The Devil Within

So you think the Bermuda Triangle is scary...? Wait 'til you hear about the Alaskan Triangle. People, aircraft... even entire villages have been disappearing there for centuries. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In turn-of-the-century Haiti, superstition and mysticism were still the most powerful forces governing the cultural flow of the country... especially with the practice of Voodoo and the realities of demonic possession and the existence of zombies. The case of Felicia Felix-Mentor is hotly debated to this very day... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In the 1950's, the Philippines was a country caught between the old and the new... the modern and the ancient... reason and superstition. The case of Clarita Villanueva, a prisoner at a notorious Manila correctional facility, brought this dichotomy into sharp focus. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A horrible crime shatters the peace of a tranquil southern community and the people demand justice. But who could possibly be responsible for such a brutal - some would say ritualistic - crime? There were no witnesses and no physical evidence, but the cops had to arrest somebody... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A case that highlights the immense fear that gripped the nation at the height of the Satanic Panic, Fells Acres Day School in Massachusetts became the flashpoint - and the beginning of the end - of a long national nightmare. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The stunning similarities between two destructive cultural phenomenons are explored. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Paul Bergrin is a hotshot criminal defense attorney in Newark, New Jersey. Seemingly unstoppable and with unorthodox methods, he’s built a reputation for getting his clients off the hook. But as Paul's legend grows, so do the suspicions swirling around him. When FBI Agent Shawn Brokos starts investigating a major drug ring, she makes a shocking discovery: the gang's most powerful player is none other than Newark’s star attorney. Has the ex-federal prosecutor crossed the line and started committing crimes himself? From Wondery, comes a new series about a lawyer who breaks all the rules, the FBI agent determined to take him down at all costs, and the people caught in the middle who paid the ultimate price. Listen to Criminal Attorney on the Wondery App or wherever you get your podcasts. You can listen early and ad-free on Wondery+. Join Wondery+ in the Wondery App or on Apple podcasts. Start your free trial by visiting Wondery.fm/CA_TDW now. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The series wraps up with a look at the fallout from the national hysteria that was the Satanic Panic. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Things get serious (for the Satanists) when the General Assembly of the State of Missouri decides that it's had enough and moves forward with sweeping reform in cases involving children and ritualistic abuse. But is too little too late.. or too much altogether? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The mainstream media gets involved with two of its mightiest warriors... Geraldo Rivera and Oprah Winfrey. Will they help or harm? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The PMRC, and its effects on the music industry, is explored. By the time the PMRC was aking headlines the Satanic Panic was in full swing... did it help or hurt? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The PMRC and its influence on politics and pop culture is explored; as well as its attempt to staunch the flow of Satanism that was spreading like wildfire across the country. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Today we begin a brief history that's at the center of this entire podcast: The Satanic Panic. From it's beginnings in a shrink's office n Canada to it's effects still prevalent today, we're going to explore what caused it and why it became such a powerful force in society. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A brutal, ritualistic murder of an innocent teen in Northern California... why? Well, because her killers wanted to be rock stars. The satanic slaying of Elise Pahler still illicit strong feelings almost thirty years later... find out why, only on The Devil Within. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this episode, yet another murderer from Jefferson Township is profiled... and a startling discovery sheds a whole new light on an entire generation of J-Towners. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

As the number of murderers hailing from Jefferson is investigated a little more closely... the case involving Colin Abbot needs to be discussed. What drove this man to the unthinkable? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In advance of a brand new season of The Devil Within we're circling back to where it all began - Jefferson Township, New Jersey - for a handful of episodes that reveal this small town is more than just Tommy Sullivan... much more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Today we take a quick tour through the highlights of the Bigfoot fascination in America. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Italy in the late 90's was nearly overrun with Satanic sects at odd with eh all powerful Catholic Church. In the city of Milan, however, for a period of six years the Satanists seemed to have won... found out why only on The Devil Within. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Online dating in the early 90's? Oh yeah, and it got as ugly as you think it did. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Of all the horrors of Europe during World War II, the one you may not have heard about involves a mad man that the press dubbed Dr. Satan. Find out why, only on The Devil Within. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

