Weekly Spooky | Scary Stories for Spooky Season
Henrique Couto | Scary Stories & Horror Expert 1 000 episodes Nov 11, 2026
Join Henrique Couto for Halloween horror stories and spooky tales. Explore urban legends, haunted houses, cursed objects, vampires, werewolves, and cryptids in expertly narrated, mature-themed stories perfect for spooky season. Every Monday and Wednesday, get scary frights with cinematic sound design, dark humor, and twist endings. Whether you're into horror stories, creepy legends, or seasonal specials, Weekly Spooky delivers the scariest stories for late-night chills, road trips, and binge listening.
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Pujkamaunka Splash | A Forgotten Video Game Horror Story
A video game nobody remembers has never let Trevor go. In 1993, he heads to the mall with his grandfather and dog for the launch of Pujkamaunka Splash. Men crowd a fountain Grandpa insists is empty. An ancient attendant with a black sack over his head lets children inside one at a time. Decades later, Trevor can find no record of the game. This retro video game horror story follows a childhood obs
This Week in Horror History | Freaky, The X-Files, DOOM & The Mad Ghoul - Nov 9-Nov 15
November 9–15, 2026 in horror history: Freaky turns body swapping into a slasher trap, The X-Files enters the surgical nightmare of Sanguinarium, and DOOM brings Hell to Nintendo Switch. Revisit John Carradine’s sinister puppeteer in Bluebeard and Universal’s The Mad Ghoul, where a professor turns his student into an instrument of control. Connect these film, TV and game anniversaries through stol
Terrifying & True | John List: The Family Killer Who Hid for 17 Years
John List murdered five members of his family at Breeze Knoll in Westfield, New Jersey, on November 9, 1971—then built a second life as Robert Clark. This true crime episode follows his written confession, 17 years as a fugitive and the viewer tip that helped end the manhunt after America's Most Wanted aired his case. Archival interviews and broadcast audio bring the investigation into focus, alon
Unknown Broadcast | War’s Long Shadow: Wartime Secrets & Old Time Radio Suspense
Unknown Broadcast follows war’s long shadow through four old time radio dramas of courage, betrayal and buried secrets, selected for Veterans Day week.“The Ghost of Andersonville” (CBS Radio Mystery Theater, 1982): a freed Union prisoner accuses a general of betrayal.“The Man Who Won the War” (Escape, 1950): a naval treason case is reopened.“Tarawa Was Tough” (Suspense, 1957): Marines face a deadl
Do Not Let It In | 5 Horror Stories of Unseen Visitors & Intruders
Five horror stories turn shelter into a trap: unexplained knocking outside an isolated ice hut, a hidden tunnel beneath an old house, a tape predicting a repairman’s death, a masked intruder stalking a babysitter, and a paranormal investigator’s strangely changed partner. Home invasion terror meets supernatural suspense. Dare to answer the door?“Knock, Knock” — Written by Gary D.“Come On In” — Wri
When Darkness Calls: 7 True Crime Stories of Stalkers, Scams & Murder
An anonymous letter writer targets a town. A psychiatrist takes over his patient’s life. When Darkness Calls explores seven true crime stories of stalking, scams and murder from Terrifying & True: the Circleville Letters, Dan Rather’s “What’s the Frequency, Kenneth?” attack, Thierry Tilly’s con, Marty Markowitz’s exploitation, Brian Barrett’s murder, Dorothy Jane Scott’s unsolved case and the
The Devil’s Stone: Shebbear’s Ritual to Keep Evil Away | Thursday Thrills
The Devil’s Stone in Shebbear, Devon, has an annual appointment: every November 5, bellringers turn the boulder in a ritual said to keep misfortune away. Henrique Couto follows the bells and crowbars into stories of St Michael, a stone that wouldn’t stay put, and a wartime delay that troubled the village. Why keep turning it when even longtime participants can’t explain how the custom began? Explo
Until the Cows Come Home | A Cattle Mutilation Horror Story
Cattle mutilations bring USDA agent Ben Akers to a remote Colorado ranch in “Until the Cows Come Home.” Two heifers have been drained of blood, and the rancher reports strange lights and a low hum during thunderstorms. Ben expects an explanation he can put in a report. Then he finds something inside the carcasses that his years of experience cannot explain. This UFO horror story follows a skeptica
This Week in Horror History | Jacob's Ladder, Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, Siren & Starship Troopers - Nov 2-Nov 8
November 2-8 in horror history: Jacob's Ladder turns a veteran's New York commute into a psychological nightmare, while Kenneth Branagh's Mary Shelley's Frankenstein gives the Creature a voice. Revisit Siren's sightjacking survival horror and Paul Verhoeven's Starship Troopers satire, then dive into Barry Levinson's The Bay, a fictional Chesapeake outbreak assembled from scattered cameras. Four ge
Terrifying & True | New England Vampire Panic: Why Families Burned the Dead
Mercy Brown was dead. Her brother was dying. New England’s vampire panic drove families to open graves and burn hearts, hoping to save the living from tuberculosis, then called consumption. Henrique Couto traces Rhode Island’s vampire folklore, Connecticut’s mysterious JB55 burial and the evidence behind America’s graveyard rituals. Hear archival recordings of folklorist Michael Bell, Everett Peck
Unknown Broadcast | When the Veil Won’t Close: Ghost Stories After Halloween
Unknown Broadcast keeps Halloween’s chill alive with four old-time radio mysteries of grief, witchcraft and the boundary between life and death.✦ The Dead Deserve to Rest — A widow trusts a promise of contact beyond the grave.☾ Ancient Sorceries — A strange village seems to recognize a traveler who has never visited.◆ The Furnished Floor — A widower rebuilds the home he shared with his late wife.✧
Mischief Night: A Halloween Carol | Trick-or-Treat Horror
Three masked trick-or-treaters. One empty candy bowl. In “Mischief Night: A Halloween Carol,” Eliza Jordan turns away children who insist they’re owed an offering. A storm traps her at home, her phone disappears, and her horror-movie marathon begins showing scenes from her own life. Now something with claws is inside the house. This scary Halloween story turns a lonely night on the couch into a su
Madelyne’s Halloween Odyssey | 4 Halloween Horror Stories
Halloween in Strickfield opens doors that should stay shut. A bridge ghost holds missing children, a midnight movie leads to a vampire world, a ruined carnival hides a trip to 1955, and the Candy House returns for one deadly night. Follow Madelyne and her friends through nearly six hours of connected horror stories, where every local legend brings a new threat.“Return to the Cry Baby Bridge” — Wri
Halloween Radio 2026 | 24 Spooky Songs for Your Halloween Party
Your Halloween party has a new soundtrack: 24 spooky songs from 14 artists, hosted by Henrique Couto. Weekly Spooky Radio 2026 brings together horror-inspired rock, monster pop, eerie electronics and occult chants in two-song sets, with Henrique back at the mic between each pair. Hear The Goldstars, DEATH CAT, Inglorious Kate, Gelatin Skelatin and more as ghosts, vampires, Frankenstein and werewol
A Pact Realized on Halloween | A Deal with the Devil
Felicia Bates refused the devil’s offer to bring back her husband. Then she wakes on Halloween with Gabriel alive beside her—and the tragedy that destroyed their family apparently erased. She never agreed to a bargain. So why has her wish come true? In this supernatural horror story set in Strickfield, a grieving, spider-powered heroine must uncover the price of an impossible second chance. “A Pac
The House on Telford Circle | A Haunted Halloween Reunion
Amanda and Felipe barely escaped the Sullivan house as teenagers. Now a Halloween birthday reunion brings them back with two old friends. A child is crying upstairs, and the woman who died there remembers their first visit. “The House on Telford Circle” is a haunted house horror story of old costumes, unfinished romances and a search for answers in a home with a murderous past. The four friends ca
Sleepy Hollow’s Headless Horseman: A Halloween Ghost Story | Thursday Thrills
Sleepy Hollow’s Headless Horseman turns Ichabod Crane’s ride home into a nightmare. Join Henrique Couto as he follows Washington Irving’s The Legend of Sleepy Hollow from Brom Bones’ ghost stories at an autumn feast to a silent rider and a desperate race for the church bridge. Explore the real Old Dutch Church in Sleepy Hollow, New York, and an older German headless-rider legend collected by the B
Neighborhood Nightmares | 3 Scary Halloween Stories: Don’t Open the Door
Jack Scratch returns with three scary Halloween stories from Millhaven, where every invitation has a price. A widower’s bargain to save his wife comes due. A trick-or-treater meets Mr. Pickles, a beautiful cat whose owner obeys a murderous voice. Two police officers enter a Halloween party—and the doorway disappears. Keith Tomlin’s “Jack Scratch’s Neighborhood Nightmares” brings together “The Debt
Candy Haul | A Goblin’s Halloween Horror Story
Candy Haul by Tyler Belmont turns trick-or-treating into a goblin Halloween horror story. Twelve-year-old Daniel wants the biggest candy haul in the neighborhood, and his new friend Ivan has the most convincing costume he has ever seen. But when Ivan steals his candy wagon and disappears into the woods, Daniel follows—and the path home vanishes. Now a grinning trickster is setting the rules, and h
This Week in Horror History | Saw, The Walking Dead, Ghostwatch & SIGNALIS (Oct 26–Nov 1)
From October 26–November 1, Halloween horror history turns trusted broadcasts into nightmares. Revisit Saw’s locked-room terror, The Walking Dead’s zombie TV debut, and the BBC’s Ghostwatch, where familiar presenters made a fictional haunting feel real. Explore SIGNALIS and its damaged memories, then separate Orson Welles’ The War of the Worlds radio broadcast from the nationwide panic myth. Celeb
Monthly Spooky | Halloween Haunts, Ghost Stories & Poltergeists
Halloween haunts and ghost lore get a skeptical twist on Monthly Spooky. Henrique Couto and Michelle revisit Pennsylvania's Bates Motel and Haunted Hayride, then open Eric Elfman's The Very Scary Almanac (1993) for Borley Rectory ghost stories, poltergeist accounts and UFO encounters. Spooky news brings new claims about the Patterson-Gimlin Bigfoot film and a runaway inflatable pumpkin. Plus: Nigh
Unknown Broadcast | Halloween at Midnight: 8 Old Time Radio Horror Stories
Unknown Broadcast opens Halloween at Midnight with eight old-time radio horror and mystery tales. Light the jack-o'-lantern. Something is listening.The Demon Spirit: Love turns to possession.The Loup-Garou: A werewolf legend in the bayou.Ghost Hunt: A DJ enters a haunted house.Mask for Kinsella: A new face hides an old identity.Don't Tell Me About Halloween: A witch returns to her husband.Murder C
The Walls Remember | 4 Halloween Horror Stories: Haunted Houses & Dirt Babies
Four Halloween horror stories prove some places never forget. Renovating a former funeral home unleashes what was hidden in its walls. A masked killer escapes a sanitarium. A craft project made with graveyard soil becomes a living nightmare. The Walls Remember brings nearly six hours of haunted-house horror, slasher suspense, and tiny monsters in In the Witch House Walls, Another Mischief Night, D
12:01 | Halloween Horror: One Minute to Raise the Dead
In “12:01: An Anna Wu Story” by Mike Ashkewe, Halloween horror begins with stolen body parts and a warning to go home. Ice-powered agent Anna Wu follows the evidence to a hidden butcher-shop laboratory in Cloudcroft, New Mexico. A doorway to the dead will open for just one minute at midnight—and someone is building a body for whatever comes through. Can an investigator used to preserving crime sce
Cutting Deep Into Horror | Halloween (1978): Why Michael Myers Still Scares Us
John Carpenter’s Halloween (1978) turns a quiet neighborhood into a place where Michael Myers could be hiding anywhere. Henrique Couto and Rachael Redolfi revisit Jamie Lee Curtis as Laurie Strode, Donald Pleasence’s obsessive Dr. Loomis, Debra Hill’s teenage characters and Dean Cundey’s use of shadows and empty space. Why does the Shape’s slow, silent pursuit still get under our skin? From Carpen
Clinton Road: The Ghost Boy of New Jersey’s Haunted Road | Thursday Thrills
Clinton Road in West Milford, New Jersey, has a ghost story that begins with pocket change: toss a coin into the water, and a boy beneath the bridge is said to send it back. Join Henrique Couto for a Halloween ride through the ghost-boy legend, a reported reflection in the creek, and tales of a phantom pickup whose headlights vanish. Explore local folklore collected by Weird NJ, the real history o
Trickster in Training | Halloween Horror at a Witch’s Door
