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⚠️TW⚠️ Brief mentions of suicide.

In this episode, we explore the mysterious lore surrounding an abandoned island in the middle of the venetian lagoon near Venice Italy. Are the stories true? Where did the legend come from? And why is the island still abandoned to this day? All this and more on this episode of A Little Bit Cursed.

This podcast explores true crime cases, urban legends, folklore, and unsettling stories using publicly available information and reputable sources. Details are presented to the best of the host’s knowledge at the time of recording. In cases involving unsolved events, folklore, or modern legends, information may include speculation, cultural interpretation, or historical context rather than confirmed fact. This podcast is intended for storytelling, discussion, and analysis — not to present definitive conclusions. Listener discretion is advised.

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In this episode, we explore the bizarre circumstances around the dancing plague of 1518 and the Halifax Slasher in 1938. In these cases people couldn't fully control their own minds and even their own actions, we search for why these may have happened and some theories to explain these unexplainable events.

This podcast explores true crime cases, urban legends, folklore, andunsettling stories using publicly available information and reputable sources.Details are presented to the best of the host’s knowledge at the time ofrecording. In cases involving unsolved events, folklore, or modern legends,information may include speculation, cultural interpretation, or historicalcontext rather than confirmed fact. This podcast is intended for storytelling,discussion, and analysis — not to present definitive conclusions. Listenerdiscretion is advised.

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Have you ever wondered why ghosts and the supernatural are told in the stories the way they are? What about how movies like the exorcist or the conjuring came to be? One of the earliest encounters of ghosts the way we know them in the modern day, started on a little farm in Tennessee in the early 1800s. This place and the stories that come from it make paranormal activity look like child’s play, in this episode of A Little Bit Cursed, we explore the mysterious haunting of the Bell family and how it shaped how we see modern day paranormal activity.

Trigger Warning: This episode talks briefly about child harm, and supernatural activity.

This podcast explores true crime cases, urban legends, folklore, andunsettling stories using publicly available information and reputable sources.Details are presented to the best of the host’s knowledge at the time ofrecording. In cases involving unsolved events, folklore, or modern legends,information may include speculation, cultural interpretation, or historicalcontext rather than confirmed fact. This podcast is intended for storytelling,discussion, and analysis — not to present definitive conclusions. Listenerdiscretion is advised.

In this episode of A Little Bit Cursed we explore the disappearance of Maura Murray. We dive into the weeks leading up to her disappearance, the night she vanished, how the investigation unfolded, and where we are today. We explore the theories of what happened that fateful night, as we try and piece together the night of February 9th 2004.

This podcast explores true crime cases, urban legends, folklore, andunsettling stories using publicly available information and reputable sources.Details are presented to the best of my knowledge at the time ofrecording. In cases involving unsolved events, folklore, or modern legends,information may include speculation, cultural interpretation, or historicalcontext rather than confirmed fact. This podcast is intended for storytelling,discussion, analysis, and not to present definitive conclusions. Listenerdiscretion is advised.

The following are links to her official website, Julie's TikTok, and the podcast Media Pressure

https://www.mauramurraymissing.org/

https://www.tiktok.com/@mauramurraymissing

https://www.mediapressure.com/

This bonus episode of A Little Bit Cursed is a spooky explorationof Friday the 13th! We talk about where it comes from, why it stuck around, and why today is the unluckiest day of the year!

Research for this episode included a combination of books,articles, interviews, and publicly available information.

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In November 1970, the body of an unidentified woman was found in Isdal Valley near Bergen, Norway.

What followed was one of Europe's most unsettling mysteries: false identities, erased labels, coded notes, and a woman who seemed determined to leave no trace of who she was.

In this episode of A Little Bit Cursed, we explore the story of the Isdal Woman and why her disappearance still feels cold, intentional, and unresolved decades later.

New episodes every Thursday at 7pm

This episode explores the case of the Isdal Woman using publicly available reporting and investigative journalism. Some information is incomplete or debated, and theories mentioned are not confirmed facts. Listener discretion is advised.

Sources include BBC News, NRK, Smithsonian Magazine, The Guardian, and the BBC World Service podcast Death in Ice Valley.

What happens when the stranger you pick up on the side of the road vanishes into thin air?

In this episode, Stacey Cox dives int one of the most enduring urban legends.. the vanishing hitchhiker.

exploring its origins, famous versions like Resurrection Mary, and why this eerie story persists across cultures.

Stay tuned, get comfortable, and maybe think twice before offering a ride.

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This episode discusses folklore and urban legend material drawn from publicly available sources. Stories like the "Vanishing Hitchhiker" are part of traditional oral folklore and vary across cultures and regions. Details presented are based on common versions of these legends and are not presented as confirmed historical fact.

Nineteen-year-old Brandon Swanson called his parents for help after driving into a ditch on a quiet night in rural Minnesota. He believed he knew where he was. His parents believed they were close.

But they were wrong.

Brandon stayed on the phone as he walked through the darkness, until the call suddenly went silent. He was never found.

In this episode of A Little Bit Cursed, we explore an unsolved disappearance that feels unsettling not because of what happened, but because of how ordinary it all was.

And that's what makes this story feel cursed from the start.

Sources:

- Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA)

-NamUs

-Minnesota Star Tribune

-MPR News

-Associated Press

This episode was researched using publicly available reporting and official law enforcement sources. Any beliefs or theories discussed are clearly identified as such and are not presented as confirmed facts.

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A Little Bit Cursed explores folklore, urban legends, and unsettling stories. New episodes coming soon.