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by Will Soto
Welcome to The Red Treehouse, where I tell you the scariest stories to keep you up at night! Join me twice each week as we explore everything from true crime to the paranormal. It's a scary world out there. Let's explore it together!
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- Yesterday41 min
264: The Possession of Anna Ecklund | The True Story Behind "The Ritual"
The Red Treehouse is dedicated to my Dad. I love you, Pop. The Ritual, which released in 2025, was one of the more disappointing horror movies that year; but I had high hopes because it was based on the real-life, terrifying exorcisms of Anna Ecklund--who was believed to be possessed by 5 demons. Join me in The Red Treehouse to find out more! Follow The Red Treehouse: TikTok/Instagram/Threads/YouTube: @redtreehousepod Email: redtreehousepod@gmail.com Music: Into the Dark by Shakibhasansayed Sad Rap Beat by Defekt Maschine Sources: https://khak.com/demons-in-iowa-the-possession-that-inspired-the-exorcist/ https://allthatsinteresting.com/demonic-possession/6 https://www.darkhistories.com/the-exorcism-of-anna-ecklund/ https://emadion.it/en/paranormal/exorcisms/the-exorcism-of-earling-the-true-story-of-anna-ecklund/ Begone,Satan! by Carl Vogl. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- 3 days ago29 min
263: The Hmong Refugee Nightmare Deaths | The True Story Behind "A Nightmare on Elm Street"
The Red Treehouse is dedicated to my Dad. I love you, Pop. A Nightmare on Elm Street, which introduced us to iconic slasher villain, Freddy Krueger, is one of the best horror movies ever made. But did you know it was inspired by the real-life Hmong refugee nightmare deaths in the 70s and early 80s? Join me in The Red Treehouse to find out more! Follow The Red Treehouse: TikTok/Instagram/Threads/YouTube: @redtreehousepod Email: redtreehousepod@gmail.com Music: Into the Dark by Shakibhasansayed Sad Rap Beat by Defekt Maschine Sources: Munger, R.G. (1987). Sudden death in sleep of Laotian-Hmong refugees in Thailand: A case-control study. AJPH, 77(9), 1187-1190. https://www.hmongofwa.org/our-history.html https://www.britannica.com/topic/Hmong https://www.hmongamericancenter.org/hmong-history/ https://hmongamerican.org/unexplained-deaths-inspired-a-nightmare-on-elm-street/ https://www.history.com/news/nightmare-on-elm-street-real-inspiration-hmong-death https://www.nytimes.com/1981/05/10/us/nightmares-suspected-in-bed-deaths-of-18-laotians.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laos https://www.jstor.org/stable/j.ctt46nwn8.17?seq=2 https://documents.latimes.com/mysterious-fatal-malady-striking-hmong-men/ https://www.aspeninstitute.org/programs/agent-orange-in-vietnam-program/what-is-agent-orange/ https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/21878-ventricular-fibrillation#symptoms-and-causes https://www.publichealth.va.gov/exposures/agentorange/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Night_hag https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/JAHA.117.007837 Behind the Horror: True Stories that Inspired Horror Movies (Dr. Lee Mellor) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- 1 weeks ago30 min
262: The Killer in the Backseat
The Red Treehouse is dedicated to my Dad. I love you, Pop. We know the story well--a woman, driving along a deserted road, is suddenly stalked by another vehicle whose driver is flashing his high beams and moving erratically. Except, it isn't what it seems... What's going on? And why is the driving scaring her to death? Join me in The Red Treehouse to find out! Follow The Red Treehouse: TikTok/Instagram/Threads/YouTube: @redtreehousepod Email: redtreehousepod@gmail.com Music: Into the Dark by Shakibhasansayed Sad Rap Beat by Defekt Maschine Sources: HighBeams (FearsomeFrights) https://creepypasta.fandom.com/wiki/High_Beams Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- 2 weeks ago33 min
261: The Horrifying Teke Teke
The Red Treehouse is dedicated to my Dad. I love you, Pop. Haunting the local train stations in Japan, a vengeful spirit awaits it's next victims. Her name is Teke Teke, after the distinct sound she makes while dragging her torsos along the ground in search of her missing legs... Who is Teke Teke? Join me in The Red Treehouse to find out! Follow The Red Treehouse: TikTok/Instagram/Threads/YouTube: @redtreehousepod Email: redtreehousepod@gmail.com Music: Into the Dark by Shakibhasansayed Sad Rap Beat by Defekt Maschine Sources: How I Became a Japanese Urban Legend (MollyKittyKat)https://creepypasta.fandom.com/wiki/How_I_Became_a_Japanese_Urban_Legend#articleComments https://yokai.com/onryou/?srsltid=AfmBOoqaFV-IVSKUhKaIrZ0jCw68b08ZDT0jT2AveJZYG5d0eMz3xIR0 https://yokai.com/teketeke/?srsltid=AfmBOopr6PKg9vR4DiKRVTO5xuRsDTjfgWEM9lzJ_fvw4g5Qaz2GZjZC https://www.kowabana.net/2018/06/30/kashima-san/#google_vignette Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- 2 weeks ago34 min
