Sometimes the most horrifying things are from reality--especially when it comes to true crime. While true crime can often be an unsolved mystery, it also can contain some horrifying details. Reader's who hunger for these suspenseful tales oftentimes will find a podcast format that strikes terror into a listeners heart. But if you feel like you're missing out, but don't want to be a listener, check out these horrifying reads that feature podcasts!
**List created by Kayla Vaughan from the Platte City Branch**
While Sadie hasn’t led an easy life, she’s focused on raising her younger sister Mattie. However, when Mattie is found dead, Sadie becomes unhinged. Especially when the police botch the investigation. But she will see the killer is brought…
Dr. Sydnee McElroy and her husband Justin are well known as they have amazed—and grossed out—avid listeners of their podcast, Sawbones. Here, they have compiled thousands of years of medical mishaps and miracles in a hilarious—as well as…
Twenty years ago, eleven-year-old Charlie Paige and Scott Ashby were murdered, their bodies dumped near a dog racing track. For his entire life, filmmaker Cody Swift has been haunted by the deaths of his childhood best friends. Finally he…
Lucas Vega is obsessed with the death of Candace Swain, a young woman who left a sorority party one night, never to be seen again. With the launch of his true crime podcast, and the help of Regan Merritt (a former US Marshal) Lucas starts…
From the creator of the acclaimed podcast Welcome to Night Vale, comes the story of Keisha Taylor, who lived a quiet life with her wife, Alice, until the day she disappeared. Keisha presumed she was dead—that is, until Alice started to…
When Fiona Lawson discovers that her estranged husband and their two children have disappeared, she’s shocked and reeling. But it gets worse: their prized family home which the two would stay in to maintain stability for their children has…
True crime podcaster Trinity Scott has found breakout success with her new serial featuring Clayton Jay Pelley. Two decades ago, the respected family man and guidance counselor confessed to the brutal murder of a teenage student—but no one…
Rachel Krall became a household name after using her true crime podcast to set an innocent man free. However, when someone starts leaving her mysterious notes and asks her to uncover the truth of a murder, Rachel will have to be careful.…
Josie Buhrman has been trying to escape her family’s reputation—who wouldn’t after the murder of their father? Not to mention when your mother runs away to join a cult, and your twin sister betrays your confidence. However, when…
Anna’s world is shattered when her husband announces he’s leaving her for her best friend and taking their two daughters with him. To distract herself from that horror, she starts a true-crime podcast. She throws herself into investigating…
Beth Greer, although a rich and eccentric woman at the time, found her life upended by the Lady Killer Murders—since she was seen fleeing one of the scenes of crime. On a chance meeting with Beth, Shea Collins finds the newest inspiration…
Elle Castillo has a launched a true-crime podcast to tackle cold cases of missing children in her hometown. After two seasons of solved cases, Elle decides to tackle the enigmatic—and unsolved—case of the Countdown Killer. Twenty years…