On Devil’s Night, two masked teenage thieves pick the wrong house in “Trickster in Training” by Charles Campbell. Clement wants easy money; Miller just wants to keep up. At the end of a long dirt road, Felicia Fields answers their knock—and smiles when a gun goes off. Now her bag of Halloween candy comes with a terrible lesson. Narrated by Henrique Couto, this supernatural horror story turns an ar
This Week in Horror History | Halloween, 30 Days of Night & Dark Night of the Scarecrow (Oct 19–25)
From October 19–25, horror history turns your Halloween watchlist into a nightmare. Revisit John Carpenter’s Halloween (1978), the sunless vampire siege of 30 Days of Night, and Guillermo del Toro’s Cabinet of Curiosities. Venture into Innsmouth with Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of the Earth, then discover why Dark Night of the Scarecrow still chills 45 years after its CBS debut. Plus, celebrate
Terrifying & True | Ghostwatch: The BBC Halloween Hoax and Its Real Fallout
Ghostwatch put a fictional haunting inside the familiar frame of BBC television. On Halloween night in 1992, Michael Parkinson and Sarah Greene helped a scripted drama look like a live ghost hunt. Some viewers believed it. The backlash was real. Explore the hidden appearances of Pipes, the broadcast's unnerving tricks, and the argument over trust that followed. Original program audio and BBC Bite
Unknown Broadcast | The Dead Come Back: Ghost Stories & Old-Time Radio Horror
Unknown Broadcast brings eight old-time radio tales of death, guilt, and ghostly revenge. A living man is mistaken for dead; a killer sees his victim walking behind him. The Dead Come Back features Only the Dead Remember, Dead of Night, Dead Ernest, The Tale the Dead Man Told, Wear the Dead Man's Coat, The Burial of Roger Malvin, The Coffin in Studio B, and The Dead Come Back, in that order. From
Through the Veil | 7 Halloween Horror Stories: Haunted Houses & Cursed Masks
Seven Halloween horror stories open doors that should stay locked. A haunted house sends photographs no one took. A yard-sale mask gives a child deadly invisible playmates. An impossible hospital, a creature stalking a camping trip, and a stolen pumpkin ring lead deeper into the unknown. Through the Veil delivers nearly five hours of cursed objects, possession, and Night Realm terror. Once you cro
A Halloween Fate Foretold | Witches, a Banshee & Haunted House Horror
Three kisses before dawn will reveal a young witch’s future husband—but Tiffany Hawthorn wants to choose her own fate. A Halloween Fate Foretold by Rob Fields follows Tiffany and the skeptical Baxter Donnerly from a drive-in date into an abandoned Strickfield mansion, where a screaming banshee turns romance into a fight to escape. Tiffany has until sunrise to find a silver compact and complete her
Don’t Go Into the Corn: Haunted Corn Mazes & Hayrides | Thursday Thrills
Haunted corn mazes and Halloween hayrides turn a cozy fall outing into a walk you might not want to finish alone. Henrique Couto follows an imagined night from cider and pumpkins to a wagon drop-off, a suspicious scarecrow, and something moving in the next row. Real 2026 attractions—including New Jersey’s Farm of Horrors, Arizona’s Dark Harvest Haunted Park, and Michigan’s New Salem Corn Maze—anch
I’m Banking On It | A Halloween Vampire Story
On Halloween night, a hungry vampire comes knocking at a bankrupt blood bank in “I’m Banking On It” by Tyler Belmont. Paralegal Trevor Gillespie is stuck guarding the place, and his unwanted visitor needs an invitation. Trevor has legal orders to keep everyone out, a stubborn streak, and no patience for supernatural sales pitches. But when a vampire listens this closely, one careless sentence coul
60 Halloween Movie Picks for 2026 | Hidden Gems & Horror Classics
Need Halloween movies to watch? Henrique Couto and David Denoyer build your 2026 Halloween watchlist with 60 picks, from nostalgic gateway horror to underrated discoveries and seasonal favorites. Revisit Coraline, Scream, and Creepshow, then dig into The Midnight Hour, Hell House LLC, WNUF Halloween Special, and Ghostwatch. Their four categories cover first scares, October rewatches, hidden gems,
This Week in Horror History | Evil Dead, The Ring & The Haunting of Hill House (Oct 12–18)
