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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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All Episodes

35:09

Three Twisted Halloween Treats | Ghost Stories &...

Weekly Spooky | Scary Stories for Halloween ·

2026/10/08

Three scary Halloween stories by Gary D turn a boarded-up house, an attic game, and a pumpkin patch into a night of ghostly dread and grotesque surprises. In “Off Her Rocker,” two boys discover their abandoned clubhouse isn’t empty. “Bones in the Attic” makes a childhood game of Don’t Peek dangerously real. Then “Punkinhead” follows a fugitive’s Halloween escape through a graveyard toward something growing in the dark. Grab your candy bucket for a horror triple feature of haunted houses, rattling

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17:57

Halloween Home Haunts: Your Neighbor Built a...

Weekly Spooky | Scary Stories for Halloween ·

2026/10/08

Halloween home haunts turn ordinary yards into neighborhood haunted houses—and sometimes the decorations answer back. Henrique Couto celebrates handmade Halloween displays, the West Carrollton Stranger Things house, Haunt 31’s plywood-tombstone beginnings, and Home Depot’s talking, app-controlled Skelly. Trick-or-treat memories, ingenious props, and an imaginary porch encounter reveal why the spooky house on the block stays with us for years. What makes a familiar front yard feel like Halloween has

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60:43

Hardcore Halloween | Truth or Dare with a Demon

Weekly Spooky | Scary Stories for Halloween ·

2026/10/07

In this scary Halloween story, Truth or Dare becomes a fight for souls. Pricilla Mirren and her cruel gang think they're untouchable—until Hellweaver traps them at Strickfield University and takes control. Lies have a price. Dares have no limits. Can anyone outplay a demon who takes every promise literally? Hardcore Halloween is a supernatural horror story by Rob Fields, narrated by Henrique Couto, with an opening poem from Nathaniel Perry of The Poem Cast.Bonus episodes & support:

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22:25

This Week in Horror History | Texas Chain Saw...

Weekly Spooky | Scary Stories for Halloween ·

2026/10/06

October 5-11 brings Leatherface, Marvel monsters, and Icelandic folk horror to your Halloween watchlist. This Week in Horror History revisits The Texas Chain Saw Massacre's early release history, the monster hunt of Werewolf by Night, Freddy's Nightmares on television, and Quarantine's trapped reporter. Our deep cut, Lamb, finds an impossible child on a remote farm; weekly pick Trick 'r Treat turns Halloween traditions into deadly rules. Plus birthdays for Clive Barker, Sigourney Weaver, Guillermo

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52:49

Terrifying & True | Harry Houdini's Final Halloween:...

Weekly Spooky | Scary Stories for Halloween ·

2026/10/05

Harry Houdini died on Halloween, October 31, 1926. For the 100th anniversary in 2026, explore his secret code for testing messages from the dead—and the mediums he fought to expose. This spooky season, Terrifying & True follows the stomach-punch legend, Arthur Conan Doyle's Spiritualism, Arthur Ford's disputed message and Bess Houdini's final 1936 seance. Hear archival recordings of Houdini, Conan Doyle and Bess herself as we separate documented history from supernatural claims. Could the

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194:15

Unknown Broadcast | Werewolf Stories & Deadly...

Weekly Spooky | Scary Stories for Halloween ·

2026/10/04

Unknown Broadcast brings werewolf stories and deadly revenge to Halloween listening. In The Beast Must Die, a grieving father hunts the driver who killed his son; in The Red Forest, a motorist faces a wildfire. This six-story collection blends supernatural horror with human danger.Hear The Night of the Wolf, The Red Forest, The Beast Must Die, The Master's Tree, The Werewolf, and W Is for Werewolf, from CBS Radio Mystery Theater, Escape, Suspense, The Whistler, The Weird Circle, and Dark Fantasy

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295:56

Strickfield After Dark | 4 Halloween Horror Stories:...

Weekly Spooky | Scary Stories for Halloween ·

2026/10/03

A forbidden cemetery game from urban legends draws three boys into a ghost's path, and a dare at Grimm Manor becomes a midnight contest with its dead owners. Strickfield After Dark gathers four Halloween horror stories by Rob Fields into nearly five hours of Weekly Spooky fiction. Hear Ghost in the Graveyard, Halloween Night at Grimm Manor, A New Halloween Legend, and Mad as Hell. Haunted houses, an occult book, and a human killer's violent code turn this Ohio town's traditions into threats. Two

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124:03

Folklore Friday | Vampire Legends & Dark Folklore for...

Weekly Spooky | Scary Stories for Halloween ·

2026/10/02

Why do vampire legends still frighten us? Henrique Couto welcomes folklorist and author D.L. Wainright to explore Romanian strigoi, Dracula, graveyard rituals, and New England vampire beliefs. This Folklore Friday conversation follows garlic, sunlight, shapeshifting, and a party guest hiding a disturbing secret beneath the table. Along the way: Ohio's Butter Street Monster, La Llorona, Slender Man, werewolves, and Halloween traditions. Discover how familiar monsters change as we share their

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31:52

Deadname: She Stole the Wrong Life — A Halloween...

Weekly Spooky | Scary Stories for Halloween ·

2026/10/01

A nameless young woman steals another girl's identity in Deadname, a Halloween horror story by Morgan Moore. With no memory of her past, she sees a costume and mask as a chance to belong. But at a Halloween party, someone is watching—and he thinks he knows her.A stolen life. A stranger's obsession. One night behind the wrong mask. This psychological horror story brings slasher suspense to spooky season. Follow Weekly Spooky for more scary stories.Narrated by Henrique Couto.Bonus episodes &

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18:05

Stingy Jack: The Halloween Legend Behind the...

Weekly Spooky | Scary Stories for Halloween ·

2026/10/01

Stingy Jack and the Halloween legend behind the jack-o'-lantern welcome October with a bargain gone wrong. Henrique Couto follows an Irish folktale from a coin trapped beside a silver cross to the Devil stranded in a tree—and a promise with a terrible catch. Discover the carved turnip lanterns once used to frighten passersby, and the dark folklore behind that familiar pumpkin grin. What happens when outsmarting the Devil leaves you with nowhere to go? Light your first pumpkin and join Thursday

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50:21

I'm a Firefighter and What I Found in the Last Fire...

Weekly Spooky | Scary Stories for Halloween ·

2026/09/30

A firefighter finds a notebook in the ashes of a burned cabin. Inside, Joe describes an isolated childhood, a forbidden railroad tunnel, and the Halloween night he dared to go trick-or-treating. His first taste of freedom leads toward a new family—but a shadow from home refuses to let him go. Michael Kelso's Halloween ghost story follows a boy caught between the life he wants and a haunting presence that keeps whispering one demand: home. What survived the fire, and why was the notebook protected

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24:18

This Week in Horror History | Night of the Living...

Weekly Spooky | Scary Stories for Halloween ·

2026/09/29

September 28-October 4 brings zombies, vampires, and Michael Myers to your Halloween watchlist. This Week in Horror History revisits Night of the Living Dead's farmhouse siege, Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers and the Thorn cult, and Hell Fest's killer hiding inside a Halloween attraction. Step into The Twilight Zone, discover the vampire western Near Dark, and meet our weekly pick, Elvira, Mistress of the Dark. Plus birthdays for Naomi Watts, Monica Bellucci, Neve Campbell, and Liev Schreiber

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143:02

Monthly Spooky | Halloween Countdown: Ghost Stories &...

Weekly Spooky | Scary Stories for Halloween ·

2026/09/28

Halloween ghost stories meet the lost world of midnight spook shows. Henrique Couto and Michelle explore the glowing ghosts, stage illusions and blackout scares that turned movie theaters into haunted attractions. Then dig into a claimed Loch Ness Monster sighting, ghost rumors in Indian schools, a Polish 'vampire' burial and a Bigfoot mystery with a human explanation. A creepy roadside encounter rounds out this Monthly Spooky hangout. Join us for paranormal mysteries, cryptids, vampire folklore and

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200:01

Unknown Broadcast | Locked Rooms & Ghost Stories:...

