Fearful

About Fearful

Welcome to "Fearful", the podcast that takes you on a thrilling journey through the world of mysteries, paranormal phenomena, and all things terrifying. We will explore eerie tales of haunted places, unsolved crimes, inexplicable events, and supernatural encounters. So embrace the fear and unravel the mysteries that lie beyond.

Publisher

Ben Gibson

Category

fiction · history · true crime

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

2 Jun 2023

Latest episode

5 Nov 2025

Latest episodes

58 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   5 Nov 2025

   The Risk Selfie Girl

   In the age of viral validation, some moments are captured at the cost of everything. Xenia Ignatyeva, a 17 year old with a camera and a fearless streak, climbed a railway bridge in pursuit of one unforgettable selfie, and never came back down alive. What follows is a descent into a culture where attention is currency, and the price can be death.

2. 

   29 Oct 2025

   The Bell Island Hag

   On a fog drenched island off Newfoundland’s coast, a woman’s voice still drifts through the night, whispering, “No one came to help me.” Locals call her the Bell Island Hag, a ghost said to crawl from the swamps and mines, freezing victims in their beds and dragging them into waking nightmares. Her story is woven from tragedy, superstition, and more than a century of fear. She is a haunting that refuses to die. Season: 2

3. 

   23 Jul 2025

   The Van Meter Monster - Cryptid

   In the fall of 1903, the small town of Van Meter, Iowa, was gripped by fear as a winged creature with glowing light pouring from its forehead terrorized the community for five consecutive nights. Witnesses described a beast that defied nature as impervious to bullets, reeking of rot, and capable of vanishing into the sky. Over a century later, the Van Meter Visitor remains one of America’s most bizarre and chilling cryptid encounters.

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

YouTube views

16,751,226

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

12 ratings

Spotify

4.7 / 5

112 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 67 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

64

Social presence

0

YouTube

93

Engagement

84

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Guest appearances

Books guests

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