October 12-18 brings haunted houses, cursed videotapes, and Deadites to your Halloween watchlist. This Week in Horror History marks 45 years since The Evil Dead's first public screening, revisits The Ring's U.S. release, and explores the family grief behind The Haunting of Hill House. F.E.A.R. adds paranormal terror to the gaming calendar, while Slumber Party Massacre II unleashes its guitar-drill
Terrifying & True | Hex Hollow Murder: Killing to Break a Curse
The Hex Hollow murder began with a search for a book and a lock of hair. In 1928, three attackers killed Pennsylvania farmer Nelson Rehmeyer, believing he had cursed them. Their attempt to burn away the evidence failed. Follow the York County investigation, the trials, and the headlines that turned a folk healer into a sinister legend. With voices from the Hex Hollow documentary, we separate Penns
Unknown Broadcast | Cursed Relics: Cursed Objects & Old-Time Radio Horror
Unknown Broadcast unlocks six old-time radio tales of cursed objects, greed, and supernatural dread. A singer enters a pharaoh's tomb, a killer seeks a giant ruby at Kali's shrine, and a necklace carries a deadly past. Cursed Relics features The Pharaoh's Curse, The Heart of Kali, The Green Idol, Brass Ring, The Bog-Oak Necklace, and The Curse of the Mantle, in that order. Hear CBS Radio Mystery T
Monster Mash to Apocalypse | 8 Halloween Horror Stories: Zombies, Vampires & Aliens
Eight Halloween horror stories turn one cruel trick into a monster apocalypse. A zombie-city beer delivery, Elizabeth Bathory's blood hunt, a vampire hunter's mission, Hell in 2099, and a punk band's alien encounter keep raising the stakes. Monster Mash to Apocalypse brings nearly five hours of scary stories, dark comedy, urban-legend terror, and supernatural warfare to your Halloween listening. H
Cutting Deep into Horror | Hellraiser (1987): Pinhead, Desire & Body Horror
Hellraiser (1987) turns desire into body horror. Henrique and Rachael revisit Clive Barker's original film, from Pinhead and the Cenobites to the Lament Configuration puzzle box. Are these beings evil, or do they operate beyond human morality? Cutting Deep into Horror explores Julia's obsession with Frank and the betrayal at the heart of a crumbling marriage. We unpack the ending, religious imager
Three Twisted Halloween Treats | Ghost Stories & Pumpkin Horror
Three scary Halloween stories by Gary D turn a boarded-up house, an attic game, and a pumpkin patch into a night of ghostly dread and grotesque surprises. In “Off Her Rocker,” two boys discover their abandoned clubhouse isn’t empty. “Bones in the Attic” makes a childhood game of Don’t Peek dangerously real. Then “Punkinhead” follows a fugitive’s Halloween escape through a graveyard toward somethin
Halloween Home Haunts: Your Neighbor Built a Nightmare | Thursday Thrills
Halloween home haunts turn ordinary yards into neighborhood haunted houses—and sometimes the decorations answer back. Henrique Couto celebrates handmade Halloween displays, the West Carrollton Stranger Things house, Haunt 31’s plywood-tombstone beginnings, and Home Depot’s talking, app-controlled Skelly. Trick-or-treat memories, ingenious props, and an imaginary porch encounter reveal why the spoo
Hardcore Halloween | Truth or Dare with a Demon
In this scary Halloween story, Truth or Dare becomes a fight for souls. Pricilla Mirren and her cruel gang think they're untouchable—until Hellweaver traps them at Strickfield University and takes control. Lies have a price. Dares have no limits. Can anyone outplay a demon who takes every promise literally? Hardcore Halloween is a supernatural horror story by Rob Fields, narrated by Henrique Couto
This Week in Horror History | Texas Chain Saw Massacre, Werewolf by Night & Lamb (Oct 5–11)
October 5-11 brings Leatherface, Marvel monsters, and Icelandic folk horror to your Halloween watchlist. This Week in Horror History revisits The Texas Chain Saw Massacre's early release history, the monster hunt of Werewolf by Night, Freddy's Nightmares on television, and Quarantine's trapped reporter. Our deep cut, Lamb, finds an impossible child on a remote farm; weekly pick Trick 'r Treat turn
Terrifying & True | Harry Houdini's Final Halloween: Death, Seances & the Secret Code
Harry Houdini died on Halloween, October 31, 1926. For the 100th anniversary in 2026, explore his secret code for testing messages from the dead—and the mediums he fought to expose. This spooky season, Terrifying & True follows the stomach-punch legend, Arthur Conan Doyle's Spiritualism, Arthur Ford's disputed message and Bess Houdini's final 1936 seance. Hear archival recordings of Houdini, C
