The Succubus, Part 3: Demonology, Witch Trials, and the Church’s Darkest Obsession | Ep 37

In part three of this chilling Succubus series on The Night Crew Podcast, Brad Ricks explores the darkest turn in the legend’s history: the moment the succubus stopped being folklore and became part of the machinery of fear, theology, and execution. This episode dives into medieval demonology, the church’s obsession with incubi and succubi, the bizarre theology behind demon reproduction, and the horrifying role texts like the Malleus Maleficarum played in shaping the witch trials. Brad unpacks how beliefs about sleep paralysis, shame, sexuality, and demonic visitation were used to justify persecution, especially of women, and how the succubus became more than just a monster story. If you love dark history, occult horror, witch trial history, religious horror, demon lore, medieval folklore, and deep dives into the terrifying places where myth and real-world cruelty collide, this episode is for you. Brad Ricks's Book Crypt: https://www.facebook.com/groups/bradricksbookcrypt   Keywords / Buzzwords: succubus, succubus lore, succubus mythology, demonology, incubi and succubi, Malleus Maleficarum, witch trials, medieval witch trials, demon lore, occult history, dark history, religious horror, church and witchcraft, sleep paralysis folklore, medieval folklore, supernatural history, horror podcast, mythology podcast, Night Crew Podcast, Brad Ricks Hashtags: #Succubus #SuccubusLore #Demonology #WitchTrials #MalleusMaleficarum #OccultHistory #DarkHistory #DemonLore #ReligiousHorror #MedievalFolklore #SleepParalysis #Incubus #SupernaturalHistory #HorrorPodcast #TheNightCrewPodcast #BradRicks #WitchcraftHistory #OccultHorror #Folklore #Mythology