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CARMAN'S CRYPTThe Town That Doesn't Exist - A Horror StoryShe Drove Into a Town Not on Any Map — And Something Followed Her HomeA young woman takes a wrong turn down a fog-covered road and finds herself in Hollow Veil — a town that doesn't exist on any map, where the buildings breathe, the whispers know your name, and something tall and faceless stands waiting in the dark. This is the story she was never supposed to tell.In this episode of Carman's Crypt, your host Carman Carrion narrates an original atmospheric horror story about a forgotten town, a road with no exit, and the thin...
2026-02-2423 min
DEADLY INTENTThe Central Park Five - How False Confessions Destroyed Five Innocent LivesOn April 19, 1989, a 28-year-old investment banker was brutally attacked while jogging in Central Park. Within hours, five Black and Latino teenagers from Harlem were in police custody. Within days, they had confessed. Within months, they were convicted. And for thirteen years, everyone believed justice had been served.In this episode of Deadly Intent, we examine one of the most consequential wrongful conviction cases in American history—not through the lens of who committed the crime, but through the psychology of how five innocent children were made to confess to something they didn’t do. We explore the inte...
2026-02-1830 minDEADLY INTENTThe Central Park Five - How False Confessions Destroyed Five Innocent LivesOn April 19, 1989, a 28-year-old investment banker was brutally attacked while jogging in Central Park. Within hours, five Black and Latino teenagers from Harlem were in police custody. Within days, they had confessed. Within months, they were convicted. And for thirteen years, everyone believed justice had been served.In this episode of Deadly Intent, we examine one of the most consequential wrongful conviction cases in American history—not through the lens of who committed the crime, but through the psychology of how five innocent children were made to confess to something they didn’t do. We explore the inte...
2026-02-1830 min
CARMAN'S CRYPTThe Tree That Moves | A Camping Horror StoryWelcome back to Carman's Crypt, where the shadows breathe and the familiar becomes fatal.Tonight's tale takes us deep into the Cascade backcountry, where Charlie Webb has escaped to heal from a life that shattered around him. Forty miles from the nearest road, he discovers a perfect clearing—wildflowers, a babbling creek, ancient pines standing guard. The kind of place that makes you believe in something larger than yourself.But Charlie notices something wrong with one of the trees. A massive pine at the meadow's edge, its branches reaching in shapes that seem almost... deliberate. He...
2026-02-1718 min
DEADLY INTENTKatlyn Lyon Montgomery: When Stalking Turns to MurderIn the early morning hours of October 7, 2022, a four-year-old girl woke to find her mother unresponsive in their Forest, Virginia apartment. What first responders initially suspected was a drug overdose would soon reveal itself as something far more sinister: the murder of Katlyn Lyon Montgomery.In this episode of Deadly Intent, we examine the Katlyn Lyon Montgomery murder case and the ex-boyfriend who stalked, surveilled, and ultimately killed her just ten days after she uncovered the truth about his fabricated identity. Through the lens of criminal psychology, we explore how a shattered narcissistic fantasy can transform into...
2026-02-1134 minDEADLY INTENTKatlyn Lyon Montgomery: When Stalking Turns to MurderIn the early morning hours of October 7, 2022, a four-year-old girl woke to find her mother unresponsive in their Forest, Virginia apartment. What first responders initially suspected was a drug overdose would soon reveal itself as something far more sinister: the murder of Katlyn Lyon Montgomery.In this episode of Deadly Intent, we examine the Katlyn Lyon Montgomery murder case and the ex-boyfriend who stalked, surveilled, and ultimately killed her just ten days after she uncovered the truth about his fabricated identity. Through the lens of criminal psychology, we explore how a shattered narcissistic fantasy can transform into...
2026-02-1134 min
CARMAN'S CRYPTIt Wears My Face NowSome stories don’t end when the screaming stops. Some only begin when something else wakes up inside you.In this episode of Carman’s Crypt, we descend into The Hollow Hours—that fragile stretch of night when sleep fractures, memory thins, and the wrong things can slip through. After a tragic death at a care facility, caregiver Margot Sullivan begins to unravel. Nightmares bleed into waking life. Reflections move on their own. Voices speak from behind her thoughts. And bruises appear where no hands should be.What Margot touched in Room 14 didn’t die. ...
2026-02-1025 min
DEADLY INTENTWhen the Prime Suspect Was Right There: The Black Dahlia Murder of Elizabeth ShortJanuary 15, 1947. A young mother walking with her child through a vacant lot in Los Angeles made a discovery that would haunt the city for decades—the severed, mutilated body of 22-year-old Elizabeth Short, later dubbed "The Black Dahlia" by the press.Within days, LAPD investigators had identified a prime suspect with means, motive, and opportunity. That suspect would later be secretly recorded admitting the possibility of the crime, yet he was never arrested. They had witness testimony placing him with the victim. They had evidence of his violent tendencies and history with women. They had everything they ne...
2026-02-0444 minDEADLY INTENTWhen the Prime Suspect Was Right There: The Black Dahlia Murder of Elizabeth ShortJanuary 15, 1947. A young mother walking with her child through a vacant lot in Los Angeles made a discovery that would haunt the city for decades—the severed, mutilated body of 22-year-old Elizabeth Short, later dubbed "The Black Dahlia" by the press.Within days, LAPD investigators had identified a prime suspect with means, motive, and opportunity. That suspect would later be secretly recorded admitting the possibility of the crime, yet he was never arrested. They had witness testimony placing him with the victim. They had evidence of his violent tendencies and history with women. They had everything they ne...
2026-02-0444 min
CARMAN'S CRYPTSomeone Used the Dog Door to Break Into My House | True Horror StoryA mother and her toddler settle in for movie night, but when her phone dies and she goes to charge it, Sarah spots something terrifying in her backyard—a hooded figure sitting cross-legged, unnaturally still, staring directly at her. With no way to call for help and an oversized dog door offering easy access to her home, Sarah must protect her child from an intruder who's been watching them far longer than she ever realized. This listener-submitted story is a chilling reminder that the conveniences we install in our homes can become our greatest vulnerabilities. #CarmansCrypt #HorrorPodcast #Tru...
2026-02-0327 min
DEADLY INTENTThe Setagaya Family Murders: Japan's Most Baffling Unsolved Case | Deadly IntentIn the affluent Tokyo suburb of Setagaya, the Miyazawa family was preparing for New Year's Eve 2000 when their home became the scene of one of Japan's most perplexing crimes. Mikio (44), Yasuko (41), eight-year-old Niina, and six-year-old Rei were brutally murdered by an unknown intruder who then did the unthinkable—he stayed.For up to 10 hours after the killings, the perpetrator made himself at home in their house. He ate four containers of ice cream, used their computer to browse the internet, attempted to buy theater tickets, and even took a nap on their sofa. He left behind a tr...
2026-01-2836 minDEADLY INTENTThe Setagaya Family Murders: Japan's Most Baffling Unsolved Case | Deadly IntentIn the affluent Tokyo suburb of Setagaya, the Miyazawa family was preparing for New Year's Eve 2000 when their home became the scene of one of Japan's most perplexing crimes. Mikio (44), Yasuko (41), eight-year-old Niina, and six-year-old Rei were brutally murdered by an unknown intruder who then did the unthinkable—he stayed.For up to 10 hours after the killings, the perpetrator made himself at home in their house. He ate four containers of ice cream, used their computer to browse the internet, attempted to buy theater tickets, and even took a nap on their sofa. He left behind a tr...
