So you’ve binged every episode of Radio Rental, and now you’re sitting there, refreshing your podcast app like Terry Carnation himself is going to personally hand-deliver new content to your earbuds. He’s not. The man runs a haunted video store, not a content farm. But before you spiral into a true-crime-shaped void, take a breath, there are other shows out there blending creepy first-person stories, unsettling atmospheres, and that delicious “this actually happened to a real human” dread. We’ve rounded up the podcasts that scratch the same itch, so you can keep lying awake at 2 a.m. wondering if that noise in your kitchen is the icemaker or something worse. You’re welcome.
Monsters Among Us
True paranormal stories told in the witnesses’ own voices. Monsters Among Us is a collection of first-hand eyewitness audio recordings captured directly from those who’ve experienced the paranormal, curated by host Derek Hayes. The show wraps listeners in a spooky, nostalgia-rich atmosphere with terrifying tales and deep dives into supernatural topics ranging from ghosts, UFOs, and alien abductions to bigfoot, sasquatch, and other cryptids. Keep it spooky!
The Lets Read Podcast
The Lets Read Podcast centers on narrating true scary experiences from real people, ranging from creepy stalkers to paranormal encounters with the other side. Its goal is to lull listeners into beautiful nightmares.
Uncanny
From ghostly phantoms to UFOs, Danny Robins investigates real-life stories of paranormal encounters. So, is the listener Team Believer or Team Sceptic?
Jim Harold’s Campfire
TRUE ghost stories, hauntings, shadow people, demons, UFOs, cryptids, and more! Everyday people share their personal accounts of paranormal phenomena. This feed reflects the last 90 days of content; hosted by Jim Harold, Jim Harold’s Campfire has been in production since 2009 with over 700 episodes.
Otherworld
Otherworld tells real stories of people who have experienced something paranormal or unexplainable. Host Jack Wagner brings an open-minded, journalistic approach to the subject matter, aiming to uncover some of the world’s biggest mysteries and explore how people respond to them.
Matchbook Flashback
Firsthand stories of unusual phenomena, held like memories in a collection of old matchbooks.
True Scary Story
True scary stories shared by those who lived through them. These are real-life horror stories about strange and unexplained paranormal encounters.
Rattled & Shook
From Tenderfoot TV, creators of the cult-favorite horror podcast Radio Rental, comes Rattled & Shook, a weekly spooky “variety show.” Blending creepiness, comic relief, and nostalgia, host Meredith Stedman delivers chilling stories with vintage radio flair, plus guests, games, music, and the main course: true scary stories sent in by real people.
The Terror Cellar
The Terror Cellar is the fast-rising paranormal podcast for true ghost stories, supernatural encounters, and real-life hauntings. Hosted by Andy Crofts, whose grounded, natural style makes even the strangest encounters feel all too real, each episode explores listener-submitted ghost stories and true paranormal events that defy explanation.
Two Girls One Ghost
Two Girls One Ghost is a paranormal comedy podcast, deemed “The Most Haunted Podcast in America.” Award-winning hosts and best friends Corinne Vien and Sabrina Deana-Roga bring their obsession with the strange and supernatural to deeply researched stories and listener-submitted encounters from the other side. If you’ve ever wanted to be genuinely creeped out and laugh until you cry in the same fifteen minutes, this is your show, but be warned: countless listeners have reported their own encounters after tuning in.
Unnerved – True Scary Stories
Listen to scary true stories from the ones who lived to tell the tale. Join host Chris Fricke as he uncovers the most terrifying real stories, from strange creatures to life-threatening encounters, that will leave listeners feeling unnerved.
Strange Familiars
Join us as we explore the stranger aspects of our world, from bigfoot and other cryptids to hauntings, hexes, magick, and more. Through historical research, witness interviews, discussion, and on-site recordings, the show tells stories of the weird-but-true. SpectreVision Radio is a bespoke podcast network at the intersection of the arts and the uncanny, featuring shows that explore the anomalous, the luminous, and the numinous.
MrBallen Podcast: Strange, Dark & Mysterious Stories
The MrBallen Podcast: Strange, Dark and Mysterious Stories is a true crime and mystery podcast that delivers strange, dark, and mysterious content in story format.
This is Actually Happening
What if you were trafficked into a cult, mauled by a grizzly bear, or stabbed 27 times by a serial killer, what would you do? This is Actually Happening brings extraordinary true stories of life-changing events, told by the people who lived them. From a man who woke up in the morgue to a woman fighting to survive in a Mexican desert, these stories will keep you on the edge of your seat.
My Paranormal Experience
My Paranormal Experience is a podcast where eyewitnesses share the details of their paranormal experiences first-hand with listeners. The experiences guests describe on the show really happened, this is not creepypasta. Across episodes, guests recount their encounters with supernatural entities, alien abductions, cryptids, and more. Anyone who listens will never want to sleep with the lights off again!
Odd Trails
Odd Trails is a weekly anthology of real ghost stories and true paranormal encounters. Narrated by Andy and Brandon Lanier, each episode features firsthand accounts of hauntings, shadow people, cryptids, aliens, UFO sightings, and unexplained supernatural mysteries.
You Can See Me in the Dark
A podcast about true ghost stories, told by the people who survived them.
Let’s Not Meet: A True Horror Podcast
True horror stories written by those who made it out alive. First-person accounts narrated weekly in an anthology of terror and suspense.
Spooked
Spooked features true-life supernatural stories, told firsthand by people who can barely believe it happened to them. Be afraid.
The Night Owl: True Ghost Stories
True ghost stories: haunted places, haunted people, and the mysteries surrounding them. Follow host Stephen Belyeu and his team as they investigate paranormal events and the people affected by them.
Tell Me Your Ghost Story
Tell Me Your Ghost Story is a podcast where real people share their real-life encounters with the paranormal. Host Kassie Askin invites guests to recount their unexplainable experiences in their own words. Some stories are terrifying, some are heartwarming, and some just might change the way listeners see the world. Kassie isn’t seeking answers or theories, just stories that are sure to haunt them.
Geist
Geist is an award-winning podcast that invites listeners to the world beyond the veil, bringing real stories told by people who’ve had firsthand encounters with the paranormal, strange, and unexplainable. Sleep tight. SpectreVision Radio is a bespoke podcast network at the intersection of the arts and the uncanny, featuring shows that explore the anomalous, the luminous, and the numinous, a community for creators and fans united by shared curiosities and passions.