260: El Silbón, The Demon Whistler
The Red Treehouse is dedicated to my Dad. I love you, Pop. Stalking the Los Llanos region of Colombia and Venezuela is a vengeful spirit carrying a bag of bones, and stalking his next victim. You'll know he's close by the whistle--but how close you hear it determines whether or not your time is up. Who is El Silbón? Join me in The Red Treehouse to find out! Follow The Red Treehouse: TikTok/Instagram/Threads/YouTube: @redtreehousepod Email: redtreehousepod@gmail.com Music: Into the Dark by Shakibhasansayed Sad Rap Beat by Defekt Maschine Sources: Bonilla, V.S. The history behind El Silbón: Exploring historical and psychological elements to the urban legend. Pandion: The Osprey Journal of Research and Ideas, 5(1), 1-6. https://folklore.usc.edu/tale-of-el-silbon/ https://www.jahernandez.com/posts/el-silbon-of-los-llanos-in-south-america https://mythlok.com/urban-legends/el-silbon/ El Silbadór – The Whistler (Creepypasta) https://creepypasta.fandom.com/wiki/El_Silbador_-_The_Whistler Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- 3 weeks ago28 min
259: Cry-Baby Bridge
The Red Treehouse is dedicated to my Dad. I love you, Pop. Have you ever gone out to an abandoned bridge at midnight, turned off the car, rolled down the windows, and listened? What did you hear? Or rather, what should you hear? Join me in The Red Treehouse to find out! Follow The Red Treehouse: TikTok/Instagram/Threads/YouTube: @redtreehousepod Email: redtreehousepod@gmail.com Music: Into the Dark by Shakibhasansayed Sad Rap Beat by Defekt Maschine Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- 3 weeks ago25 min
258: The Flying Dutchman, Cursed Ghost Ship
The Red Treehouse is dedicated to my Dad. I love you, Pop. The ocean is vast, uncharted, and terrifying--and according to legend, it's haunted by a cursed ghost ship, The Flying Dutchman. Join me as we explore the haunting--and haunted--urban legend of The Flying Dutchman. Is this ghost ship real? And what does a sighting mean for the one who sees it? Join me in The Red Treehouse to find out! Follow The Red Treehouse: TikTok/Instagram/Threads/YouTube: @redtreehousepod Email: redtreehousepod@gmail.com Music: Into the Dark by Shakibhasansayed Sad Rap Beat by Defekt Maschine Sources: https://www.visitingthedutchcountryside.com/dutch-folklore/the-flying-dutchman/ https://www.farmersalmanac.com/fata-morgana-mirage https://media.bom.gov.au/social/blog/292/mirrors-in-the-sky-demystifying-the-legend-of-the-flying-dutchman/ https://www.thevintagenews.com/2017/07/12/for-250-years-people-have-spotted-the-flying-dutchman-the-phantom-ship-doomed-to-sail/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- 4 weeks ago24 min
257: La Pascualita, Mannequin or Corpse?
The Red Treehouse is dedicated to my Dad. I love you, Pop. One of the most enduring urban legends in Mexico is that of La Pascualita, a seemingly ordinary mannequin in a bridal storefront. But, apparently not everything is at it seems, because for nearly 100 years, people from all over have asked the question, "is La Pascualita really a mannequin?" Join me as we explore the scary urban legend of La Pascualita--is she a mannequin, or something far darker? Join me in The Red Treehouse to find out! Follow The Red Treehouse: TikTok/Instagram/Threads/YouTube: @redtreehousepod Email: redtreehousepod@gmail.com Music: Into the Dark by Shakibhasansayed Sad Rap Beat by Defekt Maschine Sources: https://www.meri.org/resource/news/embalming-process/?gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=20339029852&gbraid=0AAAAACxUzGzesy1v2SEL2vLud0XMenxxZ&gclid=Cj0KCQjwk_bPBhDXARIsACiq8R1jM4cIu2iU5Nkup3_qPPFytpTw95y4TjdpFawxgv7E_iN35WTl7ZYaAhuHEALw_wcB https://www.livescience.com/how-long-bodies-take-to-decompose https://allthatsinteresting.com/la-pascualita https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/la-pascualita https://www.odditycentral.com/pics/la-pascualita-the-corpse-bride-of-mexico.html Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Welcome to The Red Treehouse, where I tell you the scariest stories to keep you up at night! Join me twice each week as we explore everything from true crime to the paranormal. It's a scary world out there. Let's explore it together!
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