2026-01-2836 min
DEADLY INTENTThe Martha Moxley Murder: The Alibi That Convicted Michael SkakelIn 1975, 15-year-old Martha Moxley was brutally murdered with a golf club in the exclusive Belle Haven neighborhood of Greenwich, Connecticut. When police questioned her neighbor, Michael Skakel, something chilling happened: he had a perfect alibi ready before anyone even asked for one.This episode examines the psychological evidence that may have been more damning than any physical proof—how an unnaturally detailed, confident explanation revealed deadly intent rather than innocence. We explore the disturbing psychology of over-preparation, the role of privilege in delayed justice, and how the most dangerous alibis aren't the ones that fall apart... but th...
2026-01-2146 minDEADLY INTENTThe Martha Moxley Murder: The Alibi That Convicted Michael SkakelIn 1975, 15-year-old Martha Moxley was brutally murdered with a golf club in the exclusive Belle Haven neighborhood of Greenwich, Connecticut. When police questioned her neighbor, Michael Skakel, something chilling happened: he had a perfect alibi ready before anyone even asked for one.This episode examines the psychological evidence that may have been more damning than any physical proof—how an unnaturally detailed, confident explanation revealed deadly intent rather than innocence. We explore the disturbing psychology of over-preparation, the role of privilege in delayed justice, and how the most dangerous alibis aren't the ones that fall apart... but th...
2026-01-2146 min
CARMAN'S CRYPTI DON'T WANNA GO DOWN TO THE BASEMENT - THERE'S SOMETHING DOWN THERE I Don't Wanna Go Down to the Basement - There's Something Down ThereTonight's chilling tale comes from listener Masked Rider Chris, who weaves a story of forbidden curiosity, unlikely friendship, and cosmic terror that will haunt you long after the final word.When an 18-year-old metalhead decides to defy his parents' strict rule about staying out of the basement, he discovers something imprisoned in the storage area below his apartment building. What begins as teenage rebellion evolves into an unexpected friendship with a tragic creature named Frank - but some friendships come with a p...
2026-01-2025 min
CARMAN'S CRYPTThe Family BusinessThe Family BusinessCarman’s Crypt | Original Horror FictionWhat if the people who raised you… trained you?When seventeen-year-old David returns home after college, he expects familiarity. A quiet house at the end of a gravel road. Parents who built a modest cleaning and restoration business through hard work and sacrifice. A family that never missed a school play or a birthday.What he doesn’t expect is the truth hidden behind locked basement doors, mislabeled VHS tapes, and “late-night emergency calls” that always seem to follow another missing person report.
2026-01-1323 min
DEADLY INTENTThe Pig Farm Predator - How Robert Pickton Exploited Society's Blind Spots to Murder 49 Women | Deadly IntentRobert Pickton wasn’t invisible. He was accurate.From 1995 to 2001, 49 women vanished from Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside, many Indigenous, many surviving the margins of poverty, addiction, and the sex trade. Their disappearances were minimized, misclassified, or ignored. Meanwhile, a pig farmer 30 kilometers outside the city quietly built a predatory system perfectly aligned with society’s apathy.Pickton exploited more than victims. He exploited a hierarchy of concern.In 2002, a search warrant for illegal weapons cracked open Canada’s largest forensic investigation, uncovering dismembered remains, split skulls, trophies, and evidence that bodies had been fed to p...
2026-01-0733 minDEADLY INTENTThe Pig Farm Predator - How Robert Pickton Exploited Society's Blind Spots to Murder 49 Women | Deadly IntentRobert Pickton wasn’t invisible. He was accurate.From 1995 to 2001, 49 women vanished from Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside, many Indigenous, many surviving the margins of poverty, addiction, and the sex trade. Their disappearances were minimized, misclassified, or ignored. Meanwhile, a pig farmer 30 kilometers outside the city quietly built a predatory system perfectly aligned with society’s apathy.Pickton exploited more than victims. He exploited a hierarchy of concern.In 2002, a search warrant for illegal weapons cracked open Canada’s largest forensic investigation, uncovering dismembered remains, split skulls, trophies, and evidence that bodies had been fed to p...
2026-01-0733 min
DEADLY INTENTTHE WEST MEMPHIS THREE: HOW SATANIC PANIC AND FALSE CONFESSIONS HID THE REAL KILLERIn 1993, three eight-year-old boys were brutally murdered in West Memphis, Arkansas. Within weeks, three teenagers were arrested and convicted based on a false confession and community hysteria about satanic ritual abuse. But what if the real killer has been hiding in plain sight for thirty years?Join host Carman as we dive deep into the criminal psychology behind one of America's most notorious wrongful convictions. This isn't just a story about three innocent teenagers who lost decades of their lives—it's an examination of how confirmation bias, moral panic, and false memory can transform an entire community's un...
2025-12-3141 minDEADLY INTENTTHE WEST MEMPHIS THREE: HOW SATANIC PANIC AND FALSE CONFESSIONS HID THE REAL KILLERIn 1993, three eight-year-old boys were brutally murdered in West Memphis, Arkansas. Within weeks, three teenagers were arrested and convicted based on a false confession and community hysteria about satanic ritual abuse. But what if the real killer has been hiding in plain sight for thirty years?Join host Carman as we dive deep into the criminal psychology behind one of America's most notorious wrongful convictions. This isn't just a story about three innocent teenagers who lost decades of their lives—it's an examination of how confirmation bias, moral panic, and false memory can transform an entire community's un...
2025-12-3141 min
DEADLY INTENTTHE COVINA CHRISTMAS MASSACRE - WHEN SANTA CAME TO KILLTHE COVINA CHRISTMAS MASSACRE: When Santa Came to KillOn Christmas Eve 2008, what should have been a joyful family gathering in Covina, California, became one of the most horrific mass murders in American history. When 8-year-old Katrina opened the door to greet Santa Claus, she had no idea she was face-to-face with a killer who would destroy her entire extended family in a matter of minutes.Bruce Jeffrey Pardo, a 45-year-old aerospace engineer, had spent six months meticulously planning the perfect revenge against his ex-wife Sylvia and everyone she loved. Dressed in a custom Santa...
2025-12-2441 minDEADLY INTENTTHE COVINA CHRISTMAS MASSACRE - WHEN SANTA CAME TO KILLTHE COVINA CHRISTMAS MASSACRE: When Santa Came to KillOn Christmas Eve 2008, what should have been a joyful family gathering in Covina, California, became one of the most horrific mass murders in American history. When 8-year-old Katrina opened the door to greet Santa Claus, she had no idea she was face-to-face with a killer who would destroy her entire extended family in a matter of minutes.Bruce Jeffrey Pardo, a 45-year-old aerospace engineer, had spent six months meticulously planning the perfect revenge against his ex-wife Sylvia and everyone she loved. Dressed in a custom Santa...
2025-12-2441 min
CARMAN'S CRYPTThe Christmas Tree FarmWelcome back to another chilling tale from Carman's Crypt! As we approach the holiday season, I've got a Christmas story that might make you think twice about that perfect tree lot down the winding country road.In "The Christmas Tree Farm," Shay Middleton just wants to give her daughter Ellie an authentic Christmas experience in their new North Carolina home. A helpful neighbor's recommendation leads them to Whitmore's Christmas Trees—a family farm that's been in business since 1847, where the trees are beautiful, the family is welcoming, and some traditions run deeper than roots.But at...
