Classic Edgar Allan Poe horror stories—gothic terror, madness, murder, and psychological dread—all in one chilling anthology.

Inside this episode:

• The Black Cat — a confession soaked in alcohol-fueled violence, guilt, and the uncanny feeling that something is watching from the dark.
• Morella — grief, identity, and a haunting that crawls into the heart of a family and refuses to let go.
• The Cask of Amontillado — Poe’s coldest revenge tale: a smiling invitation, a wine cellar, and a final brick laid in silence.
• The Pit and the Pendulum — pure claustrophobic survival horror: imprisonment, panic, and the merciless countdown of the pendulum’s arc.
• Berenice — obsession turns grotesque as love, memory, and fixation spiral into something unspeakable.

Whether you’re here for classic ghost stories, murder confessions, or psychological horror that still hits hard today—press play, turn the lights down, and let Poe do what he does best.

This is a story-first presentation of Poe’s Gothic work, with the narration emphasizing the unstable viewpoint, mounting dread, and macabre image that gives the tale its lasting identity.

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Devil deals, cursed bargains, crossroads temptation, and payback from hell — this Weekly Spooky horror compilation is packed with supernatural revenge, demonic contracts, and the kind of “too good to be true” offers that always come with blood in the fine print.

Tonight’s theme: Deals with the Devil. Four stories. Four bargains. And every single one of them comes due.
Stories in this compilation (in order):

- “The Deal Was Great, But The Payments Are Hell” — Joe Solmo: A paranoid man on the run thinks he’s being hunted… but the truth at his motel door is far worse than he imagined.
- “Even Witches Can Cry” — Charles Campbell: A grieving mother makes the one promise you never make… and the debt collector shows up when life finally feels normal again.
- “Gamble with the Devil” — David O’Hanlon: A would-be mercenary wants glory on camera—until a “simple” raid turns into an invitation to something ancient, hungry, and very real.
- “The Devil Knows Three Chords” — John Oak Dalton: Two bluegrass legends hit a breaking point backstage in 1968… and one of them may have gotten famous the wrong way.

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Road trip horror meets supernatural action in a snow-choked small town where bad decisions don’t stay personal for long. Caroline Quinn—government “Troubleshooter,” part vampire, and currently running from her own heartbreak—heads west to disappear for two weeks… only to end up in Germfask, Michigan, a place with failing cell service, bitter cold, and a neon sign that simply says BEER.

Inside a rural dive called The Den, the locals aren’t just unfriendly—they’re organized. Armed. Watching. And when Caroline realizes she didn’t walk into a bar at all but something closer to a lair, the night turns into a brutal fight for survival against a violent crew tied to the Claw of the Northern Patriots.

Road Trip — by Mike Ashkewe

Road Trip builds its tension through cryptid and creature horror, road and travel horror, and vampire horror, letting the characters’ decisions push the danger from an identifiable setup toward a final turn best left unspoiled.

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Freaks, House on Haunted Hill and Army of Darkness (Feb 16–22) anchor a week-by-week tour of horror releases, anniversaries, and genre milestones.

This week we’ve got haunted-house showmanship, toy-factory dread, medieval deadites, and vampire rock-star chaos—plus a studio-era Deep-Cut that still feels like a dare.

Inside this episode

✅ Horror releases from Feb 16–22

Feb 17, 1959 — House on Haunted Hill
William Castle + Vincent Price turn a party invite into a deathtrap: five strangers, one spooky mansion, and $10,000 if you can survive the night—until greed makes everyone reckless.
Where to watch: TubiTV (free w/ ads), The Roku Channel (free w/ ads), YouTube; or rent on Amazon Prime Video, Fandango at Home, Apple TV

Feb 18, 2026 — Poppy Playtime: Chapter 5
More toy-factory nightmare fuel—puzzles, chases, and that creeping feeling you’re being watched as the mystery tightens around the Prototype.
Where to play: Steam (PC); consoles coming later

Feb 19, 1993 — Army of Darkness
The Evil Dead series goes full splatter-fantasy: Ash gets tossed into 1300 AD, turns the Necronomicon into a medieval weapon, and the deadites get gloriously chaotic.
Where to watch: rent/buy on Amazon Prime Video, Apple TV, Fandango at Home

Feb 22, 2002 — Queen of the Damned
Peak early-2000s vampire goth energy—Lestat goes rockstar, the vampire world panics, and Akasha wakes up ready to rewrite the rules.
Where to watch: rent/buy on Amazon Prime Video, Apple TV, Fandango at Home