Unknown Broadcast | Werewolf Stories & Deadly Revenge: Halloween Radio Horror
Unknown Broadcast brings werewolf stories and deadly revenge to Halloween listening. In The Beast Must Die, a grieving father hunts the driver who killed his son; in The Red Forest, a motorist faces a wildfire. This six-story collection blends supernatural horror with human danger.Hear The Night of the Wolf, The Red Forest, The Beast Must Die, The Master's Tree, The Werewolf, and W Is for Werewolf
Strickfield After Dark | 4 Halloween Horror Stories: Ghosts & Grimm Manor
A forbidden cemetery game from urban legends draws three boys into a ghost's path, and a dare at Grimm Manor becomes a midnight contest with its dead owners. Strickfield After Dark gathers four Halloween horror stories by Rob Fields into nearly five hours of Weekly Spooky fiction. Hear Ghost in the Graveyard, Halloween Night at Grimm Manor, A New Halloween Legend, and Mad as Hell. Haunted houses,
Folklore Friday | Vampire Legends & Dark Folklore for Halloween
Why do vampire legends still frighten us? Henrique Couto welcomes folklorist and author D.L. Wainright to explore Romanian strigoi, Dracula, graveyard rituals, and New England vampire beliefs. This Folklore Friday conversation follows garlic, sunlight, shapeshifting, and a party guest hiding a disturbing secret beneath the table. Along the way: Ohio's Butter Street Monster, La Llorona, Slender Man
Deadname: She Stole the Wrong Life — A Halloween Horror Story
A nameless young woman steals another girl's identity in Deadname, a Halloween horror story by Morgan Moore. With no memory of her past, she sees a costume and mask as a chance to belong. But at a Halloween party, someone is watching—and he thinks he knows her.A stolen life. A stranger's obsession. One night behind the wrong mask. This psychological horror story brings slasher suspense to spooky s
Stingy Jack: The Halloween Legend Behind the Jack-o'-Lantern | Thursday Thrills
Stingy Jack and the Halloween legend behind the jack-o'-lantern welcome October with a bargain gone wrong. Henrique Couto follows an Irish folktale from a coin trapped beside a silver cross to the Devil stranded in a tree—and a promise with a terrible catch. Discover the carved turnip lanterns once used to frighten passersby, and the dark folklore behind that familiar pumpkin grin. What happens wh
I'm a Firefighter and What I Found in the Last Fire Creeped Me Out | Halloween Ghost Story
A firefighter finds a notebook in the ashes of a burned cabin. Inside, Joe describes an isolated childhood, a forbidden railroad tunnel, and the Halloween night he dared to go trick-or-treating. His first taste of freedom leads toward a new family—but a shadow from home refuses to let him go. Michael Kelso's Halloween ghost story follows a boy caught between the life he wants and a haunting presen
This Week in Horror History | Night of the Living Dead, Near Dark & Halloween 6 - Sep 28-Oct 4
September 28-October 4 brings zombies, vampires, and Michael Myers to your Halloween watchlist. This Week in Horror History revisits Night of the Living Dead's farmhouse siege, Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers and the Thorn cult, and Hell Fest's killer hiding inside a Halloween attraction. Step into The Twilight Zone, discover the vampire western Near Dark, and meet our weekly pick, Elvira, M
Monthly Spooky | Halloween Countdown: Ghost Stories & Midnight Spook Shows
Halloween ghost stories meet the lost world of midnight spook shows. Henrique Couto and Michelle explore the glowing ghosts, stage illusions and blackout scares that turned movie theaters into haunted attractions. Then dig into a claimed Loch Ness Monster sighting, ghost rumors in Indian schools, a Polish 'vampire' burial and a Bigfoot mystery with a human explanation. A creepy roadside encounter
Unknown Broadcast | Locked Rooms & Ghost Stories: Halloween Radio Horror
Unknown Broadcast opens six doors into old-time radio horror and suspense for Halloween. Parents are trapped downstairs while their toddler wanders alone above them in The Cellar Door; a dying man tells of a hidden room and its ghosts in Quiet Please.Hear The Locked Room, The Cave, The Cellar Door, House on Sycamore Road, The Room Where Ghosts Live, and Behind the Locked Door. Featuring CBS Radio