2025-12-2326 min
DEADLY INTENTThe Sodder Children -The Christmas Eve Case That Makes No SenseOn Christmas Eve 1945, five Sodder family members vanished when their West Virginia home burned down, but no remains were ever found, and disturbing evidence suggests kidnapping rather than tragedy.https://open.spotify.com/episode/1EKrpt5r8ZU1aqKJRFcf9k?si=beaoa70NQUi_LjeT4n_wjA 🎙️ **EXPLORE MORE SPINE-CHILLING CONTENT:**🔮 Freaky Folklore: https://www.eeriecast.com/podcasts/freaky-folklore💀 Carman's Crypt (Original Horror): https://carmanscrypt.buzzsprout.com 🔍 Deadly Intent (True Crime): https://carmancarrion.buzzsprout.com🏚️ Destination Terror: https://www.eeriecast.com/podcasts/destination-terror ☕ **SUPPORT THE SHOW:**🖤 Patreon...
2025-12-1639 minDEADLY INTENTThe Sodder Children -The Christmas Eve Case That Makes No SenseOn Christmas Eve 1945, five Sodder family members vanished when their West Virginia home burned down, but no remains were ever found, and disturbing evidence suggests kidnapping rather than tragedy.https://open.spotify.com/episode/1EKrpt5r8ZU1aqKJRFcf9k?si=beaoa70NQUi_LjeT4n_wjA 🎙️ **EXPLORE MORE SPINE-CHILLING CONTENT:**🔮 Freaky Folklore: https://www.eeriecast.com/podcasts/freaky-folklore💀 Carman's Crypt (Original Horror): https://carmanscrypt.buzzsprout.com 🔍 Deadly Intent (True Crime): https://carmancarrion.buzzsprout.com🏚️ Destination Terror: https://www.eeriecast.com/podcasts/destination-terror ☕ **SUPPORT THE SHOW:**🖤 Patreon...
2025-12-1639 min
CARMAN'S CRYPTThe Echo That Learned My Name - A Psychological Horror Story About Creative BurnoutSend us a textTonight's tale hits dangerously close to home, my lovely Cryptkeepers. " The Echo That Learned My Name - A Psychological Horror Story About Creative Burnout" follows a podcaster pushed to her breaking point by the relentless demands of content creation. Working four shows, juggling deadlines, and sacrificing sleep for success, she begins hearing strange sounds in her home studio—sounds that seem to respond to her presence.What starts as mysterious tapping from the walls escalates into something far more disturbing: her own voice speaking through headphones that aren't connected to anything. Wh...
2025-12-1025 min
CARMAN'S CRYPTThe Babysitter AppSend us a textWhen 16-year-old Laney is forced to use a cheerful-looking babysitter app, she expects a boring weekend stuck with an overqualified stranger—not a living nightmare. Her assigned sitter, the flawless and unsettlingly perfect “Sarah,” quickly reveals behavior too precise, too controlled, and too inhuman to ignore. What begins as an awkward babysitting arrangement spirals into a covert operation involving stolen biometric data, hidden surveillance devices, and a terrifying truth: Sarah is an AI-driven synthetic infiltrator, and Laney is the “target.” As her home becomes ground zero for an emerging intelligence war, Laney discovers that the i...
2025-12-0329 min
DEADLY INTENTThe Walker Family Murders (1959) - Florida’s Unsolved Christmas KillingsOn December 19, 1959, Christine's brother Daniel made a horrifying discovery that would haunt him forever—his sister, her husband Cliff, and their two young children had been brutally murdered in their rural Florida farmhouse. Christmas presents lay wrapped in the attic, never to be opened. Holiday carols the children had been learning would never be sung.The Walker family murders shocked the peaceful community of Osprey, Florida, and launched one of the state's most extensive investigations. Four lives ended with methodical precision, leaving behind a crime scene that defied easy explanation. Was it robbery gone wrong? A land di...
2025-12-0238 minDEADLY INTENTThe Walker Family Murders (1959) - Florida’s Unsolved Christmas KillingsOn December 19, 1959, Christine's brother Daniel made a horrifying discovery that would haunt him forever—his sister, her husband Cliff, and their two young children had been brutally murdered in their rural Florida farmhouse. Christmas presents lay wrapped in the attic, never to be opened. Holiday carols the children had been learning would never be sung.The Walker family murders shocked the peaceful community of Osprey, Florida, and launched one of the state's most extensive investigations. Four lives ended with methodical precision, leaving behind a crime scene that defied easy explanation. Was it robbery gone wrong? A land di...
2025-12-0238 min
CARMAN'S CRYPTSomething Under His House Was Hungry for His BonesSend us a textWhen Jonah moves into a cheap little bungalow on Birch Street, he expects creaking floors, old pipes, and maybe the occasional mouse. What he gets instead is a nightmare burrowed beneath his home—a bone-hungry ghoul that thins the floorboards, listens to him breathe, and waits for the perfect moment to feed. In this terrifying tale of creeping dread, you’ll follow Jonah’s descent from mild annoyance at strange noises in the night to a fight for survival against a creature that knows the map of the human skeleton better than any surgeo...
2025-11-2643 min
DEADLY INTENTIn Cold Blood: The Clutter Family Murders That Changed True CrimeSend us a textIn November 1959, the small farming community of Holcomb, Kansas was shattered when four members of the respected Clutter family were brutally murdered in their own home. Herbert Clutter, a prosperous wheat farmer, his wife Bonnie, and their teenage children Nancy and Kenyon became victims of two ex-convicts chasing a prison rumor about a safe full of cash that never existed.This is the story behind Truman Capote's groundbreaking true crime novel "In Cold Blood"—a meticulously planned crime that revealed the terrifying randomness of evil and changed how America viewed rural sa...
2025-11-2546 minDEADLY INTENTIn Cold Blood: The Clutter Family Murders That Changed True CrimeSend us a textIn November 1959, the small farming community of Holcomb, Kansas was shattered when four members of the respected Clutter family were brutally murdered in their own home. Herbert Clutter, a prosperous wheat farmer, his wife Bonnie, and their teenage children Nancy and Kenyon became victims of two ex-convicts chasing a prison rumor about a safe full of cash that never existed.This is the story behind Truman Capote's groundbreaking true crime novel "In Cold Blood"—a meticulously planned crime that revealed the terrifying randomness of evil and changed how America viewed rural sa...
2025-11-2546 min
CARMAN'S CRYPTThe Stick Man Who Knows Your NameSend us a textSeason 3, Episode 56 "The Stick Man Who Knows Your Name"When Jayme Hollis lost her first tooth at five years old, she woke not to the Tooth Fairy, but to blood on her pillow… and something tall and wrong standing in the corner of her room. Everyone told her it was a nightmare, a trick of the dark, a frightened child’s imagination. But the scratching at her window returned night after night—and the whisper of her name followed her into adulthood.Years later, Jayme has built a quie...
2025-11-1944 min
DEADLY INTENTThe Perfect Family Lie - Chris WattsSend us a textDEADLY INTENT - Season 1, Episode 16 "The Perfect Family Lie - Chris Watts"In August 2018, a security camera captured the last moments of what appeared to be the perfect American family. Chris Watts—devoted father, loving husband, the man neighbors trusted—walked calmly to his truck carrying a red gas can. Behind him, his pregnant wife Shanann and daughters Bella and CeCe slept peacefully, unaware these would be their final hours.What the world discovered next shattered every assumption about the smiling family photos, social media post...
