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Obscurata | True Scary, Paranormal, Ghost, Supernatural & Mysterious Stories

True Crime, Mysteries, Paranormal, Unexplained, True Scary Stories

Step into the shadows with Obscurata, the latest podcast from The Whispering Woods Studio.Here, we unravel the darkest corners of the human experience—exploring unsolved mysteries, true crime, paranormal encounters, and tales of the occult. Obscurata dares you to question the boundaries of what we believe to be true… and what we fear may be lurking in the dark.Each episode delves into mysterious events, blending atmospheric storytelling with a touch of the unexplainable. Whether it’s an intriguing

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25:28

AFTER DARK | Melon Heads in the Winter Woods : Urban...

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2025/12/21

On frozen backroads from Ohio to Michigan and Connecticut, stories persist of small, feral figures with grotesquely swollen heads stalking the tree line. From Dr. Crow’s abused “patients” on Wisner Road to asylum escapees along Connecticut’s infamous “Dracula Drive,” the Melon Heads legend blends real medical conditions, social cruelty, and spooky eyewitness accounts into one of America’s most unsettling modern monster tales.The BOOKBY US A COFFEESubscribe to our PATREONEMAIL us your storiesJoin us

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23:30

AFTER DARK | The Licked Hand : “Humans Can Lick Too”...

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2025/12/20

On a stormy night, a girl reaches down for the comforting lick of her dog under the bed—only to discover at dawn that her pet is dead in the bathroom and the words “HUMANS CAN LICK, TOO” are written in blood. In this episode, we unravel the infamous “Licked Hand” urban legend, its variations and origins, and the real-world intruder cases that make the story feel disturbingly possible.The BOOKBY US A COFFEESubscribe to our PATREONEMAIL us your storiesJoin us on INSTAGRAMJoin us on TWITTERJoin us on

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26:57

AFTER DARK | Mischief in the Shadows : Duende Lore...

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2025/12/14

From backward feet to eerie whistling in the jungle, the duende is Latin America’s most elusive trickster spirit. These chilling encounters explore what happens when you laugh at legends… and the legends laugh back.The BOOKBY US A COFFEESubscribe to our PATREONEMAIL us your storiesJoin us on INSTAGRAMJoin us on TWITTERJoin us on FACEBOOKVisit our WEBSITEResearch:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duende_(mythology)https://culturarecreacionydeporte.gov.cohttps://losdesconocidos.comSarah xx"Spacial Winds,"

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28:04

AFTER DARK | Colombian Witches : Shape-Shifters, Salt...

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2025/12/13

From flying skinless witches to rooftop salt rituals, Colombian folklore paints a terrifying portrait of the bruja. This episode explores real legends, eerie encounters, and the chilling cultural memory that still haunts towns like La Jagua.The BOOKBY US A COFFEESubscribe to our PATREONEMAIL us your storiesJoin us on INSTAGRAMJoin us on TWITTERJoin us on FACEBOOKVisit our WEBSITEResearch:Sources include Colombian oral folklore, traditional beliefs, and cultural journalism. Referenced material

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34:30

AFTER DARK | Njuzu: Spirits of the Deep – Folklore,...

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2025/12/07

Across the lakes and rivers of Zimbabwe there are legends of the Njuzu, mysterious water spirits said to dwell beneath the surface, capable of both blessing and destruction.The BOOKBY US A COFFEESubscribe to our PATREONEMAIL us your storiesJoin us on INSTAGRAMJoin us on TWITTERJoin us on FACEBOOKVisit our

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33:16

AFTER DARK | The Ruined Church on the Hill:...

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2025/12/06

High above the Bedfordshire countryside stands the crumbling shell of St Mary’s. A medieval church twisted by time, ritual, and whispers of evil. In 1963, villagers discovered the defiled remains of a woman exhumed from her grave, arranged in the nave for a black mass. What followed was a decades-long saga of satanic panic, grave desecration, phantom monks, and chilling apparitions. The BOOKBY US A COFFEESubscribe to our PATREONEMAIL us your storiesJoin us on INSTAGRAMJoin us on TWITTERJoin us on

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30:10

AFTER DARK | The Rock That Remembers: Terrible Tilly...

