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SPOOK!

Join Nicole and Joe as they discuss TV, film, video games, scary stories, urban legends, and true crime that chill them to the bone. Each week they’ll delve into a new piece of media, with honest reactions and unique commentary. There"s episodes about everything; from the DCOM classic "Halloweentown" to John Carpenter"s "Halloween." You"ll find something for everyone, whether you love gory slasher flicks, sci-fi monsters, or family friendly cheese. Email us at spoook.podcast@gmail.com

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00:56:13

Episode 67: Twin Peaks Season 1, Ep. 8

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2024/10/22

It’s an eventful episode of Twin Peaks, and Spook! is here to help you with it! From the heroic exploits of Deputy Andy to the dastardly deeds of Jacques Renault, this classic show ends its first season with a (literal) bang and a series of cliffhangers. Joe and Nicole discuss their growing list of suspects, Bobby’s need for therapy, and how many creeps seem to reside in this small Washington town.Warning: Episode contains spoilers and mentions domestic abuse, torture, kidnapping, attempted

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01:18:04

Episode 66: '90s Sitcoms-Halloween Episodes

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2024/10/17

It’s Sweeps Week on Spook!, as Joe and Nicole guide you through five of the most bone-chilling tales that 1990’s sitcoms had to offer! These spook-tacular episodes offer surprises in droves, such as the unexpected edginess of Boy Meets World, or how Joe got literally every fact about Ingmar Bergman wrong (sorry). The scariest month of the year means some great tv specials, so strap in and enjoy the ride! Warning: Episode mentions murder and death. May contain spoilers for the following shows:

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00:34:48

Episode 65: The Wendigo

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2024/10/15

Happy Indigenous Peoples’ Day! This episode of Spook! goes into the lore and history of one of the most enigmatic and terrifying figures from Indigenous folklore: the Wendigo. Is it a shapeshifter? A curse bringer? A cannibal? Does it have antlers? All these questions and more are explored.Warning: Episode mentions cannibalism, suicide, and murder. Follow us on Instagram @spook_podcast Email us your spooky stories @spoook.podcast@gmail.com If you’d like a shoutout in a future episode, email or

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Episode 64: Are You Afraid of the Dark? Season 3, Ep. 3

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2024/10/10

The full moon is out again, and that means it’s time for a very furry episode of Spook!! Jed is a junior pet detective who comes across some troubles of the werewolf variety while searching for a missing cat. Joe and Nicole dive into this surprisingly goofy episode and discuss the mechanics of werewolves, ponder the mysteries of Jed’s offbeat mom, and get into the lore of MTV’s Teen Wolf. Warning: Episode contains spoilers and mentions animal death and child endangerment. Follow us on Instagram

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00:56:13

Episode 63: Italian Folklore

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2024/10/08

October is Italian American Heritage Month and we’re celebrating by talking about some Italian folklore and legends. Italian American Heritage Month honors the accomplishments and achievements of Italian immigrants and their descendants living in the United States. Don’t worry, we are definitely not celebrating Christopher Columbus this month. No trigger warnings. We’ll be talking about supernatural occurrences, cryptids/folklore creatures, and religious stories/figures. Follow us on Instagram

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00:38:23

Episode 62: Are You Afraid of the Dark? Season 3, Ep. 2

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2024/10/03

Is that a harmonica in the distance? Probably not now, but according to a questionable child, it may signal the ghost of an unkempt gravekeeper. When Jack and Kenny move into the suburbs, their desire to make new friends gets them in the ghost’s way. Joe and Nicole dive into this episode, and bid a sort-of farewell to Kristen and David.Warning: Episode contains spoilers and mentions child endangerment and death. Follow us on Instagram @spook_podcastEmail your spooky stories to

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01:10:49

Episode 61: Twin Peaks Season 1, Ep. 7

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2024/10/01

It’s Realization Time in Twin Peaks, even though not much actually gets realized in this particular episode. Joe and Nicole discuss disguises, Audrey’s ambitions, and Cooper’s words of wisdom.Warning: Episode contains spoilers and mentions domestic abuse, gun violence, animal death, and murder. Follow us on Instagram @spook_podcast Email your spooky stories to spoook.podcast@gmail.com If you want a shoutout in a future episode, email or DM us! Sources: Available to stream: Paramount + “Twin

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01:48:35

Episode 60: An American Haunting (2006)

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2024/09/26

Prepare for the spookening of a lifetime, as Joe and Nicole discuss the dubious An American Haunting, featuring two actors who probably would rather forget this was in their filmography (RIP Donald Sutherland). Joe and Nicole discuss problematic portrayals, swooping ghost cameras, the real historical haunting, and bemoan the movie’s awful twist ending. Trigger Warning: Episode contains spoilers and mentions incest, rape, gun violence, suicide, slavery, and poisoning. Follow us on Instagram

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01:50:08

Episode 59: Nosferatu the Vampyre (1979)

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2024/09/24

We invite you to a gothic episode of Spook!, as Joe and Nicole watch Werner Herzog’s iconic remake of Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror! It’s a classic and rather straightforward vampire story, mostly because it’s an adaptation of Bram Stoker’s Dracula, but that doesn’t stop Joe and Nicole from getting into the nitty-gritty of bats, Dracula’s sea route, and how the Count is by and large a massive creep. Warning: Episode contains spoilers and mentions murder. Follow us on Instagram

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00:52:42

Episode 58: Are You Afraid of the Dark? Season 3, Ep. 1

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2024/09/19

The third season of Are You Afraid of the Dark? begins! At least, according to Paramount +, it does. Joe and Nicole discuss the adventures of Todd Marker, a young boy who is surprisingly responsible for his age, and learn the three (or four) rules of magic. Shandu can do! Warning: Episode contains spoilers and mentions death and child endangerment. Follow us on Instagram @spook_podcast Email your spooky stories to spoook.podcast@gmail.com If you want a shoutout in our next episode, email us or