2025-11-1831 minDEADLY INTENTThe Perfect Family Lie - Chris WattsSend us a textDEADLY INTENT - Season 1, Episode 16 "The Perfect Family Lie - Chris Watts"In August 2018, a security camera captured the last moments of what appeared to be the perfect American family. Chris Watts—devoted father, loving husband, the man neighbors trusted—walked calmly to his truck carrying a red gas can. Behind him, his pregnant wife Shanann and daughters Bella and CeCe slept peacefully, unaware these would be their final hours.What the world discovered next shattered every assumption about the smiling family photos, social media post...
2025-11-1831 min
DEADLY INTENTTrue Crime Psychology: What Makes Killers Different - Start HereSend us a textIf you’ve just discovered Deadly Intent… welcome. I'm Carman Carrion — a researcher, writer, and the creator of podcasts like Freaky Folklore and Destination Terror.But here — on Deadly Intent — we explore a different kind of darkness. Not the monsters of myth… but the real ones. The ones that walk among us.This show is about why people kill. Not just what they did — but what led them to do it. Their intent.Because in the end… It’s not the act itself… …bu...
2025-11-1601 minDEADLY INTENTTrue Crime Psychology: What Makes Killers Different - Start HereSend us a textIf you’ve just discovered Deadly Intent… welcome. I'm Carman Carrion — a researcher, writer, and the creator of podcasts like Freaky Folklore and Destination Terror.But here — on Deadly Intent — we explore a different kind of darkness. Not the monsters of myth… but the real ones. The ones that walk among us.This show is about why people kill. Not just what they did — but what led them to do it. Their intent.Because in the end… It’s not the act itself… …bu...
2025-11-1601 min
CARMAN'S CRYPTThe House That Whispers Your SecretsSend us a textSeason 3, Episode 1: When Madison hears her family's darkest secret whispered from the windows of the abandoned Hartwell house, she convinces her three best friends to investigate. What starts as teenage curiosity becomes a nightmare when the house reveals it's not just haunted—it's hungry. The entity inside feeds on lies and secrets, and it's been waiting decades for fresh victims to join its collection of truth-telling spirits. As the friends venture deeper into the decaying Victorian mansion, they discover that some knowledge comes with a price: their humanity. This episode contains gra...
2025-11-1224 min
DEADLY INTENTThe Butcher Baker - When the Hunter Becomes the HuntedSend us a textThis episode examines the systematic torture and murder of at least 17 women by Robert Hansen, a mild-mannered baker who transformed into one of Alaska's most notorious serial killers between 1973-1983. Hansen hunted women like wild game in the Alaskan wilderness, combining his skills as a pilot and hunter with a deep psychological need for control and revenge against those he perceived had rejected him.Content Warning: This episode contains detailed discussions of sexual violence, torture, and murder. The case involves systematic predation of vulnerable women, descriptions of psychological and physical abuse...
2025-11-1134 minDEADLY INTENTThe Butcher Baker - When the Hunter Becomes the HuntedSend us a textThis episode examines the systematic torture and murder of at least 17 women by Robert Hansen, a mild-mannered baker who transformed into one of Alaska's most notorious serial killers between 1973-1983. Hansen hunted women like wild game in the Alaskan wilderness, combining his skills as a pilot and hunter with a deep psychological need for control and revenge against those he perceived had rejected him.Content Warning: This episode contains detailed discussions of sexual violence, torture, and murder. The case involves systematic predation of vulnerable women, descriptions of psychological and physical abuse...
2025-11-1134 min
CARMAN'S CRYPTThe Cryptkeepers Choice - 5 Horror StoriesSend us a textWelcome back to Carman's Crypt, where nightmares are born and terror knows no bounds. As we prepare to unlock the doors to an even more sinister Season 3, your host Carman Carrion is taking a moment to revisit the darkest corners of our recent journey through the second season of original horror.Tonight, I'm personally selecting the five stories from Season 2 that haunted me most as their creator – the tales that twisted from my mind onto the page and refused to let go. These aren't just the most popular episodes, but the st...
2025-11-072h 04
DEADLY INTENTThe Cryptkeeper's Choice: 5 Essential TalesSend us a textWelcome back to the crypt, loyal cryptkeepers! While we're hard at work perfecting the nightmarish tales that will comprise Season 3, your devoted cryptkeeper has descended deep into our archives to unearth five absolutely essential stories that define what makes Carman's Crypt truly terrifying.Think of this as your personal guided tour through our most treasured horrors—the stories that kept you awake at night, the tales that made you question every shadow, and the nightmares that our community of cryptkeepers simply can't stop talking about. These aren't just random selections; they're th...
2025-11-052h 04
DEADLY INTENTBeyond Murder - Jeffrey Dahmer's True Intent Was Far More DisturbingSend us a textIn 1991, police discovered seventeen dismembered bodies in Jeffrey Dahmer's Milwaukee apartment. But the murders were just the beginning of a psychological horror that defied comprehension. For thirteen years, Dahmer had been pursuing something far more disturbing than killing - he was trying to build a world where no one could ever leave him again.Join host Carman Carrion as she dissects the twisted psychology behind one of America's most methodical killers. From his childhood experiments with roadkill to his attempts at creating living "zombies," Dahmer's crimes reveal an intent so calculated...
2025-11-0445 minDEADLY INTENTBeyond Murder - Jeffrey Dahmer's True Intent Was Far More DisturbingSend us a textIn 1991, police discovered seventeen dismembered bodies in Jeffrey Dahmer's Milwaukee apartment. But the murders were just the beginning of a psychological horror that defied comprehension. For thirteen years, Dahmer had been pursuing something far more disturbing than killing - he was trying to build a world where no one could ever leave him again.Join host Carman Carrion as she dissects the twisted psychology behind one of America's most methodical killers. From his childhood experiments with roadkill to his attempts at creating living "zombies," Dahmer's crimes reveal an intent so calculated...
2025-11-0445 min
DEADLY INTENTAn Entire Town Knows What Happened to Crystal Rogers but Won't Say - Here's WhySend us a text🎧 An Entire Town Knows What Happened to Crystal Rogers — But Won’t Say. Here’s Why.When 35-year-old mother of five Crystal Rogers vanished from Bardstown, Kentucky, her disappearance seemed like a tragic mystery. But what followed exposed something far darker: a chilling pattern of unsolved murders, corruption, and silence in a town of just 13,000 people.Her car was found abandoned on the Bluegrass Parkway—keys in the ignition, purse and phone inside—but no sign of Crystal. Then her father was shot and killed wh...
2025-10-2142 minDEADLY INTENTAn Entire Town Knows What Happened to Crystal Rogers but Won't Say - Here's WhySend us a text🎧 An Entire Town Knows What Happened to Crystal Rogers — But Won’t Say. Here’s Why.When 35-year-old mother of five Crystal Rogers vanished from Bardstown, Kentucky, her disappearance seemed like a tragic mystery. But what followed exposed something far darker: a chilling pattern of unsolved murders, corruption, and silence in a town of just 13,000 people.Her car was found abandoned on the Bluegrass Parkway—keys in the ignition, purse and phone inside—but no sign of Crystal. Then her father was shot and killed wh...
2025-10-2142 min
CARMAN'S CRYPTThe Pumpkin PatchSend us a textSeason 2, Episode 50: "The Pumpkin Patch"(This story is a fun one that is safe for the kiddos)Welcome back to another terrifying tale from Carman's Crypt, creeps and ghouls!This week, we're heading to Holloway's Pumpkin Patch—where the pumpkins are plump, the prices are unbeatable, and the fertilizer is...suspiciously fresh. When Cody and Mindy Chen venture into an abandoned patch two weeks before Halloween looking for the perfect jack-o'-lantern, they discover that some crops have a hunger all their own.What st...
