About This Episode
What is this episode about?
The episode "The Devil's Ledger - Week of November 9th, 2026" from The Devil Within covers a mix of supernatural legend, true crime history, and the launch of a new investigative series. Branden Morgan opens with reflections on the recent election before moving into the week's darker stories.
The featured legend centers on Lake Shawnee Amusement Park in West Virginia, an abandoned park built on land tied to an eighteenth-century frontier conflict and the deaths of several children. Visitors have reported ghostly children, unexplained laughter, and rides that appear to move without cause, raising the question of whether something supernatural lingers there or whether a tragic history has simply produced a powerful ghost story.
The episode also launches 'Sins of the Earth,' a new investigation inspired by Caroline Fraser's Murderland that examines whether toxic contamination from America's iron and steel industries may be connected to the so-called Golden Age of Serial Killers. The inquiry begins in Jefferson Township, New Jersey, the community at the center of The Devil investigation, where fourteen-year-old Tommy Sullivan committed a violent act in January 1988, and asks what the region's industrial legacy might reveal about a community linked to three murderers.
Additional segments revisit the crimes of Lori Vallow-Daybell, dubbed The Most Hated Woman in America, examining her apocalyptic beliefs and the murders of her children Tylee Ryan and JJ Vallow. The episode also touches on the ongoing limited series The LexiCON and the horror film Victorian Psycho, starring Maika Monroe, Jason Isaacs, and Ruth Wilson.
Hosts and release
Branden Morgan hosts The Devil Within, a filmic true crime and supernatural podcast exploring legends, disappearances, curses, and unsolved mysteries, released weekly on Amazon Music, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and YouTube.
