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Freaky Folklore

Baba Yaga - The Slavic Witch Wants to Eat Your Children

Freaky Folklore

Eeriecast Network

True Crime, Society & Culture, History

4.6840 Ratings

🗓️ 28 March 2022

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Every culture has its boogeyman, but Slavic mythology has gifted us Baba Yaga - A disturbing witch who lives in a house mounted on chicken legs who desires nothing more than to devour your kids. Baba Yaga Cover Art Illustration by Alexander Clark https://alexander_c.artstation.com/ https://twitter.com/HandNull Discover more TERRIFYING podcasts at http://eeriecast.com/ Follow Carman Carrion!  https://www.facebook.com/carman.carrion.9/ https://www.instagram.com/carmancarrion/?hl=en https://twitter.com/CarmanCarrion Subscribe on Spotify! https://open.spotify.com/show/0uiX155WEJnN7QVRfo3aQY Please Review Us on iTunes! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/freaky-folklore/id1550361184 Find more shows like Freaky Folklore at http://eeriecast.com/ Music and sound effects used in the Freaky Folklore Podcast has or may have been provided/created by:  CO.AG: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcavSftXHgxLBWwLDm_bNvA Myuu: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiSKnkKCKAQVxMUWpZQobuQ Jinglepunks: https://jinglepunks.com/ Epidemic Sound: https://www.epidemicsound.com/ Kevin MacLeod: http://incompetech.com/ Dark Music: https://soundcloud.com/darknessprevailspodcast Soundstripe: https://app.soundstripe.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

Everyone knows that the forest is a magical place.

0:06.0

It holds the beauty and wonders of nature.

0:09.0

Birds nest in the trees, while foxes bear their pups in the dens burrowed beneath.

0:16.0

Deer graze in the safety of its sanctuary, while squirrels tumble through the branches.

0:23.2

It is a beautiful place of safety for all creatures, except for one.

0:30.9

The forest lures man in with its wonders and beauty.

0:35.0

It lures him in with its peace and beautiful song. The forest is a perfect

0:40.9

place, an absolutely perfect place for a trap. The beauty of the forest is a disguise for its dark

0:51.9

secrets. It is a hiding place where the Baba Yaga lives and waits for her prey.

1:04.2

Welcome to Freaky Folklore, the podcast where we discovered the horrifying legends across the world,

1:10.7

until terrifying tales of monsters both ancient and modern. the podcast where we discover the horrifying legends across the world,

1:14.8

and tell terrifying tales of monsters both ancient and modern.

1:18.5

This week we are discussing the Baba Yaga,

1:22.2

the cannibalistic wicked witch of Slavic folklore that has haunted fairy tales and the forest for centuries.

1:27.7

This show is part of the Eriecast Podcast Network.

1:32.3

Find more terrifying tales at eeriecast.com, and be sure to follow us on Spotify, or your

1:38.2

favorite podcasting service.

1:40.9

You can leave an honest review on iTunes, too.

1:43.5

The more we get, the more we grow, and hopefully the more monsters we can explore.

1:50.5

If you would like to submit an encounter or suggestions for future episodes, you can email them to Carmen Carion at g-mail.com.

2:08.1

That is, C-A-R-M-A-N-C-R-I-L-N at g-mell.com.

2:15.5

You can also follow me on Twitter, Instagram, or Facebook for information on future episodes.

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