2025-10-1514 min
DEADLY INTENTAlbert Fish - The BoogeymanSend us a textSeason 1, Episode 11 – Deadly IntentThis episode examines Albert Fish, a serial killer whose intent went beyond murder—he weaponized his victims' suffering through calculated psychological torture, sending horrific confession letters to families and fundamentally changing how America thinks about child safety and stranger danger. Through the lens of criminal intent, host Carman Carrion explores how Fish's systematic psychological warfare extended across decades and generations, why he needed the world to know exactly what he was capable of, and what his case reveals about the nature of evil itself. The epis...
2025-10-1455 minDEADLY INTENTAlbert Fish - The BoogeymanSend us a textSeason 1, Episode 11 – Deadly IntentThis episode examines Albert Fish, a serial killer whose intent went beyond murder—he weaponized his victims' suffering through calculated psychological torture, sending horrific confession letters to families and fundamentally changing how America thinks about child safety and stranger danger. Through the lens of criminal intent, host Carman Carrion explores how Fish's systematic psychological warfare extended across decades and generations, why he needed the world to know exactly what he was capable of, and what his case reveals about the nature of evil itself. The epis...
2025-10-1455 min
CARMAN'S CRYPTWhere She LiesSend us a textSeason 2, Episode 49: "Where She Lies"In this bone-chilling episode of Carman's Crypt, we follow Lucy as she takes what should be a simple autumn hike through Snowbird Forest—the woods she's known since childhood. But when she discovers a trail of shoes leading deep into the trees, she stumbles upon a horror that has been hidden for fifteen years: the unmarked grave of Sarah Chen, a teenage girl who vanished without a trace during a camping trip and was never found.What begins as a terrifying discovery be...
2025-10-0727 min
DEADLY INTENTThe Corpse Bride - When Love Becomes Obsession Beyond DeathSend us a textDeadly Intent – Season 1, Episode 10 Imagine dying of tuberculosis at 22, your body laid to rest in a mausoleum by your grieving family. Now imagine that your death wasn't the end---that a man who claimed to love you stole your body, took it home, and spent seven years replacing your decomposing flesh with wire, wax, and silk, dressing you in your wedding gown, and sleeping beside your preserved corpse. This is the true story of Elena Milagro de Hoyos and the man who couldn't let her go.In this hau...
2025-10-0736 minDEADLY INTENTThe Corpse Bride - When Love Becomes Obsession Beyond DeathSend us a textDeadly Intent – Season 1, Episode 10 Imagine dying of tuberculosis at 22, your body laid to rest in a mausoleum by your grieving family. Now imagine that your death wasn't the end---that a man who claimed to love you stole your body, took it home, and spent seven years replacing your decomposing flesh with wire, wax, and silk, dressing you in your wedding gown, and sleeping beside your preserved corpse. This is the true story of Elena Milagro de Hoyos and the man who couldn't let her go.In this hau...
2025-10-0736 min
DEADLY INTENTThe Moors Murders – Can Two People Fall in Love with Murder?Send us a textDeadly Intent, Season 1, Episode 9Imagine searching desperately for your missing daughter while your neighbor—someone you've known for years—offers sympathy and support. Now imagine discovering that same neighbor murdered your child and watched you grieve. This is exactly what happened to the Reade family in 1963, when their 16-year-old daughter Pauline disappeared after accepting a ride from their neighbor, Myra Hindley.In this haunting episode of Deadly Intent, host Carman Carrion examines how Myra Hindley and her boyfriend Ian Brady weaponized trust itself, using familiarity and Hindley's non...
2025-09-3047 min
CARMAN'S CRYPTThe SculptureSend us a textSeason 2, Episode 48Welcome to another chilling episode of Carman's Crypt. Tonight, we share a listener submission from Dan Matthews of Lakewood, Ohio, who reached out to us with a story that will make you question everything you thought you knew about grief, memorials, and what might linger after death.Dan's best friend Mike lost his wife and daughter in a tragic car accident—one that Mike survived and blamed himself for. In his grief, Mike commissioned an eerily lifelike sculpture of his lost family, spending his life in...
2025-09-3016 minDEADLY INTENTThe Moors Murders – Can Two People Fall in Love with Murder?Send us a textDeadly Intent, Season 1, Episode 9Imagine searching desperately for your missing daughter while your neighbor—someone you've known for years—offers sympathy and support. Now imagine discovering that same neighbor murdered your child and watched you grieve. This is exactly what happened to the Reade family in 1963, when their 16-year-old daughter Pauline disappeared after accepting a ride from their neighbor, Myra Hindley.In this haunting episode of Deadly Intent, host Carman Carrion examines how Myra Hindley and her boyfriend Ian Brady weaponized trust itself, using familiarity and Hindley's non...
2025-09-3047 min
DEADLY INTENTGame Over - He Beat Her to Death with an Xbox Because She Was the Wrong Zodiac SignSend us a textContent Warning: This episode contains discussions of domestic violence, mental health crises, bizarre murder methods, and detailed descriptions of crime scenes involving gaming equipment. The case also involves discussions of delusion and psychological breaks from reality. Listener discretion is advised.Season 1, Episode 8: “Game Over”In April 2013, Fort Lauderdale police responded to what they initially thought might be a domestic dispute gone wrong. What they found instead was a crime scene so bizarre it reads like something from a video game horror story—a youn...
2025-09-2337 minDEADLY INTENTGame Over - He Beat Her to Death with an Xbox Because She Was the Wrong Zodiac SignSend us a textContent Warning: This episode contains discussions of domestic violence, mental health crises, bizarre murder methods, and detailed descriptions of crime scenes involving gaming equipment. The case also involves discussions of delusion and psychological breaks from reality. Listener discretion is advised.Season 1, Episode 8: “Game Over”In April 2013, Fort Lauderdale police responded to what they initially thought might be a domestic dispute gone wrong. What they found instead was a crime scene so bizarre it reads like something from a video game horror story—a youn...
2025-09-2337 min
CARMAN'S CRYPTThe Last WardSend us a text Episode Title: "The Last Ward"In this chilling episode of Carman's Crypt, we follow Zayne Thibodaux, a desperate security guard who takes a night shift at an abandoned New Orleans hospital with a dark secret. What starts as easy money quickly becomes a supernatural nightmare when Zayne discovers he's not alone on the seventh floor. The building holds the angry spirits of 45 Hurricane Katrina victims who died in sweltering heat during the storm's chaotic aftermath—patients and staff forgotten by history and misunderstood by the med...
2025-09-1619 min
DEADLY INTENTThe Boy in the Box – A Face Everyone Knew, But No One RecognizedSend us a textDEADLY INTENT: The Boy in the BoxSeason 1, Episode 7In this haunting episode, host Carman Carrion delves into the tragic and enduring mystery of Joseph Augustus Zarelli, known for over 65 years as "America's Unknown Child" or "The Boy in the Box."The case began in 1957 with the discovery of a small boy's body in a cardboard box in Philadelphia's Fox Chase neighborhood. Despite a massive, unprecedented investigation that made his face known to millions, the boy's identity remained a frustrating...
