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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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201:16

Unknown Broadcast | Midnight Apparitions: Six Horror...

Weekly Spooky | Scary Stories for Halloween ·

2025/10/12

When the clock forgets your name, my dear, the night remembers. In this episode of Unknown Broadcast, we summon six chilling old-time radio horror stories—tales of cursed strangers, haunted houses, ghost makers, and books that bleed. These macabre fictions echo the golden age of radio—dark, vintage, and unforgettable.👴 A Very Old Man — A kindly stranger wanders in from the cold… but time clings to him like grave-moss. Every kindness here has a cost.🌘 A Terrible Night — A sleepless hour stretches

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40:41

One Fateful Halloween: A Terrifying Horror Story of...

Weekly Spooky | Scary Stories for Halloween ·

2025/10/11

Dive into a haunting Halloween tale as Halloween turns to horror in this chilling story!When a rebellious teen steals a mysterious glowing pumpkin ring from a strange shop in Strickfield, she unleashes a Halloween curse that drags her into a nightmare realm filled with monsters and terror.As the night unfolds, she encounters living vines, pumpkin demons, and ghostly villages in a desperate fight for survival. Escaping the curse means facing her own transformation—and realizing that some things you

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124:20

Cutting Deep into Horror | A Nightmare on Elm Street...

Weekly Spooky | Scary Stories for Halloween ·

2025/10/10

Halloween watchlist essential! We sink our claws into one of the most iconic horror films ever made: Wes Craven’s 1984 classic A Nightmare on Elm Street. Hosts Henrique Couto and Rachael Redolfi revisit Freddy Krueger’s terrifying debut, exploring how this razor-fingered dream stalker redefined the slasher genre and haunted a generation of horror fans.Inside this episode, Henrique and Rachael share their first encounters with the film—late-night VHS terrors and the exhilaration of discovering

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75:50

Feed Drop: Urban Legends — The Satanic Panic (True...

Weekly Spooky | Scary Stories for Halloween ·

2025/10/09

True Halloween Horrors for your Spooky Season!In this chapter, let's delve into the urban legends that brought forward what is now known as 'The Satanic Panic‘, from the first sensational cases and flawed investigations to the media frenzy and courtrooms that followed. We’ll look at how fear, politics, and culture combined to create a moral wildfire, one that still echoes in today’s conspiracy movements.If you have more information or a correction on something mentioned in this chapter, email us at

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47:09

Halloween Blood Hunt: Spine-Chilling Vampire Horror...

Weekly Spooky | Scary Stories for Halloween ·

2025/10/09

Looking for a terrifying Halloween horror story?An ancient vampire rises again to feed during Halloween week in Ohio. When Countess Elizabeth Bathory—the infamous Blood Countess—returns from the grave, a night of trick-or-treating turns into a nightmare of blood, immortality, and revenge.As the town descends into chaos, a teen vampire hunter and a girl from Hell must face the most powerful predator in horror history. Can they stop her before Halloween night ends… or will the Blood Countess bathe

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112:50

Halloween Cannibal Killer — Modern Tastes (Horror...

Weekly Spooky | Scary Stories for Halloween ·

2025/10/08

It's Halloween time and our latest scary story dives into a cannibal killer who hunts his victims, blending horror with a chilling culinary obsession.'When a devoted husband vanishes during his evening run, his wife Cora refuses to accept the police’s easy answers. Her desperate search pulls her into a nightmare of blood, muscle, and madness—where primal hunger meets the modern world.Alongside a reluctant gym bro named Troy, Cora uncovers a horrifying truth about the man stalking her town… a

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261:54

9 Scary Halloween Stories — Headless Riders & Haunted...

Weekly Spooky | Scary Stories for Halloween ·

2025/10/07

It’s Spooky Season—prime time for a wall-to-wall Halloween horror binge. This full audio compilation from the Weekly Spooky horror podcast packs 9 scary stories of monsters, urban legends, ghostly vengeance, and October-night mayhem. Hit play for a cinematic mix of pumpkin curses, headless riders, haunted towns, and parties from hell—perfect for late-night listening, trick-or-treat routes, or fall drives.What’s inside (in order):Mischief Night: The Halloween Invasion — Shane Migliavacca: A touring

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49:25

Terrifying & True | The Funhouse Mummy: Elmer...

Weekly Spooky | Scary Stories for Halloween ·

2025/10/06

This Halloween, jump into the eerie tale of Elmer McCurdy—a true crime deep dive into urban legends and America’s carnival underbelly. In 1976, a seemingly innocuous Halloween haunt took a terrifying turn when a “mannequin” on a Long Beach dark ride wasn’t a prop—it was a real human corpse. In 1976, a TV crew at The Pike’s Laff in the Dark discovered human bone after a stunt arm snapped. Forensics exposed arsenic embalming, a copper bullet jacket, and a 1924 penny with old carnival

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181:34

Unknown Broadcast | Gavel, Greed & the Web: Six...

Weekly Spooky | Scary Stories for Halloween ·

2025/10/05

Old-Time Radio (OTR) horror anthology featuring CBS Radio Mystery Theater, Escape, Lights Out, Murder at Midnight, Suspense, and The Whistler—six restored classics in one episode for fans of vintage radio drama, noir thrillers, and classic horror stories.Gather close, my dear. The dial warms, the room cools, and the old ghosts speak.⚖️ Guilty as Charged (CBS Radio Mystery Theater, by G. Frederick Lewis) — A wrongful accusation tightens like a noose as the justice system hisses for blood.💰🌊 Seeds

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43:32

AIDS Mary: Patient Zero — A Halloween Urban Legend...

Weekly Spooky | Scary Stories for Halloween ·

2025/10/04

Halloween turns an urban legend into a living nightmare. This scary, feature-length horror story follows a dying teen who enters an experimental trial—then a violent assault twists a cure into something new. The whispers name her AIDS Mary, a lipstick-leaving shadow who walks frat houses and midnight streets, where mirrors fog with warningsand victims fade in days.If you crave Halloween horror stories and spooky stories with mature themes, this one hits like a rumor you wish you’d never heard—part

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64:50

Sickle Jack, the Harvester of Souls - Halloween Horrors

Weekly Spooky | Scary Stories for Halloween ·

2025/10/03

Halloween is here—and so are the scary horror stories you crave.Tonight’s nightmare follows four boys on BMX bikes through spooky season mayhem: a house party gone wrong, a sinister scavenger hunt, and the legend of a pumpkin-headed scarecrow who carves his way across town. As whispers spread from the playground to the dumpster behind the corner store and into a cemetery mausoleum, the truth hits like a blade: Sickle Jack isn’t just a story—he’s the harvest.Expect mature themes, relentless tension,

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39:36

Ep.351 – In the Witch House Walls - Haunted House...

Weekly Spooky | Scary Stories for Halloween ·

2025/10/02

Halloween is here, and so are the horror stories you’ve been waiting for. Tonight’s feature-length episode delivers one of the season’s darkest scary stories, steeped in haunted house chills and mature themes.When Freddy and Odalys try to turn an abandoned funeral parlor into apartments, they discover the walls are stuffed with mummified animals, curses, and whispers that never stop. As they lean into spooky season with Halloween decorations and a party to lure tenants, the house reveals what it

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118:16

Ep.350 – Madelyne’s Revenge — Full-Length Halloween...

Weekly Spooky | Scary Stories for Halloween ·

2025/10/01

If you crave Halloween scary stories, vampire battles, supernatural showdowns, and long, immersive horror podcasts, this feature-length nightmare is for you. Kick off 31 Days of Halloween with a Full-Length Horror Story that drips with blood, fangs, and supernatural terror. Madelyne’s Revenge unleashes vampires, monsters, and a spider-girl heroine in a battle that could decide the fate of an entire town.Felicia Bates thought her spider’s strength could protect her family… until the unkillable

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302:50

Halloween Horrors: 11 Urban Legends & Scary Tales

Weekly Spooky | Scary Stories for Halloween ·

2025/09/30

Scary Halloween stories in one bingeable horror anthology—11 short horror tales perfect for October nights, Halloween parties, and late-night drives. This horror podcast compilation ranges from small-town mischief and cursed pumpkin spice to retro drive-in frights and after-hours waterpark terror. Press play and let the jack-o’-lantern glow take over.In this episode (in order):Mischief Night — Shane Migliavacca — Pranks and vandalism give way to something meaner in the dark, when a “just-for-fun”

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139:37

Monthly Spooky | Halloween Origins: Samhain,...

