{"podcast":{"title":"AFTER DARK | True Scary, Paranormal, Ghost, Supernatural & Mysterious Stories","slug":"after-dark-true-scary-paranormal-ghost-supernatural-mysterious-stories-7209219","podcast_index_feed_id":7209219,"rss_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/67a4a3c39c6f7f7f2876d90f","website_url":"https://shows.acast.com/after-dark","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/67a4a3c39c6f7f7f2876d90f/1778179373911-7d0ed19f-b6ae-4033-9101-d2f6491763a8.jpeg","author":"Sarah Powell","episode_count":115,"summary":"The Whispering Woods: After Dark was formerly known as Obscurata . It is still the place for the darker stories. The unsolved cases, strange disappearances, true crime, occult history, paranormal reports and unexplained events that don’t quite fit anywhere else. Each episode looks at the stories that linger after the lights go out. Some are rooted in crime. Some in folklore. Some in witness accounts, old reports, rumours, fear and the things people have never been able to fully explain. Different name. Same dark corners. Brought to you by the creators of The Whispering Woods . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/after-dark-true-scary-paranormal-ghost-supernatural-mysterious-stories-7209219"},"episode":{"title":"AFTER DARK | Part 2 of 2 The Tokoloshe: Southern Africa’s Night Terror | Zulu Folklore, Witchcraft & True Crime","slug":"after-dark-part-2-of-2-the-tokoloshe-southern-africa-s-night-terror-zulu-folklore-witchcraft-true-crime","published_at":"2026-01-18T00:03:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/after-dark-true-scary-paranormal-ghost-supernatural-mysterious-stories-7209219/after-dark-part-2-of-2-the-tokoloshe-southern-africa-s-night-terror-zulu-folklore-witchcraft-true-crime","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/after-dark-true-scary-paranormal-ghost-supernatural-mysterious-stories-7209219","url":"https://shows.acast.com/obscurata-stories-of-mystery-intrigue-and-terror/episodes/after-dark-part-2-of-2-the-tokoloshe-southern-africas-night","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/67a4a3c39c6f7f7f2876d90f/e/6946d848f7567117391944a1/media.mp3","summary":"A small shape in the dark. A weight on the chest. A presence blamed for sickness, scandal, and death, and feared as something that can be sent by human hands. In this episode, we trace the tokoloshe through Southern African belief, its protective rituals, and the chilling moments where folklore bleeds into real-world violence and courtroom history. The BOOK BY US A COFFEE Subscribe to our PATREON EMAIL us your stories Join us on INSTAGRAM Join us on TWITTER Join us on FACEBOOK Visit our WEBSITE Research: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tokoloshe https://www.pbs.org/video/blame-the-tokoloshe-south-africas-most-notorious-goblin-asl-dcw6xo/ https://time.com/archive/6610492/foreign-news-tilcoloshes-friend/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elifasi_Msomi https://astonishinglegends.com/astonishing-legends/2019/2/16/the-tokoloshe https://paranormaldailynews.com/tokoloshe-the-spirit-that-will-kill-you/422/ https://medium.com/doctor-funny/the-kaya-mampoer-and-the-tokoloshe-c0c0454e98ea Sarah xx \"Spacial Winds,\" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licenced under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licence http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ SURVEY https://podcastsurvey.typeform.com/to/mDi5IVFf Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"A small shape in the dark. A weight on the chest. A presence blamed for sickness, scandal, and death, and feared as something that can be sent by human ha…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1409,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/after-dark-true-scary-paranormal-ghost-supernatural-mysterious-stories-7209219/episodes/after-dark-part-2-of-2-the-tokoloshe-southern-africa-s-night-terror-zulu-folklore-witchcraft-true-crime/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/after-dark-true-scary-paranormal-ghost-supernatural-mysterious-stories-7209219/after-dark-part-2-of-2-the-tokoloshe-southern-africa-s-night-terror-zulu-folklore-witchcraft-true-crime.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}