The wait is almost over! The 100th Episode of Octoberpod AM drops on Tues 1/27. No new episode today ... but here's an exclusive of what we've got in store for our 100th Episode Spooktacular!

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No new episode for today, but we do have a very special announcement about the future of Octoberpod AM. 

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Unwind in the glow of the Christmas tree on this edition of Octoberpod AM classic horror podcast.  Your horror host Edward October has a present for you under the tree:  a truly unsettling ghost story for Christmas from a master of supernatural literature!
    
First up: An all-new ghost story for Christmas 2025, "Lost Hearts" by Montague R. James.  Then: Enjoy an encore presentation of last years two ghoultide classice: "The Bus Conductor" by E.F. Benson and "A School Story" by Montague R. James. Plus: Ghosts, premonitions, occult rituals, a Christmas bus accident, and vengeance from beyond the grave! Each of these fireside tales is lovingly told by Edward October, the best horror narrator you've never heard of.    
        
So pour a boozy eggnog or three and light a fine cigar because we're serving 1 hour of christmas night ghost stories on this edition of Octoberpod AM: the retro horror show for bold individualists!    

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Madison on the Air
Our True Crime Podcast
The Podcast Inside Your House  
        
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We've got the Jing-Jing-Jingle that goes for the Jug-Jug-Jugular on this edition of Octoberpod AM classic horror podcast with over 60 minutes of ambient retro horror sounds for the holiday season. Your horror host Edward October is your guide on a tour of 4 ho-ho-horrifying holiday environments with a few surprises along the way.

First up: Ed accidentally spikes his eggnog with a rare poison. Can he find the antidote in a haunted shopping mall that's all decked out for the holidays? Then, we visit the workshop of a toy maker who--legend has it--placed the souls of the dead inside his dolls! Plus: We get stalked by a Yeti during a blizzard and take shelter in a cozy cabin that's being stalked by prowlers! 
    
Throw a log on the fire because we're serving up ghostly Christmas shoppers, eggnog spiked with poison, possessed toys, maniacal musical boxes, chattering teeth, an abominable snowman, and late breaking radio news about a coven of chainsaw killers on the loose! We're dreaming of a FRIGHT Xmas on this edition of Octoberpod AM: the retro horror podcast for bold individualists.    

// PROMOS        
Insinuation podcast        
Haunted Holiday Ghost Bites (presented by Brew Crime)        
Jane Nightshade (horror author)        
    
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The holiday traffic is murder on this edition of Octoberpod AM classic horror podcast with tales of Turkey Day terror. Your horror host Edward October is driving over the river and through the woods to grandmother's house with some very special guests ... and he's telling Thanksgiving road trip horror stories and true tales of holiday family drama.    
        
First up: Author Amber Jourdan weaves a surreal tale of death and abduction in THANKSGIVING DEATH TRIP. Then, Edward October battles ancient Egyptian mummies running amok through a holiday traffic jam while sharing TRUE tales of Thanksgiving disasters. Plus: An encore presentation of Amy Koto's Rondo Award nominated tale, THANKSGIVING ROAD TRIP.    
Featuring special guests Chrisi Talyn Saje (Madison on the Air) and Nikki Young (The Serial Napper podcast) with holiday greetings from Paige Elmore (The Pop Culture Diary, Reverie True Crime), Amber Jourdan (Witches Talking Tarot), Karyn Raynor (Chick Lit Podcast), Family Plot Podcast, and author Whitney Zahar.    
        
Loosen up your stretchy pants and get ready to read from the Ancient Egyptian Scroll of Death, because we're serving up mummies, vampires, rampaging rednecks, a pissed off mortician, alien abductors, an ill-advised Bloody Mary bar, and hot buttered family drama with all the fixin's on this special Thanksgiving edition of Octoberpod AM: the retro horror podcast for bold individualists.    

// PROMOS        
Curious Cat podcast        
Chatsunami        
Cold Case Kansas        
        
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The American landscape is rich with geographic, cultural, historical, and paranormal diversity. Explore the dark corners of untamed American landscapes on this edition of Octoberpod AM classic horror podcast with guest contributors Nikki Young (Serial Napper), Whitney Zahar, & Paige Elmore (The Pop Culture Diary, Reverie True Crime) Your horror host Edward October will be your guide on a tour of America's ghostly history with 2 tales of ghosts and spooks set against haunting landscapes.    
        
First up:  A tale of ghosts & psychic siblings in The Great Dismal Swamp. Then, Edward October shares some made-for-TV movie terrors. Plus: A classic ghost story of the American frontier from the pen of Ambrose Bierce. Featuring special guests     Nikki Young (creator/host Serial Napper podcast), Whitney Zahar (author/podcaster), and Paige Elmore (creator/host of the podcasts Reverie True Crime & The Pop Culture Diary)    
        
Saddle up! Because we're serving up harrowing historical haunts from the swamps of Virginia, to the deserts of the American Southwest, to the hills and frontier towns of 'Old Missoura' with side portions of monsters, werewolves, and vampires on this edition of Octoberpod AM: the retro horror podcast for bold individualists.