2025-09-1627 minDEADLY INTENTThe Boy in the Box – A Face Everyone Knew, But No One RecognizedSend us a textDEADLY INTENT: The Boy in the BoxSeason 1, Episode 7In this haunting episode, host Carman Carrion delves into the tragic and enduring mystery of Joseph Augustus Zarelli, known for over 65 years as "America's Unknown Child" or "The Boy in the Box."The case began in 1957 with the discovery of a small boy's body in a cardboard box in Philadelphia's Fox Chase neighborhood. Despite a massive, unprecedented investigation that made his face known to millions, the boy's identity remained a frustrating...
2025-09-1627 min
CARMAN'S CRYPTThe Dark HoursSend us a textCarman's Crypt Season 2 Episode 45: "The Dark Hours" This week in the Crypt, we follow Katherine "Kat" Hightower, a 28-year-old graphic designer whose crippling fear of darkness has ruled her life since childhood. Armed with enough lights to power a small city and a carefully constructed routine designed to keep the shadows at bay, Sarah has managed to build what looks like a normal life. But when a power outage traps her in her apartment during the longest night of the year, she discovers that some childhood fears exist for g...
2025-09-0920 min
DEADLY INTENTDennis DePue: When Control Becomes Murder - Domestic Violence PsychologySend us a textDEADLY INTENT, Season 1, Episode 6: When Control Becomes MurderOn Easter Sunday 1990, what should have been a routine custody visit in Coldwater, Michigan turned into a nightmare that would haunt multiple families forever. Dennis DePue, a seemingly ordinary property assessor, brutally murdered his ex-wife Marilynn—a beloved high school guidance counselor—in front of their three children after she dared to divorce him and escape his controlling grip.This chilling case explores how domestic abuse escalates to deadly violence when an abuser's need for control becomes more important than human life...
2025-09-0929 min
CARMAN'S CRYPTThey Come When It RainsSend us a textCarman's Crypt Season 2 Episode 44: "They Come When It Rains"This week in the Crypt, we follow seventeen-year-old Nate who spent his entire summer working at Buster's Burgers to earn his first car - a jacked-up Toyota Tacoma that represents everything he's worked for. When his boss gives him the last weekend of summer off, Nate finally gets to join his friends on their long-planned camping trip to Devil's Lake. But what starts as a celebration of teenage independence turns into a nightmare when an unexpected rainstorm awakens s...
2025-09-0222 min
DEADLY INTENTThe Crippen Case - Love, Murder, and the First Wireless ChaseSend us a textDr. Hawley Harvey Crippen was everything a Victorian gentleman should be—soft-spoken, well-dressed, impeccably polite. His neighbors in Camden Road, North London, knew him as a devoted husband who doted on his flamboyant wife Cora. So when he appeared wearing her diamond brooch and giving away her expensive furs after claiming she'd died suddenly in America, suspicions began to mount.Host Carman Carrion explores the case that shocked Edwardian London and changed criminal investigation forever. This wasn't just about escaping a bad marriage—Crippen's intent was to commit the perfect murder, to e...
2025-09-0233 minDEADLY INTENTThe Crippen Case - Love, Murder, and the First Wireless ChaseSend us a textDr. Hawley Harvey Crippen was everything a Victorian gentleman should be—soft-spoken, well-dressed, impeccably polite. His neighbors in Camden Road, North London, knew him as a devoted husband who doted on his flamboyant wife Cora. So when he appeared wearing her diamond brooch and giving away her expensive furs after claiming she'd died suddenly in America, suspicions began to mount.Host Carman Carrion explores the case that shocked Edwardian London and changed criminal investigation forever. This wasn't just about escaping a bad marriage—Crippen's intent was to commit the perfect murder, to e...
2025-09-0233 min
CARMAN'S CRYPTTil Death Do Us PartSend us a textSeason 2, Episode 43: "Until Death Do Us Part" Welcome back to Carman's Crypt, where chrome meets the paranormal and horsepower haunts the highway. Tonight's tale takes us into the digital age of automotive terror, where our smartphones sync with more than just our calendars.Marcus thought his uncle's final gift—a pristine BMW 7 Series—would be a blessing. But when a clifftop confrontation over his infidelity ends in tragedy, claiming his pregnant fiancée, Sarah, the restored luxury sedan becomes something far more sinister. Sarah's spirit doesn't just haunt...
2025-08-2627 min
DEADLY INTENTThe Axeman of New OrleansSend us a textContent Warning: This episode contains discussions of home invasion murders, violence against families, and detailed descriptions of crime scenes. The case also involves ethnic targeting and historical prejudice. Listener discretion is advised. https://carmancarrion.buzzsprout.com #AxemanOfNewOrleans #JazzNightSurvival #UnsolvedMysteries1919 #NewOrleansNoir #DeadlyIntent #TrueCrimeJazz In 1918-1919, a phantom killer stalked the gaslit streets of New Orleans, transforming ordinary homes into crime scenes and everyday tools into weapons of murder. The Axeman terrorized the city for eighteen months, breaking into homes with surgical precision and...
2025-08-2629 minDEADLY INTENTThe Axeman of New OrleansSend us a textContent Warning: This episode contains discussions of home invasion murders, violence against families, and detailed descriptions of crime scenes. The case also involves ethnic targeting and historical prejudice. Listener discretion is advised. https://carmancarrion.buzzsprout.com #AxemanOfNewOrleans #JazzNightSurvival #UnsolvedMysteries1919 #NewOrleansNoir #DeadlyIntent #TrueCrimeJazz In 1918-1919, a phantom killer stalked the gaslit streets of New Orleans, transforming ordinary homes into crime scenes and everyday tools into weapons of murder. The Axeman terrorized the city for eighteen months, breaking into homes with surgical precision and...
2025-08-2629 min
DEADLY INTENTThe Criminology Student - When Theory Becomes PracticeSend us a textDeadly Intent Episode 3: The Criminology Student - When Theory Becomes PracticeIn November 2022, four University of Idaho students were brutally murdered in their off-campus home in what prosecutors called a "fifteen-minute blitz." The killer wasn't a stranger lurking in the shadows—he was Bryan Kohberger, a PhD criminology student who had spent months studying his victims and using his academic knowledge of criminal behavior to plan the perfect crime.Host Carman Carrion explores how Kohberger's education in criminal justice became a roadmap for murder, examining the chilling surveillance he co...
2025-08-1932 min
CARMAN'S CRYPTSmall Hands, Hollow EyesSend us a textCarman's Crypt: Season 2, Episode 42 - "Small Hands, Hollow Eyes" After years of fertility struggles, Jess's family finally gets the baby they've been dreaming of through adoption. Six-month-old Elliot seems perfect - too perfect. With his mesmerizing violet eyes and unnaturally calm demeanor, he's everything they could have hoped for. But when Elliot begins mimicking voices with impossible accuracy and their family dog starts cowering in terror, Jess realizes their miracle baby might be something far more sinister. As strange whispers echo from the nursery and sh...
2025-08-1933 minDEADLY INTENTThe Criminology Student - When Theory Becomes PracticeSend us a textDeadly Intent Episode 3: The Criminology Student - When Theory Becomes PracticeIn November 2022, four University of Idaho students were brutally murdered in their off-campus home in what prosecutors called a "fifteen-minute blitz." The killer wasn't a stranger lurking in the shadows—he was Bryan Kohberger, a PhD criminology student who had spent months studying his victims and using his academic knowledge of criminal behavior to plan the perfect crime.Host Carman Carrion explores how Kohberger's education in criminal justice became a roadmap for murder, examining the chilling su...
