Snap Judgment Presents: Spooked

By Snap Judgment

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What's Snap Judgment Presents: Spooked about?

Spooked features true-life supernatural stories, told firsthand by people who can barely believe it happened themselves. Be afraid. Created in the dark of night, by Snap Judgment Studios, in partnership with KQED & PRX. It is hosted by Glynn Washington.

Starting Friday, April 7th Spooked drops…WEEKLY! We have held back the darkness long enough and at long last… Spooked will be available for free on ALL podcast platforms.

Episodes will drop every week on Friday! Featuring brand NEW stories -- along with episodes previously available only by subscription.

For Luminary subscribers, previously released episodes are still on Luminary.

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Tattoo Exorcism

09.22.2023

Traditional-Filipino-tattoo practitioner, Lane Wilcken, is never scared when ancestral spirits visit during tattoo sessions. He knows that those spirits, the ones that are just stopping by, aren’t the ones you have to worry about. Thank you, Lane Wilcken, for sharing ...

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09.22.2023 Tattoo Exorcism Traditional-Filipino-tattoo practitioner, Lane Wilcken, is never scared when ancestral spirits visit during tattoo sessions. He knows that those spirits, the ones that are just stopping by, aren’t the ones you have to worry about. Thank you, Lane Wilcken, for sharing ...
09.15.2023 Lunger's Row Some folks live in haunted houses. The ghosts get cozy, they move in and they don’t move out. But what if your whole neighborhood is haunted? Thank you so much, Caroline Liu, for sharing your story with us! Produced by ...
09.08.2023 The Steakout Things can seem to creep and lurk in the dark — especially when you’re on duty. STORIES Night Watch When Dave took on the graveyard shift at the station, he saw all kinds of stuff. But he never saw anything ...
09.01.2023 Night at the Aquarium On Kevin’s night shift at the Monterey Bay Aquarium, things get wet, wild, and very very weird. BIG thanks to Kevin Wright and the magical Monterey Bay Aquarium. Thanks also to KAZU Radio in Monterey, California for its assistance. Original ...
08.25.2023 Dod Arin is living with his parents and siblings in Washington state when some of his long-forgotten childhood memories start coming back to him. BIG thanks to, Arin and Mallory, for sharing your story with us here at Spooked! Produced by ...
08.18.2023 The Succubus You’ve heard of “Sexual Healing” but have you heard of a sexual demon? This week on Spooked, we take you to the Hollywood Hills to meet a demonic seductress. Thank you so much, Colin, for sharing your story with Spooked! ...
08.11.2023 Big Man When the Big Guy shows up, you keep your mouth shut. Be afraid… Thank you to our storyteller for sharing his experiences. Original score by Yari Bundy, produced by Anne Ford, artwork by Teo Ducot
08.04.2023 Las Muñecas Francisco finds a doll in his pocket every single day. And every single day, he gets sicker and weaker. He needs to get rid of these dolls... before they get rid of him. Big thanks to Francisco Vazquez for sharing ...
07.28.2023 Three Sickles And A Roomba Diana knows that the little girl she keeps seeing in her house is a ghost. But what she doesn’t know is if this ghost means her family any harm. Thank you, Diana, for sharing your story with Spooked! Produced by ...
07.21.2023 Champ Pati is really young when she loses her best friend and isn’t sure she’ll ever see him again. Until one day, he shows up, asking to play. Thank you, Pati, for sharing your story with Spooked! Produced by Annie Nguyen, ...
07.14.2023 Burning Look He’s a happy, all-American, baseball-loving kid. Then the fires start. Many thanks to storyteller for sharing his experiences! Original score by Yari Bundy, produced by Anne Ford, artwork by Teo Ducot Episodes drop weekly. Featuring brand new stories -- along ...
07.07.2023 Pinky's Place Josh moves into an old hotel in Pittsburgh to help his family renovate it. As he starts to experience things he can’t explain, it quickly becomes clear to him that some people may have never left. Thank you, Josh, for ...
06.30.2023 Wind and Fog Howling wind. Swirling fog. What lurks in the mist? To whom is the wind calling? Route 666 Michael Kilpatrick is coming home from the venue, celebrating a great show. He’s taking a familiar road. But tonight, the conditions are bad: ...
06.23.2023 Out of Body Tiyi just wants to get away from the man in the closet. What happens next changes her life forever. Thank you, Tiyi Schippers, for sharing your story with us! You can find more of her creepy tales on YouTube. Original ...
