Weekly Spooky | Scary Stories for Halloween

By Henrique Couto | Scary Stories & Horror ExpertTrue Crime Fiction Drama

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Weekly Spooky | Scary Stories for Halloween episodes

August 02 Unknown Broadcast | Leiningen Versus the Ants & 3 Old-Time Radio Thrillers
A plantation faces an army of ants, a blackmail victim considers murder, and an isolated doctor needs patients a little too badly. Unknown Broadcast gathers four old-time radio thrillers: A Choice of Witnesses by Henry Slesar, Leiningen Versus the Ants by Carl Stephenson, The King's Birthday by Louis Pelletier, and Patients for the Doctor. CBS Radio Mystery Theater, Escape, Suspense, and The Whistler move from jungle survival to resistance in Nazi-occupied Denmark and a dangerous mountain cabin. Over two hours of suspense ask what happens when pride, guilt, or obsession closes the exits.

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2 hr 25 min
August 01 4 Scary Animal Horror Stories | Werewolf, Killer Hippos, Demon Cat & Monster Dog!!!
A film crew meets Pablo Escobar's cocaine hippos in Colombia, and a werewolf discovers that anger can be more dangerous than a full moon. Four Weekly Spooky animal horror stories bring jungle survival and cursed pets close to home: Stay Hungry, Wolf Rage, My Dog, Doug, and Feline Troubles. A new house hides rats and a shape-shifting dog, while a calico cat's glowing eyes signal a threat to children. Stories by David O'Hanlon, Rob Fields, and Douglas Waltz. Nearly two hours of creature horror and dark comedy ask what happens when the animal you trust becomes the thing hunting you.

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1 hr 56 min
July 31 Disappearances & Lost Colonies | True Crime Mystery Marathon
A ship drifts without its crew. A late-night phone call ends in a disappearance. Vanished Without a Trace gathers eight Terrifying & True investigations, from the Mary Celeste and Roanoke to Angela Hammond and Brandon Swanson. The Franklin Expedition, Dyatlov Pass, and the Bennington and Alaska Triangles complete over three hours of maritime and missing-person history. Evidence, theories, and regional folklore stay distinct as the cases move from Arctic ice to familiar roads. Follow the clues people left behind, and examine how unanswered questions can grow into legends of their own.

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3 hr 11 min
July 30 Hungry Ghost Month: Supernatural Folklore from Asia | Thursday Thrills
Why is the best seat at a Hungry Ghost Festival performance left empty? Thursday Thrills explores Chinese ghost folklore and unseen guests honored in the seventh lunar month. Henrique Couto follows Singaporean getai, Taiwan's water lanterns, and Hong Kong's Yu Lan traditions, distinguishing Daoist Zhongyuan observances from Buddhist Yulanpen and ancestor remembrance. Food, incense, joss paper, and regional taboos reveal practices that reach beyond a scary story. Discover who the offerings are for, why some front rows stay vacant, and how communities make room for spirits in daily life.

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20 min
July 29 The Ties That Bind: Vampire Love Triangle Horror Story
Buster Crane's first love has returned, but the woman he still loves has no reflection. In The Ties That Bind by Rob Fields, a reunion at Strickfield University pulls Buster between childhood sweetheart Talia Mirren and Romy Jillian, a vampire who refuses to let him go. A confrontation in a crowded nightclub turns romance into a dangerous contest of jealousy, blood, and loyalty. This mature Weekly Spooky vampire story gives a second chance at love a supernatural price. Buster must face what he wants from each woman before a choice made that night binds more than their hearts.

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41 min
July 28 This Week in Horror History | The Lost Boys, Jason Lives & Fright Night (July 27–August 2)
The Lost Boys, Jason Lives, and Fright Night bring vampires and resurrected slashers to This Week in Horror History for July 27–August 2, 2026. Revisit Santa Carla's nightlife, Tommy Jarvis' graveyard mistake, and the forbidden woods of The Village. Cherie Dimaline's Empire of Wild adds Métis folklore and a missing husband with a familiar face; The Collector takes the spotlight with a thief trapped inside someone else's murder plan. Birthdays and a Fright Night recommendation complete the week. Find your next watch or read where a neighbor, lover, or familiar place hides a threat.

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21 min
July 27 Monthly Spooky | Creepy Carnival Animatronics, Hooga Hooga, Haunted Houses & UFOs
Laughing Sal's mechanical cackle carries across the midway, but why does a carnival attraction feel so threatening? Henrique Couto and Michelle explore the funhouse figure's history in July 2026's Monthly Spooky. The strange-news roundup also visits Michigan's Hooga Hooga camp legend, a Japanese service investigating allegedly haunted homes, and UFO reports near Virginia. Michelle closes with a reported glitch involving a McDonald's glass and a duplicate with the same crack. From a manufactured laugh to a puzzling keepsake, the episode asks how familiar objects become unsettling.

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2 hr 7 min
July 26 Unknown Broadcast | Halloween in July: Classic Old Time Radio Horror
A haunted bride, a village of ancient sorcery, and a wife becoming a cat bring Halloween to July on Unknown Broadcast. Six classic old-time radio dramas fill over three hours: Here Goes the Bride, Ancient Sorceries, The Lord of the Witch Doctors, Mirage, Cat Wife, and Beware of Tomorrow. Hear CBS Radio Mystery Theater, Escape, Suspense, and Lights Out, with work by Algernon Blackwood, Arch Oboler, and John Dickson Carr. Expect gothic secrets, murder, and killer robots in a vintage horror marathon where the next voice on the radio may no longer sound entirely human.

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3 hr 17 min
July 25 Summerween: 4 Halloween Horror Stories with Bigfoot, Vampires, Zombies & Demons
Bigfoot hunts a wind-farm guard, ancient vampires spend their anniversary in a closed mall, and a courier pedals through the zombie apocalypse. Four Weekly Spooky stories celebrate Summerween with creatures, dark comedy, and work that could cost more than a paycheck. A desperate manager's interview at a black-glass tower completes the lineup with a recruiter for Hell. Stories by Michael Kelso, Rob Fields, Michelle Antisocial, and Killian Crane. Nearly two hours of horror turn night shifts, deliveries, and a romantic evening into survival tests with monsters already on the premises.

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1 hr 53 min
July 24 Cutting Deep Into Horror | Found Footage Horror: The Houses October Built (2014)
The Houses October Built (2014) follows five friends searching for America's most extreme haunted attractions, until masked performers follow them beyond the haunts. Henrique Couto and Rachael Redolfi explore Bobby Roe's found footage film on Cutting Deep into Horror, tracing its documentary origins, real haunt performers, and the elusive Blue Skeleton. Full spoilers cover the ending, comparisons with Hell House LLC, and the boundary between a theatrical scare and abuse. Discover how a Halloween road trip turns the promise of manufactured fear into a question of who is in control.

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1 hr 24 min

About Weekly Spooky | Scary Stories for Halloween

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Weekly Spooky is your year-round Halloween podcast for scary stories: original horror fiction, urban legends, haunted places, cryptids and dark folklore, alongside true crime, paranormal mysteries and…