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

January 18 Unknown Broadcast | Four Horror Stories of Fate, Knife-Edges, and Mistaken Identity
An actress is hired to impersonate a queen, and a desperate husband turns toward crime. Unknown Broadcast gathers The Queen of Darkness, Dark, Dark Destiny, A World of Darkness, and Dark Island. Four old-time radio dramas move through dangerous ambition, a wife's illness, a murder investigated by a blind musician, and an island full of double-crosses. More than two hours of vintage mystery and suspense make identity as risky as any weapon. A borrowed role or a mistaken name can change who holds power. Listen for the clues hidden in what people say—and what an attentive witness can hear.

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2 hr 12 min
January 17 Haunted Houses & Cursed Finds — Six Ghost Stories of Possession, Poltergeists, and Terror
A locked inn room and a yard-sale bowl invite the dead into six Weekly Spooky stories. Hear Horror at the Hexagon House Inn by Bill Spears; The House That Killed Me, Thrifting Fail - We're now Haunted!, and The House in the Woods by Bruce Haney; Ghost Story by A. N. Onimus; and Lucien Greyshire and the Ghost from Applebee's by L. F. Falconer. Over two hours of haunted-house fiction mix cursed finds, poltergeists, and places that refuse to let visitors leave. A writer, a vlogger, and a party producer who sees ghosts approach the uncanny for different reasons. Getting close has a cost.

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2 hr 9 min
January 16 Best of 2025: Ship of the Cannibal - Ghost Ship Survival Horror Story
Chance and Luka survive a shipwreck by clinging to a container in open water. When an ocean liner appears in the fog, it looks like rescue—until they discover something hungry aboard. Ship of the Cannibal Rats by David O'Hanlon returns in this Best of 2025 Weekly Spooky episode. Shredded cabins, a stripped galley, and noises inside the walls turn shelter into a creature-infested trap. This maritime horror story follows two survivors whose lucky break may leave fewer choices than the open sea. Board for ghost-ship atmosphere, swarming danger, and a desperate search for a way off.

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40 min
January 14 BANNED! Part 2: Horror Convention Slasher Mystery Gets Bloodier!
Police reach High Point Ski Lodge, but the Horror Snow-In continues after a staff member's murder. BANNED! Part 2 by Rob Fields turns the snowbound convention into a stage for a killer who wants everyone watching. Headliner Vickie Valentine tries to keep up appearances as promoter David Melicant refuses to shut down and the attacks grow more public. This second chapter of the Weekly Spooky winter slasher mixes a revenge mystery with a threat awakening inside Vickie. Begin with Part 1 for the setup, then follow the clues through a lodge where another event may become the next crime scene.

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51 min
January 13 This Week in Horror History | Primeval, Scream (2022) & Cloverfield (Jan 12–18)
Primeval unleashes a killer crocodile, DeepStar Six finds danger underwater, and Scream (2022) brings fandom into a slasher's sights. This Week in Horror History covers January 12–18 with the folk-horror novel This Wretched Valley and Cloverfield's chaotic view of a monster attack. One Missed Call joins the viewing discussion. Explore stories where nature, technology, and familiar rules stop offering control, from remote wilderness to a city filmed in panic. Episode sponsor: Savorista Coffee, with half-caf and decaf blends. Original offer: code SPOOKY for 25% off at Savorista.com.

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22 min
January 12 Terrifying & True | Alferd Packer: The Colorado Cannibal’s 1874 Expedition & Murder Trials
Six men entered Colorado's San Juan Mountains in the winter of 1874. Alferd Packer returned alone, with explanations that changed as suspicion grew. Terrifying & True follows the trek after Chief Ouray's warning, the discovery of five companions' remains, and the trials that made Packer the 'Colorado Cannibal.' Survival claims meet physical evidence, escape, and a legal history more complicated than the legend. Also known as Alfred Packer, he is the central voice in an account others could not contradict. What can the record establish about the deaths, and where does folklore take over?

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46 min
January 11 Unknown Broadcast | Four Old-Time Radio Horror Stories of Secrets and Survival
A reporter sees a supposedly dead man, and astronauts on Mars receive a welcome from lost loved ones. Unknown Broadcast gathers The Telltale Scar, Mars Is Heaven, I Want to Report a Murder, and The Archer. Work by Roy Windsor, Ray Bradbury, Michael Sklar, and Arch Oboler spans CBS Radio Mystery Theater, Escape, Inner Sanctum, and Lights Out. More than two hours of vintage radio suspense move through a telltale scar, a murder call, and gangsters holding a young woman captive. These four dramas make recognition dangerous: the face or voice you trust may be the first reason to fear the room.

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2 hr 9 min
January 10 Best of 2025: Spin the Bottle — A Deadly College Slasher Horror Story
Samara tries a new look and a new romance, but a crowded fraternity party makes the attention feel dangerous. Spin the Bottle by Rob Fields returns as a Best of 2025 Weekly Spooky feature. In Strickfield, a jealous ex, a perfect-looking date, and a party game draw her into a slasher tale of obsession, humiliation, and survival. Over three hours of horror fiction mix college dating dread, masked violence, and supernatural menace. Samara wanted to leave her comfort zone, but someone else seems to be planning the night. Who is really deciding where the bottle points?

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3 hr 24 min
January 09 Best of 2025: Winter Horror Stories, Cryptids & Wendigo Folklore
Winter comfort turns hostile in this Best of 2025 Weekly Spooky collection. Hear I Love the Cold by Jonathan Lumpkin, The Blizzard of '58: Never Meet Your Idols by Bruce Haney, and I Was Stalked by a Monster from the Woods by Michael Kelso. The fictional scares lead into Terrifying & True's The Wendigo Curse: A Legend of Greed and Destruction, which examines folklore and historical accounts. Nearly two hours move from a fan's dream encounter and a watched tree line to stories of winter hunger. The collection distinguishes creature fiction from the beliefs and history behind a warning.

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1 hr 52 min
January 07 BANNED! Part 1 — Blizzard Convention Slasher Mystery
Robbie Redden's trip to meet a favorite actress ends in humiliation and a ban. Seven years later, a horror convention in Michigan's Upper Peninsula faces a blizzard and unfinished business. BANNED! Part 1 by Rob Fields opens the four-part Weekly Spooky winter slasher at High Point Ski Lodge. Featured guest Vickie Valentine arrives for autographs and filming with Henrique Couto as a message disrupts the weekend. Start here for a story of fandom, resentment, and revenge, where the storm traps guests with someone who has another reason for attending. The convention's first scare is real.

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50 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…