stories from American history and examines the forces that create the reality we share, and sometimes, the reality we don't.more Host Chelsey Weber-Smith
Producer/Network American Hysteria +
Email ****@gmail.com
Estimated Monthly Listeners 250k-1M
Recent Guests Grant Irving, Ryan Broderick +13 more
Apple Rating 4.4/5Apple Reviews 4.2KFacebook 1.6KInstagram 13.8K Avg Length 81 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

7. Camp Monsters

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These are the stories of impossible encounters with impossible creatures in the wildest corners of North America. We'll travel the country, sit around campfires and talk about that thing that ran across the trail in the middle of the night, just beyond the beam of your flashlight. Come closer to the fire. Let's hear the next legend.more Host Weston Davis
Producer/Network REI Co-op
Email ****@rei.com
Estimated Monthly Listeners 50k-250k
Recent Guest Nick Patri
Apple Rating 4.7/5Apple Reviews 3.2K Avg Length 32 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

8. CreepsMcPasta Creepypasta Radio

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'Creepypastas' are the urban legends of the internet. A new age of horror told through digital word of mouth.
Host Jeff Speziale
Producer/Network Creeps McPasta
Email ****@gmail.com
Estimated Monthly Listeners 50k-250k
Recent Guests Pieryl, Saint Zander
Apple Rating 4.8/5Apple Reviews 3K Avg Length 90 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

9. Horror Story: True Paranormal Mysteries and Hauntings

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True paranormal mysteries, strange encounters, haunted places, and creepy legends. Horror Story brings you real-life horror stories, haunted places, ghost sightings, and paranormal mysteries that linger. Told in a cinematic, documentary-style format, each episode explores terrifying events. Whether it's haunted houses, cursed objects, or unexplained phenomena, your host Edwin Covarrubias guides you through the darkest corners of folklore and the chilling experiences that people swear are 100% real. If you're a fan of true crime, creepy podcasts, and binge-worthy horror series, come on in...more Host Edwin Covarrubias
Producer/Network Scary FM
Email ****@scarystory.com
Estimated Monthly Listeners 50k-250k
Recent Guests Brian Bethel, David Booth
Apple Rating 4.8/5Apple Reviews 1K Avg Length 25 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

10. Kowabana: 'True' Japanese scary stories from around the internet

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Each week on 'Kowabana: 'True' Japanese scary stories from around the internet,' horror author and translator Tara A. Devlin presents a selection of Japanese horror, creepypastas and urban legends translated from the deepest, darkest parts of the web. Creepy ghosts and vengeful onryo, cursed technology and haunted shrines. Discover horror like only Japan knows how to deliver. Brand new and exclusive stories translated each week. Find out more at http://www.kowabana.net/more Host Tara A. Devlin
Email ****@gmail.com
Estimated Monthly Listeners 50k-250k
Apple Rating 4.8/5Apple Reviews 928Facebook 1.4KTwitter 3.1KInstagram 2.9K Avg Length 48 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

11. Urban Legends

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Luke Mordue examines the historical impact of the stories that haunt our society, tales that have gripped towns and cities worldwide for centuries as actual events - Urban Legends. First, hear the tales retold as short stories before delving into the history of the legend, dissecting its cultural significance, factuality, and origins.more Host Luke Mordue
Email ****@lrmordue.com
Estimated Monthly Listeners 10k-50k
Apple Rating 4.8/5Apple Reviews 388Facebook 3.8K Avg Length 29 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

12. Unspookable

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Unspookable is an award winning, family-friendly look at the histories and mysteries behind your favorite scary stories, myths and urban legends. Each week host Elise Parisian digs into the history, brain science, and power dynamics behind such topics as Bloody Mary, Charlie Charlie, and Ouija Boards to find the stories behind the scares...more Host Elise Parisian
Producer/Network Soundsington Media
Email ****@gmail.com
Estimated Monthly Listeners 50k-250k
Recent Guests Adam Gidwitz, Nate DuFort +4 more
Apple Rating 4.6/5Apple Reviews 2.9KTwitter 723Instagram 1.5K Avg Length 22 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

13. Scary Stories To Tell On The Pod

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Join SNL's Anna Drezen and comedian Andrew Farmer for an hilarious deep dive into the terrifying world of American folklore, ghost stories, hauntings, and urban legends, through the lens of the classic children's series Scary Stories To Tell In The Dark. Produced by the Forever Dog Podcast Network.more Hosts Anna Drezen, Andrew Farmer
Producer/Network Forever Dog
Email ****@gmail.com
Estimated Monthly Listeners 50k-250k
Recent Guest Anna Thorup
Apple Rating 4.7/5Apple Reviews 867Facebook 4.4KTwitter 4KInstagram 9.9K Avg Length 36 min Format Medium form Since Jul 2019 Get Email Contact