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2025/11/30

This episode contains references to death, psychological distress, and human remains. Listener discretion is advised.Isolated a mile off the Oregon coast, Terrible Tilly was never meant to survive. From its first fatal survey to a hundred years of wrecks, ruined minds, and sealed urns, Tillamook Rock Lighthouse has drawn more than storms. Some say its light never really went out — that something still watches from the empty lantern tower.The BOOKBY US A COFFEESubscribe to our PATREONEMAIL us your

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33:03

AFTER DARK | Into the Dark Canyon: The Curse of...

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2025/11/29

This episode contains detailed references to violence, murder, and the deaths of both adults and children, as well as mentions of human and animal harm. While not graphic, the subject matter may be deeply distressing to some listeners. Discretion is advised.Turnbull Canyon in Whittier, California, is one of the most feared stretches of land in the state. A place where history, homicide, and haunting legends intertwine. From cult rumours and ghostly apparitions to a plane crash and a woman’s

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29:32

AFTER DARK | The Devil in Jefferson Township: The...

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2025/11/23

This episode contains references to the violent death of a parent by a child, suicide, and themes of Satanism and mental distress. While the content is not graphic, it may be disturbing to some listeners. Discretion is strongly advised.In Jefferson Township, New Jersey, a 14-year-old altar boy killed his mother and took his own life in what some believed was a Satanic ritual. Was it mental illness, media-fuelled hysteria or something darker that entered their home?The BOOKBY US A COFFEESubscribe to

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33:25

AFTER DARK | The Burning Sisters: The Mysterious...

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2025/11/22

This episode contains references to the sudden deaths of children under mysterious circumstances. While not graphic, the content may be distressing to some listeners. Discretion is advised.In 1899, in the Yorkshire town of Sowerby Bridge, two young sisters, Amy and Alice Kirby, died just hours apart after mysteriously bursting into flames in separate homes. Their identical, unexplained fates sparked speculation about spontaneous human combustion and left behind more questions than answers.The BOOKBY

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21:12

AFTER DARK | Dyer Lane: California’s Road of Curses,...

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2025/11/16

This episode contains references to adult themes including death and local legends of violence. Listener discretion is advised.Dyer Lane, a remote backroad in Sacramento County, has long been the focus of disturbing tales, from stories of a murdered coven and shadowy cults to the infamous ghost police car and phantom handprints. Combining verified criminal history with decades of first-hand accounts, this is one of California’s darkest stretches of road.The BOOKBY US A COFFEESubscribe to our

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36:56

AFTER DARK | The Silent Twins: June & Jennifer...

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2025/11/15

This episode contains references to mental illness, self‑harm, substance abuse, and death. Listener discretion is advised.June and Jennifer Gibbons spoke to no one but each other, until one twin calmly declared she would die so the other could live. This is the chilling true story of the Silent Twins, their creepy bond, and the death that stunned even Broadmoor Hospital.The BOOKBY US A COFFEESubscribe to our PATREONEMAIL us your storiesJoin us on INSTAGRAMJoin us on TWITTERJoin us on FACEBOOKVisit

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31:27

AFTER DARK | The Haunting of Cielo Drive: Sharon...

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2025/11/09

Years before her infamous murder in 1969, actress Sharon Tate had a terrifying nightmare in a Benedict Canyon house - a vision many believe predicted the horror to come.The BOOKBY US A COFFEESubscribe to our PATREONEMAIL us your storiesJoin us on INSTAGRAMJoin us on TWITTERJoin us on FACEBOOKVisit our

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AFTER DARK | Ötzi the Iceman: Discovery, Death, and...