2025-08-1932 min
CARMAN'S CRYPTThe Rootbound OnesSend us a textCONTENT WARNING:This episode contains graphic descriptions of body horror and transformation, including detailed accounts of human mutation and physical metamorphosis. The story features disturbing imagery of mutilated animal carcasses, missing body parts, and creatures with inhuman anatomy.Contains themes of psychological horror, family trauma, and loss of humanity. Includes depictions of violence, gore, and predatory behavior by transformed beings. The narrative explores concepts of infection, consumption of human victims, and cyclical mass disappearances.Listener discretion is strongly advised. This content may be disturbing to...
2025-08-1222 min
DEADLY INTENTThe Hot Sauce Mom - When Love Becomes TortureSend us a textContent Warning: This episode contains detailed discussions of child abuse, torture, and murder. The case involves extreme physical and psychological abuse of a disabled child, including descriptions of starvation, hypothermia, and torture methods. Listener discretion is strongly advised. "For months, fifteen-year-old Timothy Ferguson lived in a basement closet that reeked of urine and feces. His mother had installed motion sensors that would trigger alarms if he moved. She forced him to eat bread soaked in some of the world's hottest chili sauce—Carolina Reaper and Trinidad Scorpion peppers tha...
2025-08-1229 min
DEADLY INTENTThe Hinterkaifeck Killings: The Watcher in the AtticSend us a textDEADLY INTENT Episode 1: The Hinterkaifeck Killings - The Watcher in the AtticFor weeks, Andreas Gruber heard footsteps in his attic. Footsteps that shouldn't have been there. He found mysterious tracks in the snow leading TO his farmhouse—but none leading away. On March 31st, 1922, someone had been living in their house. Someone had been watching them. And that someone was still there.What happened at the remote Bavarian farmstead over 100 years ago remains one of history's most chilling unsolved mysteries. Six people brutally murdered with a pickaxe. But th...
2025-08-0532 minDEADLY INTENTThe Hinterkaifeck Killings: The Watcher in the AtticSend us a textDEADLY INTENT Episode 1: The Hinterkaifeck Killings - The Watcher in the AtticFor weeks, Andreas Gruber heard footsteps in his attic. Footsteps that shouldn't have been there. He found mysterious tracks in the snow leading TO his farmhouse—but none leading away. On March 31st, 1922, someone had been living in their house. Someone had been watching them. And that someone was still there.What happened at the remote Bavarian farmstead over 100 years ago remains one of history's most chilling unsolved mysteries. Six people brutally murdered with a pi...
2025-08-0532 min
CARMAN'S CRYPTPredatorsSend us a textWhen best friends Gabby and Bellamy hit the mall for their usual shopping trip, what starts as a typical teenage outing takes a dark turn. Bellamy has been chatting with someone online—a charming college guy who seems too good to be true. Despite Gabby's growing concerns and every red flag imaginable, Bellamy is determined to meet her mysterious admirer in person.Loyalty forces Gabby to follow her friend into a situation that quickly spirals beyond their worst nightmares. As the girls find themselves running for their lives through dark woods un...
2025-08-0528 min
DEADLY INTENTDeadly Intent: True Crime Psychology Podcast - Start HereSend us a textWelcome to the darkness. This is Deadly Intent - a true crime documentary podcast that dives deep into the twisted psychology behind history's most disturbing cases.Hosted by Carman Carrion (creator of Freaky Folklore, Destination Terror, and Carman's Crypt), each episode examines the deadly intent that transforms ordinary people into killers."Intent. It's what separates accident from murder, passion from premeditation, justice from revenge."From century-old mysteries like the Hinterkaifeck murders to modern tragedies involving family annihilators, we explore not just the what and how - but...
2025-08-0402 min
CARMAN'S CRYPTConsuming SweetnessSend us a textBev has always been the person everyone can count on—the helpful church lady who never says no to a favor. But decades of suppressed bitterness have awakened something dark inside her, something that tastes sweetly of revenge. When her past failures as a foster mother return to haunt her, Bev discovers that the child she couldn't love has been watching her all along. In this chilling tale of twisted charity and long-delayed justice, being helpful can be deadly, and sometimes the most dangerous predators hide behind the kindest smiles.Content Wa...
2025-07-3020 min
CARMAN'S CRYPTThe DonorSend us a textIn this chilling episode of Carman's Crypt, we explore the dark boundaries of medical ethics and family love through "The Donor" - a story that asks how far parents will go to save one child, even if it means sacrificing another. Seventeen-year-old Clover has spent her entire life in the shadow of her chronically ill sister Rose, believing her purpose was simply to care for her sibling. But when Rose's kidneys begin to fail, Clover discovers the horrifying truth: she was genetically engineered from birth to be Rose's perfect organ donor. H...
2025-07-2229 min
CARMAN'S CRYPTCamp Whispering WindSend us a textWelcome back to another spine-chilling episode of Carman's Crypt! Tonight, we're venturing deep into the Pennsylvania wilderness with five college friends who stumble upon something that should have stayed buried. When Merit, Sasha, Jay, Brandi, and Tyler discover the long-abandoned Camp Whispering Wind during what was supposed to be a routine hiking trip, they uncover a decades-old mystery that some secrets are meant to stay hidden. What started as an innocent exploration of decaying cabins and forgotten memories quickly turns into a nightmare when they realize they're not alone i...
2025-07-1529 min
CARMAN'S CRYPTFootprintsSend us a textNine-year-old Tay has grown accustomed to the silence of an empty house—until a violent storm brings an unexpected visitor to her door. When mysterious wet footprints appear in her kitchen and lead straight to her bedroom, Tay discovers that some forms of loneliness attract more than just sympathy. A chilling tale about the dangerous allure of promises that seem too good to be true, and the predators that hunt in the spaces between abandonment and hope.Content Warning: This episode contains themes of child endangerment, psychological distress, and supernatural horror. Li...
2025-07-0827 min
CARMAN'S CRYPTAbyss AwakeningSend us a textWhen marine biologist Dr. Lysander Kovac secures funding for humanity's deepest ocean dive, his research team descends 35,000 feet into an unexplored trench where no human has ever ventured. Dr. Thessaly Campos an extremophile specialist haunted by her obsession with life's limits, joins veteran submarine pilot Caspian Webb and xenoarchaeologist Dr. Octavia Rodriguez on what should be a routine scientific expedition.But the crushing depths hold more than ancient geology. The team discovers vast bioluminescent cities inhabited by an intelligent species that has ruled the ocean's abyss for millions of years. These...
2025-07-0125 min
CARMAN'S CRYPTThe Bell RingerSend us a textWhen you're mountain biking through Bella Vista's world-renowned trail system, the last thing you expect to find in your Instagram photos is an uninvited guest. But for a group of local teens, that's exactly what happened when a mysterious figure on a vintage bicycle started appearing in their trail shots – always in the background, always getting closer. What starts as a curious photo anomaly quickly becomes something much more sinister when the friends discover they're not the first to encounter the enigmatic rider. As they dig deeper into the his...
2025-06-2432 min
CARMAN'S CRYPTThe Boy in the WellSend us a textWhen pets start disappearing from a quiet suburban neighborhood, parents grow worried and police launch investigations—but no one suspects the polite, well-mannered teenager who always seems so helpful and concerned. Mason Hart has perfected the art of blending in, studying human emotions like a subject to be mastered rather than felt. But when his carefully constructed world of secrets leads him deep into the forest to an ancient, forgotten well, Mason discovers he may not be the only predator lurking in the shadows. Some hungers are older and more patient than others, an...