🎬 Deep-Cut Spotlight
Feb 20, 1932 — Freaks
Tod Browning’s infamous studio-era shocker: MGM horror that feels like it shouldn’t exist—darkly human, cruel, and controversial enough to become legend. Where to watch: rent on YouTube, Amazon Prime Video, Fandango at Home, Apple TV

🎂 Horror birthdays in this window
Feb 16, 1930 — Ricou Browning (Creature from the Black Lagoon)
Feb 16, 1964 — Christopher Eccleston (28 Days Later, The Others)
Feb 22, 1969 — Thomas Jane (The Mist, Deep Blue Sea)
Feb 22, 1975 — Drew Barrymore (Firestarter, Poison Ivy, Scream)

⭐ Weekly Recommendation
Feb 22, 1986 — The HitcherAn open-road nightmare that tightens its grip until the highway itself feels cursed—cold, tense, and the kind of thriller that sticks to your ribs.
Where to watch: streaming with a Cinemax subscription via channels like Hulu and Amazon Prime; or rent/buy on Amazon Prime Video, Fandango at Home, Apple TV

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The Stanley Hotel isn’t just a famous haunted hotel in Estes Park, Colorado—it’s a place where real disaster and pop-culture horror fused into one unstoppable legend. Tonight, we trace the true story that begins with a stormy night in 1911, when acetylene gas silently pooled inside Room 217… and a single candle turned the west wing into a blast zone. A young head chambermaid, Elizabeth Wilson, is hurled through collapsing floors—and somehow survives.

From there, the Stanley’s history becomes a slow-burn nightmare: financial collapse, empty winter hallways, and decades of ghost lore—from whispers of F. O. Stanley still “checking in” on the lobby, to tales of Flora Stanley’s phantom piano echoing through silent rooms. Then comes the turning point: October 30, 1974—a nearly empty hotel, a writer in Room 217, and a nightmare that helps ignite Stephen King’s The Shining (without claiming ghosts as fact).

And once the Stanley becomes the pilgrimage site for horror fans, the modern era kicks the door in—paranormal TV, viral “evidence,” festivals, and a full-tilt business model built on one irresistible question: is it haunted… or is it just brilliantly haunted-by-storytelling?

A real explosion. A real survival. A real hotel that learned to live forever as a legend. We’re telling that story tonight.

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Unknown Broadcast presents Love and Death on the Air, an old-time radio horror selection grounded in old-time radio suspense, love, family, and betrayal, and murder, disappearance, and investigation and preserved as a complete after-dark drama.

Unknown Broadcast slips into the Weekly Spooky feed again—bringing you old-time radio horror stories, classic OTR suspense, and vintage radio thrills where love curdles into obsession, reputations become weapons, and the truth arrives late… if it arrives at all.

Tonight’s broadcast features four chilling tales:

- 🎭 A Matter of Love and Death — A celebrity collides with someone unknown… and a “romance” turns into a trap with the spotlight as the knife.
- 🔥 Love, Honor, or Murder — When the line between devotion and violence vanishes, every motive looks like a confession.
- 🫀 The Heart of Ethan Brand — A descent into the weird and uncanny, digging past the polite surface until something inhuman starts beating back.
- 🕯️ The Lovely Look — The Whistler guides you into a story where appearances aren’t just deceiving… they’re dangerous.

If you’re searching for OTR horror, radio suspense, classic mystery theater, and old radio dramas with a dark edge—this one’s for you.

Some broadcasts end when the music fades… but we just wait for the next quiet room to find you.

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Valentine’s Day horror stories meet slasher mayhem in this binge-ready Valentine’s Day marathon of scary stories, romantic horror, and love gone wrong. If you’re searching for a Valentine’s horror podcast, creepy Valentine’s stories, or a slasher anthology packed with obsession, stalking, and revenge—this collection is your perfect date-night nightmare.

Tonight, love doesn’t whisper… it fixates. It follows. It leaves candy hearts that read like threats.

Stories in this marathon (in order):

- Deb Debbie Deborah — by Shane Migliavacca A Valentine’s night steeped in heartbreak and dread, where a name becomes an echo you can’t escape.
- Be Mine — by Shane Migliavacca A “sweet” Valentine’s message turns suffocating fast—because some attention isn’t romance… it’s possession.
- LOVERS’ LANE — by Morgan Moore A classic make-out spot turns into a danger zone when the night decides you’re not leaving together.
- Slasher II: Valentine’s Day — by Rob Fields A bloodier, nastier Valentine sequel—pure slasher horror with a wicked grin and sharper stakes.
- Slasher: Valentine Screams — by Rob Fields Lights, camera, carnage—Valentine terror with showbiz nerves and screams that don’t sound scripted.
- Slasher: Valentine Scorn — by Rob Fields Jealousy, humiliation, and romantic pressure boil over into a Valentine’s nightmare that cuts deep.

