In this episode of Arcane Station, we journey into the shadows of Europe and beyond to explore the world’s most infamous demonic castles, fortresses said to seal gateways to Hell, imprison witches and werewolves, and echo with the rituals of the damned.

From the hellmouth beneath Houska Castle in the Czech Republic, to Ireland’s Leap Castle and its terrifying Elemental, to Austria’s Moosham Castle where witches and werewolves were executed, and Norway’s Akershus Fortress, guarded by a spectral hellhound, each location reveals chilling blends of history, folklore, and modern paranormal investigation. We’ll also step into France’s Château de Tiffauges, forever tied to the depraved legacy of Gilles de Rais, and highlight other haunted sites where walls were raised not just for kings, but to contain the unknown.

Join host Mike Porter as we uncover centuries of dark legend, eyewitness reports, and high strangeness surrounding these fortresses against the damned. Are they monuments to superstition — or prisons still holding back what should never be freed?

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