Castles & Cryptids
by Alanna and Kelsey
Latest episode
224: Scary Stories for Samhain
224: Scary Stories for Samhain
About this podcast
Welcome to Castles & Cryptids, a paranormal podcast hosted by a couple of Canadian chickies! Follow Alanna and Kelsey down the rabbit hole as we explore lore and legends, murder and mysteries, the unsolved and the unexplained. Where the castles are haunted and the cryptids are cryptic AF!
Episodes
The newest 20 of 254 episodes
- 224: Scary Stories for Samhain · 2 h 10 minBeware, for I am fearless, and therefore powerful- Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley. The mother of the monster herself, Mary Shelley had so many great lines, and one scary story…
- 223: Real Housewives in Real Trouble · 1 h 0 minWelcome back for part 2, this ep takes a dive into a few reality tv star crimes you might remember making some big headlines. The Real Housewives series love to bring the drama…
- 222: TV Stars vs True Crime Part 1 · 1 h 0 minHappy Thanksgiving! For turkey time, here in Canada that is, we cooked up some lighter fare for your enjoyment! After all, what's a holiday without some drama? Gonna get spicy…
- 221: Haunted AF Historic Places · 2 h 12 minHello lovely listeners, thank you so much for being patient with your podcasters! We're sorry we were delayed dropping you this epsiode and we appreciate those that have reached…
- 220: Astonishing Art Heists and KFC Capers · 1 h 45 minSo sorry we've been away lovely listeners! back in the saddle again eh?? We love a heist tale over here at C+C Headquarters, and so we plucked a few choice stories to tell that…
- 219: The Cursed Episode · 2 h 1 minOther title option we almost went with-the One With All The Curses! Grab your lucky charms as we chat mysterious manuscripts and ciphers, a cursed play, theatre superstitions and…
- 218: Unusual Suspects & Unusual Detectives · 1 h 52 minHello cryptic friends! We hope you are enjoying the summer and finding ways to stay cool during these crazy heat waves. This week Kelsey covers an almost unheard of case, the…
- 217: African Folktales: Animals, Food + Stories · 2 h 10 minJambo Cryptic Crew, we missed you! Sorry there was no new show last week, we were dealing with things and thank you for your patience while we took that time. With much love but…
- 216. Petty Pranks & Phony Performances · 2 h 30 minWe are back and not even technical difficulties could keep us away! Buckle up for a fun tangent filled ep, featuring interruptions by Gordo, many movie and tv show discussions as…
- 215: Shh! Secret Creatures · 1 h 53 minEDIT: the audio was fixed from first publish, sorry! way too long lol We are back, baby! Back and not taking a break for a bit so buckle up, it's monster hunting time! If…
- 214: Double Murder in Peru · 1 h 30 minWelcome back for part 2 of our Peruvian true crime episode, this weeks segment features a complex case involving the deaths of 2 people, each of their stories cannot be told…
- 213: The Contestant: The Murder of Ruth Thalia Sayas Sanchez · 1 h 31 minHey cryptic crew, we return with Kelsey's Peru true crime case pick, the case of Ruth Thalia and the game show The Value of the Truth. Should have probably called it, the truth…
- 212: Beltane and Walpurgisnacht Fire Festivals · 1 h 49 minIt's gonna be May! Okay, okay, we shall cease and desist with the boy band GIFs and on to the show! All over Europe and other areas we celebrate May Day, Beltane, Walpurgis…
- 211: 420 Cannabis Cons + Pot Princesses · 1 h 46 minThe Story of the Pot Princess of Beverly Hills and Other Weed Stories It's the WEED-kend, my hot, high cannabis crew! Happy 420, in honor of all who celebrate we brought a…
- 210: The Curse of Tippecanoe + Spill the Bee Tea, too! · 2 h 19 minThis episode is just extra, sorry, not sorry! It's extra-long, extra-cursed, and took us extra-long to get out on this long weekend, so a bit sorry 'bout that part, to be fair!…
- 209: Mass Murders + Killings sprees · 1 h 57 minSo clearly this is a very sensitive topic, like most true crime, so please be aware this will contain mentions of child death, child sexual abuse and other very violent topics…
- 208: UK Cryptids & Creatures · 1 h 40 minWe are back, back again (just like Kelsey's hearing and voice) and we are ready to dive into some lore about creatures around the UK. First we have British Flying Rods, known for…
- Ghost Stories of Alberta- A Haunted Minisode · 22 minHey you lovely listeners, today we have a wee episode to tide you over while our co-host is on the mend. Alanna is reading some local ghost stories to you! To be fair, it's since…
- 207: Creepy Medieval Castles · 1 h 39 minIt's been a minute since we did a castle haunt or horror, so here are two very cool, eerie castles to live up to our name! Quick into of obligatory bitch session and catch-up…
- 206: Fakes, Forgeries and Phonies · 1 h 59 minHey cryptic cuties, hope your 2026 is treating you well and we are so excited to be back. We have a fun episode for you, diving into the fascinating world of counterfeiting…
