Today's story was sent in by a listener and is a personal encounter with the bunk shaker and Lady Koi Koi If you have had any encounters or experiences with these stories, or if there are any other scary African stories you would like to hear, please send an email to africanhorrorpodcast@gmail.com Want to support the podcast? You can buy me a coffee at https://www.buymeacoffee.com/storiesmthrtold For African Folktales, check out Stories Mother Told: African Folktales. Available on all platforms. Music: https://www.purple-planet.com ..read more

You may have heard of mermaids, but have you heard of Mami Wata? In this story you get to find out just why she strikes fear in many hearts. If you have had any encounters or experiences with these stories, or if there are any other scary African stories you would like to hear, please send an email to africanhorrorpodcast@gmail.com Want to support the podcast? You can buy me a coffee at https://www.buymeacoffee.com/storiesmthrtold For African Folktales, check out Stories Mother Told: African Folktales. Available on all platforms. Music: https://www.purple-planet.com ..read more

Today's story is about Pinky Pinky. A half human half creature that lives in women's bathrooms and has scared South African women for generations. If you have had any encounters or experiences with these stories, or if there are any other scary African stories you would like to hear, please send an email to africanhorrorpodcast@gmail.com Some places to read about Pinky Pinky: https://horrorfuel.com/2017/09/14/world-urban-legends-pinky-pinky/ https://www.thesouthafrican.com/lifestyle/art-artists/your-childhood-myth-tormentor-pinky-pinky-comes-to-life-in-this-conceptual-imagery-series-photos/ ht ..read more

Today's story is one of the lesser known ones. Did you know that if you leave your shoes scattered at night and find them next to your bed the next morning, it just might be your last day on Earth? Well after this story you will understand this. If you have had any encounters or experiences with these stories, or if there are any other scary African stories you would like to hear, please send an email to africanhorrorpodcast@gmail.com Want to support the podcast? You can buy me a coffee at https://www.buymeacoffee.com/storiesmthrtold For African Folktales, check out Stories Mother Told: Africa ..read more

Today's story is a pretty popular one. If you've been on the internet for a while you may have seen this story floating around at some point. It is the story about a young girl who was kidnapped but saved by Lions in Ethiopia. If you have had any encounters or experiences with these stories, or if there are any other scary African stories you would like to hear, please send an email to africanhorrorpodcast@gmail.com Places to read: https://medium.com/chameleon/the-kidnapped-12-year-old-girl-rescued-by-lions-e921f311b55d https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-old-controversial-st ..read more

You may have heard about how dogs see ghosts, or maybe you haven't. Well today's story is about how my friend Daniel and I witnessed the scariest sight of our life. If you have had any encounters or experiences with these stories, or if there are any other scary African stories you would like to hear, please send an email to africanhorrorpodcast@gmail.com Want to support the podcast? You can buy me a coffee at https://www.buymeacoffee.com/storiesmthrtold For African Folktales, check out Stories Mother Told: African Folktales. Available on all platforms. Kindle Unimited Free Trial (affiliate li ..read more

In today's story we head to Ethiopia and the ghost town of Dallol and find out exactly why it is called a Ghost town. If you have had any encounters or experiences with these stories, or if there are any other scary African stories you would like to hear, please send an email to africanhorrorpodcast@gmail.com Want to support the podcast? You can buy me a coffee at https://www.buymeacoffee.com/storiesmthrtold For African Folktales, check out Stories Mother Told: African Folktales. Available on all platforms. Kindle Unimited Free Trial (affiliate link): https://amzn.to/3vbcokm Music: https://www ..read more

In today's story I will be talking about the legend of Oroma, the beautiful girl who made her own hair by taking off her head. If you have had any encounters or experiences with these stories, or if there are any other scary African stories you would like to hear, please send an email to africanhorrorpodcast@gmail.com Want to support the podcast? You can buy me a coffee at https://www.buymeacoffee.com/storiesmthrtold For African Folktales, check out Stories Mother Told: African Folktales. Available on all platforms. Kindle Unimited Free Trial (affiliate link): https://amzn.to/3vbcokm Music: ht ..read more

In today's story I will be sharing my an encounter that was shared with me by a friend. This story is all about Highway Sheila, a ghost that has been terrifying the residents of Chatsworth in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. If you have had any encounters or experiences with these stories, or if there are any other scary African stories you would like to hear, please send an email to africanhorrorpodcast@gmail.com Some Sources: https://www.iol.co.za/news/south-africa/sheilas-myth-still-haunts-hell-highway-387093 https://ghostsandstories.com/highway-sheila.html https://www.sapromo.com/lifestyle/h ..read more

In this episode, I will be telling you about the NyamiNyami and how the building of the Kariba Dam in Zimbabwe separated him from his wife. The sequence of events from this story is one of the most interested recorded cases of unexplainable events. If you have had any encounters or experiences with these stories, or if there are any other scary African stories you would like to hear, please send an email to africanhorrorpodcast@gmail.com Some Sources: https://www.victoriafalls-guide.net/african-mythology.html https://www.wozzaworks.com/index.php/the-story-of-nyaminyami/ https://www.youtube.c ..read more