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Psychological horror breakdown time. Henrique Couto & Rachael Redolfi dive into Ti West’s Pearl (2022) — the candy-colored prequel to X that turns ambition, isolation, repression, and rage into a full-blown descent. We talk Mia Goth’s star-making performance, why the film feels like a twisted classic-Hollywood fever dream, and how the story’s backdrop of 1918 rural life, sickness, and war-era anxiety amplifies Pearl’s need to be seen… and her capacity to snap.
This is a spoiler-friendly discussion that balances analysis with fun commentary: the movie’s look, tone, character psychology, and what Pearl is really saying about fame hunger, performing normal, and the horror of being trapped in the life you didn’t choose.

Where to watch (U. S.)

- Apple TV (rent/buy): https://tv.apple.com/us/movie/...
- “Where to stream” hub (rent/buy listings): https://www.justwatch.com/us/m...

Inside this episode

- Why Pearl works as psychological horror and character study
- The “Technicolor nightmare” vibe: how style makes the violence hit harder
- Pearl’s need for stardom vs. the reality of confinement and caretaking
- The movie’s emotional pressure-cooker: control, shame, resentment, longing
- How Pearl connects to X (and why the trilogy view is so rewarding)
- The performances and moments that make the film unforgettable

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A Valentine’s Day horror novella set in 1958 small-town America, where young love collides with abuse, obsession, and the grave. August Hannig and Becky Sue “Bex” Brewer find each other at a winter Grange dance—two outsiders bonded by forbidden romance and a shared hunger to escape the crushing rules of Dorset. But when Bex’s violent father tightens his grip, the night turns into a nightmare… and love doesn’t just die—it comes back wrong.

This is a darkly romantic zombie revenge tale packed with retro Americana, snowbound dread, cemetery shadows, and that classic “sweetheart… goodnight” feeling twisting into something monstrous. Expect old-school pulp horror energy, doomed lovers, and a Valentine’s date that refuses to end—no matter how many bullets, stairs, or flames get in the way.

If you’re searching for Valentine’s Day horror, zombie love stories, undead romance, small town secrets, and killer holiday horror novellas, this one’s for you. Press play… and see what love looks like after the funeral.

Will You Be My Undead Valentine — by Bruce Haney

What begins around Will You Be My Undead Valentine? develops into a focused mix of zombie and undead horror, murder, disappearance, and investigation, and revenge and supernatural justice, with each escalation rooted in the story setup and character relationships above.

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Love isn’t soft this week — it’s sharp. In Valentine’s Week Horror History (Feb 9–15), we trace the anniversaries where romance curdles into obsession, suburbia turns sinister, and the holiday’s heart-shaped sheen hides something mean underneath.
Inside this episode (Quick Hits + Spotlight):

- Feb 11, 1981 — My Bloody Valentine: blue-collar slasher dread in a mining town where the tunnels feel alive and the “tradition” is murder. (U. S. this week: free via Kanopy / buy-rent on major VOD.)
- Feb 13, 2009 — Friday the 13th (reboot): Jason’s modern-era brutality — fast, nasty, and built like a greatest-hits mixtape of the franchise’s worst impulses. (U. S. this week: Netflix and Tubi, plus VOD.)
- Feb 14, 1991 — The Silence of the Lambs: prestige terror and psychological horror that changed the culture — and proved “thriller” can still be nightmare fuel. (U. S. this week: AMC+.)
- Feb 13, 2019 — Happy Death Day 2U: time-loop mayhem with real heart and a wicked sense of humor. (U. S. this week: HBO Max.)

Deep-Cut Spotlight:

- Feb 12, 1975 — The Stepford Wives: no monster suit required — just a perfect town, perfect smiles, and a nightmare hiding behind domestic bliss. (U. S. this week: Tubi.)

Birthday Roll (4): Emma Roberts (1991), Natalie Dormer (1982), Simon Pegg (1970), Claire Bloom (1931).
Weekly Recommendation (Valentine’s “bouquet” stack): Misery (1990) (MGM+), Audition (1999), The Fly (1986) (Tubi), plus modern Valentine carnage with Heart Eyes (2025) (Netflix) and Companion (2025) (HBO Max).

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