06.16.2023 Keep It Pono If you live in Hawaii, you know that if you see the ancient Night Marchers of the King’s Guard, you bow in reverence. And you don’t look them in the eye, under any circumstances. But Obake, Dee, and Joe Bones? ...
06.09.2023 The Inkwell Just because someone’s passed over, doesn’t mean they’re not still watching over you. STORIES The Tapeworm Richie “Tapeworm” Herrera ran one of the most badass tattoo parlors in Chicago. It was haunted, and he didn’t mind that. That is, until ...
06.02.2023 Smell Ya Later After Laura’s husband gets a fatal diagnosis, he promises to contact her from beyond the grave. But how will she know it’s really him? Thank you, Laura Packer, for sharing this special story with Spooked. Laura’s a storyteller in Minneapolis. ...
05.26.2023 Weeping Painting Omar thinks he know his grandma. Until one day, he finds a scary portrait in her bedroom… and it’s looking at him. Thank you Omar for sharing your story with Spooked, all the way from Mexico! Leonel Garza gave Omar ...
05.19.2023 Earth Angel Alfia is studying to be a nurse, but she soon discovers that science isn’t everything and a higher power is at work. Thank you, Alfia, for sharing your story with us! Produced by Annie Nguyen, original score by Sudi Watchpress ...
05.12.2023 Northspur Storm Kathy and her kids leave a busy life in Southern California to live in a little cabin in the woods, without electricity. But then, strange things start happening. It seems Kathy and her children aren’t the only occupants of the ...
05.05.2023 The Big Sleep Jen wakes up in a strange hospital with mysterious caretakers. Her only way out? The shot. Thank you, Jen and Robin, for sharing your story with the Spooked! Produced by Zoë Ferrigno, original score by Leon Morimoto, artwork by Teo ...
04.28.2023 Pee Afraid Dr. Aammton Alias has a work retreat in the jungle. And when he gets there… he’s gotta go. Spooked episodes now drop every week on Friday! Featuring brand new stories -- along with episodes previously available only by subscription. Listen ...
04.25.2023 Hounded Some roads are long and some roads wind. Some roads show you things you’d never think you’d find… Story 1: Demon Dog Chuck and his family rent a cabin in the mountains every winter. One year he and his uncle ...
04.21.2023 Always Be Polite John Henson, a Southern Cheyenne Native American, is the go-to person when friends and family need their homes smoked off. But when he encounters a stubborn and angry cat-like entity, he has to dig deeper than ever before — all ...
04.14.2023 The Deer Stand Dan is a hunter. His favorite place in the world is his deer stand: a platform 20 feet up in an ancient tree. One day, Dan is sitting up in the tree when he sees something that changes his life ...
04.07.2023 Dead End When we meet darkness and our road grows dim, sometimes a spirit finds us and helps guide us towards the path we’re meant to take… or avoid. Spooked episodes now drop every week on Friday! Featuring brand new stories -- ...
04.05.2023 Season VIII Trailer Starting Friday, April 7th Spooked drops…WEEKLY! We have held back the darkness long enough and at long last… Spooked will be available for free on ALL podcast platforms. Episodes will drop every week on Friday! Featuring brand NEW stories -- ...
11.11.2022 D-E-B-R-A After the birth of her second child, Elijah, Sabrina starts to wonder if she’s brought home more from the hospital than just her new baby. Thank you, Sabrina, for sharing your story with Spooked! Produced by Zoë Ferrigno, original score ...
10.28.2022 The Sinkhole One day, while out landscaping his yard, Moses reaches into the dirt and pulls out a handful of bones. He wants to find out who they belong to. But that might not be such a good idea… Thank you, Moses ...
10.21.2022 Pali Lookout It’s March 1980, and best friends Lopaka and Sean decide to ditch class and head to the Pali Lookout, a tourist destination just outside of Honolulu on the island of Oahu. They’re hanging out, taking in the sights… but nothing ...
10.07.2022 Hotel Hell-o Dolly Hotels and dolls can be full of charm — others are horrifying and cause alarm. STORIES: Hotel Hell Kimberly was expecting a luxurious hotel room. Someone in it… was expecting her. Thanks to Kimberly and Colin for sharing your story! ...
09.23.2022 Matt's Flat Matt is calm, peaceful, and very chill, but his apartment has a dark past. On one rainy night in Birmingham, his flat mate finally makes herself known, and her story unfolds. Produced by Greta Weber, original score by Leon Morimoto, ...