Ordinary Places, Human Monsters | 7 Halloween Horror Stories
A grocery store's night shift faces a summoned beast. A water-park date becomes a parasitic outbreak. Ordinary Places, Human Monsters gathers seven Halloween horror stories into nearly five hours of Weekly Spooky fiction, from workplace terror to home invasion and revenge. The Night Stocker, A Wet 'n' Wild Halloween, Mischief Night, and The Graveyard Shift lead through places where the next shift
Cutting Deep into Horror | The Cell (2000): Ending Explained & Serial Killer Nightmares
The Cell (2000) sends Jennifer Lopez into a serial killer's mind while his next victim fights to survive. Henrique Couto and Rachael Redolfi unpack Tarsem Singh's surreal psychological horror, Vincent D'Onofrio's nightmare imagery and the ending's troubling questions about mercy and control. Explore water symbolism, childhood trauma and seven ways to interpret the title. Is Catherine a savior—or a
Halloween 2026 Horror Streaming Guide: Carrie & Crystal Lake | Thursday Thrills
What horror movies and shows should you stream for Halloween 2026? Henrique Couto previews six new movies and series arriving on U.S. streaming platforms: American Horror Story: 13 (Hulu, Sep 24); Infirmary (Shudder, Oct 2); Mike Flanagan's Carrie (Prime Video, Oct 7); R.L. Stine's Pumpkinhead 2 (Tubi, Oct 9); V/H/S/Mixtape (Shudder, Oct 9); and Friday the 13th prequel Crystal Lake (Peacock, Oct 1
The Fair Folk | Dark Fae Horror for Halloween
Missing children lead FBI agent Francheska 'Frannie' Carter to a fairy ring—and a realm where beautiful faces hide something monstrous. In The Fair Folk, a supernatural investigation takes her from wooded suburbs into Fairyland to bring the children home. But the Fae queen has no intention of letting her captives go. Can Frannie outwit creatures whose hypnotic songs are meant to deceive? This dark
This Week in Horror History | Silent Hill 2 at 25, Dead Ringers & The Munsters (Sep 21-27)
Silent Hill 2 turns 25 as This Week in Horror History revisits September 21-27, 2026. Follow James Sunderland into the fog after a letter from his dead wife, then explore David Cronenberg's Dead Ringers, The Munsters, and Urban Legend's campus murders inspired by familiar cautionary tales. Our deep cut, Pandorum, traps a crew aboard a failing starship with missing memories. Plus, celebrate horror
Terrifying & True | Dorothy Jane Scott: Stalker Calls and an Unsolved Murder
Dorothy Jane Scott disappeared from UCI Medical Center in Orange, California, in May 1980 after months of threatening phone calls. Her car was found burning; then an anonymous caller claimed he had killed her. Terrifying & True examines this unsolved murder through the stalking reports, the hospital parking-lot mystery, and the discovery of her remains in 1984. Explore what the caller appeared
Unknown Broadcast | The Murder Ship & The Sea Phantom: Old-Time Radio Horror
Unknown Broadcast brings six old-time radio thrillers from fogbound streets to haunted seas. A war veteran helps a stranger home and becomes entangled in murder; treasure hunters encounter the captain of a sunken galleon. Hear In the Fog (CBS Radio Mystery Theater), Two If by Sea (Escape), The Man in the Fog (Suspense), Seascape (The Whistler), The Murder Ship (Inner Sanctum), and The Sea Phantom
The Monsters' Halloween Revue | 7 Scary Stories: Pumpkin Man & Werewolves
A pumpkin curse, a werewolf's deadly game, and Jack Scratch's twisted tales fill The Monsters' Halloween Revue. Settle in for nearly five hours of scary Halloween stories from Weekly Spooky, including Origin of the Pumpkin Man, STALK, and the complete Tricks and Treats trilogy. A costume party invites ancient powers, while an autumn hookup becomes a desperate test of survival. This seven-part horr
The Dead Don't Stay Silent: 9 Macabre True Crime Stories
A severed arm inside a shark. Two men found wearing lead masks. The Dead Don't Stay Silent gathers nine true-crime cases and macabre histories in a Terrifying & True collection. Explore the Shark Arm case, Somerton Man, Bella in the Wych Elm, Donna Doll, Lynnette Craft, and the Lead Masks mystery, plus the Salish Sea feet, the shrunken-head trade, and Carl Tanzler. More than four hours trace f
