In 2014, a chilling crime emerged from the quiet town of Waukesha, Wisconsin—one that blurred the line between childhood fantasy and real-world horror. Two twelve-year-old girls, Morgan Geyser and Anissa Weier, lured their best friend into the woods and stabbed her 19 times… all in the name of Slender Man.

On this episode of Among Monsters, host Myia Vale takes you deep inside the disturbing case of Morgan Geyser and Anissa Weier, examining how an internet-born myth evolved into a motive for attempted murder. Through court records, psychological evaluations, interrogation footage, and survivor testimony, we explore how belief, mental illness, peer influence, and adolescent vulnerability collided with devastating consequences.

This is not just a story about a crime—it’s a haunting look at how monsters don’t always hide in the shadows. Sometimes, they grow in the mind.

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In this chilling episode of Among Monsters, host Damien Vale uncovers the horrific case of William Devin Howell, a drifter-turned-serial killer responsible for the largest homicide case in Connecticut’s history. Between spring and fall of 2003, Howell lured vulnerable women into his battered blue van — a mobile torture chamber he called the "murder mobile" — and murdered them with disturbing ritualistic cruelty. Years later, behind a strip mall in New Britain, Connecticut, police uncovered seven bodies buried face down in a mass grave — a plot Howell chillingly referred to as “his garden.” This episode explores Howell’s dark psychology, his shocking confession, and the haunting legacy he left behind in the brush.

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In this chilling episode of Among Monsters, host Damien Vale unearths the horrifying legacy of Juan Vallejo Corona, the Mexican-born labor contractor who orchestrated one of the deadliest killing sprees in American history. In 1971, a farmer’s quiet orchard in Yuba City, California, became a mass grave — with 25 men buried in shallow pits, all stabbed, mutilated, and left to rot in the soil they once worked. Corona, who supplied migrant workers to local farms, kept a detailed ledger of names — later dubbed “The Death List” — and used his position of trust to lure transients into his web of death. This episode explores how mental illness, rage, and control transformed a hardworking family man into a cold-blooded killer whose victims were nearly forgotten by time.

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In this chilling episode of Among Monsters, we examine a case that shattered a quiet Missouri community and revealed how evil can hide in the most familiar places. Cassidy Rainwater, a young woman searching for stability and safety, trusted the wrong people—never realizing she was being watched, manipulated, and ultimately hunted in plain sight.

We unravel the disturbing actions of James Phelps, exploring how isolation, secrecy, and calculated cruelty turned an ordinary rural property into the setting of an unthinkable crime. Through a careful, documentary-style narrative, this episode traces Cassidy’s final days, the warning signs that were missed, and the investigation that exposed a truth more horrifying than anyone expected.

This is not just a story about violence—it’s a story about vulnerability, exploitation, and how predators often rely on familiarity and silence to operate undetected.

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Among Monsters — because sometimes the most terrifying monsters don’t hide in the dark… they live right next door.

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In this harrowing episode of Among Monsters, host Damien Vale delves into the horrifying crimes of Robert Joe Long, the so-called Classified Ad Rapist and Tampa Bay Serial Killer. Responsible for over 50 rapes and at least 10 murders during the 1980s, Long used newspaper ads to find his victims — luring women under the guise of buying items and then turning their trust into terror. With a chilling obsession for control, Long abducted, tortured, and murdered women across Florida, meticulously recording each crime in handwritten ledgers and maps. But his reign of terror came to an end thanks to the courage of 17-year-old Lisa McVey, who survived his attack, memorized his movements, and led police straight to his door. This episode explores the depravity of a man who cataloged death — and the survivor who refused to become another statistic.

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In the quiet corners of a seemingly ordinary life, Christopher Ravek hid a darkness that few could imagine. On the outside, he was the picture of calm — polite, dependable, almost forgettable. But beneath that composed surface brewed something far more sinister. What drove him from normalcy into obsession, from curiosity into cruelty, and from control into chaos?

This episode unravels the disturbing journey of a man whose descent into violence left a trail of shattered lives and unanswered questions. Through psychological insight, firsthand accounts, and chilling archival detail, Among Monsters host Myia Vale exposes how one man’s hidden impulses transformed him into something unrecognizable — a predator born from the ordinary.

Step into the darkness. Listen as we uncover the story of Christopher Ravek — a name that reminds us how thin the line between humanity and monstrosity can truly be.

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In this chilling true-crime episode of Among Monsters, we dive deep into the disturbing story of Christa Pike — one of the youngest women ever sentenced to death in the United States. What led a promising young woman down a path of obsession, jealousy, and unspeakable violence? Through haunting details, psychological analysis, and gripping storytelling, we unravel the influences and choices that turned a teenager into a killer. This episode explores the dark intersection of manipulation, mental instability, and the desire for control — showing how monsters aren’t always born; sometimes, they’re made.

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On Among Monsters, Damien Vale dives into the chilling case of Heriberto Seda, the "Zodiac Copycat Killer," a man who terrorized 1990s New York City, choosing victims by their astrological signs.

Tonight, unravel the profoundly fractured mind of Heriberto Seda, a Brooklyn recluse who mimicked California's infamous Zodiac Killer, seeking infamy through a twisted cosmic mission. Explore how Seda, fueled by an obsession with astrology and homemade zip guns, targeted and attacked residents of NYC based solely on their star signs, leaving cryptic notes and ciphers.

Damien Vale recounts the terror that gripped the city from 1990-1993, and the dramatic police standoff in 1996 that finally led to Seda's capture and the discovery of his chilling, self-documented descent into madness. Learn about his unrepentant belief that he was a "chosen instrument of cosmic justice" and the profound narcissism that drove his crimes.

This isn't just a true crime story; it's a deep dive into copycat killers, astrology's dark side, urban serial murder, and the psychology of a manipulative predator. A crucial listen for fans of Zodiac lore, cold cases, and anyone seeking to understand how twisted belief can become deadly.

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