Weekly Spooky | Scary Stories for Halloween ·

2026/09/27

Unknown Broadcast opens six doors into old-time radio horror and suspense for Halloween. Parents are trapped downstairs while their toddler wanders alone above them in The Cellar Door; a dying man tells of a hidden room and its ghosts in Quiet Please.Hear The Locked Room, The Cave, The Cellar Door, House on Sycamore Road, The Room Where Ghosts Live, and Behind the Locked Door. Featuring CBS Radio Mystery Theater, Escape, Suspense, The Whistler, Quiet Please, and The Mysterious Traveler. Settle in

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299:13

Ordinary Places, Human Monsters | 7 Halloween Horror...

Weekly Spooky | Scary Stories for Halloween ·

2026/09/26

A grocery store's night shift faces a summoned beast. A water-park date becomes a parasitic outbreak. Ordinary Places, Human Monsters gathers seven Halloween horror stories into nearly five hours of Weekly Spooky fiction, from workplace terror to home invasion and revenge. The Night Stocker, A Wet 'n' Wild Halloween, Mischief Night, and The Graveyard Shift lead through places where the next shift or party may be your last. Stories by Shane Migliavacca, David O'Hanlon, and John Oak Dalton make even a

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113:31

Cutting Deep into Horror | The Cell (2000): Ending...

Weekly Spooky | Scary Stories for Halloween ·

2026/09/25

The Cell (2000) sends Jennifer Lopez into a serial killer's mind while his next victim fights to survive. Henrique Couto and Rachael Redolfi unpack Tarsem Singh's surreal psychological horror, Vincent D'Onofrio's nightmare imagery and the ending's troubling questions about mercy and control. Explore water symbolism, childhood trauma and seven ways to interpret the title. Is Catherine a savior—or another kind of captor? A spoiler-filled horror movie review for your Halloween watchlist.Rent/buy

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18:31

Thursday Thrills | Halloween 2026 Horror Streaming...

Weekly Spooky | Scary Stories for Halloween ·

2026/09/24

What horror movies and shows should you stream for Halloween 2026? Henrique Couto previews six new movies and series arriving on U.S. streaming platforms: American Horror Story: 13 (Hulu, Sep 24); Infirmary (Shudder, Oct 2); Mike Flanagan's Carrie (Prime Video, Oct 7); R.L. Stine's Pumpkinhead 2 (Tubi, Oct 9); V/H/S/Mixtape (Shudder, Oct 9); and Friday the 13th prequel Crystal Lake (Peacock, Oct 15). From cursed pumpkins and found footage to telekinetic terror, this spoiler-light Thursday Thrills

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24:55

The Fair Folk | Dark Fae Horror for Halloween

Weekly Spooky | Scary Stories for Halloween ·

2026/09/23

Missing children lead FBI agent Francheska 'Frannie' Carter to a fairy ring—and a realm where beautiful faces hide something monstrous. In The Fair Folk, a supernatural investigation takes her from wooded suburbs into Fairyland to bring the children home. But the Fae queen has no intention of letting her captives go. Can Frannie outwit creatures whose hypnotic songs are meant to deceive? This dark folklore horror story brings evil fairies, a dangerous rescue and woodland terror to your Halloween

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21:04

This Week in Horror History | Silent Hill 2 at 25,...

Weekly Spooky | Scary Stories for Halloween ·

2026/09/22

Silent Hill 2 turns 25 as This Week in Horror History revisits September 21-27, 2026. Follow James Sunderland into the fog after a letter from his dead wife, then explore David Cronenberg's Dead Ringers, The Munsters, and Urban Legend's campus murders inspired by familiar cautionary tales. Our deep cut, Pandorum, traps a crew aboard a failing starship with missing memories. Plus, celebrate horror birthdays and honor Tim Curry through The Rocky Horror Picture Show, our weekly recommendation. From

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32:40

Terrifying & True | Dorothy Jane Scott: Stalker Calls...

Weekly Spooky | Scary Stories for Halloween ·

2026/09/21

Dorothy Jane Scott disappeared from UCI Medical Center in Orange, California, in May 1980 after months of threatening phone calls. Her car was found burning; then an anonymous caller claimed he had killed her. Terrifying & True examines this unsolved murder through the stalking reports, the hospital parking-lot mystery, and the discovery of her remains in 1984. Explore what the caller appeared to know and the witness account that challenged his version of events. Did the voice on the telephone

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