14. Toshiden: Exploring Japanese Urban Legends

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Toshiden is a biweekly show in which horror author and translator Tara A. Devlin explores various urban legends from Japan. From Kuchisake-onna's long history to the hidden meaning behind convenience store toilet signs, we explore it all and look at how they came about and why they became a legend in the first place.more Producer/Network Tara A. Devlin
Email ****@gmail.com
Estimated Monthly Listeners 1k-10k
Apple Rating 4.9/5Apple Reviews 135 Avg Length 12 min Format Short form Get Email Contact

15. Lattes and Legends

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Imagine talking about urban legends with your friends and having a lot of coffee! That's what this podcast is all about. It is devoted to our favorite drinks, lattes, and our favorite subject matter, urban legends. ****@gmail.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.more Host Misty Travieso
Producer/Network Lattes and Legends
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Estimated Monthly Listeners 1k-10k
Apple Rating 4.3/5Apple Reviews 25 Avg Length 23 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

16. Urbane Legends

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In this Podcast, two debonair Gentlemen paranormal researchers look into some of the HOTTEST and most popular urban legends. Swearing throughout. If you would like to help cover some costs because you enjoy the show please donate here: www.ko-fi.com/urbanelegends Are you a fan of hauntings, vortexes, lay lines, mysterious shit and Pigman? Well this is the pod for you. Each week a new urban legend is looked at with a non-scientific rigour only seen usually at the top of government. You'll laugh, you'll cry, you'll fast forward you may even fall in love (unrelated)...more Hosts Chris Flynn, Neil Herbert
Producer/Network Chris Flynn & Neil Herbert
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Estimated Monthly Listeners 100-1k
Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 2 Avg Length 69 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

17. Midnight Folklore Podcast

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Hosted by Leo Nyx, Midnight Folklore explores urban legends and ghost stories passed down across generations — the ones that refuse to disappear. Each episode traces a legend back to its origin and asks why it has survived for centuries. New stories multiple times a week.🎥 Full video version on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@leonyx13📱 Daily shorts on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@leo.nyx23more Producer/Network Leo Nyx
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18. Walker of Worlds

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On this show we unearth some of the world's long forgotten and unknown urban legends and spooky stories. From paranormal occurrences in old coal mines, to vampires roaming cities, to UFOs terrorising idyllic tourist spots, if you're looking for something that goes bump in the night then sit back and enjoy. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/walker-of-worlds . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.more Producer/Network Rachael Gilliver
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Avg Length 12 min Format Short form Get Email Contact

19. Tea Time Terrors

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Welcome to a space where the lights are low and the tea is warm.We're a cozy horror podcast dedicated to urban legends, folklore, and the quiet kind of fear that lingers long after the episode ends. From whispered tales passed down through generations to modern myths born online, we explore the stories that haunt the dark corners of the world.So dim the lights, get comfortable, and stay awhile. The night feels closer here.more Producer/Network A Y
Avg Length 11 min Format Short form Get Email Contact

20. Legends and Libations

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A podcast where we tackle common urban legends, misconceptions, and tall tales. We dissect the evidence and give a verdict on its veracity all while have a nice adult beverage.
Producer/Network Josh and Ross
Estimated Monthly Listeners 100-1k
Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 9Facebook 85.3KTwitter 32Instagram 17 Avg Length 69 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

21. Urban Legends with the Ghost Brothers

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We all know the stories: Bloody Mary, the Chupacabra, Candyman... These urban legends have been around for decades, sometimes centuries, and still haunt us today. But are they real? The Ghost Brothers, Atlanta's premiere (and funniest) paranormal investigators, Dalen Spratt, Juwan Mass, and Marcus Harvey are investigating the craziest myths and legends with the help of comedians, witches, celebrities and friends...more Hosts Dalen Spratt, Juwan Mass, Marcus Harvey
Producer/Network discovery+
Email ****@discovery.com
Estimated Monthly Listeners 50k-250k
Apple Rating 4.9/5Apple Reviews 865Facebook 5.8MTwitter 2.8M Avg Length 31 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

22. Not Another Horror Podcast

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Urban legends, Conspiracy Theories, True Crime Stories, and so much more. Sit back and relax as I give you strange and unexplained stories primarily from the South, but we get around. Some are based on facts and some based on fiction. Either way, they'll keep you up at night. Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/notanotherhorrorpodcast/supportmore Producer/Network Anthony Rossetti
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Estimated Monthly Listeners 1k-10k
Apple Rating 4.3/5Apple Reviews 19Facebook 427Twitter 206Instagram 990 Avg Length 27 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

23. Creepypodsta

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Love things that go bump in the night? Love horror, supernatural, and the unknown? Tune in to this telling of tales of the digital urban legend variety.Turn out the lights, get under the covers, and drift away to the stories of Creepypodsta.New episodes every other Thursday, Horror stories, scary stories, urban legends narrated by voice actor Ryan Curtismore Hosts Ryan Curtis, Ryan Schremp
Producer/Network Brainworms Multimedia
Email ****@creepypodsta.com
Estimated Monthly Listeners 1k-10k
Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 15 Avg Length 25 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

24. The Legend Detectives

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Urban Legends. The truth behind the stories.
Producer/Network Mandi Bennett
Avg Length 31 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact