The Devil Within

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August 01, 2025 Cropsey - Part Two
Show Notes:
It started as a story whispered at campfires and on playgrounds. But on Staten Island, the name Cropsey became something far more terrifying—a legend that seemed to step out of the shadows and into reality.
In the first half of this two-part episode of The Devil Within, we trace the origins of the Cropsey myth, from abandoned asylums to forgotten tunnels. We explore how fear took root in a community, and how a monster of folklore became linked to real-life tragedy.
🎧 Press play to uncover the line where urban legend meets true horror.
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#TheDevilWithinPodcast #Cropsey #UrbanLegend #StatenIsland #TrueCrimePodcast #ParanormalPodcast #DarkHistory #HauntedPlaces #TrueCrimeMeetsMyth
Show Notes:
What happens when an urban legend turns out to be real?
In Part 2 of our Cropsey story, The Devil Within examines the acclaimed documentary that peeled back the layers of Staten Island’s most terrifying tale. We explore how filmmakers uncovered the chilling truth about Andre Rand, the missing children, and the abandoned places that fed the Cropsey myth for generations.
🎧 Press play and discover the nightmare that blurred the line between folklore and fact.
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#TheDevilWithinPodcast #Cropsey #UrbanLegend #AndreRand #TrueCrimePodcast #ParanormalPodcast #DarkHistory #HauntedPlaces #TrueCrimeDocumentary #StatenIsland

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25 min
July 30, 2025 Cropsey - Part One
Show Notes:
It started as a story whispered at campfires and on playgrounds. But on Staten Island, the name Cropsey became something far more terrifying—a legend that seemed to step out of the shadows and into reality.
In the first half of this two-part episode of The Devil Within, we trace the origins of the Cropsey myth, from abandoned asylums to forgotten tunnels. We explore how fear took root in a community, and how a monster of folklore became linked to real-life tragedy.
🎧 Press play to uncover the line where urban legend meets true horror.
📩 Got a lead or story to share? Email us at [email protected]
✅ Follow us on Instagram: @thedevilwithinpod
✅ Don’t forget to rate and review The Devil Within wherever you listen.
#TheDevilWithinPodcast #Cropsey #UrbanLegend #StatenIsland #TrueCrimePodcast #ParanormalPodcast #DarkHistory #HauntedPlaces #TrueCrimeMeetsMyth

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24 min
July 29, 2025 The Devil Within Presents: The Ides of April
EPISODE 1: Northern Aggression
April 1865. The Civil War ends—but the peace is fragile, and the nation stands at the edge of chaos.
In this first episode of The Ides of April, we explore the days leading to the assassination of Abraham Lincoln. We uncover the towering egos, the desperate plots, and the fractures in a nation struggling to heal. What drove John Wilkes Booth—a celebrity actor and son of a famous family—to transform into an agent of terror? And how did his personal insecurities and extremist beliefs ignite one of the most shocking acts in American history?
🎙 Join Alec Baldwin as we journey into the final days of the war, Lincoln’s vision for Reconstruction, and Booth’s spiral into deadly conspiracy.
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#TheIdesOfApril #LincolnAssassination #CivilWarPodcast #AmericanHistory #TrueHistory #ReconstructionEra #JohnWilkesBooth #PoliticalConspiracy #PresidentialAssassination

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34 min
July 26, 2025 EVIO Presents: The Ides of April
THE IDES OF APRIL
Show Description:
The Ides of April is a gripping historical podcast that takes you inside the final 17 days of John Wilkes Booth’s life—from the surrender at Appomattox to the assassination of Abraham Lincoln and the largest manhunt in American history.
Narrated by Alec Baldwin, this immersive series blends dramatic storytelling, historical detail, and expert insight to trace the deadly plot that changed the nation forever.
🎧 The Ides of April is produced by EVIO Creative and available wherever you get your podcasts.
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#TheIdesOfApril #LincolnAssassination #JohnWilkesBooth #AmericanHistoryPodcast #PresidentialAssassination #TrueHistory #CivilWarHistory

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7 min
July 25, 2025 The Acid King of Long Island
Show Notes:
In 1984, a brutal murder in the woods of Northport, New York shocked the nation and ignited a moral panic that still echoes today.
In this episode of The Devil Within, we dive into the dark and chaotic life of Ricky Kasso—the so-called “Acid King”—whose obsession with the occult, drugs, and Satanic symbolism spiraled into violence. From his troubled upbringing to the infamous killing of his friend Gary Lauwers during what some called a ritual sacrifice, we separate myth from fact and explore the real horror at the heart of the legend.
🎧 Press play and enter a nightmare of paranoia, moral hysteria, and true evil.
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#TheDevilWithinPodcast #RickyKasso #AcidKing #SatanicPanic #TrueCrimePodcast #OccultCrimes #80sHorror #DarkHistory #ParanormalPodcast

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26 min
July 24, 2025 EVIO Presents: The Ides of April
THE IDES OF APRIL
Show Description:
The Ides of April is a gripping historical podcast that takes you inside the final 17 days of John Wilkes Booth’s life—from the surrender at Appomattox to the assassination of Abraham Lincoln and the largest manhunt in American history.
Narrated by Alec Baldwin, this immersive series blends dramatic storytelling, historical detail, and expert insight to trace the deadly plot that changed the nation forever.
🎧 The Ides of April is produced by EVIO Creative and available wherever you get your podcasts.
📩 Have questions or feedback? Email us at [email protected]
✅ Follow us on Instagram: @idesofaprilpod
✅ Don’t forget to rate and review the show.
#TheIdesOfApril #LincolnAssassination #JohnWilkesBooth #AmericanHistoryPodcast #PresidentialAssassination #TrueHistory #CivilWarHistory

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7 min
July 23, 2025 Jack Spillman: the Werewolf Butcher
Show Notes:
In the dark heart of Washington State, a predator stalked his prey.
Jack Spillman earned the name “The Werewolf Butcher” for crimes so brutal, they seemed ripped from myth. In this chilling episode of The Devil Within, we explore Spillman’s terrifying attacks, his obsession with wolves and the occult, and the twisted psychology that drove him to kill.
🎧 Press play and step into a case where horror isn’t just a story—it’s real.
📩 Have a case suggestion or story to share? Email us at [email protected]
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#TheDevilWithinPodcast #JackSpillman #WerewolfButcher #TrueCrimePodcast #ParanormalPodcast #DarkHistory #OccultCrimes #SerialKillers #TrueCrimeMeetsMyth

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33 min
July 21, 2025 EVIO Creative Presents: Taboo Treasures: The Catcher in the Rye
Show Notes:
December 8th, 1980. New York City. John Lennon is gunned down outside The Dakota, and the world loses a Beatle. When police arrest his killer, Mark David Chapman, they find him carrying a copy of The Catcher in the Rye—a book that, for him, blurred the lines between fiction and murder.
In this episode of Taboo Treasures, we explore the haunting artifact at the center of this infamous crime. From the history of The Beatles and J.D. Salinger’s iconic novel to Chapman’s obsession and New York’s dark night, we unpack the symbolism of that paperback. We’ll also follow the journey of this chilling collectible—right to the auction block.
🎧 Press play to discover the strange intersection of pop culture, literature, and tragedy.
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#TabooTreasures #JohnLennon #MarkDavidChapman #CatcherInTheRye #Murderabilia #InfamousArtifacts #TrueCrimePodcast #BeatlesHistory #MacabreCollectibles #DarkHistory

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39 min
July 18, 2025 European Vacation: Blood in the Olive Grove - Part 4
Show Notes:
Italy — land of empires, saints… and monsters.
In this haunting series of The Devil Within, we uncover the chilling legends that lurk behind Italy’s beauty. From the night battles of the Benandanti in Friuli to the wolf cults of Lucera, the possessed convent of Prato, and the submerged beasts of Venice — these are not just stories. These are warnings.
Across 12 gripping episodes, we explore centuries of folklore, true crime, and the terrifying spaces where they overlap. Werewolves in noble courts. Skinwalkers among shepherds. Choirs that sang to the abyss.
Some say these tales are myth. Others know better.