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2025/11/08

When two hikers stumbled upon a leathery corpse melting from a glacier in the Ötztal Alps in 1991, they didn’t know they had uncovered Europe’s oldest natural mummy or that their find would spark the legend of a deadly curse.The BOOKBY US A COFFEESubscribe to our PATREONEMAIL us your storiesJoin us on INSTAGRAMJoin us on TWITTERJoin us on FACEBOOKVisit our

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AFTER DARK | The Devil's Teeth: The Suspicious Death...

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2025/11/02

CONTAINS MATURE THEMES - LISTENER DISCRETION IS ADVISEDIn 1972, 16-year-old Jeannette DePalma vanished from Springfield, New Jersey. Six weeks later, her decomposed body was found atop a rocky cliff known locally as “The Devil’s Teeth.” Talk of occult rituals and Satanic cults spread quickly, fuelled by media speculation and strange reports from the scene. But decades later, a very different picture emerged.The BOOKBY US A COFFEESubscribe to our PATREONEMAIL us your storiesJoin us on INSTAGRAMJoin

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32:39

AFTER DARK | The Legend of Pope Lick : Louisville’s...

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2025/11/01

Something new stirs in the dark... This weekend, The Whispering Woods unveils After Dark, our most haunting tales yet. New Episodes every Saturday and Sunday.High above the woods of eastern Louisville stands the Pope Lick Trestle, an active railway bridge with a terrifying reputation. For decades, locals have whispered about the Pope Lick Monster - a half-man, half-goat creature said to hypnotize trespassers and lure them to their deaths. The site has claimed numerous lives, each one tangled in the

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From Obscurata to The Whispering Woods: After Dark

Obscurata | True Scary, Paranormal, Ghost,... ·

2025/10/28

THE WHISPERING WOODS PODCASTObscurata is evolving! Beginning November 2025, all new Obscurata episodes will now be released under The Whispering Woods: After Dark — our new late-night series.You’ll still hear the same in-depth mysteries, unsolved cases, and disturbing true stories you love, but now presented in The Whispering Woods’ signature style.For the time being, we’ll continue releasing episodes here on the Obscurata feed while everyone gets used to the change, but don’t worry, we’ll let you

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34:20

THE FALL RIVER MURDERS : The Satanic Cult Killings |...

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2025/10/22

The following episode explores real events involving sexual violence, ritualistic murder, and graphic descriptions of death linked to the Fall River cult killings of 1979–1980. It also includes references to the Satanic Panic era and the exploitation of vulnerable young women. Some listeners may find the details deeply distressing. Please listen with care.In the industrial city of Fall River, Massachusetts, the bodies of three young women, Doreen Levesque, Barbara Raposa, and Karen Marsden, were

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27:23

THE CHILDRESS CURSE : The Tate Rowland & Terrie...

Obscurata | True Scary, Paranormal, Ghost,... ·

2025/10/20

The following episode explores real events involving suicide, murder, and the hysteria of the 1980s Satanic Panic. Some listeners may find the details distressing. Please listen with care.In the summer of 1988, 17-year-old Tate Rowland was found hanging from a tree outside Childress, Texas. What police first called a suicide soon spawned rumours of dark rituals and a hidden cult. Three years later, his sister Terrie Trosper was found dead under equally mysterious circumstances.SURVEYObscurata

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29:13

THE HAUNTING OF GREYTHORNE HALL : The Caroline...

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2025/10/15

In the autumn of 1978, a private nurse named Caroline Spencer arrived at Greythorne Hall, a secluded country manor in southern England, to care for a young woman named Emily Harper. What began as a routine convalescence soon descended into terror.SURVEYObscurata Discussed FACEBOOK GROUPThe BOOKBY US A COFFEESubscribe to our PATREONEMAIL us your storiesJoin us on INSTAGRAMJoin us on TWITTERJoin us on FACEBOOKVisit our

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