CHILDREN'S GAMES WITH SINISTER ORIGINS

Freaky Folklore

Eeriecast Network

True Crime, Society & Culture, History

4.6 • 840 Ratings

🗓️ 4 July 2025

⏱️ 17 minutes

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In this chilling bonus episode of Freaky Folklore, host Carman Carrion uncovers the dark histories lurking beneath innocent playground activities—from the plague-born tragedy of Ring Around the Rosie and the medieval execution ritual of London Bridge to the ancient divination practices hidden in Red Light Green Light and the haunting death omens of Duck Duck Goose—revealing how children's games preserve humanity's darkest memories through generations of seemingly innocent play. Discover more TERRIFYING podcasts at http://eeriecast.com/ Follow Carman Carrion! https://www.instagram.com/carmancarrion/?hl=en https://twitter.com/CarmanCarrion Subscribe to Spotify! https://open.spotify.com/show/0uiX155WEJnN7QVRfo3aQY Please Review Us on iTunes! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/freaky-folklore/id1550361184 Music and sound effects used in the Freaky Folklore Podcast have 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:// Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:57.1	18 plus subscription required, season C's apply. Welcome to a freaky folklore bonus episode,
1:04.0	where we explore the darker corners of human imagination and bite-sized doses of dread. I'm your host, Carmen Carion, and today we're venturing into the most innocent of territories,
1:17.4	the playground.
1:18.9	But don't let the laughter fool you.
1:21.6	Children's games carry the genetic memory of humanity's darkest chapters, preserving through
1:26.9	generations of play the very
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