African Horror Stories – Details, episodes & analysis

Today's story is one from South Africa. This story is about the oldest colonial building in South Africa and all the ghosts that inhabit it.

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Some resources about the castle:
https://www.castleofgoodhope.co.za/
https://thelittlehouseofhorrors.com/castle-of-good-hope/
https://www.matiemedia.org/the-ghosts-of-the-castle-of-good-hope/

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Today's story is one from Ethiopia. This story is about a creature that has plagued Ethiopians for decades and brought terror to so many kids. The Bouda.

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Some resources about Bouda:
https://inthedarkair.wordpress.com/tag/bouda/
https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/monster-mythology-werehyena

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In today's story I will be sharing my an encounter that was shared with me by a friend. This story is all about Highway Sheila, a ghost that has been terrifying the residents of Chatsworth in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.

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Some Sources:
https://www.iol.co.za/news/south-africa/sheilas-myth-still-haunts-hell-highway-387093
https://ghostsandstories.com/highway-sheila.html
https://www.sapromo.com/lifestyle/highway-sheila-have-you-heard-about-higginsons-famous-ghost/

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In this episode, I will be telling you about the NyamiNyami and how the building of the Kariba Dam in Zimbabwe separated him from his wife. The sequence of events from this story is one of the most interested recorded cases of unexplainable events.

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Some Sources:
https://www.victoriafalls-guide.net/african-mythology.html
https://www.wozzaworks.com/index.php/the-story-of-nyaminyami/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_onQXUoqJqs

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In this episode, I will be telling you about the Bush Baby and my own experience with this creature. The Bush Baby is one of the most popular urban legends in Nigeria and every student has either heard of or heard from the Bush Baby.

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Some Sources:
https://brittlepaper.com/2015/11/gravity-faith-suzanne-ushie-african-story/

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In this episode, I will be telling you about the origin of the Tokolosh (Tokoloshe, Tikolosh, Hili, Gilikango). This creature terrifies South Africans till this day and from this story it is quite obvious why, I would be terrified too.

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In this episode, I will be telling you about the origin of Lady Koi Koi, or Madam Koi Koi as she is known in some parts. The beautiful teacher turned scary ghost, who has instilled fear in students all over Nigeria and who still roams the hallways of boarding houses till this day.

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Today's story was sent in by a listener and is a personal encounter with the bunk shaker and Lady Koi Koi

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You may have heard of mermaids, but have you heard of Mami Wata? In this story you get to find out just why she strikes fear in many hearts.

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Today's story is about Pinky Pinky. A half human half creature that lives in women's bathrooms and has scared South African women for generations.

If you have had any encounters or experiences with these stories, or if there are any other scary African stories you would like to hear, please send an email to africanhorrorpodcast@gmail.com

Some places to read about Pinky Pinky:
https://horrorfuel.com/2017/09/14/world-urban-legends-pinky-pinky/
https://www.thesouthafrican.com/lifestyle/art-artists/your-childhood-myth-tormentor-pinky-pinky-comes-to-life-in-this-conceptual-imagery-series-photos/
https://www.jhblive.com/Stories-in-Johannesburg/article/the-legend-of-pinky-pinky/7567
https://brill.com/view/book/9789087904432/BP000005.xml#:~:text=Pinky%20Pinky%20is%20an%20urban,and%20boys'%20toilets%20at%20school.

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