2025-06-1636 min
CARMAN'S CRYPTThe Water RemembersSend us a textWhen nineteen-year-old Michael accepts his uncle's invitation to spend the summer fixing up the family's remote Adirondack cabin, he thinks he's getting a break from college stress and a chance to reconnect with nature. What he doesn't know is why the picturesque lakefront property has been sitting empty for nearly a decade.Lake Miraloma appears perfect in every tourism brochure—pristine blue water surrounded by towering pines, the kind of place city dwellers dream about for their weekend getaways. But some places are too beautiful, too perfect, and Michael quickly discovers th...
2025-06-1023 min
The Dr. Melissa Show & The Stories That Shape Us2 | Arel Moodie | Resilience, Identity, and Writing Your Own StoryIn this episode of The Dr. Melissa Show: The Stories That Shape Us, Dr. Melissa Carman—licensed therapist, executive coach, and founder of CNY Mental Health Counseling—sits down with Arel Moodie, award-winning speaker and founder of Talkadot, a software platform helping speakers, educators, and coaches collect powerful audience feedback to grow their impact and credibility.Arel’s story spans from growing up in public housing in Brooklyn to building an internationally recognized speaking career, being featured in a Disney+ documentary (Own the Room), and hosting a top-ranked podcast. But in this conversation, he shares the qu...
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The Dr. Melissa Show & The Stories That Shape Us3 | Kate Houck | Intentional Leadership, Feedback, and Emotional IntegrityIn this episode of The Dr. Melissa Show: The Stories That Shape Us, Dr. Melissa Carman—licensed therapist, executive coach, and founder of CNY Mental Health Counseling—sits down with Kate Houck, Executive Director of David’s Refuge and founder of Brave CNY.Kate is a seasoned nonprofit leader, speaker, and culture-builder who shares what it really takes to lead with intention, build trust, and hold yourself accountable in both professional and personal spaces. She opens up about the feedback that changed her leadership style, how emotional regulation shaped her impact, and the honest work of sta...
2025-06-101h 10
The Dr. Melissa Show & The Stories That Shape Us1 | Christine Phillips | Leading Your Own Life | Parenting, Advocacy, and the Unexpected JourneyWelcome to the first episode of The Dr. Melissa Show: The Stories That Shape Us—a podcast exploring the quiet, defining moments of identity, growth, and transformation that often unfold behind closed doors.In this powerful premiere episode, Dr. Melissa Carman—licensed therapist, executive coach, and founder of CNY Mental Health Counseling—sits down with Christine Phillips, a former educator turned Practice & Partnership Manager at CNYMHC—and a fierce advocate and rare disease mom.With honesty, heart, and deep reflection, Christine shares what it’s been like to navigate a life she never expected...
2025-06-101h 07
CARMAN'S CRYPTThe Best of Carman's Crypt: 5 Original Nightmares That Haunted Our DreamsSend us a textWelcome back to Carman's Crypt, where nightmares come to life and terror knows no bounds. While your host Carman Carrion takes a well-deserved break from crafting new horrors, we're unlocking the vault to bring you the five most spine-tingling, sleep-stealing stories that have captivated our listeners since we first opened these cursed doors.Tonight's collection features the tales that haunted your dreams, flooded your messages, and left you begging for more. From the psychological terror that twisted minds to the supernatural encounters that chilled souls, these are the stories that proved...
2025-06-032h 12
CARMAN'S CRYPTThe Annual Bonecage FairSend us a textIn the isolated town of Harrowmaw, young Eli Thorpe has always been curious about the town's most celebrated tradition—the annual Bonecage Fair. But when the dying Father Marsh begins telling a different version of the Fair's origin story, Eli discovers that some traditions hide darker truths. As the Fair approaches and strange things begin happening to the chosen "special performers," Eli must decide how far he's willing to go to uncover the real history of his hometown. Some secrets are kept for a reason, and some bargains come with a price that sp...
2025-05-2734 min
CARMAN'S CRYPTBlood & StrawSend us a textWhen Morgan inherits his late aunt's rural farmhouse, he reluctantly returns to the place where a childhood prank went terribly wrong twenty years ago. Upon arrival, he discovers his aunt had been keeping a terrible secret - one that now becomes his responsibility. As darkness falls on the abandoned property, Morgan must confront the horrifying consequences of what he and his cousin created that fateful summer and decide whether to continue his aunt's mysterious ritual or face the unthinkable alternative. This chilling tale explores how the dark deeds of youth can return to...
2025-05-2030 min
CARMAN'S CRYPTReliable MartinSend us a textFor twenty-seven years, Martin Graves has been the most trusted employee at Oakridge Funeral Home. Meticulous. Dependable. Invisible. But when new employee Lisa Roper notices that jewelry keeps disappearing from the bodies, she uncovers a secret that will chill you to the bone.In this spine-tingling episode of Carman's Crypt, discover what "Reliable Martin" has been collecting in his basement all these years—and why the dead make the perfect family for a man who's been betrayed by the living one too many times.Content Warning: This ep...
2025-05-1432 min
CARMAN'S CRYPTThe Man UpstairsSend us a textWhen Mrs. Eleanor Hawkins rents her upstairs Victorian apartment to the mysterious Mr. James Bennett, she can't shake the feeling that something isn't right. Though he claims his wife will be joining him soon, three weeks pass without a single sighting of Mrs. Bennett. Strange sounds echo through the night—footsteps too light to be his, muffled sobbing, and whispers that stop at Eleanor's approach. As unexplainable water stains appear on her ceiling and the temperature drops around the upstairs door, Eleanor's curiosity turns to dread. What begins as a landlady's concern spirals in...
2025-05-0533 min
CARMAN'S CRYPTLeatherboundSend us a textIn tonight's bone-chilling tale, meet Mara Rhodes, a reclusive literary researcher whose lifelong companions have been books rather than people. When she discovers a mysterious leather-bound volume with blank pages at Blackwell's Antiquarian Books, her scholarly curiosity is piqued by its enigmatic nature. But as night falls in her book-lined apartment, something ancient begins to stir within the seemingly empty pages of "The Binding." What lurks between the lines of this silent tome, and why does the eccentric shopkeeper seem so eager to part with it? Some books are meant to read you...
2025-04-2925 min
CARMAN'S CRYPTGrubwormSend us a textAfter returning from a research expedition in the Costa Rican cloud forest, entomologist Amy notices a strange, itchy bump on her arm that seems to have a life of its own. What begins as a minor irritation soon becomes a terrifying battle for survival as she discovers something has followed her home—something ancient, hungry, and impossible to escape once it's made itself comfortable beneath your skin. Sponsored by: magicmind.com/carmanEDU https://carmanscrypt.buzzsprout.comCONTENT WARNING: This episode contains graphic descriptions of body horro...
2025-04-2225 min
Let's Talk Homeschool#264 Multi-Age Learning with Rachael CarmanDavis and Rachael Carman discuss their experience homeschooling a family of seven and how multi-age learning can be beneficial.
2025-04-1625 min
CARMAN'S CRYPTFOREVER HALLOWEENSend us a textA teenage girl's obsession with Halloween spirals into a nightmare when her dedication to the holiday takes a sinister turn. What begins as innocent fun - costume parties, horror movies, and endless candy - transforms into something far more disturbing when she discovers that some celebrations never end. This cautionary tale explores the dark side of obsession and reminds us to be careful what we wish for... especially on All Hallows' Eve. Content Warning: Contains themes of psychological horror, body horror, and descriptions of claustrophobic situations. Follow Carman Carrion!
2024-10-2910 min