👂 Listen now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you find your darkness.
📩 Have a family legend or chilling encounter tied to Italy’s shadows? Share it: [email protected]
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23 min
July 16, 2025 European Vacation: Blood in the Olive Grove - Part Three
Show Notes:
Italy — land of empires, saints… and monsters.
In this haunting series of The Devil Within, we uncover the chilling legends that lurk behind Italy’s beauty. From the night battles of the Benandanti in Friuli to the wolf cults of Lucera, the possessed convent of Prato, and the submerged beasts of Venice — these are not just stories. These are warnings.
Across 12 gripping episodes, we explore centuries of folklore, true crime, and the terrifying spaces where they overlap. Werewolves in noble courts. Skinwalkers among shepherds. Choirs that sang to the abyss.
Some say these tales are myth. Others know better.
EPISODE 7: The Beast Beneath Venice
Long before tourists filled St. Mark’s Square, locals spoke of a creature beneath the canals — a wolf that fed not on flesh, but on sin.

EPISODE 8: The Black Huntsman of Sicily
A shadow on horseback terrorized the island’s countryside. Was it a bandit? A ghost? Or the last of the ancient wolf-blooded clans?

EPISODE 9: The Werewolf Trials of Tuscany
Between the plague years, fear took root in the villages — and men stood trial not for witchcraft, but for turning wolf beneath the full moon.

👂 Listen now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you find your darkness.
📩 Have a family legend or chilling encounter tied to Italy’s shadows? Share it: [email protected]
📸 Follow our journey: @thedevilwithinpod (https://instagram.com/thedevilwithinpod)
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#TheDevilWithinPodcast #ItalianMyth #WerewolfLegends #DarkHistory #OccultItaly #TrueCrimeMeetsMyth #CryptidsOfItaly #HauntedEurope #FolklorePodcast #WolvesAndShadows

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24 min

About The Devil Within

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The Devil Within is a cinematic podcast about the stories that refuse to die — the legends, disappearances, curses, and supernatural encounters that linger long after the world moves on.

Each episode blends history, folklore, and investigation to explore what really happened… and why these stories still haunt us.

From mythical creatures and haunted places, to strange crimes and unexplained phenomena, The Devil Within starts where the facts end — and the unanswered questions begin.

New episodes weekly. Bring a light. You may need it.

BINGE THE FIRST FOUR SEASONS NOW!

Season 1: The Jersey Devil - The brutal slaying of BETTY ANN SULLIVAN shocked the small town of Jefferson Township, New Jersey. The violence of that evening shocked the nation for the perpetrator... was her own son, a boy of fourteen who would take his own life only hours later. What the investigation revealed left a community in tatters, unwilling to believe the evil that had befallen them.

Season 2: The Demons of Yorkshire - In 1974 after experiencing financial hardship, Michael Taylor joined a local church in the rolling hills of Northern England. After falling in love with a young, beautiful preacher, Michael’s personality began to change. The mild-mannered family man became abusive and unhinged. His new church believed he was possessed by no fewer than 48 demons and would require an exorcism to save his soul and protect his family from evil. But the supposed remedy would come at a very steep price...

Season 3: A Season in Hell - In the late 1970's New York City had it all: Hip Hop, Punk Rock... and the Son of Sam. The third season of The Devil Within takes listeners into the belly of the beast and explores the wicked origins, reign of terror and ultimate capture of one of the most feared serial killers in history. With exclusive interviews from journalists, FBI agents, historians and mental health experts this season promises to be the most comprehensive - and most terrifying - account of how one man brought New York City to a standstill.

Season 4: Satan's Shadow - In the 1980s, California learned that fear doesn’t always lurk in the dark.

Sometimes, it walks right through the door.

SATAN’S SHADOW follows the terrifying rise of Richard Ramirez — the Night Stalker — while tracing his crimes alongside Dante Alighieri’s Inferno. As Ramirez descends deeper into violence, we descend with him through Dante’s circles of hell, asking what happens to a city — and a soul — when darkness becomes a spectacle.

Across nine episodes, each chapter pairs the facts of the case with a brief lesson from Dante: desire twisted into obsession, cruelty masquerading as power, betrayal, violence, and the chilling fascination that draws us closer instead of pushing us away.

Because Ramirez didn’t just kill.

He captivated.

He made the world watch — and forced us to confront the part of ourselves that can’t look away.

Bonus episodes explore the trial, aftermath, and the myths that followed — along with glimpses into Purgatorio and Paradiso, and whether redemption or meaning is possible after horror.

SATAN’S SHADOW isn’t only about a murderer.

It’s about a culture slowly walking toward darkness…

and what it costs to climb back out.