My series honoring the Olympics host city of Paris continues with a look at some of France's most enduring monster myths. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In honor of the Games of the 33rd Olympiad we at The Devil Within offer you a series of stories that take place in Paris, the host city of the 2024 Summer Olympics... enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Summer Series continues... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Our summer series continues with more stories to scare the kids... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The summer continues with two more classic spooky stories to share around the campfire... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Spooky stories around the campfire are an American institution... here are some of the most enduring, fear inducing tales of horror that have terrified kids for generations. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The 80's were a strange time for the occult and it seems like everyone got in the game... even vampires. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A brief history of blood sucking monsters... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The countdown concludes with some mind blowing stories that come to us straight from our own military... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

I'm breaking my silence after almost 30 years... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

When Carl Pruitt died by his own hand... his wrath was just beginning. Is it possible for a cursed object to commit murder? After hearing the facts of this case, you just might change your mind... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Day four in Phoenix... ghost hunting. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A haunted Hotel? Check. A historic property with a dark past? Check. my vacation to the desert is starting to heat up in more ways than one... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ahhh... Arizona in the summertime. Or, should I say AHHHHH! Arizona in the summertime?! A family trip turns into a hunt fro mythical beasts... join me in the search, this week on The Devil Within. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Can a painting be haunted? Many believe that a painting of a sorrowful child can cause the owner's house to burn down... or that the subject contained within a canvas can cone alive a night and live int he real world. Hear these stories and more on today's epidote of The Devil Within. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Black Prince's Ruby has been thought to carry a dreadful curse for almost 800 years... but is there any truth to the suspicion? Find out today on The Devil Within. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Is there such a thing as a curse imposed on anyone who disturbs the rest of an Egyptian Pharaoh? It sure seems like it... but what does science say? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The discovery of the tomb of King Tut led to unexpected and lethal consequences for many of the team that were present when he tomb was finally opened... but is there any truth to the rumored Pharaoh's Curse? Find out today on The Devil Within. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

William Friedkin's classic horror film The Exorcist has been rumored to have been cursed, and it's easy to see why: multiple deaths, injuries... even the request for an exorcism to be performed on set only bolster the case that something unexplained was going on. Find out if the set of the greatest horror movie of all time was haunted itself! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The horror show that was the production of the classic film The Wizard of Oz is explored: the allegations of abuse, on set accidents, and a potential suicide have endured as long as the film has captured the imagination of audiences... but what's true? Find out on the Devil Within. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The horror classic Poltergeist and the possible connection with several deaths of cast members is investigated on this week's episode of The Devil Within. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The deaths of father and son Bruce and Brandon Lee are examined along with the supposed curse that destroyed their family. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Tragedy strikes a movie set in the early 1980's... but who's to blame? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In the final episode of the mini series we explore the alleged "murder hotel" built by H.H. Holmes. Was it really a castle designed to torture and murder young women? Were the reports just the result of a sensationalized media? And what finally happened to America's first serial killer? Find out today on The Devil within. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

With the World's Fair over Dr. Holmes takes his grisly show on the road... and the murders continue. But no one could have guessed the bloodbath he left behind in his so-called "murder castle". Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We begin a mini-series about the first American serial killer, H.H. Holmes: his early life, his time in college and his arrival in Chicago just in time for the 1893 World's Fair... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Th elate 1800's had some remarkable stories of women who claimed to be able to communicate with the dead... and even produced an astonishing body of literary works that she claims weren't her own. Find out today on The Devil Within. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In 1936 Pepe Veraldi died after falling from a bridge in Catanzaro, Italy. The police called it suicide but years after his death the claim of murder would come from the most unlikely of sources... Pepe himself. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Is reincarnation a real thing? Does possession - not the demonic kind - happen more then we think it does? A case in India back in 1985 may hold the answers... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices