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Weekly Spooky | Scary Stories for Halloween

Henrique Couto | Scary Stories & Horror Expert

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 horror history.Hosted by filmmaker and narrator Henrique Couto, the feed combines cinematic horror stories, dark humor, twist endings, old-time radio nightmares, horror-movie discussion, and investigations into the strange and unexplained. Recurring programs include Weekly Spooky fiction, Terrifying

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133:23

Aliens, Time Rips, Cult Books, and Multiverse Terror:...

Weekly Spooky | Scary Stories for Halloween ·

2026/05/02

Cosmic horror, alien invasion nightmares, interdimensional warfare, occult terror, time-travel chaos, and apocalypse-driven weird fiction crash together in this wildly twisted Weekly Spooky compilation. If you love reality-breaking horror stories, ancient evil, multiverse destruction, cult books, and strange creatures from beyond human understanding, this collection delivers a full dose of bizarre, blood-soaked nightmare fuel.Tonight’s lineup moves from a New Year’s Eve time-rip disaster into a

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101:48

Cutting Deep into Horror | One Cut of the Dead...

Weekly Spooky | Scary Stories for Halloween ·

2026/05/01

What starts as a scrappy Japanese zombie movie quickly becomes one of the most inventive, hilarious, and unexpectedly heartfelt horror-comedies of the last decade.This week on Cutting Deep into Horror, Henrique Couto & Rachael Redolfi dive into One Cut of the Dead (2017), Shinichiro Ueda’s brilliant cult favorite about zombies, chaos, low-budget filmmaking, and the beautiful disaster of trying to make art when everything is falling apart.At first glance, One Cut of the Dead looks like a strange,

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38:13

COME ON IN: The Door Beneath the House - Secret...

Weekly Spooky | Scary Stories for Halloween ·

2026/04/29

A creepy old house. A terrifying basement. A hidden Underground Railroad tunnel beneath the floor. And one frightened boy who makes the worst possible choice: he decides to see where it leads.In this terrifying episode of Weekly Spooky, Curtis Tucker is afraid of the unfinished basement in his family’s old home — the cold concrete, the rotting doors, the flickering light, and the strange wooden shed tucked away in the corner. When his father reveals that the shed hides a tunnel once used as part of

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19:49

This Week in Horror History | Godzilla, The Craft &...

Weekly Spooky | Scary Stories for Halloween ·

2026/04/28

This Week in Horror History for April 27–May 3 dives into a packed week of horror movie history, horror release date anniversaries, cult horror films, monster movies, vampire cinema, Stephen King adaptations, teen witch horror, found-footage horror, fake true crime, and killer-plant sci-fi horror — from Godzilla, King of the Monsters!(1956), The Hunger (1983), Creepshow 2 (1987), and The Craft (1996) to this week’s Deep-Cut Spotlight, The Poughkeepsie Tapes (2007). If you love classic horror movies,

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144:29

Monthly Spooky | America’s Most Haunted Lake? Ghost...

Weekly Spooky | Scary Stories for Halloween ·

2026/04/27

Lake Lanier’s haunted history takes center stage in this episode of Monthly Spooky, as we dive into one of America’s most infamous bodies of water: a man-made Georgia lake built over abandoned communities, graves, tragedy, folklore, and decades of eerie legends. Is Lake Lanier truly haunted, or is its chilling reputation the result of real history, preventable danger, and stories too disturbing to sink quietly beneath the surface?Inside this episode:• Lake Lanier’s dark origins — flooded towns,

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142:04

Unknown Broadcast | Five Old-Time Radio Horror...

Weekly Spooky | Scary Stories for Halloween ·

2026/04/26

Unknown Broadcast slips back into the Weekly Spooky feed with more old-time radio horror stories, classic OTR suspense, vintage mystery radio, murder, supernatural bargains, gothic dread, crime, and dark escape drama. This episode opens with Mother Love, a chilling Radio Mystery Theater tale in which Paula Richards, devastated by the certainty that she can never bear a child, turns to a fortune teller and dealer in the macabre for a bargain that promises hope at a terrible price.🕯️ Mother Love —

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199:27

Cryptids, Chupacabras, Demon Dogs, and Future...

Weekly Spooky | Scary Stories for Halloween ·

2026/04/25

Cryptid horror, monster stories, demon dogs, chupacabra terror, survival horror, and futuristic creature nightmares collide in this brutal Weekly Spooky compilation. If you love creature features, deadly folklore beasts, wilderness horror, paranormal monsters, and stories where something inhuman is hunting in the dark, this episode is stacked with claws, teeth, blood, and pure nightmare energy.Tonight’s lineup runs from a summoned hellhound with murder on its leash, to a terrifying mystery stalking

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95:07

Best of 2025: Richard Speck: The True Story of the...

Weekly Spooky | Scary Stories for Halloween ·

2026/04/24

Richard Speck and the 1966 Chicago nurse murders remain one of the most horrifying chapters in Chicago true crimehistory. In this Best of 2025 revisit, Terrifying & True returns to one of its most gripping and disturbing deep dives: the night eight young student nurses were terrorized and murdered inside their South Side townhouse, and the long shadow that crime cast over America.This episode follows the full arc of the case, from Speck’s violent early life and downward spiral into crime, to the

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28:29

Chemically Imbalanced: A (Sort-of) Love Story - Love...

Weekly Spooky | Scary Stories for Halloween ·

2026/04/22

A love potion experiment goes horribly wrong in this twisted college horror story set at Strickfield University, where obsession, jealousy, and chemistry turn into a bloody nightmare. When a synthetic hormone transforms a brilliant student into a ravenous, lovesick monster, one desperate guy finds himself trapped in a science building with the very woman he’s been chasing for years—and now she wants him in the worst possible way.This episode blends mad science horror, infected romance, body horror,

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18:21

This Week in Horror History | Silent Hill, Stephen...

Weekly Spooky | Scary Stories for Halloween ·

2026/04/21

This Week in Horror History for April 20–26 dives into a packed week of horror release dates, anniversaries, cult favorites, and modern genre hits—from Vacancy (2007) and Silent Hill (2006) to The Hand (1981), Until Dawn (2025), and this week’s Deep-Cut Spotlight, The Dark Half (1993). If you love horror movie history, release date anniversaries, cult horror films, Stephen King adaptations, George A. Romero, video game horror movies, and hidden gems worth revisiting, this episode is built for you.

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32:16

Terrifying & True | Black Shuck: The Demon Dog of...

Weekly Spooky | Scary Stories for Halloween ·

2026/04/20

What really happened when a monstrous black dog with burning eyes was said to crash through two churches during a violent storm in East Anglia in 1577? In this episode of Terrifying & True, we dig into the chilling legend of Black Shuck, the infamous hell hound of Suffolk and Norfolk, and the real storm disaster that may have given one of England’s most terrifying folklore creatures its lasting power.From the shattered calm of church services in Bungay and Blythburgh, to stories of death omens,

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134:50

Unknown Broadcast | Cursed Rings, Vanishing Brides,...

Weekly Spooky | Scary Stories for Halloween ·

2026/04/19

Unknown Broadcast returns to the Weekly Spooky feed with more old-time radio horror stories, classic OTR suspense, vintage mystery radio, ghostly dread, strange disappearances, greed, curses, and dark family secrets. This week’s transmission moves from plague-haunted bloodlines to a vanished bride, from murderous greed to a glittering dream of impossible wealth.🌹 A Ring of Roses — A seemingly innocent visit to meet a fiancée’s old friend turns into a sinister journey through inherited secrets,

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169:08

Small Town Horror: Vampire Nights, Cursed Love &...

Weekly Spooky | Scary Stories for Halloween ·

2026/04/18

Small-town horror, vampire horror, cursed love, alternate dimensions, and terrifying supernatural encounters collide in this eerie Weekly Spooky compilation of four dark and dangerous tales. If you love creepy small-town secrets, portal horror, monster stories, evil transformations, and strange nights that spiral into bloodshed, this one is packed with nightmare fuel.Tonight’s lineup moves from a town that has been erased from the map, to a sleepover that opens a doorway into a dead vampire world,

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118:29

Cutting Deep into Horror | Creep (2014) Explained:...

Weekly Spooky | Scary Stories for Halloween ·

2026/04/17

Creep (2014) is one of the most unsettling found footage horror movies of the 2010s, and in this episode of Cutting Deep into Horror, Henrique Couto and Rachael Redolfi dig into why Patrick Brice’s microbudget nightmare still works so well. This episode centers on Creep, the 2014 psychological horror film directed by Patrick Brice and built around the deeply unnerving chemistry between Mark Duplass and Brice himself. The uploaded episode notes describe the discussion as a deep dive into trust,

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28:30

I Painted a Witch: Haunted Painting Horror Story

Weekly Spooky | Scary Stories for Halloween ·

2026/04/15

What if the scariest thing in your home wasn’t a ghost… but a painting you created yourself? In tonight’s Weekly Spooky episode, a casual girls’ night turns into a chilling supernatural nightmare when a woman discovers that her strange new artwork seems to know too much about her house, her life, and what is about to happen next. Haunted paintings, witches, cursed art, ghosts, and home invasion horror collide in one eerie tale that keeps getting darker every time you look closer.If you love scary

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18:21

This Week in Horror History | American Psycho,...

Weekly Spooky | Scary Stories for Halloween ·

2026/04/14

This Week in Horror History for April 13–19 dives into a killer stretch of horror release dates, anniversaries, cult favorites, horror gaming, and one of the most divisive occult fever dreams of the 2010s. We’re talking American Psycho, The Amityville Horror, Jakob’s Wife, Sker Ritual, and a Deep-Cut Spotlight on The Lords of Salem—plus horror birthdays, a Then & Now bite, and a weekly recommendation with Green Room. Inside this episode• April 14, 2000 — American PsychoMary Harron’s razor-sharp

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31:45

Terrifying & True | The Lead Masks Case: Brazil’s...

Weekly Spooky | Scary Stories for Halloween ·

2026/04/13

The Lead Masks Case is one of the strangest unsolved mysteries in true crime history: two Brazilian electronics technicians, found dead on a hillside in Niterói, Brazil, wearing homemade lead eye masks, with a cryptic note instructing them to take capsules, await a signal, and use the mask afterward. In this episode of Terrifying & True, we dig into the eerie facts, the failed investigation, the missing cause of death, and the theories that have kept this bizarre case alive for decades—from UFO

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133:27

Unknown Broadcast | Old-Time Radio Horror Stories of...

Weekly Spooky | Scary Stories for Halloween ·

2026/04/12

Unknown Broadcast slips once more into the Weekly Spooky feed with old-time radio horror stories, classic OTR suspense, vintage radio mystery, ghostly encounters, occult dread, and fatal justice. This week’s transmission moves from a war-haunted tavern to strange magic, from death-shadowed streets to a whispered tale of punishment waiting in the dark.🔫 The Bullet — A weary veteran tries to leave the war behind, only to find that memory, guilt, and death may still be waiting for him at the end of

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104:40

Witches, Folk Horror, and Occult Terror: 4 Creepy...

Weekly Spooky | Scary Stories for Halloween ·

2026/04/11

Witchcraft, folk horror, Satanic Panic terror, cursed small towns, undead nightmares, and occult evil come together in this dark and eerie Weekly Spooky compilation. If you love witches, rural horror, sinister rituals, ancient gods, creepy old houses, and stories where the whole town feels wrong, this collection is packed with nightmare fuel.Tonight’s lineup drags you through the fever dream of 1984 Satanic Panic paranoia, into the misty woods of cosmic folk horror, through a witch-haunted bed and

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92:10

Best of 2025 | Carrie Culberson: The True Story of...

Weekly Spooky | Scary Stories for Halloween ·

2026/04/10

Carrie Culberson was just 22 years old when she vanished from Blanchester, Ohio in August 1996. What followed became one of the state’s most haunting true crime cases: a young woman missing, a violent boyfriend at the center of suspicion, a town shaken by fear and rumor, and a murder conviction without a body. For this Best of 2025 revisit, we’re returning to one of the most gripping and unforgettable episodes of Terrifying & True. This story has all the elements that make a case impossible to

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