Weekly Spooky | Scary Stories for Halloween ·

2025/09/29

Kick off spooky season with Monthly Spooky as we uncover the origins of Halloween—from ancient Samhain rites to the folklore behind trick-or-treat, jack-o’-lanterns (yes, turnips first!), towering bonfires, and why bats became icons of the night. We connect old-world customs to the traditions you love today, separating myth from history so you can sound scary-smart all October.Inside this episodeSamhain → All Hallows’ → Halloween: how the celebration evolvedSouling & guising: the path to modern

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128:30

Unknown Broadcast | Four Horror Stories of Paranoia,...

Weekly Spooky | Scary Stories for Halloween ·

2025/09/28

Come closer, my dear. Tonight the glass trembles, the sea goes sightless, and a tree learns your name. We’ll drink, we’ll listen, and we’ll see what answers when we call out in the dark.🍷 A Drink with Dionysius — A small-time schemer toasts his luck and finds a warhead at the bottom of the bottle. Greed, old flames, and the kind of deal that stains the soul.😱 Terror Stricken (The Whistler) — Fear begins as a whisper and ends as gangrene. Paranoia swells until every heartbeat sounds like a

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116:46

Cutting Deep into Horror | The Evil Dead (1981) Sam...

Weekly Spooky | Scary Stories for Halloween ·

2025/09/26

Henrique Couto & Rachael Redolfi cut deep into Sam Raimi’s The Evil Dead (1981)—the raw, relentless, cabin-in-the-woods classic that jump-started a whole splatter language. We unpack how Raimi’s scrappy camera attacks, Tom Sullivan’s gnarly makeup/stop-motion, and Bruce Campbell’s live-wire performance forged a cult juggernaut on a shoestring. We also trace the Michigan-to-Tennessee origin story (yes, that Morristown cabin), why the movie’s fever-dream logic still rattles modern audiences, and

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50:09

Ep.349 – The Old Man with the Red Bicycle - A Scary...

Weekly Spooky | Scary Stories for Halloween ·

2025/09/24

Looking for a slasher story that cuts deep? This Weekly Spooky episode drags you straight into the woods, where an innocent boys’ camping trip becomes a fight for survival. At the abandoned North Fork campground, an old drifter on a battered red bicycle stalks the trails with booby traps, bear snares, and a machete sharp enough to end the night.Bottle rockets and s’mores quickly give way to razor-wire, pitfall spikes, and the kind of forest terror that feels all too real. If you love slasher horror,

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58:30

Terrifying & True | Spook Hollow: True Ghost Stories...

Weekly Spooky | Scary Stories for Halloween ·

2025/09/22

Halloween 2025 is a week away—perfect time for true ghost stories about America’s haunted backroads. This Terrifying & True deep dive uncovers the nationwide pattern behind one eerie place-name: Spook Hollow. We track the Dutch origin of “spook,” the Appalachian meaning of “hollow,” and how frontier fear spawned murdered-peddler tales, haunted bridges, cemetery guardians, and roadside apparitions—prime Halloween podcast listening for fans of paranormal folklore and haunted places.Inside this

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133:11

Unknown Broadcast | Greed, Guilt & the Black Curtain:...

Weekly Spooky | Scary Stories for Halloween ·

2025/09/21

Welcome back, my dear. Tonight we slip past the velvet edge where conscience and consequence share a heartbeat. Greed calls from the deep; a confession rots in the light; a noir mind stumbles behind the curtain; and summer itself says farewell with a ghost’s restraint.💔 You Can Die Again — A remorseful man confesses to murder, but his story frays under questioning, memory unspooling like thread in a dark room. (Written for radio by Sam Dan; original cast includes Richard Mulligan.) 💰🌊 Money Money

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