Flatwoods Monster to Mothman: A West Virginia Cryptid Road Trip | Thursday Thrills
The Flatwoods Monster and Mothman turn West Virginia folklore into a road trip after dark. In 1952, Kathleen May's group reported a towering figure on a hillside; in 1966, two couples said a red-eyed creature chased their car near Point Pleasant. Henrique Couto revisits these reported cryptid encounters, the original witness accounts and the meteor, owl and crane explanations. Explore the TNT Area
Intruder in the Night | Home Invasion Horror for Halloween
A teenage babysitter faces a masked intruder with poison gas in Intruder in the Night, a home invasion horror story by David O’Hanlon. It’s September 1944, and fourteen-year-old Candice Cardona is watching two boys in Couto Basin. Then a window opens, a sickly sweet smell drifts through the house, and muddy boot prints lead to the children’s room. Someone is already inside—and Candice has more tha
This Week in Horror History | Jennifer's Body, Blair Witch, Hardware & The Addams Family - Sep 14-20
Jennifer's Body turns friendship into demonic horror, Blair Witch sends a new crew into the Black Hills, and Hardware traps a killer machine inside an apartment. This Week in Horror History covers September 14-20, 2026, with The Addams Family's macabre TV comedy and Cry_Wolf's invented serial killer joining the lineup. Revisit the films and television that made possession, technology, and even a f
Terrifying & True | Lizzie Borden: The Axe Murders, Trial and Unsolved Mystery
Lizzie Borden was acquitted of the 1892 axe murders, yet a notorious nursery rhyme still casts her as the killer. Terrifying & True returns to Fall River, Massachusetts, to examine the deaths of Andrew and Abby Borden and the evidence at her 1893 trial. From the disputed barn alibi and burned dress to the handleless hatchet, follow the clues that fueled suspicion without securing a conviction.
Unknown Broadcast | Harvest of Death & The Ghost in the Garden: Old-Time Radio Mysteries
Unknown Broadcast collects six old-time radio mysteries spanning political intrigue, wartime danger, and deadly relationships. Machiavelli steers a young man toward a false confession; a Korean War mission sends minesweepers into peril. Hear Down the Garden Path (CBS Radio Mystery Theater), Wild Oranges (Escape), Needle in the Haystack (Suspense), Harvest of Death (The Whistler), The Ghost in the
Rituals, Reels & Rentals | 7 Halloween Horror Stories: Cursed VHS & Slashers
A cursed VHS traps viewers in a slasher nightmare, vampires rent movies after dark, and a horror host draws a young fan into his show. Rituals, Reels & Rentals gathers seven scary Halloween stories into nearly five hours of Weekly Spooky fiction. Hear PHANTASMAGORIA, Special Halloween Hours, The Strickfield Slasher, and ERASURE, alongside graveyard rituals and a deadly rental. Dan Wilder, Keit
No One Is Coming: 7 Stories of Murder, Survival & Haunted Places
At Hinterkaifeck, six people are murdered—and someone may have stayed at the farm afterward. No One Is Coming gathers seven Terrifying & True accounts of unsolved crime, wilderness disaster, and haunted-place folklore. Visit the Stanley Hotel, the Good Hart murders, and Bonnie Hood's death at Camp Nelson, then follow the Hamar-Daban hikers, Alfred Packer, and the Donner Party. Nearly four hour
Thursday Thrills | Bihl Manor: Ohio Ghost Stories Behind A Very Haunted Renovation
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Danielle Boyd turns into a werewolf whenever she loses her temper—and stays fully aware of what she does. Anger Issues by Rob Fields brings a curse that cannot wait for the full moon to Strickfield High. After a cheerleader's brutal death, monster hunter Headmistress Hiltonson targets Danielle. The town's mysterious rejuvenating waters let Hiltonson go undercover as a student to hunt her prey. Thi
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Kyoto's Rokudo Chinno-ji is a real temple at the heart of Japan's Gate to Hell folklore—and Capcom's Onimusha: Way of the Sword. Legend links its well to Ono no Takamura, a court official said to travel between the living world and the underworld. Thursday Thrills explores the temple's hidden bell, ancestral-spirit rituals, and the stories surrounding this sacred crossroads. Henrique Couto separat
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