Genre

True crime

True-crime podcasts and crime stories, told with care and without needless detail.

Real cases and crime stories, for listeners who prefer the careful telling.

Stories to start with

    • Horror
    • Podcast
    • 91 episodes

    True Crime Horror Story Podcast

    by truecrimehorrorstory

    A true crime podcast designed like an anthology horror movie. www.truecrimehorrorstory.com

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    • Horror
    • Podcast
    • 60 episodes

    Based on a True Crime

    by murder.ly

    A true-crime podcast that discusses murders, mysteries, and horror-film adaptations inspired by real cases and legends.

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    • Horror
    • Story collection
    • 941 episodes

    Crime and Horror

    by Mr Ballen

    True Crime and Horror

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    • True crime
    • Podcast
    • 164 episodes

    Fascinating Horror

    by Kristian Crow

    Fascinating Horror tells the true stories behind some of history's greatest disasters... but without sensationalism or disturbing imagery. Fascinating Horror is all about in-depth research, respectful storytelling, and learning what we can from the mistakes of the past. You might be surprised to discover just how much of today's world is shaped by long-forgotten disasters from decades gone by.

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    • Horror
    • Podcast
    • 10 episodes

    Gaslight Ghost Stories and Victorian Murders Podcast

    by NANCY FULTON

    Gaslight Ghost Stories and Victorian Murders is a haunting audio drama podcast filled with classic ghost stories, gothic horror, Victorian mysteries, true crime, supernatural suspense, haunted houses, cursed objects, restless spirits, and chilling tales of murder, madness, revenge, and the macabre. Step into the fog-shrouded streets, candlelit parlors, lonely graveyards, and crumbling manor houses of the Victorian era, where ghosts whisper from beyond the veil, specters seek justice, and the living are never quite safe from the dead. These atmospheric stories are perfect for listeners who love gothic fiction, Victorian ghost stories, old-fashioned horror, historical mysteries, supernatural thrillers, dark folklore, eerie bedtime stories, and vintage tales of terror. Each episode brings you haunting tales of ghosts, ghouls, phantoms, monsters, murderers, mediums, séances, secret crimes, and things that should have stayed buried. From England’s golden age of the macabre to terrifying tales inspired by gaslight-era crime and superstition, this podcast is made for fans of classic horror, literary ghost stories, Victorian murder mysteries, dark academia, paranormal fiction, and spine-tingling audio storytelling. If you enjoy ghost stories, gothic horror, Victorian true crime, haunted history, supernatural mysteries, and atmospheric audio dramas, follow Gaslight Ghost Stories and Victorian Murders and share it with others who love scary stories told in the flickering glow of gaslight.

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    • Horror
    • Podcast
    • 13 episodes

    DarkNet Horror Stories

    by Boo Rhodes

    Beware of these stories from the dark net. These darknet thrillers will keep you wanting more. With each chilling story, you'll continue to listen. The stories come from various sources and can be true or fiction. Some are sent in by listeners and others are gathered up by the various dark corners of the internet. The host Boo Rhodes might even conjure one or two stories up in her spare time or do a real report on chilling true internet crime. If you enjoy listening to Boo Rhodes, why not join her main podcast instead? Try Spooky Boo's Scary Story Time at www.scarystorytime.com.

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    • Horror
    • Podcast
    • 44 episodes

    Twisted Tales with Heidi Wong

    by Crime House

    Reality is the real horror. Every Monday, poet and paranormal obsessive Heidi Wong unearths the chilling true stories behind the world’s most terrifying legends. From haunted dolls to cursed houses, each episode of Twisted Tales reveals the disturbing real-life events that inspired horror’s biggest blockbusters and the ones too twisted to make it to screen. Some stories are stranger than fiction. These are darker. New episodes every Monday. Twisted Tales is a Crime House Original Podcast, powered by PAVE Studios. Watch on YouTube or listen wherever you get your podcasts.

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    • Horror
    • Podcast
    • 99 episodes

    Real Crime & Horror Stories

    by Real Crime & Horror Stories

    Crime, justice, law, horror and order. Real Crime & Horror Stories presents true crime documentary content about killers, kidnappers, theft, fraud, and related cases.

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    • Horror
    • Narrated stories
    • 997 episodes

    Stories Fables Ghostly Tales

    by Stories Fables Ghostly Tales Podcast

    An English-language collection of true crime, Japanese folklore, creepypasta, ghost stories, classics, and original horror audio drama, hosted by the Tale Teller.

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