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01:15:30

Episode 57: Twin Peaks Season 1, Ep. 6

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2024/09/17

The Twin Peaks Train keeps chugging along as we near the end of the first season! Joe and Nicole discuss malls, the sad state of Leland, and potentially (definitely not officially) diagnose Laura Palmer.Warning: Episode contains spoilers and mentions domestic abuse, gun violence, mental illness, suicide, and murder. Follow us on Instagram @spook_podcast Email your spooky stories to spoook.podcast@gmail.com If you want a shoutout in a future episode, email or DM us! Sources: Available to

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00:53:00

Episode 56: Are You Afraid of the Dark? Season 2, Ep. 10

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2024/09/12

It’s time to wake up and smell the Spook!, because it’s our second episode of spooky season! In this episode of Are You Afraid of the Dark?, a magic typewriter causes mischief and mayhem for Sean and his friends. Joe and Nicole discuss whether his notebook is obsessive, the questionable framing of their English teacher, and Joe makes way too many Alan Wake references. Warning: Episode contains spoilers and mentions child endangerment. Follow us on Instagram @spook_podcast Email your spooky

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Episode 55: The Origins of Bloody Mary

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2024/09/10

For our first episode of Spooky Season, Nicole and Joe explore the origin theories of everyone’s favorite bathroom entity, Bloody Mary. They talk about spiritualism, historical figures that could have inspired the legend, and possible symbolic connections to puberty. Warning: Episode mentions occult practices, murder, gore, torture, and human sacrifice. Follow us on Instagram @spook_podcast Email us your spooky stories @spoook.podcast@gmail.com If you’d like a shoutout in a future episode,

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00:55:42

Episode 54: Are You Afraid of the Dark? Season 2 Ep. 9

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2024/08/29

Welcome to the midnight show of madness in this episode of Are You Afraid of the Dark?! Pete Matt (Yes, that is indeed his name) is passionate about the theater he works at, and a familiar nutcase might just help him save it. Joe and Nicole pore into the penultimate episode of season 2 (according to Paramount+) and get thoroughly spooked along the way!Warning: Episode contains spoilers and mentions child endangerment. Follow us on Instagram @spook_podcast Email your spooky stories to

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01:07:55

Episode 53: Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of...

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2024/08/27

Bird is the word for this episode of Spook!, as Nicole and Joe fly through the last episode of Cabinet of Curiosities. Essie Davis and Andrew Lincoln play a pair of ornithologists dealing with tragedy who stay in a spooky house for work. If that premise isn’t enticing, the fact that the director of The Babadook helmed this should be. So gather your recording equipment and enjoy this episode of Spook!! Warning: Episode contains spoilers and mentions child death, child murder, and suicide. Follow

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00:39:31

Episode 52: Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of...

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2024/08/22

Strap in for a bumpy ride, as Nicole and Joe talk about this visually interesting but mostly uneventful episode of Cabinet of Curiosities. When four strangers (including Eric Andre) are summoned by RoboCop (Peter Weller), they sit around a table and discuss their backstories whilst on drugs. That’s pretty much it, but enjoy the episode!Warning: Episode contains spoilers and mentions violence, drug abuse, and gore. Follow us on Instagram @spook_podcast Email your spooky stories to

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01:07:27

Episode 51: Twin Peaks Season 1, Ep. 5

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2024/08/20

The Twin Peaks Express is chugging along as we enter episode five: The One-Armed Man. Joe and Nicole discuss benevolent prejudice, birds, and Joe finally remembers the llama at the end.Warning: Episode contains spoilers and mentions drug abuse, murder, and domestic violence. Follow us on Instagram @spook_podcast Email your spooky stories to spoook.podcast@gmail.com If you want a shoutout in a future episode, email or DM us! Sources: Available to stream: Paramount + “Twin Peaks” The

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01:41:45

Episode 50: Dark TV Show Conspiracy Theories

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2024/08/15

It’s our 50th episode, and today we’re celebrating by sharing (mostly) dark theories about some of our favorite TV shows! From Arthur to Futurama, from the Golden Girls to Breaking Bad, there sure are a lot of morbid ways people have speculated about these (again, mostly) lighthearted affairs. We’ve come so far with this podcast and from the bottom of our hearts we thank you for listening. Here’s to 50 more!Warning: Episode mentions child death, murder, terminal illness, sex trafficking, and

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01:36:37

Episode 49: Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of...

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2024/08/13

Lovecraft strikes again with another dark and twisted tale for Guillermo to share from his Cabinet. Rupert Grint stars in this tale of messing with the powers that be, and Joe and Nicole chastise him as well as discussing indigenous lands, Lovecraftian tropes, and Spider-Man.Warning: Episode contains spoilers and mentions child death, gore, murder, and occult practices. Follow us on Instagram @spook_podcast Email your spooky stories to spoook.podcast@gmail.com If you would like a shoutout in a

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01:09:40

Episode 48: Are You Afraid of the Dark? Season 2, Ep. 8

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2024/08/08

Get ready for a strange coming of age tale with this installment of Are You Afraid of the Dark?, as a pair of siblings explore the spookiest floor of an apartment building. Joe and Nicole dive in and discuss healthy sibling relationships, genetic traits, and what Willy Wonka wears.Warning: Episode contains spoilers and mentions child endangerment. Follow us on Instagram @spook_podcast Email your spooky stories to spoook.podcast@gmail.com If you want a shoutout in our next episode, email us or DM

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