Redcap – The Blood-Soaked Goblin of the Borderlands

Freaky Folklore

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True Crime, History, Society & Culture

4.7 • 991 Ratings

🗓️ 23 March 2026

⏱️ 43 minutes

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For centuries along the Anglo-Scottish border, crumbling castles and forgotten towers whispered warnings about something far worse than human violence. Redcap doesn't haunt these ruins because they're atmospheric—he lives there because they're perfect hunting grounds, soaked in the blood of centuries of warfare. This malevolent goblin of English and Scottish folklore isn't content to frighten travelers. He murders them, brutally and without hesitation, for one horrifying purpose: to keep his iron-shod boots moving and his distinctive red cap freshly dyed in human blood. In a landscape already stained by border conflicts and ancient brutality, Redcap represents the darkest possibility—that some creatures don't just feed on violence, they require it to survive. freakyfolklore.com carman-carrion.com #Redcap #ScottishFolklore #EnglishFolklore #FreakyFolklore #BorderFolklore #GoblinLore #DarkFairies #CelticMyths #ScottishMyths #Folklore #BloodMagic #RuinedCastles EXPLORE MORE SPINE-CHILLING CONTENT: Freaky Folklore: https://www.eeriecast.com/podcasts/freaky-folklore Carman's Crypt (Original Horror): https://carmanscrypt.buzzsprout.com Deadly Intent (True Crime): https://carmancarrion.buzzsprout.com Destination Terror: https://www.eeriecast.com/podcasts/destination-terror SUPPORT THE SHOW: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/CarmanCarrion Buy Me a Coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/carmancarrion CONNECT WITH CARMAN: Website: https://www.carman-carrion.com/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@CarmanCarrion Twitter/X: https://x.com/CarmanCarrion Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/carmancarrion/ SUBSCRIBE & REVIEW: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0uiX155WEJnN7QVRfo3aQY iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/freaky-folklore/id1550361184 Your support helps bring you more terrifying tales! DISCOVER MORE HORROR: http://eeriecast.com/ https://www.carman-carrion.com/ Crypt Shop: https://the-crypt-shop-2.myshopify.com/ MUSIC CREDITS: Music and sound effects provided by: CO.AG, Myuu, Jinglepunks, Epidemic Sound, Kevin MacLeod, Dark Music, and Soundstripe. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:30.1	The border reavers know better than to stop at Hermitage Castle after dark. The ruins aren't
0:35.4	safe. Haven't been safe for 300 years, maybe longer. But Thomas Graham is
0:41.1	18 years old. It's 1623, and he's certain the stories his grandfather tells about the old fortress
0:48.0	are just that. Stories tells to keep children from wandering into dangerous ruins and breaking their necks on crumbling stones.
0:56.0	So when a summer storm catches Thomas two miles from home, and Hermitage Castle offers the closest shelter,
1:03.0	he doesn't hesitate.
1:05.0	The walls still stand, mostly.
1:08.0	The iron yet gate hangs broken on its hinges.
1:11.6	Thomas slips through, shaking rain from his cap, and finds himself in what was once the great hall.
1:17.6	Stone walls rise around him into darkness.
1:20.6	Arrow slits let in threads of gray stormlight.
1:23.6	The floor is littered with debris, fallen stones, rotted timbers, thinks he doesn't look at too closely.
1:31.9	It's dry at least.
1:33.9	Thomas settles against a wall, pulls his cloak tighter, and waits for the storm to pass.
1:40.0	He's almost dozing when he hears it.
1:43.3	Footsteps.
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