09.09.2022 Los Chaneques Saulo knows the stories about the mischievous creatures who lurk in the forests and beaches of Oaxaca. But one night a hunt for turtle eggs becomes a search for the truth. Thank you, Saulo, for sharing your story with Spooked! ...
08.25.2022 Dad and the Three Caskets Spooked's own Annie Nguyen shares her family’s ghost story. When her father got the call from his siblings and cousins back in Vietnam, asking him to help them find their ancestors’ missing caskets, he got on the first plane out ...
08.19.2022 Dismal Falls There are some places, deep in the woods, far away from civilization, that are magical. Chuck is hiking deep in the Appalachian woods when he stumbles upon one of these places: Dismal Falls. But Dismal Falls isn’t all fairies and ...
10.26.2021 Romeo & Juliet A pair of star-crossed lovers encounter the paranormal in fair Wisconsin, where we lay our scene. Thank you, Kelsey Brennan & Andy Truschinski, for sharing your story with Spooked! Produced by Zöe Ferrigno, original score by Nicholas Marks
10.02.2021 Corporal Cummings It’s 1967. Jerry has been drafted and just landed in Vietnam. He keeps meeting another young soldier, Cummings… and every time they run into each other, something terrible seems to happen. This episode does contain scenes of war and combat ...
09.25.2021 Cliffhanger Bill is home from college, on his way to meet his girlfriend, when his car swerves off the road… Thank you, Bill Love, for sharing your story with us! Produced by Annie Nguyen, original score by Leon Morimoto Artwork by ...
09.18.2021 Flora and the Fox When Flora heads to China to spend time with family for the summer, she realizes her young cousin is acting weird. Almost like he’s someone… or something else entirely. Thank you, Flora, for sharing your story with us! Produced by ...
09.11.2021 Green Demon When Austin’s dad starts having night terrors, the family thinks it’s just nightmares -- but Austin thinks something else is going on. He soon discovers that there is an actual demon plaguing his father… and Austin must confront it. Thank ...
09.04.2021 Fright at the Museum Jen is about to start an internship at a museum. But this isn’t a typical museum… It's built inside two old, historic mansions. By this time, the original owners of these two old homes are long gone -- or are ...
08.27.2021 A Murder of Crows Birds talk to each other about everything -- where to find food, where to roost, when to migrate. What messages might they have for us? STORIES The Head We all know the old wives’ tales: don’t walk under a ladder ...
08.21.2021 Friends on the Other Side Sometimes, spirits reach out and ask us for help. And sometimes, they reach out to give us what we need, too. STORIES Night Nurse Dennis is a nurse, a helper. But when spirits of former patients reach out to him, ...
10.19.2020 Don't Wanna Fright No More When singer/songwriter & former frontwoman of the Alabama Shakes, Brittany Howard, comes up against a hostile spirit in her home, she has to decide: who’s going to get to stay? Brittany... or the ghost?
10.05.2020 Skinwalker Lee’s great grandfather, his grandfather, and his father have all seen him: the shapeshifter. They know this man has the power to curse them, to hurt them. Lee wonders: is this man coming for him too?
10.02.2020 The Haunting of Radio Centro Everyone who works at Radio Centro knows it’s haunted. But Guillermo, the host on the station’s paranormal show “Tell it Tonight” is about to discover that he has psychic powers that make him susceptible to the station’s haunts.
09.14.2020 Petrony David’s family has owned the same plot of farmland in North Carolina for over 300 years. As he gets older, he starts to realize that some family members have never really left... Season 5 has 22 new episodes, each released ...
08.28.2020 Teacher’s Pet Kristen Cortez is a new teacher in beautiful Los Gatos, California. From her classroom window, she can see rolling, golden hills. Redwood trees. The sun is almost always shining. And yet… something lurks.
08.21.2020 Take Me Home You are on your smoke break at Walmart. You look down and see a box: inside is a ceramic lamb with a note around its neck asking you to take it home. Do you: a) burn it; b) throw it ...
08.13.2020 Campfire Tales VII Get warmed up for Season V! The new season of Spooked drops 8/21/20 & will have 22 brand new episodes, each released weekly on Mondays & Fridays. Select episodes will be available across streaming platforms, but you can find ALL ...

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