The Devil's Ledger - Week of November 9th, 2026
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THE DEVIL'S LEDGER
Week of November 9, 2026
America Has Spoken. The Ghosts Are Still Talking. And the Horror Never Stops.
America has voted, the political landscape is shifting, and a new chapter in American history is beginning. But whether the newly elected can deliver on the promises that brought them to power remains to be seen.
This week on The Devil's Ledger, Branden Morgan reflects on the election, the importance of empowering women, and the extraordinary responsibility that comes with public office. Then we turn our attention to the darker corners of the Evio Creative Universe, where abandoned amusement parks, industrial mysteries, murderous mothers, and homicidal governesses await.
THE CREEPIEST THING I HEARD THIS WEEK
Lake Shawnee Amusement Park: Where the Fun Never Dies
Deep in the mountains of West Virginia sits an abandoned amusement park with a history considerably more disturbing than its rusting rides might suggest.
Built on land associated with a bloody eighteenth-century frontier conflict and the deaths of several children, Lake Shawnee Amusement Park became the setting for additional tragedies during its years of operation.
Today, visitors report ghostly children, unexplained laughter, and amusement park rides that seem to move on their own.
Is something supernatural lingering among the abandoned attractions, or has a genuinely tragic history simply given rise to an exceptionally effective ghost story?
Either way, this is one amusement park where you might want to skip the last ride.
THE DEVIL WITHIN — SINS OF THE EARTH
A New Investigation Begins
Could the toxic legacy of America's iron and steel industries have contributed to the Golden Age of Serial Killers?
Inspired by Caroline Fraser's Murderland, The Devil Within launches an ambitious new investigation into industrial contamination, environmental history, and the possible relationship between toxic exposure and violent behavior.
Our journey begins in Jefferson Township, New Jersey, the community at the center of the original Devil Within investigation, where fourteen-year-old Tommy Sullivan committed an unimaginable act of violence in January 1988.
What could the region's centuries-old industrial history tell us about the environment inherited by later generations? And could it help us understand a community associated with three murderers?
The connections remain unproven, but the questions are worth investigating.
Sins of the Earth begins this week on The Devil Within.
CRIMINAL MISCHIEF — THE MOST HATED WOMAN IN AMERICA
The Crimes of Lori Vallow-Daybell
Carolyn Ossorio returns to the Criminal Mischief archives to revisit one of the most disturbing murder investigations in recent American history.
Lori Vallow-Daybell's apocalyptic religious beliefs, increasingly bizarre behavior, and involvement in a series of horrific crimes culminated in the murders of her children, Tylee Ryan and JJ Vallow.
What followed was a shocking investigation involving religious extremism, manipulation, betrayal, and a mother whose actions horrified the nation.
Revisit the investigation, the convictions, and the disturbing psychology behind the woman dubbed The Most Hated Woman in America.
ON THE SLIPPERY — THE LEXICON
The Hit Limited Series Continues
Scot and Nancy continue their latest limited series, The LexiCON, exclusively on the Evio Creative Network.
Haven't started listening yet? The first half of the season is already available to binge, making this the perfect opportunity to catch up before the next installment.
THIS WEEK IN HORROR — VICTORIAN PSYCHO
Good Manners. Bad Intentions. Very Sharp Objects.
It's 1858, and a mysterious young governess named Winifred Notty has arrived at a remote gothic manor on the Yorkshire Moors.
Her assignment? Educate the children of the wealthy Pounds family.
Her problem? She's a psychopath.
Starring Maika Monroe, Jason Isaacs, and Ruth Wilson, Victorian Psycho combines Victorian etiquette, gothic atmosphere, and murderous impulses into a deliciously twisted horror story.
Because maintaining appearances is terribly important.
Even when the bodies start disappearing.
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The Devil's Ledger is an Evio Creative production, hosted by Branden Morgan.
Stay safe, stay dry, and start preparing for Thanksgiving. Ready or not, it's right around the damn corner.
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