// PROMOS        
Canary PI        
Doom Generation        
Ghost Bites (from Brew Crime)    

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It’s 1791. Do you know where The Headless Horseman is? Welcome to Tarrytown: a peaceful New York hamlet … with ONE exception. It’s located only a mile away from the most haunted place in America: Sleepy Hollow! They said it was to safe venture into the hollow at night. THEY were wrong!

Octoberpod presents: THE BRIDES OF SLEEPY HOLLOW. A shocking all-new, all-original sequel to the ULTIMATE Halloween ghost story: The Legend of Sleepy Hollow. Written by Amber Jourdan, Whitney Zahar, Jane Nightshade, Dan B. Fierce & John Eiger from an original idea by Edward October. Starring Ari Shey, Karyn Raynor (Chick Lit podcast), Tom O’Connor (of Madison on the Air), Chauncey K. Robinson (YouTube's Production Tales from Hell) and Edward October.

THIS time, you may lose MORE than your head! OctoberpodVHS.com

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The spooky season treats keep coming on this edition of Octoberpod AM classic horror podcast with a special Halloween presentation of Madison on the Air! Your horror host Edward October has a treat sack filled with fowl play & Hitchcock-ery to keep you in the Halloween spirit all season long. 
  
First up: Edward October narrates Madison on the Air's comedic parody of The Birds. Then, we'll dive into the bird symbolism in Alfred Hitchcock's films The Birds and Psycho. Plus: An all-new, all-original narration of The Raven by Edgar Allan Poe & a Hitchcock Horror Classic reimagined as bedtime story. Featuring special guests Chrisi Talyn Sage & the uber-talented cast of Madison on the Air!    
   
Better Dial R for Raven, because we're serving up bird attacks; a make-up influencer trapped in an old time radio show; fowl play; and a heapin' helpin' of horrifically haunting Halloween Hitchcock-ery. When will the spooky season treats end? Nervermore! Listen to all of this and more on this edition of Octoberpod AM: the retro horror podcast for bold individualists.    

// PROMOS        
Octoberpod Halloween 2025: The Brides of Sleepy Hollow        
MAKE IT THROUGH THE NIGHT by Amy Koto
Ghost Bites (presented by Brew Crime)
Beyond 6 Seconds        
        
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Listen to more Madison on the Air!  https://www.madisonontheair.com/        



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We've sharpened our big carving knife and we're slicing through flesh--PUMPKIN flesh!--on this edition of Octoberpod AM classic horror podcast with Halloween hacks and horror stories from some of your favorite indie podcasters & creators. Your horror host Edward October shares his best pumpkin carving tricks & tips while getting you in the Halloween spirit with a bumper crop of best spooky stories from past Octoberpods.    

First up: Ed guides you through the arcane arts of picking the ideal pumpkin from your local pumpkin patch.    Then, we tell over an hour of spooky stories to keep you company while you carve your jack o lantern. Plus: Edward October's tried-and-true pumpkin carving hacks! Featuring special guests Paige Elmore (Reverie True Crime & The Pop Culture Diary), Mike & JT (Brew Crime & Ghost Bites), Amelia (Pitney & Amelia's Bitchen Boutique), Amber Jourdan (Witches Talking Tarot), YouTube's Lady Vengeance, Kord (Mission Spooky), Tara (3 Spooked Girls), Autumn Grube (Autumn's Oddities), Syrai (Freaky AF), MJ McAddams, Craissa Vikis (Beauty Unlocked, the podcast), Amy Koto and Nikki Young (Serial Napper).

Meet us in the pumpkin patch because we're serving up ghosts, goons, a killer clown, Bigfoot, a roadside phantom, and haunted houses with a side of creepy crawlies on this pumpkin spice edition of Octoberpod AM: the retro horror podcast for bold individualists.

// PROMOS        
Octoberpod Halloween 2025: The Brides of Sleepy Hollow        
The Pop Culture Diary        
3 Spooked Girls        
Ghost Bites
        
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Follow Social Seance Society on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/socialseancepod/  |  Listen to the full Social Seance Society episode on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4KjiYFYwLSQ        

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Here comes Octoberpod's Chilling Thrilling Sounds of Retro Horror! Over 60 Minutes of audio environments filled with ghosts, aliens, witches, and homicidal maniacs! It's our most terrifying collection of audio soundscapes: well-calculated to haunt your home all season long! Your horror host, Edward October guides you through 6 hair-raising retro horror haunts. PLUS! Tune in to hear a special preview of our 2025 Halloween Special: The Brides of Sleepy Hollow!

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Witches Talking Tarot
Twisted & Uncorked
!Uy Que Horror!

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