Scotland's most famous cryptid has her face on a shortbread tin — but the folklore underneath is one of the deadliest water legends in all of Europe, and it doesn't begin in 1933 with a grainy photograph. It begins in the year 565, with a burial. In this episode of Freaky Folklore, we drag Nessie out of the gift shop and back into the black water where she came from: the deepest, coldest, most lightless loch in Britain. We get into the 1,400-year-old account of Saint Columba and the "water beast" that had already killed a man before he ever reached the shore. We uncover the each-uisge — the Highland water horse that lures you close, fuses to your skin, drags you under, and leaves only your liver floating back to shore by morning. We expose the beloved "Surgeon's Photograph" for the revenge hoax it always was. And then I tell you an original story about a boy, a brother, and a warm, calm, silent night on the loch in the winter of 1889 — and the one thing the postcards will never tell you about what's waiting down there. Turn the lights off. Just… not near the water. #LochNessMonster #Folklore #HorrorPodcast #Nessie #Cryptid #ScottishFolklore #FreakyFolklore #Kelpie #Mythology #FolkloreHorror #ScaryStories #Legends EXPLORE MORE SPINE-CHILLING CONTENT:Freaky Folklore: https://www.eeriecast.com/podcasts/freaky-folkloreCarman's Crypt (Original Horror): https://www.carman-carrion.com/Deadly Intent (True Crime): https://www.carman-carrion.com/Destination Terror: https://www.eeriecast.com/podcasts/destination-terror________________________________________SUPPORT THE SHOW:Buy Me a Coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/carmancarrion________________________________________CONNECT WITH CARMAN:Website: https://www.carman-carrion.com/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@CarmanCarrionYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@FreakyFolkloreTwitter/X: https://x.com/CarmanCarrionInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/carmancarrion/________________________________________SUBSCRIBE& REVIEW:Spotify:https://open.spotify.com/show/0uiX155WEJnN7QVRfo3aQYiTunes:https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/freaky-folklore/id1550361184Your support helps bring you more terrifying tales.________________________________________DISCOVER MORE HORROR:http://eeriecast.com/https://www.carman-carrion.com/________________________________________MUSIC CREDITS:Music and sound effects provided by: ElevenLabsLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices