The Mysteries of Houska Castle

The Devil Within

Evio

True Crime

3.2 • 2.8K Ratings

🗓️ 23 May 2025

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Summary

Hidden deep in the forests of the Czech Republic lies a castle unlike any other—one with no clear strategic purpose, no noble residence, and no windows facing the outside world. Instead, Houska Castle was built over a gaping hole in the earth... a pit so deep and terrifying that legends say it leads straight to Hell. In this episode of The Devil Within, we uncover the dark history of Houska Castle—from its bizarre medieval origins and pagan legends to whispered tales of demonic entities, Nazi occult experiments, and modern-day paranormal investigations. Why would a 13th-century ruler spend a fortune constructing a fortress with its defenses turned inward? What really happened to the prisoners who were lowered into the abyss as test subjects? And is the evil sealed beneath the chapel truly dormant? Step inside Houska, where history and horror bleed together—and where the line between myth and madness disappears. Email us at [email protected]—we’d love to hear from you. ✅ Don’t forget to follow, rate, and review The Devil Within on your favorite podcast platform. Your support keeps the darkness alive. #HouskaCastle #TheDevilWithinPodcast #ParanormalPodcast #OccultMysteries #GateToHell #DarkHistory #HauntedEurope #TrueCrimeMeetsMyth Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	EVO
0:02.0	This series contains adult language and depictions of graphic violence.
0:10.4	Listener discretion is advised.
0:17.6	Long before the nation of Czechoslovakia was carved from the clay of collapsing empires,
0:23.9	long before Bohemia had a name, and long before the first stones of Huska Castle were mortared into place,
0:31.4	there was the land and there was the hole.
0:36.6	In the heart of dense forests, atop a hill that bore no water, overlooked the hole. In the heart of dense forests,
0:38.4	atop a hill that bore no water,
0:41.0	overlooked no river,
0:43.0	and guarded no road.
0:45.3	Early humans discovered a wound in the earth.
0:49.1	This chasm wasn't wide, but it was deep.
0:53.1	How deep no one could say. They called it Chernahusta, the black mouth.
1:00.6	Around it, the animals would not wander. Even the wolves, bold and unrepentant, gave it a wide
1:07.3	birth. Birds refused to nest in the trees that bent away from the hole.
1:12.6	And the wind that howled out of its throat in winter carried no echo.
1:18.6	It seemed not of earth, but of something beneath it.
1:24.6	There were people who carved reindeer into stone, who buried their dead with beads made from
1:31.4	bone and amber, who made sense of the world through patterns in stars and entrails.
1:37.2	But this place, they would not paint.
1:41.3	They wouldn't prey near it.
1:43.4	They wouldn't camp nearby or forage the rich
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