Tales

Today we’re bringing you a special episode from another Spotify Original from Parcast. If you enjoy it, check out Mythical Monsters on Spotify, or wherever you listen to podcasts! 

Hailing from Arthurian Legend, the Questing Beast is an enigma layered with symbolism and competing interpretations. With a bizarre appearance — and even more confounding purpose — the barking animal conjures a sense of immense strangeness.

She may have escaped from the Queen's castle, but Snow White’s challenges are far from over. Will the new family she finds in the woods be enough to protect her from the queen's wrath?

A brothers Grimm classic, Snow White is a truly timeless story. In this episode, experience the strange origins of the titular character, and the jealousy that made her childhood perilous...

First recorded in 1904, this story is similar to France’s “Bluebeard,” with a uniquely Palestinian twist. In a land that is so often torn apart by struggle, its main character will not be taken without a fight.

After a failed proposal to the beautiful Katrina Van Tassel, Ichabod takes his heartbreak to the stables, borrowing a horse for a quick nighttime ride… where he encounters the headless terror who haunts Sleepy Hollow.

Parcast Network is spinning a web of new shows and special programming to celebrate our favorite season. Follow us into the darkest depths of history, mystery, and the human mind — starting with this episode of Crime Countdown! Hosts Ash and Alaina are ranking the top 10 haunted crime scenes, including an Irish castle with a deadly trap door and the home of a ghostly bride. 

If you enjoy this episode, search Crime Countdown to find more passionate takes on top-ten rankings. Listen free on Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts!

When a teacher named Ichabod Crane moves to Sleepy Hollow, he's intrigued by tales of the Headless Horseman, said to haunt the town. But he soon learns that the ghost might be more than just a story…

This Central American folktale is a story of love, distrust, and betrayal, set in a country that was recently colonized by the Spanish and rife with distrust and bad blood.

Every Wednesday, meet us at the intersection of chaos and fate… We’re unveiling the backstories and hidden lessons inside superstitions from around the world, and telling the stories of those who dare to defy them. Are these eerie codes of conduct simply about exerting control in an unpredictable world? Or can we truly sway supernatural forces to work in our favor?

Enjoy this exclusive clip from our episode on black cats. Then search Superstitions to find more episodes, free on Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts.

Originating primarily from Ireland and Scotland, legends of the changelings can vary—but many center around the idea of fairies kidnapping a human baby, and leaving a changeling in its place.